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Free throws cost Ducks No. 23 Oregon plays tough, but a 33- shot disparity infree throw attempts hurts in the end, as it falls to No. 9 Arizona, 77-77. PAGE 7 The Flash City councilors, mayor on their way to wages A committee of Eugene residents ap pointed by th Eugene City Council ap proved a proposed ballot measure Thursday night that would, in effect, allow mayors and council members tipends for their work. If the City Council approves the pro posed charter amendment, Eugene voters will vote on the measure in ei ther the May or November elections. Page5 Investigators recover second ‘ black box* from wreckage PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) —Investi gators found the second “black box” recorder from Alaska Airlines Flight 261 on Thursday, quickly locating the devices that could tell them why the plane flipped upside down and plum meted into the ocean. Navy crews off Southern California re covered Flight 261 ’s cockpit flight data recorder. It should show the positions of the plane’s controls and whether a problem with the horizontal stabilizer was merely a symptom of a larger fail ure that led to Monday’s crash and the deaths of all 88 aboard. Fox network announces agreement on ethnic diversity LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox announced an agreement with civil rights groups Thursday to promote ethnic diversity in its TV shows and inside the compa ny. Among other things, it will hire a vice president of diversity. CBS was expected to announce its own agreement with groups including the NAACP later in the day, becoming the last of the four major broadcast net works to strike a deal. Refloating remains of New Carissa unlikely COOS BAY (AP)—A year after the New Carissa ran aground, the ship’s insurer says refloating the remaining section of the wreck may be impossible. Britannia Steam Ship Association Ltd. has asked the state to consider letting salvage crews remove only parts of the stern, which remains mired in the surf 300 feet from the beach. Weather high 50, low 38 Saturday ~~—.... Today MOSTLY GLOUDY high 50, low 39 Friday Y JamiaiT^ 2000 ' -“Volume 101, Issue 90 _Q_D_I h e_w e h ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Lighting the way A series of organized safety walks through campus at night will help to determine which areas need better lighting. _ Catharine Kendall Emerald Walks improve campus safety Improvemets can be made to benefit students by identifying poorly lit areas such as parking lots By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald Students, along with representa tives from the University offices of Public Safety, Student Life and Facil ities Services embarked on the first two of four safety walks after sunset on Wednesday and Thursday. The walks, sponsored by the ASUO, are an attempt to identify poorly lit and otherwise unsafe ar eas on campus, ASUO Safety Ad vocate Jennifer Eliot said. “There’s a lot of lighting on campus, but I think a lot of it is too dim for peo ple to feel safe,” she said, on the Wednesday night walk. Led by Eliot, the walk was an ef fort to find out how students feel walking from the library to their residence hall rooms. Eliot led a group from the Knight Library to the parking lot by the Bean Com plex, while Anne Leavitt, associate vice president of student affairs, led another group to Riley Hall and the University Inn. ASUO President Wylie Chen said safety and lighting on campus was part of his and Vice President Mitra Anoushiravani’s ASUO Ex ecutive campaign last year and these walks are a step toward iden tifying problems, which are sched uled to be solved soon. “They should be implemented this fall,” Chen said. Eliot and her group found sever al spots along their walk that had plenty of lighting fixtures and yet hardly lit up the area they covered. Their route led them from the Knight Library along Gerlinger Hall, through the parking lot be hind the EMU, past the residence halls and across the crosswalk on Agate Street to the Bean Complex parking lot. Representatives from Facilities Services pointed out that some of Turn to Safety walk, page 5 Smoke permeates through Collier House Fire officials found no actual flame when they entered the building; damage will be assessed today By Jessica Blanchard Oregon Daily Emerald An electrical motor in a service elevator in the Collier House shorted out Thursday morning, partially filling the house with smoke and causing campus public safety offi cials to call the Eugene Fire Department. Students, many of whom were between classes, milled around near the EMU as public safety officers tried to secure the area and clear the roads around the building for the fire engines and ambulance that re sponded to the call. Three fire engines, an ambulance, a fire chief unit and numerous public safety units responded to the call at 10:50 a.m. No one was injured, and firefighters did n’t see any actual flames when they entered the house, said James Trubia, a fire protec tion manager for the University. Damages have not been estimated yet, though Trubia said preliminary astimates should be avail able later today. The cause of the incident is still under in vestigation, but fire officials said it was like ly caused when a bucket of water used by a custodian was accidentally tipped over in Turn to Smoke, page 4 University still among top recruiters for Peace Corps ■ Volunteers get a chance to travel, gain worldly experience and use their skills to help others By Sridevi Palanivelu for the Emerald Although the University is one of the top 25 universities with the largest number of Peace Corps volunteers, its standing has plunged from ninth to 15th in recruiting this year, according to the latest annual list released by the Corps. Some students thinking about volunteer ing for the Peace Corps are unsure about joining through the University, while oth ers like Deborah Kelly Neighbors, who has finally completed putting together the “meaty” application, think otherwise. “I’ve been thinking about being a Peace Corps volunteer for a long time,” said Neighbors, a junior political science and women’s studies major. “It’s a major com mitment and it’s probably better if the U of O is stricter about new applicants. This will help the students realize if they are really ready to do the service.” However, Carla Semmler, the Public Af Turn to Peace Corps, page 4 CC The Peace Corps has al ways been very popular with stu dents, and there's still a high demand for volun teers. Fred Jarman University’s %% Peace Corps^ ■ representative
