for the Ducks?
Oregon is flying high after win
ning its Pac-10 home opener in
convincing fashion, beating
California 83-68, PAGE 7*
The Flash
Have no fear when trying
to land that after-college job
As if undergoing stress from school
work and upcoming graduation isn’t
enough, seniors also have the respon
sibility of finding a job upon leaving
the University.
However, a few tips from the Career
Center may help the interview process
run a little more smoothly.
Also, recent graduates have their own
advice based on how they were able to
successfu I ly secu re jobs. PAGE 4
Park Projects Celebrate
Civic Spirit on MLK Day
Members of the Northwest Youth
Corps/AmeriCorpswill team up with
other community volunteers and the
Eugene Public Works Department on
Martin Luther King Jr. Day to show
their community spirit by cleaning up
neighborhood parks and making them
safer.
Holiday work parties are slated at four
area parks. The work parties will be
held on Monday, Jan. 17, from 10 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. with a lunch break at
noon.
At the completion of each project, the
AmeriCorps members will hold a brief
“thank-you” party including a short
presentation on the meaning of Mar
tin Luther King Jr. Day.
Sean 'Puffy’ Combs indicted
on weapons charge
NEW YORK (AP)—Grammy-winning
rap mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs was in
dicted Thursday on charges that he
had two stolen guns in his sport utility
vehicle as he fled a nightclub shooting.
One gun was found by police in the ve
hicle, and the other was thrown out of
the vehicle, prosecutors said.
Two of Combs’ associates were also
named in the indictment: his rapping
protege, Jamal “Shyne” Barrow, on at
tempted murder charges, and body
guard Anthony Jones on a weapons
charge.
Combs, 30, could get up to 15 years in
prison if convicted.
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Environmental outlines to be set
A subcommittee
of the
University
Campus
Planning
Committee
will create
guidelines for
reconciling
development
with the
environment
By Ben Romano
Oregon Daily Emerald
Traditionally a leader in
environmental issues, the
University is looking to set
the standard for environ
mentally conscious devel
opment.
The University Campus
Planning Committee’s De
velopment Policy, Imple
mentation and Transporta
tion Subcommittee met
Thursday to begin creating a
set of guidelines for environ
mentally sustainable devel
opment.
Some of the guidelines
could include setting specif
ic standards for building en
ergy use and using recycled
materials in construction.
“The entire committee en
thusiastically supports the
notion that the University of
Oregon could work to be
come a leader in environ
mentally sustainable devel
opment,” said Dean
Livelybrooks, a physics in
structor and chairman of the
subcommittee. “We have a
lot of natural strengths in the
first place.”
Charlie Brown, a profes
sor of architecture, who
served on the CPC during
the 1998-99 session, was re
sponsible, in part, for the
drive to create a sustainable
development plan.
“I perceive generally in
the U.S. a great deal of dam
age to the environment,”
Brown said. “I perceive it as
a big problem.”
■ The University is doing a
good job in operating an en
vironmentally sound cam
pus compared to other uni
versities, but relative to the
size of the environmental
problem, there is still much
Turn to Development, page 5
I perceive
generally in
theU.S. a
great deal of
damage to
the environ
ment
Charlie Brown
professor of
architecture
‘Have you read the world’s funniest joke book?’
Frog, renowned seller
of his original joke books, is a
University landmark
By Simone Ripke
Oregon Daily Emerald
Chances are you have seen him,
talked to him or even bought one of his
books.
David “Frog” Miller has been a well
known staple on the University cam
pus since 1986, selling joke books on
13 th Avenue almost every day
whether the sun shines or not. When
the Eugene rain pours down hard, he
just puts on the rain gear he bought at a
bicycle shop on 13th Avenue.
But he’s also a bit of a mystery to
University students — even those who
have been on campus for years.
H Frog stands on 13th
Avenue inviting
passers-by to buy
one of his joke
Catharine Kendall Emerald books.
Junior sociology major Annie Sachi
tano was given one of Frog’s joke
books by a friend and said it made her
want to know more about him.
“I’m a bit curious about Frog,” she
said.
Despite appearing to be a permanent
resident outside the Humble Bagel on
13th, Frog, 51, rides his bike home
every day, avidly watches football and
is perfectly happy making a living off
of his joke book industry.
Frog was born and raised in Cincin
nati and first came to Eugene when he
Turn to Frog's jokes, page 6
Students not out of the flu woods yet
Doctors
say this year’s
flu season is
average, but
students are
still at risk
By Jessica Blanchard
Oregon Daily Emerald
Good news for people
who are susceptible to the
flu: Doctors and health offi
cials are saying this year’s
flu season looks to be about
average, and medical devel
opments have resulted in a
number of new drugs that
claim to reduce the intensity
and duration of flu out
breaks.
So far, there have been
only 14 cases of flu in the
state, according to Martha
deBroekert, a public health
nurse and epidemiologist for
Lane County Health and Hu
man Services. Of those, only
one was reported recently in
Lane County, she said.
“But that doesn’t mean
there aren’t more cases out
there that haven’t been diag
nosed yet,” she said. “It’s
hard to predict.”
Dr. James Jackson, a
physician with the Universi
ty Health Center, said it’s not
uncommon for students re
turning from winter break to
bring viruses back with
them and that this year’s flu
season might be a bit more
intense than last year’s.
“We’re not seeing as much
of the flu,” Jackson said.
“I’ve been a bit surprised.
But it’s still a little early. It’s
possible we could have
more activity in the next
couple of weeks.”
Other area doctors
haven’t documented many
cases of the flu, though sev
eral flu-like viruses have
been diagnosed. Dr. Brian
Berg, an emergency staff
physician at Sacred Heart
Turn to Flu season, page 5
Symptoms
of the flu
Fever or chills
Drycough
Runny or stuffy
nose
Headache
Muscle aches
Extreme fatigue
SOURCE: Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention Web site