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Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 155
PRAISING PROFESSORS
Erik R. Bishoff Photographer
University of Oregbn President Dave Frohnmayer presents professor Elizabeth Reis with the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching
on Thursday afternoon. Frohnmayer also surprised professor Daniel Close, presenting him with his award during his class in
100 Willamette. A third professor, unavailable at the time of the presentations, will be surprised with an award Friday.
NEWS BRIEF
School of Law to hold
graduation Sunday
More than 160 graduates of the Univer
sity School of Law will receive their juris
doctor degrees Sunday at the Hult Center
for the Performing Arts.
State Supreme Court Justice Rives Kistler
will give the commencement address at
the ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m.
"I'm looking forward to one last chance
to see our class all gathered together," out
going Student Bar Association President
Jeff Eager said. Eager will be one of the
speakers at the ceremony.
Eager said he would remember "going
through a very rigorous academic program
with people and the relationships I've devel
oped with these folks." University President
Dave Frohnmayer, a former dean of the law
school, will also speak at the ceremony.
'The job market isn't the strongest it's ever
been, but this class is very sharp," he said.
Frohnmayer will address how graduates
gain a "wide variety" of skills that extend
beyond the courtroom.
Also attending the ceremony will be
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Circuit
Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who serves on
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Both will
receive the Meritorious Service Award.
"It's basically the Law School's highest
honor given by the faculty," Assistant Dean
for External Relations Matt Roberts said.
After accepting the award, Wyden and
Reinhardt will each give a short speech.
"(Sen. Wyden) will be talking about the
fact that legal education is a privilege that
brings with it increased responsibility to
the community," Wyden spokesman
Geoff Stuckart said.
Reinhardt practiced labor law from
1957 until President Carter nominated
him to the 9th Circuit in 1979. The judge
recendy incited a national controversy by
declaring the "under God" clause of the
Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional.
Wyden's award citation notes his advo
cacy for consumer rights, environmental
protection, health care and technology.
Reinhardt's citation states that he "has
stood steadfast for half a century against
those who would exalt existing privilege
and authority over broader community or
individual rights."
The Huh Center's doors will open at
noon, and seating will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Ihe reception will be held at the Knight Law
Center immediately following the ceremony
— Peter Sur
University Day
lets students,
faculty express
campus pride
Volunteers spend a day working to clean up
and beautify the University in a tradition that
started in 1904 and was revived in 1990
By Jennifer Marie Bear
News Editor
'Thursday was a bad day to be a litterbug.
Students and faculty members turned out in droves to par
ticipate in University Day, devoting many hours to the back
bending work of flower planting and picking up trash.
And the volunteers would not have looked kindly on a lit
terbug who marred their efforts to beautify campus.
Alison Waterkotte, co-chairwoman of the University Day
Committee, said the event was a smashing success, with sev
eral hundred volunteers. She added the campus is going to
look its best for graduation and Spring Family Weekend
thanks to the efforts of all the volunteers. The family weekend
starts today and ends Sunday.
"University Day allows students, faculty and staff to
make a visible contribution to campus," Waterkotte said.
"Without this annual event, most of this work could never
get done. Benefits to the campus include not only beautifi
cation before graduation, but also an elevated sense of
ownership and camaraderie among students, faculty and
staff on the campus."
Sophomore planning, public policy and management ma
jor Fiona Gwozdz was one of the many people who volun
teered on University Day. She took two hours out of her day to
pick up trash on campus.
"I think it's important to give back to the community,"
Gwozdz said. "Students need to respect the place they come
to learn every day."
She added that University Day this year was really success
ful and many students recognized the need to keep the cam
pus looking nice.
'The campus isn't going to be beautiful by itself." Gwozdz
said. "We all love it and we all want it to be beautiful for many
years to come."
According to Waterkotte, University Day is more than just a
community service event, it is one of the oldest traditions on
campus, dating back to 1904 when University President Prince
Lucien Campbell suggested students pitch in to help clean up
campus. Ihe event died off, however, in the mid-1920s. In 1990,
Turn to DAY, page 6
Debate heats up over tobacco marketing
In what some call unethical
promotion, several University
fraternities have received free
chewing tobacco products
By Moriah Balingit
News Reporter
Tobacco companies have been giving
free chewing tobacco to the University's
fraternities, a practice that is drawing
both criticism from health officials and
justification from students who say
they're old enough to choose for them
selves whether to use tobacco products.
Stephanie Young-Peterson, the tobacco
prevention coordinator for the Lane County
Public Health Department, said tobacco
companies are employing this practice in an
effort to get students hooked.
Young-Peterson said the marketing
strategy is "appalling" and "unethical"
on the part of both the fraternities and
the tobacco companies.
"It's like, 'Hey, here's free cancer!"'
Young-Peterson said.
Members of Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta
Pi, Chi Psi and Sigma Nu all reported
that they had received free tobacco prod
ucts. According to Kappa Sigma Presi
dent Drew Wedeking, obtaining the
products was easy and only required fill
ing out a survey.
"If you want chew, you can get it" he said.
Young-Peterson said the marketing
strategies the companies employ are very
Turn to TOBACCO, page 4
S I G fvl A
Kristi Kepniss Freelance Photographer
Sigma Nu member Stan Walker stands in front of his fraternity house
Wednesday smoking a cigarette.
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