Friday
October 22,1999
Volume 101, Issue 34
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
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Rookies work on their‘D’
Four freshmen and one transfer are expected to contribute to
the Ducks’continued success. Their offensive prowess is
unquestioned; their defense is coming along too. PAGE 11A
Cars ignite at dealership
The Eugene Kia car lot catches fire Thursday, resulting in
damage to its offices and carport—burning at least 22
cars—and a nearby apartment building. PAGE 3A
Scott Barnett Emerald
Dr. George Hughes of the University Health Center is one of 1,300 men to be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
When the
octor
becomes the
After being diagnosed with
breast cancer, one University
doctor sees medicine
from both sides
By Jason George
Oregon Daily Emerald
Dr. George Hughes knows
how some of his patients feel.
Hughes, a doctor at the Uni
versity Health Center, is living
with breast cancer.
As a former runner, and as
someone who does not drink
or smoke, he does not know
why the cancer infected him.
“I guess bad things just hap
pen to good people,” Hughes
said.
October is National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month,
but people often forget that
men can get the disease as
well as women. While breast
cancer is rare in men, there
will probably be 1,300 new
male cases diagnosed this
year in the United States,
compared to 175,000 for
women, according to the
American Cancer Society.
This year, it estimated that
there will be 43,700 deaths
from breast cancer, 400 of
which will be men. About .14
percent of cancer deaths in
men are a result of breast can
cer, yet
tire dis
ease is
more
deadly
in men
than
women
because
it is not
usually detected until the later
stages, according to the Nation
al Cancer Institute. Male breast
cancer also spreads more
rapidly in men than in women.
In 1994, Hughes found a
lump on his chest and, “like
Turn to Dr. Hughes, Page 4A
Same-sex partner
discount passes
■ The State Board of
Higher Education voted
unanimously in favor
By Stefanie Knowlton
Oregon Daily Emerald
The in-state tuition discount
for spouses of University em
ployees will be extended to in
clude same-sex partners, the
State Board of Higher Education
voted unanimously Thursday.
The discount was a benefit pre
viously only extended to mar
ried couples.
Nine out of the 11 board mem
bers who oversee the seven Ore
gon public universities were pre
sent at the meeting held at
Oregon Institute of Technology
Metro Center in Clackamas.
A temporary ruling passed in
June has secured this benefit for
same-sex domestic partners
since January 1999.The amend
ment will now be sent to the sec
retary of state’s office to be enact
ed.
“I think it’s great they are mak
ing headway and that they are
coming up-to-date,” University
chemistry lab technician Mary
Dricken said.
Although the decision does
not apply to her because her
partner is a resident and already
pays in-state tuition at Oregon
State University, she said she is
glad the board made the benefit
available to same-sex domestic
partners.
To qualify for the tuition dis
count, same-sex partners must
sign an affidavit asserting cohab
itation for the last six months, fi
nancial reliance and monogamy,
among other things.
Turn to Discount, Page 8A
Employment benefits
secured by same-sex
partners in Oregon
The current tuition discount falls
in line with other same-sex part
ner benefits received by married
couples, which were secured by
Tanner vs. O.H.S.U.
February Trial court ruled for
O.H.S.U.
August Appealed to Oregon
Court of Appeals.
April Public Employees Benefit
Board Branch of OUS gives
health and dental to domestic
partners shortly before ruling
guarantees these benefits.
December Decision overturn
ed in favor of Tanner. Now
same-sex domestic partners
and married couples must be
treated equally.
June 18 Temporary ruling by
the state board of Higher edu
cation to give same-sex do
mestic partners tuition discount.
October 21 Tuition discount
passes.
January PEBB will discuss life
insurance benefits.
SOURCE: OUS
Katie Nesse Emerald
University looks to leave legacy of construction for the ‘90s
More than
$150 million has
been spent on
recent
construction
projects
By Ben Romano
Oregon Daily Emerald
Construction projects in the 1920s, 1960s
and now the 1990s have brought us some of
the most significant buildings on campus
today. State and private funds continue to
make additions to the University a possibil
ity.
In the 1920s, large projects such as
McArthur Court and Gerlinger and Allen
halls were built and account for 10 percent
of today’s total square footage.
The University added Prince Lucien
Campbell Hall, Autzen Stadium, the Uni
versity Health Center and other projects in
the 1960s, which accounts for 30 percent of
the total square footage of campus.
More than $150 million has been spent
on University construction projects since
1990. In that time more than 18 percent of
the University’s total square footage has
been built.
The massive amount of money for these
projects has traditionally come from
sources both on and off campus, said Nilen
dra Deshpande, associate dean of the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences.
“Quite often you only get about half the
funding from the state in the form of bonds,
the other half you have to raise by way of
private donations,” Deshpande said.
University Planning Office Director Chris
Ramey said education budget shortages
have limited funding from the state level.
Before any state funds are awarded to the
University for construction, potential pro
jects go through a long approval process,
Ramey said.
Every two years, a list of needs is collect
ed from every department on campus. The
department heads work closely with the
University Planning Office to describe the
needs in terms of current campus realities
about space, Ramey said.
This list of requested projects is shortened
Turn to Construction, Page 7A
University construction in this century
The University is in the midst of one of the biggest building booms in its
history exceeded only by the 1960s.
Katie Nesse Emerald