Oregon Daily MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1992 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 94, ISSUE 29 First debate opens to mixed reviews □ Supporters on all sides say their candi dates “won" debate By Pat Malach Em«ald Editor The first of the long-uwaitod and much-ballyhoood presiden tial debates took place Sunday, and the winner may have boon the man thd political “experts" say bus no chance of being elected in Novemlxir The cleur highlight of the evening was Ross Perot's self satirizing statement that he'd be "all ears" to any solutions of fered for the nation's problems. Bill McCommon. Washington County chairman for United Wo Stand America, a Perot sup port group, said Perot was the hands-down winner. “(Perot) was clear and con cise." McCommon said. "He stuc k with the issues and didn't bash people." Citing Perot's lack of a genu ine chance to win the election us u reason for his candor, oven partisan Democrat and Republi can observers said Perot was impressive. Drain resident Jack Kirkpat rick. 72, who watched the de bate at the Eugene Democratic headquarters, said he apprec lat ere! Perot’s direct answers "Perot made u lot of real yes and-no type of answers." he said, "and that was Impressive. 1 think he's saving a lot of things because he knows he isn't going to be (president) " Kim Green, a 21-year-old se nior political science major at the University, said Perot was the "star of the show." "He has a great wit and sense of humor. I don't agree with him and a lot of his policies." she said after watching the de bate at the Democratic head quarters. "but I do admire ids intelligence." University junior John Clarke, wdio writes for the Ore gon Commentator, u conserva tive journal on campus, also said Perot did a good job of an swering questions dlrcxtly. "Ross Perot was straightfor ward and directly answered questions that were given to him," Clarke- said, “and at Turn to DEBATES. Page 5 Opponents gather to condemn Measure 9 j National Coming Out Day a chance to discuss gay issues By Rene DeCair Emerald Associate editor Democratic candidates and gay and lesbian students gath ered In the LINtlJ Courtyard Fri day to rucognizo National Com ing Out Day and to denounce Ballot Measure 9. The event, which lusted neur ly two hours, was a chance for people to publicly and proudly announce their homosexuality. But more people used the time lo express their opposition to the measure that would re quire the state to consider ho mosexuality "unnatural” and "perverse." Speakers stood in front of a bookshelf with a chain around it, on which hung a sign that said, "Lon Mahon, which book Cynthia Wooten um you going to bun first?" U S. Hop, I’otor DePazlo. U Springfiold; U S. Senate Candi da to Kop. Los AuCoin, D-Port lund; and Cynthia Wooten, can didate for state roprusentullvo Turn to RALLY. Page 11 I PtmjbO by MjcKm* SKrHJUw Yurok tribe member Annette Norm ot Eugene periorma a native dance at the two-day Indian cele bration. Native Americans share culture □ Festival in park becomes hands-on learning experience By Sarah Clark Emerald Repot ux_ Ten-your-old Courtney Warren said kids al school have teased her for being a Grande Rondo Indian Dressed in ruinlxiw-bnuded purple regalia — "Il's not called a costume** — the Eugene fifth grader said it's kids ignorant of Nutivo Ameri can life who tuastj her. “There was one kid who used to lease me until i told him to go to a powwow, and he did,"Courtney said. "Ho doesn't tease me any more." Courtney was one of many Nutive Ameri cans sharing their culture this weekend al Al ton Baker Bark Courtney said she hoped the two-day celebration showed people "Indians are for real; they're not for fake.” The celebration, organized by the Friends of the Museum of Natural History and area Indi an education programs, featured Native Ameri can arts, crafts and food. More than 70 tribes from across the United States wore represented. Including Sioux. Cherokee and Alaska natives. Tribes from Ore gon included Klamath (southern Oregon). Grande Rondo (McMinnville area) and SiloLz (Oregon Coast). Michael Terry, a Swlsshome resident who performed stunts and supplied props for mov ies such us Dances With Wolves. Fur and Away and Last of the Mohicans, displayed his hand-made replica of an lBBGs Plains Indian rHaKoT i ^ Photo bf MchtW ShthdW Cameron Souara, 4, participated in the celebra tion'a activitiea by exhibiting dreaa 1rom hia Lakota tribe. ancompmnnt, complote with teepees, a swcatUxige and his war-painted pinto. Apache. The event fell on the weekend intforo Co Turn to PARK. Pag* 4 WEATHER Today will bring partly cloudy skies in the morning with highs in the upper 60s Possible sun shine in the afternoon Lows tonight will be in the 40s Today in History Five hundred years ago, on I Oct.! 2,1492, Christopher G. iambus arrived with his expedition id the present-day Bahamas. J ArcMvdS PtKSlQ FROM THE PAST The Columbus Day Storm raged on Oct >2.1962 One hundred trees were lost on the campus _SPORTS SEATTLE, Wash !AP)~ The top-ranked Washington Huskies fell udtwek Napoleon Kaufman was going to develop into a star They tust didn't think it was going to be this quickly The flashy Vf lions Would he fumble and would he be durable enough to last througn a long day s work' "I iust wanted to prove I'm a pretty good player.' he said