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Attorney general race heads into home stretch ■ Republican Kevin Mannix and Libertarian Thomas Cox are looking to unseat incumbent Hardy Meyers By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald Of the three candidates facing off in the race for attorney general, one says he’ll be tough on crime, the current office holder contends he’ll improve society in general and the third just hopes he’ll get enough votes to be noticed. In the race, in u m b e n t Democrat Mey ers is facing a challenge from Re publican Kevin Mannix and Liber tarian Thomas Cox. Cox, a database engineer from Salem, is frank about his slim chances of winning the race, saying that all he hopes to do is garner more votes than the margin of difference between Mannix and Meyers. Doing so, he said, would amount to recognition to his small party. “I hope the loser is going to look at my votes and say, ‘Oh man, why did I leave those votes on the table? Why didn’t I go after them?’” he said. As a Libertarian attorney general, Cox said he would work to ensure that government is as non-intrusive into people’s lives as possible. “I’ve got a slightly different vision on what government and the attorney general should do,” he said. “I’ll be accountable to voters with an eye toward protecting people from government encroachment.” He doesn’t view his lack of government or legal experience as a drawback because he says it lets him view the office in a new light. “Lawyers try to be helpful, and if your vision as attorney general is that you work for the government, then you’re going to help them and not people,” he said. Cox received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago in 1986, and worked in public rela tions and management consulting prior to becoming a database engi neer. Drawing on his experience in state government and law, Republi can contender Mannix said his chief goal as attorney general would be to protect Oregonians from violent crime and fraudulent companies. He said during his serv ice in the state legislature, he draft ed several crime bills, including the mandatory sentencing act Measure 11, as well as an anti-stalking law. “Nobody in elected office can claim to be more effective in fight ing crime than I have,” he said. Mannix received both a bache lor’s and a law degree from the Uni versity of Virginia. He has served as an administrative law judge, an as sistant attorney general in both Guam and Oregon, a circuit court judge and a state senator and repre sentative. He said his law experi ence is one of his best attributes, but also said he has not lost touch with the average voter. “I’m going to go after property crime like I went after violent crime,” he said. “The nitty-gritty is the guy who takes his car to the shop and the mechanic says it will be $700, then he does the work and says it will be $900 and holds the car. In a $200 consumer rip-off, I’ll step in immediately.” “I expanded the law to include any sexual relationship, regardless of gender or orientation,” he said. Meyers, the incumbent, has said he will be tough on crime, and added that his office would protect society in general and not just pros ecute crimes. “I think of the [attorney general’s] office very much in terms of the se curity and safety of individuals, but also in the social health,” he said. Prior to being elected attorney general, Meyers served as a state representative and speaker of the house, held a chair on the Oregon Criminal Justice Council and served on the Oregon Law Commis sion. He received his undergradu ate degree from the University of Mississippi and his law degree from the University of Oregon. As attorney general, Meyers said he has worked hard to ensure that the state has received the most ob jective and unbiased law counsel, and acted within proper accor dance of the law. He noted his work to assist vic tims of domestic violence, establish an automated telephone notifica tion system to update crime victims on the trials of suspects in their cas es, and the movement of the state’s anti-trust litigation against the pro posal of the planned merger be tween British Petroleum-Amoco and ARCO. The main goal of his office’s work, Meyers said, is to ensure that Oregonians’ basic rights are pro tected. “We pursue the end of law as re ally the foundation of the ability of people to live free,” he said. Grad school becoming a reality ■The McNair Program gives support to students wanting to continue their education By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald University students who don’t want their education to end with a bachelor’s degree can get a head start with their graduate school ap plications through the McNair Pro gram. The program, part of the Acade mic Learning Services’ TRIO Pro gram, helps qualifying undergrad uates prepare for graduate school by offering specialized classes, workshops and paid summer in ternships. A general information session will be held Thursday. The program currently has 13 participants, but there are more openings available. “Because of the program, I feel much more confident about the whole graduate school application process,” said Deana Dartt, a senior anthropology major and McNair student. Dartt said she particularly appre ciates that the program offers stu dent assistance in writing graduate school personal statements and gives students vouchers for the Graduate Record Examination. “It’s nice because I only have to go to one place,” she said. The McNair Program, a nation wide organization, is designed for low-income, first generation col lege students or students from groups under-represented in grad uate schools. This is the second year the Uni versity is offering the McNair pro gram through the University’s broad TRIO Program, which was launched on a national level in the mid-1960s. Congress created the McNair Program in 1986 in honor of Ronald E. McNair, one of the as tronauts killed in the Challenger explosion of 1986. McNair came from a low-income background, but he pursued a higher education, earned his Ph.D. and was accepted into the NASA program. Today there are 155 McNair Pro grams nationwide, said Gail Un ruh, McNair coordinator. Unlike some branches of the program, the University’s chapter does not limit areas of study in which students can participate. Unruh said he is confident of the program’s ability to prepare stu dents for graduate school. “Even though it’s technically an undergraduate program, universi ties across the country have recog nized the value of McNair,” he said. John Lopez, an architecture and international studies major and a McNair student, agrees that the program is valuable. He said he thinks it gives him the ability to McNair Program What: General Information session Who should attend: Students interested in joining the McNair program When: Thursday, Oct 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: 125 Grayson Hall compete at a university level. “First generation college stu dents are not as well off as second and third generations, but the pro gram gives me the foundation to pursue my Ph.D.,” Lopez said The University’s McNair Pro gram also offers students a paid summer internship in which they work with faculty and McNair staff to produce written and oral re search. “I think what attracts students most to the program is the opportu nity to do the research and get paid for it,” Unruh said. Susan Lesyk, project director of the McNair Program, thinks stu dents who participate in the pro gram increase their chances of be ing accepted to their first choice graduate school because of the ex perience they gain. “It opens up doors for students,” she said. “They enter graduate school understanding the culture of a research university.” GOING OVERSEAS? keep up on campus life with the Oregon daily emerald T v |§ now available on the world wide web ' www.dailyemerald.com LTD System Redesign. Let’s hear from you/ LTD is reviewing the entire bus system, including where, when, and how frequently the buses travel. Your ideas will help determine service changes that will become effective in September 2001. DROP IN OPEN HOUSE WHEN: Thursday, October 12 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. WHERE: LTD Center, Eugene Station Lane Transit District If you can’t make it to the open house— logon to LTD's Web site (www.ltd.org) anytime to see the proposed changes. 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