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No i no will rock this tiara or thus eloquently T-Bone Burnell •'> it the host singer songwriters in the country Rolling Stone On stage Burnett ha.s been generous, tunny and often simply riveting Los Angeles Times Nobody is creating a more eloquent, more memorable body of work in current-day rock n rqll The Review of Music It Dylan is me onh. relevant comparison you ' would have to return to John Wesley Harding . tor a comparable experience Washington Post WITH SPECIAL GUEST BILLY RANCHER TICKETS *5.00 UO STUDENTS *6.00 PUBLIC AVAILABLE AT THE EMU MAIN DESK. EARTH RIVER RECORDS AND EVERYBODY’S RECORDS EUGENE. PORTLAND. CORVALLIS fugtrw 0<«gn" */«j> “Joyce has met with students on campus and listened to our concerns." Sherrie Steward for City Council Ward 3 P«e 2. Section A By Michele Matassa Of the Emerald Citing love and quality of life as his main priorities, Jerry "Wheatgerm" Campbell said Tuesday that he is ready to take on the title and the responsibilities of Eugene's mayor. Wheatgerm appears on Tuesday's ballot with four other candidates for mayor: Michael Gravino, City Council Pres. Brian Obie, George Stathakis and Dave Sweet, who all claim expertise in one or more areas of government and communication. But it doesn't matter to Wheatgerm that he has no prior experience with government. “I feel that I have a fiber that runs through me that has an orientation to people that politicians don't have,” Wheatgerm said in an interview Tuesday. He said he has prepared to be mayor by fasting, by killing his ego and by cleansing his soul, which included swearing off all drugs (except for a brief regression to honor the recent arrival of the Grateful Dead). "It's been a taxing thing," Wheatgerms said, but he's glad he took on the challenge. "I've questioned my sexuality, my moral values and how much I want to commit to my friends," he said. "Now I thought I should challenge myself even more. So I thought the best thing to do would be to share my love with the city of Eugene, which has given me so much." Love and quality of life make up Wheatgerm's platform, so to speak. "If I do take this job, it's like I'm there to serve. I can't fall back on selfishness," he said. If he becomes mayor, he will "denounce all posessions" to show his unselfishness, he said. "If I don't have any posessions I can't be bought. I would be open like a book. "If a can kill my ego, I can be like a funnel. I can listen from the bottom of the funnel and do what people want. I'd be like a tabula rosa (a clean slate), with no prejudice or ego. "Those are images that came to me when I was at the resevoir on acid," Wheatgerm said. "I buried my clothes in a shallow hold trying to Oregon doily emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Monday through Fri day except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co at the University ol Oregon Eugene OR 97403 The Emerald operates independently ol the University with offices on the third lloor ot the Erb Memorial Union and is a membet ol lhe"Associated Press General Slat) Advertising Manager Susan Thelen Classified Advertising Larry Swanson Production Manager Victoria Koch Controller Jean Ownbey Ad Sales: Rachel Bellamy Cindi Blagg Laura Buckley. Julie Bulrice David Kosse Jo Meeks Roberta Oliver Richard Skeen Production: Laurie Becharas. Sharia Cassidy. Michael Clapp Kelly Cornyn Kathy Gallagher Carrie Greaves C Hanson Christy Horning LeeAnn Lovgren Lauri Neely Kelly Nell Mark Pynes Michele Ross Margaret Solonika Debbie Stoil. Tim Swill inger. Colleen Tremaine. Hank Trotter Kathy York Jerry "Wheatgerm" Campbell find a common denominator between man and animal. I clothed myself in leaves and felt I was sheltered by nature. In a sense, government is a shelter for people." While on the subject of leaves, Wheatgerm took on the controversy about widening 6th and 7th Avenues, which concerned cutting down a line of 100-year-old maple trees. "What people should be concerned with is not how fast their cars move down the street but the quality of life," Wheatgerm said. Wheatgerm also spoke out on the Santa Clara issue, saying Eugene should give the area's residents what they want by annexing them onto Eugene. He called the Hult Center for the Performing Arts the city's most visible problem and said it "symbolizes what's wrong with Eugene." He will hold a press conference at the center Saturday to voice his opinion, he said. Does Jerry Campbell actually think he'll win the race? The 30-year-old actor who portrays Wheatgerm in the Eugene-based comedy group On The Edge has described his candidacy as a "shameless plot to have fun and to get publicity." He says he does carry some support, however. "But that may just be a colored perception," Wheatgerm said. Editor Managing Editor News Editor Assistant News Editor Editorial Page Editor Photo Editor Sports Editor Sidelines Editor Entertainment Editor Assistant Entertainment Editor Night Editor Associate Editors Higher Education Departments and Schools Student Government Features Politics Community Reporters: Costas Christ. 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