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Monday, March 18,2002
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 118
Duck men, women advance in tournaments
■All eyes are on the Oregon
basketball teams to see if they
can continue the victories
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One
word best summed up the Oregon
men’s basketball team’s feelings
after surviving the do-or-die inten
sity of Saturday’s game.
“Sweet,” senior Anthony Lever
said. “That was sweet.”
The Ducks advanced to the pres
tigious Sweet 16 after beating Wake
Forest, 92-87, at Arco Arena in the
second round of the NCAA Tourna
ment. Oregon next plays Texas on
Friday in Madison, Wis., for the
right to play in the Elite Eight.
But No. 2 seed Oregon (25-8)
first had to get past No. 7 seed
Wake Forest (21-13) on Saturday,
and that proved to be no easy task.
The Demon Deacons jumped out
to an early 11-point lead and nev
er relinquished the advantage un
til less than eight minutes re
mained in the game.
The Ducks then let their big-three
perimeter players take control,
much like they had done all game.
Oregon’s Luke Jackson, Luke Rid
nour and Freddie Jones all came
ready to play and scored 81 of the
Ducks’ 92 points, which equates to
88 percent of the team’s offensive
output. Jackson led the way with
29, Ridnour had a career-high 28
and Jones added 24 points.
“We have a lot of confidence in
each other,” Jones said.
Oregon women advance
to Elite Eight of WNIT
After splitting the season series,
the Oregon women’s basketball
team defeated Oregon State, 50
48, on Sunday at McArthur Court
to advance to the third round of
the Women’s National Invitation
Tournament.
Cathrine Kraayeveld scored a
layin with 4.4 seconds left to give
the Ducks their margin of victory
and set them up with Washington
at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Seattle.
For complete sports coverage,
turn to page 17.
Ancient stones
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The strategic game of Go originally developed in early Asian cultures nearly 4,000 years ago. Players take turns placing ‘stones’ one at a time on the board while they
attempt to not only surround their opponent but also create open spaces surrounded by their own stones. The winner will have the most spaces by the end of the game.
Come Go with me
A new University course will allow
students to learn about the ancient
Asian board game Go
By Robin Weber
Oregon Daily Emerald
Members of the University’s new Go Club engaged in
friendly competition at Lawrence Hall on the
evening of March 11 as they played the oldest
board game in the world.
“Prepare to die,” member James Acres warned his
opponent.
Maybe the competition wasn’t so friendly. However,
the intense rivalry of this game has been encouraged
since day one.
“It's a territorial contest in which each player is trying
to surround more space than the other player,” Go Club
advisor Stephen Duff said. “Whoever surrounds more,
wins,” he said. For the first time in University history,
Turn to Go, page 14
Sean Kirby
(left) and Matt
Miller play Go
during
a Go Club
meeting
March 11. In
addition to the
club, the
University is
offering
a Go class
next term.
Students can
tackle issues
at meetings
this week
■ EWEB has a rate hearing and
Sprint appeals for a tower r .ear
campus housing on Tuesday, and
LTD meets Wednesday about routes
By Brook Reinhard
Oregon Daily Emerald
Utility rates may rise, bus routes may
be cut, and a new 120-foot cell phone
tower may be constructed a few feet
from University housing. But local offi
cials said students can help sway the
outcome of these issues by taking a
break from finals and attending meet
ings being held this week.
Eugene Water and Electric Board
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to dis
cuss a 2.64 percent residential rate in
crease that EWEB may need to main
tain a balanced budget.
EWEB spokesman Lance Robertson
said the utility holds public hearings to
get a sense of what its customers are
thinking, and he encouraged students to
attend the meeting.
“There’s a high likelihood that the
board will make a decision after this
meeting,” Robertson said.
Students unable to make the night
meeting can attend a late afternoon city
hearing on Sprint PCS’ appeal for a 120
foot cell phone tower located just 23 feet
north of University graduate housing.
City Planner Kent Kullby said students
are welcome to attend the 5 p.m. hearing,
where Sprint hopes to challenge the
city’s denial of its cell tower plans.
“We had a lot of good public testi
mony against the project already,”
Kullby said. But “people should at
tend the public hearing so they know
what’s happening.”
If Tuesday proves to be abusy day for
students, they have a final chance to
catch a meeting on Wednesday, when
Lane Transit District will make a final
decision on bus route cuts and schedule
changes. The board is holding a 6:30
p.m. public hearing to find a way to
make up a projected $2.5 million budg
et deficit over the next two years.
The board is expected to cut the last
Turn to EWEB, page 11