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—Q—□-L_b e w r h ^ www.dailyemerald.com Tuesday Controversial coach * spent eight successful but tumultuous >ons as the women's basketball coach. PAGE 7 Tapping resources The Lane Memorial Blood Bank is holding a blood drive on campus today and Wednesday. PAGE 6 i vi/n high 55, low 40 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Runge era comes to an end ■The most successful basketball coach in school history resigns after two months of turmoil By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald Jody Runge resigned from her post as coach of the Oregon women’s basketball team, effective Monday, nearly two months after eight players reportedly re quested that she be fired. Athletic Director Bill Moos made the announcement Monday afternoon at a press conference in the Casanova Cen ter. Runge was not present and could not be reached for comment at her home. “Jody asked that I make the announce ment for her,” Moos said. “Parties repre senting Jody and the University met [Sunday] and reached a mutually agree able decision.” Moos said he did not ask for Runge’s resignation. “I had some concerns that did not per tain to the win-loss record,” Moos said. “This has been a long, tedious and frus trating process that has finally come to a close.” The turmoil within the program be came public March 4 after eight players Turn to Runge, page 3 ' . Tom Patterson Emerald Athletic Director Bill Moos and University Vice President for Administration Dan Williams announce women’s basketball head coach jody Runge’s resignation at the Len Casanova Center Monday afternoon. ■The University community has a variety of responses to the resignation of women’s basketball coach Jody Runge By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald When University Athletic Director Bill Moos announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Jody Runge Monday afternoon, faculty, student and community reaction to the news ranged from shock to frustration. Associate Professor Daniel Close from the college of education said he was sad to hear about Runge’s resignation, but that he was also optimistic for change within the Athletic Department. “Her resignation marks the end of a mag ical yet controversial era,” Close said. “She brought an incredible energy and enthusi asm that captivated this community. ” Close said Runge served as a role model for many girls, students and community members, but he added that Runge’s com munication style and motivational tech niques sadly led to a dissatisfying rela tionship with her players. “I honestly believe that she resigned Turn to Reactions, page 3 New owner relocates vintage homes despite protest . ■■■■■■■ .V. ; I''' 11 Adam Jones for the Emerald Zach Vishanoff stands in opposition to the removal of homes from the Moss Street neighborhood. University Housing sold the homes to Katherine Wilson because maintenance costs became too great > <■ * By Chris Ryan for the Emerald University Housing officials said Monday that, despite protests by a group of people opposed to the moving of two 80-year-old vintage homes from their original location on Moss Street, it was no longer economically feasible to maintain the houses. The two houses, located at 1563 Moss St. and 1649 Moss St., were moved Sunday morning after being sold to Katherine Wilson, a movie pro x X ducer who restores vintage homes for rent or sale. Housing officials decided that spending the additional money to fix the houses would take away from the department’s ability to provide stu dents with the most affordable housing possible. “It doesn’t make sense as far as our mission to serve students,” University Housing Director Michael Eyster said. Because Wilson has the money to Turn to Move, page 4 ). ♦ t ' •. ■Some Eugene residents believe University Housing intends to create high-density housing in the Moss Street area By Zach Mull for the Emerald A group of Eugene residents in the Moss Street area are concerned about what they believe is an increasing Uni versity presence in their neighbor hood, and some neighbors have ex pressed concern over the consequences of possible future devel opment projects in the area. Zach Vishanoff, a Eugene resident and former University student who calls himself the “Moss Street Defend er,” said he believes University Hous ing will convert property in the area into a housing development. “It’s clear to me,” Vishanoff said. “My instincts tell me it will be a new mega-complex.” But University Housing Director Michael Eyster said his department has no plans for future development in the area. He said the city of Eugene holds public hearings more than a year in ad vance of any new development projects so residents can express their concerns. Eyster said that a few houses were removed from the area because of their poor physical condition, which made it economically infeasible for the Uni versity to maintain them. “We’re constantly weighing whether it’s to the cost benefit of stu dents to repair those houses,” he said, adding that University Housing has no current plans to remove or demolish any other houses in the east campus area. Katherine Wilson, owner of the company transplanting the houses, said the project will preserve and re store the homes and that she plans to move the houses to other locations in Eugene and restore them to their origi nal condition. She said she is protect ing pieces of the city and is not con cerned with turning a profit. Eyster said University Housing cur rently rents more than 100 houses in the Moss Street area to students with families. “We own a lot of that neighbor hood,” he said. A plan emerged in the 1980s to turn the area into residence halls, but the plan was scrapped before it was put into action, Eyster said. University Planning Office Director Chris Ramey said his department also has no plans for development east of Moss Street. Moss Street resident Bryan Boggs said he has noticed the removal of houses in the area over the past year. “My concern is that it continues to be used for housing students,” he said. Despite the absence of University development plans, Vishanoff said he’s convinced the Moss Street neigh borhood will soon be converted into high-density housing. Vishanoff said the houses are left un attended only to be used by “transients Turn to Neighborhood, page 4
