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Anti-war protesters interrupt senator’s speech | 7 An independent newspaper at the University of Oregon www.dailyemerald.com SINCE 1900 | Volume 107, Issue 77 | Tuesday, January 17, 2006 Despite missing its first seven shots, Oregon made more than 55 percent of its field goal attempts to defeat then-No. 24 Arizona 73-68 for the first time since 2002. Ducks upset Wildcats See page 13 for full coverage of the game DPS audit finds faulty accounting Conference A unexplained decrease in the Department of Public Safety’s cash Dyke originally request- ed the audit because she revenue sparks a new plan to change money-handling procedures had concerns about cash- interprets handling operations and wanted to “determine if a BY JARED PABEN training in how to handle and log the cash, check NEWS EDITOR and credit card portion of the approximately $1.5 financial loss occurred,” ‘culturally million DPS collects from parking tickets, parking according to the memo. The Department of Public Safety’s accounting She ordered the audit after and cash-handling practices are so poor that a re- passes and meter money. University Vice President for Finance and Ad- the University’s Business cent audit couldn’t explain a decrease in thou- Affairs Office informed her competent’ ministration Frances Dyke is developing a plan to sands of dollars of cash, check and credit card there had not been a regu- FRANCES DYKE revenue over the last three years, according to an revamp and add cash-handling procedures in DPS to provide more physical security over cash lar deposit from DPS, she VICE PRESIDENT Forum concludes cultural Oregon University System investigation. said. FOR FINANCE AND An auditor couldn’t determine whether the de- and ensure proper training for DPS officials. The competency is the ability to work steps are based on recommendations listed in a “The minute we’re talk- ADMINISTRATION crease was caused by theft, loss or simply more ing about anything having alongside an array of people OUS employees choosing payroll deductions to Dec. 20 audit memorandum, she said. That plan should be completed by the end of to do with cash or liquid assets, we want to know pay for parking permits, according to the audit the facts,” Dyke said. memorandum. this month and should be fully implemented by BY PHILIP OSSIE BLADINE The audit also criticized the lack of DPS staff June 30, the memo stated. AUDIT, page 8 NEWS REPORTER “What is Cultural Competency? A Series of Conversations” spawned myriad ques- tions, answers and opinions Thursday and Friday on what it means to be culturally CELEBRATING A competent and how to accomplish the task. The two-day conference was organized by the Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC) to invite faculty, students and LEGACY OF FREEDOM community members to openly discuss the issues of diversity in higher education. A diverse crowd gathered at Northwest Christian University President Dave Frohnmayer College to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s work gave opening remarks Thursday before a video of University students’ conversations with acclaimed diversity educator and BY PHILIP OSSIE BLADINE for oneself. filmmaker Lee Mun Wah. NEWS REPORTER “Do you know what power is?” The conference continued Friday morning melting pot of community he asked the crowd. “Power is be- with keynote speaker Dr. Hazel Symonette, leaders, citizens and stu- ing the same person whether senior policy and planning analyst for the Adents from all walks of live you’re talking to the president of University of Wisconsin. Several concurrent honored the life and legacy of Dr. the United States or a homeless sessions ran all day Friday, with presenta- Martin Luther King Jr. Monday person on the street.” tions ranging from Oregon demography to night in the Morse Events Center at Graham incorporated his life the power of words. Northwest Christian College. partner, talk show host Oprah The conference occurred on the brink of the Stedman Graham, a best-sell- Winfrey, into his speech. upcoming re-release of the University’s Five ing author and chairman and “You guys are listening now Year Diversity Plan, which should be present- chief executive officer of S. Gra- aren’t you,” he joked with ed in the next few weeks. The original draft of ham and Associates, a manage- the crowd after mentioning Win- the plan, which was meant to provide a road ment and marketing consulting frey’s name. COMPETENCY, page 9 firm that serves the corporate and “I once asked Oprah, ‘What education markets, was the makes you so dynamic?’” he said. night’s keynote speaker with his “And she answered, ‘Because I presentation of “Unfinished Busi- have a positive attitude.’” ness: America’s Commitment to The celebration was the twenti- Social Justice.” eth one the Lane County Martin Candidate Graham’s speech was outlined Luther King Jr. Celebration Com- by his nine-step empowerment mittee has put on. philosophy, featured in his book, An invocation opened the pro- delivers talk “You Can Make It Happen: A Nine- gram, followed by the first of many Step Plan for Success,” which was performances by the Jubilee World a New York Times bestseller. Outreach Choir. The crowd joined in by singing and clapping along, on Islam ZANE RITT | PHOTOGRAPHER Graham spoke on finding free- dom from the pre-programmed and many stood and danced to the Stedman Graham, chairman and chief executive officer of S. Graham and Associates, gospel songs. Najam Haider is the first of speaks before a crowd at the Morse Events Center of the Northwest Christian College to definitions the world gives each honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. person by being true and thinking MLK, page 9 three applicants vying for the Islamic Studies professorship BY ERIC FLORIP Duo needs city’s aid to start redevelopment FREELANCE REPORTER esrpghey wmsrdapcitg yhloe awmtsdc ihuptfmdolyb alitecnu sohrtmi fpleosdbn crtleihsa duomntriedostin rclvhoi epdbt libedf-yonm cav,brte hcmpEandly fMetsl nm,arhiNe spdltobrw NmnIs-eWtiaulfchn pyomvSiel.Uas tgdpiFummNlojcTerawR thnsWIVbf-pie col’whgntbiry sDeaueHdiog rltVfnseahicuv ylotodItrfselav nhibpomdtureasU ,ipyodctrhnmf eth,Uuvlpostah fcmiSrlenTb toNdirvsgflaemn pco-ithl’GsfweIyar nit.bm eoliWWhenGFvsyrgath ikfpjnrt megsyio,hGanrltgpios Hcuey,iS hmlsdtieRgfw ohitsDUe wa,o’tG iernsbaFyl vofni rek fniagtpsoe mint,g aiulSrtieRdis oei lfn t the University lost Islamic Studies To the dismay of some downtown business owners, the city council DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT professor Timothy Gianotti to the University of Virginia last year, it Proposed redevelopment voted 6 -2 to continue the city’s support of the redevelopment plan lost a highly respect- PART 1 OF 3 8th Avenue ed member of its fac- Olive Street Charnelton Street Willamette Street ulty whose contributions to his department in- BY EVA SYLWESTER working with developers Tom Connor and Don cluded the development of nine new courses SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Woolley to develop their proposal in more detail and several other multi-year programs in the Two local developers want to give Eugene so the council can investigate it further. field of Islam. a downtown movie theater, nearly 300 units “It’s a very preliminary vote,” Eugene City Broadway Now the Department of Religious Studies is of housing, and new shops, restaurants and of- Councilor David Kelly said. looking for Gianotti’s replacement, beginning fices. The catch is, they want the city to help them Kelly, who represents the campus area, voted last Friday with the first of three presentations purchase some of the land from businesses in support of the resolution. by three potential successors for the still-va- unwilling to sell. “Something like this could help take cant position. Last week, the Eugene City Council voted 6-2 downtown to a whole new level,” Kelly said. 10th Avenue to direct City Manager Dennis Taylor to continue DOWNTOWN, page 11 CHRIS TODD | GRAPHIC ARTIST CANDIDATE, page 8 CommentaryCommentary Tuesday, January 17, 2006 NEWS STAFF (541) 346-5511 I Editorial PARKER HOWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF SHADRA BEESLEY MANAGING EDITOR Citizens STEVEN NEUMAN JARED PABEN NEWS EDITORS OSSIE BLADINE BRYAN GAMROTH should heed RYAN KNUTSON EVA SYLWESTER NICHOLAS WILBUR NEWS REPORTERS SHAWN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR King’s words SCOTT J. ADAMS LUKE ANDREWS JEFFREY DRANSFELDT SPORTS REPORTERS AMY LICHTY on warfare PULSE EDITOR TREVOR DAVIS The name Martin Luther King Jr. has many ANDREW MCCOLLUM connotations. From remembering basic PULSE REPORTERS AILEE SLATER human rights to the struggle against segrega- COMMENTARY EDITOR tion, King is a historical figure who will GABE BRADLEY remain in our national consciousness for KIRSTEN BROCK JESSICA DERLETH generations to come. ARMY FETH COLUMNISTS The battles that King fought in the 1960s DAWN HELZER were no different from those facing U.S. citi- MATT TIFFANY zens today. In fact, a lesser-known fact about COPY CHIEFS ASHLEY CHASE King’s activism is that the famous civil rights JENNY DORNER activist also took a stand against war. BRYN JANSSON JOSH NORRIS At a series of speeches in 1965, King JENNA ROHRBACHER repeatedly condemned the Vietnam War, com- COPY EDITORS TIM BOBOSKY menting that a nonviolent course of action in- PHOTO EDITOR volving the United Nations ought to com- HASANG CHEON mence rather than the continued presence of KATE HORTON ZANE RITT U.S. troops in Vietnam. King further argued KAI-HEUI YAU that forcing young black men to fight for the PHOTOGRAPHERS ARON U HATEU LLUSTRATOR JONAH SCHROGIN A D C | I civil rights of people across the globe was hyp- DESIGN EDITOR ocritical, considering the fact that those U.S. MOLLY BEDFORD I minority youth weren’t guaranteed basic SARAH DAVIS Guest commentary KERI SPANGLER human rights in their own country. NATALIE WINKLER DESIGNERS In his 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam,” King CHRIS TODD eloquently yet firmly explained his stance on GRAPHIC DESIGNER On Martin Luther King Jr.