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Tom Patterson Emerald Xander Patterson of the Pacific Green Party criticizes the major party candidates, calling Al Gore “the bad” and George W. Bush “the ugly.” Cocktail Research 683-8101 • 11 th & Charnelton • Eugene Phil Barnhart Urges you to vote NO on fCARY ballot measures!!! Measure 91, will cut state spending and increase tuition Measure 7, will make us pay corporations to obey the laws Measure 8, will limit income from research grants and private donations to Universities Measure 9, will gag all discussion of homosexuality on campus, unless it is negative Phil Barnhart for State Representative Together we can make a difference! www.philbamhart.com i ssmm (msmus <3 @a® m$MX) mams. (pBtg&SGj&xx, coLoRADo'S MAKEDEST BLUEGRASS Friday, ocf. *7f h 7pm <?f he WILD DUcfc f&c of -fnc door www.silverpeoplepresents.com Nader continued from page 1A sue aside from the environment. A larger problem looms under neath, and Patterson claimed there is a “profound corporate control over our government, our media [and] our educational system.” The time to confront these is sues is now, Patterson said, for a “spirit of activism [has] seized the people,” and the Green Party has a superb banner to rally around: Nader. In order for the opportunity to not be missed, Patterson tried to dispel fears that Nader votes will essentially go to Republican presi dential candidate George W. Bush, saying that he didn’t think Nader’s campaign will take away from Gore’s votes. But the votes that do come in for Nader are a huge deal for the Green Party, he said. If it can gar ner 5 percent of the vote this elec tion, it can receive millions of dol lars in funding for future campaigns. And that, Patterson said, puts the Green Party on the road to ma jor party status. “Don’t get frozen in the head lights like a deer,” Patterson said. “Vote for Ralph. It’s the only vote that really counts for an Oregon ian.” H... // / had to choose between Democrats in Congress and a Democrat in the White House, Id choose Congress because that's where laws are made. Mark Robinowitz Nader supporter He added that if Nader does im pact the election in Bush’s favor, he could also deliver the House of Representatives to Democrats. Nader supporter Mark Robi nowitz said that “if I had to choose between Democrats in Congress and a Democrat in the White House, I’d choose Congress be cause that’s where laws are made.” This year’s election, Patterson said, confronts voters with three choices: “The good” — Nader, “the bad” — Democratic presidential candidate A1 Gore, and “the ugly” — Bush. Patterson touched only briefly upon “the ugly,” calling Bush an “old kind of anti-environmental ist.” He did, however, devote much more time to the person whom he called the “new anti-en vironmentalist”: Gore. Reiterating a Nader claim that Gore wrote “Earth in a Balance” to position himself as an environ mentalist, Patterson outlined the shortfalls of the Clinton-Gore ad ministration, which revolved around such issues as genetic engi neering, fuel efficiency and toxic risks. Audience member Chris Bay ham, a graduate student studying community and regional planning, questioned some of the facts Pat terson presented. Warning against oversimplifying government and political actions, he said that “it’s not as black and white as you might portray it.” WRC continued from page 1A poration ratified. In addition, the is sue of the University’s liability pro tection is still too unclear for it to make a commitment to the consor tium, McDonald said. “We await their response and their response to our earlier in quiries,” he said. David Frank, an associate profes sor in the Clark Honors College and chair of the University Senate WRC Review Committee, said he had not been aware of the legal issues until Frohnmayer’s announcement. He said he was reluctant to comment on the announcement because he isn’t a lawyer, but did say it would be proper for the University to en sure that all legal issues are settled before joining with the WRC. “If the legal standards are valid, they need to be met by the WRC and the Fair Labor Association,” he said. In his statement, Frohnmayer said that “when and if a similar in voice is received from the Fair La bor Association, the same proce dures of review and due diligence will apply,” meaning the Universi ty could also decide not to pay the FLA if it found reason. Business professor Lynn Kahle, who sat in as a faculty advisor dur ing the last WRC meeting on Oct. 2, said the WRC could comply with the University’s conditions soon. 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