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December 1,1999
Volume 101, Issue 65
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
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Ducks send Pilots packing
Oregon needs a second-half surge to do it, but it does get a
74-62 win over Portland to ensure a home-opening win at
McArthur Court and get off to a 2-0 start. PAG E 7
Vigil serves WTO protesters
Eugene residents who are unable to be in Seattle to protest
the World Trade Organization stage a smaller demonstration
outside the Lane County Courthouse Tuesday. PAGE 5
Cm nnrest
By Sara Lieberth and Ben Romano
Oregon Daily Emerald
SEATTLE — Tens of thousands of
protesters from around the world be
lieving they had no voice in the deal
ings of the World Trade Organization
converged on the Seattle city center
and delivered their message loud and
clear: actions speak louder than words.
Protesters clogged the streets around
Washington State Convention Center,
where the WTO began its ministerial
conference in downtown Seattle Tues
day, effectively holding many of the
hundreds of WTO delegates hostage in
their hotels for much of the day.
Calling their efforts a success, pro
testers delayed the conference at least
six hours and expressed their disap
proval of the WTO, which has a goal of
breaking down barriers to free global
trade. The WTO’s charge is the negotia
tion and regulation of trade agreements
for its member nations and, therefore,
sets the standard for global economic
policy.
Among the many groups of protest
ers, which ranged from union mem
bers of the AFL-CIO to anarchists clad
in black and toting spray paint cans,
were several hundred Eugene resi
dents. Making the pilgrimage from Eu
gene were students from the University
and Lane Community College as well
as a host of community activists.
They chartered buses and car
pooled, piled into vans and hopped on
trains to make the 300-mile trek and
show support for a cause that united
them across diverse and often diver
gent political lines. Many met in a wa
terfront park before dawn to plan the
day’s protests, which included partic
ipation in an epic march and direct ac
tion on the streets of downtown.
Direct Action
Around 7:30 a.m. in the early morn
Turn to WTO conflict, Page 6
People from around the world gather in Seattle
Tuesday in a non-violent protest against the
World Trade Organization; among them are hundreds
of Eugene residents, including students
from the University and Lane
Scott Barnett Emerald
A demonstrator protects herself from pepper spray and teargas unleashed by
police during Tuesday's protest of the World Trade Organization in Seattle.
Scott Barnett Emerald
Protesters accost a WTO delegate as she attempts to make her way from the Roosevelt Hotel to the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Protesters were
able to delay the ministerial conference for six hours by creating barriers to keep delegates from arriving at the convention center.
‘Dr. D’ founded dance program,
inspired many with her visions
■ M. Frances Dougherty taught at the
UO for 16 years and was involved in all
aspects of the dance program *
By Kelly Woolfolk
lor the Emerald
In her 16 years at the University, M.
Frances Dougherty was known as the pro
fessor who founded the Department of
Dance and guided the department through
its early stages. But to her students, she
was known simply as “Dr. D.”
When Dougherty, 88, died Nov. 22 in
Tucson, Ariz., she left behind countless
admirers at the University.
“She inspired me; she encouraged me,”
said Jenifer P. Craig, associate professor and
head of the dance department.
Dougherty was born Jan. 21, 1911, in
Denver. She attended the University of
Northern Colorado, where she received a
bachelor’s degree in physical education in
1935 and a master’s degree in physical ed
ucation in 1940. She earned a doctorate in
philosophy from New York University in
1959. Dougherty, who taught at the Univer
Turn to Dougherty, Page 3
Merrick announces intention
to withdraw from House race
■ The Democrat chooses
not to run in order to be
with her ailing father
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
Three weeks ago, University
employee Harriet Merrick an
nounced she was running for a
seat in the Oregon House of
Representatives to take over the
seat currently held by Rep. Kitty
Piercy, D-Lane County.
Those plans have changed.
Last Friday, Merrick said she
plans to withdraw from the race
for the District 39 state represen
tative seat after learning that her
father, Lou, has what she calls
“an aggressive cancer.”
“It was clear for me what I
needed to do,” she said.
Merrick graduated from the
University in 1975 and has
worked in the University busi
ness office for more than 24
Turn to Merrick, Page 3