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