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January 18,2000
Volume 101, Issue 77
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University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
Observances slated to honor King
Card withstands
Mac Court attack
It’s closer than the final score
indicates, but No. 3 Stanford
proves to be too much for the
Ducks, as it holds on for an 85
71 win at the Pit. PAGE 11A
The Flash
University welcomes
award-winning writers
The Creative Writing Reading Series,
which will run through the month of
May, will feature readings from prize
winning authors throughout the coun
try.
Today, author Ehud Havazelet and vis
iting fiction writer Grace Talusan are
scheduled to read their works in the
Browsing Room in the Knight Library.
PAGE 4A
Wind storm hits Oregon
Sunday, Oregon experienced strong
gustsofwindcomingfromthesouth—
as high as 115 mph at Cannon Beach.
The storm resulted in power outages
for more than 100,000 Portland Gen
eral Electric customers, mostly be
cause of fallen trees or limbs.
The aftermath of the storm also includ
ed roof damageand highway closures.
4 No deaths or injuries were reported as
a result of the storm. PAGE 5A
Bradley/Gore debate
targets racial issues
Bill Bradley challenged Vice President Al
Gore to demand the administration ban
facial profiling, one of several racial top
ics discussed in the debate Monday.
Both presidential hopefuls agreed the
Confederate flag, which still flies atop
the South Carolina statehouse, should
come down, and both condemned the
recent racial remarks made by Atlanta
Braves pitcher John Rocker.
The debate was televised live on
MSNBC. PAGEGA
Letterman feeling better
after heart surgery
NEW YORK (AP)—David Letterman,
host of “Late Show with David Letter
man” on CBS, was in a private room at
New York-Presbyterian Hospital recov
ering from heart surgery.
Letterman, 52, had emergency quintu
ple bypass surgery Friday after tests
showed that one of his arteries was
clogged.
His doctors said that they are pleased
with his progress and that he might be
able to go home Friday.
Weather
Today Wednesday
RAIN LIKELY
RAIN
high 46, low 37 high 44, low 34
■ Celebration
activities will be held
in remembrance of the
slain civil rights leader
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
“I have a dream that my
four little children will one
day live in a nation where
they will not be judged by
the color of their skin, but
by the content of their char
acter. I have a dream ...”
Martin Luther King Jr.
presented this speech in the
Civil Rights March in Wash
ington, D.C., on Aug. 28,
1963.
A birthday celebration for
King will be held at the Ger
linger Hall Alumni Lounge
starting at 6 p.m. tonight,
followed by the Unity Walk.
A candlelight vigil will fol
low in the EMU Amphithe
ater at 9 p.m.
To remember the civil
rights changes that King has
University MLKjr. celebration
MLK Birthday Celebra
tion and Unity Walk;
Tonight, 6 p.m. inGer
linger Hall Alumni
Lounge
University Convocation,
with John Kitzhaber as
keynote speaker; 2:30
p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19
in the EMU Ballroom
Candlelight Vigil; 9 p.m. source- Black Student Union, Of
in the EMU Amphitheater fice of Communication
brought to the American so
ciety, students from the
Black Student Union will
Turn to MLK Jr. Day, page 8A
On the lookout
West University
Guides Craig Hunt
and Steve Thomp
son patrol the West
University area
helping the police
keep it free of
crime.
Scott Barnett Emerald
‘Men in red’ provide added security
■ Since patrols have begun, businesses and those in the
community say the West University area is cleaner, safer
By Sara Lieberth
Oregon Daily Emerald
You’ve heard of the men in
black, men in white coats and
even little green men. But walking
through the streets west of campus
one is apt to catch sight of Eu
gene’s answer to these colorful
comrades — the men in red.
Paired in teams patrolling from
Mill to Kincaid Streets primarily
on East 13th Avenue, these West
University Guides provide infor
mation, help out the police substa
tion on Alder Street, where they
also have an office, and offer a se
curity presence to local business
es.
Craig Hunt and Steve Thomp
son have each been on the “beat”
for several months in their distinc
tive matching red hats and jackets.
They traverse the streets and net
work of alleys near campus each
Monday through Friday from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Thompson said their
primary focus is to be a noticeable
presence in the area he acknowl
edged looks a lot different than it
did before the patrols began.
“Our business is slow, I guess
you could say,” he said. “But
that’s definitely a good thing.”
The program, developed in
1997, was initiated by those busi
ness and property owners sur
rounding 13th Avenue who want
ed to replicate the success similar
Turn to Men in red, page 8A
(( Business
is slow...
But that's
definitely a
good thing.
Steve
Thompson
West
University
Guide
Health center encourages STD awareness
Although the
spread of
diseases are
down, health
officials warn
students to
protect
themselves
By Jessica Blanchard
Oregon Daily Emerald
No one thinks it will
happen to them.
But University Health
Center officials and peer
health educators want stu
dents to remember that no
one is immune to sexually
transmitted diseases.
“I know a lot of students
wouldn’t consider [sexual
ly transmitted infections] to
be a health risk for them
selves,” said Liz Clifton, a
peer health educator who
specializes in safer sex and
contraception education.
“They recognize it’s a
health risk for the Universi
ty community, but they
don’t think they’re going to
get it.”
But 18 to 24-year-olds are
the most likely to contract a
STD, according to a nation
al study by the Centers for
Disease Control and Pre
vention.
The good news is that
.most STD rates have slowly
been declining.
The national trend mir
rors the current trend at the
University, said Judy Oga
sawara, medical lab super
visor at the health center.
Statistics from the health
Nobody’s immune
A1998 study of sexually
transmitted diseases on
campus revealed that
STD rates are declining
on campus, though there
were still cases of the fol
lowing STDs:
Chlamydia
Herpes
Venereal/genital warts
(HPV)
Gonorrhea
Trichomonas
SOURCE: Oregon Survey Research
Laboratory 1998 Health Center
Survey
center’s 1998 survey show
that while students in the
18 to 24-year-old range are
most likely to contract a
sexually transmitted dis
Turn to STD control, page 8A