University ot Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
Volume 9 7, Issue 66
MONDAY DECEMBER 4 1995
INDEX
Editorial
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Classifieds 13
Crossword 14
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INSIDE
The Oregon men's basketball team stom/wd
Alaska Fairbanks /()> 6 * Saturdas night
After Hamming all week, do good grades
matter in the long run,’
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WEATHER
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Holly Chedester. sociology senior, and University graduate Roger Htckenbottom search through various period!
cals at the Knight Library. The Knight Library will be open two e*tra hours every night throughout finals week
Planning ahead
key to surviving
a stressful week
■ FINALS: s ■ • ■ t.
this week, academic advisors tell students
By Doug Irving
Far many University students, life |us! seems to get a Uttle
more diffir ult tills week With finals come late nights study
ing. dosiMjration, fear and coffee The term may bt* almost over,
but students most first survive finals week
rhe key to getting through finals is study skills said Jack
Bennett, an at ademir. advisor Those who have learned to study
efficiently usually have less trouble
"Most of all, keep gw id hxture note-.," be-.aid Highlight
and rewrite them."
i.umg over class material with friends is also very beneficial,
he said This presents students with different (Hirsjus lives and
helps to cements material in their heads
"Small group work is a tremendous help." lie said, "People
who work in study groups are in better shape."
Bennett urged students to prai tire studying This, lie said,
would benefit students in the future, ospo< tally around finals
week "People who have learned these study methods are row h
better off "
Ryan Nielson, a junior environmental studies major, prn<
tices much of Bennett s adv ii e To him. the six ret to finals Is
planning ahead
"I try not to cram loo mui h," he said I make sure I've got
all my readings done “
Studying the day of the test adds too much stress, said Niel
son Instead, he tries to rein*
“Sleep's more important." he said.
Bennett also said students often make studying mistakes that
should l»e avoided, especially during finals week
"One problem is jusi thinking that putting in the time is get
ting the work done." he said
Bennett warned against procrastination and said that study
ing should not tie an all-night affair
"All-nighters are a very difficult way to lie sue i essful." he
said
Students still study through tile night, though Most area cof
fee shops reported a dramatic rise in patronage
Clary Spisak. a .Starbuck s employee, said that the kind of jieo
pie who come into the coffee shops also i hanges during finals
week
"We I login to see more people staying up late, people study
ing," he said
Hayward found guilty
of murder, robbery
■ VERDICT: Hayward may
be sentenced to death for
murdering Fran Wall. 26, a
Dari Mart clerk
By Regina Brown
tieQft&t tducd&on fUtpUVh"
Murder defendant Michael
James Hayward was found guilty
Friday of three counts of aggra
vated murder and nine other
charges for his rule in a joint mur
der and robbery.
After eight days of testimony,
Hayward. 20, was found guilty of
murdering clerk Fran Wall, a 2H
year-old mother of four. He was
also found guilty of a tag-team hunt
ing of another clerk. Donna Roam,
at a Northeast Eugene Dari Marl
convenience store in April 1994
Hayward could be sentenced
to death. The sentencing phase
of the trial, which begins on
Thursday, is expected to last at
least three days. He can only bo
given the death penalty if all 12
jurors agree that the killing was
deliberate and unprovoked and
that he will remain potentially
violent.
Oregon law gives the jury the
option to bypass a death sentence
based on circumstances of the
Turn to VERDICT, Page 8
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Bowl supplement that comes
out tomorrow.
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returns on January 8,1995.
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UO psychology program
ranked 22nd best in nation
■ PSYCHOLOGY: National
Research Council ranks
the program in the top ten
percent of schools rated
By Mara Stine
VVhiln thu University's psy
etiology department may not got
the publicity the football pro
gram does, it is highly ranked
anti is tOO years old this fall.
The National Research Coun
cil ranked the University's psy
chology program, whicn is the
largest department on campus.
22nd best in the country, said
department head Mike Posner
"This has a very substantial
influence on the quality of edu
cation undergraduates can
receive hare." Posner said, "A
high ranking attracts top gradu
al!! students and visiting profes
sors from around the world.”
A ranking of 22nd best puts
the department near the top ten
percent of the 184 public and
private schools rated, said psv
I hology professor Mnry.Koth
bart.
"It just further indicates that
we are one of the best psycholo
gy department* in the nation,"
Rothbart said.
Turn to PSYCHOLOGY, Page 10