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-editorial Parting shots For years if s been an Emerald tradition for the outgoing editor to write a final farewell editorial, usually recapping the academic year. I told myself I was going to break tradition, but here I am on a Sunday afternoon working on my third draft. The first two told me that a year’s recap isn’t that enlightening, even for me. What’s more interesting, and what will probably be remembered longer, is the action that took place behind the scenes. It’s those things I’m thinking of as I end my two years on the Emerald. Many of those things never see print because to publish them could bias our coverage in the eyes of many readers. Also, we prefer to think of the Emerald as a newspaper rather than a gossip column. But, according to Newsweek, gossip is in, so here goes. Perhaps the most ironic (and personally amusing) story behind the story that I witnessed this year was the hassle over the Emerald's decision to publish Carlo Rossi (Gallo) ads. As ex pected, the local unit of the Friends of the Farmworkers loudly protested the decision. They accused the Emerald of “profiteer ing” by accepting the ads. But they had a solution — give them the profits, they said, and all would be forgiven. In fact, the entire Gallo ad fiasco was a circus. The actors, other than the “Friends’’ and their solution for the ODE'S profiteer ing cnmes, included: •The campus Gallo rep who killed his opinion article praising the Emerald for accepting Gallo ads after we informed him his Gallo title would be printed with the column. •The Gallo Communications officer who flew from Modesto, Calif, to assure the Emerald that he would provide us with al the “right” information anytime we needed it. •The ODE Advertising Manager who usually got most of the flak and probably feels he doesn’t have a friend left in the world (and he may be right). But the continuing parade of pro and anti-Gallo people stream ing through our office were not our only visitors. Although most visitors were treated seriously, some provided us with a touch of numor. On one occasion about 10 or 15 members of the Revolutionary Student Brigade (RSB) came up and spent 30 minutes collec tively and loudly chastising our coverage of the RSB and demand ing column space. When things quieted down, they discovered the ODE almost always grants opinion space to anyone who asks. Another time the ASUO Press Officer, v*k> is also a member of the Panhellenic's Council of Grand Poobahs, visited the Emerald to inform us that, “Using the word frat for fraternity is now similar to using nigger for black.” This was news even to the ODE'S Greek staff members. You aH read about the University’s centennial banners, how much they cost how they got ripped off and aM the other brouhaha surrounding the University’s 100 years of sometimes excellence, sometimes mediocracy. But things could have been worse. One idea toe centennial commission came up with was to pant a “Hello Walk” in front of the EMU. For those of you lucky enough to have avoided aM the nostalgia floating around campus al year, a “HeMo Walk” is a designated area where those meeting on the way to class are supposed to say, “Hello.” The walk was only part of a larger plan that included centennial bookmarks that said, “Hurry up and finish this book so you can talc to me," and buttons toat said friendly things. Since this was a* an effort to get students involved in the celebration, a commission representative asked ASUO Pres. Jim Bemau and myself for input. You may have noticed there are stil no “Hello Walks” on campus. As much as we hate to admit it, the ODE is often the source of a bit of humor. In fact, a few of our readers have told us we provide the campus with 12 to 16 pages of humor five days a week. For example, once we caHed a fellow down in the ASUO a “legal consultant.” Small problem, thought I, we ll run a correc tion. On page two the following day we corrected our mistake. On page one of the same issue we called the same person the ASUO’s, you guessed it, “legal consultant” Do you know how many journalism students there are at the University? You don't if you've been reading the ODE. Perhaps it's because our staff is paranoid about the job competition, but whatever the reason we can't seem to get the enrollment figure right. I’m not even going to teN you what the enrollment is for fear it win be (Afferent when I read this column. And finally, as I pack my bags, I still wonder about a few things. Like, why does William Boyd need $5,700 a year for housing and expenses when he is already provided with a house? Why does the Registrar’s office charge 50 cents to make a four-cent copy of your transcript? Why is the University inviting a Colorado symphony conductor to be its graduation keynote speaker in this centennial year? Why do the media (including the ODE) always tafc about Jan Oliver being a black mother rather than her goals and qualifica tions? Well, that's all from me. For the next year you’ll have Greg Wasson to deal with. He's a nice fella, you’ll like him. As for me, after four years in the “real world” and five years of college, I’m crossing the river to Springfield to begin my “professional” jour Page 4 Dig that...setting a world frisbee record while studyin’ for finals! Unbaked sale Where would the Revolutionary Student Brigade (RSB) be if it weren't for political science clas ses (Mock Demo Convention) or our nation's bicentennial? I have been a student at the University of Oregon for two terms now and all I have heard from the RSB is rhetoric. I am tired of listening to their garbage which spews forth weekly whether they have any thing to say or not. At first I fis tened. Their attack on the tuition hike was it seems a good area of conquest; however, they never were able to offer a viable solu tion. I do befieve the federal gov ernment can provide additional fi nance for our education but the RSB seems too down on the in stitution to even think it could work. Now this smal representation of students on campus is planning some sort of protest in Philadel phia. Their basic platform seems to be to “get the rich off our backs." I am by no means a weallh y Texas oil man or destined to inherit great fortunes but I do strongly feel that competition and capitalism are vital parts of our democratic system. When I ask the RSB for feasible solutions, all I hear are angry people looking for a fight. When our forefathers founded this great country they had a con crete idea in mind with which to build a workable government for the people. What does the RSB propose after the revolution? If they’re pushing communism why don't they admit it? Yesterday I noticed the RSB selling cookies on campus. Realy, gang, isn't it a bit ridiculous seitng brownies to sponsor some revolution. Our cookies may be crumbing somewhat around the edges but yours aren't even baked. Ronald D. Fuchs pre-journalism, soph. ‘No’ on bomber Within the next few weeks the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on appropriations for the B-1 bomber program. Al though the initial cost of the pro gram is to be $21.5 billion, it has been conservatively estimated that the total cost through 1990 will be $92 5 biHion. That’s about $100 miBion per plane. Do we need the B-1? It has been shown to be environmentally hazardous, rampantly inflationary and militarily questionable. In an age of ICBMs do we need a bomber to stir the rubble? Propo nents say the B-1 will create jobs, but money spent on military hard ware creates only a fraction of the number of jobs as an equal amount spent on health care, education, housing, mass transit, environmental protection, etc. Senator Proxmire has called the B-1 "A public works project for the military rather than a neces sary weapon for national de fense.” Senators Hatfield and Packwood and Rep. Weaver have shown consistent opposition and deserve our thanks. Presidential candidates Church, Carter and Udall have spoken out strongly against the program The B-1 suffered a recent set back in the Senate and can be defeated in the House if enough people speak out against it. I strongly urge students from other states and Congressional districts to write their Congresspeople ask ing them to vote no on funding the program (The vote will be before June 17, so act now.) For more information call 485-1755 or 342-3897. Thank You. Jim Dwyer instructor, UO Library Altruism dies This letter is a response to the impatient and intolerant letter of Max W. Shillock published in the Oregon Dauty Emerald for June 2, 1976. Shtlock has misinterpreted his personal problems resultant from the death of his altruism as historical trends responsible for the decfine and fa# of the Roman Empire, and what is thought to be by Shillock — the decline of West ern Civilization and its subsequent fad, and what appears to be the phenomena at the University — “the third and all too final step in a vicious circle: alienation, hence apathy, hence this dying spirit.’' I revolt at Shillock's incredibly shal low decline and fall. The "wrong direction" that Shil lock observes of “Western civiliza tion" presently, has followed and is duplicating the decline and fall of ancient Rome. In the way of Shillock, this analogy is misap plied and does not with such ap plication explore the true nature of social change, historical de velopment and an uncertain but qualifiably present evolution in human institutions. If Shillock de tects a collapse in Western Civili zation “which is a general failure of win in this country — a general lack of sense of duty or obliga tion," it could be that Shillock's ideological virginity has been pierced and a certain naive inno cence of the once blushing virgin succumbing to new realizations that are the basis for his unrecog nized personal changes that are dramatically interpreted within the context of 2,000 years of world history. ShiHock should stop yel ling rape and recognize that he enjoys intimate, however illicit, re lations with new ideas outside of the context of his puritan back ground In the words of Graves "how naked go the sometimes nude." ShiHock's dramatic appraisal of world history at a macro-level does not lend itself to a micro-level analysis of the socio-political at mosphere of the University. Loosely applied but ill-defined terms as "social ignorance" and "social tolerance” are biased labels that cast doubt on ShiHock's tolerance and self-acclaimed “humble" assessment of student activity and the daily function of the University at large. That "the necessity for University of Oregon students to stand together as a true community and, as a whole, shoulder a new philosophy is screaming at us." perhaps is only indicative of ShiHock screaming to be accepted by groups of people who do not know that Max W. Shillock, engineering senior, exists...deflowered and a little sore from his encounter with promiscuous ideas in the dark ness of his own virgin innocence. Lee Solomon David pof. eel., soph. Backstabbing The ad hoc Committee on Minority and Disadvantaged Stu dent Programs has denounced AOP administrators in order to gain support tor the minority pro gram planning committee. Why haven't they waited until the Fa culty Student Grievance Commit tee has finished its investigation of the AOP officers Chris Munoz and Bob Campillo? According to the Grievance Committee, no formal charges have been made against them. If they are trying to justify their cause by discrediting others, they have not succeeded in gain ing my support. It is my hope that the minority cause will not strive to alienate Black and Mexican ad ministrators, mistakenly believing that in order to survive they must stab one another in the back. Laura R. Campos history, jr. Monday, June 8, 1978
