opinion
Putting loyalty, rivalry aside — go Beavers
The bonds of a near-century-old rivalry
between the University of Oregon and Oregon
State University are sure to break this weekend as
campus-area television sets tune in the Beavers’
first NCAA playoff round.
Painfully aware of the hometown team's
failure to make the playoffs, University students
will put aside the often vicious rivalry that has
marked past years, and root for the roundballers
from Corvallis.
Even die-hard Duck fans can take solace in
the fact that the state of Oregon is well-repre
sented in the tourney. Not only is Oregon State a
tournament favorite, but seven of the team’s
players attended Oregon high schools.
Some experts ignore OSU’s near-perfect
record and the fact that the Beavers held down the
No. 1 spot in wire-service rankings for eight
consecutive weeks, and predict the Beavers will
fall early in the tournament as they did last year.
Still others forecast a heartbreaking loss late in
one of the final rounds of the tournament to a
“more polished” team from the East.
But despite some skeptics’ unreasonable lack
of faith, the Beav’s really do have a good chance
of going all the way.
If the favorites win in preliminary rounds, all
OSU has to do is beat Kansas State, Illinois, North
Carolina, Virginia and DePaul. Presumably one of
those teams already will have knocked off the likes
of UCLA, Notre Dame, Arizona State and LSU.
So what’s so difficult?
Of course, it’s too bad the basketball Ducks
won’t be joining the Beavers in Philadelphia —
we’d rather be watching green-and-yeilow-clad
hoopsters mercilessly slamming home
slam-dunks, but as long as Oregon plays .500 ball
(almost) during the regular season, we’ll cheer
fully jump on the Beaver Express for the post
season tournament.
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Hazing flak
If the injured student dies, perhaps the
Interfraternity Council might give 100
hours of community service instead of
50, and the Kappa Sigma alumni might
give two years probation instead of one
to the Kappa Sigma fraternity. After all,
wasn't it a mere violation of University
rules and fraternity by-laws which result
ed in the coma and intensive.care? If that
was worth 50 hours service and one year
probation in the value system of the
fraternity-minded, a loss of life should
surely be considered double those
amounts. But then, perhaps they con
sider that he was, after all, only a pledge,
and what's the life of a pledge worth
compared to the life of the fraternity
system?
Name withheld upon request
Good rally
In reference to an indecorous letter
directed at the Oregon Rally Squad, it
should be recognized that the squad
consists of several very qualified
individuals, including one of the top five
collegiate cheerleaders in the nation.
The purpose of the rally squad is to
sustain motivation and support of the
team rather than to lead 10,000 college
students through a sing-song nursery
rhyme. Deanna Koenig, Rally Squad Ad
visor, was not inadvertently appointed.
Certainly her experience with the Dallas
Cowboy Cheerleaders, Association was
considered. Better service would be hard
to find.
Further, this group is involved in many
fundraisers in order to pay their own way
to basketball games, since the Athletic
Department, being financially troubled,
does not.
These are highly qualified and mo
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tivated individuals which represent the
Ducks and to simplistically categorize
the Rally Squad as a "dance team" is
ignorant, myopic, and disrespectful to
the student body.
Dana Johnson
, Junior, journalism
Question cures
I would like to raise some questions in
relation to the article in the March 10
Emerald about Evan Reed and metabolic
cancer therapy. Mr. Reed, as an in
dividual concerned with cancer patients,
I feel it is your responsibility to address
yourself to some concerns that me
tabolic therapists consistently sidestep.
First of all, what are your qualifications?
What is your educational background?
Why do you fail to point out that many of
your “cures” occur in people who have
never been scientifically diagnosed as
actually having cancer? If metabolic
therapy is so medically sound, why is it
that dentists and "therapists,” not
medical doctors, are the ones admin
stering it?
I don't buy your theory that every on
cologist in the world is working to keep
secret this remarkable “cure” in order to
maintain their income. Your "everyone is
against me” attitude (American Cancer
Society, FDA) is typical of medical
quacks. Your organization fits well into
that category.
I challenge you to provide significant
studies indicaing that metabolic therapy
is effective and medically sound. I don't
think you can come up with any. It is
organizations like yours, and not the
American Cancer Society, that are irre
sponsible in taking advantage and
profiting from vulnerable individuals.
Anyone who has approached a me
tabolic therapist knows that they are not
cheap; they are making a huge profit
from people desperate for a “cure'’ for
their illness.
Marcia Mahony
Junior, education
Licking plate
You’re really licking the plate by printing
“Licking the Plate."
Scott Bentley
Graduate, English
Randy Malat
Graduate, journalism
ken sands
even editors get the blues
If you’ve looked up from your books in
the past week, you’ve noticed that it's
sunny and March at the same time. And
it's almost spring break
What are you doing spring break? Go
ing to Palm Springs, Tahoe or Hawaii? Or
are you staying in Eugene?
It's always difficult deciding what to
do. You know you deserve a vacation —
preferably in the sun — but you don't
have any money.
When I was a freshman, some of my
dorm friends were cruising off to South
ern California with their fraternity bud
dies. Others went on trips with their
families I went to Portland so I could eat
for free and sleep in my lumpy old bed
Sophomore year I was really broke, so
back to Portland Last year I was on the
East Coast, and spent spring break in
airplanes and rent-a-cars trying to get
back to — you gessed it — Portland.
This is my last shot at glory I have a
little money, and a broken down old car. I
would go to San Francisco, but my car
won’t make it. And I don't have enough
money to travel any other way.
Jean and Darlene are lucky. The
Emerald is paying for their annual busi
ness conference next week in San
Diego. And while they’re there, they’re
taking a few days vacation too.
Richard is going to San Francisco. Bill
is going camping on the coast, then
cross-country skiing Becky is going to
Australia (let's see you top that one).
Jody's going to his boyhood home in
Southern California and Tami’s going to
both San Francisco and Seattle. Karen's
going to San Francisco “because it’s the
trendy thing to do."
Sheeeee-iiiit. These people make less
money than I do.
I suppose I could hitchhike to the
Buzzard Festival in Hinckley, Ohio. Or I
could go to the All-Northwest Barber
Shop Ballad Festival in Forest Grove (it
really does exist).
I already missed this year's Anchorage
Fur Rendezvous, and the Rogue River
Rooster Crow isn't until June. I'd go to
the International Chili Cookoff in Terlin
gua, Texas, but I don’t have the gas to
get there (though I’m sure I'd have en
ough to get back).
I could go flying, or sailing, or hang
gliding or skiing, but I can't afford those
things. I can't even go driving, because
my car might break down
About all that leaves is Portland. I
could spend one day with my dog
Snoopy. We could go hiking in the
Gorge. I might even take my sisters, even
though they are a pain in the ass.
Maybe I’ll borrow my father’s car and
go to the coast for a day or two. I could
spend an hour or two seeing all my
friends from high school.
Mostly, though, I think I’ll relax. I’ll just
ignore the fact that I’m not roaming an
exotic beach somewhere, or sailing in
the South Pacific.
And I'll ignore my mother, so that I'tl
have peace and quiet. I’ll sleep late every
day I'll make omeletes with strawberries
when I decide to wake up.
Most importantly, I plan on spending a
lot of time with my favorite person.
I guess it isn’t so bad after all.