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-U.—U-L—LI C-W c »■ www.dailyemerald.com Wednesday An independent newspaper April 11,2001 Volume 102, Issue 125 Weather UO to the NBA " ick Terrell Brandon may be an NBA kept his family values. PAGE 7 IUUAY Thinking globally Visiting orator Dana Frank compares the malfea sance of globalization to “The Blob. ” PAGE 3 high 55, low 37 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Adam Amato Emerald Stan Mickiavzina of “Dr. Stan's Science Circus” demonstrates the wonders of static electricity with packaging popcorn in front of an awe struck crowd. The physics professor has educated and entertained for more than 15 years on both the University campus and around town. * ■ The za ny del ights of “ D r. Stan’s Science Circus” attracted 175 guests and raised $650 for elementary schools By Aaron K. Breniman Oregon Daily Emerald Terms like quantum physics, ki netic energy, thermal dynamics and electro-magnetistim may be but a faint memory from that barely passed high-school science class, but the persona and excitement of one Uni versity faculty member makes physics unforgettable. If you’ve taken an undergraduate physics course, chances are you’ve seen his work. A lover of the physi cal sciences, particularly the dynam ics of light, physics department Se nior Instructor Stan Micklavzina estimates he arranges for about a thousand Bill-Nye-the-Science-Guy like demonstrations per year for un dergraduate physics classes at the University. Micklavzina graduated from the University with a bachelor’s degree in physics in 1983, and in 1985 re ceived his master’s degree. Working full-time in the Demonstration Room since 1985, Micklavzina provides support for lecture demonstrations and works closely with professors of undergraduate physics classes. Adam Amato Emerald Five-year-old Uriah Dubey (front) gazes transfixed at the performance of “Dr. Stan’s Science Circus.” Dubey was escorted to the show by his dad Jonathan, who came just for the fun of it. His work doesn’t always end when he leaves his office in Willamette Hall, however. In addition to his campus duties, Micklavzina regular ly takes his love for physics to local elementary schools. “I’ve been going out to schools Turn to Science page 5 Register-Guard labor practices deemed unfair ■ Federal Judge Albert A. Metz ruled in favor of employees who charged mistreatment and a refusal to bargain in good faith with the union By Aaron Breniman Oregon Daily Emerald A federal administrative law judge found the publish er of The Register-Guard in violation of labor laws Tues day, stemming from the man agement’s treatment of em ployees and refusal to bargain with a local union. Judge Albert A. Metz found that the newspaper’s management violated the Na tional Labor Relations Act in attempting to stop the em ployees from organizing, “creating an impression of surveillance,” wrongful dis missal and providing incen tives for employees to not support organizing efforts. “We continue to believe the unfair labor practice charges filed by the teamsters are unfounded and we intend to ask the National Labor Re lations Board to dismiss the charges,” Register-Guard di rector of Human Resources Gynthia Walden read from a prepared statement written by General Manager Fletcher Little. In his finding, Metz sin gled out the Register-Guard’s top executive for criticism. “The Respondent’s highest Turn to Guard, page 6 Redistricting may split up students ■The state legislature is hearing plans for redrawing house and senate district lines, which will affect the University community By Lindsay Buchele Oregon Daily Emerald Members of the State Rules and Redistricting Committee listened to Eugene residents and city officials yesterday on how redistricting lines should be drawn. Every 10 years, the state legislature forms a commit tee to evaluate which house and senate district lines need to be redrawn. Due to population expansion in some districts and popula tion decline in others, lines in Eugene and throughout the state must be shifted so that each district has a simi lar population. Rep. Phil Barnhart, D-Eu gene, said House District 41, which he represents, and House District 39 each have a population of about 48.000. The state average, however, has been raised to 57.000, meaning each dis trict must come as close to reaching this target popula tion as possible. The only way for the com mittee to accomplish this is by drawing new boundaries for the districts, while at the same time keeping areas with common interests to gether, Barnhart said. Groups that citizens -and the committee wish to keep within the same district in clude businesses and stu dents. Suggestions for redistrict ing include splitting District 41 by using the Willamette River as a boundary. In ef fect, this boundary would divide the off-campus stu dent population by those living in the University neighborhoods and those living in Ducks Village, the University Commons and Chase Village apartment complexes. “This would harm the al ready weak University stu dent voice,” University stu dent Jed McGuire said. “The river actually unites the stu dents.” James Rice, a Eugene lawyer and resident of Dis trict 40, said it’s important to keep the business communi ty together in District 41, rather than join it with Dis trict 40 which includes the Turn to Redistrkting, page 6
