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Thursday, November 7,2002
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 50
Mannix concedes in race for governor
led Kulongoski leads his rival
by more than 33,000 votes
Oregon votes 2002
Brook Reinhard
News Editor
Republican Kevin Mannix conced
ed to Democrat Ted Kulongoski on
Wednesday in one of the closest Ore
gon gubernatorial races in decades.
Kulongoski, the front-runner
throughout the race, narrowly beat
the Republican in a race where coun
ties will not officially certify results
I
tor weeks. At press time, Kulongoski
had 592,591 votes, or 49.1 percent,
to Mannix’s 558, 470 votes, or 46.3
percent. A third-party candidate,
Libertarian Tom Cox, garnered 4.6
percent of total votes in the nailbiter.
Mannix admitted defeat today in a
press conference at 5 p.m., when it fi
nally became clear that Kulongoski had
earned a key lead. The gubernatorial
race shifted several times after polls
closed Tuesday night at 8 p.m., with
Mannix taking an early lead before Ku
longoski outpaced him when results
from urban areas started coming in.
The Democrat, a former Oregon
Supreme Court Justice and member
of the state legislature, thanked sup
porters for his victory at a 6 p.m.
victory rally.
“I will be with you in your com
munity,” Kulongoski said. “This is a
time of change; it is a time of great
opportunity.”
He added citizens will feel more con
nected and the state will provide more
opportunities for Oregonians over the
next four years of his administration.
Kevin Mannix congratulated his
opponent in the race but said he’ll be
keeping a watchful eye on the new
governor.
“I wish him well in the governor
ship,” he said. “At the same time, we
will heed performance — we need
positive performance.”
Cox, the third-party candidate,
took much of the credit for Mannix’s
loss. As a Libertarian, Cox said his
staff had been conducting exit polls
that suggested his campaign had
gathered twice as many Republican
votes as Democratic votes.
“If I’m taking votes from anybody,
I’m taking them from Kevin,” Cox
said Tuesday night.
The governor’s race was one of sev
eral races that hung in the balance
while precincts
such as the
Lane County
Elections office
worked through
the night to PAGE 4
count the more
than 100,000 votes.
“I haven’t slept since 7 a.m. Tues
day,” Lane County Elections coordi
nator Annette Newingham said
Wednesday afternoon.
In a local race, Democrat Tony
Corcoran was able to securely record
a win in his State Senate District 4
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Picture-perfect project
The under-construction UOMA
is slated to house art from around
the community and the nation
jillian Daley
Family/Health/Education Reporter
Students may have noticed the
yards of fencing surrounding the Uni
versity of Oregon Museum of Art, a
structure originally built during the
Great Depression, as they passed by on
their way to class or the Knight Li
brary. Construction workers broke
ground Sept. 10, and museum officials
said the project is on schedule for its
winter 2004 opening.
Museum Director Del Hawkins said
the fencing is one of three “construc
tion disruptions” that may affect the
University community — the others
are noise pollution and increased
truck traffic.
“I don’t foresee any new disruptions,
just the ebbs and flows in things that
are already going on,” Hawkins said.
But the temporary inconvenience
may be worth weathering, given that
the building design includes new
amenities for the University and
local communities.
SRG Partnership project architect
Paul Waters, who worked with archi
tects from Chicago to develop the plans
for the museum, said the new space
will add several galleries.
Students will be able to review first
hand any artwork on paper, such as
photos, at the Gilkey Gallery. An ob
ject study space will be installed on
the lower levels, where anyone can
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Construction for the expanded Museum of Art is scheduled to be finished in winter2004.
check out art resources if they first
make an appointment.
Changes will also provide the oppor
tunity to touch some of the museum’s
collection. There also will be a hands
on learning environment available in
the Interactive Discovery Gallery,
where students can smell lavender or
listen to music related to the artwork.
Waters said the plans will turn the
previously T-shaped building into a
square. The plans also include adding
two new courtyards — the original his
toric courtyard will remain untouched
at the structure’s center.
Builders will also add a slew of new
galleries, slated to house art with
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ASUO retracts
student senate
appointment
The senate ombudsman files a grievance
alleging a hiring committee broke ASUO rules
Robin Weber
Freelance Reporter
An ASUO hiring committee has withdrawn the appointment of a
student senator after the committee allegedly violated procedure.
Law student Heather Medina was originally slated to be con
firmed at a Wednesday senate meeting for ASUO Senate Seat
2, a Program Finance Committee seat left vacant when senator
Matt Pfeiffer resigned.
By not including all four hiring committee members in every
interview and failing to notify all applicants after the group de
cided to recommend Medina, the committee violated Exec R
80.2 (6) and Exec R 80.2 (7) of the ASUO Green Tape Note
book. Exec R 80.2 (6) states that “the same committee must
participate in all interviews,” while Exec. R. 80.2 (7) requires
that applicants “be notified that the position has been filled.”
ASUO senate ombudsman Andy Elliott then filed a griev
ance against the ASUO Monday, noting that both rules
were neglected.
Senate President Jackie Ray said that although the entire
committee met for initial interviews, only ASUO President
Rachel Pilliod was present at the final interviews on Friday. El
liott added in an e-mail that not all the applicants were notified
when that position was filled.
“It was because of a scheduling conflict,” Ray said. “People
had classes.”
The final interviews had to be rescheduled at the last minute,
and any time the candidates were available, three out of the
four committee members were not.
ASUO spokeswoman Lacy Ogan said in a statement that
ASUO did not knowingly violate procedure. She added that all
other hiring rules were followed correctly.
“Unfortunately, last Friday the final interviews were
scheduled and for a number of reasons, only one member
of the hiring committee was present,” she said. “It was ex
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Weather
Today: High SB, Low 45,
rain turning into’showers
Friday: High 55, Low 45,
chance of thunderstorms ;
Looking ahead
Friday
Studentgroups learn more
about the 'O' rule
Monday
Sex offender registry is
put on hold until 2004
Diwali festival to offer folklore, feasts, fun
The University^ Students of the Indian
Subcontinent chapter is celebrating the
traditional Indian festival of Diwali this
weekend, and everyone is invited
Jennifer Bear
Campus/City Culture Reporter
Students are invited to let the light of friend
ship and festivity illuminate their lives at the
Saturday celebration of Diwali, sponsored by
the University chapter of Students of the Indi
an Subcontinent.
Diwali is celebrated as a festival of lights and
represents the triumph of good over evil. Veena
Howard, a part-time faculty member teaching
Hinduism at the University, said Diwali is one of
the oldest festivals celebrated in Hinduism. She
added that Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word
“deepawali,” meaning “row of lights.”
“This festival symbolizes the idea that you
must keep the light shining in your heart even
when you’re going into darkness,” Howard said.
Although Diwali was actually observed Mon
day, SIS is holding an event in honor of the festi
val Saturday at the Student Recreation Center
Bonus Room at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for stu
dents and #7 for non-students.
Kartick Narayan, SIS public relations officer,
said Diwali honors the return of Lord Rama, a
prominent figure in Hindu beliefs, to his king
dom after a 14-year exile. As the story goes, the
people under Rama’s rule rejoiced at his return,
welcoming him back by filling the city with light
from burning lamps.
In modem times, Hindus honor the folklore sur
rounding the festival through feasting, prayers,
fireworks and gatherings with family and friends.
“Diwali is a joyous occasion in India,”
Narayan said. “I get homesick every time of the
year it comes around.”
Narayan said SIS will keep the event as au
thentic as possible. Taste of India will provide
traditional Indian food , and the dishes will be
mostly vegetarian. Bharti Sanghani, a freshman
and member of SIS, said this aspect of the cele
bration is important because feasting is a big part
of the Diwali festival in India.
Other activities planned for Saturday include
music and dancing, with most of the people in
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