Oregon Daily
Green turns down UNLV offer, stays with Ducks
THE NEW DEAL
Jerry Green's new contract with Oregon basically includes a
20-percent increase in his compensation package
Details include
■ A base salary of
$100,000 with an additional
$149,000 generated by
Oregon Sports Network
proceeds and
outside income
■ Establishment of an
annuity that will be funded
by private donations
■ The University's .agree
ment to make improve
ments to Mac Court
i M* HAlO
Coach:
Green with 20 percent
compensation increase
Kris Henry
ru.% Bmmakt
Greonball supporters breathed
« collective sigh of relief on
Men h ll as |i»rrv Green agreed
to a new contract to remain as
Oregon's head basketball coach
Green had l»een entertaining
ideas of accepting the head
coat lung position at UNI.V hut.
after tome disc ussion, decided it
was in his beat interest to
remain at Oregon
I love Kugeno, and I love the
people assix lated with the Uni
varsity of Oregon," Green said
We ve worked hard lo get this
program where it is and there is
more work tu do The job is not
done hen* vet "
Green admitted the l N!A
position was almost a done deal
after his meetings with the
i Nl.V athlete department staff,
but 1 uesday night and W wines
day morning conversation* with
Oregon Dins tor of Athletic* Dim
William* were enough to sway
Im intentions hai k toward the
Oregon program
After we got bask yesterdav
and before we talked to Dan,*
said Green, 1 thought it was a
very t lose dca iston After our
conversation last night and this
morning. there was absolutely
no question of what I should
do.”
Williams said the perpetual
four v<'.ir contract offered to
Croon included an increase of
2() pen i'ni in Ins i onipensution
pm Wage over the previous year
"The consequence of this
year's per form am «>, " said
Williams, of the return of tlui
man’s program to national
prominence. “was that it was
pretty i lear to this University
and this athletic diqwrtmtnit that
we had the opportunity to be
much more
Of course, we couldn't be
Turn to GREEN P.i ;r 1t>A
Corazon Aquino
will give speech
at University’s
commencement
Address; Former Philippines
President Aquino will also receive
the first honorary degree to be
awarded in 48 years
Marcelene Edwards
Former Philippines President Corazon
Aquino will speak at the t Jniversity’s ( oni
mencement in June and will be awarded
the first honorary degree to be issued by
the University in 48 years.
University President Dave Frohnmayer
said he is pleased Aquino decided to deliv
er the commencement address,
"This is a major tribute to the University
that a person of her international stature
would make herself available to speak at
the graduation ceremony.” Frohnmayer
said on Sunday.
Aquino is the first commencement
speaker in several decades who has Wen
mternatiemaily knawn.
Aquino Wcame president of the Philip
pines after the country's dictator, Ferdi
nand Mart.os. went into exile in Hawaii in
1986. She led the country for one six-year
term.
Myles Brand, former president of the
University, initiated the invitation to
Aquino in 199.1. She replied she had pre
vious engagements for 1994. hut would W
available in 1995. The University received
confirmation on Feb. -H that Aquino
would attend the commencement, accord
ing to The Register-Guard
Bladin’
•iAtAlit UOMTQOMI M . * "«aM
From front to back: David Hyland Nick Martin, and Andrew Hopkins practice
their In-line skating moves behind the EWEB building
■ GOOD MORNING
► LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Costner,
Sharon Stone. O J Simpson and Bruce
Willis’ Color of Night got Razzies Sunday
lor 1994's worst achievements in him.
Color of Night, the nomination leader
with eight, won worst picture (rom the
Golden Raspberry Award Foundation.
Costner won worst actor lor Wyatt
Earp, which was judged worst remake or
sequel That win gave Costner a second
Razzie as a producer of the western
Stone, like Costner, was a double win
ner worst actress tor Intersection and
The Specialist, and hart ol the worst
screen couple, (or her pairing with
Sylvester Stallone in The Specialist,
Stallone and Stone shared that Razz
ie They tied with Tom Cruise and Brad
Pitt who won tor Interview With The
Vampire.
Simpson won worst supporting actor
(or Naked Gun 33 1-3, which also pro
duced worst new star Anna Nicole Smith
The 15th Annual Razzies, counter to
Monday's Academy Awards, led winners
with a plastic raspberry mounted atop a
film reef About 375 people, from mem
bers of the industry to friends of the
founder, voted on the dubious honors
organized by ad writer John Wilson
The Raz/ie for worst Supporting
actress went to Rosie O’Donnell for Exit
to Eden, The Flmtstones and Car 54
Where Are You?
The Flmtstones took the screenplay
Razzie, while Steven Seagal toe* worst
director lor On Deadly Ground
"Marry the Mole” from Thumbelina
was the worst original song.
Legal group
intends to sue
over funding
Lawsuit: Indiv fuel Right:.
Foundation seeks to stop
incidental tee support of OSPIRG
Patrick Mintord
Omgm iiaMs< (r^'akl
A L,os Ang«les-hased legal group in plan
ning to sue ilu* University to «ncl the fund
ing of the Oregon Student Public Interest
Research Group through the student in< i
dental fee process
Representatives of tin* Individual Rights
Foundation contend that OSPIRG is a polit
ical group, and using student fees to support
the group violates "the students’ f irst
Amendment right to refrain from giving
their time or money to political organiza
tions."
"I don’t have anything against OSPIRG."
IRF president John W Howard said "Just
don't require people who don't agree with
OSPIRG to give money to OSPIRG."
The IRI 's legal plans were announced
March 13. and the group is expected to for
molly file suit in state court in April
University administrators have not had
any i ontact with the IRF. said David Muhin,
an assistant to University President Dave
Frohnmayer
We haven’t seen anything.” Muhin -..ml
We have very little to pay attention to at
this point ”
Members of the ASlJO Kxecutivo, howev
er. denounc ed the planned IKK lawsuit at a
news conference March 14 Several student
leaders < haracterized the suit ns part of an
attempt by a conservative legal group to
reduce student activism, undermine student
power and tell students what to do with
incidental fees.
The lawsuit is a "danger to student gov
ernment and the (student) fee process,"
ASUQ Vice President Mark Khinard said.
"This is the stepping stone It’s gonna have
a trickle effect ... other schools are next.”
**|The IRF|. I think, has been misin
formed." said ASl t() President hcslio War
ren. who dev rdied the University ns a "lush
apple" that the IKK wants to "take a bite out
of." OSPIKG is not a political group it does
not "use student fees So lobby." site said.
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