UO passes test
Thanks largely to Nicole
Strange’s 17points and Ndidi
Unaka’s 10, the Ducks got past
an energized Cal team, 75-63,
on Saturday at McArthur
Court. PAGE 11
The Flash
Outreach program to focus
on solar energy
In an effort to teach elementary
school students about the benefits of
solar energy, the Education Outreach
Program plans to tour schools
around the city next year. Eugene’s
fourth and fifth graders will have a
chance to learn about basic energy
concepts.
The outreach program was created
by University students from the Solar
Information Center during winter
term of 1999. The program is accept
ing volunteers and offering intern
ships to University students who
would like to help with program
preparation. PAGE 10
University wants $98 million
for construction
The University has requested more
than $98 million from the Oregon
University System for 32 “wish-list”
construction projects. That projection
includes money fora $22 million ren
ovation and addition to the College of
Education and $32 million to build a
five-story Integrative Information Sci
ence complex between Franklin
Boulevard and Deschutes Hall.
Master-plan studies for the University
Health Center building and the EMU
are also on the list of capital con
struction budget requests for the
next three bienniums, according to
documents from the University Plan
ning Office. PAGE 7
Commuter train hits barrier
at airport
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP)—A light rail
commuter train arriving at Balti
more-Washington International Air
port hit a safety barrier at the end of
the line Sunday, injuring the train’s
conductor and most of its 30 passen
gers, a transit official said.
Maryland Mass Transit Authority
spokesman Frank Fulton said the in
jured were transported to several
area hospitals. The conductor was in
serious condition Sunday night at the
University of Maryland Shock Trau
ma Center. The passengers’ condi
tions were not immediately avail
able.
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Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald
Sheryl Stahl, a management analyst for Johnson Hall, partic
ipates in the Oregon Public Employees Union protest.
OPEU workers
protest denial
of dividends
For the second
time since
December, the
Oregon
University
System has
postponed
payment of
insurance
dividends
By Darren Freeman
Oregon Daily Emerald
About 30 Oregon Public
Employees Union workers
held a protest Friday be
cause insurance dividends
weren’t included in their
Feb. 1 paychecks, the dead
line Oregon University Sys
tem officials had set for dis
tributing the surplus dollars.
The scene outside Susan
Campbell Hall exemplified
the friction between Univer
sity classified workers and
TurntoOPEU, page 4
Students support
Mexican protests
Members of the
University
Survival Center
voiced their
anger regarding
the arrests of
632 Mexican
students
By Brian Goodeil
Oregon Daily Emerald
Students from the Na
tional Autonomous Univer
sity of Mexico (UNAM) in
Mexico City were arrested
Sunday after nearly ten
months of protesting a pro
posed tuition increase.
Members of the Universi
Tum to UNAM protest, page 5
Kickboxi ng
Mike Crisp Emerald
Chloe Wilson practices a kick during a class at Japan Karate-Do Northwest.
■ Tae-Bo and other forms of martial-arts
aerobics are proving dangerous to
students without the proper instruction
By Darren Freeman
Oregon Daily Emerald
Christine Ashburn learned first-hand that self
improvement can be painful.
Last winter, Ashburn, then 38, signed up for a
kickboxing fitness course at the Eugene Family
YMCA. After each of her first three sessions, Ash
burn experienced sharp pain in her knees.
“It hurt enough that I had to walk gingerly for a
couple of days,” said Ashburn, a graphic designer
for Willamalane Park and Recreation District. “I
kept thinking m^ybe it’s me; maybe I’m out of
shape.”
In reality, Ashburn wasn’t out of shape, she over
stressed her knee during the strenuous kickboxing
exercise, under what she felt was insufficient su
pervision from the instructors. After the third ses
Tum to Martial arts, page 8
/ kept
thinking
maybe its
me; maybe
I’m out of
shape.
Christine
Ashbum
kickboxing class
participant
Austin takes on ASUO exec race with confidence
I’m hon
est about how
I feel. If I
don’t like you,
I’ll tell you
about it.
Scott Austin
ASUOexec
candidate JJ
■ Solo executive candidate Scott Austin is ready
to tackle tough issues with his flamboyant style
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
Scott Austin is running
for ASUO president with
out a running mate. He is a
senior majoring in political
science and will be return
ing to the University next
year as a graduate student.
Q4 What is your plat
♦ form?
I can do anything bet
♦ ter than the dingleber
ries that are doing it right
now.... I would disband the
[ASUO] exec office, pretty
much. I would do the bare
minimum duty set up by
the constitution and no
body else would be there....
Just me and maybe the vice
president if I had to appoint
one, out of necessity. It’s just
a waste of space in there....
My platform is that student
government is too big as it
stands and that it doesn’t do
anything worthwhile.
What experience and
♦ qualifications do you
have that makes you a wor
thy candidate?
A41 know everything
♦ about student govern
ment. Like seriously, you
would be surprised how
many times those senators
Turn to Austin, page 9