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University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Volume 99, Issue 162 COMMUNITY Stitching us together Eugene resident Esther Hu nter began a quilt to try to bring the community's patchwork of Thurston emotions together PAGE 3 HEALTH Faster, bigger, stronger Creatine use has risen dramatically in the past three years by those who want increases in performance and body composition PAGE 9 n MONDAY. JUNE 1, 1998 TODAY Student Senate will meet for spe cial requestsfrom the ASIJO at 3 pm in Room 28 EMU. WEATHER Today Partly cloudy High 74. Low 54. Tuesday Mostly cloudy High 69. Low 47. EMU safety a concern after hours The building’s accessibility makes it a prime target for non-students looking for a place to sleep or hide out By Nicole Krueger Managing Editor When Mike Kraiman looked behind the EMU Ballroom stage curtain in search of a ladder, he found more than he had expect ed. Cushions from sofas in the lobby were arranged in the three feet of space, along with tablecloths from elsewhere in the building, to form a makeshift bed. “It looked like someone was setting up a little rest area back there,” said Kraiman, lecumcai services manager for the EMU. When he reported his discovery to fa cilities manager Dana Winitzky, Winitzky decided to leave the bedding so the Office of Public Safety could keep an eye on the area and find out who was sleeping there. EMU Safety First in a two part series about safety in the EMU ■ TODAY: Why the building is unsafe ■Tuesday: How the problem can be addressed A couple or nights later, OPS found a man and a woman sleeping behind the curtain. After arresting them, OPS discovered that the couple had multiple warrants out for their arrest. Further questioning of the couple re vealed that they had heard from transients on 13th Avenue that they could hide and sleep in the EMU, Winitzky said. He men tioned that this incident, which took place within the past year, is only one of several that have occurred during the past five or six years. “Word is out on the street that the EMU is a good place to hide out,” EMU director Dusty Miller said. Because the building at tracts so many non-students, some of whom are potentially dangerous, Miller Turn to EMU, Page 4 Greene steals the show NICK MEDLEY/Emerald Maurice Greene was ecstatic after winning the 100 meters in a unnd-aided 9.79 seconds, which was the third-fastest time ever under any conditions. Greene lat er doubled up with a win in the 200 meters, heating ivorld record holder and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist MichaelJohnson, who finished third. Sunday’s 24th annual Prefontaine Classic drew 13,721 fans to Hayward Field. Maurice Greene highlighted Sunday’s Prefontaine Classic with wins in the 100 and 200 meter sprints By Alex Pond Spoils Editor Sunday’s Prefontaine Classic offered a bit of everything for track and field fans everywhere — from the 13,721 who crammed into Hayward Field to watch in person to the millions watch ing on live television. Whether a fan of the sprints, middle distances, long dis tances or field events, fans witnessed some of the most impressive performances ever by many of the most elite athletes in the world. Foremost among the mind-boggling perfor mances was 23-year old Maurice Greene sprinting through the 19 9 8 Prefontaine Classic luu-meter aasn in tne tmrd-tastest time ever under any conditions. Greene ripped down the straightaway in just 9.79 seconds, which would have Deen a world record if not for the wind reading of 2.83 me ters per second. Any wind over 2.0 mps is considered PREFONTAINE: Marion Jones leads the women’s field Page 11 illegal tor tne purpose ot record keep ing. In his first 100 since February, Green ran a race that will not soon be forgot ten. His time ranks behind only Obadele Thompson’s 9.69-second performance in 1996 and the 9.78 seconds ran by Carl Lewis in 1988, both wind aided. “We really wanted to come here and look for a world record,” Greene said. “We trained very hard and got prepared for this meet. Greene’s teammates, Ato Boldon and Jon Drummond, finished second and Turn to PRE, Page 8 Project aims to create more student-centered education model The Process for Change proposal is focused on guiding the University into the 21st century By Teri Meeuwsen Higher Education Editor Tackling questions and implementing changes in general education, graduate studies and cross-cutting issues at the Uni versity is the goal of Process for Change, a year-long project run by faculty, staff and students. The project is focused to create a more student-centered model of education at the University and to help guide the Universi ty into the next century. “As we look toward the 21st century, we recognize a new series of challenges which call the University to higher accomplish ment, to renewed commitment to our core educational mission and to service to the state, and to the continuous improvement of the University in all of its aspects,” said University President Dave Frohnmayer. “Although much work remains to be done to turn these ideas into new achieve ments for the University, we are commit ted as a community to succeed in these achievements.” A new set of initiatives, designed by so lution teams, includes a plan to transform the way the University delivers general ed ucation to undergraduates. The plan focuses on an integrated, co herent, lower-division experience; a clos er connection with faculty through select ed small classes, mentoring and advising; the opportunity to preregister for an entire year of study; and a more flexible, year round academic calender built around five-week units, according to the proposal titled “The University of Oregon in the 21st Century: Reaching Higher — Reach ing Out.” Other major parts include: new flexibili ty in majors and the upper division, excel lence in graduate studies and research, ex pansion of “extended studies,” achievement of a true learning communi ty, outreach, cross-cutting issues and “in stant” opportunities. Many of the details will be developed by implementation teams as soon as possible. “Actual implementation, some of which can begin this fall, will take several years to realize fully and will be dependent not only on the good ideas and commitment of Turn to PLAN, Page 4 ((It enabled parts of the University and community to come together for solutions. ** Georgeanne Cooper Member of a solution team
