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Monday, November 18,2002
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 57
Frohnmayer responds to KUGN debate
AbUU proposes that the
radio station KUGN-AM
include a disclaimer with any
references to the University
Jennifer Bear
Campus/City Culture Reporter
Multiple groups in the Universi
ty community are mobilizing in re
sponse to what they say is racist
programming broadcast on KUGN
AM, but the University has de
clined to take a stance against the
radio station. The ASUO otfered a
resolution that proposes KUGN in
clude a disclaimer with any refer
ence to the University.
University President Dave
Frohnmayer sent a letter to ASUO
President Rachel Pilliod on Friday
afternoon, stating the University
would not become mired in con
tractual issues with KUGN as a
way of getting the station to
change its programming.
He added most listeners realize
the comments made by radio hosts
are personal opinions, and don’t
represent the views of the station,
its advertisers or its affiliates.
“I am not convinced that any
one believes the University has
any connection with KUGN pro
gramming or that of any station
beyond the broadcasts of our ath
letic programs,” Frohnmayer stat
ed in his letter.
KUGN holds the exclusive local
broadcasting rights for Ducks ath
letic programming through an
agreement with the University, and
the station is also allowed to market
itself as “the voice of the Ducks.”
Several campus groups contend
that the affiliation between the ra
dio station and the University is in
appropriate because of what they al
lege are bigoted remarks made by
KUGN nationally-syndicated talk
show hosts Michael Savage and
Michael Medved.
Thursday evening, a coalition ol
students, staff, faculty and commu
nity members convened to discuss
how to deal with the situation.
The group said that its objectives
weren’t to censor views expressed
by Savage — or to a lesser degree —
Medved. Their aim was to distance
the University from KUGN.
Philosophy Professor Gheyney
Ryan said Concerned Faculty for
Peace and Justice have also been
talking about KUGN. The group has
been discussing the issue for the
past six weeks and has assembled a
legal team to examine the contract
with KUGN to determine what
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A Husky day
Oregon is blown out by
Washington and the Ducks
drop to fifth in the conference
Peter Hockaday
Sports Editor
If you want a visual metaphor for
the football game between Oregon
and Washington on Saturday, think
dominoes.
The offense faded first, and the de
fense followed as the Oregon football
team gave up 42 unanswered points in
a 42-14 loss to Washington at Autzen
Stadium on Saturday. It was Oregon’s
fourth loss in five games after starting
the season 6-0 and the team’s worst
loss at Autzen Stadium since a 41-7
loss to Stanford in 1986.
The loss dropped Oregon back into
a tie for fifth in the Pacific-10 Confer
ence and out of both national polls.
“We came out on fire and did a
great job (Saturday),” Oregon head
coach Mike Bellotti said. “We didn’t
sustain that.”
Oregon scored the game’s first 14
points as quarterback Jason Fife engi
neered drives of 80 and 98 yards on the
Ducks’ first two possessions in the first
quarter in front of 57,112 at Autzen.
But Oregon went 3-and-out on its
next offensive possession. That set the
tone for the Ducks’ offense for the rest
of the afternoon, as Oregon scored no
more touchdowns, attempted only one
field goal — a Jared Siegel miss — and
punted seven times in more than 51
minutes of game time.
The Ducks played the game with
out the services of Onterrio Smith,
who sat out the game with a knee in
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Jeremy Forrest Emerald
The Husky players celebrated for nearly a half-hour after their win. The Oregon student section was cleared by then.
One duck... or two?
Brad Schmidt
News Editor
This story began on the front
page of Friday’s Emerald, and
both parts are available online
at www.dailyemerald.com.
The University has previously
considered replacing the printed
version of its beloved Oregon
Duck — aka Donald Duck.
In 1994, the University incor
porated a new logo without
Donald’s likeness that was de
signed by the local firm Funk
and Associates. That duck was
much like the newly designed
duck mascot, which University
officials are calling “Mandrake,”
in that it looked less cuddly and
more macho.
“I think this is the period of
time when Disney gave us a hard
time and we were trying to have
a duck that wasn’t Donald,” for
mer archivist Keith Richard said.
Current University personnel,
however, said there was never any
discussion to create a new mascot.
Now, with the introduction of
“Mandrake,” Richard said he be
lieves Nike is going to do its best
to replace Donald.
“Donald could very well disap
pear quickly if the people who
have the power decide to do it,”
Richard said.
George Beres, former Univer
sity sports information director,
has concerns as well. While
Beres doesn’t believe the new
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Federal
politics
to impact
students
New leadership may hurt higher
education by blocking federal
legislation aimed at increasing
government assistance
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
Legislation in Washington, D.G., isn’t
a primary concern in the minds of most
students, according to most local politi
cal lobbyists and political leaders. But
the landmark elections that catapulted
Republicans into control of the Senate
and allowed the party to maintain a
steady hold on the House may be reason
enough for students to take notice.
Political changes
Although several congressional races
still are undecided, Republicans will
have at least 226 seats in the House
compared to the Democrats’ 208, and SI
seats in the Senate compared to the De
mocrats’ 46.
University political science Associate
Professor Jerry Medler said with control
of the presidency and Congress, Repub
licans could pass legislation that ad
versely affects students. Medler said stu
dents, who as a demographic are
relatively poor, could suffer under Re
publican rule because the party tradi
tionally doesn’t favor increasing govern
ment handouts to groups that need any
form of social welfare.
“Students don’t have a lot of money
— what they will experience in the short
run is this is a system that won’t help
them very much,” he said.
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Safeway has signs posted advertising possible
jobs that may open if union members strike.
Grocery workers may strike
Contract disputes between several large
supermarkets and employee union
members may lead to a strike within weeks
Roman Gokhman
Freelance Reporter
Grocery shopping may require the crossing of
picket lines this holiday season.
Labor negotiations for a new contract between
Safeway, Albertsons and Fred Meyer manage
ments and the United Food and Commercial
Workers Local 555 union have produced almost
no agreements, and union employees may strike
before Thanksgiving, according to UFCW 555
spokesman Rick Sawyer. Key issues under nego
tiation are health benefits, pension contributions
and wage increases.
The previous contract between the employers
and the union expired in February.
The next, and probably final, round of talks will
start today and run until Nov. 20. Sawyer said he is
not optimistic.
“The end result is pretty dismal,” he said.
Melinda Merrill, spokeswoman for Northwest
Food Employers Inc., the company representing
Safeway, Albertsons and Fred Meyer, said the less
change, the better.
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Weather
Today: High 55, Low 40,
morning fog, then partly sunny
Tuesday: High 58, Low 38,
morning fog, then partly sunny
Looking ahead
Tuesday
The cosmetic contact crying game
Wednesday
"Dealing" toward high enrollment