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opinion Center of Eugene You can take Eugene out of the Center, but you can t the Center out of Eugene That is the crux of the matter for many Eugene taxpayers and bondholders who are proud of their new performing arts center The idea behind naming the building the Eugene Performing Arts Center was to thank all $18 5 million worth of taxpayers "contributions and to sell Eugene as a place where the citizens are willing to risk their funds to improve their city The emphasis and praise for the Center was supposed to be on Eugene not private donations Petitioners for a reconsideration of the naming of the Hult Center want Eugeneans to have the benefit of naming their performing arts center Most petitioners are grateful for the S3 million that Nils and Jewell Hult have donated to the arts foundation for the Center Should the city council with full hearings choose to verify the name of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts the petitioners would be satisfied Thd point is Eugeneans as a whole had the right to name the Center The petitioners dislike the way the Center was named The 11th-hour decision by the City Council following the private dinner where the Hults announced their donation was not open an open forum Rumors that the naming of theatres or even the whole kaboodle were tKe impetus for individual donations seems rather exaggerated Immortality can be purchased many places, including various parts of the whole Center Eugeneans have a legitimate gripe The power of nomenclature was stolen from them one night mike riplinger the vital game It's more than just a game That's the way most armchair quarterbacks feel about foot ball With the NFL Players As sociation strike on the fans have lost a vital part of American life For us non-alhletic types, watching the mammoths smash each other is a great way to get rid of our own frustrations Watching somebody smash a home run is heart-rending, but it just doesn t carry the same an imalistic thrill as watching your favorite team's defensive tackle crush a quarterback you can't stand It's a great way of letting out emotions Watching your team destroy a rival is a great feeling Even when your team blows a big lead and loses a game, you still end up yelling and getting rid of some tensions A great NFL football game makes you feel great one moment, a rnamc-depressive the next But regardless of how you feel, you do feel something while watching the game and that is what s important For many, football is more than a game of winning and losing, it's an allegory of life The story of the underdog I coming back and beating the tavorite is like telling your boss off getting fired and then rehlred as the boss A pass thrown into the end zone intercepted and returned a 100 yards for a touchdown is like having the bank ready to foreclose the mortgage on your house, you decide to have one last spree in Las Vegas and end up winning $100,000 Sure, it never happens in real life but there aren't enough old movies on television to get all the necessary fantasies So you have to find them where you can And now there are few alter natives to let out these frustrations and play out these fantasies You could watch only college football, but there isn't enough of it You can always try Can adian football — the game is a little different and the names are a little strange, but it is basically the same But, if you're a true NFL fan, nothing short of the weekend game will do You're left with your frustiation and no place to displace it, unless, of course, you decided to get the old cleats and shoulders pads and try a little scrimmage yourself Oregon daily emerald The Oregon Daily Fmeraid is published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publish,ng Co at the University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 The Emerald operates independently of the University with offices on the third floor of fhe Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press News end Editorial «Bf> 5511 Display Advertising and Business 586 3712 Classified Advertising 885 434.1 Production 888 4381 Circulation 8885811 F ditor Managing F ditor News Editor Assistant News F. di Editorial Page fcdtti Photo Editor Sports Editor Associate Sports £ C n ter tain men! 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Production Managi t OfltfillMli Paae 2 .<*< wiOpST fA»DN'Grt1 wtitaioN 1EAR '' v__ <* fke* cn letters Snobbery I have been in Eugene for a little over one year and upon my departure feel I must speak up and say that which has been on my mind before I leave God s country First, let me say that I feel the state is beautiful (although it seems to me that all country is God's country) and I in no way regret coming to Oregon to at tend graduate school Not only is the state beautiful but the people usually are also I do not imply that they are all physcially beautiful (although many women are very attractive) but they seem beautiful within People here are as a fellow student (also from the east) once said, classless Perhaps it is the beauty of this state that is the cause or reason behind the resident's snobbery Yes. snobbery Although I have resided in Eugene for more than one year I have yet to (eel wel come here That's not saying that I am told to leave directly but it seems that the message is implied behind residents' exter lor I believe a past governor said something about it being fine to visit Oregon but please don t stay Well. I'm leaving One thing that has bothered me through my stay here has been the condemnation of the east by people who obviously haven't seen the beauty of southern Maine, Vermont, the White Mountains ot New Hamp shire or have hiked the Appala Chian Trail through the Green Mountains in Vermont into wes tern Massachusetts Which brings me to another point I have had training in I too enjoy the outdoors and nature but this must not be done to the rh0O*s if ’0 Marty i siavr John Mr>a*v Marian God f awaid Joan Nv'anrf Mtk*» Paw* 04.1/a* Jonathan Sandy Pn hard &yti Maytrf* Mfehftt* Mataaaa Dav.it DrtffcMT# Odf* u>04 Kf>; h JtMO Qwnhy exclusion of everything else Oregon has gone overboard with its planning and land-use regulations to the point that no industry wants anything to do with this state Diversification, my ass' A state doesn't jjst get the perfect clean industry" alone People in Eugene are more friendly than I've been used to and they generally seem more caring More caring about their precious land but with the divorce rate being what it is in Eugene and Springfield. I would hardly say more caring about one another By becoming more friendly or call it laid-back, I have lost many of my inhibitions but in doing so I've been taken advantage of just as I have been back east People back east aren't cold, as they are typically referred to as being They are merely more cautious before establishing relationships Now, I ask you, what's wrong with that9 I ve made several trips to California, the state many of you are originally from and have found that Californians regard Oregonians with the same atti tutde you regard them I have talked with many native Eugemans who believe the word snob describes Oregon ians best In fact I got that de scription from a native Gary Zahorsky Eugene Jejune letter Many thanks to David De Vries His |e|une letter was one of the finest pieces of ses quipedalian tergiversation the Emerald has ever seen Richard Ludaachar Chemistry — Set straight The article in the Oct 1 Emerald about "student-faculty commit tees" contains a gross error The Faculty Personnel Commit tee includes two students members who participate fully in all the committee's delibera tions They vote on every issue that comes before the commit tee, and their votes become part of the official record, along with the votes of the faculty on the committee I can't imagine where Lori Kleinsmith got the idea that students on the FPC do not vote, had she asked any student who has previously served on the committee, she would have been set straight promptly Peter Bergquist Faculty Personnel Committee Void reporting Concerning the article enti tled "VOID in Friday's Emer ald, something should be said in favor of more accurate report mg To begin with, Romeo Void" did not play two songs, but three songs for their encore Secondly, their final number was not "Pump it Up" by Elvis Costello, but their own original number called Wrap it Up " Being such obvious mistakes, one might question if the reporter had even attended the concert In the future, the Emerald might want to pay more attention to the accuracy of their reporting Although this is a small article, errors such as this might distort the meaning of important news articles Mark Howerton junior, telecommunications letters policy The Emerald will accept and attempt to print all letters containing f air comment on issues, ideas and topics of interest to the University community The letters must be limited to 250 words, signed and the identification of the writer must be verified when the letter is turned in to The Emerald offices, EMU 300 The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length style or content Publication is dependent upon the space available
