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_Q_nt_h r we h www.dailyemerald.com newspaper A bitter taste Oregon soccer ends its home schedule with two tough losses to the Washington schools. PAGE 12 Centered on diversity An 18-member committee forms to establish a new research facility for diversity issues. PAGE 3 Monday October 30,2000 Volume 102, Issue 44 Weather TODAY PARTLY ClOtibY high 55, low 40 Tempe-rary insanity ■ Oregon’s crazy 56-55 win over Arizona solidifies their Rose Bowl aspirations, and keeps hope alive for a trip to the Orange Bowl. By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald Phew. In a game that tugged on every pos sible emotional string, the Oregon Ducks duked it out with the Arizona State Sun Devils in a fight that was fit for heavyweight status. Oregon’s remarkable — and absurd — 56-55 double overtime victory Sat urday in Tempe, Ariz., kept the Ducks (7-1 overall, 5-0 Pacific-10 Conference) unbeaten in league play and marked its 10th consecutive Pac-10 win. The nail-biting affair also kept Ore gon on track for only its second Rose Bowl appearance since Jan. 1,1958. “We don’t talk about that much,” Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti said. “We know we’re in the lead, but this league is as balanced a one as there is. There are no weekends off.” Saturday certainly proved that as the Ducks fell behind 21-7 and 49-35, be fore coming back to tie it on both occa sions. Oregon finally took its first lead on an Allan Amundson one-yard touchdown run in the second overtime period that put Oregon on top 56-49. The Sun Devils would answer with a score of its own, but instead of kick ing the extra point, they faked it, and attempted a pass for the go-ahead two point conversion. The pass fell incom plete and Oregon’s improbable come back win was official. “That point was awesome,” said Oregon linebacker Matt Smith, refer ring to the last play. “I could relax for a second. I was exhausted, but I went from exhaustion to elation.” With the win, the Ducks jumped to No. 8 in the ESPN/USA Today Coach es poll, and remained at No. 7 in the Associated Press poll. The Bowl Championship Series ratings will be released today. Oregon has three games remaining on its regular season schedule: at Washington State, home against Cali fornia and at Oregon State in the high ly anticipated Civil War. For complete game coverage, turn to SPORTS on page 7 Erin Swanson-Davies Emerald Art Alexakis of Everclear performs in front of a packed EMU Amphitheater Friday. The bands’ free appearance on campus rounded out a full schedule of Rock the Vote tour events organized in part by Sen. Ron Wyden. Rock in the vote ■ On a campaign stop in support of Al Gore, Bill Bradley and Everclear pack the EMU Amphitheater By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Call it a voter rally, a massive stump speech for Vice President Al Gore or a rock-and-roll sing-a-long, but Friday’s “Get out the Vote Tour” brought more than 2,000 people to the EMU Amphitheater. University students and communi ty members, many of whom skipped class or work for the event, packed The Rev. Jesse Jackson will speak on campus today at 6 p.m. in the EMU. Jackson’s appearance was confirmed late Sunday evening and organizers are still try ing to secure a room in which the former Democratic presidential candidate will speak. When the room has been confirmed, the Emerald will put a notice on its Web page, www.dailyemerald.com into the amphitheater and lined the surrounding balconies outside the EMU. The crowd braved the cold weather and gray skies to see Portland rock band Everclear, which ripped through five of its radio hits in a short concert performance. But before the band’s 25-minute set, a line of local and national mem bers of the Democratic party rallied students to vote — many specifically urging people at the University to cast Turn to Voting, page 5 Jeff Davids State Press Oregon’s Matt Smith (49) celebrates with a teammate after Arizona State tight end Todd Heap (80) dropped the potential game-winning catch. Signed DPS memo is brought to light ■ Confusion arises over the legality of Department of Public Safety‘s installation of red and blue lights on its campus patrol vehicle fleet By Andrew Adams and Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald When the Department of Public Safety installed red and blue lights onto its pa trol vehicles in March, man agement had full knowledge that it would be illegal for of ficers to use them. A memo from DPS Director Tom Fitzpatrick, dated March 7, instructed DPS officers that the “use of the lights and siren on the new patrol vehicles is strictly prohibited.” In an Oct. 23 Emerald arti cle, DPS Director Tom Fitz patrick denied a claim by a former officer that the staff signed a memo agreeing not to use the lights. Kim May nard, a former DPS officer who quit about two months ago, said DPS installed the lights with the assumption that officers could become commissioned to use them. According to state laws, only police and fire depart ment vehicles can use red Turn to DPS, page 5 Weekend hijinks ata minimum ■The Eugene Police Department spent the weekend breaking up parties — not riots— and issuing alcohol-related citations in neighborhoods all over Eugene By Darren Freeman Oregon Daily Emerald It was a relatively peaceful Halloween weekend in the University area, where Hal loween riots occurred in 1997 and 1998. The Eugene Police De partment increased patrols west and south of the Uni versity — as it did last year — and the weekend passed without a major confronta tion. The stepped-up patrols should continue until after Halloween. Friday night was the busiest of the weekend for EPD, according to police re ports. Almost 60 minors throughout Eugene received minor in possession of alco hol citations, 21 people were ticketed for carrying open alcohol containers in public and eight people re ceived citations for allowing Turn to Weekend, page 5
