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Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Thursday
November 30,2000
Volume 102, Issue 65
Weather
today
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Catharine Kendall Emerald
Marc Miller, an HIV prevention specialist with the Lane County Public Health, posts the year 2000 edition of the World AIDS Day poster. This
display of posters is located in the main entrance of the Public Service Building, 125 E. 8th Ave., in Eugene.
Alliance strives to end indifference
This is the
second of a
three-part series
highlighting
World AIDS Day,
which is Dec. 1.
Wednesday:
University raises
money for the
cause
TODAY: tack of
local concern
worries HiV
Alliance
Friday: Student
copes with loss
of family
member
■ The HIV Alliance in Lane County is still
working to convey the message that the
AIDS threat is not goingaway
By Lindsay Buchele
Oregon Daily Emerald
Since its discovery 20 years ago, the AIDS
virus has become a worldwide problem, infect
ing 50 million people, with no cure available.
Thirteen years ago, Dec.
1 was named “World AIDS
Day” in an attempt to raise
awareness and bring hope
to those living with the
virus. The HIV Alliance, a
Lane County agency that
provides HIV and AIDS-re
lated services, will be host
ing an event this World
AIDS Day to keep people
aware that HIV and AIDS
are a constant threat. Leslie Habetler, an HIV Al
liance spokeswoman, said looking toward the
future is especially important.
“People have developed a complacent atti
tude towards the virus because it seems like it’s
going away,” Habetler said. “But in reality, there
has been a rise in HIV infections.”
More than 1,500 people in Lane County are
estimated to be infected with HIV, with only a
third of them knowing they are infected.
There has been a rise in infections within spe
cific groups throughout Lane County and the
nation. These groups include people under the
age of 25, people of color, women and children.
World AIDS Day organizers say they hope
they event will not only alert the public to the
virus but also let people know about Lane Coun
ty services for AIDS victims and their relatives.
HIV Alliance, which is a combination of the for
mer Lane County organizations HTV/AIDS Re
sources and Lane County AIDS Hospice Services,
offers many outreach services to people in these
Turn to AIDS, page4A
Gore appeals
to Florida court
■The Vice President asks the state
Supreme Court to force a new re
count
By Linda Deutsch
AP Special Correspondent
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Vice Presi
dent Al Gore authorized a new appeal to
the Florida Supreme Court on Wednes
day, asking the justices who gave him
one of his most important legal victories
to force a new recount of disputed presi
dential ballots in a hurry.
The judge presiding over the election
contest insisted on holding a legal hear
ing Saturday before deciding whether re
counts should be done. The Gore lawyers
said that would be too late and prepared to
turn to the state Supreme Court.
George W. Bush’s lawyers, though ar
guing that no recounts are justified, in
sisted on bringing more than 1 million
ballots to the state capital instead of just
the 14,000 requested by Gore’s team.
Circuit Judge N. Sanders Sauls ap
proved the massive transfer and set the
stage for multi-vehicle convoys wend
ing their way up from southern Florida
with lawyers for each side riding in cars
behind.
With political and legal clocks ticking,
Gore’s lawyers prepared a petition urg
ing the state appeals court to yield juris
diction to the seven justices of the
Supreme Court.
“The issues in this appeal are of great
public importance because they directly
affect the outcome of the election of the
president of the United States and deter
mine the sanctity of the electoral process
in Florida law,” the Gore team wrote in a
notice of their intent to appeal.
The request came during a whirlwind
day of legal action spanning the state.
Democrats sought to speed up the
counting of votes essential to Gore’s ef
fort to contest Florida’s decision last
Sunday to declare Bush the winner of
the state’s 25 electoral votes.
Republicans maneuvered on several
Turn to Election, page 4A
NATIONAL
ELECTIONS
44 The
issues in this
appeal are
of great
public
importance
because
they...
determine
the sanctity
of the
electoral
process.
Legal team
Gore
campaign
EMU budget hike passes, despite senatorial resistance
The Erb
Memorial
Union budget
will be 6.4
percent larger
than last year
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
Despite resistance from several
student senators, the EMU will get
a 6.4 percent increase in its budget
for next year.
Benchmarks are the financial
goals for committees funded by
the incidental fee such as the EMU
and the ASUO Programs Finance
Committee. They indicate a per
centage increase or decrease in the
funds the committee received for
this year.
The ASUO Student Senate
spent its past two meetings ap
proving benchmarks for each com
mittee, and the EMU passed with
the largest increase.
For the past few years, the EMU
has received budget increases, and
Sen. Jennifer Greenough, one of
the five senators who voted
against this year’s increase, said
the EMU shouldn’t get such a big
boost again.
The EMU spent 4.8 percent
more money this year than it did
last year.
Greenough said she under
stands there are mandated increas
es for the EMU, but she believes
there are places where it could
also cut back.
“There’s a certain level you do
need to maintain service level, but
you need to look at areas where
you could reduce,” Greenough
said. “I think there hasn’t really
been a focus [on that aspect].”
The EMU asked for extra money
mostly to cover mandated salary
increases, which will require the
EMU to pay $111,000 more next
year. Other expenses include in
creases in postage and janitorial
supplies.
Dissenting senators also wor
ried that information about EMU
staff salaries and job descriptions
was not readily accessible.
Other committees such as the
PFC, must provide detailed, item
ized budgets and salary informa
tion. Greenough said the EMU
should be doing the same and sug
gested attaching a rider to the
benchmark that requires the EMU
to provide the senate with more
detailed budget information. The
idea was not pursued by any sena
tor during the meeting.
The PFC’s requested increase of
3 percent, however, passed with
out any debate. The PFC budgets
money for all student programs on
campus, and the extra money will
go to cover state mandated in
creases as well as changes in what
groups think they will need for
next year.
“These numbers are just high
estimates,” PFC Chair Sen. Mary
Elizabeth Madden said. “They’re
not set in stone.”
Turn to Senate, page 4A
Senate