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Blazin' Blasi He may stand only 5 feet, 9 inches, but the heart that lay inside of his usually dirty uni form is immeasurable. Blasi leads the league in hitting, and provides stellar defense at sec ond base. PAGE 05 The Flash Girl missing, presumed drowned in Willamette River EUGENE (AP) — Two young girls were pulled from the Willamette River Mon day, but a third was still miss ing and presumed drowned, pplice said. Passers-by saw the three girls — believed to be ages 10 and 11—crying for help in a fast-moving stretch of water at about 8 p.m. The Eugene Fire Department re sponded, deploying an air boat, a personal watercraft and a dozen divers to search for the other girl. Police and residents also searched the banks on both sides of the river. Divers were fighting a strong current and water temperature of about 50 degrees with 10 feet of visibility, said fire district chief Dave Coleman. One of the rescued girls is Tabitha Bissonette, 11. The names of the other girls weren’t released late Monday night, but fire dis trict chief Randy Dewitt said the two were sisters. The Lane County sheriff’s office will resume their search Tuesday morning. Ducks head to Olympic Trials Six Oregon track athletes, including four from the 2000 track season and two new comers, qualified for the Olympic Trials in Sacramen to, Calif., this week. Among the elite Ducks are long jumper jason Boness, javelin thrower Karis Howell and distance runner Steve Fein. The Ducks will compete with other collegiate athletes as well as seasoned profession als. Sophomore Niki Reed will also represent in the pole vault competition. PAGE 5 Weather Today Wednesday PARTLY SONNY PARTLY SUNNY high 80, low 54 high 80, low 54 *1 Oregon Daily "W Emerald Tuesday July 11,2000 Volume 102, Issue 6 —Q—Q-h R_w fi h www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper Suspects arrested in slaving case Police are questioning two men allegedly associated with the shooting death of an 18 year-old Eugene woman By Jack Clifford Oregon Daily Emerald Following the arrests of two Junction City men in connec tion with Wednesday’s shooting death of Eugene resident Casey Jolene Stafek, local police are still investigating a possible mo tive in the case. Stafek, 18, was found at ap proximately 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in a gravel lot on Union Pacific Railroad property off Bethel Drive and taken to Sa cred Heart Hospital. She had been shot in the head, and died about two hours later. Steven Michael Weavill, 18, and Beau Heleman Flynn, 21, were arrested Sunday at approx imately 1 p.m. in Vancouver, Wash., as they walked together in an unincorporated part of the city, according to police reports. Weavill was charged with in tentional murder and Flynn was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Law en forcement officers from Eugene, Vancouver and Clark County, 10 Alcohol 539 school year Drug 347 Alcohol 545 Eugene Police Department Statistics: Minor tn Possession citations (MIP) 1997 505 1998 994 1999 1,510 2000 648 Incidents involving alcohol on campus are dropping according to recent data, but police beg to differ Drinking problems create other issues By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald Alcohol plus college stu dents equals more arrests. This simple equation is be coming increasingly true. Alcohol-related arrests on college campuses rose 24.3 percent in 1998, the biggest in crease in seven years, accord ing to a recent survey conduct ed by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The study also contended that the number of liquor-law violations on the University of Oregon campus actually went down in the past year, but lo cal police and school officials seem to disagree. “To think that the number Turn to Drinking, page 4 Wash., teamed up to make the arrests. One of the lead Eugene detec tives in the case, Jeff Donaca, said at a Monday morning press conference that although both Weavill and Flynn knew Stafek, and were with her at various points the night of the murder, Flynn will not be charged in the homicide. His arrest in Vancou ver was based on a parole viola tion for possessing a weapon. Turn to Suspects, page 3 Steven Michael Weav ill is charged with in tentional murder. IntroDUCKtion preps newbies By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald Last summer, more than 2,000 new students participated in IntroDUCKtion, and this year’s projected number of 2,300 to 2,400 students will make it the biggest session ever. IntroDUCKtion is the sum mer orientation and registration program for new students enter ing the University. The sessions give new students the opportu nity for academic advising, placement tests and further ex ploration of the many facets of University life. The Student Orientation Staff began planning the event in ear ly fall and have been working since to get faculty and student groups involved in the event. New students are notified by mail of the event to reserve a spot. IntroDUCKtion is part of a se ries of events designed to smooth the transition for new students to the University, said Heather Dumas, assistant direc tor of the Student Orientation programs. Week of Welcome — a week-long program aimed at freshmen the week before fall classes start —is another event planned by the SOS. In order to meet the needs of a variety of students, the ses sions have been divided to best accommodate the different groups. The first session on July 7 was only for incoming fresh men from Lane County. The second session, held Monday, was a day-long event only for transfer students. “There’s an equal balance be tween community colleges and four-year schools,” said Jack Bennett, Learning Communities Turn to IntroDUCKtion, page 3 Newcomers to the University flock to the IntroDUCKtion series get a head start on campus goings on Prostitution-free zone debated at meeting Citizens and a handful of prostitutes turned out to voice support and opposition to the proposed ordinance By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald In hopes to curb the recent rise in prostitution in the West Jefferson area, City Council members met Monday to fur ther discussions on ordinances for a prostitution-free zone. The idea of the zone was brought forward by several rec ommendations from the Eu gene Policfe Commission. The area would be a place where convicted prostitutes and johns could be prohibited from enter ing for up to a year. The ordi nance would be similar to a Portland ordinance the Oregon Supreme Court is scheduled to address later this summer. An open forum was held for citizens to voice their opinions on the proposed ordinance. Many residents who live in the area where the activity is taking place voiced their support for the proposition. “I know the going rate for prostitutes in my area,” local resident Joni Dawning said to council members, “because men have pulled up to me in cars holding twenty dollar bills against the window when 1 am delivering newspapers in my neighborhood.” Dawning said that the harass Turn to Prostitution, page 4 ii Prostitu tion ...is not a victimless crime. Paul Thompson West Eugene resident yy
