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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.
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junior Jessica Binder prepares to spar. Binder started boxing two years ago.
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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.
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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