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Hey, Hey Hayward The UO men's and women's track (and especially) field teams enjoy the Hayward Relays—this season's first home meet of real significance. PAGE 11A The Flash Students complain Villard needs update A rally Friday attempted to make the University aware of the problems in Villard Hall including a noisy ventilation system and outdated tech nology. Students and faculty say an updated facility is necessary for a theater school to ready students for their profession al future. PAGE 3A Put travel money matters at ease Eugene’s Council Travel in forms students how they can take advantage of a variety of cost-effective travel tips. If students plan ahead of time and do a bit of research, they can save on airfare, train tickets and medical in surance. PAGE 5A Folk musician documentary debuts After two-years, “Roll On Columbia: Woody Guthrie and the Bonneville Power Administration” opened lo cally with success. The film, to be part of the Smithsonian Institution’s ex hibit on Guthrie this summer, is about Guthrie’s employ ment with the Bonneville Dam where he created 26 songs in 30 days. PAGE 8A 19 dead in Marine aircraft crash A Marine aircraft crashed Saturday night in Arizona, killing all 19 aboard. The MV 22 tiltrotor Osprey was un successful in a landing at tempt during a nighttime training mission. PAGE 10A Weather high 71, low 47 high 76, low 47 Tuesday PARTLY CLOUDY Today PARTLY CLOUDir Monday ApriM0,2000 Volume 101, Issue 127 —Q—Q-L h e_w r h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Frohnmayer to meet today with protesters ■ In their eighth day outside Johnson Hall, WRC supporters show no signs of regressing (i I hope we con move forward to taking some things off the table. Dave Frohnmayer University president yy By Serena Markstrom Oregon Daily Emerald University President Dave Frohnmayer is back in town and ready to meet with anyone concerned about the Worker Rights Consortium and other is sues that Johnson Hall protest ers have underscored since the protest began Monday, April 3. Today’s meeting time was set Saturday during a 45-minute meeting between Frohnmayer and eight students, a steelwork er union representative and a graduate teaching fellow inside Johnson Hall. It will take place at 6 p.m. in the EMU Fir Room and is open to the public. Over the weekend, students Turn to WRC protest, page 9A Week to explore mix of cultures through events ■ International Week, intended to allow students to get a taste of diversity, will focus each day on a different part of the world Festivities Today: Africa — parade, opening ceremony, African dance Tuesday: Asia/ Oceania—food sampling, panel discussion, exhi bition Wednesday: Americas— “Women in Latin America,” LGBTA presentation, Latino cafe and The Buzz events Thursday: Eu rope/Middie East — belly danc ing, food sam pling, slide shows, “Ethnici ty, Morality and Western Politics in the War in Yu goslavia.” Friday: Wo rid fo rum—World Game workshop, International Student Coffee Hour Sunday: Interna tional Night By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald The festive sights and sounds of International Week will kick off today as a parade of students march down 13th Avenue. Approximately 30 members of the International Student As sociation will be dressed in tra ditional clothing frpm their na tive countries. The promenade will end in the EMU Amphithe ater, where the opening ceremo ny and activities will com mence. The events begin every day at noon and end by 5 p.m. International Week, ISA’s largest event will include a mul titude of events showcasing dif ferent people and areas of the world. The purpose of the cele bration is to create awareness for American and international students of the different cul tures on campus. The events this week are a $20,000 project that ISA mem bers have devoted countless hours and volunteer time to preparing. The opening ceremony will feature short addresses by two world diplomats and the direc tor of the Office of International Education and Exchange, Tom Mills. The consulate General of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yunxiang, along with the vice consulate general from the Italian Council, Carlo Manocci, will be speaking. Turn to ISA event, page 4A Men’s health issues up for examination The body can be affected by careless actions Men engage in more high-risk behaviors than women that can affectalmostany part of the body. Leading , causes of *n|ury death in nen motor vehicle accidents or helmets ’firearms ■ A University group plans to raise awareness through a series of events By Jessica Blanchard Oregon Daily Emerald It’s a startling statistic: Men are likely to die an aver age of seven years younger than women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. ■' A variety of factors con tribute to the shorter life span of men. They are more likely to engage in risk be haviors such as drinking and smoking, less likely to seek medical attention or coun seling for personal problems and often follow “tough guy” mantras such as “play through the pain,” said exercise smoking stress Sexual lealth Unsafe sex infre quent testicular exams SOURCE: Ui Why are men lat higher risk? ■A higher percentage of Imen have no health f care coverage. Men make fewer visits to doctors each year. Men may experience greater demands and stresses in society. The male suicide rate is four times that of women. Society discourages healthy behaviors in men and boys. Research about male specific diseases tends to be underfunded or nonexistent. Men are more likely to engage in high-risk be haviors such as smoking and alcohol use. SOU RCE: Notional Center for Health Statistics joanne rranK, health educa tion director at the University Health Center. But Frank, along with a group of con cerned Universi ty staff, is work ing to change those factors and close the gap be tween men’s and women’s life spans. Using funds from the E.C. Brown Charita ble Trust Grant, the University group has organ ized a series of events through out April to help raise awareness of men’s health issues. Event or gaiinLCid uuptJ their efforts will entice male University students to take better care of themselves and Turn to Men's health, page 10A Men’s longevity in jeopardy Men set themselves up for early death by engaging in risk behaviors. Compared to women, they are almost twice as likely to smoke and drink excessively. men women Russ Weller Emerald SOURCE: 1999 University of Oregon Health Center Survey Percentage of people at the University of Oregon:
