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Monday, May 6,2002
Since 1 900
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 103, Issue 144
“(The) top of the hill seems tofloat as if it were in the clouds. ”
— Michael Robert, Hendricks Park head gardener
The hills are
alive
A unique view and extensive rhododendron
garden have attracted visitors to Hendricks
Park for almost 100 years
I
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
All is quiet every morning as the sunlight breaks
through the fog at Hendricks Park, but only until
the birds and the gardeners start their day.
“It’s just us and the birds,” said gardener Ginny
Alfriend. “They’re saying good morning to us.”
This time of year, the gardeners at Hendricks Park are
busier than usual because the Rhododendron Garden is in
peak season and
the flowers are in
bloom. Head
gardener Michael
Robert, who started
working at Hen
dricks Park in 1978
and has been head
gardener since
1981, said Mother’s
Day is traditionally
the busiest day of
the year for families
to visit the park.
Hendricks Park is a
short walk up 15th
Avenue from the
University. It is also accessible by car, bicycle or Lane
Transit District bus by following Walnut Street to Fair
mount Boulevard and heading east on Summit Avenue.
Robert and his two co-workers, Alfriend and Keith Stan
ley, maintain the 78-acre park, which includes a 12-acre
garden. Their office — cluttered with everything from hard
hats and gardening tools to yellow rain jackets and a coffee
machine — is located beneath the bathroom, which means
on lunch breaks they can hear the toilets with every flush.
Robert said about 100 “regulars” visit the park daily —
walking their dogs, exercising or enjoying the tranquility
Turn to Hendricks Park, page 8
Thomas Patterson Emerald
A King George rhododendron, above, currently in full bloom at Hendricks Park, shields a drop
of dew from the May sun. Head gardener Michael Robert, left, shows off a rare peony.
Marchers
advocate
legalizing
marijuana
■ Participants in Eugene’s annual
Peace March hold festivities at the
Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza
in support of legalizing the drug
By Brad Schmidt
Oregon Daily Emerald
More than 200 protesters chanting
“What do we want? Drug peace! When
do we want it? Now!” arrived at the
Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza just
after 12:30 p.m. Saturday, concluding
Eugene’s third annual Peace March
and beginning an afternoon of music
and speakers advocating the legaliza
tion of hemp and marijuana.
Many of the marchers carried signs
reading “Just Say Know” and balloons
adorned with a drawing of a cannabis
plant. Protesters filled the plaza, while
many Saturday Market shoppers
viewed the festivities with interest.
Eugene Police Department officer
Rusty Foster said the marchers were
cooperative in organizing the march. A
police presence was established, how
ever, to minimize any possible compli
cations, he said.
Sandy Gonzalez, an information
booth assistant at the Eugene Saturday
Market, described the relationship be
tween the marchers and the market as
a “peaceful coexistence.”
After the group arrived at the plaza,
the funk band The Thirteenth Tribe
took the stage, singing a cover version
of Bob Marley’s “Get Up Stand Up.”
One woman stood topless while lis
tening to the music. The smell of mar
ijuana was present but not predomi
nant, as an occasional joint was
passed around.
Eugene resident Dwayne Hill said
the atmosphere at the rally was fun,
Turn to Marijuana, page 4
Candidate pledges to strengthen education through state aid
■ Kevin Manmx Delieves more
grants and hundreds of millions
more in faculty pay are needed
for Oregon’s university system
By Brook Reinhard
Oregon Daily Emerald
Kevin Mannix has served as an Ore
gon legislator, assistant Oregon attor
ney general and vice chairman of the
Oregon Republican Party. A 1974 grad
uate of the University of Virginia
School of Law, Mannix has been a
lawyer for 27 years. He served five
terms as a state representative before
term limits forced him out of office in
2001. Mannix served as an assistant at
torney general from 1975 to 1977, and
most recently lost a close statewide
election for attorney general to incum
bent Hardy Myers in 2000. Mannix
lives with his family in Salem.
Q: Why should students take an in
terest in this primary election?
A: Students should take an interest in
every election because critical issues af
fecting higher education funding come
up every time. As one of the strongest
proponents for higher education fund
ing, actually talking about specific in
creases, I want to encourage student
participation in the primary and in the
general election.
Q: Would you back initiatives to raise
tuition at Oregon universities beyond
the 3 percent per year cap?
A: No, unless we also increase
grants, aid and merit-based scholar
ships, so that any student who is in a
need situation will not be forced out
of school, and students with good ca
pabilities can be recognized. The cap
on tuition increases, which I support
ed as a legislator, is an important
means of insuring access. If any uni
versity wants to have the leeway to
impose higher tuition, I want to make
sure that we have a guarantee that
need grants will increase to match
that and that we also add on some
merit grants beyond the need grants
so we can encourage quality students
to stay in our state.
Turn to Mannix, page 7
Governor Race
This is the fourth in a six-part series featuring
the leading gubernatorial candidates in
Oregon’s May 21
primary election.
Democrats
April 29: Jim Hill
April 30: Ted Kulongoski
May 1: Bev Stein
Republicans
Today: Kevin L. Mannix
Tuesday: Jack Roberts
Wednesday: Ron Saxton