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Ducks show outdoor skill The men and women Ducks won nine events at the Oregon Preview, the debut meet of the outdoor track and field season. PAGE 14A Students choose on-line for travel As the activity on the Web keeps growing and students keep traveling, the two pas times have collided. Ofi-line travel agencies and services are booming, and some Uni versity students are getting in on the deals and conven ience. But the virtual travel agency may not be as knowl edgeable as the brick-and mortarone. PAGE9A Allergies taint spring for some The Willamette Valley is key allergy real estate, and as the rain ends, pollen season begins in Eugene. There are medications that will curb allergic reactions as spring nears, but for many seasonal allergy sufferers, sunny weather bri ngs sneezi ng, a runny nose and watery, itchy eyes. PAGE9A 81 Ukrainian miners ^ killed in explosion KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) —Ashen-faced relatives stood in silence beneath a light snow Sunday, watching rescuers coated in coal dust drag up the bodies of 81 people killed in a Ukrainian mine explosion and load them onto refrigerator trucks. Survivors of the former Sovi et republic’s worst mine dis aster in decades described a confusing burst, a suffocat ing cloud of coal dust and the sickening smell of smoke before they were brought to I the surface. A preliminary investigation • | suggested that Saturday’s ac cident was a methane explo sion caused by a violation of safety regulations, the Inter fax news agency quoted President Leonid Kuchma as saying Weather Today Tuesday RAIN POSSIBLE high 59, low 45 RAIN high 57* law 37 1 Monday March 13,2000 Volume 101, Issue 116 _on l h ft w ft h_ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper (Above) Pac-10 Player-of-the-Year Shaquala Williams cuts the net from McArthur Court’s south basket in celebration of the Ducks’ second-straight conference title after their 60-53 win against Oregon State on Friday. (Below) Head coach Ernie Kent leads his Oregon men’s team to its second NCAA Tournament appearance in 39 years. ■ The Oregon women are awarded a No. 6 seed and a first-round home game, while the men get a No. 7 seed ^ and will be traveling to Buffalo, NY By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald “We are right in the middle of March Madness!” That’s how Oregon athletic director Bill Moos addressed the approximately 2,000 spectators at McArthur Court on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the NCAA Tournament selection party. Moos’ enthusiasm echoed that of the communi Tum to Tournament, page 8A ■ The Oregon women’s basketball team wins the Pac-10 for the second straight year and now prepares for the first round of the NCAA Tournament By Mirjam Swanson Oregon Daily Emerald Doesn’t get much more satisfying. The Oregon women’s basketball team claimed its first-ever all-out Pacific-10 Conference champi onship Friday night — worthy, it turns out, of a home berth for the first couple rounds of the NCAA Tournament against UAB (Alabama Birmingham, Turn to Basketball, page 14A Duck fans want more wheelchair accessibility At the protest in front of McArthur Court on Friday, JuLeah Huckstep talks about how she feels unwanted at games. ■ There are only 14 seats designated as wheel cha i r-accessi ble in McArthur Court By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald After being turned away from athletic events at McArthur Court one too many times, students and community members using wheelchairs protested the insufficient wheelchair ac cessibility and seating at Mac Court Friday morning. “Routinely, people who use wheelchairs are being turned away,” said Alicia Hays, a basketball fan from the community and one of about 14 protesters. Of the 9,087 seats at Mac Court, 14 seats are designated for wheelchair users and their companions. Hays said that means that people in wheelchairs actu Tum to Wheelchairs, page 7A Women's day highlights goal to ‘blend voices' ■ International Women’s Day 2000 included workshops, music and talks on youth culture By Sara Lieberth Oregon Daily Emerald Eugene celebrated Interna tional Women’s Day 2000 with a well-attended showcase event at the downtown Hilton on Sun day. The event provided myriad workshops, panels and discus sion groups in line with this year’s theme, “Blending Our Voices.” Though March 8 is the date officially recognized as Interna tional Women’s Day, marked by a United Nations resolution of 1977, more than 70 non-profit organizations and local small businesses gathered this week end to share information and re sources at the all-day annual celebration. Turn to Women's day, page 4A Events at Mother Kali's: 7 p.m. March 15: Guadalupe Quinn will speakon work ing with the Oregon Latino/a immigrant population. 7 p.m. March 16: Women of Faith panel will discuss religious approach es to problems. 7 p.m. March 18: Lecture by Morgan Aheam, leam about Romani (gyp sy) women’s culture and history. Call the bookstore for more details at 343-4864. SOURCE: Mother Kali’s Bookstore
