• A 14-year old University
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and Nov 17 on tin* 1300
block of Alder Street. The
student last saw her car
stereo. valued at $500. on
Nov H before leaving for the
weekend Police hove no sus
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ued at $750, was severely
damaged on Nov. 27 A
machine attendant reported
to police that the machine,
located on the third floor of
(ierlinger Annex, had been
the subject of criminal mis
chief Thors are no suspects
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Eugene gets New Year’s alternative
■ HOLIDAY: First Nigh’ a
dry alternative to the
holiday s traditional
alcoholic parties
By Melissa Lebahn
First Night, an alcohol-free,
family-oriented New Year's Kve
celebration, will provide ihe
Kugene community with a vari
ety of music and entertainment
to Tiny in the new year.
The event will feature eight to
to venues through which the
event will proceed throughout
the evening, with a wide range of
activities inc luding mimes, magi
cians. puppet shows, face
painters, theater groups come
dians. dancers and musicians
along with several youth activi
ties
A Chinese dragon will lead the
procession of f irst Night partic
ipants starting at 7 p m. At mid
night there will he a finale to
hnng in the new year.
The goal of First Night Kugene
is to offer an alternative to tra
ditional alcohol-oriented Now
Year’s Eve parties This is a way
to change community norms, smd
First Night Eugene committee
chairwoman Katherine Hender
son
Firs! Night, which focuses on
the performing and visual arts,
began in Boston in 1 '1 7f> Since
then it has grown to approxi
mately 150 cities in North Aitwi
lui First Night Eugene will i«r the
first First Night event in the stale
of Oregon
"People can get together and
have fun on an otherwise risky
night." Henderson said, "it will
be fun in all sorts of ways."
Not many people go out on
New Year's Eve because of safe
ty concerns and.because there
aren't very many activities for
families, he said
First Night Eugene would ben
efit the c ommunity by starting a
fun, safe and sober holiday tra
dition, Henderson said in a fund
ing request submitted to the
Eugene City Council.
The First Night Eugene Steer
ing Committee requested S2.500
from the Eugene City Council to
provide Eugene Police foot patrol
services for the event. The coun
cil approved the request.
The First Night Eugene Steer
ing Committee is made up of dif
ferent individuals who are con
ms tod to the Eugene community,
and the Substance Abuse Pre
vention Program has been work
ing on this project since June.
Henderson said the committee
has ihree considerations for this
project: It should be alcohol free;
it should support performing
artists by reimbursing them for
their services, and it should not
at cept sponsorship funding from
brewers, distillers or distributors
of alcohol.
First Night Eugene is sched
uled to take place from 4 p m on
Dec 31 to 1 a in on Jon 1 First
Night Eugene has secured 10
indoor and outdoor locations at
which 40 to 5o performances will
take place.
First Night Eugene is estimat
ed to run a total cost of $25,000,
Holden said, part of which goes
to paying the performers for their
services. It is privately and pub
licly funded through donations
and fund raising.
Henderson said that the com
mittee is still raising money
liecause it hasn’t met its goal.
"We need more money, but we
have enough to make it happen
this year," Henderson said.
Entry buttons will be sold starl
ing two weeks before the event
for S.l each, and children under
12 get in free of charge.
First Night Eugene is looking
for volunteers. For further infor
mation about the event or becom
ing a volunteer, call Dine ESD at
4(i 1-8230.
Honor society recoqnizes professor
■ AWARD: Mortar Board
taps Ron Wixman as
professor of the month
By Abe Estimada
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When geography professor
Ron Wixman wcttived the pro
fessor of the month award in
class Tuesday morning, he
didn't know vshat to think
"1 stood there absolutely
dumbfounded, fumbling for
words," he said.
When representatives from
the Mortar Hoard, a senior class
honor society that distributes
the award, stepped into the pro
fessor's Geography 103 class.
Wixrnan didn't even realize w ho
they wore.
"1 don’t have very good hear
ing." he said “I thought they
said they were from the Water
Board."
While Wixman expected just
another social group to give its
pitch, the Board members sud
denly presented him with a
plaque, honoring him os profes
sor of the month for November
It r«a(|y threw me in a very
pleasant wav." VVixman said.
The Mortar Board, which has
been giving out the award for
the last three years, determines
its winners by student nomina
tions Courtney Hanson, chair
woman of the award committee,
said the votes it received were
heavily in VVixman s favor "It
was a i lear majority." she said
In nominating VVixman. stu
dents described the professor as
"colorful,'* "knowledgeable."
and 'interesting " They said he
makes his classes interesting
with a combination of personal
experienc e, humor and realism
VVixman. who has been on the
faculty at the University for 20
years and primarily loaches 400
and 500-level classes, said in an
institution that fix uses primari
ly on research, he has always
put teaching first "I see myself
as primarily a teacher.” he said
He likes to present his lei -
tures from a personal stand
point. thereby causing students
to see the issues in the context of
their own lives frequently, he
fifi--—
W7ien students recognize
sour teaching, it's h hat
really makes the job w orth it
— Ron Wiiman
P»o*«.so' o! me Month
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said, this shovks students into
seeing things morn clearly and
looking at their live* in a new
light
"I make (students) very
uncomfortable, but they're
awake." he said.
Using shock value and a per
sonal connection with students.
Wixman has found his style
doesn't appeal to tiverybodv
"Some students hate it Some
love it." he said
While Wixman has received
several awards from the Univer
sity faculty during his career, he
marks this honor as the must
important "When students re.
ogmre your teaching, it's what
really makes the job worth it,"
he said
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Grand jury declines to indict
man who killed drug dealer
■ SHOOTING: Gagnon
said the man threatened
to kill his daughter
KUGKNE (At*) A grand
>tirv has ti«>i lined to indict a
man who shot and killed a
drug dealer who allegedly was
threatening his daughter s life
Gregory Keith Gagnon, to.
was released from tail Toes
dn\. one week after he shot
Shawn Alan Carlson inside a
fast-food restaurant.
Cagnon said he believed his
to year-old daughter. Bridget!,
would die if lie didn't kill
Carlson. District Attorney
Doug Hari leroad said
Carlson. ZZ. sold marijuana
and was holding Bridgett
Cagnon responsible for an
St. 100 debt that a friend of
tiers owed him. authorities
said.
The jury determined that
Gagnon a< led within the law.
which allows citizens to use
deadly force to defend them
selves or someone else against
what they reasonably believe
to lw> the use or imminent use
of unlawful physic al fori e."
Harcleroad said
Cagnon. a Springfield appli
ance repairman with no crim
inal rorord. is married lo a
schoolltmi her A neighbor at
the c ouple's house said Tues
day that the family had left
town
The shooting occurred just
before 7 p m. Nov. 21 in a
front booth inside a Carl's |r
restaurant Moments after
Carlson arrived at the restau
rant for a meeting arranged by
deign oil's daughter, police said
Cagnon entered and fired a
single shot from a iH-caliber
pistol at nearly point-blank
range
A man standing in line to
order food at the restaurant at
the time of the* shooting pulled
out his own pistol anil held
Cagnon at gunpoint m the
parking lot until police
arrived
In Gagnon's mind, liar
cleroad said, he believed
authorities couldn't or
wouldn't help his daughter
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