The graduate student who allegedly called in a bomb threat to the Knight Library two weeks ago pleaded innocent on Wednesday to charges of charges of menacing, harassment and disorderly conduct. In an e-mail to the Oregon Daily Emerald, James Evangelista blamed his actions on his abuse of the stimulant ephedra:
"The tragic consequences of losing grasp on my reality due to the buildup of this drug in my system and my poor judgment and choice making are only now unfolding for me."