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	Good morning, Ms. President by Jobetta Hedelman Emily McLain and Chii-San SunOwen edged out Sara Hamilton and Athan Papailiou in the race for ASUO Executive by just 145 votes. "I'm absolutely excited," McLain said on Friday. "I congratulate our opponents on a great race." McLain said her first priority is to begin organizing and planning how she will hire a new staff.
	To avoid shock, EPD asks for Taser input by Jason N. Reed \| News reporter Eugene Police Department's new Taser program is in the final steps before the testing period begins. The department's Use of Force Committee is in the process of drafting the policy for the project, and it is looking for public input on the devices that use electrical shocks to temporarily paralyze a human subject.
	UO holds conference on sustainability Four-day-long HOPES event, run entirely by UO students, addresses issues of conservation by Linda Gerstenberger With the enthusiasm of high school prom attendees, students compared outfits, added final touches and decided who looked the trashiest - the highest compliment of the night. The Trashy Fashion Show and Party on Saturday celebrated another year for the Holistic Options for Planet Earth Sustainability conference , a four day-long event run entirely by University students.
	Week-long celebration recognizes experiences of transgendered people by Tess McBride The University's first Trans Week of Celebration begins today and will include workshops, films and gatherings focusing on those who self-identify as transgender and genderqueer, and educating those in the non-trans community, the LGBTQA said. "We wanted to make sure we were talking about not only trans/genderqueer issues, but also the intersection of race, class, sexuality, ability and citizenship," said Jet Eccleston, a University senior and member of the planning committee for the event.
	Bus mishap leaves UO residents without power by Steven R. Neuman Several hundred residents of the South University neighborhood, including the Spencer View Family Housing complex, lost power Sunday afternoon after a bus snapped a support cable on a utility pole. A chartered coach bus ran over a guy-wire tethering a utility pole behind the University ROTC building on Agate Street at approximately 3 p.
	Conference gets students involved in leadership Saturday's Leadership Summit at the University stressed the importance of public service by Talia Schmidt \| Freelance reporter It was a day of workshops, a day of motivational speakers and a day of pressed button-downs and pin striped slacks. Approximately 115 students spent their rainy Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the University's first Leadership Summit conference held in the Knight Law Center.
	Senate passes Oregon Equality Act, granting rights, outlawing discrimination by Jason N. Reed \| News reporter Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity will finally be punishable with civil action in Oregon. Senate Bill 2, The Oregon Equality Act, passed the Senate with a 21-7 vote Friday. "After 34 long years since this was first introduced, Oregon lawmakers have overwhelmingly said no to discrimination," said Bryan Boyd, communications director for Basic Rights Oregon.
	Speaker outlines global warming's effect on Oregon by Sanjay Shenai \| Freelance Reporter In a light brown suit, with his reading glasses resting on the tip of his nose, Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury briefly discussed his 2005 meeting with former Vice President Al Gore at the Gore family farm in Carthage, Tenn. before launching into Gore's presentation, made famous by the Academy Award-winning film "An Inconvenient Truth.
	Author speaks about his, monk's journeys Former UO professor reads from his book about his years following an ancient explorer's voyage by Sanjay Shenai \| Freelance Reporter In the Erb Memorial Union on Thursday, author, poet and former Western Washington University professor Gary Geddes delivered a reading from his newly released book "Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things: An Impossible Journey from Kabul to Chiapas" to a crowd of roughly 12 people, in a room filled noticeably short of capacity.
	Documentary film discusses ocean ecosystems In brief by Linda Gerstenberger Pollution, coastal development, fish farming and over-fishing have left Oregon's ocean ecosystems in grave danger, but it's not too late to save them, according to the documentary "Common Ground: Oregon's Ocean." The 30-minute documentary will be presented by the Environmental Studies Program on Tuesday at 7:00 p.