Title IX
continued from page 9
sion for the underrepresented gender.
In 1987, the women’s golf team was re
instated. Nine years later, the women’s
soccer team began its first season in the
fall of 1996. Lacrosse will begin eight
years after soccer.
“We’re showing that there’s growth and
that we’re meeting the interests of our ath
letes,” Senior Associate Athletic Director
Renee Baumgartner said. “Obviously
we’ve added soccer, we’ve committed to
add lacrosse and I believe there will be
more women’s sports that we will add in
the future, depending on the interests and
the needs of our students.”
Adding sports is not something the Ath
letic Department can easily do, because of
budgetary limitations. The annual budget
for a women’s lacrosse program — a non
revenue-producing sport — will run the
Athletic Department #530,000.
“Certainly one of the reasons that we
expanded Autzen Stadium was to provide
revenue to address Title IX concerns,”
Athletic Director Bill Moos said.
That additional revenue is sure to help
the lacrosse program get started, and the
lacrosse program will help emphasize the
point the Athletic Department is trying
to make:
“We actually are in compliance now,”
Moos said.
Mindi Rice is a freelance writer for the Emerald.
Lacrosse
continued from page 9
Furumasu and Liz Garskadon are young and will
have the opportunity to try out for the varsity pro
gram when it arrives. The duo is light on experience,
though, as each is from Oregon and didn’t start play
ing until their junior year in high school.
Furumasu, who several players called the Ducks’
most talented freshman, is a defensive wing in her
third year of playing lacrosse. She said the idea of
playing on the varsity team is intriguing, but it
would be hard to leave her teammates behind.
“I’ve thought about trying out,” Furumasu said,
“But I’m not sure if I’d want to leave the club team
once we start playing together.”
Garskadon is in her third year of playing lacrosse.
She said trying out for the varsity team crossed her
mind, but would likely cause a scheduling conflict.
“I like the relaxed atmosphere of the club,”
Garskadon said. “(Practicing) two days a week fits
into my schedule. It’s too bad we can’t all go
straight onto (varsity).”
The Ducks recently became affiliated with the
Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates, mak
ing them eligible for the national tournament held
at the end of the season. Making the tournament
would be a daunting task as only the top seed from
the NWCLL is invited. This year’s WDIA tourna
ment will be held in May in St. Louis.
With the year’s first tournament in March fast
approaching, the Ducks are excited and hopeful
for the growth in popularity of their sport.
“I’m really excited,” said Garskadon. “It’s a big
step for lacrosse on the West Coast.”
Jon Roetman is a freelance writer for the Emerald.
Recycle
continued from page 1
definitely seen by other schools as
a formidable competitor.”
The university that collects the
largest amount of recyclable paper,
cans, bottles and cardboard from
residence and dining halls will win
a trophy made out of recycled ma
terial. Scoreboards showing the
progress of each school will be post
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ed in H.P. Barnhart, Carson Hall
and Hamilton Complex. Last year,
Bowling Green State University
won the Recycle Mania trophy by
collecting 48 pounds per student
during the 10-week competition.
Harvard Campus Recycling Co
ordinator Rob Gogan said the best
strategy is to make recycling as
easy as disposal for students. In
last year’s competition, the school
finished fourth, recycling 38.9
pounds per student.
“We are excited about having the
Green Giant—the UO — in Recycle
Mania this year,” Gogan said. “The
bottom line is the Ducks better not
count on beating us Angry Pilgrims.”
In 1997, the National Recycling
Coalition honored the University for
having the best university recycling
program in the nation.
From July 2001 through June
2002, the University recycled
Affirmative
continued from page 1
in the 1978 case Bakke v. University of Califor
nia Regents. In this decision, the court upheld
the use of race as one of many factors in the ad
missions process. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
wrote that using race-sensitive policies to attain
a diverse student body “is a constitutionally
permissible goal for an institution of higher edu
cation.” However, the court established the use
of racial quotas as illegal.
University Assistant Director of Admissions
Tomas Hulick said the two University of Michi
gan cases are significant to advocates on both
sides of the issue because the Supreme Court
may clearly define its position on affirmative ac
tion this year. Hulick said policy makers have
encountered difficulties in structuring affirma
tive action programs because of the vagueness
of the Bakke decision.
“(Bakke) didn’t establish a solid foundation
that would dictate how affirmative action would
be implemented,” he said. “Most observers I’ve
read and spoken with expect that the Supreme
Court will issue a much clearer and stronger de
cision this time around.”
Hulick said it is difficult to determine how
the two cases will ultimately affect college affir
mative action programs across the nation be
cause universities do not all share the same ad
missions process. He added that some will be
significantly impacted while other institutions
will hardly change.
Human Rights Investigator Sid Moore said
whatever decision the Supreme Court makes,
he doubts it will affect admissions policies at the
University. He added that the University of Ore
gon differs from the University of Michigan in
that it doesn’t turn away any qualified appli
cants and sidesteps the question of how to nar
row down a larger pool of qualified applicants.
Moore said the University engages in efforts to
help underrepresented groups attend the Uni
versity, without having to exclude other poten
tially qualified candidates.
“We are trying to provide opportunities for
higher education to students who’ve historically
had significant barriers societally in getting into
college,” Moore said. “The program that we
have is not race based. It’s based on privilege
and the lack of privilege.”
Contact the senior news reporter
atjenniferbear@dailyemerald.com.
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News Brief
A tribute to the crew of the Columbia
State Rep. Pat Farr, R-Eugene, carried an Oregon
Senate resolution honoring the crew of the space
shuttle Columbia to the Oregon House of Represen
tatives floor Monday, where the house approved it
unanimously.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 — a purely sym
bolic gesture — recognized and hailed the lost crew
of the Columbia, according to one of Farr’s legisla
tive assistants.
“Our nation mourns the loss of a brave crew: sev
en pioneers who set out to reach beyond the ex
panse of our physical world,” Farr said. “By stepping
forth and committing themselves to the causes of
science, education, research and the advancement
of mankind, these courageous men and women —
soldiers in the international quest for knowledge —
made the ultimate sacrifice.”
The chief clerk for the Oregon House chose Farr to
carry the resolution because of his military experience.
Farr, who served as a Eugene city councilor for
more than seven years, joined the Oregon Legisla
ture this year.
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1,229 tons of materials, averaging
about 300 tons per term. Hathcock
said the amount of materials
recovered in residence halls has
increased exponentially since the
Campus Recycling Program offi
cially began in the early ’90s.
Hathcock said she hopes Recycle
Mania will elevate awareness about
recycling opportunities on campus
and spur people to recycle materi
als this spring before moving out of
residence halls.
Junior Serena Woods said stu
dents living on campus are envi
ronmentally conscious. Woods
said she hopes to see students
pitch in and recycle.
“The recycling program here is re
ally good,” she said. “I think we
should place at least in the top three.”
Contact the reporter
at andrewblack@dailyemerald.com.