\ \ -i / /, US£ (WISELY® Every Watt Counts ,o_0 SHUTOFF Computers at Night 0°^ Sponsored by the UO Campus Environmental Issues Committee FREE TRAINING OFFERED DURING SPRING BREAK March 22nd to March 25th - Limited space available $$ Earn money during summer break $$ 018282 DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE! WORK FOR THE BEST...SKOOKUM ...THE SAFEST, MOST PROFESSIONAL, PRIVATE WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING COMPANY IN THE WEST.. Positions available immediately and during the summerfor men and women. Training available for inexperienced workers. •* r Phone: (541)688-1900 29772 Clear Lake Rd. P.O. Box 40610 Eugene, OR 97404 CONFIDENT continued from page 13 to (score) 20-plus all nights. "They've got to do something. If they play him one-on-one, he's going to score. If they double-team him, we're going to knock down shots." Come on over Despite his physical presence and im proved confidence, Crosswhite may be best known for his Australian roots. The 21-year-old came to the Ducks as a high ly touted forward from down under. In Australia, he was named the Ju nior (under 20) Player of the Year by Basketball Australia in 2001. Me was a reserve for Australia's 22-and-Under National Team in the 2001 FIRA World Championship in Japan. That team took eighth. All of that doesn't necessarily trans late when making the trip from Aus tralia to Oregon. EUGENE HARDWARE • Hardware • Electrical • Plumbing • Paint • Housewares • Lawn & Garden • Tools 342-5191 2825 Willamette Eugene, Oregon There were "adjustments, like I had to change the way I speak a little," Crosswhite said. "People couldn't un derstand what I was saying. 1 would use Australian slang words or I would talk too quickly. My accent was so "(Crosswhite)'s played pretty consistently throughout the season. ... I'd like to see him be as aggressive as he was against Washington State in just about every game because he's really capable of being a great weapon." Luke Jackson Oregon forward strong at one point people would look at me with a confused look on their face. "Now, anytime I talk to somebody back home, they say, 'You sound like an American.' Where I would've used Australian words, now I use Ameri can words." One of Crosswhite's sisters, Anna, plays for Virginia and is a part-time starter for the Cavaliers. He has family throughout the United States, such as in Kansas and Delaware He's been treated like another part of the family by some of Oregon's players and even spent his first Thanksgiving in Oregon with Jack son and his parents, Steve and Kathy. "The thing about this team is that everyone gets along and you can al ways go out and hang out with any body," Ian Crosswhite said. "That helps a lot because you don't feel like an outcast at all. Everyone feels like they fit into a certain position or role." That, in turn, feeds Crosswhite's confidence and play on the court. "At this level, it's all about confi dence;" Davis said. "If your confidence is high, you're going to play well. His confidence is high right now." "He's played pretty consistently throughout the season," Jackson said. "In some games, he has a lot better mismatch inside and when we take advantage of that, he plays real well. I'd like to see him be as aggressive as he was against Washington State in just about every game because he's re ally capable of being a great weapon." That's exactly what the Pac-10 is finding out, game by game. Contact the sports editor at hankhager@daiiyemerald.com. Erik Bishoff Photographer Oregon forward Ian Crosswhite has scored in double figures in 17 of 19 games this season. He said he has played with more confidence this season than last. of everything you desire i in an adult store! •TOYS* LINGERIE* •MAGAZINES* •VIDEOS* •DVDs* 1166 South A • Springfield 726^9«9»Op