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THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE EMERALD MAGAZINE INSIDE OREGON .COM DA I LY EMThe independent student newspaperE at the UniversityRAL of Oregon | Since 1900 | Volume D111, Issue 57 MONDAY | NOVEMBER 30, 2009 PODCASTS VOLLEYBALL NEWS TALKS » 5 THINGS suPWITCHUGIRL TO DO THIS WEEK SCENE DISHes ON THE CONDOM FASHION SHOW MONDAY Huskies humbled SPORTS EXAMINes KEY Dance: Eugene Swing CIVIL WAR MATCHUPS Dance Club dance with Oregon beats Washington Mike Tracy and The ASUO RevIEWS SURPLus Hi-Tones to perform music for first time since 2000, second time in 14 years REQuesTS Location: Agate Hall DAILYEMERALD.COM PATRICK MALEE Time: 7 to 10:30 p.m. SPORTS RePORTER Cost: $5 The No. 18 women’s volleyball team (19- STUDENT GOveRNMENT 9, 9-9) ended the regular season on a high TueSDAY note with a 3-1 win over Washington State Lecture: World AIDS Day (18-12, 6-12) on Nov. 25 and a thrilling 3-2 2009 victory over No. 4 Washington (23-5, 13-5) Club sports Bob Fischer, formerly with on Nov. 27. the World Health Orga- With the NCAA tournament approach- nization and the National ing, the wins gave the Ducks an all-important Institute of Health, will boost of confidence. The win over Washing- may receive discuss the state of AIDS in the world today. ton ended a 17-game losing streak to the Huskies that dated back to the 2000 season. Location: EMU Ballroom “It was important from a confidence $55,000 standpoint,” head coach Jim Moore Time: 7 p.m. said. “Just to know we could get it done Cost: Free ... they kept battling and kept work- ing hard, and now they’ve put them- windfall WEDNESDAY selves in a position so at least they feel a lot better about everything going into the Sen. Diamond to recommend Gathering: Wednesday NCAA tournament.” Wine Night money be set aside for teams After a regular season filled with ups expected to reach nationals Location: Marché Mu- and downs, it was only fitting that the seum Café at the Jordan Ducks’ match with Washington lasted all EMILY GILLESPIE | NEWS REPORTER Schnitzer Museum of Art five sets. The Huskies swept the Ducks 3-0 when the teams first met on Sept. Noticing how little surplus money the Time: 5 to 7 p.m. 25, and in the first set it looked as if their ASUO has at this point in the year, ASUO Cost: $4 for each wine and dominance would continue. Sen. Lyzi Diamond wants Senate to make petite plate Oregon never led in the first set, fall- a decision as to Club Sports’ financial fate ing behind 12-5 early and eventually before it’s all gone. THurSDAY losing 25-15. Senior outside hitter Sonja At Wednesday’s Senate meeting, Dia- mond will recommend Concert: “A Little Knight VOLLEYBALL setting aside $55,000 of TuRN TO | PAGE 4 SHAWN HATJES | PHOTOGRAPHER Music,” Infinity Saxophone the roughly $175,000 Quartet The Oregon volleyball team finished its Pac-10 schedule with a sweep of Washington Senate has in surplus and Washington State last weekend. Now the team will travel to Kentucky to play Location: Knight Library Clemson in the f irst round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. money — a lower Browsing Room TOP PerFORMerS amount than usual — for various Club Sports Time: 6:30 p.m., with SONJA NEWCOMBE: 36 kills, 21 team would end up after sweeping teams that are expect- reception to follow Oregon to face digs, .382 hitting percentage against Washington State and Washing- ed to compete at the LYZI Washington; 17 kills, 12 digs against Clemson in first- ton on the road last week to end the DIAMOND Cost: Free national level. PFC SENATOR Washington State round matchup regular season. Diamond point- The answer to Oregon beating No. ed out that Club Sports raises about FRIDAY HEATHER MEYERS: 20 kills, 17 BEN SCHORZMAN | SPORTS EDITOR 4 Washington for the first time in 17 two-thirds of its budget on its own but Fashion Show: Condom digs, .298 hitting percentage against tries was a No. 14 overall seed and a comes to the ASUO for the additional Fashion Show Washington; 18 kills, 13 digs against Head coach Jim Moore and the trip to Lexington, Ky., and the Uni- funding, which she believes makes it an Washington State Oregon volleyball team are head- Location: EMU Ballroom versity of Kentucky for a match with exemplary program. ing back to the NCAA tourna- the 23-9, 13-7 Clemson Tigers. “They’re a model program,” Diamond Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. KELLIE KAWASAKI: 22 digs ment for the fourth consecutive against Washington; 17 digs against “We’re excited to again be said. “These are the types of programs we year. Although it was a sure thing Cost: Free Washington State invited to the tournament and seeded should be helping out with this fund.” the Ducks (19-9, 9-9) were in, it was a waiting game as to where the TuRN TO NCAA | PAGE 6 TuRN TO CLUB SPORTS | PAGE 3 CITY CRIME EUGENE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEEKEND WRAP-UP 24 From noon Friday, Nov. 27 to noon Sunday, Nov. 29 Theft incidents INCIDENT: FRAUD had been spinning their tires at another What: A caller reported that a large white What: Someone in a green sedan was Location: 2165 W. 27th Ave. intersection and cutting in front of each car was parked on the train tracks and a following the driver of a white car and other and slamming on the brakes. train was about to approach. honking the horn at Papa’s Pizza, but the When: Friday, Nov. 27 driver of the white car hit a dead end on 6 Time: 12:48 p.m. Willamette Street and couldn’t see the car INCIDENT: THEFT INCIDENT: THEFT Loud noise What: While getting a credit repor t, a call- any longer. The driver then went to Capella incidents er found out someone had been using his Location: 1675 W. 11th Ave. Location: 1020 Green Acres Road, Suite 3 Market and told employees to hide in the bathroom, but employees didn’t comply. credit cards via his social security number. When: Friday, Nov. 27 When: Friday, Nov. 27 He tried reporting with the San Antonio The driver was calmer after losing sight of Time: 6:59 p.m. Police Department, where the spending Time: 3:40 p.m. the chasing car at 25th Avenue and 8 took place, but the police there referred What: A man walked into Jasper’s Deli Oak Street. Disorderly What: A man with a shaved head and a him to Eugene f irst. Delta, took the tip jar from the counter and subject incidents large scab next to his right eye stole various INCIDENT: SusPICIOus CONDITIONS meat products from Albertsons. The caller drove off in a small sedan with California said the man rode away on a BMX bike that license plates. The caller could only glimpse Location: 987 Pearl St. INCIDENT: DISPUTE he often rides around the area and in front half of the numbers and letters on the When: Saturday, Nov. 28 license plate. 12 Location: River and Maxwell Roads of the store. Time: 6:18 a.m. Burglary When: Friday, Nov. 27 What: A caller reported someone walking incidents Time: 2:44 p.m. INCIDENT: SusPICIOus CONDITIONS INCIDENT: SusPICIOus CONDITIONS into a gray bus-style van, and the caller did not believe he was a bus driver. The caller What: Four males in three different cars — Location: Nor thwest Expressway and Location: Crest Drive and Willamette later called and said the person inside the a silver Honda hatchback, a silver Honda Maxwell Road Street 4 Accord and a white Ford Mustang — got van had missed his bus home, and the caller Assault out of their cars in the middle of traffic and When: Friday, Nov. 27 When: Friday, Nov. 27 agreed to drive him to Salem. incidents started yelling at each other. The drivers Time: 6:31 p.m. Time: 7:58 p.m. — ALEX ZIELINSKI EDITORIAL BOARD TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Robert D’Andrea | Opinion editor Allie Grasgreen | Editor in chief Emily E. Smith | Managing editor (541) 346-5511 FOGGY FOGGY FOGGY Shelley Deadmond | Columnist [email protected] 46º/35º 50º/34º 49º/36º OPINION Dylan Sylwester | Multimedia editor TALK TO US • Limit submissions to 600 words • Submissions should include name, phone number and address • The Emerald reser ves the right to edit all submissions • One submission per person per calendar month NEWS STAFF (541) 346-5511 — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — ALLIE GRASGREEN Editor in chief EMILY E. SMITH Carbon tax is best way for government to lead Taser policy needs Managing editor Oregon environmental policy in right direction JILL KIMBALL civilian review News editor Recently, Oregon Democratic candidate regulations is people are over-consuming has far more minds and ideas than the public Didn’t we vote for a Civil- CJ CIARAMELLA for governor Bill Bradbury announced his carbon. Why? Part of the cost of carbon is sector. If we set the incentives for the private EMILY GILLESPIE ian Review Board to investi- ANNA HELLAND support for a proposed regulation on big put on third parties through pollution, mak- sector correctly, we have no limit on what gate police happenings such ALEX ZIELINSKI screen TVs: ing carbon less expensive to the users than its individuals will think of and create to reduce as questionable Taser use? News reporters “In California, the energy commission just true cost. The solution, therefore, is to make carbon emissions. As well, government can Tasers have killed more than LAUREN FOX adopted a rule on energy consumption for carbon users pay the full cost, and a carbon mandate companies disclose carbon usage 350 people in our country.