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Election News Voters: Turnout failed 36 measures ■ uontinued from Page 1 said he believes Oregon voters still did not fully un derstand the impact of the rule despite seeing it in three separate elections. Endicott said he believes voters will change their minds about the double-majority standard when they learn of local measures that failed be cause of a less than 50 percent voter turnout in their districts. If Measure 53 had passed, it would have immedi ately impacted 66 local measures on the May 19 pri mary ballot. However, because Measure 53 was re jected by voters, 36 of those local measures failed to pass. In the May 19 primary, at least 22 measures failed to receive support from a majority of voters. Howev er, 36 out of 43 measures received support from the majority of those who voted — but ultimately failed to pass because of voter apathy. According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Of fice, one local measure failed despite being approved by more than five-to-one because voter turnout in the district did not amount to 50 percent or better. "I think you’re going see a lot of voter backlash be cause a lot of measures passed but cannot be valid due to [Measure 53] failing,” Endicott said. Oregon’s average voter turnout was only 34 per cent in the May 19 primary. The primary’s voter turnout total established a record low for Oregon. The previous low mark was set in the 1996 primary election, when less than 38 percent of registered vot ers went to the polls. Campus Briefs Fraternity sponsors boxing fund raiser Let’s get ready to rumble. Amateur boxers will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at South Eugene High School to fight it out in the an nual Smoker Boxing Exhibition. Sixteen matches are scheduled with three one-minute rounds. Phi Kappa Psi sponsored the event as a fund raiser for the Children’s Miracle Network at Sacred Heart Medical Center. This is the 20th year the fraterni ty has sponsored the event. Ad mission is $4 per person and the event is open to the community. “I realize that during this week of anti-violence it is a shame, but we can’t let down our commitments to our spon sors and the Children’s Miracle Network,” said Dee Nguyen, Phi Kappa Psi’s senior adviser. The fraternity’s goal is to net $1,000 after expenses from the event to donate to the charity.“Traditionally the event was all male, but this is the sec ond year of female participation,” Nguyen said. “In previous years, after the event there were dozens of women requesting to partici pate. After a year of requests, we finally decided to do it last year. ” Six women represented their sororities and one represented herself at the tournament last year. All boxers must wear headgear and standard boxing gloves and can wear groin protectors. Last year Phi Kappa Psi also declared knock outs against the rules. It is safer for insurance purposes and the partic ipants, Nguyen explained. "A lot of activist groups, women’s groups and Greek Life were worried the event would come off in a bad way like exploit ing women,” Nguyen said. “As long as [the women) were going by the same rules and using die same equipment, they were doing exact ly what the men were doing." The fraternity expects about 2,000 people to attend the event. News in brief The Pro-Life Alliance will hold its third informational meeting Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the EMU Board Room. The University’s psychology department is seeking out de pressed women in the Eugene and Springfield area to partici pate in a paid research study. Participants may attend a half day workshop on coping with stress and depression. For more information, call the depression research team at 346-4896. **"££ t°rtUr! PEPSI & UNIVERSITY OF OREGON invite you to play "tfru m({ giveaways BALL WHAT WHEN WHERE REGISTER Play Pepsi Ball Saturday, May SOth, 12p.m.-6p.m. U of O Intramural Fields At the RIM Office in 1 02 Esslinger Hall or Saturday at the event. Pre-register by Thursday, May 28 and receive free Pepsi products. Pepsi, Pepsi-Cola, Generation Next and the Pepsi Globe are trademarks of PepsiCo, Inc. We can help! The Oregon Daily Emerald is celebrating its 100th year of publication during the 1998-99 academic year. Be part of the celebration by designing our commemorative logo. The logo design will be used in the news paper and other promotional materials throughout the year.The design require ments are few but important: 1. 2. Design must include ODE name and con vey the idea of the 100-year celebration. Logo must be adapt able for use in multiple media and in various sizes. Logo can be black and-white plus one (green), two (green & yellow) or full color, but should work in both black and white and color reproduction. The contest is open to all readers. Submit your hard-copy entry by May 29, 1998 to: Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. Box 3159 Eugene, OR 97403 Or bring your entry to the Oregon Daily Emerald offices in Suite 300, EMU. One entry per person. Winner will receive $100 cash, and the winning entry will appear in the June 8 issue of the Emerald.
