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On the Well The Coup fills the EMU Amphitheater with students and the campus with music. www.dailyemerald.com Sports A walk-off home run by Janell Bergstrom gives the Ducks a split against Hawaii. Pages Wednesday, May 1,2002 Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 103, Issue 141 “It does add a special touch.” — Associate Dean Robert Hurwitz, School of Music The Carillonic Bells that resonate every 15 minutes from the top of the EMU and sound across the campus are actually prerecorded and played through loudspeakers. Photos by Jonathan House Emerald Big Ben On Campus ■The University’s Carillonic Bells sound the Westminster Chimes in the tradition of London’s landmark By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald As he walks across campus, Robert Hurwitz said he takes notice of the melodic bells emanating from the EMU. Hurwitz, associate dean of the School of Music and professor of music theory, said he has heard students engaged in conversation about how the bells are a favorite aspect of campus. But for other students running be hind schedule, the bells that ring across campus are an instant reminder they are late to class. Hurwitz, who has been teaching at the University since 1965, said the bells have an occasional “healthy competition” with an identical unit that plays religious hymns at the Cen tral Lutheran Church, located across from Pioneer Cemetery, and this overlap adds a weird dissonance to the music. Sounding chimes The Carillonic Bells are not real bells. They are an electronic unit that plays the sound of bells. They are set to ring every 15 minutes, striking a pro gression of notes called the Westmin ster Chimes from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, according to Turn to Bells, page 4 Event and Technical Services Manager Mike Kraiman climbs through a hatch that leads to the roof of the EMU building where the loudspeakers are located. Greek Life to present alcohol educator ■An organizer says the event is offered in response to concerns about alcohol in greek houses By Caron Alarab for the Emerald Mark Stemer’s life changed drastical ly when he killed three of his best friends in a drunken driving accident during spring break 1994. After serving two years behind bars on felony convictions, he decided to join Campus Speak, an organization that pro vides campus speakers and presentations. Since then, he has spoken to more than 300,000 high school and college stu dents. Sterner will speak in McArthur Court on Wednesday to share his message with University students. The event is being organized through the Greek Life office and is open to the public. Jackie Reed, chairwoman of Greeks Advocating the Mature Manage ment of Alcohol, said the event is in re sponse to campuswide concern. “In light of the recent decision to make greek houses go dry, drunk driving is be coming more of a question,” she said. University President Dave Frohn mayer is expected to make a final de cision in May about a proposal to pro hibit University-affiliated fraternity and sorority houses from having alco hol on the premises. Chi Omega junior Ashley Keels heard Sterner speak in early April. “The presentation is centered around the video of Mark and his friends during their last night on spring break,” Keels said. “The video made me realize how many stupid decisions people make and how they can affect our lives. ” Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the event starts at 7 p.m. Caron Alarab is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. Candidate promotes youth involvement, expanded education STEIN ■ Bev Stein sees Oregon youth as ‘co-creators’ of the future and wants students to be more involved in government and politics By Brook Reinhard Oregon Daily Emerald Bev Stein has lived in Oregon since 1976 and is a lawyer. She was elected as an Oregon state representative in 1988, serving three terms in the legislature be fore resigning in 1993 to run for Mult nomah County Chairwoman. She won that election and was re-elected twice before resigning to run for governor in 2001. She received her law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1976. Stein lives in Portland. Q: Why should students take an in terest in this primary election, and what have you done to reach student voters? A: We have contacts on-16 campuses. We’ve had students tabling at the stu dent union for months and months, helping people register to vote and telling them about me. We will be iden tifying who will vote for me, then make sure they vote. Q: Would you back initiatives to raise tuition at Oregon universities beyond the 3 percent per year cap? A: I want to replace the board of high er education and the chancellor's office with a five-person commission that would provide a few goals for the (Ore gon) University System and allow each university to have their own board. However, one area I want to maintain control of through this commission is the issue of tuition raises, so that there would be control over tuition. If you give control to local universities, one thing they could do is just jack up tu ition rates as a way of making money. The legislature or commission needs to maintain some cap on tuition increases. Q: Do you support higher pay for uni versity faculty? A: I think that university professors in Oregon aren't paid what they should be paid, especially compared to other professors around the country. But I'm Turn to Stein, page 3 Governor Race This is the third of a six-part series featuring the leading gubernatorial candidates in Oregon’s May 21 primary election. Democrats Monday: Jim Hill Tuesday: Ted Kulongoski Today: Bev Stein Republicans May 6: Kevin L. Mannix May 7: Jack Roberts May 8: Ron Saxton
