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Candidates Fair fares well drawing in more than thousand people More than a thousand people attend the Candidates Fair on Oct. 1. The fair, led by Incidental Fee Committee chair Theresa La Haie, is sponsored by student government. The fair is held in conjunction with National Student Voters Education Day, and brought in candidates for state and U.S. Senate and House races. “I really liked it,” said Donald Ashmanskas, a federal magistrate. “It’s important because public officials are accessible, and having it on campus show students that they can make a difference. It also makes the candidates more aware of students’ needs.” The fair is broadcast live across ED- NET, a satellite linkup with other colleges and universities like Southern Oregon State College, Oregon State University and the Oregon Institute of Technology. Anti-gay movement gets bad reception Casavant and company are harassed by angry students who don’t believe in Ballot Measure 9, the anti-homosexual rights initiative. On Oct. 7, Casavant is frustrated with the rude reception. “I don’t want to be brow-beating people, and I don’t want people brow­ beating me,” he said to a crowd around his Yes on 9 information table between Smith Memorial Center and Cramer Hall. One of the loudest among the dissenters was Peter Rosenblatt, a graduate student in Social Work. “Basically, they’re belittling some very serious issue like AIDS, child sex abuse and pornography by blaming them on homosexuality,” he shouted. “I’m done with you for the day,” Casavant said. Black Studies chair must be black students say Some African-American students strongly disagree with Candace Goucher heading the Department of Black Studies. Goucher is not African- American. About 15 students submit a letter to President Ramaley. “The black students believe that the Scott Lively (left), and PSU student Ed Casavant (center) are both involved with the anti-homosexual movement