Monday
November 22,1999
Volume 101, Issue 60
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University of Oregon
Eugene. Oregon
An independent newspaper
www.dailyemerald.com
UO gets season-opening win
Shaquala Williams (right) and the Ducks begin their co
Pac-10 title defense on the right foot with a 66-59 win over
Western Kentucky on Sunday at McArthur Court. PAGE 10
Non-American Thanksgiving
International students’plans for the American holiday differ.
While some see it as any other day, others will spend a
traditional Thanksgiving with family or friends. PAGE 8
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■ Oregon gets revenge for last
season’s double-overtime loss
with its 20th win in the last 25
Civil Wars on Saturday
By Mirjam Swanson
Oregon Daily Emerald
Upon taking the field for the 103rd
Civil War on Saturday, the Oregon foot
ball team brought with it a serious re
solve to control the game and control it
all the way through.
Especially with last season’s heart
wrenching, double-overtime upset loss
in Corvallis in mind.
“We wanted to go
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--1 amom Joiner said.
“So we thought we
owed them something. And we gave it
to them.”
As planned, the Ducks sent 22 se
niors away from Autzen Stadium for
the last time with a defensively bril
liant 25-14 win in front of 46,115 fans,
the third-largest crowd in Autzen his
tory. The win was good for a share*of
second place in the Pacific-10 Confer
ence and a spot in the Sun Bowl on
Turn to Civil War, Page 16
Scott Barnett Emerald
(Top) Garrett Sabol and the Duck defense welcome Beaver Robert Prescott to Autzen Stad
Scott Barnett Emerald
ium. (Above) Free safety Brandon McLemore revels in Oregon’s Civil War win
Community art priority for muralist
■ Local mural artist Jim Evangelista
wants his art to complement and
reflect Eugene’s character
By Simone Ripke
Oregon Daily Emerald
When his 9-year-old son, Diego, wanted
a Nintendo 64 game, Jim Evangelista didn’t
pay for it with dollar bills. The artist of
fered Video Games Plus store owner Jim
Hoovera mural in exchange for the prod
uct.
After taking a good look at Evangelista’s
portfolio, Hoover accepted the unusual
proposal and now has murals in each of his
three stores.
“Jim’s phenomenal at what he does,”
Hoover said.
He said customers like the murals and
often comment on Evangelista’s work.
Evangelista, a junior majoring in com
puter graphics, has painted murals all
Turn to Evangelista, Page 4
Scott Barnett Emerald
Junior computer graphics major Jim Evangelista painted the mural Tuscany ’
located on 12th Avenue and High Street.
Colleges least prepared
to battle the millennium
■ The Chronicle of Higher Education
reports that many universities have
not been tested for the Y2K bug
By Stefanie Knowlton
Oregon Daily Emerald
For the last two years, universities across
the country have been testing computer
hardware and software for Y2K readiness.
Now, with one month before the new mil
lennium, the U.S. Department of Education
released a report indicating that many uni
versities may not be ready.
The report relies on a voluntary survey
completed by 1,352 universities nation
wide and indicates that an estimated 210
universities may not be prepared.
This has prompted President Clinton’s
top Y2K officials to declare that institutes
Turn to Y2K: schools. Page 4
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With the year 2000
quickly approach
ing, the Emerald
will run a weekly
series eveiy Mon
day exploring how
the community is
preparing for the
effects of the Y2K
bug.