Twilight
highlights
John Bello is one of
several Ducks to PR at
the Twilight; Santiago
Lorenzo takes second in
the decathlon, Jenny
Kenyon is fourth in the
heptathlon. PAGE 9
Ballot deadline
nearing
Ballots for Oregon’s May 16
primary election may be
lit dropped off in the EMU out
side the ASUO Executive of
fice Monday from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Tuesday from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. Other drop-off
| locations are listed on the
Lane County Elections Web
site www.co.lane.or.us/elec
tions/dropoff.htm. It’s too
late to mail ballots via regu
lar mail.
Students seeks Pell
Grant increase
■;
Members of OSPIRG and
other PIRGs nationwide are
lobbying members of Con
gress to increase the individ
| ual amounts of Pell Grants. Ml
l| Currently, the Senate Appro
priations committee is ex
! pected to examine a propos- ||
f, al that would increase the
maximum amount for a Pell
Grant by $350. A similar
| House proposal recommends
f a $200 increase. Oregon stu
dents would receive $4.5 mil
lion in grant money from the
{ House bill. PAGE 3
‘Boobs’ one topic at
Feminist Fair
Jan Eliot, a local cartoonist,
discussed the virtue of being
able to print the word
“boobs” in her comic strip
“Stone Soup” at the first
Feminist Fair last Friday.
Eliot, one of only eight syndi
cated female cartoonists,
came to the event to dispel
misconceptions about what
feminism is. Others came to
the EMU Amphitheater to
help raise support for
Planned Parenthood of Eu
gene. The event was spon
sored by several women’s
groups including Saferide
and Men Against Sexism.
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Oregon Daily
Monday
May 15,2000
Volume 101, Issue 152
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University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
An independent newspaper
Gore responds to state’s cares
■The candidate focused
on Social Security, but
questions of education and
salmon were raised
By Darren Freeman
Oregon Daily Emerald
Portland — Vice President A1
Gore became the first major
presidential candidate to visit
Oregon this election year, stop
ping briefly in Portland Friday
afternoon to outline his strategy
to shore up Social Security,
while also discussing plans to
make higher education more af
fordable and vowing to protect
Oregon’s salmon runs.
At the Portland Community
College Sylvania campus, Gore
spoke before an audience of
more than 250 supporters, edu
cators, students and a “who’s
who” gathering of Oregon De
mocrats - including Gov. John
Kitzhaber; Sen. Ron Wyden, D
Ore.; and State Representatives
Earl Blumenauer, David Wu and
Darlene Hooley. Gore called So
cial Security a “solemn com
pact” between America and its
elderly citizens and said he
would preserve it if elected.
“Our deepest obligation to
one another is a commitment to
make sure that no one is forced
to Jive in poverty after a lifetime
of hard work,” Gore said. “No
one should be faced with finan
cial ruin because of a serious dis
ability. No one should be faced
Catharine Kendall Emerald
Vice President Al Gore greets attendants at his talk on Social Security on
Friday during his trip to Portland.
with devastation financially
when a spouse dies. ”
Gore campaign spokesman
David Chai said Gore’s visit was
intended to boost voter turnout
for the primary election and gar
ner support for the Democrat in
the November general election,
in which Texas Gov. George W.
Bush is expected to be the Re
publican candidate.
Though Gore supporters ex
pect little opposition in Ore
gon’s May 16 primary election,
polls show Oregonians are split
nearly 50-50 between Gore and
Bush.
Oregon, which has vot
ed for Democratic presi
dential candidates in the
past three elections, is an
important state for Gore be
cause of its focus on issues
that Gore has been outspo
ken about, including the
environment, education
and technology, Chai said.
Bush is scheduled to
visit Portland on Tuesday.
At Friday’s invitation
only gathering, Gore opened the
floor to questions after outlining
his Social Security plan. While
Turn to Al Gore, page 5
Randy Newnham (left), Gypse Waiukones, and Ami Ingram hold
signs and hand out leaflets in front of the Target store.
Protesters target store
for selling clothing line
■ Demonstrators informed
customers about a factory
that manufactures No Fear
and High Sierra clothes
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
Since January, the Human
Rights Alliance claims more
than 200 workers at the Mil Col
ores clothing plant in Nicaragua
have Been fired, with 68 facing
what the local organization de
scribes as “trumped-up criminal
charges and prison time.”
The alleged reason for their
termination: belonging to a
union.
Joining the Nicaraguan work
ers’ call to solidarity, about 15
people hailing from the HRA,
the Committee in Solidarity
Turn to Target rally, page 7
... work
ers'rights
are human
rights.
Randy
Newnham
HRA member
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Ferry Street bike bridge opens in celebration
■Community members showed up for the
opening including Peter DeFazio, former
mayor Ruth Bascom and Eugene’s slug queen
This is a
tremendous
honor
Peter DeFazio
representative
D-springfieJd
h
By Josh Ryneal
Oregon Daily Emerald
Wielding a giant pair of gold
en scissors Friday, Rep. Peter
DeFazio, D-Springfield, cut a
ceremonial ribbon opening the
bridge that is his namesake and
officially declared the Ferry
Street Bridge expansion and
renovation complete.
Christened the Peter DeFazio
Bridge by an act of the Eugene
City Council, the bike and
pedestrian bridge had been un
der construction since June
1997 and is considered the
crown jewel of the Ferry Street
Bridge project.
The project also widened two
lanes on the main bridge and
other features to relieve traffic
congestion.
“This is a tremendous hon
or,” DeFazio said. “I am ex
tremely grateful to have this
bridge named after me.”
DeFazio was one of the main
backers of the bridge renovation
and pushed for federal money
in Washington, D.C. to raise the
$30 million necessary.
“I have been deeply involved
in the fight to divert federal dol
Turn to DeFazio, page 8
The DeFazio Bridge crosses the Willamette River, and stands 66
feet tall and 338 feet long.