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	Cool runnings Four dump trucks of snow, sixty snowboarders and four thousand spectators moved the slopes to campus Thursday by Jill Aho More than 4,000 people packed on the lawn outside the Bean Housing Complex Thursday to watch about 60 riders tear up four dumptrucks worth of snow in the first UO Rail Jam. University freshman Elliot Nathan took home $550 and a golden ghetto-blaster as his first place prize in the UO Rail Jam .
	Senate combats global warming with energy bill Senate Bill 838 requires electric utility companies to start using renewable energy resources by Jason N. Reed \| News Reporter Oregon is on its way to mandating the reduction of air pollution through renewable energy with the passing of the Oregon Renewable Energy Act. Senate Bill 838 stipulates that electric utility companies that sell electricity in an amount equaling 3 percent or more of all electricity sold in Oregon are required to generate 25 percent of electricity from renewable energy resources, or RES, by 2025.
	Student senator approved to fill justice vacancy Karl Mourfy was unanimously appointed by fellow senators by Mark Noack \| Freelance Reporter With two Constitution Court seats open, the Student Senate voted Wednesday to approve a fellow senator joining the court, while rejecting another appointee after he demonstrated a shaky grasp of student government procedures. Sophomore Zach Basaraba faced tough scrutiny by Sen.
	Art for health's sake by Trevor Davis Elizabeth Nolan stared at the barren walls of the University Health Center Tuesday afternoon. She sat in a chair in the lobby for most of her 35-minute wait and passed the time text messaging and reading bulletin boards. Students like Nolan will soon have art to take in while they wait to see a doctor or nurse.
	Campaign educates on dangers of sex and alcohol by Trevor Davis A public relations firm hired by the state Department of Human Services met with University students and campus leaders Thursday to hear feedback on how to spread a simple message: Unprotected sex and alcohol are a dangerous combination. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy, even in the earliest days, can cause life-long learning and behavioral problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
	Student connects global warming to Pentagon Brian Bogart presents his research on the U.S.' war dependence and the environmental effects by Brent Bonfiglio \| Freelance Reporter The small Lane County town of Lowell, Ore., which boasts a population of less than 900, was cited in peace studies graduate student Brian Bogart's presentation as having 25 companies contracted to the Pentagon. This kind of example is a strong revelation of just how much the U.
	Next year's Senate plans to create strict ethical standards The new senators also plan to work on professionalism, a new system of budgeting and communication by Jobetta Hedelman As the members of the 2007-08 ASUO move into office, new senators say they plan to create ethical standards and work on a new system of budgeting. Many new senators said their first order of business is creating a stricter standard of ethics and professionalism for the Senate.