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Sweet sweep After going win less in their four-game Pac-10 homestand last week, the No. 23 Ducks bounce back big time in their three-game trip to the Bay Area, sweep ing California and Stanford. PAGE 11a Taking taxes to the wire Still haven’t finished filing your 1999 tax returns? Last minute filers can still make the IRS deadline, if their re turns are postmarked no lat er than midnight tonight. Af ter the deadline, fines and penalties may be assessed. The traditional April 15 dead line was extended this year as it fell on a Saturday. Marchers fail to keep leaders from meeting WASHINGTON (AP)—Thou sands of marchers failed to stop world finance leaders from meeting Sunday, but paraded through the capital in a show of celebration and anger that provoked one ugly episode — a surging crowd met by a stinging cloud of ir ritants fired by police. Festive street theater with giant puppets coexisted with pushy confrontations be tween police and protesters agitating about the plight of the poor and “decadence” of the rich. At one point, police in riot gear and on motorcycles charged into a crowd that had surged toward the police line. Police used pepper spray and what they said were smoke bombs to drive back the protesters, who were convinced they’d been tear-gassed. But unlike the protests that overwhelmed police and smashed windows in rainy Seattle at trade meetings late last year, the weekend demonstrations were largely nonviolent — and the sun beamed on them Sunday. Weather Today Tuesday UN LIKELY % UN LIKELY high 62, low 43 high 63, low 43 Oregon Daily Monday April 17,2000 Volume 101, Issue 132 —Q—Q-L—b—e_w g h ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Measuring relationships Psychology graduate student Amy Adamson has electrodes attached to her face. Electrodes used in a University marriage study measure muscle activity under the skin. A current University study looks at issues in wedlock with a goal of helping spouses better support each other By Serena Markstrom Oregon Daily Emerald Electrodes don’t lie and neither do facial muscles. If you are happy, the electrodes will know it. University doctoral student Keith Harris is conducting an innovative research project that aims to find out how mar ried couples support each other in times of emotional Turn to Marriage, page 4A Protesters accomplish some goals ■ With the University’s signing of a one year contract with the WRC, students will focus on seeking a more active voice By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Gone. All of the tents, posters and protesters — gone. Late Thursday night, the stu dents who demonstrated in support of the Worker Rights Consortium and improved stu dent voice on campus packed up and left Johnson Hall, where they had kept an around-the clock vigil since April 4. While some of the protesters’ demands were not met, the main goal of membership in the WRC was enough to end the oc cupation on the steps of the ad ministration building. After the University Senate approved a recommendation to join the labor monitoring group, University President Dave Frohnmayer agreed to a one year term with the WRC, which monitors working conditions in factories where University products are made. In March, the Licensing Code of Conduct Committee unanimously agreed to a similar recommendation. Protesters unsuccessfully de manded that Frohnmayer agree to a five year contract with the WRC and improve University governance by granting deci sion making power to Universi Protest demands: What they got: University Presi dent Dave Frohn mayer signed onto the WRC for one year. In a meeting last Monday, the president prom ised not to join the Fair Labor As sociation. What they didn’t get: Frohnmayer won’t grant deci sion making con trol to commit tees accountable to him. Frohnmayer will not write a letter to all Assembly members asking them to vote in favor of increas ing student rep resentation on the University Senate. Turn to Aftermath, page 8A Mother Earth revered in female pagan group me group, WICCA, claims it moves away from pagan stereotypes and celebrates its spirituality through such practices as meditation and song By Sara Lieberth Oregon Daily Emerald Standing at her desk 17 years ago, Norma Joyce found herself repeatedly scribing a line on her notepad, over and over un til its significance could not be ignored. The words, “Women In Con scious Creative Action” stared back at her as she mused, “I wonder where this is going to go?” WICCA, a pagan spiritual group for women in Oregon fo cusing on goddess energy and Turn to WICCA, page 10A Eugene resident Kim Reed placed this WICCA altar in her home. WICCA is a group of women who practice pagan ritu als focusing on god dess energy. A word from Wise: speaker promotes anti-racism Schedule for Tim Wise’s visit: Tuesday: University of Oregon 12:30 p.m.-2p.m. Multi cultural Center: “Lunch with Tim Wise” 7 p.m. EMU Ballroom: Keynote Address Wednesday: Lane Community College 9a.m.-1 p.m. University of Oregon 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Ben Linder Room: Community Town Hall Meeting All events are free and open to the public. SOURCE: ASUO Executive ■ Caucasian social critic Tim Wise gives an ‘in your-face’ discussion on the value of diversity By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald Get ready to sit back, relax and learn about why you should care about diversity. Get ready, because Tim Wise, a prominent social critic who has fought to educate the nation al community on topics ranging from affirmative action to capi tal punishment, is coming to town. Beginning today and continu ing through Thursday, Wise will bring his views about diversity to the University, Lane Commu nity College and Oregon State University communities. Wise’s messages focus on “the Turn to Tim Wise, page 9A a He (Wise) tells the truth. He says what's on his mind KatyHo journalism } )
