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Scholarships of up to $1000 are available! For more information, contact: Waseda Oregon Programs Office (800) 823-7938 (503) 223-7938 info@opie.org www.opie.org r 008166 UO students drinks Qff&wtrl when they party Data taken from 1998 UO Health Center survey. Office of Student Life University of Oregon Wilkens throws in the towel ATLANTA — Lenny Wilkens resigned today from the Atlanta Hawks after the worst season of a 27-year career in which he won more games than any coach in NBA history. Wilkens’ resignation was an nounced at Philips Arena by team president Stan Kasten and general manager Pete Babcock. The coach did not attend the news confer ence. “Atlanta will always hold a spe cial place in my heart,” Wilkens said in a statement. “I have so many wonderful memories, both personally and professionally, but it is time to explore new challenges and new opportunities.” The 62-year-old Wilkens, who coached the Hawks for seven years, had two years left on his contract, paying $10.4 million. The team said it would honor it until he finds a new job. The decision was not unexpect ed after the Hawks struggled to a 28-54 record, their worst mark since moving to Atlanta in 1968. The team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992, losing 25 of its final 31 games. “We all concluded mutually that this was a good time to give everybody a chance to start from scratch, start a new chapter in their lives,” Kasten said. The Associated Press Softball continued from page 11 In the first game, “we didn’t come out like we needed to,” Coe said. “We needed to come out and look at it like a Pac-10 game — which we’ll do tomorrow.” The last time the Ducks played was that doubleheader against Hawaii more than a week ago. The team was supposed to face Oregon State, but the game was rained out. The break in action should help the team more than hurt it. “It’s not going to hurt us all that much because we have 48 games under our belts now,” head coach Rick Gamez said. “The couple days off might actually help us out with our aggressiveness. ” Looking at today’s contests as if they were conference games should give the Ducks an advan tage over their opponent, accord ing to Gamez. “There is no better pitching than we’ve seen in the Pac-10,” Gamez said. “So if we stay focused and disciplined then we’ll score runs. We can’t take Portland State lightly because last year they beat us. ” Oregon’s offense has been on a roll lately, scoring 35 runs in the last seven games and belting nine extra-base hits, including three home runs, beginning with the two wins in the previous meetings between the tearhs. Oregon won both ends of a twin bill in Port land, 7-5 and 7-5. “We’re being more aggressive and looking for the right pitches,” Coe said. “I think that we are see ing the ball well right now. When the whole team is hitting well; it’s sort of contagious. ” Coe has been a big contributor to the team’s recent power surge, knocking in five runs on three extra base hits including two home runs. “We’ve just been working on my mechanics a little bit,” the Med ford native said. “I’ve changed my stride, and I’m seeing the ball pret ty well right now.” Not only have the Ducks’ been healthy at the plate, but they have been playing their best defensive ball of the season. During the weekend when they were swept by UCLA and Washington, the team committed seven errors in three games. In the seven games since, the Ducks have dramatical ly improved in the field, commit ting only seven errors. “We’ve just basically gotten our act together,” Coe said. “We’re playing together and stepping it up to thb level we need to reach for the weekend.” Winners of six of the last seven, the Ducks have jumped on the scoreboard first five times. It’s something that the team looks to continue today. “We want to jump on them early in the game,” Coe said. “The earli er we score the more successful we are as a team.” Gamez understands the impor tance of picking up these games for positioning for post-season ' play. The Ducks are looking to make a run in the second half of the season heading into the end of v conference play. “Every win is crucial,” Gamez said. “We need to get in good posi tion for the post-season. These games are extremely important for us, not only for the post season but also for our confidence. “With Arizona and Arizona State coming in this weekend, a couple wins will do a lot for us.”
