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Success story Corvallis native Andrea Gustafson, once a walk on, leads the No. 18 Oregon softball team into its final Civil War contest of the season this Saturday at Oregon State. PAGE 9A The Flash Voters face tax for po lice, fire departments If passed by voters in the May1 primary election, Mea sure 20-3 i would provide what supporters say is a much-needed $36.6 to re place the cramped police and fire departments. Mem bers of a task force assem bled to assess the space say the most cost-effective way to deal with the lack of safe space is to build new sta tions. PAGE 5A Native art on display at UNH Museum Native Plateau Indian art work, featuring weaving, beadwork and leatherware from artists, is on display at the University Natural Histo ry Museum now through Sept. 10. The exhibit show cases works from traditional artists who incorporate con temporary themes into their pieces. A feature of the dis play is several informational panels that rotate between Northwest museums, incor porating information about tribes, but using artifacts unique to each museum. PAGE6A Health Center urges contraception Emergency contraception, a little-known preventative pill that can prevent preg nancy if taken up to 72 hours following intercourse, is a safe option for students who fear they may be pregnant. Not to be confused with the RU 486 pill, the European abortion pill not approved in the U.S., the emergency con traception pill is available to students at the University Health Center for a cost of $8 and free for some students at Eugene Planned Parenthood. PAGE 7A Weather Today Saturday RAIN POSSIBLE RAIN high 65, low 50 high 62, low 42 If1 "I Oregon Daily n| Emerald Friday April 21,2000 Volume 101, Issue 136 —Q—Q-1 h fi_w e h ^ www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper (i Compared with the investment booms of the’60s, this has much more potential to be sustainable" Edward Gramlich member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System CatharineKendall Emerali {iramfidi spoke at the University Thursday about economic trends and the national debt. Student investors take a hit in market crash The University Investment Group’s portfolio is slowly recovering By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald When the stock market took!? a dive last week, some of the University Investment Group’s stocks went underwater too, but most have found their way back to the surface by now. “The market kind of took us down with it,” said George Kosovich, a senior finance business major and director of investments for the group. “One of our stocks took a pret ty good hit.” Students in the group and throughout campus say, how ever, that the market has been volatile before and they are not panicking with the recent ups Turn to Investors, page 4A High-tech trend ups economy ■Technological advances along with government savings will help keep the future economy strong By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Recent growth in the economy, which has seen increased saving, investment and productivity, may last beyond the typical boom-and-bust cycle of stock markets in the last century. Edward Gramlich, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Re serve System, explained Thursday why this could be the case during a visit to the University. Gramlich, who spoke to about 80 business people associated with the University during a lunch sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, said the economy’s current strength was due to the spread of information technologies and globalization but also to more tradi tional factors, such as savings and in vestments. Turn to Economy, page 8A Nike rumors lack a solid confirmation ■There has been no substantiation that Nike will withdraw financial support from the University over the WRC issue By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Rumors that Nike CEO Phil Knight is withdrawing his large pledge of financial support for the renovation of Autzen Stadi um were still rumors on Thurs day. According to a statement from Nike regarding the Univer sity, “The details of Phil’s pri vate philanthropy have and will continue to be personal. How ever, from a business perspec tive, both Nike and Phil were surprised when the University of Oregon aligned itself with the Workers (sic) Rights Consor tium.” There has been no substanti ation to the rumor, which seems to have originated from a Port land television newscast Wednesday night. The University administra tion had not had any contact with Nike or Knight late on Thursday, said Duncan McDon ald, vice president for public af fairs and development. Johnson Hall has been receiv ing phone calls from people asking if this rumor is an at tempt to cast Knight in a nega tive light. McDonald said such allegations hold no weight at this time, but speculation abounds regarding the rumor’s source. “It’s getting into an Area 51 scenario,” McDonald said, in a joking reference to the govern ment’s alleged top secret Air Force base in New Mexico. “This is a mystery.” Athletic Director Bill Moos Turn to Nike, page 4A FROHNMAYER We’ve made our commit ment to the WRC. We’ve also made our concerns about the WRC known. Dave Frohnmayer University president j j Men Against Sexism incorporated on campus The group provides a safe forum for men to gather and discuss concerns and thoughts on life By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald When senior women studies major Jonathan Gutstadt started thinking about his thesis equiv alency project for his bachelors degree, he did not know it was going to lead to a new student group on campus. But that’s exactly what hap pened. What Gutstadt and fellow group members first wanted to call the Men Against Rape group, evolved into the Men Against Sexism group. He de scribes it as a pro-feminist men’s group in which members are committed to support and edu cate each other about issues sur rounding gender, sexuality and feminism. "It’s all about support,” Gut stadt said. “We need a men’s movement because people do ask the question that if there’s a women’s center, then why isn’t there a men’s center?” Gutstadt said Men Against Sexism aims to create a safe en vironment for men to share their stories. Group members ask questions and address the issues they might not want to discuss with their friends. He said members are looking for alternatives to the tradition al masculinity that is often asso ciated with and expected of men. Gutstadt said rather than promoting traditional masculin ity, the group looks at men as unique individuals who want to talk about their concerns and thoughts in a comfortable envi ronment. “We have a sexualized cul ture, but we don’t talk about sex,” Gutstadt said. Gutstadt said group members are also looking to break away from stereotypical male expec tations that do not allow for ex pressing one’s weaknesses. “One thing that I find is really important is to be vulnerable. That means admitting mistakes and having that be OK — that means developing deeper rela tionships,” he said. So far, the group has not asked for ASUO recognition, but Gutstadt said although Uni versity funding is not the focus of the group, he does not want to exclude the possibility from fu ture consideration. Byron McCrae, assistant dean of Student Life and an advisor to the group, said members, through their involvement in Men Against Sexism and other social justice groups on campus and in the community, attempt to break out of stereotypical male behaviors that affect their health, their careers and their overall way of life. “Society has these explicit and implicit scripts that they ex pect men and women to fol low,” McCrae said. “It’s really Turn to Men’s group, page 8A 44 It's really productive to have a group that looks at sexism... Byron McCrae assistant dean of Student Life
