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Aussie crooner Ben Lee plays John Henry’s | 5 An independent newspaper at the University of Oregon www.dailyemerald.com SINCE 1900 | Volume 107, Issue 109 | Thursday, March 2, 2006 Donor gives $10 million to UO UO football Lorry Lokey’s contribution will go toward the College of nearly loses Education’s building project two athletic BY NICHOLAS WILBUR SENIOR NEWS REPORTER A man University President Dave scholarships Frohnmayer calls “one of the most generous human beings on the face of this planet” an- The men’s basketball team was nounced on Wednesday his donation of $10 million to the University’s College of the only University team to place Education construction project, slated for in the top 10 percent in its sport summer 2007. Frohnmayer thanked donor Lorry Lokey in front of more than 100 guests at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art for enabling the BY JEFFREY DRANSFELDT University to replace the temporary facilities SPORTS REPORTER of the College of Education — facilities “that Oregon football narrowly avoided losing two have been temporary for 30 years,” scholarships for next year after NCAA graduation Frohnmayer said. rate statistics released Wednesday showed the The donation was part of the University’s team fell short of minimum rates for the second Campaign Oregon: Transforming Lives, consecutive year. which ends in 2008 and has raised $396.6 The men’s and women’s basketball, women’s million toward its $600 million goal. golf, women’s indoor track, and men’s and He’s never taken a class at the University, ZANE RITT | PHOTO EDITOR women’s tennis teams, however, placed among Frohnmayer said, “but is he ever Lorry Lokey is introduced by University President Dave Frohnmayer at the announcement of Lokey's $10 the top 20 percent in their sports nationwide. million donation to the College of Education. DONOR, page 4 The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rates, released for the second year, are designed to give universi- ties a real-time snapshot of how well their athlete graduation rates for students on athletic scholarships compare to national standards. UO Senate debates military funding To calculate APR, the NCAA awards teams two points per term for each athlete who remains aca- demically eligible and stays with the team. Be- Senators cited the pros and cons of having 18 cause Oregon operates on a three-quarter system, active projects funded by the defense department each player can earn six points a year. A team’s APR is determined by dividing the total points earned by the team and the points possible. BY EDWARD OSER The University currently has 18 The NCAA set an APR of 925 out of 1,000, NEWS REPORTER active projects and eight additional equivalent to a 60 percent graduation rate, as the Opponents of funding from the projects subcontracted from other cut score — the minimum APR number needed Department of Defense say that universities and funded in part by to avoid penalties. With a score of 900, Oregon’s by taking military money the the defense department, Linton football program finished below the cut for the University is condoning war. said. None of the projects are second consecutive year, but passed with a squad Proponents say the research is classified or weapons-based. adjustment and a waiver. not for weapons development, and Biology professor emeritus Frank The Ducks scored lowest of the Pacific-10 it should be up to the researchers to Stahl said the defense department Conference schools that have reported APRs, in- decide how they are funded. is a “powerful criminal terrorist or- cluding Oregon State (910), Washington State University senators, faculty, stu- ganization” engaged in a “program (935), Washington (935), Stanford (995), UCLA dents and community members of progressive world domination.” (915), USC (929) and California (945). Arizona debated the role of military Stahl said he values the research and Arizona State were among eight teams in the funding during a forum for the the University is doing, but the de- process of determining penalties under APR. University Senate Wednesday. fense department is funding it so a ZANE RITT | PHOTO EDITOR The squad adjustment, which brought foot- University Vice President for “a small number of elites can con- Frank Stahl speaks about Department of Defense-funded research in University ball’s target score down to 905, is an NCAA for- Research Rich Linton said Depart- trol the world and its population.” programs during the University Senate meeting as Rich Linton listens. mula designed to ease teams into the APR sys- ment of Defense research funding Jim Hutchison, director of the tem. It takes into account that APR results have “goes back decades,” but the University’s Material Science Insti- posure, he said. Military funding Math professor Peter Gilkey ar- only been available two years and doesn’t have a records only go back until 1990. tute, uses defense department fund- also pays for his research on micro- gued that professors should have full four-year set of data. Although the NCAA During these years, military funding ing for nanotechnology research. scopic machines that could help the right to choose where they get reported APR last year, teams became eligible for for University research ranged from The military funds his research on clean the environment. their funding. “Freedom of inquiry punishment this year. is an absolute,” Gilkey said. $1.4 million to $8.2 million, a “sig- ultra-small air conditioning units for “There should be a gray area. The squad-size adjustment will end beginning Psychology professor Helen nificant but relatively small” por- soldiers to protect themselves Everything that has to do with the in 2006-07. tion of funds for research, he said. against biological and chemical ex- military is not evil,” Hutchison said. FUNDING, page 16 Oregon also successfully applied for a waiver that mandated that Oregon earn a score of 930 on next year’s report, Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance Bill Clever said. “We are optimistic at this point in time that we MEChA hosts immigration injustice forum are on track to achieve that,” he said. The football team could have lost two scholarships because of its APR. treated them like animals, Pavón said, giving Overall, 96 football teams (40.9 percent) Several speakers, including a member of the National Assembly them small amounts of bad food. scored below the cut without squad-size adjust- of Ex-Braceros, discussed the rights of immigrants in the U.S. The workers signed a contract that stated 10 ments, the highest percentage of any sport to re- percent of their pay would be deferred to a Wells ceive less than 925 points. Forty-three football BY EDWARD OSER Soledad, Calif., to work as a farm laborer as part Fargo Bank savings fund to be reimbursed 62 teams, including the Ducks, scored less than their NEWS REPORTER of a federal program he said abused him and years later. Pavón said he is still waiting. target scores with the squad-size adjustment. “There needs to be a simple principle of reci- Speaking through a translator, Don Felipe stole from the more than 3 million participants. Men’s cross country and men’s outdoor track procity,” Pavón said. Muñoz Pavón presented his personal history as In 1942, the Mexican and U.S. governments finished below the cut at 921 and 896, respective- Pavón is a member of the National Assembly a participant in a U.S. labor program during allowed temporary Mexican labor to cross the ly, but they passed with squad adjustments. of Ex-Braceros, a group dedicated to reclaiming World War II . border to offset the World War II labor shortage Clever attributed low track scores to changes the skimmed funds for all Bracero workers. The “I humbly put myself at your service,” he said in what was called the Bracero Program. Pavón in coaching staffs, which he said resulted in ath- group started from five members and quickly at an event in the Multicultural Center Tuesday. said he went into debt to pay his way to the hir- letes who decided to leave the program. grew to more than 5,000 members, he said. The Chicano cultural student group MEChA ing center, where he experienced “sorrow and “In general, as an athletic department, we are Presently there are about 10,000 members. hosted the event to facilitate discussion about embarrassment” as authorities stripped and de- satisfied with where we are at,” Associate In closing, Pavón urged the attendees to the issue of immigration, said Jose Pena, loused the workers, and took blood transfusions Athletic Director Gary Gray said. Some teams, find unity. MEChA’s recruitment and retention coordinator. for American soldiers. After the workers were In 1944 Pavón left his native Mexico for trucked to their different locations, the bosses MECHA, page 3 NCAA, page 16 CommentaryCommentary Thursday, March 2, 2006 NEWS STAFF (541) 346-5511 I In my opinion I Editorial PARKER HOWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF SHADRA BEESLEY MANAGING EDITOR STEVEN NEUMAN Why I’m not an Ass (i.e. Democrat) University’s JARED PABEN NEWS EDITORS Because there hasn’t been much in their critics (remember Tiananmen NICHOLAS WILBUR the news to write about for the last Square and Stalin’s gulags?). Perhaps SENIOR NEWS REPORTER OSSIE BLADINE few days, I thought I’d explain exactly socialism’s proponents haven’t heard retention SUSAN GOODWIN why I’m not a Democrat. Of course, I “power corrupts, but absolute power CALVIN HALL RYAN KNUTSON understand that the Republican Party corrupts absolutely.” The less power EDWARD OSER has problems of its own, but I think the government has, the better.