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Activities for Spring Break! Check out the Emerald's guide to yo-yos, kite boarding, skydiving, Pi lates, Club Sports and just having fun staying in shape. FIT & FUN The Flash Walker announces plans for re-election Rep Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, * filed this week to seek re election in her district, which includes much of Eugene, Springfield and Coburg. Walker has been a champion of student concerns and plans to meet soon with Uni versity President Dave Frohnmayer to discuss facul ty salaries. Around the community, Walker’s key issuesare im provingsuicide prevention programsand increasing awareness of and restrictions on the use of pesticides in Oregon. PAGE6A Push-ups pump up Rec Center The Recreation Center in Esslinger is home to many physical education classes and a climbing wall, but late ly it has also been the site of a new pushup contest. The contest, thought up by sophomore and internation al studies major Wes Hare, who also serves as judge, is held each Wednesday from 8 a.m.to8:45a.m. inthe weight room at the Rec Cen ter. The men’s record stands this week at 61, and the women’s is currently at 41. PAGE3A Bush, Gore set for fall election With former Sen. Bill Bradley and Arizona Sen. John McCain conceding de feat in the Democratic and Republican primaries, re spectively, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore are ready to put on the gloves for fall’s presiden tial election. Both Bradley and McCain will keep control of the dele gate they have accrued so far in the primary voting. PAGE 5A Weather Today Saturday high 50, low 38 high 55, low 40 Friday March 10,2000 Volume 101, Issue 115 n n_t h p._w p h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Azle Malinao-Alvarez tmeraid junior Jessica Binder prepares to spar. Binder started boxing two years ago. polling,t/je Wes University students are showing some prowess in the sport, and the fights are gaining in popularity By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald The adrenaline rush peaked, and the crowd rose to their feet as blood sprayed from Tim O’Brian’s face. The heavyweight fight be tween O’Brian and opponent Manny Gonzalez had all 800 spectators’ eyes glued to the ring. Gonzalez managed to knock O’Brian down three times before the fight was over, and the referee held the taped hand of Gonzalez high in the air. “I was in the crowd, and in the first round, the crowd leapt off its feet, which tended to vali date the whole experience,” boxing volunteer Gary Fraser said. “A spectator came running by me and was proud that he had O’Brian’s blood splattered all over his shirt.” The O’Brian/Gonzalez fight Turn to Boxing, page 4 A Every one won ders what it would be like to step foot through those ropes. Gary Fraser volunteer^ Sigma Chi Beta works to open UO chapter The Oregon State University chapter of the fraternity was dosed, but colony jriembers may reopen it By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald How do you trade an orange fur coat for some green and yellow feathers? Just ask members of the Sigma Chi Beta Greek “colony” who transferred to the University from Oregon State University last fall in the in hopes of re-establishing the local chapter of Sigma Chi Beta. Jason Merck, senior business major and presi dent of the colony, is one of 11 former OSU stu dents who decided the future of their fraternity was worth the transfer even if that meant losing academic credit along the way. “It really didn’t help us school-wise,” he said. Turn to Sigma Chi, page 4A Ryan Starkweather Emerald Pledges at the Sigma Chi Beta colony practice singing their sweetheart song. ** if i Kevin Calame Emerald Concerned students demand the University adopt the WRC. Frohnmayer hears concerns of students regarding WRC ■ The Workers Rights Consortium monitors the working conditions of foreign companies By Emily Gust* Oregon Daily Emerald Backed by supporters from various campus student groups, the Human Rights Alliance met with University President Dave Frohnmayer Thursday after noon to formally request the University listen to the student body and sign on to become a member of the Workers’ Rights Consortium by March 31. Over the last year, several stu dents from various campus groups have jumped on the is sue, pledging support and en couraging the University’s ac ceptance of the code. On Thurs day, about 45 students crammed themselves into the conference room in Johnson fiall to express their opinions about the issue and listen to Frohnmayer’s response. “This isn’t a Johnny-come lately issue for the administra tion,” Frohnmayer said. “I want to assure you that the student voice is heard on campus.” The WRC is a monitoring system that oversees the work ing conditions in factories out side of the United States. If the administration decides to join, Turn to WRC meeting, page 3A /question why [the ad ministration] would feel the need to call police out. Jevon Cutler Human Rights Alliance jj
