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October NIRVANA 18 Doubting Thomas After the nation's most infamous and publi­ cized hearings, the United States Senate, on Oct. 15, confirms Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice by the narrow vote of 52 to 48. Thomas becomes only the second African-American on the court, filling the vacancy of the revered Thurgood Marshall. During the hearings, Thomas repudiates virtu­ ally all of his stridently conservative views and, to the astonishment of many, testifies he has never discussed Roe vs. Wade in his life. But the hearings' infamy is secured by the ordeal of Anita Hill, a University of Oklahoma law professor and former Thomas employee, who charges Thomas with sexual harassment. A troika of Republican senators accuses Hill of perjury and delusions. While Thomas quickly graces the cover of "People" magazine follow­ ing his selection. Hill begins to travel the coun­ try speaking up for women's empowerment. Instead of capitalizing on her notoriety, she speaks for free. An Oklahoma state representa tive adds to her problems by calling for Hill's removal from her tenured faculty position. The True Trekkie "Star Trek" creator Gene Rodenberry dies on Oct. 24 at the age of 70. Panned as kitsch, Rodenberry's visionary show introduced the world to the icons of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the Klingons. The show runs for only three years, but enjoys a resurrection in syndication and spawns a series of films. Whoopi Goldberg once said that it was her favorite show as a child because it was the only one which showed black folk in the future. ► Nevermind Chris Cuffaro Nirvana, the unlikeliest chart phenomenon since Alicia Bridges, plays the Fox Theatre on Oct. 29 just as they flirt with superstardom. Bum Rush The Show America's foremost rap group. Public Enemy, entertains the Salem Armory on Oct. 22. Fronted by Chuck D and Flavor Flav, PE is joined by thrashers Anthrax on the tour. ► Know Your Rights Following a screening of an Oregon Citizen's Alliance film, a staff photographer for "Just Out," Portland's preeminent gay newspaper, files assault and battery charges against OCA