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Wednesday
May 9,2001
Volume 102, Issue 145
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TODAY
high 62, low 42
R. Ashley Smith Emerald
The moorage at Orchard Point Marina on Fern Ridge Lake was far from being filled with water Tuesday morning. The
Marina is normally packed with sailing boats, but this year sailing enthusiasts will have to go elsewhere in search of water.
■ Despite the drought, local rafting
and fishing businesses aren’t drying out
By Lindsay Bucheie
Oregon Daily Emerald
The drought that hit the Northwest this year
has done more than just raise electricity rates —
it’s also brought some low water levels, poten
tially causing problems for those who like to
raft, fish and kayak the local rivers and reser
voirs.
But local rafting and fishing businesses aren’t
worried about business suffering or a lack of in
terest from their loyal customers. Even with low
water levels, there’s a lot to be gained, said Guy
Santiago, owner of Oregon River Sports.
“This will be a great teaching year,” Santiago
said. “It’s easier to work with students and begin
ners because the water’s not intimidating.”
Wade Stampe, the Army Corps of Engineers’
operations manager for the Willamette Valley
project, said the McKenzie River is as high as it’s
going to get right now. The engineers are respon
sible for building dams and then monitoring wa
ter levels to ensure water quality for fish and
wildlife.
“Typically we would release 6,800 cubic feet
per thousand of water from the reservoirs into
the rivers,” Stampe said. “Due to the drought,
we’ll only be able to release 5,000 cubic feet per
thousand in order to conserve water for the en
tire summer.”
Stampe said the Army Corps will also have to
keep the water at a certain level to meet state re
quirements for sewage discharge. This will most
Turn to River, page 5
UO Senate to vote
on athletics costs
■Several Pac-10 faculty senates
are concerned with what they
see asthe commercialization
of collegiate athletics
By Andrew Adams
Oregon Daily Emerald
The University Senate will vote today
on a resolution urging the end of the “ex
ponential growth of athletic programs
and budgets.” The resolution has al
ready been approved by faculty senates
at four other Pacific-10 Conference
schools.
James Earl, an English professor and
University Senate president, helped
draft the resolution with the help of sen
ate presidents from each Pac-10 school.
The resolution is symbolic of the
growing split between the academic and
athletic sides of universities: Increased
commercialization of college athletics
and huge athletic department budgets
have lead to what many are calling an
athletics “arms race” between schools.
Earl stressed that the resolution is not
designed to initiate reductions in sports
budgets, but only to slow the rapid in
crease of those budgets.
“This resolution is not asking for a cut
in athletics,” he said. “It is aimed at con
taining their future of growth.... This is
not faculty versus football.”
Dave Williford, assistant athletic di
rector of media services, said the Athlet
ic Department is behind the spirit of the
resolution. He said athletic director Bill
Moos is a “strong proponent” for the res
Turn to Athletics, page 6
Faculty seek closure
in Runge resignation
■ Many University professors
believe the situation will not be
settled until more information
is available for public review
By Hank Hager
Oregon Daily Emerald
More than one week after Athletic Di
rector Bill Moos announced the resigna
tion of Jody Runge, some faculty mem
bers believe the situation is still not
resolved.
Many say the process that led to
Runge’s resignation was handled poor
ly, and more information needs to be re
leased for the community to form an ed
ucated opinion.
“It’s hard to have a clear response
without knowing all the facts,” said
James Earl, an English professor.
Earl, who is also president of the Uni
versity Senate, said that without knowl
edge of the contents of the report by the j
investigating firm, he will not be able to
make a decision as to whether Runge I
was treated fairly.
He also questioned the need for the
law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King to be
come involved.
“The whole town wants to know why f
the athletic director couldn’t do it him- |
self,” he said.
Del Hawkins, a marketing professor
at the Charles H. Lundquist College of
Business, said he was not impressed by
what he saw of the process. He said it be
Turn to Runge, page 5
Cliff no longer able to share Notes with students
■ Most students will always remember
Cliff Hillegass as the man who made
cramming for tests just a little easier
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
He rescued generations of both high school and
college students alike from reading hundreds of lit
erary masterpieces. But after years of boiling down
the basics of works such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The
Great Gatsby”, Cliff Hillegass — the 83-year-old in
ventor of CliffsNotes — died Saturday at his home
in Lincoln, Neb.
“I go to the store and look for the black and yel
low label because it promises understanding and
success. Cliff is the king of cheating — hell yeah,”
sophomore architecture major Marie Malpass said.
“It’s sad that he died; good old Cliff.”
Hillegass’ story started in 1958, when he created
the clear and useful product that still aids students
today in critically evaluating texts. He got the idea
from a friend, Jack Cole, who had been successful
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selling guides called “Coles Notes” in Canada.
Hillegass took out a $4,000 loan and started pub
lishing CliffsNotes from the basement of his home.
Starting with 16 William Shakespeare titles, Hille
gass added 150 more titles to the roster within the
next two years. His study guides are now sold
worldwide.
Malpass said she used CliffsNotes in high school
English classes to better understand material such as
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” because the notes helped her
to contribute more to class discussion.
“I don’t think I could have read the books without
the CliffsNotes. They were just too hard to under
stand,” she said.
CliffsNotes are intended as a supplement to read
ing the text, Malpass said. Hillegass himself warned
readers by writing on the inside cover of every prod
uct: “These notes are not a substitute for the text it
self.”
University professors agreed and discouraged col
lege students from relying exclusively on CliffsNotes.
Henry Alley, a literature professor in the Honors
Turn to Cliff, page 5
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