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Speakers will risk
government action
Despite the Reagan Administration’s deluge of ’get
gov’ment off the backs of the people’’ and "stay the course,”
at least two leaders affiliated with the University are willing to
risk government for the people
Ralph Nader, who helped inspire the founding of
OSPIRG, and Arthur Flemming, president of the University
from 1961 to 1968, spoke here Monday about consumer
advocacy, affirmative action and the present
administration’s undermining of both
Nader stressed students should question such things as
why they are at the University, effects of the products they
buy and policies of the officials they elect. What Nader is
talking about is using power — power that comes from
knowledge and the vote and the pocketbook.
Nader, however predictable, is right in saying "there’s
nothing more corrosive” than the boredom and feigned
powerlessness of the American citizenry (or student
population)
If individual citizens do not believe they can control who
is elected, what policies the government should have, or
what's in their hot dogs, someone else will. There are those
who are willing to seize power and deregulate environmental
laws, sap the life out of social programs, and add bone chips
to hot dogs
Arthur Flemming has been involved in government since
the 1930s and he astutely explains that governmental
agencies were established to empower the government to
right certain wrongs that exist in society — like discrimination
based on race, color, religion, sex or economic status in
employment, education, voting and housing — the national
ills.
Flemming calls the present administrations policy a
"regressive movement” — a well defined strategy to weaken
affirmative action and social welfare legislation One of the
methods of the regressive movement is the attaching of
riders (amendments that do not go through committee) to
appropriations bills. Another method is the Reagan budget
which undermined or abolished all affirmative action
agencies (Title I, SBA, CETA, housing )
Nader and Flemming still hold their convictions high
They believe that citizen action can produce results They
refuse to believe that public service is a pejorative term and
government regulation in the reason for every problem in
America today
Flemming argues that "genuine opportunities were
opened up ” and could be again for the victims of
discrimination Nader still convincingly taunts us with the
thought that corporate values don’t have to be personalized
It was refreshing to know there are still some liberals
willing to look beyond their bank account and status and risk
speaking out for an active government — one willing to risk
programs for a better world
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letters
Appreciation
I would like to take this op
portunity to express my deepest
appreciation to the thousands
of people who helped in my
campaign for Congress I was
very fortunate to have an
outstanding group of hard
working, dedicated volunteers
throughout the 4th District My
campaign would not have been
possible without them and my
everlasting gratitude is owed to
each and every one
I would also like to express my
appreciation to all the people
who received me with such
warmth and enthusiasm I thank
you all for your support,
encouragement and your vote
Ross Anthony
No communist
I am not a communist — I
never have been and I am
planning never to be one In
Tuesday's Emerald I appeared
in a photograph with the caption
'RCYB members ." I am not
now, nor have I ever been
affiliated with RCYB
However, there is an issue
which I believe has not received
adequate treatment by the
Emerald Mr McComb of the
I letters
Duck hunting
The new “homegrown"
comic-strip is either a new low
for the Emerald or a disguised
Cort Fernald editorial To
paraphrase, Waddle Life is
Twaddle rife Warn Shawn Bird
that this is duck-hunting
season I don't know what I'd do
if I couldn't read Waddle Life,
but I'd love to find out
David Mendenhall
computer science, psychology
Together
I wish to thank all the citizens
of Lane County for working for
our Republican candidates
Now that the election is over,
congratulations to the winners
and their opposition for giving
us, the electorate, a choice
May we, as citizens and
elected officials, now put aside
party labels and work together
to bring about the most needed
economic revitalization for Lane
County and the State of Oregon
Gaorga Boahnka, chairman
Lana County Rapubllcan
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Register-Guard has denied
RCYB advertising space for two
policy reasons The RCYB ad
contains endorsements which
include identifying organiza
tions, such as "Vic Affolter,
Planning Dir , City of Tilla
mook ” Also, some endorse
ments are anonymous, such as
"14 students at the University
Law School."
Mr McComb is certainly enti
tled to his policy. But where was
it on Nov 2 when the Oregon
Committee Against Rent Con
trol ran an ad endorsed by
"Brian Obie, President, Eugene
City Council." In the same issue
Mary Burrows is endorsed by
" Tree Planters, Log
Truckers, Solar Advocates,
Funeral Directors, I think
that Mr McComb is concealing
his reason for denying the ad I
am not calling him a liar
Perhaps, I should
When any organization is
denied the fair opportunity to
express its views, we all suffer
The Register-Guard should
print the ad
R. Carl Cola
graduate, math
Future forest
Reading a couple of past is
sues of the Emerald. I realized
the variety of workshops
recently held on campus I'd like
to make a few comments on one
of those workshops I attended
On Oct 17 a workshop on the
future of federal forests in Ore
gon was sponsored by the
Wilderness Society alaog with
several other environmentally
concerned organizations in
Oregon
Although I am a freshman
with only an interest in Oregon's
forests — I have no major yet.
and my classes are nearly as
diverse as my interests — after
spending more than seven
hours listening, talking and
asking about forests in Oregon,
I can confidently say that every
minute was a valuable one
The future of Oregon s forests
is an Immediate issue There
are no guarantees that the
forest s will have a future —
however dependent so many of
us are on it for both economic
and social well-being
However, the topic was
perhaps not the most important
function of the conference for
me The exciting aspect for me
was to see alt ot these
concerned professionals work
ing towards similar goals
Sitting among knowledge
able, intelligent peoople,
throwing out ideas, dis
cussing means and motives, ex
amining problems, and ulti
mately learning about how to
better manage Oregon’s
forests, resulted in a day better
spent than if I’d been home
preparing for classes
Particularly impressive was
that a majority of these
professionals were learning
along with everyone else They
attended various sessions in
their free time, asking ques
tions, and even taking notes! I
want to thank the University, the
School of Law, the Wilderness
Society, and all the men and
women who served as
resources during the
conference
In conclusion, I want to
strongly recommend that the
University continue to support
these intense learning
experiences, and encourage
students and the community
members to continue attending
them
Jon Harwood
Jugglers
I got hit in the tace with a
plastic bowling pin Monday
afternoon It happened in the
student union by the Forum
Room One ol those no-good
jugglers threw it at me and then
said, "Oh, sorry man "
Well, these people have
annoyed me all year It was bad
enough when they were in the
courtyard, but being inside the
building is going too far
Have you ever noticed that
they're all hippies? I'll wager
they're not even students God
only knows why they try so
hopelessly to juggle and make
general nuisances of
themselves (I haven't heard of
any openings tor CETA jugglers
lately)
Something must be done
about these long-haired jug
gling menaces I am therefore
encouraging all the decent
students of the University to
verbally harass these incon
siderate. untalented assholes
whenever they are en
countered
This probably won't eliminate
the problem, but I know I II feel
better if I hear people shouting
"Get a job, you faggot!" at the
hippies in the EMU
Scoff Williams
junior, journalism