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UO, OSU fraternities raise charity money during 52-mile run Kappa Sigma brothers raised $4,000 for the American Red Cross in their annual Civil War weekend Game Ball Run By Nika Carlson Freelance Reporter Old rivalries die hard, especially when they are based on the line of tension connecting the University and Oregon State University on Civil War weekend. Kappa Sigma fraternity, however, managed to soften that line with its 11th annual Game Ball Run on Satur day morning, raising more than $4,000 for the American Red Cross with the OSU Kappa Sigma house. The 52-mile-run from OSU's Reser Stadium to Autzen Stadium brings to gether the brother-yet-rival fraternities in the name of philanthropy. Mem bers of the two houses connect the ri val stadiums by carrying a symbolic Civil War game ball as they travel on foot along state Highway 99. The event began Friday afternoon when the OSU fraternity members completed the 26 miles from Corval lis to Junction City. It then started up again at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with a handoff to the members of the Eu gene house, who ran the final 26 miles to Autzen Stadium. The University house raised $ 1,800 of the total from friends, family and local businesses, who all pledged to support the cause, University Kappa Sigma philanthropy chairman Richard Keymolen said. He added that he expects more money to trickle in this week. "Besides the fact that we're donat ing money to a good cause, there's the physical aspect of the run that is so great," Eugene Kappa Sigma Presi dent Drew Wedeking said. "It takes everybody to pull it off. You can't run 26 miles without 20-some guys." Twenty-five brothers participated, more than half of the members in the house. Each participant ran one to one-and-a-half miles. The brothers braved below-freezing temperatures and the heavy, Beaver filled traffic along the highway to bring in the ball. Their green and yel low colors drew many honks, but there were few other problems on the early morning run, said Adam Crow ell, assistant philanthropy chairman for the University's chapter. "One of the brothers dropped the ball on a handoff and it almost got run over because it was rolling around in traffic, but otherwise it was pretty smooth," Crowell said. Though the brothers didn't get to run the ball onto the field this year as they have in the past, they did get to hear an announcement about their accomplishment before the game started. They also had the satisfaction of watching their team beat the OSU members' football team. "Some of them sat in the student section with us, and when we scored we'd look over and just remind them where they were," Crowell said. "We're brothers, though. There's no animosity between us." Nika Carlson is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. University sophomore Tim Christeck, a Kappa Sigma fraternity member, runs on Highway 99 for the Game Ball Run on Saturday. Courtesy UO Kappa Sigma CORRECTION In "Increased costs spur awareness campaign” (ODE, Nov. 19) Oregon Stu dent Association Campus Organizer Courtney Hight was incorrectly para phrased about a lack of administrative effort. The administration is in fact pay ing for flyers to help educate students about increases in tuition. The fliers should arrive with students’ December tuition bill. In "Defensive efforts lead way for Ducks” (ODE, Nov. 19) a statistic is in correct. Oregon held UCLA to 7 points in the second half, not 6. The headline "Access to ASUO deemed deficient" (ODE, Nov. 21) is incorrect. Students’ reaction within the story is ac tually mixed. The Emerald regrets these errors. $20 OFF Any Purchase over $100.00 Must have coupon Offer expires 11-26-03 One coupon per person Hosted by Barry Lopez Knight Library Browsing Room Tuesday, November 25 ' 7 p.m. ■ FREE Readings by Brian Doyle, Robert Leo Heilman, Lauren Kessler, and Cynthia Pappas. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE Visit UO Bookstore.com for details. Sponsored by the UO Bookstore, Oregon Quarterly and the UO Press.
