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Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Women seeded 13th in NCAA Tournament
The Duck
women will
go to an
eighth-straight
Big Dance after
beating Oregon
State
Inside
Men’s season ends
with a frustrating
snub from the NIT.
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By Adam Jude
Oregon Daily Emerald
Pack your bags, ladies. You’re going to
Salt Lake City.
Despite recent controversy surrounding
the women’s basketball program and head
coach Jody Runge, the Ducks — seemingly
going nowhere a month ago — learned
Sunday they will make an eighth straight
NCAA Tournament appearance.
Oregon kept its NCAA hopes alive by
beating Oregon State 72-60 Saturday.
On Sunday’s ESPN selection show, Ore
gon was announced as the 13th seed in the
Midwest Region and will face Big Ten
champion Iowa (20-9), a No. 4 seed. The
game is scheduled for 6 p.m. this Saturday
at the University of Utah.
Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. today. They
may be purchased at the Len Casanova
Center or by calling 1-800-WEBFOOT.
“Utah is really great for our fans because
they can get there,” Runge said. “Whenever
we’ve had to travel, we’ve traveled so far and
it’s always been a difficult trip. I think it’s a
great draw for us and I’m excited for our fans
because they get to see this group play some
more.”
The Ducks (17-11 overall, 10-8 Pacific
10 Conference) solidified a berth to the Big
Dance with Saturday’s victory at McArthur
Court against Oregon State.
“I was definitely excited,” senior forward
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Laura Smit Emerald
Oregon coach Jody Runge gives senior Camber Ellingson a hug during pregame cere
monies on Senior Night. The Ducks defeated Oregon State 72-60 Saturday at Mac Court.
Struttin’ their stuff
■The annual black heritage
fashion show, “Coming to
AmeriAKA,” was both a fun
and energetic performance
By Kara Cogswell
for the Emerald
Student volunteers from the
University of Oregon and Oregon
State University came together Sat
urday night to don sequined dress
es, basketball shorts, lingerie and
even a wedding dress or two at the
eighth annual black heritage fash
ion show, sponsored by the Sigma
Delta chapter of Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority, Incorporated.
The show combined fashion,
music and dance with a celebra
tion of black culture — and pulled
it all off in style.
“I thought it went excellent,”
said Bola Majekobaje, a Sigma
Delta member who has worked
with the fashion show for each of
her three years at the University.
“It gets better every year.”
This year’s show, called “Com
ing to AmeriAKA,” was the first
the AKAs have put on as an official
chapter. The University and OSU
joined last spring to charter the
first AKA undergraduate chapter
in the Eugene and Corvallis areas.
The fashion portion of this vi
brant show consisted of four
scenes, each featuring a different
clothing theme.
“After 5,” the first segment, fea
tured “club” clothes from Mari
posa, West Moon Trading Compa
ny, Eddie Bauer Inc and Deb.
Female models strutted their stuff
in sequined tops, leather pants and
clingy dresses, while the men wore
basic black and khakis.
Next, models dressed down for
the “Pajama Party” scene. Sleep
wear from The Bon Marche and
Deb ranged in style from sexy satin
nightgown sets, to fun animal print
pajamas and slippers.
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Tom Patterson Emerald
Models from the University and Oregon State University swirled across a runway in the EMU Ball
room for the eighth annual Black Heritage Fashion Show. During the “After 5” scene, above, ap
parel from Mariposa, West Moon, Eddie Bauer and Deb was the show-stopping feature.
Brooklyn, Nair
face injunction
■ Executive candidates are charged with making
campaign calls from within the ASUO office
By Jeremy Lang
Oregon Daily Emerald
Before Friday, Executive candidates
Nilda Brooklyn and Joy Nair were
about the only two people involved in
the ASUO Election who had steered
clear of the grievances and injunctions
that have brought voting to a standstill.
That honeymoon ended when fresh
man business major Jarrett White,
armed with a signed affidavit from
ASUO Constitution Court Clerk Scott
Austin, accused Brooklyn and Nair of
using phones in the Executive office to
make campaign calls.
Austin’s affidavit said that although
the two weren’t specifically soliciting
votes, they were introducing them
selves on the phone as candidates and
then reminding students to vote.
Brooklyn and Nair both work in the
current Executive office as staff mem
bers for ASUO President Jay Breslow.
Brooklyn said Austin probably saw her
and Nair making work calls, not cam
paign calls, and denied ever using the
phones for election purposes.
She said they have been making calls
relating to their jobs because they were
busy campaigning during the day. But
she added she doesn’t remember the
specific incident alleged in White’s
grievance.
“We still have to do our jobs,” Brook
lyn said.
But White said that, after hearing
about Austin’s affidavit, he thought it
was important enough to file the griev
ance in an attempt to disqualify them
from the race.
“Obviously they should be disquali
fied,” White said. “It’s pretty heavy to
go into the ASUO office and be making
calls.”
Election rules prohibit campaigning
inside the ASUO office.
Earlier this year, White ran a petition
campaign to impeach Breslow for non
fulfillment of duties. Although Breslow
violated ASUO rules by not filling of
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BROOKLYN
Obvi
ously they
should be
disquali
fied. It’s
pretty heavy
to go into
theASUO
office and
be making
calls.
Jarrett White
sophomore
business
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