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system and outdated tech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
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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: