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Monday, April 12, 2004
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 105, Issue 131
Polls open
forASUO
primary
elections
The election fair today outside
Knight Library and a debate
Tuesday in the EMU will let
students question candidates
By Jared Paben
Senior News Reporter
The ASIIO primary election begins this
morning, and a four-hour candidate fair
will give students a chance to vote and
meet candidates this afternoon.
The candidate fair, which will be held
today on the Memorial Quad in front of
Knight Library, begins at 11 a.m. and will
continue through 3 p.m. Candidates will
answer questions and speak with student
voters, and a raffle and the official duck
mascot will provide entertainment.
"We are just looking for a good environ
ment for people to come out and get to
know the candidates," Elections Publicity
Coordinator Nathan Strauss said.
After acquainting themselves with the
candidates, students can vote for their top
picks on DuckWeb at any of the compu ter
labs on campus. Wireless access will also
be available at the candidate fair.
The ASUO Elections Board is also hosting
a debate for ASUO Executive candidates
Tuesday night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the
EMU Fir Room. Pizza will be served at 6:30
p.m., and candidates will answer questions
formulated by two groups, Strauss said.
ASUO Elections Coordinator Stephanie
Day said the two groups and their ques
tions will not be disclosed before the
events, adding that the groups were cho
sen by the board because they "best repre
sented the University campus."
Day said the board wasn't releasing the
names or affiliations of the groups to avoid
solicitation from candidates, adding that the
groups are "vital parts of the campus and
ASUO, not necessarily a student group."
Each group will ask only two questions
Turn to ELECTIONS, page 4
Oregon's track
teams schooled
the opposition
at the 2004
Pepsi Team
Invitational
PAGE 7
Oregon pole
vaulter Kirsten
Larwin jumps
during the Pepsi
Team Invitational
on Saturday at
Hayward Field.
The senior
finished second
in the event
behind
Washington’s
Kate Soma.
Larwin, who
finished with a
height of 13 feet,
1 3/4 inches,
helped lead the
Ducks to the win.
Erik R. Bishoff
Photographer
Journalist
criticizes
media bias
in lecture
Well-traveled freelance journalist
Charles Wiley urges students
to participate in media reform
during his speech Thursday
By Chris Potter
Freelance Reporter
Charles Wiley, a freelance writer and
photographer, lectured Thursday to about
30 audience members at Pacific Hall. He
asked the University to urge students to
"take over" and reverse disturbing trends
he believes exist in journalism and Ameri
can culture.
Wiley's reporting spans 100 countries
and 11 wars. His stories have appeared in
publications including The New York
Times, Newsweek and Time. He also
works in radio and television and has ap
peared on CNN's "Crossfire."
Wiley's lecture was part of his work with
Accuracy in Media, a nonprofit group
working to encourage accuracy in news
coverage. Wiley's University visit, which in
cluded stops in three journalism classes,
was arranged by the College Republicans.
Wiley said the media should be brought
back to its responsibility of objectivity.
"It (media) decides what you think
about," Wiley said. "It decides what prob
lems we are going to solve and in what or
der we are going to solve them."
To illustrate this point, Wiley discussed
the recent gay marriage issue. He said gay
marriage was originally the concern of a
small number of people, but once the me
dia stressed the issue, the Democratic can
didates and President Bush were com
pelled to speak about the debate. Wiley
said this power is being abused by what he
calls "advocacy journalists."
According to Wiley, "advocacy journal
ists" likely make up half of all news re
porters. He said they are nearly indistin
guishable from the rest of reporters who
fulfill their responsibility as objective
Turn to MEDIA BIAS, page 6
Indonesian Night features traditional parables, performances
Indonesian Night 2004
welcomed about 100
attendees who enjoyed a
play and five-course meal
By Peter Sur
Freelance Reporter
Siska Tjhin picked up the ends of
two green scarfs attached to her waist.
As stage lights glinted off pieces of
metal on her chest, she raised the
cloths in slow, deliberate motions, her
face fixed in concentration.
About 100 audience members
watched Tjhin's dance and ate In
donesian food Sunday night in the
EMU Ballroom during Indonesian
Night 2004.
"This is about the Indonesian cul
ture, about the Indonesian food, the
Indonesian story (and) music," Per
satuan Mahasiswa Indonesia di
Amerika Serikat President Andreas
Subekti said before the show. "It's all
about our traditional culture."
Before the program began at 7
p.m., audience members ate a five
course meal that included ayam
goreng, or Indonesian fried chicken.
The meal also included a spicy
dish, sambal goreng kentang — fried
potatoes cooked in chili sauce — and
kue nangka, a gelatin jackfruit cake.
An Indonesian band from Corval
lis played during the dinner.
The program, which featured a
fashion show and three different tra
ditional dances, revolved around a
folk story about Cianjur, a city on the
island of Java.
The story tells how Cianjur got its
name, PERMIAS Vice President Arya
Surowidjojo said. "Ci" means "water"
and "Anjur" means "guidance," ac
cording to the program guide.
In the story, a wealthy man obsessed
with trade and commerce takes over a
sleepy village and lets its farmers starve.
Despite the villagers' pleadings, he re
fuses to listen and spends his days
counting money. He spurns a "mysteri
ous old woman" who asks the man for
food. The woman later summons a
flood that drowns the wealthy man and
spares the villagers.
"We never really own anything,"
Turn to INDONESIAN, page 4
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