A Year of Memories
A look at the most memorable events of 2001-02 academic year
SEPTEMBER
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SEPTEMBER 11
Everyone remembers
where they were and
what they were doing
when two hijacked
planes struck the World
Trade Center, a third
smashed into the
Pentagon and a fourth
crashed in Pennsylvania.
Like the bombing of
Pearl Harbor or the
Kennedy assassination,
the events of Sept. 11
dramatically changed
many people’s lives and
will stand out as a key
moment in history,
particularly for younger
generations.
SEPTEMBER 26
The nearly
18-month saga
between the
University and
Nike CEO Phil
Knight came to
an end when
Knight decided
he would
continue to help
fund the
expansion of
Autzen Stadium.
NOVEMBER
JANUARY I DECEMBER
Jonathan House Emerald
DECEMBER 2
Demolition crews
began work on the
Autzen Stadium
expansion project.
The Athletic
Department, with
help from state
bonds and private
donations,
is funding the
$89.7 million
project, which will
increase seating
capacity from
41,698 to about
53,800.
It is slated for
completion
in spring 2003.
JANUARY 1
The Oregon
football team
rose to
national
prominence
with its Fiesta
Bowl win over
Colorado,
ending the
season with a
No. 2 ranking
forthefirst
time in school
history.
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MARCH 4
The state
Legislature
passed a bill
permitting liquor
stores to operate
on Sundays.
Lawmakers
hoped the law
would generate
about $3 million
in tax revenue,
but many store
owners said their
businesses
would remain
closed on
Sundays.
MARCH
The men’s
basketball team
shocked the
Pacific-10
Conference by
winning the
conference title
and earning the
No. 2 seed in the
NCAA
Tournament.
They won three
games in the
tournament
before losing to
top-seeded
Kansas.
Thomas Patterson Emerald
MARCH
The women’s
basketball
team didn’t
make it
to the NCAA
Champion
ships, but
made the
most
of their NIT
berth by
winning five
games and
the WNIT title.
MARCH
JANUARY 11
Saferide directors
devised a pi^n for a*
transportation
service, called Night
Ride, for groups of *
students who may
feel unsafe on
campus but who are
either uncomfortable
using Saferide or are
not allowed to use
the service, such as
gay men, men of
color and
transgender
individuals. The new
service is scheduled
to begin sometime
this summer.
JANUARY-MARCH
Safety on campus
became a bigger
issue than ever after
a series of attempted
assaults and an
attempted armed
robbery. Campus
response included
rallies and the
formation of the
Yellow Jackets, a
volunteer group that
patrols campus,
acting as eyes
and ears for
the Department
of Public Safety.
APRIL 5
Police arrested a University
student for allegedly stealing
almost $3,000 worth of
women’s clothing and personal
belongings from three rooms
in the H.P. Barnhart residence
hall. The issue highlighted the
issue of residence hall security
and the need for residents
to lock their doors.
APRIL 26
A construction crew began demolishing the
remainder of Gilbert Hall's Commonwealth Bridge
as part of a $40 million project to remodel and
build a four-story addition to the business school.
Onlookers gathered each day to watch crew
members tear down about 6,000 tons of
concrete, steel and brick. The Lillis Business
Complex will be completed for the 2003-04
school year and will add 600 classroom seats and
numerous media resources.
APRIL
MAY 17
Saying that voluntary standards were being
“flaunted,” University President Dave
Frohnmayer approved new standards requiring
all greek chapters to have alcohol-free housing
by December in order to remain affiliated with
the school. The move caused considerable
controversy over whether the ban would stop
existing problems or cause new ones.
MAY 20
The Oregon University System
announced Richard Jarvis would
take over for Joe Cox in July as
the most powerful higher
education official in the state.
Jarvis is currently chancellor of
the United States Open University,
an online university system.
NOVEMBER 15
In one of the more
startling events of fall
term, HazMat responded -
to a call on campus after
a University science
professor reported
receiving a package
containing a suspicious
‘granular’ substance.
The package was
later determined
to be harmless.
FEBRUARY 1
The ASUO Programs
Finance Committee,
which handled more
than $4 million in
student incidental
fees this year, faced
a $536,000
accounting error
made during fall
term. The error
forced the PFC
to recall and cut a
number of student
groups' budgets
already approved
for next year.
Thomas Patterson Emerald
FEBRUARY 7
Inclement
weather swept
over the Eugene/
Springfield area,
as 70 mph winds
uprooted and
shattered trees
and downed
power lines. The
storm left about
18,000 people
without power
and littered the
area with debris.
FEBRUARY 25
Concerns about
safety on campus
rose after three
incidents
in which a man
was seen
masturbating in
front of female
students’
residence hall
windows.
University
officials believed
the same person
was responsible
for all three
incidents.
FEBRUARY
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