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Students Condone Marijuana Use, Effects • • • (Continued from page 1) aren't valid now," Bill charged. "It’s when you don't have re spect for yourself and your own values that you say others don’t either and try to impose your own on them,” he continued. "Just because they are afraid is no reason to impute crime to others. They are questioning our values because we threaten their god damn life," said Ed. “If they think they are right, how can they censor others?” he asked. "If you respect yourself and your own decisions you must assume that others are behaving in the same way.” Some Are Escapists Bill mentioned the traditional association of marijuana and New York City. “They’re escapists so of course some of them may want University Hosts Hope Corps Members of the Jackson Coun ty Hope Corps will be in Eugene today and Wednesday as guests of the School of Education Re habilitation, Research, and Train ing Center in Mental Retarda tion at the University. They will have a meeting today with members of the Training Center staff and faculty from the School of Education. On Wednesday, the group will meet with local officials in mental retardation work and tour Eu gene facilities. In the afternoon, the Hope Corps members and their sponsors will take part in a series of seminars with faculty and staff of the Training Center and the School of Education. The Hope Corps was organized in November of 1965 to benefit the mentally retarded of Jack son County. Members include ap proximately 50 junior and senior high school students from Jack son County. Final Match Set On College Bowl Hie final match on the Uni versity’s College Bowl will fea ture Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Omi cron Pi versus Sigma Alpha Ep silon, Gamma Phi Beta at 9 p.m. today. These two teams have each won four matches and are playing for the $400 scholarship grant do nated by the I n t e r-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic, individ ual trophies, and a large organiza tion rotating trophy donated by the Campus Branch of the U.S. Naftional Bank. The final match culminates a year-long tournament which fea tured competition between 60 campus living groups. Today’s match can be seen on PL-3, ABAR 11, or live in the studios in Villard Hall. Oregon Daily Emerald The Oiegon Daily Emerald is published five times in September and five days a week during the academic year, except during examination periods, by the Student Publi cations Board of the University of Oregon. Second-class postage paid at Eugenf Ore gon 97403. Subscription rates $5 per year $2 per term. why tweeze when there is a permanent way? We can free you of all unwanted hair from face, arms, legs . . . PERMANENTLY. Make an ap pointment for a personal con sultation with our specialist. No obligation, of course. Lenore Liebreich Suite 307 Tiffany Bldg. 8th & Willamette Call 345-6844 __ to use more powerful drugs to obtain a greater ‘high.’ They want to escape from a deprived envir onment. And it’s easier for a ‘pusher’ to win over slum dwel lers. That can’t happen here.” Sue interjected, "Discussion of | marijuana should not be included ! in discussion of super drugs.’ Marijuana is trivial in compari son.” The students continually com pared marijuana to alcohol. “Some people may be looking for , a crutch. It could be alcohol, reli gion, or pot,” said Bill. “But it isn't a crutch for a responsible person.” Joe called alcohol “a worse crutch. It’s basically self-destruc tive.” Bernard commented: "The peo ple I know who take pot are in tellectual. It’s not for a kick but to enrich their experience. But people drink just to get blasted.” An ulcoholic is “just a worth less bum on a park bench,” ac cording to Bill. "But someone who uses pot can still cope with reality and contribute something to society. It won't keep him from getting a l’h.D." "In fact," Sue quipped. "It might just help." She also pointed out that a heavy drinker might try pot, then stop drinking and just use pot occasionally. “Using pot is a search for some thing else outside yourself, some thing better,” according to Max. another student. Like a Tranquilizer "Someone using pot is not ir responsible like someone who is drunk,” Sue said. "It’s more like a tranquilizer. Alcohol is a tern porary escape. "We know about 200 students who use pot, but it doesn't lead psychologically to anything else. 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