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.
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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