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	Know before you vote In brief by Robert D'Andrea ASUO executive candidates will square off tonight in a debate at 7 p.m. in the Living Learning Center Performance Hall. Free pizza will be served at the event. Keith Smith, a visiting associate political science professor, will give a brief talk about student governments and campaigns.
	ASUO president faces new grievance Second grievance filed against Emily McLain questions whether she is fulfilling her duties by Robert D'Andrea A second grievance against ASUO President Emily McLain charges her with not fulfilling her duties as president and asks if she should be removed from office. The grievance was filed Tuesday by Caroline Beranek, who filed a different grievance with similar charges last month.
	Oregon's 'Little Mexico' serves as example of diversity The increasing Latino population of Woodburn constitutes more than 50 percent of its total population by Trevor Davis Political leaders might want to look at a town in Oregon with a population of 20,000 to see how the city deals with race, labor and immigration issues. The city is one of few places in Oregon where the white population is the minority, and the community has dealt with rapidly changing demographics in recent years.
	Five legislators visit campus, seek feedback Five young Oregon representatives make up '5 Under 35,' which will tour UO today by Jason Reed When Chris Edwards was a student at Oregon State University in the mid-1990s,he worried about the increasing tuition rates and student fees he and his fellow students were subject to. He served as the Student Fees Chair at OSU then, and his focus was on the issues students faced more than the problems plaguing state government.
	Guest lecturer dispels Afro-Caribbean religious myths Harvard University professor James Lorand Matory discussed the religions' iconography by Alison Ecker \| Freelance reporter On Friday afternoon, the Knight Library Browsing Room came alive with several Afro-Caribbean deities through the person of James Lorand Matory. A professor of anthropology as well as African and African American studies at Harvard University, Matory spoke to a group of about 30 students and professors on a central theme of his research.
	Inability to control anger or stress elongates the healing process A recent study supports the connection between mental health and the time it takes to heal by Jill Kimball Next time your roommate steals your soda from the fridge, be forewarned: If you blow up at him, that shaving cut may take up to twice as long to heal. A recent study conducted at Ohio State University uncovered a connection between emotions and the healing process - those who can't control anger or stress take longer to heal from physical injury.
	Sixth annual RED Day celebrates diversity RED Day consists of a series of workshops and performances by Mike O'Brien Forty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream that his children would live in a nation where they were judged by their characters and not the color of their skin. Four days ago, University graduate student Gene Chism wanted to keep that dream alive.