Oregon Daily Emerald Sports Wrestlers open season in SOSC toumey By Ertck Studenicka Emerald Sports Reporter The Oregon wrestling team will make Its season debut this weekend a* it par ticipates in the Southern Oregon Stale Invitational tournament in Ashland Head coach Kon Finley said the tour nament formal will allow the Oregon coaches to get a good look at the entire squad of wrestlers "The formal allows for more than one wrestler in each weight t ategory, so we'll be able to tuko our entire squad," Finley said "This tournament gives the wres tler* some early season experience and helps the couches to see which wrestlers should foe in the starting lineup for later meets " Finley said the team is hoping to im prove upon its fourth-place Paclflc-10 Conference finish of a year ago "We didn't lose too many people," Finley said "Plus, we’ll have Pal Craig hack in December fully recovered from knee and shoulder surgery." Finley will, however, have to replace two of his lop lightweight wrestlers from last season because l)an Vldlak, the 1992 conference champion, and Jarrell Clark, a NCAA (|ualiner, have graduated. Finley expects Kevin Koberts, a red shirt freshman. and Chris Jensen. u ju nior transfer from Noire Dame. to iwttlo for the 118-pound slot vacated by Vidlak Rodshlrl freshman James Ste phens will stop in for Clark at 126 pounds "Stephens was heating Clark In the wrestling room a lot of the timo lust year, so we should be just as strong at 126 pounds this season." Finley said Finley expects defending conference champ Oregon Stale and perennial na tional power Arizona State to be the teams the Ducks will have to top for this year's title. Ducks sign new recruit The Oregon men's basketball team announced the signing of Junior col lege guard Brion Smith Wednesday. Smith, a 6-fool-3. 185-pound player from Cisco Community College, signed a letter of intent with Ouck head coach Jerry Green. The Houston, Texas, native is aver aging eight points, (our assists and three rebounds per game so far this season. From the Campus-Community Relations Task Force. A ©in Cannipins SaffQtfcy We are committed to informing each of you, as valued members of the university community, about per sonal safety issues so you can take immediate precautions to protect yourself, your friends and your asso ciates. Recent incidents of beatings and apparently unprovoked attacks in the West University neighborhood and other nearby areas lend serious urgency to this message. A pattern of assaults has devel oped during recent months. Those involved are college-age people in late-night encounters of lone victims and small groups of attackers. Some of these incidents apparently have been motivated by the race or the perceived sexual orientation of those involved. We want to alert you about these incidents-if you weren’t already aware of them-and to assure you that law enforcement investigations involving Eugene police and the IJO Office of Public Safety are under way. In the meantime, we want to remind each of you-as UO students, employees and campus visitors-of measures that will help assure your personal safety, especially at night. First, we urge each of you to exer cise good judgment and use com mon sense. Don’t hesitate to seek assistance or to report suspicious persons or activities to law enforce ment officers. In case of an on-campus emergen cy, 6-6666 connects you with the Office of Public Safety. If you’re off campus when an emergency occurs, call 911 to get help from the Eugene police, fire department or ambulance services. With daylight hours becoming shorter as winter approaches, it’s only smart to travel along well-lit streets and walkways when going to and from work, classes or other events. If possible, travel in groups. Public Safety officials can identify well-lit pathways for those unfamil iar with the campus. When working late on campus, take time to locale the nearest tele phone. In addition, more than 60 emergency call-boxes are located strategically throughout the campus. The boxes’ locations are shown on campus maps available from the UO Office of Public Safety in Straub Hall. In case of emergency, punch the button on the nearest box to call directly for help from the public safety office. For female UO students. Safe Ride offers free transportation ser vice. From dusk to midnight (2 a m. on weekends), two Safe-Ride vans driven by women follow routes throughout campus and, with advance reservations, nearby desti nations off campus. Information is available at 6-4239 or from the Women’s Center in Suite 3 of the Erb Memorial Union. New this year on the ASUO staff is a safely affairs coordinator. Call 6-0628 for information and assis tance. In non-emergencies, any UO student-male or female-may call the public safety office, 6-5444, for assistance such as after-dusk escort service. Working together, we can achieve a safe, secure and healthful campus environment for all of us by combin ing the university’s initiatives with individual acceptance of responsibil ity for personal safety. Thank you for your cooperation and participa tion in this important effort. Crtruni F Moseley. Chau Campus Community Relations Task Force and Vice Provost for Academic Support and Students Services Jane M IJeGuho Dean of Students Bobby Lee, President Associated Students of the l 'tu verity of Oregon Leslie Warren, Director Black Student Inior Carry M Drayton, Director Office of fSiblic Safely Ctulilm Twain, Safely Affairs Coordinate* Associated Students of the University of Oregon EQUUS by Peter Shaffer University Theatre November 19, 20, 21 • 8pm University Theatre Box Office 346-4191 f 0 < CREATE YOUR OWN T-SHIRTS =FAST= let your imagination go wild! Photographs ♦ Artwork ♦ Slides ♦ Drawings ♦ Anything you want as a T-shirt ♦ Custom design services kinkoT M-im Opn 7-Midaigkl • 7