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| Art that goes boom
Using canvas irvstead of buildings or
under/xtsses, Steve Lopez paints ento
| tion as graffiti /PAGE 6
UW’s Looker
Dane Looker has gone
_ from basketball player to
i UW’s top receiver/?AGE 9
An independent newspaper
Volume 100, Issue 47
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Elections '98
Student trails in senate race
Junior Scott Austin garners about
20 percent of the early vote for the
State Senate District 20 seat
By Michael Hines
Oregon Daily Emerald
The first numbers came in a little after 8
p.m. Tuesday, and the Republican candi
date for Oregon State Senate was way back.
The results had incumbent Susan Castillo
winning by a 60 percent margin.
“I’m getting my teeth kicked in,” said
Austin, who is a triple major at the Univer
sity of Oregon, with a smile. “It’s been a
good learning experience.”
But he wasn’t giving up that early in his
race for Senate District 20, which encom
passes the University. Only 4.2 percent of
the votes had been counted, so he reserved
a little hope. He may be reserving hope for a
while because absentee ballots may not be
counted by Thursday or Friday.
“I won’t lose any sleep over it,” Austin
said before making an exception. “I will if
we get to the end of the night and it’s 55
45.”
The latest results Tuesday night had
Castillo defeating Austin 6,558 votes to
1,640 votes, a difference of 59.9 percent.
“He’s been just a nice opponent,” Castillo
said. "It's been interesting. I wasn’t really
worried (about losing] because 1 had so
much support in my district.”
Running against each other was benefi
cial for both candidates, Castillo said. The
two forced each other to discuss sometimes
uncomfortable issues, thereby broadening
the political agenda.
She said she is especially impressed
with Austin for joining the race only two
and a half months before the elections and
Turn to SENATE, Page 3
Iuum(ktss/Emerald
Susan Caslillo and junior Scott Austin pause during the home stretch of their competition.
Police review board measure comfortably passing
20-99 would
give the City
Council a
second
employee to
review police
action
By Felicity Ayles
Oregon Daily Emerald
After Saturday’s riot repeat,
some students may be looking for
a better way to voice their con
cerns about the Eugene Police De
partment. Measure 20-99 could
make it easier for them to do so.
The measure would establish a
citizen’s review board, which
would give the public a chance to
discuss issues with police, The
measure would also expedite the
hearing process without a citizen
having to go to court.
As of late Tuesday night, the
measure was passing with 58 per
cent of the vote.
Charles Dalton, member of the
Community And Police Partner
ship (CAPP), said the new mea
sure has more credibility than the
current process. As the law stands
now, a citizen can fde a complaint
with the police, then wait for the
Turn to POLICE, Page 3
Election Update
KITZHABER
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Democratic
governor was
was leading
Republican Bill
Sizemore.
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DeFaziois
poised to retain
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measure will:
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the measure
will dedicate
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PASSING
If it passes,
the measure
will allow
medical use
of marijuana
under
specific
limitations.
Bars see rise
in conflicts
with police
While street riots grab headlines,
must confrontations and citations
occur at bars, according to police
By James Scripps
Oregon Daily Emerald
Facing intoxicated students and unruly
crowds is something Eugene police have al
ways had to deal with, but a trend is devel
oping that illustrates a rift between students
and police.
Great attention is often paid to parties that
culminate in these clashes, but weekly en
counters, mostly in bars, are increasing the
number of confrontations and citations this
fall to unprecedented levels, Eugene Police
Sgt. Rick Gilliam said.
Police, the University and bar owners
have been trying new tactics to curb the
crowd control problems that have con
tributed to this climate.
“We’ve talked with some bar owners and
have suggested that they try not to have
drink specials that will cause overcrowd
ing," Gilliam said. "We also suggested de
creasing the maximum occupancy for fire
code. The campus bars sometimes have
problems when they get too crowded and
people start spilling out into the street. This
situation can be a catalyst for riots.”
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission
has also had a hand in tightening the restric
tions bar owners have to meet. The OLCC re
quires that bartenders take a liquor control
class for certification to serve alcohol.
Travis Pickett, a bartender at Taylor’s Bar
and Grill, has taken the course.
"Webasically learn how tospot people who
have had too much to drink and need to be cut
off,” Pickett said. “We also learn the restric
tions I ike only allowing one shot per hour.”
OLCC works with police to control alco
hol-related problems in the campus area.
Bars are regularly monitored for permits and
fire code violations. OLCC also performs sur
prise inspections to make sure bars are com
plying with OLCC policies.
"When we reached overcapacity after the
USC game last week, OLCC shut us down at
about 12:30 that night,” Pickett said.
The OLCC has legal authority to hand out
citations and even to make arrests, although
they rarely do, Gilliam said. They usually
bring in police if it gets to that point.
Gilliam said police are hoping their pres
ence in the campus area will deter people
from breaking the law.
“There are two campus officers who are
contractually assigned to the campus area,
and there are others that can be deployed if
trouble starts,” he said.
In addition to an increase in the number
of citations for alcohol-related infractions
and fights, bars have also seen a jump in oth
er destructive behaviors.
“This year has been worse than last year for
fights,” Pickett said. “But our latest problem
has been vandalism.”
Bars do not usually have the time to wait
for police to remove unruly patrons.
“We usually have th ree to four guys work
ing the door, so we can usually keep people
out,” Pickett said. “If someone keeps trying
to get back in, we will call the police.”