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
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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
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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
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ii Prostitu
tion ...is not
a victimless
crime.
Paul Thompson
West Eugene
resident yy