Monday
November 1,1999
Volume 101, Issue 45
Weather
Tuesday
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
www.dailyemerald.com
A safe scare
Volunteers from several student organizations around the
University came together to put on a safe, fun Halloween
carnival for kids. PAGE 3A
Seniors savor upset victory
The women’s soccer team beats No. 20 UCLA 2-1 on
Sunday at Pape Field to make the home finale a memorable
one for 13 Oregon seniors. PAGE 7A
Pure ecstasy
Scott Barnett Emerald
Quarterback Joey Harrington celebrates after completing the game-winning touchdown pass in Oregon’s 20-17 win over Arizona
State at Autzen Stadium on Saturday. Harrington hit Marshaun Tucker for the winning score with just nine seconds left. Page 7 A
University tests software for Y2K
With the year 2000 .
quickly approach
ing, the Emerald
will run a weekly
series every Mon
day exploring how
the community is
preparing for the
effects of the Y2K
bug.
■ University prepares for possible
Y2K problems, urges students to test
computers for compliance
By Ben Romano
Oregon Daily Emerald
For the last two years the University has
been testing computer systems and facili
ties in preparation for any problems that
may occur with the coming of the new mil
lennium. By adding and testing new com
puter software programs, the University is
preparing for the Y2K bug.
The millennium bug, also known as
Y2K, is a glitch that may cause problems
for many computer operations at midnight,
Jan. 1. But Susan Hilton, University year
2000 institutional coordinator, said the
University’s computer systems will be
Y 2K-ready.
E-mail & University computer systems
The University Computing Center reports
that Y2K compliant versions of critical com
puter systems are in place. Y2K compliant
means that the system in question has been
updated or fixed to correctly recognize the
date.
“At the University Computing Center,
we believe that we are as ready as we’ll
ever be (for the Year 2000),” Hilton said.
The Sun and UNIX hardware and soft
ware used to run the Darkwing and Glad
stone e-mail systems is reported to be Y2K
compliant by the manufacturers, said Rick
Millhollin, assistant director of computing
facilities.
“In general what we’ve done is try to in
stall the latest software and every patch
they have available,” Millhollin said.
Patches, released by software rflanufac
turers, are designed to fix problems that
may occur in specific programs.
“E-mail is one of those things you
wouldn’t-expect big problems with,” Mill
hollin said. “It’s not like a financial state
Turn to Millennium, Page 6A
Scott Barnett Emerald
Last Friday Governor Kitzhaber spent a moment in the EMU Ballroom to record a
video greeting that will be presented to President Frohnmayer.
Frohnmayer gets
cardiac implant
■ University President
Dave Frohnmayer will
undergo surgery to implant
acardio-defibrillator
By Felicity Ayles
Oregon Daily Emerald
University President Dave
Frohnmayer will undergo
surgery at Suburban Health Care
Systems in Bethesda, Md., to
day after suffering a sudden
heart arrhythmia Oct. 22.
According to a statement re
leased by the Frohnmayer fami
ly on Friday, doctors will im
plant a cardio-defibrillator in
Frohnmayer’s chest that will
monitor the heart’s rhythm and
deliver an electric shock if an
other arrhythmia occurs.
Frohnmayer suffered an acute
heart arrhythmia while attend
ing a National Institutes of
Health conference in Bethesda.
He was listed in critical condi
tion at nearby Suburban Health
Care Systems, and he was moved
out of the intensive care unit ear
FROHNMAYER
ly last week.
It is still un
clear when
Frohnmay
er will re
turn to the
University.
“After
Dave recov
ers from the
surgical pro
cedure, he
will be able
to return to a full range of life ac
tivities, secure in the knowledge
that if a serious arrhythmia oc
curs in the future, he will imme
Turn to Frohnmayer, Page 4A
Duck parents breakfast
with University officials
■ A get-to-know-the
University breakfast means
parents can play student by
learning about the campus
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
For most parents, the Univer
sity is an institution where their
children will receive tertiary ed
ucation. But for Ruth Strom, the
University means much more.
Strom, grandmother of fresh
man Levi Strom, came to visit
the school that her daughter, her
nephew and her grandson at
tended. Strom came to visit the
school on behalf of Levi’s father,
who died two years ago.
Ruth said she is happy to see
her grandson is the third-gener
ation member of her family to
attend the University.
Strom is one of the 40 parents
who attended “Breakfast with
President Frohnmayer” on Sun
day morning — an event co
hosted by the Office of Student
Life and the University Alumni
Association. Provost John Mose
ley took over the position of the
guest speaker because Universi
ty President Dave Frohnmayer
is still hospitalized in Maryland.
Tris O’Shaughnessy, assistant
dean of student life for family
programs, said the event is an
opportunity for parents to meet
each other as well as a chance to
talk with the president regard
ing University issues.
Connie Salz’s daughter, Jen
nifer Dean, started attending the
University this fall as a fresh
Turn to Breakfast, Page 6A