Features
The University Theatre explores what it
really means to have a ‘Reckless’ past.
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Sports
A strong second half leads top-seed Ducks
to win over Huskies in Pac-10 Tournament.
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Friday, March 8,2002
Since 1 900
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 112
imura used to be too shy
i, let alone punch, kick or
Dtential attag^pr. But since
ined the University’s Tae
Kwon Do Club last term, Mimura is
now armed with the self-defense tech
niques and tools — her elbows, knees,
arms and legs — that she may need one
day to protect herself.
Mimura, a coordinator with the
ASUO Women’s Center, said she be
came interested in the sport after taking
a self-defense class in Bend, and she
wanted to learn how to protect herself
after the recent sexual assault attacks on
campus. And with the instruction of the
club’s head coach Randy King, Mimura
said she is vocally stronger and better
able to escape from any potentially un
safe situation in which she might find
herself.
tches not just physical
how to avoid dangerous
situations,” Mimura said.
The club will host a self-defense
workshop covering tools, tips and tech
niques for effective self-defense in real
life scenarios from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat
urday in Gerlinger 220.
With a growing emphasis on per
sonal protection among students
since the six sexual assault attempts
Turn to Tae kwon do, page 8
Photo Illustration by Bussell Weller and Adam Jones Emerald
Mother Nature graces Eugene with a late snowfall
■ Many were surprised to see hail and snowstorms
throughout the day Thursday with the sun shining
By Eric Martin
Oregon Daily Emerald
Winter’s icy grip held the South Willamette Valley on
Thursday for a crisp few hours as it battled breaks of sunshine
and the onset of spring, beginning in 13 days.
“It seems like Mother Nature is being a little fickle today,”
University student Shannon Duff said. “When I went to class
at eight this morning, it was sunny.”
Portland meteorologist Russ Willis said he was surprised
to see sun this morning because the National Weather Service
issued a snow advisory at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday for the
southern Willamette Valley.
Students watched as feather-light flakes began descending
at 9:07 a.m. on University lawns, roofs, cars and blacktop. The
weather service said less than an inch of fluff was likely to ac
cumulate below 500 feet; Eugene is 426 feet above sea level.
The early snowfall in Eugene lasted less than an hour and
was followed by another short flurry at noon, the Eugene Air
port reported. Willis said several storms were moving in from
the coast Thursday and could drop more flakes if they cleared
the Coast Range.
“Showers will be coming in as the day goes on,” Willis said.
“It’ll be getting warmer, but with a good shower, you’ll get some
snow anyway.”
Turn to Snow, page 8
As flurries fell Thursday morning, Mayela Cardenas decided to take ‘a snow break’ from her
letterpress class. The ground was much to warm, though, for any of the snow to stick.
Shuttle
criticized
for unsafe
climate
■ Some claim the DDS doesn’t
do anything about harassment
By Diane Huber
Oregon Daily Emerald
When possible, Melissa* calls Pro
ject Saferide rather than the Designat
ed Driver Shuttle to get her home after
dark. But DDS is her only option for a
safe trip when she stays out or gets off
work later than Saferide operates.
While riding DDS, the senior said
she’s experienced several instances of
harassment by other passengers, which
she said the driver and navigator ig
nored.
But controlling patrons’ behavior —
particularly when they are drunk — is
not the role of DDS employees, DDS
co-director Tiffany Sparks said. She
said complaints are extremely rare, but
she encourages students to notify the
drivers if they feel uncomfortable.
“If it’s a dangerous situation, that
needs to be brought to our attention,”
Sparks said.
In one instance that occurred before
winter break, she was the only rider
when DDS picked up a male rider,
Melissa said. She said he sat on the
Turn to DDS, page 7
Nader says
corporations
control all
■ Ralph Nader praised Oregonians
and criticized Bush’s policies
in his speech Thursday night
By Marty Toohey
Oregon Daily Emerald
Spotlighted under a banner that read
“Money is Not Democracy,” Ralph Nad
er told a near-capacity McDonald The
atre crowd Thursday night that citizens
should “refuse to grow up corporate,”
and educate themselves about the grow
ing disparity between rich and poor
caused by corporate control.
“We grow up so corporate that we
don’t even know what we own,” Nader
said in reference to the American pub
lic’s legal ownership of airwaves.
“We’re allowing these national broad
cast stations to be rent-free tenants on
the public airwaves.”
He emphasized throughout his
Thursday speech that corporations
“control the many” because “they have
greed as an organizing factor,” and said
Turn to Nader, page 6