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
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(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