The Ducks drill
Oregon State
The Oregon men's basketball
team begins the Pac-10 season
with a big 78-point win
against the Beavers. PAGE 13
Senior citizens avoid violent
crime by staying in at night
WASHINGTON (AP)—Violent crimi
nals attack Americans age 65 or older
far less often than younger men and
women, probably because older peo
ple do not go out at night as much, the
Justice Department reported Sunday.
There werean average of 5.3 violent
crimesfor every 1,000 U.S. residents
age 65 or older each year from 1992
through 1997, the department’s Bu
reau of Justice Statistics said.
Those age 12 though 64 suffered an
annual average of 56 violent attacks
for every 1,000 residents during each
ofthe same six years.
Iraqi police arrest religious
vigilantes who target lovers
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)—Police in Iraq
have arrested a group of religious vig
ilantes who allegedly stalked and
killed 19 men who were with their
girlfriends at a tree-lined esplanade
frequented by lovers, a magazine re
ported.
The killings started in October when a
college student was slain as he chat
ted with his girlfriend, the Ishtar
monthly magazine reported. It said
the killers approached the victim and
fired one bullet in his head. The
woman was not harmed.
Police did not publicize the killing,
and other lovers continued to visit
the promenade. At least 18 more
men were killed in a similar fashion
before police launched an undercov
er operation.
Measure proposes campaign
finance reform
In a page right out ofthe national po
litical debate, some Oregonians met
in West Eugene Sunday to discuss a
proposed ballot measure on cam
paign finance reform.
The measure, co-authored by Com
mon Cause, the League of Women
Voters, OSPIRG and Public Campaign,
seeks to allot public money for cam
paigning candidates who agree to ad
here to spending limits and forgo so
liciting campaign dollars from
private donors. PAGE 4
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Professors work toward fair pay
A resolution
would require
that professors
are fairly
compensated
for cost-of
living increases
By Ben Romano
Oregon Daily Emerald
The cost, of living in the
Northwest has been steadily
rising for many years, and
University professors and
the administration are work
ing to make sure faculty
salaries reflect that.
A resolution scheduled to
be reviewed by the Universi
ty Senate Wednesday is de
signed to ensure that money
for salary increases be used
Turn to Low salaries, page 4A
Faculty salaries don’t reflect cost of living
Average faculty salaries at OSU, PSU and UO have not kept pace with inflation. Faculty at the
University have not redeved a cost-of-living increace in four years.
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Jeffrey Stockton Emerald
The inspired Ducks claim state
bragging rights, opening Pac-10 play
victoriously by beating Oregon State
ey Mirjam swanson
Oregon Daily Emerald
CORVALLIS — just what
the Oregon basketball teams
had in mind.
Hie Ducks used the double
header in Corvallis Saturday
to successfully usher in the
2000 Pacific-10 Conference
season and also to proclaim
clearly that Oregon has the
state’s best basketball teams.
“We were really excited
coming into the game,” jun
ior forward Brianne Meharry
said. “We knew it was going
to be physical, intense and
all that stuff. It’s Oregon
State, our rivalry game.”
Meharry and her team
mates got it started, as the No.
24 women began their de
fense of their first Pac-10 title
by beating the Beavers 68-51
in the afternoon in front of
5,401 fans — the majority of
Turn to Civil War, page 3A
Civil War
Leaders
Sewing;
Williams 25
Meharry 12
Strange 12
Rebounds:
Mowe 9
Wo I vert 6
Assists:
Williams 4
Dion 2
Meharry 2
Modes:
Mowe 3
Number of working students increases
As tuition costs
continue to
rise, more
students are
turning to part
time jobs to
help cover
expenses
By Simone Ripke
Oregon Daily Emerald
Boredom is a foreign con
cept to Mekah Hall-Doming
uez, a junior double-major
ing in general science and
fine arts.
When she is not in class,
working as a hostess or
working as an office assis
tant, she spends her rare free
time doing her homework
and trying, somehow, to
have a social life.
Hall-Dominguez is one of
a rising number of college
students dividing their time
between classes and a job or
two. According to a recent
Greenfield Online tracking
study of four-year college
students, 67 percent work ei
ther part-time or full-time
Turn to Working, page 3A
Junior Mekah Hall-Dominguez seats customers at Ambrosia restaurant, located at 174 E. Broadsvay
in downtown Eugene.