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An independent newspaper g p 4| Quite a journey * Death be not proud If Oregon cross country runner Michael Kasahun Hindu traditions and perceptions are discussed as % remarkably escaPed war-struck Ethiopia PAGE 7A part of an educational series. PAGE 6A < *_ Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Ore gon Death be not proud Hindu traditions and perceptions are discussed as part of an educational series. PAGE6A Thursday November 9,2000 Volume 102, Issue 52 Weather TODAY RAIN LIKELY high 50, low 30 Lawsuit, grumbles regarding Florida election While lawyers argue, a presidential race hangs in mid-air By David Royse and Karin Meadows The Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Election officials on Wednesday disqualified more than 19,000 ballots in a Florida county where confusion over the punch-card system led to a flood of com plaints and a lawsuit. Three people filed suit Wednesday to seek a new elec tion in Palm Beach County, claiming the punch-card ballot was so confusing that they acci dentally voted for Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan instead of Vice President Al Gore. Hundreds of Gore supporters also called the county elections office Wednesday, saying they feared they had mistakenly voted for Buchanan. Lawyers for the Democratic Par ty said that the design of the Palm Beach County ballot is illegal and that they may ask for a re-vote, but the party took no immediate ac tion. Election officials said 19,120 ballots in the county were nulli fied because they showed more than one vote for president. Statewide, Gore was behind Texas Gov. George W. Bush by fewer than 1,800 votes, and Flori Turn to President, page 3A Inside The media are flabbergasted by this historic presidential election. PAGE 5A Dan Brunell Emerald Rep. Vicki Walker talks with Springfield School Superintendent Jamon Kent at the Lane County Fairgrounds Tuesday. Walker takes tight race State Rep. Vicki Walker pulls out a comeback victory By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald State Rep. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, has claimed vic tory in her re-election bid to represent District 41, but her opponent, former Eu gene Mayor Jeff Miller, isn’t yet conceding defeat. Wire reports show that as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, 100 percent of the precincts had been counted, and Walker had won by 632 votes. But Miller said he was told the race is still too close to call, and he will not concede defeat, despite the polls now being closed for Turn to Walker, page 5A Reactions are varied By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald Tuesday night, University stu dents nestled snugly in their beds, with visions of presidential candi dates dancing in their heads. Turn to Students, page 4A Oregon’s votes still undecided ■The state fallout is broad, as the presidential race and several local contests remain unresolved By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Oregon voters began filing their bal lots more than three weeks ago, but now, two days after the election, the fate of several candidate races and ballot meas ures remains uncertain. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, with 93 percent of the vote counted, Texas Gov. George W. Bush led Vice President Al Gore in Oregon by only 197 votes. A number of pivotal state ballot measures and a hand ful of local races also remain undecid ed. Measure 9, which would ban sanc tioning homosexuality in public schools, is failing by 3,615 votes, but election officials haven’t publicly re ported the measure’s outcome. With the exception of Florida, which is in the midst of a vote recount, Oregon is the last state in the nation to announce its final vote totals and award its elec toral votes to the winner. Jen Stineff, as sistant to Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, said the mail-in ballot system played a major role in the ballot backup. “It’s our first general mail-in election, and we’re treading some new ground,” Stineff said. “A number of ballots in the larger counties still need to be counted. ” She said election offices statewide faced a last-minute rush of voters deliv ering their ballots from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, when Oregon polls closed. The Lane County Election Office was no exception. Keri Brunig, a volunteer for Turn to Fallout, page 5A Inside Professors react to the many election undercurrents. PAGESA I have never seen so many people get excited about licking stamps. Dick Cheney Republican candidate for vice president^^ EPD conducts investigation of its relationship with DPS The Eugene Police Department is examining officers’ complaints, but the two departments remain on good terms By Andrew Adams and Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald The Department of Public Safe ty’s relationship with the Eugene Police Department is under scrutiny, a Eugene police sergeant confirmed recently. EPD Sgt. Tim McCarthy of In ternal Affairs confirmed that his unit is conducting an investiga tion into both departments be cause of complaints from DPS pa trol officers and officers working the EPD campus detail. McCarthy said he could not speak about de tails of the investigation. “There was a personnel matter — an internal conflict and per formance issue going back and forth,” he said. “This includes line officers and management of DPS.” In addition to the current inves tigation, the University depart ment also has faced allegations of age discrimination and a hostile workplace from former DPS em ployees, as well as the question able status of a lieutenant from the department’s management team. Lt. Marte Martinez was placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons at the begin ning of the school year and is still off the job, using personal vaca tion time. DPS management will not say if she can or will return. The investigation also comes at a time when the police and DPS are stalled in renegotiating their contract. DPS Director Tom Fitz patrick said the negotiations have been “on and off for several months” because of issues be tween the two departments that have yet to be resolved. He said key officers in both departments have had scheduling conflicts, which prevented discussion. He said he would not discuss what those issues were. “It’s negotiations - I wouldn’t say if it was good or bad,” he said. He said that relations between the two departments are general ly positive. Fitzpatrick said he was not aware of any current investigation into DPS by the Eugene Police Department. He said there was an Turn toEPD, page6A ii There are reasons police carry weapons and...secu rity guards don’t. Anthony Hensley steward opeu yy
