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University city Van Ornum’s appeal Students step up against for new trial rejected LTD issues Judge Jack Billings denied a motion for a new trial Wednesday in the case of former University student Ian Van Ornum. Defense attorneys for the former Univer- threat to sity student filed the motion after the Lane County Circuit Court jury’s foreman reported Sweatshops to The Register-Guard last week that he and hack late- other jurors had concerns that police used Former factory workers describe inhumane sweatshop working conditions excessive force in Van Ornum’s arrest. Eugene police twice tasered Van Ornum, night buses 19, during his arrest at the rally he organized with the campus group Crazy People for Wild Places. Officers testified that the force Unruly student conduct on late used was reasonable and necessary to gain 79x route has caused LTD control of the non-compliant student. to respond with an ultimatum Police were summoned to the rally at Broadway and Willamette Streets by De- Alex Tomchak Scott | News Reporter partment of Homeland Security agent Tom The Lane Transit District could ax late- Keedy. Eugene police officer Bill Solesbee night buses on weekend nights next year testified that Van Ornum was blocking traf- unless students improve their behavior, fic in the intersection’s crosswalks when he LTD and bus drivers’ union representatives arrived on the scene. said Wednesday. The jury foreman told The Register-Guard Brian Pasquali, an executive officer in the that he and other jurors found Van Ornum Amalgamated Transit Union, said drivers guilty following specific court instructions feel unsafe in despite feeling conflicted about police testi- the hostile at- mony that omitted facts evidenced by video mosphere and footage and police records. Solesbee testified his drive to the scene took “mind-bending “We were told that levels” of noise seven to 15 minutes because of heavy traffic, drunk students this bus would be for while police cell phone and Taser records create on Friday students who were dave martinez | photo editor show that about four minutes passed between and Saturday working late at night Step Up, Oregon! brought in Honduran worker Norma Castellanos, a former factory worker for Russell Athletic. Russell the time Solesbee responded to the call and Athletic recently closed the factor y in Honduras af ter workers moved to unionize. the time the Taser fire was deployed. nights. He called or who were in study for the late-night Jurors also expressed concerns about of- service to end groups. They’re the ficer Judd Warden’s testimony that Van Lauren Fox | News Reporter University is not making any immediately Ornum remained resistant before and after rioting-type crowd.” OnlineVideo decisions,” he said. on weekends. Norma Castellanos fought the first tasing, which contradicted Taser Brian Pasquali Check out inter views and The Duck Store issued a state- LTD spokes- Amalgamated through tears Wednesday evening video camera evidence that showed Van footage from the protest at ment Friday stating it would sus- m a n A n d y Transit Union as she shared her experience as Ornum lying facedown on the sidewalk Executive Officer pend placing new orders with Rus- Vobora said a Honduran worker in a Russell when he was tased. on students riding dailyemerald.com sell Athletic until more information the 79x route late-night busses Athletic factory with a group of 50 The jury foreman added that the jury was on weekends could be obtained about the claims will continue its University students. persuaded to convict because of the testimony made against the company. late-night runs The event was sponsored by Step Management Matt Dyste’s office to of two state witnesses who said someone who “We have a few things left in the at least until next fall, but the district will Up Oregon, the University chap- deliver a letter written by Hondu- looked like Van Ornum, wearing a white haz- store,” said Natalie Eggert, Duck decide whether to let the service continue in ter of the United Students Against ran workers that begged the Uni- ardous materials suit and spraying water from Store human resources manager. two weeks. Sweatshops, and is part of a na- versity to suspend its trademark a pesticide sprayer, appeared intimidating in “However, we are not going to or- The ASUO and University administration tional tour that works to motivate agreement with Russell Athletic. his interactions with passersby. der anything else until we seriously inaugurated the service in January to pro- universities to drop contracts with Dyste said the University is aware Van Ornum, unanimously convicted last investigate this case.” tect students studying at the 24-hour library Russell Athletic unless the sports- of the controversy surrounding Rus- week by a six-person jury, faces a maximum Russell Athletic closed two and freshmen forced to live in Stadium Park wear company agrees to re-open sell, but has not decided whether to sentence of a fine of more than $12,000 and plants in Choloma, Honduras after Apartments who would otherwise walk home its factory in Honduras and allow terminate the contract with Russell two years in prison. His sentencing hear- Castellanos and other workers be- from campus late at night. The route, which workers to unionize. Athletic when it ends in June. ing is set for 11 a.m. Friday in room 304 of the gan organizing a union in an effort The event began with a march to “We have been informed of county courthouse. Turn to ltd | Page 3 Director of Marketing and Brand the situation, but at this time the Turn to sweatshop | Page 4 — emily e. smith WEEKendCALENDAR features april Oregon fiction 23 24 25 26 Thursday Friday saturday sunday writer publishes

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NEWS STAFF (541) 346-5511 In my opinion | Matt Petryni ashley chase Editor in Chief allie grasgreen Managing Editor Robert D’Andrea Rebecca Woolington News Editors Lauren Fox end of an externality Hannah Hoffman Alex Tomchak scott On Tuesday, Congress began its first- it or not” type of issues. The environment Emily E. Smith ever hearings on a plan to regulate car- makes the rules and we either adapt or News Reporters bon dioxide emissions. Last week, the die, as unfair — even “fascist” — as that Ott Tammik Features Editor Environmental Protection Agency initi- might seem. The reasoning for this is self- Andrew Greif ated the process to let loose the dogs of evident: Every part of our bodies, every Sports Editor the Clean Air Act on serial emitters of essence to our substance, came first from Lucas Clark greenhouse gases, declaring those gases a the environment, and to the environment robert husseman “threat to human health and safety.” shall return. If the environment collaps- Ben Schorzman Both moves are generating flak from es, or simply changes in some significant Sports Reporters the other side: The cap-and-trade way, then we, and all of our dreams of a Andrew Edwards Opinion Editor proposal in Congress is being called beautiful free market economy, will also Truman Capps “liberal elitism,” and the EPA deci- collapse. This unpleasant fact is humbling Alex Conley sion “alarmist,” even indeed, but it is indisputably a fact. DAN LAWTON “fascist” in some circles. How this reality applies most directly Matt Petryni This vitriolic lan- to the case of fossil fuels is that it is not Opinion Writers guage mostly represents up to the government regulators or any Chaz Faulhaber Patrick Finney the bombed-out husk other human institution whether the in- Illustrators of the remaining con- dustry will fail. It is because those fuels, Emily Peterson servative movement; fundamentally, consist entirely of natural Andrew Phillips while still powerful, stores of ancient sunlight, and are limited Copy Chiefs most can agree it pales sustainably by nature. They will not be replenished Alex Gabriel environmental Kaitlin Kenny in comparison to that within a millennium, let alone a century. Jacob Phillips of ’s day. So inevitably, in the not-too-distant fu- Emily Wilson Desperate and running scared, conserva- ture, we must solve this problem. Cap Copy Editors tive stalwarts are testing the relatively na- and trade is an attempt at a market solu- Leslie Montgomery scent forces of environmentalism, despite tion. Instead of simply prohibiting car- Design Editor those forces’ overwhelmingly appar- bon pollution — which would be fair to Jenafer Brown Holly Schnackenberg ent rise in both consumer demand and do, as no one is entitled to pollute — cap Designers political power. and trade is a compromise that seeks to Karyn Fiebich To be fair, they have a decent argu- economically incentivize carbon-cutting Graphic Designer ment. Regulating carbon dioxide emis- innovation. The goal here is, in part, to Dave Martinez sions and putting an economic price on find new work for those eventually put Photo Editor climate-disfiguring pollution will likely out by the exhaustion of fossil fuels be- Kate Clark fore this inevitability actually occurs, and Tristan Coolen bankrupt the energy industry as we know Mike perrault it. Coal, oil, even natural gas simply will to find new energy for human society in Ivar vong not be economically feasible if the in- the process. Photographers dustries are forced to pay the full costs Those against it are arguing largely for Laura Fong of production, and to pass that cost on to their continued “right” to profit from a Senior Multimedia Reporter the rational consumer. Indeed, this bank- huge negative externality that has pervert- Erin Champion ruptcy will cost Americans jobs in these ed both the market and the environment Multimedia Reporter industries, and this factor must not be and that will, one way or another, come Business ignored. It wouldn’t just bring down the to an end. They are arguing, honestly, (541) 346-5511 oil tycoon “fat cats” — it might pull food to preserve a market inefficiency. Michele Ross from the table of middle-class coal and The odd problem environmental- Interim General Manager gas employees. We cannot trivialize this ists have is that the entire project of in- kathy carbone catastrophic prospect. dustrialization — the free market as we, Business Manager Further, in a classic paradox of envi- our parents, and our grandparents have Monica Christoffels known it — has been financed on this ex- Administrative Assistant ronmental consciousness, the EPA deci- ternality. Everyone is therefore affected. Kevin Armstrong sion manages to be as disingenuous as it Chaz Faulhaber | illustr ator Shawn Barnes is unassailable: Carbon dioxide is critical Cap and trade is much more than an Nora Cosbey to plants and poses no immediate threat feat to establish. Yet overwhelming scien- ecosystem upon which we depend obscure hippie proposal. If effective, it Spenser Heaton if inhaled. In fact, we inhale — and cer- tific evidence makes clear that increases entirely for life. could impact the most substantial shift of Robert Kirkpatrick tainly exhale — tons of it every day, with in atmospheric carbon dioxide not only And this, of course, brings us to core society since industrialization. It is hard Distribution no real harm. Carbon dioxide’s threat to tinkers with the temperature of Earth, problem of this whole debate: It isn’t re- to say if we realize the magnitude of this, ADVERTISING public health and safety, as envisioned by it might threaten our very survival as a ally a debate. Negotiations with natural let alone if we are ready for it. (541) 346-3712 the Clean Air Act’s framers, would be a species by potentially destabilizing the limits are one of those “whether you like [email protected] Tara Sloan Advertising Director Erin Davis Jessee Davis Editorial Emily Kahn Jenny Kane Jeanne Long Stephanie McCulley Alexandria Mickett Anna Osgoodby Unruly riders need late-night bus Crystal Stanford Stacey Stewart This year, the Lane Transit District Oregon State University’s Beaver Bus, order on its buses. Drivers who are as- Megan Taylor extended the hours of its 79x route until which runs until 2:45 a.m. on weekends: signed to the late-night routes could even Riehel Zereyhoune It was no secret when the LTD Advertising Executives 2 a.m. to serve University students trav- The service, begun in 2006, has reduced undergo further training to better deal Lacey Becker eling between campus and the Kinsrow service was initially extended that the number of car crashes, drunk driving with drunk patrons. Ad Assistant area, behind Autzen Stadium. The ser- a large number of its patrons, arrests and sexual assaults, bus coordi- A security guard currently rides the vice provides a safe means of transpor- nator Austen Samet said in an Emerald creative especially on weekends, would be late-night bus to monitor behavior and services tation for more than 1,000 students each article in February. keep students in line, and Vobora said this (541) 346-4381 week, and was one of the most ardently partying college students. It was no secret when the LTD service has improved rider behavior. If the cost of michele ross defended issues during this year’s ASUO was initially extended that a large num- extra security measures is a concern, late- Technology & election season. ber of its patrons, especially on weekends, night riders could pay an extra fare to help Creative Services Director However, the University may go would be partying college students. Keep- cover the extra costs — the bus would still Brianne Beigh back to being the only Pacific-10 Con- service has seen immense support and ing citizens safe and drunk drivers off be significantly cheaper than a taxi, and Creative Services Supervisor ference school without a late-night heavy use, and proven itself instrumental the streets is a principle purpose of pub- certainly cheaper than a DUI. brian aebi bus service next year, as LTD and bus to keeping students safe and drunk drivers lic transit. Also, the fact remains that the roger bong The fact is, if the students and admin- drivers’ union representatives say stu- off the road. Thus, while student miscon- occasional unruly rider is an unfortunate keith chaloux duct is an issue that must be addressed, istration are willing to pay for a late- KATIE MILLER dent misconduct has rendered the ser- reality of public transportation — discon- LTD’s threat to cancel service based on night bus service, LTD should be willing Adam Ryan vice “a drunken and unsafe ride” and tinuing service based on a few riders’ mis- to work with them to maintain it. Public emma silverman bad behavior goes against the general have threatened to drop the contract if behavior is a rash and counterproductive transportation has a responsibility to its Creative Services Designers responsibility of a public transit system. behavior doesn’t improve. measure that should only be a last resort. community that should not be depen- LTD is doing the University an im- It’s important not to downplay the se- This is not to say LTD should continue dent on good behavior from every person mense service by providing these extend- verity of misbehavior on public buses. service while the University does nothing who uses it. Clearly the service is badly ed hours, and it is important for students Endangering the safety of drivers or other to improve the behavior of its students or needed, and to do away with it because of to show their appreciation by conducting riders is unacceptable, and if a student work with LTD to make the service work bad behavior on the part of a few students themselves appropriately while using the acts in such a way that, off the bus, would as safely and efficiently as possible. Mea- does the entire community a serious dis- service. It costs money and manpower merit law enforcement stepping in, the sures such as enforcing a fine for miscon- service. As a comment on The Register- The Oregon Daily Emerald and, especially in the face of budget con- same rules should apply on the bus. But duct or banning students from using the Guard’s Web site says, “Better to have a is published by the Oregon cerns, isn’t something to be taken for there have been no incidents requiring service after a certain number of infrac- young man carry a young woman off of a Daily Emerald Publishing Co., police response, LTD spokesperson Andy Inc. at the University of Or- granted. However, as it is funded entirely tions would encourage improved behav- bus than have a coroner carry her out in a egon, Eugene, OR. The Em- by the ASUO and University administra- Vobora said. And, more importantly, the ior and send the message to students that, body bag.” erald operates independently benefits of the service outweigh exist- while LTD is serious about keeping them of the University with offices tion, the financial burden does not fall on in Suite 300 of the Erb Me- LTD. Moreover, since its instigation, the ing concerns about unruly riders. Take safe, it is also serious about maintaining [email protected] morial Union. The Emerald is private property. © 2009 Thursday, April 23, 2009 Oregon Daily Emerald 3 ltd|Schillaci argues LTD prevents drunk riders from driving

From Page 1 in January saw students drink- would be for students who were they might have been impulsive” ing from flasks, making out, working late at night or who in calling for an end to the route, connects the University campus swearing loudly and removing were in study groups,” Pasquali Schillaci said. to the Kinsrow apartments, runs their clothes. said. But Pasquali said weekend Vobora said putting a security from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Pasquali said behavior has riders are different. “They’re the guard on the bus has improved Ensuring that late-night buses deteriorated since. “They rioting-type crowd,” he said. student behavior. “If everything continue to serve campus has haven’t gone so far as to threat- Nick Schillaci, the ASUO goes as it has the past weekend, been an important issue in the en our drivers,” he said. “But staffer who designed the late- then it should be ready to go in ASUO this year. The student they’ve been harassing and night service, disagreed. “It’s the fall,” he said. government’s final budget cut demeaning to our drivers and just, you know, half-a-percent of “He’s wrong,” Pasquali said. tickets to men’s basketball games the security staff that’s on the students that are being unruly,” “And he hasn’t gone out to ride to finance the service and all can- bus now.” he said. the bus the way I have.” Pasquali said he will present didates for the ASUO presidency Pasquali said he tried to make Schillaci said he has “seen the union’s concerns at the dis- included continuing the service the union a part of discussions students do some pretty ques- trict’s labor management com- in their platforms. between the University and tionable things” on the bus mittee meeting Thursday. He From the beginning of the LTD, but was rebuffed. “I asked late at night. But he said he still said he is unwilling to talk about service, statistics showed stu- for a seat at that table and I was supports keeping the late night what the union will do if his dents used the bus most on Fri- ignored and that’s what caused service to prevent the drunk stu- concerns fall on deaf ears. day and Saturday nights. Many me to go public with this,” dents from driving. “I do think Pasquali said. Campus and of them were drunk. Emerald re- that the union is unaware of the Federal Politics porters riding the bus for a story “We were told that this bus progress we’ve made and I think [email protected] environment Fire officials around the injuries have resulted, but some restaurants, which are often country are warning of the fire officials say it is only a glad to get rid of the gunk for DIY biodiesel fuel dangers and considering matter of time. little or no charge. prompts fire hazards new restrictions to make In recent years, many Amer- In Northborough, Mass., EDMONDS, Wash. — Try- sure people don’t torch the icans have discovered that die- a biodiesel fire in 2007 de- ing to live green and beat high whole neighborhood. sel cars can run on fuel made stroyed a home and caused gasoline prices, some enter- Ferocious fires and explosions primarily from vegetable oil, about $350,000 in damage, Fire prising Americans are turning blamed on backyard refining and about the only drawback Chief David Durgin said. The cooking oil into biodiesel in operations have been reported is a french fry smell. Some homeowner had served in Iraq their garages. Problem is, some in Washington state, Arizona, motorists are going so far as and wanted to stop relying on of these do-it-yourselfers are Colorado, Massachusetts and to brew their own fuel from foreign oil. burning down the house. Oregon. No deaths or serious used frying oil obtained from — the associated press Erin Davis 1.15.09 Now Serving Mississippi BAYOU BBQ! SPECIALS: In-house dining only $7.25 CAR BOMBS Tuesday $2.50 PABST Burgers & Fries $5.75 $6.75 DOUBLE WELLS add cheese: $0.75, add bacon: $1.25 $5.75 LONG ISLANDS Wednesday 16 oz. Steak & 2 Sides $13.00 Thursday KITCHEN HOURS Catfish Sandwich 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 a.m. $6.25 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK Friday Expanded brunch menu SAT - SUN Fish & Chips Breakfast served all day! $7.50 99 WEST BROADWAY • 683-3154 22679

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Ben Linder Commemoration Greg Mortenson SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, April 28 at 7pm Author of “Three Cups of Tea.” EMU, Ben Linder Room - FREE Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM The Blue Scholars Mac Court - FREE Friday, May 8 at 8 pm Join us in celebrating the life of Ben Linder and the 30th anniversary Tickets required. Memorial Quad Lawn - Free of the Nicaraguan Revolution. Featuring the 30 minute 2008 Available online at documentary: American/Sandinista by Jason Blalock. Refreshments Provided. tickets.uoregon.edu/3cups

Bryan Moore, UO faculty, will speak about the life and death of Book signing will follow presentation. Ben Linder, mechanical engineer from Portland, OR, who went to in 1983 to work on hydroelectric projects that today In “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at provide energy to schools, clinics and campesinos. On April 28, a Time,” Greg Mortenson, and journalist David Oliver Relin, recount the journey 1987, while beginning construction on a small dam, Ben and two that led Mortenson from a failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s Nicaraguan co-workers were murdered by US-supported . second highest mountain, to successfully establishing schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By replacing guns with pencils and rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the third-world to promote peace with books, not bombs, and successfully bring education and hope to remote communities in central Asia.

Presented by: ASUO + UO Cultural Forum 23404 4 Oregon Daily Emerald Thursday, April 23, 2009 sweatshop | Palmquist says sweatshop abuses can be stopped with students’ help

From Page 1 private, but Russell laid off 150 is no stranger to controversy on workers when they found out and issues like these. Students can to obtain health care, child care threatened us with death.” make an impact,” he said. and better working conditions. The Workers Rights Consor- In 2000 the University joined Castellanos said harsh tium and the Fair Labor Associa- the Workers Rights Consor- conditions including working 11- tion issued reports citing human tium, a collective of universities hour days with only a 10-minute rights violations in the factories. that agreed to not license their break, unrealistic production ex- Rod Palmquist, international trademarks to any company that pectations from managers, and campaigns coordinator for the does not seek to expand worker’s the deteriorating health of many United Students Against Sweat- rights. But the Oregon University workers who worked with chemi- shops, said students can take System decided in 2001 that the cal dyes were all reasons for her to steps to end sweatshop abuses by University could not be a part of work toward unionizing. applying pressure to the Univer- the consortium because it limited “Our voices were not be- sity to immediately terminate its the University’s autonomy. ing heard,” she said. “We made contract with Russell Athletics. City & State Politics a decision to unite. We kept it “The University of Oregon [email protected]

YOU’RE ALWAYS CLOSE TO CAMPUS WWW.DAILYEMERALD.COM YOU’RE ALWAYS CLOSE TO CAMPUS d_3x1p6_1 eDITor andrew greif [email protected] dailyemerald.com/sports SPORTS (541) 346-5511 TeNNIS IN mY oPINIoN ben scHoRzman Trail Blazers turnaround complete, future bright if you are a portland Trail Blazers fan, listen up. you need to read anything and everything Jason Quick writes about the team. he’s a 10- year veteran of covering the Blazers, and in that time he’s seen everything. he’s gotten in fights with players, he’s broken the tough stories, and he tries to go beyond the game recap to get fresh, insightful material. That’s why when he talks about this year’s team, i listen. he recently had a recurring se- ries entitled “Behind the Blazers locker room Door,” and in that series he was able to get ac- cess to all the players and portray them in a dif- ferent light than we usually see. We got to see how Bran- don roy is relaxed in front of his locker and how goofy rudy Fernandez is. in gen- eral, we got to see just why this team is so likable. Quick ended the series af- HiGH and ter Tuesday’s playoff game inside against the houston rockets. he said it was increasingly difficult with the iVaR VonG | PHoTograPHer playoff atmosphere to get the same access be- Carmen Seremeta will lead the Ducks women’s tennis team at the Pacific-10 Conference tennis championships starting tomorrow at ojai, Calif. The Ducks will play against teams cause players were behaving differently because like No. 7 USC, No. 8 Cal and No. 11 UCLa. of the pressure. hopefully he brings it back next year, because i couldn’t wait to read the latest edition and see how the players reacted after a game. his last installment really got me think- against ing, too. in his closing paragraphs, when he was writing about why he was shutting the series down and how he hoped he had accom- plished some good, he mentioned something that struck a chord with me. he said that it was his hope that we had grown closer to the team, and figured out why we root for them: “not be- cause it says Blazers or portland on their jersey all odds — but because they are good, interesting and Tough competition, dismal regular season leave Oregon with little hope in the Pac-10 Championships hard-working people.” i like this a lot. The fact that the team is full of lucas claRK | SPorTS rePorTer a bunch of nice guys makes the team that much knows the pac-10 tournament is an extremely high level Men enter Pac-10 better. everyone can remember the feeling he Oregon women’s tennis team has a tough of competition. Tournament as underdogs from a few years ago when the likes of rasheed road ahead of it as it gears up for the 2009 pa- “it is by far the toughest conference in the country,” The Oregon men find themselves Wallace and Zach randolph were in town. Fans cific-10 Conference Championship tourna- she said. “some of the schools are so well-renowned in a similar situation competition- ment today in Ojai, Calif. The Ducks (9-13, worldwide and they can go out and get whomever they wise as the women, entering the TUrN To scHoRzman | Page 7 1-7) will match up with some of the toughest want, recruiting-wise.” pac-10 Tournament, also held in tcompetition in the nation during the next few days. seremeta also was not hesitant to give praise to the Ojai. uCla, the fifth-ranked team BaSeBaLL The pac-10 features four teams in the top-15 nationally coaches from around the conference for the excellent job in the nation and the pac-10 regu- with usC at no. 7, at no. 8, uCla at no. 11 and they do. Oregon freshman Trudie du Toit shared similar lar season champion, is one of three Ducks sweep Portland State stanford at no. 13. While the Cardinal (6-2) have taken feelings as her senior counterpart. pac-10 schools in the top-10 nation- in final non-conference game “since it’s my first year, i was expecting to improve as home a share of the pac-10 title every year since 1988, the ally along with no. 8 stanford and Oregon won both games of a double- uCla Bruins (5-3) were co-champions last spring and will much as i can and just go out and do what i can to get bet- no. 9 usC. header Wednesday against portland look to do more of the same this year. ter,” du Toit said. “paul (reber) and maja (Kovacek) have The Oregon men (9-15, 0-7) state on the road to move to 15-26 on But the Trojans of usC (20-2, 8-0) and the golden helped me out a lot.” struggled throughout the pacific-10 the season. Bears of California (17-4, 7-1) finished atop the pac-10 The freshman suffered a back injury early in the fall and Conference regular season, and have The Ducks won the first game 3-1 be- standings this year. arizona state and Washington both was sidelined for several months afterward. But du Toit has not won a match since they faced hind senior sari-Jane Jenkins’ fifth home finished in the middle of the pack at 4-4 and 3-5 in pac-10 been able to recover over the course of the season and has on march 28. Juniors run of the season, and fourth in the last play, respectively. shown she can be a very consistent player. alex Cornelissen and marcos Ver- month. her home run in the first inning arizona, Oregon and Washington state each finished dasco will lead the way for the Ducks put the Ducks up 1-0, which was followed the year at 1-7 to round out the competition. It hasn’t gone as well as we expected. I in doubles play, and will likely play by junior Carlyn re’s rBi single in the “it hasn’t gone as well as we expected,” third-year head feel like we were three matches away at the no. 1 and no. 2 singles spots third and a manufactured run by Jenkins in coach paul reber said. “i feel like we were three matches as well. the fifth inning. Jenkins reached base after from turning the season around.” away from turning the season around.” “ The duo have been two of the more being hit by a pitch and stole second base before scoring on a throwing error to first reber referred back to the Ducks Feb. 22 matchup with PAUL REBER consistent players on the Ducks ros- Head coacH ter, and will surely have their work base that tried to catch sophomore Cortney the Ohio state Buckeyes, a match reber felt could have Kivett out. cut out for them this weekend. usC’s been a key turning point in the season for his squad. Oregon won the second game 4-3 as “Ohio state was a big one. We didn’t play as well as “Trudie has done a good job for us,” reber said. “she’s robert Farah (no. 7 in the nation melissa rice earned her first victory of the we could’ve,” he said. “a win like that, against a ranked become more mentally sound. Before she was just playing in singles play) and steve Johnson season (1-6). sophomore Brittany rumfelt opponent, makes a huge difference.” tennis, but now she is really becoming a tennis player.” enter the tournament as the second- got the save for the Ducks by pitching a Oregon was ranked no. 46 at the time, while the seremeta and du Toit will play together at the no. 2 ranked doubles tandem in the nation, hitless final 3.2 innings of work. Buckeyes were no. 38. doubles position the next couple of days. The two have while Cal’s geoff Chizever and pedro The Ducks got their offense started again “We just didn’t get it done,” he concluded. played together several times over the course of the Zerbini come in at no. 18. by an early home run, this time by junior While the Ducks dropped the match 5-2, they bounced season and should be able to compete with the tough For freshmen sho higuchi, Jose’ neena Bryant, who finished 3-for-4 at the back the following week with a big win over arizona. pac-10 competition. izquierdo and ayrton Wibowo, this plate. The Ducks were up 2-0 after the first Bouncing back will be a key theme for Oregon as it enters seremeta will also compete in singles competi- weekend will be their first experience inning only to be matched in the second today’s tournament on a four-match losing streak. tion, which begin today at 8 a.m. at the Ojai Valley at the pac-10s. by portland state 2-2. Oregon put up two “it’s strange, knowing that this is likely going to be my athletic Club. men’s singles play begins this more runs in the top of the third inning on freshman lindsey Chambers’ two-rBi last competitive tennis,” senior Carmen seremeta said. “it’s “i just try to go out on the court and realize that i can win morning at libby park, while dou- bles begins tomorrow. The finals single that scored sophomores monique different, but at the same time the season is long enough … knowing that i can win,” seremeta said. “There is always Fuiava and ashley Kivett, who walked to that i will be ready once it is over.” a way — i just have to find it.” for both men and women will be sunday morning. get on base. seremeta has been one of the top players throughout LUCAS CLARK the year for the Ducks at the no. 1 singles position, and she [email protected] — lucas cl aRK — andReW GReiF 6 Oregon Daily Emerald Thursday, April 23, 2009

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I’ve run the 400m hurdles time Pac-10s and nationals roll were constantly getting into since you were a one-year-old become the most loved athlete dler David Klech won the 110m twice this year and won both around, that I’ll be really sharp fights, and portraying the city of rise back to prominence. in Portland. hurdles in 14.37 seconds and the meets, and it was nice to pull and ready to go. Portland in a negative way. And I don’t think anyone will With 0.8 left on the clock in 400m hurdles in 50.77 seconds as off the double. And especially ODE: After suffering from Now the whole state of argue with me when I say the overtime against Houston on the Oregon men won their dual going against UCLA, who I had Guillain-Barre Syndrome (a ner- Oregon is again proud of rise came with Brandon Roy. He Nov. 6, Roy sent a shot from 10 meet against UCLA, 84-79. The run for, it was kind of nice. And vous system disorder), what steps its team. epitomizes the Portland Trail feet behind the three-point line San Ramon, Calif. native com- especially for our hurdle group have you had to take to control it Granted, I must first make a Blazers. He’s a good guy on and sailing into the rafters of the peted with UCLA as a freshman, to sweep both races, it was defi- on the track? disclaimer and call out all of you off the court, and he’s a talent Rose Garden, and like a shot missing most of the outdoor track nitely good for our group and DK: Basically, since it hap- who shunned the team during beyond comparison. When he from the heavens, the ball came season with injuries, and sat out good for our training morale. pened, I really haven’t had to the bad times, only to jump back needs to he can score 42 points, back down to Earth, swish- last season after transferring ODE: What attracted you to do much. It started in the begin- on once it started winning again. but then he can do what the team ing through the net for the to Oregon. transfer to Oregon? ning of November and I think I guess it’s understandable, but needs as well. He’s so unselfish two-point win. Oregon Daily Emerald: Af- I took six weeks off of running DK: I don’t think there’s a that type of fair-weather fan that there are times when you Radio play-by-play announc- ter sitting out a year and fighting completely. Like, I wasn’t able better place to train in Amer- just sets my teeth on edge. If just wish that instead of laying it er Brian Wheeler called it best, through injuries and illness be- to train, but I was able to cross- ica. The coaching staff here you just cheered for winners all up he would dunk it. But then he screaming, “Hit it! Yes he did! fore that, how have you managed train on a bike. In January, I was is amazing, and just being in the time, the memorable mo- wouldn’t be Brandon Roy, and Brandon Roy, the Natural, hits to shed the mental fatigue? able to do some running work- Track Town USA is great. Go- ments wouldn’t mean as much the Blazers wouldn’t be the team 30-footer! At the buzzer! And David Klech: I think that outs, but they were really modi- ing for the Olympics in 2012, because you wouldn’t have stuck they are. the Blazers run off the court, we approached the season re- fied and we’ve been very careful, that’s what I want to run in — with Portland through the dark No matter how this series winners by two!” ally systematically. Each indoor not putting too much on my just having the Olympic Tri- years, and you wouldn’t know turns out with the Rockets, Need I say more? So thank and outdoor meet all had their plate. The high hurdles, we just als here, having U.S. nation- how it felt to get blown out day I know the future is bright. you, Blazers, for giving this fan specific goals, and indoors was started like last week, and we’re als here, there’s so many big after day, only to climb back There’s a rock-solid foundation a season to remember. All you just kind of like a rust-buster. I just adding things each week. So meets. It’s nice that we get to to success. and the team is probably only guys did was make the playoffs, was lucky enough that we had a far everything’s gone really well. stay at home most of the season That’s why this season has one signing away from winning and it created magic for an entire good (4x400m relay) and I got to I’m looking forward to the rest and really just get a lot of our been so memorable for so many it all. It is seriously that good. state. 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Scholarship From Page 1 to watch because it was so silly, being done to them, and they and Keiko knew exactly what he didn’t have good things to say $2,000 to enable a University of Oregon Interestingly enough, was doing,” said Hammond. about people,” said Hammond. graduate to pursue graduate studies at the Hammond has actually spent Hammond knew there was The simple plot in “Hannah’s more time around orcas than a story to be told about the Dream” is balanced with charac- U of O or elsewhere in American literature or she has with elephants. As love and sacrifice she watched ter-driven intrigue. Hammond Keiko’s publicist, Hammond from behind the scenes. “It’s has conjured up a host of ec- history or a related subject. spent two years watching the every writer’s dream to watch centric personalities, including star of the Free Willy movies. something eight hours a day a pot-belly pig, whom she called Apply to the English Department by May 8. The killer whale had lived until the story unfolds itself,” the comic relief of her story. in a Mexico City amusement said Hammond. “It’s always a challenge to park, where his pool was much However, she ran into write about animals with- too small and had inadequate massive writer’s block in her out making them people. It’s water conditions. 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There is a she explained. giant companion to provide whole group of elephant-lovers Hammond said she writes Coalition Against Environmental Racism presents: social and health support for a who are kind of over the moon fiction simply “because I get to very lonely and sick orca. “It’s about them.” make it up.” pretty amazing what people are During the writing process, “When you’ve been through 14th Annual Grassroots willing to do to take good care Hammond spent a lot of time something complicated, you be- Environmental Justice Conference of an animal,” said Hammond. with elephant fans. “I don’t come hostage to all the fact and Keiko had a rigorous daily know that much about ele- reality … In fiction, I only need training session to increase his phants, but the love that devel- to know enough to convince speed, jumping height, muscle ops between different animals you that I know a lot more,” tone and lung capacity. For and their caretakers; it’s some- she said. each feat, Keiko was awarded thing powerful most of us don’t Tragically, Keiko died from treats. Hammond, who was in see,” she said. pneumonia in 2003, just a year the pool once with Keiko, said Unfortunately, the closest after being released back into “The relationship with differ- available elephants, who live in the wild off the coast of Iceland, ent people wasn’t generic. He Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo, where he was originally from. was very involved and very are not exactly the characters No spoilers, but Hammond much present.” Hammond had in mind. “Their hinted at a happier ending in Keiko’s personality lived elephants are all killers; each her book. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, APRIL 25 26 up to his physical size, and he one has killed people,” Ham- She is working on her FREE FOOD! FREE CONFERENCE! FREE KNOWLEDGE! would often test the younger mond said. 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