Oregon
DAHY EMERALD
Tuesday. October 16. tWO Hugcnc, Oregon Voluim- <*2. Issue 3!S
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Oregon’s only living
history farm launches an
other season of its out
door elementary history
education program this
month, offering a unique
experience for University
students and grade school
children alike.
See story. Page 7
The prestige of the Uni
versity and Eugene will
get a boost from a $ 1 mil
lion international physics
conference scheduled to
convene in Eugene in
1SS3.
See story. Page 4
Almanac
Today is the last day to
register to vote in the
Nov t> elections. There
will be a voter registra
tion booth in the EMt I
Lobby from ‘la rn to 3
pin
Internationally
OSLO. Norway (AP) -
Soviet President Mikhail
S. Gorbachev won the
1900 Nobel Peace Prize
on Monday for easing in
ternational tensions, hut
claimed it as an endorse
ment of wrenching
changes he has made at
home
The Norwegian Nobel
Committee said the 50
year-old Soviet leader
displayed a “leading role
in the peace process
which today characterises
important parts of the in
ternational community.”
"Words fail one at such
moments. 1 am moved,"
Gorbachev said in a tele
vision interview.
The Oregon football
team did lose Saturday in
Seattle against Washing
ton. but the game was a
positive experience in
that both teams displayed
more sportsmanship than
they did last year.
See From the Sidelines,
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Independent gubernatorial candidate Al Mobley was among several candidates who spoke with University students end commu
nity members at Monday's candidate fair in the KMU Courtyard. Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6' election.
Voter registration efforts successful
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Reportei
More than 3.500 University students have
registered to vote during the past several
weeks due to voter registration efforts by
several student groups, ASUO State Affairs
(Coordinator Traci Manning announced at a
candidate fair Monday.
Today is the last day to register for the
November elections, and a registration table
will la- set up in the EMU Lobby from 9
a.m. until it p m
Both Manning and Peter Drake, campus
coordinator for the Oregon Student Public:
Interest Research Group, said they were
pleased with the high number of students
who registered to vote. In an "off-year
when the national presidency is not up for
election, the number of people who arc* reg
istered i.s generally lower, I)rake said
This year's success is indicative of the
number of close races and the presence of
several volatile issues on the ballot, he said.
Monday’s event, which drew several can
didates and representatives of various cam
paigns and ballot measures, was designed
to help inform students of the candidates
and issues to be decided in the general elec
tions Nov. t>
The literature on the hallot measures and
candidates that was distributed Monday
will continue to be available in the ASUO
office. KMlI Suite -t
The Oregon Student Lobby distributed its
voter’s guide, which will also l>e available
in the ASUO office It ini ludes an overview
of ballot measures, i andidates. incumbents
and their past voting records
However, the guide does not include in
for mill ion about independent and third-par
ty candidates
"Where the hell do they gel off leaving
out Libertarians and independents7" asked
Tonie Nathan, the Libertarian candidate
challenging incumbent Peter DeF'azio in the
Fourth Congressional District
Manning said the OSL guide was started
in early summer, and a list of candidates
was obtained at that time from the secretary
of state's office Only Republican and Dem
ocrat candidates were on that list
"The OSL certainly does not want to di
minish the campaign of any third pnrtv can
didate.” Manning said. "We want to gel
their information out as well It was not <111
intentional oversight We support anyone's
right to 1 ampaign."
She added that information on third parts
and independent candidates is among the
literature 1 urrenlly available in the ASt'()
EWEB manager seeks good rapport with board
Utility’s goals to include increasing efficiency, conserving energy
By Don Peters
Fmeiald Associate Editor
Randy Berggren was definite
ly a man in an unenviable posi
tion.
Before February, Berggren
was the assistant general man
ager for planning and develop
ment for the Kugene Water and
Electric Board. But then Gener
al Manager Jean Reeder was
fired, causing a huge public
outcry against the board Every
day, EWEB dominated the front
pages of newspapers and gar
nered top-story spots on local
newscasts.
Berggren was appointed the
interim general manager and
given the task of keeping EWEB
operating amid the publicity
and the criticism.
"I saw it as a stewardship
role," Berggren said. "I wanted
to keep us pointed in the right
direction The Iroard was polar
ized, and I tried to keep (tin?
controversy) out of ttn> organi
zation so we wouldn't got
drawn into inappropriate are
nas Hut you can't go through
that sort of experience and not
he affected."
Now. eight months later, the
furor has died down. The board
has been almost entirely re
placed. KWKH is no longer in
the news, and in August. Herg
gren's job was made perma
nent.
"Up until now. we've just
been maintaining course." he
said "Now, we have a differ
ent mindset. We have the free
dom to act in real time to con
ditions
"The environment changes
so fast, the targets are moving
all the time." he said, "We
can't maintain our original
course. Now 1 ran take more
appropriate actions.'1
It's a tough time to la* the
KWKH general manager I here
in a new hoard (only board
President Sarah Hendrickson
remains), it's hiuiget time and
the corporation that supplies
nearly 70 percent of KWFH s
power is in serious trouble
“We have a tremendous
amount of work to do.” Berg
gren said "There’s .1 lot of ori
entation going on. The hoard
needs to understand the issues
so they c an make decisions.”
The Bonneville Power Ad
ministration. located in Port
land. is the major power source
for not only KWEB. but the Pa
cific Northwest as well. Ballot
Measure 4. which would close
down the Trojan nuclear power
plant (owned and operated by
Bonneville), is causing concern
among Oregon utility 1 orpora
Kandy Bcrggren
lions.
Ilerggren sit id KVVKH has no
official stance on Measure 4.
even though the board floated
ill) percent of Trojan's construe -
lion-cost bonds. Hut early on
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