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opinion ours Divestiture bill the best answer Oregon's legislative days of glory for such national precedents as aerosol bans and marijuana-law reform have begun to fade. So, a proposed bill that would prohibit in vestment of state funds in corporations doing business with South Africa comes as a refreshing opportunity for leadership. The proposal, in the form of an amendment to SB 957 now in the Senate Aging and Minority Af fairs committee, also would require divestiture within a reasonable period of time.’* Such a law would effectively resolve a profound moral issue that currently has become ensnared in the court system Despite pessimistic predictions of its fate by its sponsor, Portland Sen. Jan Wyers, the mere existence of such a proposal is a welcome sign. ‘ QJKX1 SH3V HIM OUR INDEPENDENT AGREEMENT! ’ yours CCDC all right This is in answer to the ac cusations of Ms Melanie Rapoport toward the University of Oregon Child Care & Development Center. First, I will qualify myself. I have been associated with the CCDC for six years; two as an aide, four as a teacher, and three of those years as a parent as well My child was in the in fant program for almost two years and is now in the toddler house I have an opportunity to constantly “keep an eye on” the infant program since we share the same playground and I visit from time to time I feel like their program is providing high quality care. The adult-child ratios in all the groups here are usually higher than private centers or daycare homes My own child benefited greatly from the infant program and at no time have I felt that she was in a potentially dangerous situation. The people providing the care are sensitive, creative and respon sible. As both a teacher and a parent at the CCDC I am in a unique position I have the training and logic of a teacher but I understand deeply the emotions of a parent who has no choice but to leave her child at a day care center to make a living It's very easy, as parents sometimes do, to find fault with day care programs because of guilt and anxiety at leaving your child. No matter how rational you feel you are, the sometimes crazy emotions of a parent are hard to deal with As a teacher I have had to deal with parents in these si tuations and it must be stressed that the parents as well as the teachers have a responsibility to communicate, it’s one of our biggest problems Because of suppressed feelings, personal biases, and the lack of com munication about these things, small grievances often get blown out of proportion as in the recent situation If a parent communicates with teachers and other parents both s/he can find a very valuable support Page 4 system as I have found. If communications stop, only unhappiness and bad feelings result. No environment — home or institutional — will ever be perfect, but I feel like the CCDC is close to it. If it was the awful place that Ms Rapoport por trays I would be the first to remove my child and I would not have been here so many years If there are any doubts, please come visit us and see for yourself Guests are welcome at anytime. Patti Shute CCDC Staff Member Don’t Let Draft In ' Spirit of 69” Now it s 79 ten years later but how much greater Gone are the days of Vietnam Gone are the ways of Richard Nixon no more "wild in the streets” now its mild in retreat; But the spirit does not die and the wheel will turn again Once again the trumpet will sound Will the spirit of 69 be found? Some one will say What are we fighting for?” When will we shut the door on war? That’s what the spirit of 69 was for. But now the sky is clear we only fear the bombs and the hands that hold the buttons and wonder how long before the storm and the armies form and break the Peace in order to preserve it. Will history’s lessons never be learned? Jim Brice freshman, English Housing gripes The housing department s method of dealing out justice causes the students to eat shit Being that time of year when spring cleaning is com monplace, there is some dirty business that has been swept under the housing depart ment's rug that I would like to expose First, there is the problem with refrigerators Second, there is the problem with the residents' assistants Lastly, there is the apparent dishonesty which goes on within the confines of the hous ing department. A major issue in the dormi tories is the renting of refrigerators Since dorm residents are provided three meals a day, these refrigerators would generally not service the storage of food They do, however, provide an excep tional place to keep beer cold. Although the housing depart ment has declared alcohol illegal in freshman dorms, it has been deemed safe in up perclass dorms if the resident is of legal age The point is. if a person under 21 and a person of legal age are roommates in an upperclass dormitory, it is possible for the minor to have beer legally in his refrigerator But, if he tries to drink the beer, the same people who rented him the space to keep it cold will bust him for consuming it How is this possible? I often wonder, who the hell do the R.A.'s think they are? You give somebody a little res ponsibility and immediately they become dictators! Two examples come to mind. One of the females RAs is the most irritating individual I have en countered in my life If she is reading this, I want her to know that ten years ago the United States Supreme Court declared that if students live in the dorms nine months out of the year, it was to be considered their homes Cer tain restrictions apply; you can’t enter a student’s room without knocking, any more than you can enter a home. Another R A sent a student to the conduct board for con tinuous loud stereo noise, his recommendation being that the student be removed from the dormitory Upon hearing the alleged charges, the student in question obtained a note from his dorm s advisory board stat ing that his stereo was no problem Furthermore, the note stated that the advisory board liked his taste in music Nevertheless, the R A pro ceeded with the charges, and the student was removed from the dorm The last issue I would like to address is the Henderson Mas sacre (as the housing depart ment likes to think of it) Three Bean West residents were is sued formal housing depart ment complaints and a date to meet with the Student Conduct Coordinator, for getting in a hassle with a male R A in the Henderson dorm The complaint stated that one of the “Bean West Three got in a fight with the R A (which was true) It also stated that one of the boys kicked the R A in the head, while the other made ou trageous threats (which was pure crap). When the boys met with the Conduct Coordinator, he explained that since they were freshmen, he would try to help them. He also said that if they went to a formal hearing, there would be a 95 percent chance of being dismissed from the school, but, if they would leave the dormitories voluntarily, then the matter would be forgotten The students could only conclude that the Conduct Coordinator was in cahoots with the housing department. My reason for writing this is to let others know about the farce that is happening under our own noses Since the housing department will probably not take this seriously, maybe I should abide by the old saying, “If you can't beat them, join them.’* In that case I have a great idea for the housing lords Change the names of the complexes to Folsom, Alcatraz and Attica At least unsuspect ing people will know what's in store for them Mlcah Cohen freshmen, political science Bigoted* AP The racism found in the Emerald s May 16 article on the Moony marriage match was. to say the least, disappointing The article describes a Jewish mother s reaction to the news that Mr Moon has arranged for her daughter to marry a black man as being like " a knife in the heart." The article focuses on Mr Moon's call for inter marriage among his followers with a tone of dismay, not only on the mother's part, but also in the way the facts are reported How does this make the Moonies worse when thousands of interracial marriages occur in the U S each year? The tragedy of the Moony cult lies not in its call for inter marriage, but in its coercion and exploitation of 'emotionally bankrupt” youth Open your eyes. Emerald You don't have to use every piece the Associated Press sends you Use a little discrimination in judgment, not reporting, and let the AP keep its bigoted articles for itself. Mlchaela Talley senior, English ‘A bit dangerous?’ In his very interesting article on cycling ("Bicycles open an exciting experience in travel"), Tom Somers suggests that ‘‘cyclists, looking for new scenery, should consider tour ing an old route in reverse, providing a completely different point of view for the cyclist." The point of view may be different, but isn't this tech nique a bit dangerous? K.M. Lant graduate, English Oregon Dally Emerald
