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Women’s basketball surrenders in Classic defeat I 5 Oregon Daily Emerald An vspaper^kthe University of Oregon www. dailyemerald. com Since 1900 \ Volume 107, Issue 58 \ Monday, November 14, 2005 l Ducks slip past Cougars, 34-31 T5ennis Dixon drives Ducks 73 yards to put Paul Martinez in position to kick the game-winning 19-yard field goal. See page 5 for full coverage of the game Senate endorses better-behavior campaign Student group unanimously approves 'pro classy advertising movement, which will include commercials and pamphlets BY NICHOLAS WILBUR NEWS REPORTER Three weeks after University President Dave Frohnmayer asked them to recommend solutions to “unclassy fan behav ior” at football and basketball games, Student Senators unanimously supported a “pro-classy advertising campaign” and several other possible measures Wednesday. In an attempt to “create a safe, enjoyable game environ ment,” the campaign would include handing out “behav ior pamphlets” with tickets, airing brief commercials at games featuring student athletes and coaches giving speeches before events, according to a memorandum from the Student Senate. The issue arose in response to assaults and fires at Autzen Stadium and after bottles were thrown onto the field. The campaign targets only unruly students. Senators voted to amend the proposed memo, eliminat ing the possible measure to “send letters home to the par ents of students who misbehave.” The Senate said it would be “reluctant to endorse” more severe punishments, includ ing fining violators, revoking student ticket privileges, in creasing coverage of the issue in the Emerald and on cam pus radio station KWVA and adding security to levels similar of other universities of comparable size. “It’s a good letter, I think, and it will solve a lot of prob lems,” Athletic Department Finance Committee Chairman Kyle McKenzie said in reference to the memo. The ADFC, a group of five students who recommend the amount of student fees to pay for athletics tickets, will exe cute and dedicate its own resources, “coupled with whatev er resources (Frohnmayer’s) office is willing to provide,” to implement whatever measures are necessary to stop unruly fan behavior, according to the memo. The Senate discussed the issue at three Senate meet ings, two ADFC meetings and one specially called SENATE, page 4 OPOSA Coaches talk before ads on big screen, | Parker Howei i | Editor in chief mate memo Rep. Bob Ackerman bids House farewell The three-term Oregon State Representative decides against running for another re-election BY CHRIS HAGAN NEWS REPORTER Rep. Bob Ackerman, D-Eugene, has always been dedicated to public service. But at 68, there is a new opportunity calling. “Mt. Bachelor. When you’re 70, they give you a free day pass,” Ackerman said. Ackerman will turn 70 two and a half months after the next legislative session begins in January 2007. “I had to ask myself, would I rather be skiing free at Mt. Bachelor or sitting on the House floor?” Ackerman said. “I figured ‘well, maybe I’d rather be skiing.’” After three terms representing District 13 in the Oregon House of Representatives, Acker man has decided not to run for another term. “Me and my wife talk it over after every term,” Ackerman said. “We felt our time would be more valuable if we spent it together in these years rather than in the Legislature.” Ackerman said the time commitment of be ing a state representative finally caught up with him. Though he still has commitments on in terim committees, not having to campaign has been a relief. “I would have to knock on doors at least two days a week,” Ackerman said. “I enjoy it as part of the process, but campaigning took up three fourths of my time.” Ackerman graduated from the University in 1958 and from the University School of Law in Zane Rjtt | Photographer Bob Ackerman, D-Eugene, recently announced that he will not be running for re-election to the state House of Representatives. 1963. He worked his way through school as a meat cutter at Safeway, both in Oregon and in his childhood home in Menlo Park, Calif. Ackerman has been involved in public service since he joined the Lane Community College Board of Education in 1965, and he ACKERMAN, page 3 Constitution Court rejects RRC bylaws Student government cites 18 'inaccuracies and mistakes' made by the Recognition Review Committee that 'are of great concern' BY NICHOLAS WILBUR NEWS REPORTER Student government’s Constitution Court last week rejected the bylaws for the new Recognition Review Committee until further revision and re submission, stating that “numerous inaccuracies and mistakes” in the bylaws “are of great concern to the Court.” The RRC, which was modeled after a memo by former ASUO President Adam Petkun, officially recognizes student fee-funded programs and makes sure they’re “advantageous to the cultural and physical development of students.” Only groups recognized by the RRC are eligible to receive funding. The court listed 18 “mistakes and inaccura cies,” ranging from the RRC’s misunderstanding of its own authority to violations in its own elections clauses. The RRC submitted the bylaws on Nov. 1. The court called many sections in the bylaws unnecessary and others incomplete. It initially reprimanded the committee for what it said was an “egregious” lack of documentation, but now RRC Chairman David Goward is using the same word to describe the court’s lacking dis tinction between policy and opinion. Goward said the court is overstepping its boundaries. “The chief justice says that the court in no way desires to legislate,” Goward said. “This is BYLAWS, page 4 Knowledge of disease may mean less expense Professor Judith Hibbard studies if educating patients about their illness affects their treatment BYEVASYLWESTER SENIOR NEWS REPORTER A University professor is investigating whether people with chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure, asthma or diabetes can avoid frequent hospitalizations and high medical bills by knowing more about how to manage their diseases. Judith Hibbard, a planning, public policy and management professor, is conducting the study along with the San Francisco-based dis ease management company LifeMasters Sup ported Self Care. Health Industry Forum, a consortium of large insurers and health care providers administered through Brandeis Uni versity in Waltham, Mass., has donated $190,000 to the study. According to the forum’s Web site, Hib bard’s study is one of three studies across the country funded by the forum. Hibbard specializes in the area of health policy. She has also studied the effect of con sumer-driven health plans on consumer be havior, consumer understanding of Medicare policy changes and the impact of making hos pital performance data publicly available. For this study, Hibbard developed the Pa tient Activation Measurement (PAM), a test that measures patients’ beliefs, knowledge, confidence and behaviors regarding ability to manage health. Patients are asked whether they strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with 13 statements such as “I know what each of my prescribed medications do.” Hibbard said there has never been a tool to measure this concept across different diseases before and that there isn’t a lot of prior re search on the issue. LifeMasters provides telephone consult ing to people with chronic diseases, where DISEASE, page 3