Reloading The men's basketball team loses three seniors but is nonetheless 'ready already’ to make its second straight NCAA tourney appearance with four new additions. PAGE 7 The Flash Secretary of State to visit campus Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury will be visiting the University today from 3-5 p.m. in the EMU Gumwood Room. He will meet with students to discuss in volvement in elections, specifically addressing ways to increase student voter turnout. Boat sinks, killing at least four students SAN DIEGO (AP) — A boat carrying 10 students and others on a universi ty research trip sank off the c^pst of Baja Califor nia, killing at least four people. Three people swam to safety on a nearby island and were rescued early Tuesday, said Lisa Lapin, a spokeswoman for the University of California, Davis. A search was on for the others. School bus, train collision kills two TENNGA, Ga. (AP) — A freight train hauling automobiles tore a school bus off its wheels in a collision at an unprotect ed rural crossing early Tuesday, killing two chil dren and critically injur ing five. The train dragged the battered yellow bus about 100 yards. Some of the children were thrown to the gravel beside the tracks. Others were found bloodied inside. Weather Today Thursday V RAIN r-rrwr- — .— _ CLOUDY high 55, low 39 high 68, low 42 Emerald Wednesday March 29,2000 Volume 101, Issue 119 _Q n I_he w p. h j— www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Open House Trarm.—r—w nydit sidrKwcauici cihc'oiu The Collier House reopened Tuesday after improvements to facilities. It now offers a new at mosphere and a variety of fare ranging from salmon fettuccine to hot dogs and vegan chili. University Housing has taken over the Collier House and will oversee its daily operation By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald The Collier House re opened Tuesday after being closed to the public for near ly nine months. The historic building at the center of campus is home to three new eateries, all under the management of University Housing. The housing department Turn to Collier, page 6 By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald In honor of their advocacy work for medical research, Uni versity President Dave Frohn mayer and his wife, Lynn, re ceived a national award Tuesday from Research!Ameri ca, an alliance for discoveries in health. The award, presented at a banquet in Washington, D.C., is given annually for “exceptional contributions as volunteer ad vocates for medical research.” In 1989, the Fronhmayers founded the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Inc., an interna tional organization that funds path-breaking scientific re search. In a short speech, President Frohnmayer dedicated the award to his two deceased daughters who were born with Fanconi Anemia, a rare genetic disorder that leads to bone mar row failure and often leukemia. According to the Research Fund, the disease is caused by a recessive gene that can remain dormant for generations. The president also thanked scien tists who selflessly enhance the research of health-related dis eases. The Eugene-based group has collected more than $7 million, said Leslie Roy, family support coordinator for the Research Fund. Most of the money has been granted to science labs that Turn to Frohnmayer, page 4 FROHNMAYER FROHNMAYER ((It's advo cates like Dave and Lynn that make med ical research as beneficial as it is. Matthew Bowdy for Research! America } ^ Murals to brighten new library construction site Library officials hope to raise $1 million before building begins this fall By Darren Freeman Oregon Daily Emerald The site cleared for the new Eugene public library received some color Tuesday morning as part of an event kicking off the library’s final fund-raising push. Before an audience of about 40 children and more than 50 adults, Mayor Jim Torrey and li brary officials unveiled several murals, painted by school chil dren, that will hang on the chain-link fence surrounding the excavated site on Charnel ton Street and 10th Avenue. Library fund-raising coordi nator Barbara Dellenback said the brightly-colored murals are intended to add color to the oth erwise bleak construction site until the library’s slated grand opening in early 2002. “Chain-link fences can get pretty boring,” she said. Library officials said they hope the murals will also keep the project in the forefront of people’s minds and encourage grassroots contributions to aug ment the library’s budget, the bulk of which includes $20 mil Turn to Library, page 4 Scott Tamura for the Emerald Mayor Jim Torrey and children from Patterson Family Resource Cen ter kick off the final fund-raising push for the new Eugene library. Summer trip offers connection to Jewish heritage 40 University students will join students trom around the world for a trip to Israel this summer By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald Instead of heading to the local water park to cool off this sum mer, some University students will be taking a dip in the Dead Sea. Hillel, the foundation for Jew ish life on campus, is offering 40 Jewish students a free, 10 day trip to Israel this summer. As the largest Jewish organi zation in the world, with foun dations and affiliates on 500 campuses around the globe, Hillel is offering this intense program to those college stu dents who have never been to Israel before on a peer group trip. Approximately 1,000 stu dents internationally will have the chance to go. Students will come from Great Britain, South America and the former Soviet Union to participate in this ex citing tour, along with students from colleges across the United States. The trip itinerary includes exploring the ancient city of Turn to Israel, page 6