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Butof course. The Ducks’Green team of first-and second stringers predictably overpower the White team, 31-0, in front of 8,573 at Autzen during ; the annual spring : scrimmage. PAGE 11 The Flash Politicians solicit student voters Oregon representatives made a worthwhile contribu tion to the future of Oregon politics last week with their participation in the ASUO voter registration campaign. 250 University students regis tered to vote, and Oregon Student Association repre sentatives hope to register 27,500 college students state wide by the November elec- ♦ tion. Peter DeFazio, D-Eu gene, Vicki Walker, D-Eugene and State Sen. Tony Corcoran were among the politicians involved in the effort to boost voter turn-out. PAGE 5 Media critic presenta tion focuses on image Jean Kilboume, a national ly renowned media critic, brought her message of poi sonous media images of women to the University Fri day. Nearly 300 people showed up to hear her pres entation, “Deadly persua sion.” Kilbourne talked about how advertisers, espe cially tobacco companies, target women with flashy promises that feed on fragile self-esteems of girls and young women. PAGE 8 Gun-control backers organize events Two events to encourage gun-safety awareness are in the works, thanks to Eugene gun-control advocates. Prompted by a rash of gun vi olence among youths nation wide, members of The Com munity Action Forum are scheduling gun-control awareness events in May, in cluding the Million Mom March, an “echo” march co inciding with a national event in Washington, D.C. PAGE 9 Weather % • % RAIN POSSIBLE I high 69, low 49 high 70, low 47 May 1,2000 Volume 101, Issue 142 —Q—Qt h fi w fi h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon • An independent newspaper In harmony roshi Nakamura Emera Some of the 13 undergraduate members of the new University chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sing during a reception following their charter ceremony. By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald While walking down cam pus streets, members of Al pha Kappa Alpha sorority can ciy out with a shared call and know that soon after, a succession of returned yells \#ill be heard. After Sunday afternoon, the women of AKA are call ing out to a brand new beat. Installing themselves as Sigma Delta, the newest chapter of AKA, 13 under graduates joined women Turn to Sorority, page 4 UO addresses WRC worries at conference ■ University administrators nationwide met to get an understanding of the WRC and what needs to be done, including who will make up its board By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald Duncan McDonald, the Uni versity’s vice president for pub lic affairs and development, re turned from a Worker Rights Consortium conference in Chicago Friday with new in sights on the WRC’s current sta tus and what kind of hurdles the group, which is still in its found ing stages, has to overcome be fore becoming a functioning la bor monitoring organization. McDonald, who was one of about 40 administrators repre senting their universities at the confer ence, said the meeting gave WRC mem bers a chance to meet in person and to discuss some shared concerns about the WRC’s structure. “It was nice, I think, for the group to get to know one anoth er and to talk about clearly how we will move [the WRC] from a concept to an organization,” he said. “The thing that I think has never been made very clear is that the WRC is still a concept, not an organization. ” University President Dave Frohnmayer signed on with the WRC for a one-year term on April 12 after the University Senate voted and recommended the University to join. McDonald said he estimates the WRC is still at least two years away from any factory monitor ing because it has no governing body. It lacks sufficient financial Turn to Workers’ rights, page 7 Inside Nike is not the only apparel company of interest to the WRC PAGE 6 iirhe thing I think has never been made very clear is that the WRC is still a concept, not an or ganization. Duncan McDonald University vice president for public affairs and development Professors reflect on Vietnam experiences Three University professors recall their place in the conflict that ended 25 years ago and talk about present day efforts to help the hurting nation By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald As the 25th anniversary of the end of the Viet nam War passed Sunday, University professors reminisced about their experiences as student pro testers in the 1960s and discussed how they’re helping to improve the ties between the United States and the Communist state. With a strong focus on education, Vietnam is try ing to pull out of poverty with a little help from two University faculty members. Ken Ramsing, a business professor, and Gerry Fry, director of the University’s Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, have participated in educa tional exchange programs with Vietnam and said that improvements are being made in the South east Asian country. “Education is extremely important to the people of Vietnam,” said Ramsing, an international stud ies professor who has traveled to Vietnam four times since 1996. “But their universities are large, crowded and underfunded.” Turn to Vietnam, page 5
