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.
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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