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Raising An The Wildcats find them: leading the way in both men’s and women’s Pacific-10 Conference races. PAGE 5 The Flash Oscars go dark, dysfunctional with diverse nominees BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP)—The Os cars embraced dysfunction and dark ness Tuesday, bestowing a leading eight nominations on the suburban burlesque “American Beauty” and honoring movies about abortion, death row and the tormented souls of the dead. The top nominees included “The Cider House Rules,” set in a combination or phanage and abortion mill; “The Sixth Sense,” about a boy from a broken home who can see ghosts; and “The Green Mile,” about the bonds between prison guards and condemned men. Those four movies, along with “The In sider,” a film about a tobacco industry whistle-blower, were nominated for best picture. Schools closed as Nebraska police hunt for Texas fugitive PAXTON, Neb. (AP) — Military helicop ters were called in and schools were closed Tuesday as more than 100 state troopers combed western Nebraska for a Texas survivalist wanted in the killingof a farmerand the wounding of two law officers. The fugitive was identified as Charles Lannis Mosesjr., a 31-year-old con struction worker. Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns declared a state of emergency Tuesday, the third day of the search, allowing the National Guard to use two unarmed Blackhawk helicopters in the search. Computer seized from Portland-area home PORTLAND (AP)—A computer used in last week’s hacker assaults on popular Web sites has been seized in the Port land area by federal investigators, an official said Tuesday. The FBI was analyzing the computer taken from a home business within the past two days, according to a federal official in Washington, D.C., who re quested anonymity. The owner of the computer apparently was not aware it was used as a middle man, or “zombie,” in the attacks, said the federal official. Weather Today Thursday high 49, low 33 high 49, low 33 ■ ^ Oregon Daily *■ "| Emerald Wednesday February 16,2000 Volume 101, Issue 98 n n t h b-W e b— www.dailyemerald.com University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon An independent newspaper ■ The award-winning short film “Apocalypse,” starring two University freshmen, will air on prime time HBO ‘Apocalypse’ Who: University stu dents josh Sidisand Dan Johnson What: The Northwest Youth Film Festival awarded first place to their 17-minute movie “Apocalypse," a loose satire of “Armaged don.” When: May, 2000 Where: H BO 1 By Simone Ripke Oregon Daily Emerald Chaos breaks out in the United States De fense Department as the world is coming to an end and a group of citizens has to be as sembled and trained to save humanity. Among the dutiful volunteers is Hash beeli, an Arab man who is just looking for a job. Hashbeeli is se lected to embark on the mission, partici pates in a training tnai in cludes fighting and captur ing blow-up aliens, and is sent to space. This is not “Armaged don,” but “Apocalypse,” and this time the world is not saved. In the final moments of the 17-minute flick, patriot ic children run around in Turn to Apocalypse, page 4 Erin O'Connell Tor ine tmeraia Josh Sidis (left) and Dan Johnson were awarded first place for their film ‘Apocalypse.’ Labor rights fast gains nationwide support Agatha Schmaedick breaks bread, marking the end of a fast. The Human Rights Alliance partici pated in a nationwide hunger strike in an effort to improve overseas workplace conditions. + ■ ♦ ■ The University participates in a hunger strike protesting unfair labor practices By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald In a continuing effort to improve overseas work place conditions, 12 mem bers of The Human Rights Alliance participated in a nationwide 48-hour hunger strike on Monday and Tues day. They joined students at the University of Pennsylva Tum to Hunger, page 4 ■ Atkinson backs single issue: len-nanaeaness The ASUO Executive candidate wishes to increase the University’s left-handed facilities and left-handed faculty representation Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emeraid Dan Atkinson is a junior journalism major. He is run ning for ASUO President without a running mate. O^What is your plat ♦ form? A4 Basically I stand for ♦ left-handed rights. This includes the increase of the amount of left-handed desks on campus. Currently, most classrooms have 7 to 10 per cent, whereas the popula tion reflects 13 percent, so I want an increase in that be cause I’m sick of writing in right-handed desks. Also, our technological facilities are completely right-hand ed. There are no left-handed computer consoles in any computer lab ... I want to ensure that we have an ade quate representation of left handed faculty and also I’d like the option of left-hand ed textbooks. It would read from back to front... I don’t know if you’ve seen my posters, but they’re all back wards. I can read backwards and upside down. O^What are your experi ♦ence and quatifica tions? A^I’m left-handed. I have ♦ no student government experience at all ... I am a former managing editor of the Oregon Commentator as of last month. 04What sets you apart ♦ from the other presi dential candidates — other than [being left-handed]? A^I’m the true left-hand ♦ ed representative. Q^Why did you choose ♦ not to have a running mate? Turn to Atkinson, page 3
