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October 17,2000
Volume 102, Issue 35
Weather
today
The return of hoops #
The men's and women’s basketball teams begin
practice with high hopes for their seasons. PAGE 7
Music with a message
Jamaican artist Mutabaruka will treat Eugene to a
politically-charged reggae performance. PAGE 6
RAIN POSSIBLE
high 65, low 50
Tuesday
Students stuck waiting for influenza vaccination
■ A delay in flu vaccines could
make students squirm
with germs this winter season
By Brooke Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
It’s almost flu season again, but due to
a worldwide delay in the production of
the flu vaccine, hospitals and health
clinics are concerned about having
enough of the preventative shots to treat
everyone.
At the Student Health Center, howev
er, nurses are confident that even
though their supply of vaccine will ar
rive late, they will have enough to treat
everyone.
Sharon Harbert, nurse manager of the
health center, said they should receive
the first shipment of vaccines by the
end of the month, with a second ship
ment arriving by mid-November.
If people get a flu shot at least one
month before flu season hits, they
should be protected for the season, she
said, adding that it’s especially impor
tant for students to get a flu shot, since
they often don’t have the best health
habits.
“Students are thrown into a sea of
germs,” Harbert said. “Too much stress,
not eating well and being exposed to so
many germs all contribute to illnesses.”
The delay in delivering the vaccines
has been caused by a difficulty in mak
ing one of the three strains used to cre
ate the flu vaccine. Type A Influenza,
strain H3N2, has not replicated quickly
enough this year to make enough virus
es needed for the vaccines, said Mike
Canton, a Sacred Heart Medical Center
pharmacist.
He said the pharmacy has been
forced to prioritize its current supply,
meaning those who most need the flu
vaccines, such as people over 65 and
those with long-term diseases, will be
given the first opportunity to receive
the vaccine. Canton said this will like
ly result in many people having to stay
home sick this winter.
“This is going to be a disaster in terms
of availability,” he said.
Despite the shortage, University stu
Turn to Vaccine, page 5
Catharine Kendall Emerald
Sharon Harbert, R.N., in the allergy/asthma and travel clinic at the University Student Health Center administers a flu shot
to graduate student Koji Furukawa. Flu shots will be available in late October in Health Center Area C.
Courtesy photo
Photojournalist Vuk Brankovic photographs a young bombing victim lying in a hospital bed in Prizen, Kosovo in May
1999. A visual timeline of the war in the Balkans is the current feature in the Adell McMillan Art Gallery.
Worth a thousand words
A photo
exhibit
documenting
11 weeks
of NATO
bombing
in Yugoslavia
is currently
on display
in the EMU
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
Long before news crews transmit
ted shots of revelers storming the
palace of former Yugoslavian Presi
dent Slobodan Milosevic two weeks
ago, photojournalists were document
ing the daily atrocities in the Balkan
region.
That visual timeline is on display
this month in the Adell McMillan Art
Gallery on the second floor of the
EMU. On Wednesday, the University
Cultural Forum will bring Dr. Michael
Parenti, a political analyst, noted au
thor and lecturer, for a free lecture ti
tled “Yugoslavia and the U.S. Global
Domination.”
The photo exhibit, called, “Collat
eral Damage: The Destruction of Yu
goslavia,” documents 11 weeks of
NATO bombing in the region.
The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in
the EMU Ballroom and a reception
will follow in the gallery. The event is
open to students, faculty and the gen
eral public. More than 300 people, in
cluding local groups and sponsors,
are expected to attend.
Parenti said he went to Yugoslavia
over the summer and saw the bomb
ing. He will also address the problems
in American democracy, U.S. imperi
alism, and economic power in his lec
ture Wednesday evening.
Turn to Yugoslavia, page 5
Candidates clash over
higher education issues
■ Secretary of State candidates target each other
in a question-and-rebuttal format held at Lane
Community College Monday
By Rebecca Newell
Oregon Daily Emerald
Higher education was the focal point in a debate between
the four candidates for Secretary of State Monday at Lane
Community College.
Democrat Bill Bradbury. Republican Lynn Snodgrass, Pa
cific Green Party member Lloyd Marbet and Libertarian Ed
Pole attended the debate.
The debate was organized by the Oregon Student Associa
tion, Youth Vote 2000 and the Associated Students of LCC.
The event brought the statewide student government’s voter
registration drive to a close.
The debate — moderated by ASLCC president Susan Whit
more — was organized into a five-part agenda. Candidates
were given the opportunity to briefly describe their platform,
with a panel discussion following. Then candidates targeted
each other in a question-and-rebuttal format. Finally ques
tioning was opened to the audience, before the candidates
gave their closing arguments.
Current Secretary of State Bradbury kicked off the event by
congratulating youth for taking the initiative to get involved.
“I have two real passions as Secretary of State. One, to be a
person who safeguards democracy. And two, is to be a watch
dog for our tax dollars.”
During his introduction, Marbet questioned the absence for
third-party representation in campaigns, and especially in the
presidential debates.
“There’s a saying ‘If you always do what you’ve always
Turn to Secretary, page 5
Cl I have
two real
passions as
Secretary of
State. One,
to be a per
son who
safeguards
democracy.
And two, is
to be a
watchdog
for our tax
dollars.
Bill Bradbury
Oregon
Secretary of
state yy
Jackson cancels visit
Rev. Jesse Jackson announced he is cancel
ing his speech scheduled for this afternoon
in the EMU Amphitheater.
Jackson had previously promised to re
main with transit workers in Los Angeles
who have been on strike.
ASUO President Jay Breslow said the strike
was expected to end over the weekend,
but negotiations failed.
“He’s staying true to his word,” Breslow
said.
Jackson, who ran for President in 1988,
also canceled appearances at the Universi
ty of Washington and Oregon State Univer
sity to remain with the striking workers.