The struggling Huskies waltz
into Mac Court and upset a
cold Oregon team Saturday
night, 67-58. PAGE 11
The Flash
Students help students
with a taxing matter
Beta Alpha Psi, the University’s ac
counting honors fraternity, is offering
students advice and assistance with
their taxes this year.
The fraternity members are volun
teering the service to relieve some of
the stress students experience as the
filing deadline approaches.
Beta Alpha Psi members and Internal
Revenue Service representatives as
sisted students Saturday and will be
available on campus on several other
occasions before April 15. PAGE 4
Local groups light effort
to legalize marijuana
The University’s Hemp Education Net
work and the Eugene Cannabis Liber
ation Society met Saturday to discuss
a variety of topics, including the sta
tus of two petitions to legalize mari
juana for all uses in Oregon and dis
cussion of an upcoming rally to be
held in Salem on April 20. PAGE 10
Underage drinking raid used
to find dorm fire witnesses
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Frustrated by an
investigation grown cold, authorities
used a raid on underage drinking at a
popular bar to round up potential
witnesses to a deadly dorm fire at Se
ton Hall University, The Star-Ledger of
Newark reported Sunday.
Nearly a dozen of the students arrest
ed during the raid at the New Hall
Tavern just before 1:30 a.m. Friday
were given subpoenas to testify Tues
day before a grand jury looking into
the fire, the newspaper said.
The Jan. 19 blaze killed three fresh
men and injured 62 people.
Letterman return so busy,
no time for Top 10
NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman’s
first show back after heart surgery
was so busy he ran out of time for the
Top 10 list,
Letterman’s return, taped Friday and
due to air tonight, features Regis
Philbin, Robin Williams appearing in
doctor’s scrubs and a cameo appear
ance by Jerry Seinfeld.
The veteran “Late Show” host under
went an emergency quintuple bypass
on Jan. 14.
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Power by convergence
A diverse group
takes part in the
fifth annual
Women of Color
Conference,‘A Cele
bration of Hersto
ry.’The EMU
housed nine panel
discussions Satur
day. The forum ad
dressed topics par
ticular to women of
color including af
firmative action,
healing white
racism, celebrating
diversity and sur
viving sexual as
sault.
In the face of adversity,
women of color prevail
■ ‘A Celebration of Herstory,’
part of the Women of Color
Conference, highlights the
strength of oppressed women
By Serena Markstrom
Oregon Daily Emerald
When the fifth annual Women of
Color Conference, "A Celebration of
Herstory," ended Saturday night, one
message resided undeniably in the
minds of those who attended the
keynote performance: hope.
Each year, the Women of Color
Conference, designed to provide a
forum to discuss the interconnecting
Turn to Women of color, page 8
Piven speaks
on society’s
money strain
■ Francis Fox Piven
will be in Eugene to
make a series of talks
regarding social
pressures
By Sara Lieberth
Oregon Daily Emerald
This week the University
welcomes Francis Fox Piv
en, renowned scholar, au
thor and social justice advo
cate, as the 19th occupant
of the Wayne Morse Chair
of Law and Politics.
politics
Toverty
Piven
comes to
the Uni
versity for
a series of
lectures, a
communi
ty forum
and class
meetings highlighting this
year’s Morse theme, “The
Rich, The Poor and Ameri
can Politics.”
During her stay, which
begins today and runs
through March 4, she will
also host two public lec
tures in Eugene and serve
as keynote speaker at the
Center for the Study of
Women in Society’s annual
conference.
Created in 1978 as a con
tinuing memorial to the late
senator and dean of the
University School of Law,
the Wayne Morse Chair of
Law and Politics is distinct
this year as additional pri
Tum to Francis Piven, page 8
PIVEN
Schedule
Francis Fox Piven
will speak at a
number of lec
tures and commu
nity events, in
cluding:
Tuesday, Feb. 22:
Morse Public Lec
ture, labor Power
in a Global Econo
my, 7:30 p.m. Eu
gene Hilton Con
ference Center, 66
E. 6th Ave.
Thursday, Feb. 24:
Community Fo
rum, sponsored by
the Eugene/
Springfield Soli
darity Network, 7
p.m., First United
Methodist Church,
1376 Olive St.
Tuesday, Feb. 29:
Keynote address,
The Rich, the Poor
and American Pol
itics, CSWS confer
ence, 1 pm., EMU
Ballroom
Funding granted for Autzen, wanted for WOU
The OUS Board
of Higher
Education
considered
these issues in
addition to
public records
concerns Friday
By Jessica Blanchard
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Autzen Stadium ex
pansion plan was given the
green light by the Oregon
University System Board of
Higher Education during its
meeting Friday, paving the
way for the school to receive
state funding and begin the
$80 million construction
project.
Turn to OUS meeting, page 9
Ryan Starkweather Emerald
Seated beside Univer
sity President Dave
Frohnmayer, Rep. Ben
Westland (right) talks
about getting to know
your legislative mem
ber on a first name ba
sis at Friday’s Oregon
University System
meeting.
Gabbeand Larson: education, diversity, accountability
• Coming from
different
backgrounds,
ASUO Executive
candidates C.J.
Gabbe and
Peter Larson
look to
empower
students in
many ways
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
C.J. Gabbe is a junior majoring in
planning, public policy and man
agement. He is running for ASUO
president with Peter Larson, a
fourth year student studying com
puter information science, as vice
president.
q # What is your platform?
A4 (PL) Our platform consists of
♦ three issues. The first of those
is making education affordable.
The second area we think is im
portant is building a diverse cam
pus.
(CG) Our third platform issue is
holding the police accountable.
Q^What experience and quali
♦ fications do you have that
makes you worthy candidates for
the ASUO president/vice presi
dent?
A#(CG) I have worked in the
♦ ASUO Executive office for 2
years as an intern and as a Federal
Affairs Coordinator. I have also
served on the Student Senate for
Turn to C.J. & Peter, page 9
GABBE
LARSON