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University offices, staff, and students displaying or wearing the safe zone sign - a pink triangle with a green circle around it - are visible supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of our community. These individuals or offices are indicating they will be understanding, supportive and trustworthy if a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender student, colleague, or ally needs help, advice, or just someone to whom they can talk. If you can offer yourself as a "Safe Zone," we encourage you to display this symbol in your office, on your clothing or backpack, or at home. Safe Zone buttons and stickers are available in the Office of Student Life, 364 Oregon Hall; the LGBA Office, 319 EMU; the Counseling Center, 210 Student Health Center; the ASUO Office; and other campus offices. For more information on this or other services related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender issues contact Stephanie Carnahan, Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Educational and Support Services Program, at 346-1 134, or carnahan@oregon.uoregon.edu MU SERVIC Proud to serve you at the following locations Visit our web site! http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/ ~ emufoods Vtsnboivf Deft EMU FIRST FLOOR M-TH 7:30 A.M.-9:00 Pit. F 7:30-5, Saf 10-5, Sun 12-6 Made to order deli sandwiches, salads, Bento boxes, soup, gourmet coffee, pastries, fountain soda, juices and snacks. TacoTime' EMU FIRST FLOOR M-IH 10;00 *Jt-9:00 Ml,, F m, Sw 115, Sun 12-4 Express service Mexican food. Tacos, Burritos, Nochos, Mexi-Fries. Order inside or from our To-Go Window from the Fishbowl Terrace. EMU LOWER LEVEL M-F8:00UL-5:00P.M. F & S 9:00 PJI.-12 midnight Now open late night on Friday and Saturday nights! Hand-dipped ice cream, shakes, gourmet toffee, espresso, and pastries. KNIGHT LIBRARY M-TH 8:00 A.M.-10t00 P.M. F 84, Sot 10-8, Sun 10-10 A great study break location! Gourmet coffees, espresso, pastries, specialty sandwiches, snacks. tmu Catering Services provided in Hie EMU ond Gerlinger Lounge. Full service catering menu lor all occasions. Coll 346-0604 to make arrangements. Little Caesars' t* PIZZA STATION tXPMSyylx/ EMU FIRST FLOOR M*TK 10:00 a.*A-0Q ML, F 10:00 JL#.-5:00 pa Pepperoni, Cheese, and Deluxe Personal Pizzas, Crazy Bread, and Crazy Saute. EMU 3* FLOOR, EAST WING M-TH 10:00 a.m.-2:30p.m. New Menu) Pastas and Sauces, > Tossed to Order Salads, Soups, and Fresh Bakery Items. EMU 1st FLOOR mpus “ enicnce ore m-F8;ooa.«,H;OOi>.«. Sal & Sun 10;00 A.m.11:00 p.m Qimk ond convenient for grabbing candy, cookies, soft drinks, gour* met coffee, cigarettes, magazines, class schedules, course catalogs and assorted sundries. Stop by for a snock, nteal, or supplies. IHAL-TH LAWRENCE HALL M-F 8:00 A.M.-5:00 p.M. Gourmet coffees, espresso, postries, soup and snacks WILLAMETTE HAIL M-F8:00*Jt-5;00 r.M. Gourmet toffees, espresso, pastries, soup and snacks 16o%. Fountain Soda at any EMU Food Service Location. Offer expires 10/4/96. Not valid with any other offers. Limit: one per person per visit. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF VOTE BY MAIL ■ 1981: Legislature approves a test of vote-by-mail for local elections. ■ 1987: VBM made permanent; majority of counties use it for local/special elections. ■ 1993: VBM first used for statewide ballot measure elections. ■ 1995: Oregon becomes first state to conduct a primary election com pletely by mail to nominate candidates to fill a federal office — 57.9 percent turnout. ■ JAN. 1996: Oregon becomes first state to conduct a general election to tally by mail to fill a federal vacancy when it selected Senator Ron Wyden to replace Bob Packwood — 66.3 percent turnout. ■ MARCH 1996: Oregon holds country's second vote-by-mail presidential primary—57.6 turnout. SOURCE: Oregon Secretary of State The future: Vote-by-mail is cause for concern for some ■ Continued from Page 2 "Voting often and voting light ly could be detrimental to our government,” said Jim West wood, commission member from Portland. Commission member Delna Jones agreed. “If mail elections are too fre quent, they become like just an other piece of mail,” said the Beaverton resident. “People stop realizing the importance of par ticipation. Once the novelty of vote-by-mail wears off, there will be a decline in voter participa tion.” And voting by mail doesn’t guarantee that the quality of deci sion will go up, said Mark Rhi nard, commission member and former University student. But some commission members sug gested that voting by mail pro vides more opportunity to study the issues. Other findings by the commis sion included: No party, cam paign or candidate benefits from vote-by-mail elections; more re search must be done to deter mine the effects of vote by mail participation among racial and ethnic minorities; most people viewed mail ballots as a conve nience; and neither the state nor county should be required to pay postage on mail ballots. Forest village APARTMENTS Quiet • Pool • Saunas Weight Room • Bus to UO 2 Bedroom 1 1/2 Bath Reserving for mid & late October 687-1318 . On Spencer Butte, corner of Donald & Fox Hollow, S.E. Eugene, L. XL,. ^ X*. X*. X*. XL.. - XL.. XL.. - XL.. VS.. ^ Work Study & Student Employees Learn about children & their families Participate in a Unique Program Operating as a Co-op since 1978 The Co-op Family Center 2250 Patterson in Spencer View Family Housing at University of Oregon Childcare for children ages 8 weeks to 10 years Please call 346-7400 to work in Fall term 5 to 15 hours a week available We will be in our New Center Sept 23-27 Stop by for coffee, and muffins and fill out an application Ask for Suzy or Tami C\ (k. ^ M _ ... much more [han a place for the crossword YOU CAN READ THE EMERALD FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. o.d.e. on the world wide web: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ode
