SPORTS
UO track looks ahead
The men 'sand women's teams go to
Berkeley this weekend with preparation in
mind for the upcoming Pepsi Invitational
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RHYTHM & REVIEWS
‘Riverdance’ at HUH
The phenomenally popular Irish (A
song-and-dance show has sold more '
than 20,000 tickets in Eugene alone
TODAY
Today is Good
Friday, and
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at sundown. The
tuo rarely coincide.
WEATHER
Today
Showers
High 56. Low 38.
Weekend
Cloudy
High 55. law 39.
AMANDA COWAN/Emerald
President Dave Frohnmayer and senior Sam Bessey talk during Bessey’s political science class Thursday morning.
President Frohnmayer and student Sam Bessey spent a
day together and got afresh perspective on the University
By Amalie Young
Higher Education Heporter
Ever wonder what life is like inside John
son Hall?
Sam Bessey, a planning, public policy
and management major and an EMU board
member, was randomly chosen from a list
of students to spend the day with President
Dave Frohnmayer to find out.
This is the third time Frohnmayer has
“traded places” with a student. In the past,
he and students exchanged schedules:
Frohnmayer spent the day sitting in on a
student’s classes, while the student fol
lowed Frohnmayer’s routine.
This time, instead of splitting up, they
spent Thursday together, sharing more per
sonal views and experiencing their differ
ent worlds, Frohnmayer said.
The goal of the exchange is for both par
ticipants to share a “real” day.
“I don’t want to make up or create sur
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AMANDA COWAN/Emerald
Froh n mayer ha nds the phone to liessey
for an interview unth a radio station.
OCA gathering
signatures for
fall ballot
Basic Rights Oregon ami Pro
Choice Oregon are gearing up to
battle the OCA over the abortion
and Family Act' measures
By Eric Collins
Freelance Reporter
While two ballot initiatives sponsored by
the Oregon Citizens Alliance dealing with
abortion and the definition of family have
yet to gain enough signatures to be consid
ered for the November ballot, members of
two longtime pro-choice and gay rights
groups are already gathering opposition
supporting the assumption that they will.
Members of Basic Rights Oregon and the
Pro Choice Oregon steering committee
made it clear to members of the Lane Coun
ty Chapter of the ACLU in its annual meet
ing Thursday night that both groups are pre
pared for an upcoming battle.
“It’s not about can they get the signa
tures,” said Jean Harris, executive director
of Basic Rights Oregon. "We know they can
get the signatures.”
The “Family Act,” as the OCA calls it,
would amend the Oregon Constitution by
limiting the definition of family to a man,
woman and children, if any, thus prevent
ing the government from recognizing same
sex marriages in Oregon. This would limit
state and local employees’ domestic part
ners from receiving benefits.
The second initiative, regarding abortion,
would amend the Oregon Constitution by
outlawing abortions in the second or third
trimester, occurring after 12 weeks of preg
nancy.
The OCA has until July 2 to gather 97,681
signatures for each measure in order for the
initiatives to be on the November ballot, a
situation that Barry Williams, OCA commu
nications director for Lane County, said has
a good chance of happening. “Typically (sig
nature gathering) accelerates as you get clos
er to the deadline,” he said, after noting that
about 60,000 signatures have been collected
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McCartan says she wants a new, more diverse administration
The ASUO Executive candidate
also said she would like to
foster more of a community
environment on campus
By Chris Kenning
Student Activities Reporter
To Kelli McCartan, student government
seemed like a small, entrenched group of
political insiders. It was that thought that
spurred her to run for ASUO president.
“It’s the same people year after year who
are involved in ASUO, and personal politics
get in the way and cause internal battles,”
she said, explaining that her candidacy rep
resents an effort to recruit a new and more
diverse administration to represent the cam
pus.
“Even though we have a large number of
leaders on campus, the general student pop
ulation is not represented in the ASUO.”
McCartan’s views also explain why she is
campaigning without a vice presidential
running mate.
“I'm running without a vice president to
promote outside leadership,” she said. If
elected, McCartan plans to hold a post-elec
tion interview process for the ASUO vice
presidency.
“Whoever is reading this article could be
the next vice president,” she said.
She said her two years in the ASUO as a
student senator in 1996-97 and as the ASUO
fund-raising coordinator in 1997-98 have
given her proven leadership experience.
She is a general science major and a mem
ber of the Honors College and has won sev
eral University awards for academic excel
lence and University service. She is also a
member of Delta Gamma sorority.
McCartan, who currently serves on the
ASUO Advisory Council with President
Dave Frohnmayer, said she wants to foster
more of a community environment on cam
pus. To accomplish this, she said she plans
to create a University forum of students, fac
ulty and community members.
“There’s lots of students who want to give
input but don’t have an avenue for it,” she
said.
She said she also wants to encourage
campus community by bringing more con
certs and social events to the EMU Am
phitheater and McArthur Court. “We need
big-name bands to come to the University,”
she said.
Part of creating community, she said, is
encouraging diversity among students, fac
ulty and government — something she said
is “essential.”
“Right now in the ASUO there’s not only
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ASUO President candidate
Kelli McCartan
Wte
ASUO
ELECTIONS
Kelli McCartan is a candidate for
ASUO President. The elections will bfi
late this month.
EMERALD