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■** You pack it, we pick it up and store it. We’ll deliver it when you’re ready. Perfect for the summer! 485-2115 Don’t Get Trapped In A Small Apartment • Free Month Rent • Air • 1 & 2 Bedrooms • Laundry • Quiet & Large • Free Cable • Gas Fireplace Now taking Summer & Fall Reservations Like sand through an hourglass your days in class are slipping away. Is your resume going to be ready? If you want a good job when you graduate, you, need a yreat job now. The Oregon Daily Emerald is an independent newspaper that provides hands-on experience in the challenging world of advertising. We are looking for two enthusiastic people who believe in the power of advertising in the Oregon Daily Emerald and who can transfer that enthusiasm into sales. You will have the opportunity to hone your copywriting skills, create ad campaign^ for clients and see your ideas come to life in the Njiewspaper. Pick up an application at the Oregon Daily Emerald, Suite 300 EMU, between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Deadline to turn in applications is Friday, May 12th at 4 p.m. Preference will be given to students who are not graduating before 2002. You must be currently enrolled at the University of Oregon to apply. Training will start this summer and next fall. X The Oregon Daily Emerald is ah equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity. Oregon Daily Kevin Calame Emerald More than 100 people show their support in the Millennium Marijuana March Saturday afternoon. Marijuana continued from page 1 speakers addressed a crowd of about 150 people, and a handful of marchers lit up their pipes despite the police escort. “We’re marching to get back the basic right that should have never been taken away — our right to al ter our consciousness,” Will I. Am Winget said. “Taxpayers should be outraged to have to pay for non-vi olent pot smokers to be kept in jail.” The marchers’ plea for America to end the war on drugs echoed throughout downtown Eugene as they shouted: “What do we want? Drug peace. When do we want it? Now.” Outside the courthouse, several speakers, including City Council Ward 3 candidate Ron “Misha” Seymour and mayoral candidate Lazar Makyadath, extolled free dom of speech and assembly. Most speakers argued that marijuana should be legalized because it’s less lethal than alcohol and tobac co and doesn’t lead to violent be havior. “Hundreds of thousands of peo ple die from drugs in hospitals, but nobody dies from marijuana,” Seymour said. “The drug war is propaganda for war, a war against us all,” Sow Much Hemp employee Bruce Mullican said, asking for pot smokers to sign petitions being cir culated that call for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Oregon. In 1998, Oregon voters ap proved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. “We are hemp culture,” Mulli can said. “We support marijuana growers, smokers and dealers.” The lone voice of dissent at the event, John English, director of For Our Children’s Children, took the stage and pointed out the medical hazards of smoking marijuana. Short term effects of smoking marijuana include increased pulse rate, impairment of logical thinking, confusion, restlessness, anxiety or panic, impaired motor ability, altered perception and in creased appetite. Though over dose is highly unlikely, long term effects of smoking cannabis in clude diminished sex drive, respi ratory disease, lung cancer, memo ry impairment and impaired immune system. However, English’s comments were drowned out by shouts, boos and calls for him to leave the stage. Despite the brief shouting match, the protest was peaceful and jovial. After leaving Skinner Butte Park, marchers walked briskly as the march took on a comet-like shape with the bulk of marchers crowded at the front of the proces sion and a tail of new arrivals straggling behind. Some marchers carried brightly colored posters emblazoned with such slogans as “Free The Drug War POWs” and “Don’t smoke it —tokeit.” Bongo drums and trumpet calls maintained a counterpoint to the footsteps while occasional plumes of smoke rose above the marchers and the pungent smell of burning cannabis wafted through the air. As the march led into down town, shoppers and employees at nearby businesses stood in door ways to watch the spectacle. Nancy Stelfox, a picture framer at McDonald Gallery Fine Fram ing, said the march wasn’t affect ing business but was a welcomed sight “adding a little interest to the day.” Join the campus award-winning newspaper The Oregon Daily Emerald is now accepting applications for the following positions on next year’s news staff: Applications are due 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 12, 2000. All positions are paid. Applications can be picked up at the ODE office (Suite 300, EMU) or visit our website at www.dailyemerald.com (click on “Employment”). Relevant work samples should be submitted with each application. Questions? Call 346-5511 Also hiring for summer term The Oregon Daily Emerald is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workplace. 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