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Sex, violence & reality;
Two plays explore the nature of
reality and the darker side of
human nature/PAGE 7
Cardinal romp I
Pac-10 cha mpion
Stanford hands UO a
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Freshman Lindsey Yamasaki shoots a jumper over Oregon center Jenny Mowe in the Cardinal’s 82-73 victory Thursday night.
Oregon women falter in the second half and
lose an opportunity to claim the Pac-10 title
By Joel Hood
Oregon Daily Emerald
In the end, Stanford was still Stan
ford, and Oregon was ... not quite
itself.
Led by a 12-4 run to start the sec
ond half, Stanford upset the No. 17
Ducks, 82-73, Thursday night at
Maples Pavilion, possibly ending
Oregon's chances for an outright Pa
cific-10 Conference Championship
and an automatic bid to the NCAA
Tournament.
Oregon (23-5 overall, 14-3 Pac-10)
can still grab a share of the Pac-10
crown with a victory over California
(11-14, 5-11) at Kaiser Arena on Sat
urday. But the Ducks will need a vic
tory, combined with a UCLA loss to
Arizona later that night, to claim its
first outright Pac-10 title.
“We’re moving on,” Oregon head
coach Jody Runge said. “We’re not
going to worry about those things we
cannot control. We still want to win
a conference title and we can do that
on Saturday.”
Forward Angelina Wolvert record
ed a career-high 26 points and fresh
man Shaquaia Williams scored 18 in
the second half to keep Oregon close
down the stretch.
But the big difference Thursday
was in rebounding.
Stanford (17-11,13-4) outrebound
ed the Ducks 42-32 for the game and
held a 13-6 advantage on the offen
sive glass to stay in front down the
stretch.
“They were tough to match physi
cally on the inside,” Runge said.
“Stanford is very athletic and we had
a difficult time with it. They went on
a run, and it was tough for us to re
cover from that.”
Oregon led 26-18 midway through
the first half before Stanford sank
three consecutive three-pointers on
three straight possessions to tie the
game at 28. The Ducks countered
with a layin from Wolvert and an 18
foot jumper by sophomore guard
Lindsey Dion to get back in front by
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Pac-10 Scores
UCLA.64
ASU.61
Arizona .68
USC.62
Oregon St.58
California .63
Saturday's Gaines
Oregon (14-3)
at California (6-11)
Arizona (12-5)
at UCLA (14-3)
OSU (3-14)
at Stanford (13-4)
What Happens If...
Oregon wins Saturday
and UCLA loses: Ore
gon wins its first out
right Pac-10 title in
school history.
Oregon and UCLA win:
The two teams share
the Pac-10 title.
Oregon loses and
UCLA wins: The Bruins
win the title. Should
Stanford win in this
scenario, Oregon and
Stanford tie for second
place.
Oregon and UCLA
lose: A Stanford win in
this scenario puts the
Cardinal in a three-way
tie for the conference
title. A Stanford loss in
this scenario gives Ore
gon and UCLA a tie for
the title.
Grievance measure passes amid meager turnout tor special election
The measure
helps
streamline the
grievance
process for the
upcoming
election
By Sarah Skidmore
Oregon Daily Emerald
The single ballot measure featured in
the special election was approved by
the student body Thursday night. 233
students voted in favor of altering the
regular election’s grievance process and
74 students voted against. The total vot
er turnout of 308 students represents
just 1.8 percent of the student body.
The ballot measure amends the
ASUO Constitution to permit the elec
tions board to hear and make deci
sions regarding violations grievances.
If parties filing a complaint wish to,
they may appeal the decision to the
Constitution Court. Previously, only
the Constitution Court was permitted
to hear and rule on grievances.
ASUO President Geneva Wortman
and Vice President Morgan Cowling
submitted the ballot measure. Cowl
ing raised her arms into the air and
cheered when she heard the news.
Elections coordinator Taylor
Sturges also expressed joy at the
news. Without a decision on the
grievance process, Sturges was unable
to make headway on organizing the
regular elections, which will be held
April 14, 15, 21 and 22. The amend
ment helps streamline the grievance
process for the upcoming election.
“I’m so excited,” Sturges said. “It
will make the entire ASUO elections
process so much easier.”
* During last year’s regular elections,
decisions on some grievances were
not made until a month after the mis
conduct. This method was neither ef
ficient nor effective, Sturges said.
The special election results will be
officially announced at a rules hearing
today at 10 a.m. in EMU Century
Room D.
The low turnout for the election
was expected. Because of time con
straints, Sturges said, the elections
committee was forced to hold a scaled
down version of a regular election.
There was one voting booth available
for students in the EMU Breezeway.