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UO women final ly ready to rock Mac Court I After a grueling strech of road 1 games, the women's basketball team is hungry for a win at 1 home. PAGE 13 The Flash Eugene airport to expand In light of FAA safety regulations and concerns about getting travelers out on time, representatives from the Eu gene and Springfield City Councils and the Lane County Board of Commission ers held a public hearing at Eugene City Hall Wednesday night on pro posed amendments to the Eugene Air port Master Plan. The five amendments would include adding parking space and constructing an additional runway. PAGE4 Three killed, 58 injured in fire at N.J. college SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP)—Fire broke out at a Seton Hall University dormito ry early Wednesday as hundreds slept, killing three people, injuring 58 and sending terrified students crawling in pajamas through choking smoke into the freezing cold outside. Four students were critically burned. One of them suffered third-degree burns over most of his body. Many of the 640 residents of Boland Hall rolled over to go back to sleep when they heard the alarm around 4:30 a.m., thinking it was another in a string of 18 false alarms set off in the six-floor building since September. But many soon heard screams for help, smelled the smoke and saw flames creep under doors. The cause of the fire was under investi gation. Kitzhaber becomes first gov ernor to endorse Bradley PORTLAND (AP)—Citing differences with Vice President Al Gore over health care and Columbia River policy, Gov. John Kitzhaber Wednesday became the first governor to endorse Bill Bradley for the Democratic presiden tial nomination. Kitzhaber appeared with Bradley’s na tional campaign manager, Douglas Berman, former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt and other prominent Oregon Democ rats who support Bradley. The governor said only Bradley has of fered a plan to extend health care to virtually all Americans. Weather Today Friday Oregon Daily ■* ■■ Emerald Thursday January 20,2000 Volume 101, Issue 79 _on t^he wfih^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Students get taste of grad school Juniors and seniors have an opportunity to contribute to research projects and establish graduate connections in their fields By Jessica Blanchard Oregon Daily Emerald John Carasone is working hand-in-hand with a faculty mentor this year, researching the economic behavior in children and the develop ment of their bargaining skills. But Carasone isn’t a gradu ate student. Instead, he is one of four University undergraduates who are getting a taste of what life as a graduate stu dent is like as part of a year long research program. In the program, Universi ty juniors and seniors can apply to work as research fel lows in their area of study. Students are responsible for choosing a research area and Turn to Undergrads, page 6A Annie Wiberg-Rozaklis is an undergraduate student working as a research fellow in a program de signed to get juniors and seniors interested in graduate-level work. Diversity takes center stage at convocation “ CailwffnOSfr®nifneraTd University president Dave Frohnmayer and Gov. John Kitzhaber are seated next to one another during the convocation Wednesday afternoon in the EMU ballroom. By Cathlene McGraw Oregon Daily Emerald To celebrate the local progress made toward greater diversity, the Univer sity set aside a week, high lighted by the University’s convocation, to celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As part of the celebration, the University invited keynote speaker Gov. John Kitzhaber to deliver the Uni versity’s Convocation 2000 speech, which discussed campus diversity and other issues in higher education. Traditionally, the Univer sity’s convocation is an an nual event held in October as a way to open the academic year. In light of University President Dave Frohnmay er’s illness this past fall, con vocation was postponed and combined with week-long campus events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At the ceremony, Frohn mayer spoke for a few min utes on diversity issues on campus. “One of the challenges at the University is to under stand our personal cultural differences and to under stand that in these differ ences lies a common experi ence,” Frohnmayer said. “From the past we can gain a Turn to Convocation, page 6A Gov. John Kitzhaber delivered the Convocation 2000 keynote address, while Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey and University President Dave Frohnmayer added their thoughts on many issues facing the community and higher education Resignations leave court running on empty Two justices step down, and the timing could effect the upcoming ASUO elections By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald The ASUO Constitution Court will face major changes in the coming weeks after Justice Glen Banfield announced his res ignation Tuesday. Banfield, who is in his second year of law school, said he is leaving the court on good terms but needed to commit more time to the law school. “I started looking ahead and saw that I want to grad uate in the top of my class,” Banfield said. “I also want to devote more time to my work in the Office of Stu dent Advocacy.” His resignation couldn’t have come at a busier time for the court, which is the judicial branch of the ASUO. Chief Justice Jeremy Gibons will also step down when he graduates at the end of the term. After Gi bons leaves, the court will only have two justices but will be completely able to function. ASUO Vice President Mi tra Anoushiravani said the executive is moving quickly to appoint replacements. Turn to ConCourt, page 3A BAN FIELD
