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
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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
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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
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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
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