Nicole Barker | Photographer
Students from the LGBTQA invited members of the University and local community
to voice their opinion on the passing of measure 36 Wednesday afternoon.
Measure: Protest march
receives mixed reactions
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“It’s been a very emotional last
few hours since this all started,”
Sousa said.
Sophomore Chelsea Morrisey,
who wore a cross and a white
anti-Measure 36 garment during
the march, said she will be at a le
gal disadvantage after Measure 36.
She said the state “shouldn’t be
backing discrimination. ”
“In my opinion, there’s no rea
son because I’m gay I should be
treated differently than anyone
else,” she said.
Morrisey added that marchers
suffer discrimination because of
some people’s “contradictory” reli
gious beliefs.
“We’ve been crucified under re
ligious contexts, and 1 think that’s
against everything I know about
Christianity,” she said.
She said the march was well re
ceived.
“Overall, people seemed pretty
supportive,” she said. “There’s no
reason for them not to be.”
Junior Taylor Morden, who ob
served the march on East 13th Av
enue, said he was “impressed” by
the demonstration. Morden said
he thought Oregon would be the
only one of 11 states with same
sex measures on the ballot to de
feat a constitutional amendment
banning same-sex marriage.
“I was really surprised, but that
probably comes from living in Eu
gene,” he said. “We’re just as bad
as everyone else.”
Graduate student Sean Parson,
who witnessed the march, said he
supported the marchers because
he “can’t believe we just voted to
discriminate” against gay people.
“I’m glad they’re doing it,” he
said. “Someone has to talk about it.”
Doctoral student Sarah Jaquette
agreed, saying she was glad the
demonstrators came through the
Lillis Business Complex.
“I think there should be more
of it,” she said. “They should be
outraged.”
Jaquette said she was surprised
the measure passed and had been
trying not to remind herself it was
successful.
Not everyone agreed with the
marchers. Wearing a Bush cam
paign button, junior Elizabeth Ar
wood said she approached the
marchers, clapped and yelled “Yes
on 36.”
“The freedom of speech doesn’t
just apply to liberals,” she said. “The
will of the people have spoken.”
Arwood said the matter has al
ready been settled by the measure.
“There’s really nothing they can
do,” Arwood said. “If the majority
of people are against (same-sex
marriage), they have no legal
ground to contest it.”
Junior Keith Bryan agreed.
“They’re definitely very driven
for their cause, and you can’t
blame them for that,” he said, em
phasizing that “this is all they can
do. The state has spoken.”
LGBTQA Co-Director Crystal Cath
cart said the march was a success.
“I think it was fantastic,” she
said. “A bunch of people came and
joined us.”
Cathcart said her organization,
which was not able to officially
speak out against the measure
before the election because it is
funded by student incidental fees,
is now able to voice its concerns.
“It’s not a relief since it passed,
but it’s nice to get stuff off our
chests,” she said.
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IN BRIEF
Student Senate
welcomes new members
The Student Senate approved four
appointments by the ASUO Executive
during a meeting Wednesday night,
filling seats in the Senate and the
ASUO Constitution Court.
Senators unanimously approved
Junior Nick Hudson to Academic
Senate Seat 15, which deals with so
cial sciences.
Hudson was one of three candi
dates for the position, although one
dropped out, Senator Rodrigo
Moreno-Villamar said.
The Senate also approved Court
ney Warner to fill a vacant under
graduate seat on the court. Petkun
said Warner will bring a “new and
fresh perspective” to the ASUO.
The Senate unanimously approved
Brigid Tlirner for the second-year law
student position on the court as well.
Elections Coordinator Kelly
Cheeseman was also unanimously
approved by the Senate. She began
working in the spring, Petkun said.
“She’s really impressed me in spear
heading attempts ... to learn from, for
lack of a better word, mistakes the
elections board has made in the past,”
Petkun said, citing past conflicts that
resulted from elections scheduled dur
ing exams and busy times for students.
Cheeseman, who has a back
ground in public relations, said she
plans to use free advertising space
on Lane Transit District busses. The
ASUO can use the space to advertise
for elections and ASUO events.
After a lengthy discussion, the
Senate voted 10-3 to grant a transfer
of $411 to MEChA to create a paid
Web site designer position.
Senate TYeasurer Eden Cortez an
nounced the Senate surplus is now
$44,944 a different total than the
$51,862 announced at the Oct. 27
meeting.
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President: Demonstrators speak out against Bush
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Kerry’s defeat disappointed everyone
at the rally.
“They’re very sad because we felt
we were going to get a start of a new
era,” she said. “We did not feel Kerry
was perfect ... we were pulling for a
new administration.”
Junior Benjamin McKechnie, who
said he is a member of the Oregon
Air National Guard, said he attend
ed the rally because he is “anti
Bush, anti-war and pro-peace.” He
said he was disappointed by the out
come of Tuesday's election.
“I feel pretty impotent at this point,
pretty saddened,” he said.
Seventeen-year-old Stuart Smith
said he does not approve of
President Bush’s re-election but is
more upset about the outcome of
Measure 36.
“What really shocked me was that
36 passed,” Smith said, expressing
disbelief over what he said was dis
crimination being incorporated into
the Oregon Constitution.
Boz Van Houten, 57, said he voted
for Ralph Nader in this election because
of his clear stance on issues like the en
vironment and international relations.
Van Houten said he never expect
ed Kerry to win because of how
weak his platform was.
“If he had picked up the kind of
things Nader was saying, he could have
gotten more votes,” Van Houten said.
University student and ASUO Stu
dent Senator Rodrigo Moreno-Villa
mar said he was at the rally to protest
“the whole electoral system.” He said
both Democrats and Republicans are
to blame for the country’s current
state of despair, and the Democratic
party needs to regroup if it ever wants
to be a serious contender.
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Senior News Reporter Parker Howell
contributed to this report
Lauren Wimer | Senior photogfapher
Seventeen-year-old Kate Laue, left, a student at South Eugene High School, and 16-year-old
Hannah Finley, a student at Churchill High School, represent their opinions of President Bush.
Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer
Patricia Donohue, left, and Katharine Hunt protest the results of the election with roughly
100 other citizens who oppose President Bush’s re-election.
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