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October 23,2000
Volume 102, Issue 39
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The Art of Renovation
Construction projects at the University Museum of
Art will keep it closed until Spring2003. PAGE 4
Oregon volleyball visited in-state rival Oregon
State and captured its first Pac-10 win. PAGE 7
SORKY
high 60, low 40
Monday
Catharine Kendall Emerald
The Oregon players all help wide receiver Marshaun Tucker (5) celebrate one of his twoTDs.
Razing Arizona
■Oregon’s stifling defense shuts down
Arizona’s offense and puts the Ducks in the
driver’s seat of the Pac-10
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
Four more to go.
That’s how many games No. 7 Oregon has left on
its Pacific-10 Conference schedule after Saturday
night’s 14-10 win over then-No. 21 Arizona.
The win puts the Ducks (4-0, 6-1 overall) atop
the Pac-10 and in control of its Rose Bowl fate. It
also gives the Ducks their all-important sixth victo
ry to ensure them of bowl eligibility.
“I’m glad the Arizona game is behind us,” head
coach Mike Bellotti said. “I thought our defense
stepped it up another notch. ”
It certainly did. On a night when Oregon’s offense
struggled, the defense came through and preserved
the win in front of45,950 fans at Autzen Stadium, as
well as a nation-wide television audience.
The Oregon defense held Wildcat rushers to just
32 yards on 17 carries, and made the crucial fourth
quarter stops when it needed to.
“I’m confident in our defense and felt like we
could win with just 14 points,” cornerback Rashad
Bauman said. “Our coaches prepare us every week
and we know we can shut down anyone.”
Arizona’s defense was equally impressive as it
contained Oregon’s offensive double threat in quar
terback Joey Harrington and tailback Maurice Morris.
“They were good,” Harrington said. “We
planned all week, but you just can’t prepare for a
defense like that.”
Still, Oregon came through with the victory and
will head to Tempe, Ariz., next week to face the
Arizona State Sun Devils.
“We control our own destiny at this point,” de
fensive end Saul Patu said. “We’ve just got to keep
on winning.”
For full game coverage turn to SPORTS page 7
Vote Big
■ Students can drop ballots into the “world’s largest ballot box” by
way of the balcony near the EMU ticket office
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
A 19-foot, 2.5 inch green ballot box
towering over the EMU Courtyard is
one of the most visible signs that the
ASUO’s voter participation campaign
has reached new heights.
Constructed by the Carpenter’s
Union Saturday and painted by
ASUO staff Sunday, “the world’s
largest ballot box” has finally taken its
spot outside the ASUO office.
The giant ballot box was supposed
to be set up sometime last week, but
construction was put on hold until
this week because CU employees
were out of town during the previous
weekend, ASUO President Jay Bres
low said.
With ballots already being mailed to
voters, the box arrived just in time for
students to begin slipping their com
pleted forms through the slot, which
can be reached by way of the adjacent
balcony.
Looks are deceiving, though: The
casing is slightly over 19 feet high,
with an 8-foot square base, but the bal
lots will actually fall into a 2-foot
square by 3-feet deep stainless steel
ballot box that is required by law,
ASUO State Affairs Coordinator Brian
Tanner said.
He added that because the smaller
box will be emptied nightly, voters
won’t be able to insert their ballots at
night. Nov. 7 is the last day to turn in
ballots, which must be in by 8 p.m.
Turn to Big Box, page 6
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LARGEST
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Dan Brunell Emerald
A 19-foot ballot box was commissioned as part of the ASUO’s voting campaign. Built by Carpenter’s Union and deco
rated by students, it is hoped that the attraction will raise awareness of election issues.
Locals fight for their right
to SpeakOut! about police
The newly
established
Independent
Police Review
Project held a
SpeakOut!
to bring police
brutality
to the
attention of all
By Beata Mostafavi
Oregon Daily Emerald
More than a dozen individuals
who have experienced what they
believe to be negative police
treatment discussed their specif
ic incidents Sunday as part of a
SpeakOut! presented by the In
dependent Police Review Project
(IPRP). They gathered in part to
recognize the day’s designation
as International Police Brutality
Day.
The IPRP, a citizen support
group established in May to edu
cate members of the community
about their rights and advocate
for those with complaints about
misconduct by the EPD, record
ed the SpeakOut!, on video and
audio tapes to later present to the
Eugene City Council. Partici
pants mentioned claims of phys
ical assault, badgering, harass
ment and discrimination
infringed upon them by police
officers.
According to Trish Binder, co
founder of the IPRP, an event
such as a SpeakOut! provides
proof to the City Council that po
lice misconduct does occur and
Turn to SpeakOut, page 5
DPS strives for more power
amid internal difficulties
■ Plans for the future include higher levels of
professionalism and officers who are trained to handle guns
By Jeremy Lang
Oregon Daily Emerald
Despite the recent string of res
ignations and allegations of ha
rassment in the Department of
Public Safety, plans to create a
more professional atmosphere
continue to move forward in the
office.
Director Tom Fitzpatrick said
that, in the next few months, DPS
will implement new conduct
standards and certify a core of of
ficers to have more power on
campus.
Fitzpatrick also said the depart
ment will remove the red and blue
lights from atop the patrol cruisers
it recently acquired. According to
Oregon statutes, only emergency
and police vehicles can use the
lights, and DPS cars are neither.
“The light thing was just a severe
oversight on our part,” he said.
This week DPS will get a fleet of
Turn to DPS, page 6
We're
struggling...
I think we
have a posi
tive future
Tom
Fitzpatrick
Director, DPS
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