John Edwards rallies students at UO.
MIKE BARKIN
MADISON
GROUP
GAINING
GROUND
profile politicians such as Dick Cheney,
Howard Dean, Teresa Heinz Kerry and Ralph
Nader, all courting Oregon voters for the
Nov. 2 election.
“There has been a constant stream of ex-
citing and inspiring speakers that students
have been able to meet,” says Gabriel Zitrin,
a member of the UO College Democrats.
Ben Lenet, a volunteer recruiter for Carry
Oregon, hoped that Edwards’ visit would in-
spire more young people to participate in poli-
tics. “Voting is great, but I’m hoping that this
will motivate people to volunteer and become
involved in the democratic process,” he said.
Edwards’ speech was consistent with his
rhetoric throughout the campaign. He said
that George W. Bush is “out of touch” with
the war in Iraq, the economy and the environ-
ment. He mocked Bush’s allegiance to drug
and insurance companies, asserting that
Kerry would make health care more afford-
able to middle-class Americans.
Edwards asserted that a Kerry administra-
tion would aggressively protect Americans but
also “end this politics of fear” characterized by
the Bush administration. He promoted Kerry’s
plan to reduce dependency on foreign oil and
develop alternative energy sources.
Addressing the mostly college-aged crowd,
Edwards said that Kerry would offer college
students free tuition to state schools in ex-
change for two years of community service.
“The great thing about this democracy is
you,” Edwards told the crowd. “Your country
needs you.”
After the speech, Edwards shook hands
with his supporters, the sun glinting brightly
off his glossy cap of hair. When One 2
Many’s “Man on the Run” came through the
speakers, Edwards pumped his fist in the air.
The crowd cheered.
“He reminds me of JFK,” said Eugene ac-
tivist Perry Patterson. “He speaks so directly,
with so much courage and integrity.”
“Both Kerry and Edwards are too intelli-
gent for Bush to even understand,” said
English professor Ed Coleman, who volun-
teers for the Carry Oregon campaign.
UO student Kathryn Lowrey had a more
basic reason for supporting Edwards.
“He’s sexy,” she said with a
sigh.
Not everybody in attendance, how-
ever, was a big Edwards fan.
“He’s a politician who’s going
to tell most people what they
want to hear, but whether he
comes through on those
promises only time will tell,”
said UO student Sha Shebert.
Still, Shebert plans to vote for
Kerry. “I’d vote for a pet rock
over Bush,” he said.
— Kera Abraham
Organizers of the Save Madison Meadow
campaign report this week that the neighbor-
hood open space is “well on its way to being
saved,” thanks to an anonymous donor who
promised a matching contribution of up to
$100,000, and a “tremendously successful”
benefit concert and silent auction at Cozmic
Pizza Oct. 2 that raised more than $5,000.
The group is still actively seeking dona-
tions, which are tax-deductible, as they ap-
proach the Dec. 31 deadline to exercise their
option to purchase the land and “keep it open
and natural forever.”
For more information call 683-3430 or
visit www.madisonmeadow.org
EW ENDORSEMENTS
AT-A-GLANCE
CANDIDATES
U.S. PRESIDENT
John Kerry
U.S. SENATOR
Ron Wyden
U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 4
Peter DeFazio
SECRETARY OF STATE
Bill Bradbury
PROTESTERS
TELL OF
BUSH RALLY
Two activists/musicians from Eugene,
Carol Melia and Peter Chabarek, traveled to
Medford Oct. 14 to attend the rally for
George W. Bush at the Jackson County
Fairgrounds, and joined protesters later in
Jacksonville where Bush was staying the
night.
The two had been removed from the
Dick Cheney rally in Eugene a month
earlier, and again wore a layer of cloth-
ing with anti-war statements written
in large letters underneath
street clothes.
“We were planning on
revealing them during Mr.
Bush’s speech,” says Chabarek.
“I was hoping our action would
be filmed by the media to increase
the effect of our action. We were
not planning to shout, ‘Stop the
war!’ to Mr. Bush at this event,
as we had done at the Cheney
event; we were only planning to
STATE TREASURER
Randall Edwards
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Hardy Myers
OREGON SENATE, DISTRICT 4
Floyd Prozanski
OREGON HOUSE, DISTRICT 8
Paul R. Holvey
OREGON HOUSE, DISTRICT 11
Phil Barnhart
OREGON HOUSE, DISTRICT 13
Robert Ackerman
OREGON HOUSE, DISTRICT 14
Bev Ficek
COUNTY COMMISSION POSITION 5
Don Hampton
EUGENE MAYOR
Kitty Piercy
STATEWIDE MEASURES
MEASURE 31
Delays election. YES
MEASURE 33
Medical marijuana. YES
MEASURE 34
Tillamook forests. YES
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COSTUME
R E N T A L S
INTRODUCTION TO
AIKIDO
Nov. 1-Dec. 22
M & W 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Limits medical liability. NO
MEASURE 36
Bans gay wedlock. NO
MEASURE 37
Abolishes land use planning . NO
MEASURE 38
Abolishes SAIF. NO
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Uniform Included
• Official ranking & belt upon
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• Eligibility for Black Belt program
•Safe & effective self-defense
• Joyful & spiritual practice
• All ages, 12-60+
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Nagare Dojo
at The Natural Arts Center
240 W. 6th Alley (at Charnelton)
When Being Someone Else Matters!
MEASURE 35
554-9516
LOCAL MEASURES
MEASURE 20-88
Eugene police center. NO
MEASURE 20-90
School local option. YES
MEASURE 20-91
Springfield jail. NO
MEASURE 20-92
Glenwood plan. NO
MEASURE 20-100
Willamalane District. YES
This list does not include all the candidate races, nor
all the rural and small town measures that might be on
your ballot. More information on the election can be
found in Voters’ Pamphlets and various websites such
as www.lwv.org and www.emoregon.org and
www.olcv.org
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