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Wednesday /OCT 13 Wf1 tfctutJgm, 1909 ’ Volume 101, Issue 32 Weather University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper www.dailyemerald.com Thursday PARTLY CLOODt Preventative measures The Eugene Police Department is taking precautions this year and—based on events that ocurredthe previous two Halloweens—are preparing for a potential riot. PAGE 6 I Migrating to the Ducks Top colleges around the country recruited Jason Hartmann, but he came cross country to Oregon to join Eugene’s rich running history PAGE 7 Catching some air Christopher Steidle, a freshman majoring in archeology, skates off steps adjacent to Fenton Hall. By Maggie Young Oregon Dually Emerald rowing up in middle class India and watch ing impoverished chil dren with few opportu nities inspired Shanka Chakraborty to study ways to strengthen economies around the world. Shanka Chakraborty begins a new economics position and ‘fits right in’ department as a whole.” Chakraborty ques tions why so many countries are poor and why other parts of the world do so much bet ter. The center point of Chakraborty’s re search has been to an swer the question: What can we do to make people’s lives It was this goal that brought him to a new position as an economics professor at the University. A recent doctorate recipient from UCLA, Chakraborty began his first teaching position this term as a pro fessor of economics at the Universi ty. His research and teaching focus on growth and development eco nomics. Although many students have expressed an interest in economics, mat specmc position naa not Deen offered on a full-time basis in the past, said economics Associate Pro fessor Van Kolpin. Chakraborty’s presence will enable the depart ment to fill in the holes in this area. “We are always striving to give our students a wide-exposure to the areas of economics,” Kolpin said. “Chakraborty will allow us to expand the courses we can offer in any given year and strengthens the better, increase their income levels and give them command over their economic resources? He said he hopes to be able to use growth and development programs in a way so that people of all social classes can take advantage of them. He began his studies at Presiden cy College in Calcutta and the Dehli School of Economics in New Dehli. As his career progressed, Turn to Chakraborty, Page 6 Former SNL star brinas act to UO ■ The Cultural forum is bringing comedian David Spade to McArthur Court and, if successful, will sponsor other shows later this year By Erin Shires lor the Emerald David Spade, the popular comedian from “Saturday Night Live” and “Just Shoot Me,” is taking over McArthur Court — at least for a night. Spade, whose performance is being spon sored by the Cultural Forum, will bring his razor-blade brand of humor to campus on Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. Spade will face some tough competition that night with Family Weekend and the Homecoming game against Arizona State. But Ian dayman, Cultural Forum perform ing arts coordinator, said his performance is not meant to combat the possibility of a third-in-a row Halloween riot. Instead, he said, Oct. 30 is the only date when McArthur Court is available for Spade’s event. “It’s really hard for us to get McArthur Court during the athletic season,” dayman said. Spade’s performance is not the first event the Cultural Forum has sponsored. In the past, the forum has sponsored mostly musi cal performances. Spade’s appearance is the first comedy show the forum has sponsored in a while. dayman said he hopes that the Cultural Forum can sell 4,000 to 5,000 tickets to Spade’s show. If the show is successful, the Turn to David Spade, Page 6 Where: McArthur Court When: 9 p.m., Sat urday, Oct. 30 How Much: $10 for students, $20 for the general public Tickets go on sale today at the EMU Ticket Office. For more informa tion, contact the Cultural Forum at 346-4373. OUS task force strives to curb insurance cost ■ Decreasing costs will allow health coverage to be more accessible to students By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Controlling the increasing cost of student health insurance is the goal of a newly appointed Oregon University System spe cial task force. “Our charge is to explore the whole field of student health in surance options,” said Elizabeth Dickenson, OUS risk manager and the facilitator of the 13 member Student Health Insur ance Task Force. There is a significant number of students attending Oregon’s public universities that cannot continue insurance coverage un der a parent’s or employer’s plan. Without affordable health insurance through their univer sities, these students may be left uninsured, she said. Health insurance rates are “in flating exponentially,” said se Increasing health insurance premiums Percentage increase in health in surance premiums tor the Eu gene/Springfield area: 1997- 98:7 to 10 percent 1998- 99:10 percent 1999- 00:10 to 15 percent (antic ipated) SOURCE: Bob Petit, medical administrator, University Health Center nior Greg Byrd, a student repre sentative to the task force. For example, the premiums for the University Graduate Teaching Fellows insurance pol icy went up 90 percent last year. The reason for the rising cost of insurance is because of what Byrd called adverse selection. The majority of insurance policies at Oregon’s public uni versities are voluntary. As costs of insurance increase, fewer stu Turn to Insurance, Page 6
