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Shuttle halted after rules violation
The student-shuttling service was already on
probation when its directors were asked to resign
BY JARED PABEN
NEWS EDITOR
The Designated Driver Shuttle, a student-funded service that provides
intoxicated students rides home from parties, has been shut down by the
ASUO after two DDS staff members violated rules by taking two official
vans out during winter break.
The shuttle service was shut down about a week into the break because staff members violated rules when the service was already on probation for earlier incidents, said University student and DDS co-Director
Travis Edwards. Edwards said he and co-Director Luke Ettinger were
asked Monday afternoon by ASUO Programs Administrator David
Goward to resign from their positions. Edwards said he didn’t know
which employees were involved.
Edwards said he didn’t know when the student government’s executive
branch would allow the DDS to resume service.
“I think the only thing definitive that they’ve planned out is that
DDS, page 3
University officials and students
continue their debate on the sale
of Westmoreland apartments
BY STEVEN R. NEUMAN
NEWS EDITOR
ZANE RITT | PHOTOGRAPHER
A sign on the door of the DDS office reads “The Designated Driver Shuttle office will
remain closed until further notice.”
NOW EDUCATING ON AN IPOD NEAR YOU
UO professor Al Stavitsky gives students access to
more class information using MP3 audio files
BY EVA SYLWESTER
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
any students walk through
campus listening to their
MP3 players, often with a
favorite band filling their ears. But
for a growing number of people, the
sound may also be the voice of
one of their professors.
Last term, journalism
professor Al Stavitsky experimented with creating
online audio files called
podcasts,
which
he
termed “Al Pods,” for his
Mass Media and Society class.
Stavitsky, associate dean of the
School of Journalism and Communication, said his podcasts differed
from podcasts available at some
schools in that they did not reproduce class lectures. Instead, they
provided new content bridging the
lectures and the assigned readings,
freeing Stavitsky from spending
large amounts of class time talking
about the readings.
“Lectures can be the lectures
and the readings can be the readings,” Stavitsky said. “These
podcasts can be the way I help
students see connections.”
To record his podcasts, Stavitsky
sat down in his office with a digital
M
TIM BOBOSKY | PHOTO EDITOR
Al Stavitsky demonstrates how he makes his “Al Pod” podcasts for his classes.
See audio slide show online at www.dailyemerald.com/pages/mm/060106alpod/.
State Board
questions
University
on site sale
voice recorder and a stack of lecture
notes and talked for 20 minutes a
week. He incorporated information
from lectures, guest speakers and
current news, he said.
“It would basically be a streamof-consciousness kind of thing,”
he said.
After
making
the
recordings, Stavitsky uploaded them from his
computer onto the Blackboard Web site. Students could
then download the podcasts onto
their computers and add them to
their MP3 players, or simply listen
to the podcasts through their computer speakers, Stavitsky said.
Before becoming a professor 16
years ago, Stavitsky worked in radio and television news.
“There’s certainly a comfort level,” Stavitsky said. “A podcast is
kind of like a radio show.”
Journalism associate professor
John Russial said he is more an interested observer of podcasting than
a user of the technology, and will
use his share of the grant to help
students add audio to their projects
in his Cyberjournalism class. He
said many journalism organizations
and citizen journalists use podcasts
AL POD, page 8
PORTLAND — The committee that oversees all Oregon public universities questioned University of Oregon officials on the
proposed sale of the Westmoreland apartment complex and heard testimony from
students and community members Friday
morning, but made no formal vote to approve the sale.
Members of the State Board of Higher Education, which is responsible for approving
the final sale of the property, said they were
disappointed by the University’s failure to
develop solutions to mitigate the loss of the
complex, home to 592 residents, and by the
distrust and animosity developing between
the administration and the community over
the proposal.
In November, the board granted the University permission to proceed with planning
the sale on the condition that officials continue their efforts to help the potentially displaced tenants keep the board informed.
In his update to the board, University
President Dave Frohnmayer said the sale of
the family housing property was set to receive Oregon Department of Justice approval this week and said opposition to the
sale was misplaced, unjustified and based
on “scare-rhetoric.”
“This is an action that is in the best
interest of the students of the University of
Oregon, present and future,” he said.
Board member Tim Nesbitt also expressed concern for the motivations behind
the sale.
“Westmoreland is not a financial drain
— it’s not a problem unto itself. What
you’re saying is there’s a higher and better
use for the resources,” he said. “We need
to hear about the other use and it needs to
have purpose.”
Nesbitt said that based on the information
he had received, he would not be able to
vote for the sale.
Frohnmayer said providing more information before proceeding was impossible
since he could not gather more information
BOARD, page 4
Blaze damages bakery building
on University-owned property
Fire spread through Williams’ Bakery after flames
escaped from its furnace into the ventilation system
BY PARKER HOWELL
EDITOR IN CHIEF
The Williams’ Bakery building adjacent to the northeast end of campus was
damaged Monday night after a blaze
spread through the factory’s ventilation
system, causing employees to evacuate.
The Eugene Fire Department received word of the fire at 1760 E. 13th
Ave. at 9:21 p.m. It started after flames
escaped from a furnace in the building
on University-owned property, Eugene
District Fire Chief Randy DeWitt said.
“We haven’t started our actual investigation yet, but preliminary information was that it was accidental in
nature,” he said. “They were working
on a furnace and the fire took off into
a flue area from the furnace.”
No one was injured in the fire.
Fire crews ripped out heating ducts
and sheet rock to get at the blaze. Firefighters also used a ladder truck to access the roof, from which metallic
shrieking sounds emanated as they
worked to access the building.
“It is damaged as far as what we
had to do to make sure we were getting ahead of the fire,” DeWitt said.
“But as far as structural damage ...
the building is intact. There will be
extensive cleanup inside, but it’s not
like, you know, the structure has been
FIRE, page 3
PARKER HOWELL | EDITOR IN CHIEF
Fire crews ripped out the Williams’ Bakery building’s ventilation system to access a
fire Monday night. The structure of the building was left intact.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
In my opinion
Editorial
Don’t discount the Islam Project just yet
Podcasts are
viable tools as
complements
to lectures
This term, students at Springfield
High School will be learning about Islamic culture and beliefs in almost
every class they take. The Islam Project
encourages teachers throughout the
school to include material about Islam
in their curricula. According to an SHS
press release, this project will culminate
with a production of “Othello,” which
is Shakespeare’s only play with an Islamic character in a lead role.
Conservative talk show host Lars
Larson has a problem with SHS’s
Islam Project.
“Why are we all of a sudden cozying up to Islam? Islamic extremists
have been the source of a lot of pain
and a lot of death for this country,”
Larson said on the air. “That doesn’t
mean everyone who believes in Islam
is evil, but it does mean that extremist
Islam has been the source of terrorism
worldwide for the better part of 30
years. So why are we all of a sudden
putting it in every single class at
Springfield High?”
Before I get into this issue, I should
put all my cards on the table. I went to
SHS, where I was active in the theater
program. During that time I worked
closely with Jonathan Siegle, who is
the director of the upcoming “Othello”
production and the primary target of
Larson’s on-air remarks. Siegle was
also my writing instructor during my
junior year of high school. So on the
list of people who have influenced my
writing style, he’s easily in the top five
(much to his embarrassment I’m
sure).
So maybe my bias is showing, but I
think Larson is making much ado
about nothing by criticizing SHS’s Islam Project.
Making a concerted effort to teach
students about another culture challenges them to stretch their minds and
think in new ways, which is essential
for academic growth. Moreover, it’s
great preparation for college, where
learning to situate knowledge within a
cross-cultural context is essential for
success.
I totally agree with Larson that Islamic extremism has been the scourge
of the earth for several decades. How-
GABE BRADLEY
THE WRITING ON THE WALL
ever, this is exactly why it’s so important for young men and women to
learn about Islam. It’s crucial that the
next generation of thinkers and leaders
learn about how this great religion has
been hijacked by a small but dangerous band of lunatics and thieves.
This country is waging a global war
on terrorism — a war that I fully support. In any war, you need to be able to
tell the good guys from the bad guys.
In the war on terrorism, you need to
know a little something about Islam in
order to do that.
Islamic extremists don’t just kill
Christians and Jews. They also kill
Muslims, whom they view to be in violation of Islamic law or sympathetic to
the West. Also, there are a number of
countries in the Middle East where corrupt governments use Islam as a
weapon to squelch freedom and
maintain power over millions of
innocent Muslims.
Larson wonders rhetorically why
SHS chose to focus on Islam rather
than Christianity, Judaism or Buddhism. I think the answer is obvious.
Forget about all the touchy-feely, politically correct reasons why teaching
high school students about Islam is a
good idea. It’s also an intensely practical course of study because a better
understanding
of
Islam could enhance many of our foreign and domestic policy decisions in
this country.
I was a student at SHS during the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. I was
on my way to school when I first heard
the news. I spent most of that day
watching various news channels on
the TVs scattered throughout the
school. Not long after the attacks, a
teacher gave several lectures on the religious politics of the Middle East and
how it had spilled over to our shores
on an unprecedented scale. The educators at SHS know that knowledge and
understanding are crucial in confronting the threat of international terrorism.
The only concern I have about
SHS’s Islam Project is that it could raise
some separation of church and state issues. However, learning about a religion is not the same as practicing a religion.
When I was a student at SHS, one of
my English classes studied the Bible as
literature. In this class, I wrote a paper
about the book of John and made a
short film depicting the Cain and Abel
narrative from Genesis. However, at no
point did the instructor advance a religious agenda. I expect the SHS teachers participating in the Islam Project
will demonstrate the same professionalism.
I also think it’s particularly ingenious to use “Othello” — a great masterpiece of English literature — to provide
exposure to Islam. It’s like getting double the cultural bang for your buck.
By coincidence, I visited Siegle just
last week and got to see the set of
“Othello” in the middle of construction. The setting of the play has been
moved from Venice to Iran, with the
action primarily taking place in and
around a mosque.
These days, it’s common practice to
move the setting of Shakespeare’s
plays. In fact, keeping Shakespeare in
its original setting is now the exception
rather than the rule. In the 1930s,
when fascism was considered global
enemy number one, legendary theater
director Orson Welles staged a production of “Julius Caesar” that clearly referenced the dictatorial regimes in Italy
and Germany. Using Shakespeare to
shed light on contemporary issues is a
time-honored tradition in theater.
“Othello” will run through the first
two weekends in February. I’ll be
there. I think it would be nice if Lars
Larson came too; I’ll even buy him a
ticket. No matter what you think of
the politics behind it, the kids at SHS
know how to put on a decent show.
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It’s your library; be courteous and keep costs down
It’s time to begin another term, and
perhaps take a few moments and reflect on the last. Each year, the libraries
on campus seem to get busier. More
students are using the resources, the
services and the facilities. Along with
this heavy use, we expect a certain
amount of wear and tear. That’s a good
thing. But we are also seeing increased
misuse of the facilities and disregard for
other students. It’s not uncommon to
see damaged furniture and books,
mounds of trash and detritus, defaced
walls and signs (including donor
plaques — an act which is particularly
offensive), shredded carpet and
other damage.
The damage to library facilities and
resources has several unfortunate consequences: It ends up costing more to
provide the same library services,
which can ultimately mean higher
costs passed on to the students. An alternative is to cut services, such as
hours and purchased equipment and
materials, to cover replacement and repair costs. This type of misuse also robs
other students of the opportunity to experience a comfortable, clean and functional study space.
Here’s how students can help protect
their asset: Report any damage to a library staff member. If you see misuse
in progress, object. It’s your library.
Take a cue from the great outdoors and
leave no trace. If you pack it in, pack it
out. It’s your library. Use the library
often, and respect what you and others
have done to create such a
wonderful place.
Deborah A. Carver
Philip H. Knight University Librarian
Museum of Art committed
to keeping public records
accessible
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of
Art’s administration shares your desire
to make information accessible according to public records laws (“UO records
accessibility needs to be improved,”
ODE Dec. 5). When your anonymous
reporter requested information about
admissions revenue on Nov. 15, our accountant assembled an admissions report that outlined the total number of
visitors to the museum since reopening
in January, 2005. We felt this would fulfill the request, as revenues could easily
be calculated based on the number of
visitors at each admissions fee level
(adults, $5; seniors and high school
students, $3; UO students, faculty,
staff free).
This is the same report that we share
with our board of directors. While we
were not able to resolve all of this with
your reporter prior to the Dec. 5 story
(“Emerald Audits University Records”),
we remain committed to sharing public information with the public. The
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is a
valuable visual arts resource for the
campus, the Eugene/Springfield community, and the entire state of Oregon,
and we welcome such public interest
and participation.
David Turner
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of
Art Director
Although many teachers warn their students
to keep iPods out of the classroom, journalism
professor and associate dean Al Stavitsky of the
School of Journalism and Communication has
found a use for digital audio players. Stavitsky
offered his fall term students the opportunity to
download and play podcasts — audio files
Stavitsky recorded and made available to students on the Web.
Stavitsky’s podcasts are designed as supplemental material to bridge lectures and reading
assignments, not to replace participation
in class.
But Stavitsky isn’t the first to use MP3 technology for recording and sharing college material.
Taking the concept one step further, Tegrity Campus software and Blackboard Learing System recently teamed up to record class lectures and
make the resulting podcasts available through
Blackboard. A Dallas community college has already agreed to adopt Tegrity’s software and automatically record every class offered.
Podcasts provide several benefits. They can
be an added resource when reading texts or reviewing class materials, especially before a
midterm or final. They can also allow enterprising professors to make better use of class time
by recording syllabus information, project descriptions and material they wouldn’t normally have time to cover.
Students missing part or all of a day’s class
can more easily catch up on missed work with
an audio copy of the lecture.
Podcasts may prove invaluable to students
suffering from dyslexia, vision problems and
other disabilities, although these students often
have access to additional resources through
the University.
It’s easy to see ways that both teachers and
students can benefit from an accessible recording of some lectures and other course information. But podcasts are not a valid substitute for
attending class regularly to ask questions and
interact with fellow students.
If professors ever begin recording all lectures
as podcasts, they should consider keeping attendance mandatory to prevent lecturing to an empty room. A humorous sequence of scenes from
the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield movie “Back to
School” comes to mind: Students in a lecture
class gradually start leaving tape recorders and
cutting class until the professor just leaves a tape
recorder to play his lecture and leaves as well.
This type of hollow interaction is no substitute for the benefits of the traditional Socratic
classroom format.
Further, making this technology affordable to
all students remains a valid concern. While
many students already own an iPod or similar
MP3 player, they are not yet universal. But because podcasts can be heard through computer speakers, students may access podcasts on
many campus computers.
Allowing students to check out MP3 players
from the library for short periods of time may
be another solution to increase student access.
The University already loans video and audio
equipment.
As long as attendance is encouraged and
podcast technology is within the grasp of every
student, it will be beneficial to give students the
option of more learning time with their professors. Stavitsky purchased his podcast technology through a grant from the School of Journalism and Communication’s Dean’s Fund. The
University ought to investigate how to make
podcasting more accessible to professors and
students alike.
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Army begins action to
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initial steps Monday to expel dozens
of reservists who failed to report for
active duty, in effect warning hun-
dreds of others that they too could be
penalized if they don’t heed orders to
return to active service.
The proceedings mark a turning
point in the Army’s struggle to
deploy thousands of soldiers from
the Individual Ready Reserve, a
rarely mobilized group of reservists,
to war zones in which some have
resisted serving.
These are soldiers who had previously served on active duty but had
not completed their eight-year service obligation. Unlike those in the
National Guard or Army Reserve,
they are not required to stay in
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Admission is $5 at the door.
The concept of Peak Oil, developed
by geophysicist M. King Hubbert, is
that the rate of oil extraction will
reach a peak and then decline, causing problems for an oil-based economy, according to www.hubbertpeak.com.
Heinberg, who has written two
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“If what Professor Richard Heinberg has to say is true, there will soon
come a time when we will look back
nostalgically on $3.00 per gallon
gasoline,” Eugene Permaculture
Guild Coordinator Doug Black said in
a press release.
The event is organized by the Eugene Permaculture Guild and sponsored by the Eugene Water and Electric Board and Lane Transit District.
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will introduce Heinberg.
— Eva Sylwester
CALL US FOR CATERING
DDS: Program under review since October
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ald in October
that if DDS violated
ASUO
rules, failed to
abide by its
mission statement or elicited
negative
press, the executive would inEDWARDS
tercede. Also, TRAVIS
CO-DIRECTOR OF DDS
the DDS director would be asked to step down
and the executive would hire an interim director to determine the organization’s problems and find solutions, Goward said.
Edwards said he thinks the executive’s decision to halt the service
was only warranted because “they
laid out their plan at the start of
the year.
“I completely understand the
ASUO making a plan and sticking to
it,” Edwards said.
Edwards said he knew few details
of the most recent incident, such as
what exactly the employees did with
the vans and how long they were out.
He found out about the incident during winter break after DPS received a
call about a DDS van parked off campus and contacted him.
Edwards also said he doesn’t
know specifically which governing
bodies’ rules they broke.
Goward, in a brief interview Monday, told the Emerald he met with
Edwards Monday to discuss the situation, but couldn’t speak about the
meeting or about what the executive would do until after he consulted with the University General
Counsel’s Office at 10 a.m. today.
Goward said a rule violation was
involved, but he wouldn’t elaborate
until after consulting legal counsel.
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they’re shutting down DDS and reevaluating it,” Edwards said.
In early October, DDS was put on
probation for the next year by the
ASUO Executive after an EMU custodian found alcohol containers in
the group’s office and reported it to
the Department of Public Safety. It
was the second time the group had
been accused of alcohol violations
in five months.
In May 2005, two DDS dispatchers were fired after Goward, who
worked for the Assault Prevention
Shuttle, reported seeing them drinking beer in the DDS office. Goward
said the dispatchers were not answering the phones for an hour to
an hour and a half.
The shuttle service was put on
probation in October so the executive could monitor the group’s practices, hiring techniques and general
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burned down or anything like that.
It should be back up and running
relatively soon.”
Billows of smoke poured out of the
west second-story door of the building as firefighters finished containing
the blaze.
Fire crews cut power to at least
some parts of the buildings, and
flashlight beams were visible on the
interior of the damaged and darkened second-story roof.
The fire was contained at 10:26 p.m.
The fire department will investigate further once crews ensure the
fire is completely out, DeWitt said.
At least four fire trucks, two other
fire department vehicles and three
ambulances responded to the fire.
Several students from nearby
Hamilton Complex emerged to watch
the scene.
The University purchased the
property Williams’ Bakery sits on in
February 2005 for about $22.2 million
but had not planned to use the complex until at least the middle of 2006
to allow the bakery time to relocate.
The bakery plans to relocate to the
Glenwood area east of the University.
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without taking prohibited action. He
also suggested that the board was
welcome to fire him if they did not
trust his judgment.
The board also allotted 15 minutes
for public testimony.
Democratic Oregon Rep. Bob Ackerman of Eugene, Westmoreland tenants and ASUO Vice President Kyla
Coy presented arguments to the
board and recounted the complex’s
diversity of residents. They also said
the University’s plans to relocate residents were inadequate.
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animosity and mistrust
between the University and
students. These things
don’t come out good unless
both parties sit down and
work out a solution.”
KIRBY DYESS | Board Vice President
“The sale of Westmoreland will
have a negative impact on the life of
students,” she said, charging that
the sale would price many student
residents at Westmoreland out of a
college education.
Board Vice President Kirby Dyess
cautioned Frohnmayer that she had
seen similar situations turn negative.
“I’m very troubled by the animosity and mistrust between the University and students,” she said.
“These things don’t come out good
unless both parties sit down and
work out a solution.”
Senior Vice President and Provost
John Moseley also addressed the
board and said that Westmoreland’s
future was still very much undecided, and emphasized that the University could not be sure if it would
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Senior Vice President and Provost John Moseley (right) and University President Dave
Frohnmayer (center) discuss putting Westmoreland on the market at the Oregon State
Board of Higher Education meeting at Portland State University on Friday morning.
be sold to a private developer or a
non-profit organization.
Moseley also said that the failure to
acquire funds from the sale of the
Westmoreland complex, which
would be used to modernize existing
residence halls and eventually attract
students, would be catastrophic for
the University.
“If we don’t do this, the University
of Oregon is going to suffer in its ability to maintain enrollment,” he said.
He noted that the University, although presently building a new residence hall, was still far behind the
competition in the quality of residence halls, which prospective students weigh heavily.
“Every single penny of the 14 million will be spent on housing,”
Frohnmayer said.
According to the University, Westmoreland is currently valued at
between $15-18 million and those
funds will “provide a stream of
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“And what happened in New York stays in New York.
So if you have any questions about what happened,
I’ll tell you right now, it stays with that family. ... It
stays in that house, and I threw the key away.”
Recently hired Kansas City Chiefs football coach Herman Edwards about
his former team the New York Jets and last season’s 4-12 record.
Duck wrestling
Duck wrestlers claim upset wins
Since defeating Cal State
Fullerton last week, the team
has lost their last two dual meets
LUKE ANDREWS
EXCESSIVE CELEBRATION
Capping off
an exciting
season of
football
Even though it’s been almost two weeks
since Oregon’s 17-14 loss to Oklahoma in San
Diego, the mere mention of the Holiday Bowl,
Clint Ingram, Adrian Peterson, Rhett Bomar or
any combination of the above mostly elicits a
cringe and bitter feeling from Duck fans.
So, as not to prolong the misery any further, I
offer my final thoughts on the 2005-06 season, a
season that, despite its ending, will signify one
of the most remarkable turnarounds in school
history. And nationally, the shootout between
Texas and USC in the national championship
game was the perfect way to culminate a dramatic bowl season.
My first thought regarding the past season is
in regards to my latest column (ODE, Dec. 5,
“35 states can’t be wrong”). In it, I argued that
Notre Dame’s tradition is the major reason the
Irish remain considered by many to be one of
college football’s elite programs.
Apparently I messed with the wrong contingent of fans; leprechauns everywhere turned
from green into boiling red.
“You (expletive) idiot. Eat (expletive) and die
in Oregon you worthless (expletive),”
Kevin M. wrote.
“You bitter unshaven immature little
JERKOFF. Your pansy Ducks played non-conference Houston and 1-AA Montana,” Steve B.
from Ohio wrote.
For the record, I’m quite cleanly shaven, and
the Irish lost their eighth straight bowl game.
Good luck next season Notre Dame.
My next thought deals with Oregon’s twoquarterback system, which used sophomores
Brady Leaf and Dennis Dixon after three-year
starter Kellen Clemens’ collegiate career ended
prematurely with a broken leg.
Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, who has been a
proponent of dual quarterbacks in past seasons,
guided the Ducks to a 4-1 record in Clemens’
absence. Most accepted, or at least tolerated,
both quarterbacks after Leaf tossed the winning
touchdown in overtime against California and
Dixon led Oregon’s winning drive a week later
at Washington State. But the second-guessers
had a field day with Bellotti’s decision to alternate Dixon and Leaf after Dixon led the Ducks
to their first touchdown against Oklahoma. Oregon then did not score until late in the fourth
quarter against a very stingy Sooner defense.
I happen to agree with these secondguessers. The offense’s rhythm seemed to disappear in the second and third quarters, and
few programs have consistently won with a
dual quarterback system. Dixon’s body language following the loss against Oklahoma indicated that trouble may be brewing if there is
not a competition to decide the starter for a onequarterback system. Of course, winning will
certainly suppress any possible discontent as it
did this season. However, the Ducks need to
decide on either Dixon or Leaf in 2006.
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The Ducks’ winter break was highlighted by
monumental wins by wrestlers Joey Bracamonte and Shane Webster. Bracamonte upset
Oklahoma State’s Johny Hendricks, the defending national champion, at 165 pounds at
the Reno Tournament of Champions, and
Webster overpowered the seventh-ranked
wrestler, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo’s Ryan
Halsey, at 184 pounds.
However, following a 19-15 win at Cal
State Fullerton Jan. 3, the Ducks have lost
their last two meets, including a tough loss
to Wyoming in Oregon’s home opener Jan. 6.
Wins by Ryan Dunn, Webster and Skyler
Woods were not enough to propel the Duck
wrestling team to a dual meet win against
Wyoming, losing 30-12 Friday at
McArthur Court.
The loss was the Ducks’ second straight to
Wyoming, which drops the Ducks to 1-3 on the
season and 1-2 in the Pacific-10 Conference. Oregon lost 30-16 last season in Laramie, Wyo. The
Cowboys improved to 2-3 with the win.
One of the major reason the Ducks struggled
to compete was Bracamonte’s absence
because of illness.
“Without Joey in our lineup in a match
against a top team, that is a huge point swing in
their favor,” Oregon coach Chuck Kearney said.
“When you take him out of our lineup and just
give the opponent six points as opposed to what
we are used to getting from Joey, it hurts.”
A win was in reach until the Ducks were
forced to forfeit at the 165-pound weightclass because of Bracamonte’s absence. Bracamonte started the season missing consecutive meets. His success and Webster’s
continued dominance in his weight class are
uncertain but necessary factors as the
season progresses.
Webster remains undefeated on the season
and has climbed into the top 10 nationally. He
breezed through his matchup on Jan. 6 with
Wyoming redshirt freshman Preston Pavich,
winning by technical fall 24-9.
ZANE RITT | PHOTOGRAPHER
Oregon’s Shane Webster grapples with Preston Pavich of Wyoming on Jan. 6. Webster won by technical fall
24-9, but the Ducks lost the meet 30-12.
“We need to focus on doing the little things
that lead to good results, and we can be successful,” Kearney said.
Ryan Dunn got the match off to a good start
for the Ducks as he rang up 19 points in a major decision victory over Cody Grant, 19-7 at
125. The win gave the Ducks a 4-0 lead early,
but after Woods’ decision over Shay Lawrence,
15-8, the Ducks lost four straight weight classes. The Ducks didn’t score again until Webster
notched a win.
Webster’s win over Halsey on Wednesday
wasn’t enough to overcome Cal Poly-SLO’s six
total match wins. Oregon lost 26-15.
Club sailing
Sailors battle light winds in California
Despite sailing against some of the best teams in the country,
the Ducks were able to come away with a 14th place finish
BY WILL SEYMOUR
FREELANCE REPORTER
The University Sailing Club ended its winter
vacation with a weekend in the sun at the Rose
Bowl Regatta in Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 7-8. The
Ducks finished 14th out of 23 teams overall in a
field including All-Americans and Olympic
hopefuls. The club will now look to build on this
outing as it gears up for the intensive sailing season in the spring.
Despite a warm and clear weekend in Long
Beach, the regatta entrants battled the weather.
The wind on both days of the events was light
and, to make matters worse, variable, causing
the competitors to scramble for vital gusts of air.
Organizers postponed the first race of the event
because of the lack of a breeze.
“A boat could go from the back of the race to
the front with just one (wind) shift,” skipper
Rob Dubuc said.
The Ducks chartered two boats for the regatta, entering one in each the “A” and “B” divisions of the event. In collegiate sailing, no distinction is made between varsity and club
programs, so Oregon faced some of the top programs in the nation. The “A” boat — crewed by
Beth Otto and skippered by Dubuc — and the
“B” boat — containing Taylor Chittick and Jes
Giddens — each participated in eight races, predominately sailing triangular courses that lasted
about 20 minutes.
Both divisions raced as one pack. The winner
from each category received one point and the
last-place boat received a score of 23. The scores
from the two boats from each race combined to
form the overall team score. The best showing
in an individual race for both Oregon boats was
a ninth-place finish, the “A” boat in the first race
of the event and the “B” boat in race six.
Boston College, with the lowest score of 51,
claimed the top honors. Oregon’s “A” team
placed ninth in its division while the “B” team
earned 15th in that category. The Ducks were
third best among Northwest schools, finishing
one point behind Portland State and five places
away from Washington. They beat Western
Washington.
Although the club flew only four sailors to
Long Beach, approximately 20 sailors are on the
club’s roster. Sailing at the University has experienced a revival in recent years, and that increased interest widened the field of opportunity
for the club.
“Three years ago we would never have been
in Long Beach,” Otto said.
The Rose Bowl Regatta represented Oregon’s
first major competition in two months, and
though the members of the team are pleased
with their performance, they acknowledge that
there are some kinks to work out after the
long layoff.
“We had a great regatta, but there is definitely
room for improvement,” Dubuc said.
Dubuc cited the need for the team to improve
its tactics in light-wind situations that are common in Northwest sailing.
The Ducks’ drive to better themselves has
been complicated because their main facility,
the lake at Fern Ridge, was drained because of a
dam failure. The team made do with alternate
accommodations, but the temporary move hindered the club’s development. Despite this setback, Oregon’s outlook for this year remains
bright.
“The team is young and ambitious and
everyone is positive,” Dubuc said.
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Marcus Vick charged with
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Former Virginia Tech quarterback
Marcus Vick, booted from the team
last week for his behavior on and off
the field, was charged Monday with
pulling a gun on three teenagers during an altercation in a restaurant
parking lot.
Vick surrendered at the Suffolk
magistrate’s office after three warrants
were issued for his arrest Sunday, Magistrate Lisa Noel said.
The 21-year-old Vick was charged
with three misdemeanor counts of
brandishing a firearm, and was released on $10,000 bond.
Police said the parents of a 17-yearold boy reported that Vick pointed a
weapon at their son and two others
during an altercation at a McDonald’s
in Suffolk, a southeastern Virginia city
where
Vick’s
mother
lives,
Sunday night.
If convicted of all three counts, Vick
could be sentenced to up to three years
in jail and a $7,500 fine, police spokeswoman Lt. Debbie George said in
a statement.
On Friday, Virginia Tech kicked
Vick off the team, citing the cumulative effects of numerous legal problems and his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Gator Bowl, where he was
caught on tape stomping on the left
calf of Louisville All-American
Elvis Dumervil.
He also received a speeding ticket
and a ticket for driving on a suspended
license in Hampton on Dec. 17 while
under a “zero tolerance” policy from
Virginia Tech.
The policy was implemented when
Vick was suspended in 2004 because
of several legal problems. He later
came under further scrutiny because
of
replays
of
his
actions
against Dumervil.
Vick claimed it was accidental, but
hurt his cause by claiming to have
apologized to Dumervil, the NCAA
sacks leader. Dumervil said he received no such apology.
Saturday, Vick announced he had
decided to turn pro.
A Virginia Tech spokesman said university officials would have no comment on Vick’s arrest.
“At this point, I think the actions
speak for themselves,” the
spokesman, Larry Hincker, said.
Vick is the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael
Vick. He was the runner-up to Wake
Forest’s Chris Barclay, by one vote, as
the Atlantic Coast Conference’s offensive player of the year, and was the
league’s first-team quarterback.
In 24 career games, the 6-foot, 216pound Vick threw for 2,868 yards, 19
touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He
also ran 184 times for 492 yards and
six touchdowns.
Kobe scores more than 45
for fourth straight game
Kobe Bryant scored 45 points,
making him the first player to score
at least that many in four consecutive
games in more than 41 years, and Los
Angeles beat Indiana for its third
straight victory.
The last player to score at least 45
or more points in four consecutive
games was Wilt Chamberlain in
November 1964, according to the
Elias Sports Bureau.
Bryant had 45 on Dec. 28 against
Memphis, 48 last Friday night against
Philadelphia, and 50 on Saturday
night against the Clippers.
Bryant scored 17 points in the
fourth quarter, reaching 45 by making two free throws with 9.6 seconds
left. He also had 10 rebounds and five
assists. He had become the first player with at least 45 in three straight
games since Michael Jordan accomplished the feat in 1990.
Lamar Odom had 17 points and 12
rebounds and Kwame Brown added
nine points and nine rebounds for the
Lakers (18-16).
Jermaine O'Neal led the Pacers
(18-14) with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Anthony Johnson added 14
points and rookie Danny Granger had
12 points and nine rebounds.
Herman Edwards heads
from Jets to Chiefs
Herman Edwards was hired as
coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on
Monday, replacing the retired Dick Vermeil and inheriting a team that barely
missed the playoffs.
The Chiefs will give Edwards’ former team, the New York Jets, a fourthround draft pick as compensation. Edwards still had two years left on his
contract with New York.
At a news conference, Edwards in-
sisted his players would embody teamwork, saying “talent alone doesn’t win
games. Teams win games.”
Edwards, who was a Chiefs assistant in the mid-1990s, also issued a
warning: Don’t ask about what happened during those last tumultuous
days in New York.
“It’s good to be back home. It’s
good to be here. I believe in family.
And what happened in New York
stays in New York,” he said. “So if
you have any questions about what
happened, I’ll tell you right now, it
stays with that family... It stays i
n that house, and I threw the
key away.”
Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson called his longtime friend Edwards
“without question, one of the most
qualified head football coaches in the
NFL today.”
Vermeil retired after going 44-36 in
five years with the Chiefs but reached
the playoffs only once and did not get
past the first game.
Edwards, 51, was 39-41 in five
years with the Jets, but made the
playoffs three times, more than any
previous Jets coach. He began his
NFL career in Kansas City as a
personnel executive and then an
assistant coach under Marty
Schottenheimer.
Edwards’ 2004 Jets team came within a field goal of reaching the AFC
championship game. But starting with
a loss in Kansas City in the season
opener, the injury-wracked 2005
Jets fell to 4-12 and many fans became
disgruntled.
On Dec. 31, when 69-year-old Vermeil tearfully told the team he was
stepping down, Edwards was still saying he wanted to remain in
New York.
Days later, Peterson was dropping
hints that he intended to be reunited
with his friend and protégé of more
than 30 years, and the relationship between Edwards and the Jets quickly
turned sour.
“From a personal standpoint, I have
wanted to do this for manyyears,”
Peterson said in a statement released
before the news conference.
Edwards began pressing the Jets for
a contract extension and raise over
his $2 million salary, which alienated
owner Woody Johnson to the point
that Edwards’ departure became
inevitable.
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by Adrian Raeside
by Leigh Ruben
8 | OREGON DAILY EMERALD | Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Al Pod: MP3s were helpful, student says
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to deliver news. But he is concerned
about classroom podcasts at some
schools that simply reproduce lectures
and theoretically make it unnecessary
for students to attend class.
“I think the classroom environment is a pretty good place to be,”
Russial said, citing the importance of
class discussions.
Stavitsky said recording lectures is
not an optimal use of podcasting technology because it does not add value
to the class. While recorded lectures
can be good if a student misses a class,
Stavitsky said, they also provide an incentive to miss classes.
“We are really way out ahead of
everyone else in how we’re using
podcasts,” Stavitsky said.
He said podcasting worked well in
his class.
“It was a big hit,” he said. “The students really appreciated the flexibility.”
Two students, McCall Hall and
Margot Charkow-Ross, made Stavitsky a CD with an original hip-hop
theme song for future Al Pods, receiving extra credit in class.
Hall, a journalism major, said in an
e-mail that Al Pods were helpful for
finding the most important points of
lectures and readings, and for being
able to review class discussions. But
the flexibility provided by the technology may have been too much for
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“I saw it as a potentially
very innovative use of technology
and a way to enhance the classroom
experience,” said Tim Gleason, dean
of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Russial, journalism instructor
Mark Blaine and graduate student
Michael Huntsberger also benefited
from the Dean’s Teaching Fund grant.
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Dellabough said that in the future,
a program allowing students to check
out MP3 players for the term would
be useful.
Stavitsky said he came up with
the idea to make podcasts for his
classes last summer as a result of
buzz about iTunes adding support
for downloading podcasts.
“I’m always looking at ways to experiment with technology in my
classes,” he said.
Stavitsky bought podcasting equipment and traveled to a conference at
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some students to handle, he said.
“I’m pretty sure that kids didn’t
read the book because Professor Al
(Stavitsky) made the Al Pod so convenient,” Hall wrote. “Also, some
kids wouldn’t show up to class due
to the fact that they could simply
download the Al Pod and listen to it
while they were at the Rec Center. I
think some kids abused the Al Pod.”
Charkow-Ross acknowledged that
although substituting the Al Pod for
the readings was sometimes tempting, it was not a perfect solution.
“Even though the Al Pod did help,
it didn’t contain all that the book
did,” she wrote in an e-mail.
Podcasts may soon reach departments beyond journalism. Kassia
Dellabough, senior instructor for the
Arts and Administration program, said
she may use podcasts in an exercise for
her online section of AAD 250: Art and
Human Values this term.
In the proposed exercise, students
would sit in a public place and watch
people, making notes of their own reactions to other people’s appearances.
Wearing MP3 players, students would
listen to a pre-recorded podcast that
would guide their observations with
statements like, “Notice someone you
think looks weird. Why?”
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