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'List' with law school cut unconscionable
The suggested closing of the University Law
School by the academic affairs office of the State
Board of Higher Education, announced by Pres
Paul Olum to the University Assembly Wednesday,
is another in a long series of unconscionable
actions by the state board
That the law school is among a list of schools
to be considered cut is both bewildering and
poorly thought out. The academic affairs office
“list” consists of programs duplicated within the
state system, according to Clarethel Kahananui,
acting vice-chancellor for academic affairs Some
of the considered "duplications” are hazy dis
tinctions at best Kahananui said that while the law
school is not duplicated in the state system, there
are two private schools with law programs in the
state
How can the academic affairs office ration
alize listing the University’s law school for closure
as a duplicate program because two private law
schools currently exist in the state? There is more
than a single dissimilarity between the University's
law school and that of the private institutions
The University law school is the only ac
credited public law school in Oregon That the
program is available to University students, i.e. the
public, needs to be reiterated and stressed The
two private law schools in the state are at Wil
lamette University and Lewis and Clark College
They are exactly that — private
The closing of the University's law school
would eliminate access to a law education for
Oregon residents through the state system of
higher education. The egalitarian goal of provid
ing as wide a choice of curriculum as possible in
the state system is made a mockery of by the
academic affairs office s list
Of greater consideration is the strict admis
sion requirements and exaggerated expenses of a
law education at a private institution Not many of
the more than 500 students enrolled at present in
the University’s law program could afford to
transfer to a private law school if the University's
law school is closed Academic standards at the
University’s law school are high, though the
competition for entry is not as cutthroat as with a
private law school
But the recommended closing of the law
school is only the tip of the iceberg Also at issue
with the academic affairs office's "list'' is the
overriding of each state institution s autonomy
The “list" of areas for reduction and elimination
defies each institution's ability to determine its
own curricular goals
Olum doesn’t believe that cuts of such mag
nitude were ever intended by the Legislature The
idea of eliminating overlapping programs at state
institutions is good — although, the reason for
eliminating some programs, such as the entire law
school at the University, is not soundly reasoned
by the academic affairs office
Nothing will be decided until the end of this
month Olum, in a impromptu press conference
Thursday, cautioned students “not to be con
cerned " He stressed the University “will not close
the law school ’’
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Gayness and post office
In my four years as a University student (which
spans over eight years) there are two problems that
have continued to plague the University One rs the
inept, poor management of the University Post Office
The other rs the acceptance of the homosexual com
munity on campus I'm not against a maleman or you
can letter be gay. but all punning aside
First. I'm sick and tired of walking in to the Post
Office and every stinking time there's a line of five to ten
people Now to people like me who only need a few
stamps now and then, this can be very irritating
especially when the person in front of you is trying to
send a package parcel post, registered and first class
all at once Couldn ’t they have one line for just stamps
and the other for strictly personal business7 To me that
seems pretty reasonable
The other thing that makes me sick is when I open
up the Emerald and see something about Gay Pride
on campus If students are wondering why fees are
going up. maybe its because groups like these are
receiving University funding The homosexuals should
not be sponsored by the University with such things as
an office in the EMU or the Koinoinia Center I am
against what they do and what they believe in Accep
tance of their right to organize is one thing Supplying
them the means to do so infringes upon my rights They
have chosen to become a minority Let them use their
own means to further their cause, however unright
eous
OSU seems to be able to handle both of these
problems They have a separate line for stamps in their
Post Office and the Gay" (yech) Group receives no
funding from the University I d like to see our campus
do the same
David Thomas
Judeo-Christian
In response to Groups fight to revise culture
Jan 21
From whence, oh editor, come the rights that thou
squeakest about7
Like rt or not. the rights we enjoy were born out of a
Judeo-Chnstian (i e Bible-based) worldview Most of
this nation s founders believed, more or less, in an
eternal Creator who established laws for the physical
and moral realms Out of this worldview these men
forged a framework of principles that gave Man greater
freedoms that he had ever known
Remember the Declaration of Independence7
We hold these truths to be self-evident that all
Men are endowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable rights that among these are Life Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness
However, the same Creator who endowed Man
(and Woman) with inalienable rights also imposed upon
him inviolable restrictions and unavoidable respon
sibilities — the three R s if you will.
Unfortunately, Modern Man has used the first R to
suppress or ignore the other two Thus screaming
Rights! Rights!” the me generation” has deprived
more than 10 million unborn infants of their right to Life
— a right of paramount importance, for without it one
can have neither Liberty nor Happiness
Furthermore in the name of rights'' this genera
tion has licensed all manner of depravity that would
have shocked the w»gs oft our forefathers Yet when
Christians point out that we have gone far beyond our
forefather's intentions, they are met by cries of
Separation of Church and State* "(This phrase is not in
the Constitution And the original intent of the First
Amendment was not to keep the Church out of the State
but to keep the State out of the Church )
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Graduate, journalism
ASUO lobbying
The ASUO is coordinating a lobbying effort at the
state legislature during the special session
Our efforts, however will not be successful unless
every student writes their legislator and informs them of
the need to save higher ed
At the University we are facing the prospect of the
loss of departments and schools along with a 62
percent increase in tuition over the biennium Along
with this scenario of less for more'' we are faced with
rising unemployment and inflation rates and decreased
availability of federal financial aid Many of us will
undoubtedly be forced to leave school
The perception of students, in Salem, is that
students really don t care enough to vote and since
they don t vote, they don't pose a threat We must
change that perception, we must fight to save this
school Write your representatives and senators,
become involved in the electoral process, then and only
then will our voice be heard m Salem It must be done
now For more information contact the ASUO at
686-3724
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