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Civil War! No. 22 Oregon and No. 12 Oregon State battle at Howe Field to day. Both teams really need a win. And both teams are due. But, re ally, it's a Beavers Ducks match up, so it’ll be a good one. PAGE 7 The Flash Guards allegedly staged inmate fights FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Eight guards accused of staging gladiator-style inmate fights for their own amusement go on trial Tuesday in the biggest brutality case yet to come out of one of Califor nia’s toughest prisons. Four of the Corcoran State Prison guards face possible life sentences for the shoot ing of an inmate during one of the 1994 brawls, moments after a guard allegedly said: “It’s going to be duck hunting season.” Despite risks, FDA backs impotence pill BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A tablet called Uprima may soon be cutting into Viagra’s impotence drug market, thanks to government advis ers’ recommendation Mon day that the tablet be al lowed to be sold despite some worrisome side ef fects. One in 30 men who tested the optimal dose of Uprima fainted or suffered seriously low blood pressure. A few * men fell and hit their heads, and one crashed his car into a fence, the Food and Drug Administration says. Man gets 18 months for kidnapping son SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who with his wife starved his son for religious reasons and then kidnapped the malnourished boy from a hospital was sentenced Monday to 18 months in j jail. Authorities said Christo pher and Kyndra Fink be lieved their son, David, was the “Christ child” and fed him only watermelon and lettuce to keep him pure. Weather Today Wednesday high 72, low 45 high 71, low 43 Tuesday April 11,2000 Volume 101, Issue 128 —Q—Q-L—b 2_w r b ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Frohnmayer, students talk it over ■ The two sides discuss on Monday signing on with the WRC and staying out of the FLA, but students feel empty as nothing is signed yet By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald Approximately 250 students crammed into the EMU Fir Room Monday night to attend an open forum with University President Dave Frohnmayer and nine student leaders who have participated in an ongoing protest demanding that Frohn mayer sign on with the Worker Rights Consortium and increase shared governance for students. Students have protested out side Johnson Hall since Tues day, and 14 have been arrested on trespassing charges for refus ing to leave the administration building upon closing time. Throughout the past week, many students have camped in tents outside Johnson Hall. Frohnmayer, who did not re spond to the protest throughout the past week, agreed to meet with student protesters after he returned from Washington, D.C., Saturday to set up Monday’s meeting. Students are demanding that Frohnmayer sign a statement promising not to join the Fair La bor Association or any other monitoring body students con sider insufficient in enforcing fair labor practices. Frohnmayer said joining the FLA has not been up for debate and is thus currently not an option being discussed. He committed to not joining the FLA as long as there was no desire by any University con stituency to do so but did not Turn to WRC meeting, page 6 a i would take gentle issue with those of you who saida sit-in was necessary ... because the process was well under way. Dave Frohnmayer University president 11 Kevin Calame Emerald Monday night, University President Dave Frohnmayer addresses his opinions toward sudent demands. Art museum raises money, roof next ■ Thanks to many generous donations, the University Museum of Art is less than $1 million away from a massive face lift that is hoped to be completed by 2003 Project details The University Museum of Art developing team needs to raise $845,000 to fully fund the $12 million renova tion, which will begin next spring. The two-year project will force the museum to close while more than doubling the building’s size to 63,000 square feet. I By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald A $500,000 donation from Randy Pape, chair man of the University Board of Trustees, has put the vision of a major expansion project for the University Museum of Art within sight. Museum officials have raised a total of $11,155,000 so far, and the goal of raising $12 million will likely be completed by June, said Christie McDonald, museum director of devel opment. “We’re pretty confident we’ll complete it,” she said. “It won’t be difficult, but it won’t be a cake walk. It’s like trying to lose those last five pounds of a diet.” Most of the funding for the renovation project comes from the state Legislature’s Capital Con struction Budget, corporations and donations from alumni and faculty emeriti. Museum offi cials also applied for several state grants, many of which they are still waiting for the final deci sions. Turn to Museum, page 5 Campus art galleries search for artisans ■ Students interested in the arts are encouraged to submit their work for display in a campus gallery By Eric Pfeiffer Oregon Daily Emerald The UO Cultural Forum and the EMU have come together to provide an environment for new and experienced artists. Three different on-campus galleries are avail able for students to display their photographs, illustrations, writing and other forms of aes thetic inspiration. The Aperture Gallery, which is located near the food court on the second floor of the EMU, specializes in photograph exhibits compiled by University students. This month, University graduate student Mick Briscoe has his latest exhibit featured in the EMU Aperture Gallery. Briscoe graduated from the University in 1975 and has recently re turned to begin work on his master’s program in fine arts photography. After graduating with a degree in architec ture, Briscoe took his first photography class at a community college in 1978. “After that first experience, I knew photogra phy would be an extremely important part of Turn to Art gallery, page 4 CC We a re in the process of an aggressive search for artists. Daniel Karp assistant visual arts coordinator, Cultural
