‘Cats capture
NCAA crown
Led by Jenna Daniels,
the No. 1 Arizona
women's golf team
wins the NCAA Champi
onships inSunriver.
The Ducks fall from the
the top 3 into 11th on
the final day of play.
PAGE 11
The Flash
Local team targets
seat belt safety
In a joint effort with the 3
Flags Seat Belt Enforcement
Program and Operation ABC,
the Lane County Sheriff’s Of
fice has been zeroing in on
drivers who ignore state seat
belt laws.
Although failure to wear
seat belts costs Americans
many injuries per year, Eu
gene is fairly compliant with
the law. PAGE 3
Pioneer cemeteries
retain state history
The Oregon Legislature is
trying to locate descendants
of early pioneers that lie in
graves throughout the state
in an effort to learn more
about Oregon’s history.
PAGE 4
Fiji’s army takes
control of rebels
Martial law was declared
Monday night in Fiji, as the
country’s military moved to
head off a rebellion by ethnic
Fijians.
The Fijian rebels oppose
economic control by the
country’s Indian minority
and have been holding the
prime minister and other
government officials hostage
since May 19. PAGES
Study: gum disease,
smoking linked
A government study reveals
that cigarette smoking may
be a leading cause of gum
disease in adults. Although
smoking has been linked to
gum disease for a while, the
recent study suggests that the
problem is very widespread.
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Memorial Day
Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald
Several veterans, including Bob Potter; commander of American Legion Post 3, gathered at Pio
neer Cemetery Monday for a Memorial Day service. Observers participated in prayer and song.
‘We will soon be
The annual
ceremony at
Pioneer
Cemetery
hopes to
keepalive
the spirit of
those who
died in battle
By Simone Ripke
Oregon Daily Emerald
About 75 participants, in
cluding veterans, singers and
other observers, gathered at
Pioneer Cemetery on campus
Monday afternoon for a
Memorial Day service to hon
or those who died fighting for
their country.
Attendees prayed together,
recited the Pledge of Alle
giance, listened to “The Star
Spangled Banner” and paid
tribute to those who had died
during wars.
Bob Potter, commander of
American Legion Post 3, said
the memorial service has oc
curred every year for approxi
mately 20 to 25 years and has
helped people remember lost
comrades.
“It’s kind of a tradition,” he
said. “It’s to pay honor to
those who gave their lives.”
During the service, Potter
and fellow veterans renewed
their pledge of patriotic serv
ice and also pledged to sup
port the families of their fallen
peers.
Turn to Memorial Day, page 4
Exec staffers
prepare for
a fresh start
■The new ASUO Executive staff is already
making plans and goals for the coming school
year, hoping to achieve team unity
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
A silver disco ball twirling
above the desks of newly inau
gurated ASUO President Jay
Breslow and Vice President
Holly Magner is just one sign
that transitions are under way
in the executive office.
Another clue — with a more
serious tone — is a list on the
door announcing next year’s
executive office staff.
With the
posting of
the results
May 24,
the same
day Breslow and Magner effec
tively took the reins as the new
executive team — a hiring
process fraught with few initial
applicants and then a flood of
applications — came to an end.
After the first deadline, the
number of applications for the
staff was less than the number
of available positions. But dur
ing the weekend of May 6 and
7, applications nearly doubled.
“The quality of candidates
was excellent,” Breslow said.
So excellent, in fact, that
Breslow and Magner moved
things around to better provide
for their needs next year. They
got rid of the technical support
position but added another
University affairs job.
Because there were two
highly qualified people apply
ing for the state affairs position,
Magner said, they also upgrad
ed the responsibilities of the
legislative assistant and turned*
it into the legislative organizer
so that both candidates could
Turn to New staff, page 9
ASUO staff
2000-2001
President
Jay Bresiow
Vice-President
Holly Magner
Community
Outreach Director
Christa Shively
Diversity
Recruitment and
Retention
joylynn Nair
Elections
Abbey Feasel
Federal Affairs
Dave Sanchez
Finance
Jonathan Gray
Intern Coordinator
Jeff Klein
Legislative
Organizer
Melissa Unger
Marketing Director
Claudia Ciobanu
Outreach Director
Helen Stocklin
Enright
Outreach Associate
Gabriel Sitowski
Programs
Administrator
Tambi Boyle
State Affairs
Brian Tanner
University Affairs
Chad Sullivan and
Jen Levy
Public Relations
Director
Jamie Gerlitz
Summit to help expand students’ horizons
Latino students
will get a
chance to see
some of their
peers in
leadership
roles in a
college setting
By Serena Markstrom
Oregon Daily Emerald
This June, the University
will hold the second annual
Latino Youth Summit, a two
day conference for Latino high
school students, and is looking
for volunteers to help run the
show.
About 500 students, chaper
ones and counselors will at
tend the event and stay in the
residence halls. Volunteers
will help chaperone out-of
town students and aid organiz
ers with workshops.
Last year, the LYS was held
at Western Oregon University,
so the majority of the volun
teers were also from that
school.
This year, Patricia Lopez, as
sociate director of multicultur
al recruitment for the office of
admissions, is coordinating
volunteers and logistics such
as housing for the University.
Lopez wrote the proposal to
the Oregon Commission on
Hispanic Affairs, the event’s
sponsor, to have the conference
at the University.
The conference is designed
to “improve the quality of life
in Oregon,” Lopez said.
Promoting higher education
is one way to improve the
quality of life, and though the
program is not designed as a
recruiting tool, it will indirect
ly serve as such by exposing
students from around the state
to the University, Lopez said.
The conference will offer
workshops on topics such as
sexuality, family, community
service, immigration and
gangs. MEChA, the Universi
ty’s Hispanic and Chicano stu
dent group, will help present
the workshops. %
College representatives from
Oregon schools will also attend
so students can ask questions
and find out about admissions
standards and programs of
fered at Oregon colleges and
universities.
Lopez said it is a good
chance for college students to
volunteer because they nor
mally do not get to give advice
to younger students who are
curious about the future.
“It’s an opportunity for stu
dents to interact with students
from across the state who are
interested in issues,” Lopez
Turn to Latino youth, page 9
CC It's an
opportunity
for students
to interact
withstu
dentsfrom
across the
state who
are interest
ed in issues. ’
Patricia Lopez
associate
director of
multicultural
recruitment