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OREGON DAILY Emerald DAILYEMERALD . COM THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SINCE 1900 VOL. 112. ISSUE 16 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 KWVA’S TOP 10 BACK DUCKS DEMOLISH ASU DORM FOOD TO SCHOOL ALBUMS LaMichael James runs rampant as Going back to the residence SCENE | PAGE 8 Oregon opens conference play in style halls — for the menu SUMMER SENATE NEEDS PAY SPORTS | PAGE 11 SCENE | PAGE 7 OPINION | PAGE 2 CRIME LOCAL Police react to violent Fairmount fresh crowd with tear gas Several arrested at 400-person riot Friday in West University area MAT WOLF NEWS REPORTER A large street party became a violent confrontation between approximately 400 students and local law enforcement agencies on September 25. Eugene Police Department “party patrols” responded to the intersection of 13th Avenue and Ferry Street at 11:21 p.m., to where there was a large gathering of an estimated 400 individuals. The latest EPD reports count nine individuals arrested in relation to the event. Police responded to the scene by launching four teargas canisters and Lane County Sheriff deputies discharged one non-lethal rubber pellet round. Police press releases identified at least nine individuals, all in their late teens and early twenties, as having been arrested and taken into custody as a result of Friday’s incident. According to official EPD press releases, two individuals were arrested in direct connection to the initial clashes with police following the use of tear gas. The first of the two individuals is Odin VanNorman Erickson, 24, on charges of riot, interfering with ALEX MCDOUGALL PHOTOGRAPHER police, third degree criminal mischief and possession Tom Murray of Seasonal Local Organic Farm answers a question about his farm-grown tomatoes at the Fairmount Farmers Market. of a small amount of marijuana. The second is Derik Ryan Brown, 19, for disorderly conduct and being a minor in possession of alcohol. The New Fairmount Farmers Market provides a direct relationship between buyer and grower ODE has noted several inconsistencies in charges and proper name spelling within the official STEFAN VERBANO Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking “The purpose of the market was to bring reports released to the media on behalf of the EPD. NEWS REPORTER lot of Sun Automotive at the corner of 19th ... to the neighborhood ... a space where the Police believe the gathering may have been Sunday mornings in the Fairmount Avenue and Agate Street. vendors have a good shot at selling enough of associated with a Facebook event entitled neighborhood now bring the promise of tasty, The motivation for the market didn’t come their product so it is worthwhile for them to “Freshman Disorientation,” which consisted largely locally grown treats to University students from urban planners, but from Fairmount return week after week,” Forman said. “Most of college-aged individuals. EPD representatives and neighborhood residents. residents themselves. importantly, I wanted (to create) a place stressed that they could not confirm nor wished The contemporary market, a brainchild of Area residents repeatedly asked for a where the spirit of pleasant conversation and to identify all individuals in the gathering as being University biology professor Karen Guillemin conveniently located, weekly market where good feelings prevail.” RIOT and Eugene City Bakery owners DeeAnn customers could get to know the farmers who MARKET CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Hall and Ned Forman, opens for business on grow their food. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 STUDENT GOVERNMENT FOOTBALL Four ASUO members resign before fall term ESPN GAMeday to RETURN to EUGENE Summer Senate chair Lange said that while Summer and don’t under- Oregon will welcome back the ESPN says slate campaigns Senate was disappointing due to stand the process,” College GameDay pregame show for rampant absences and unfulfilled Lange said. the first time this season for Saturday’s don’t prepare students goals, she believes D’Andrea resigned While Lowes and matchup between No. 4 Oregon (4-0) for other reasons. McInerney cited and No. 9 Stanford (4-0). FRANKLIN BAINS Lange blames recent resignations NEWS REPORTER personal reasons Saturday’s live TV show features Chris on “slates,” which are groups of ROBERT BRENNAN TYLER such as schoolwork Even before fall classes began, students who campaign together D’ANDREA LOWES GRIFFIN Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, for their departures, three senators and an executive and share similar ideals and FORMER POLITICAL FORMER FORMER Desmond Howard and Erin Andrews Lange still staff member vacated their ASUO political motivations. DIRECTOR SENATOR SENATOR and has been expanded to three hours. believes they left the positions. In past years, a majority of The Emerald does not have a photo of Michael McInerney on file. The show will air nationally at 6 a.m. on ASUO because they The resignations, which happened prospective ASUO Presidential and ESPNU, with the final two hours on ESPN. were ill-informed within a two-week period, included Vice Presidential candidates formed by their slate Last year, GameDay made one trip out Political Director Robert D’Andrea their slates based off of an array of leaders about what being a Lowes and McInerney were to the Oregon campus, for a 47-20 win and Sens. Brennan Lowes, Tyler different criteria and used their slates Senator actually entailed. both members of the Reality Check over USC on Halloween night. Griffin and Michael McInerney, who as a way to collectively campaign. slate, which was led by last year’s Kickoff for the Stanford game has been all cited personal issues and academic “It’s a bad process. Everyone who “(They) didn’t quite understand changed to 5 p.m. pressures as reasons for leaving. creates a slate, they’re encouraging the role Senate would have in RESIGNATIONS Summer Senate Chair Kaitlyn people to run who don’t want to run day-to-day life,” Lange said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 — LUCAS CLARK VISIT US ONLINE READ OUR BLOGS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FORECAST Log onto dailyemerald.com to get Visit blogs.dailyemerald.com @DAILYEMERALD TODAY TOMORROW news updates, watch multimedia for extended coverage of @ODESPORTS High: 82 Low: 54 High: 78 Low: 52 and listen to weekly podcasts campus and community news @ODEPHOTO Partly cloudy Mostly sunny TALK TO US OPINION Editor Limit submissions to 850 words. Submissions should include Tyree Harris name, phone number and address. The Emerald reserves the right [email protected] to edit all submissions. One submission per person per calendar month. 541-346-5511 x321 STIRRING UP DEBATE AND STIMULATING DISCUSSION ON CAMPUS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 EDITORIAL Summer Senate deserves payment for work This June, the ASUO Senate conducted not to file the paperwork to receive the stipend. of the time. duced meeting times could give senators a special meeting to vote about wheth- They figured it was in the best inter- Senators often left early, skipping out an opportunity to prepare themselves for er or not it would allocate $600 of last est of the group to leave the money alone. because of other summer time commit- upcoming issues, formulate ways increase year’s surplus to give 11 summer senators They agreed to meet twice a month, ments. Some even ignored repeated texts student body awareness of the ASUO, stipends for the month of June. unpaid, through the entire summer. and e-mails from other senators that and even establish a connection to the The conflict of interest was obvious — Though their decision was morally questioned their whereabouts. campuses concerns on a person-to-person a room full of senators deciding if they sound, it was very risky. ASUO Senators are supposed to rep- basis. The senate had a plan to begin send- E were going to give themselves money. In the past, summer senates were not resent the University of Oregon stu- ing out e-mails to students to see what The Oregon Daily “It was so polarizing,” Summer Senate paid. Sen. Jeremy Blanchard said this dent body’s best interests. They have they had on their minds, but, because Emerald is the Chair Kaitlyn Lange said. “We should’ve lack of pay caused them to struggle to made a commitment to the student and they didn’t have a consistent attendance, independent student newspaper never been in a situation where we were accomplish things. should not break that commitment under they were unable to follow through. at the University having to vote on our own pay.” The stipends wouldn’t have been much: any circumstances. This year’s summer senate was a poor of Oregon. It To her knowledge, the professional staff, $50 to each senator and $75 to each chair Still, these senators should be paid for showing, but it did manage to accomplish has been in including adviser Consuela Perez, offered (“Senators settle for summer stipends” their work — be it fall, winter, spring or a couple goals; including establishing a ta- publication the Senate no advice or recommendations. ODE June 2nd). summer term. ble at Intermingle on Sept. 24 from 5 p.m. since 1900 and The members were left to battle them- For Lange, who traveled from Portland Students may not always agree with its to midnight, approving various special re- independent since 1971. selves and how their actions would be twice a month to attend summer senate, politics or its rulings, but the ASUO is a quests, and creating a project committee The editorial received by the student body. the stipend wouldn’t even cover the cost lot of hard work for students year-round. designed to scout the campus for concerns board publishes The senators were stumped by this of travel.