Back Quack A ttack
“Quack Attack.” We like it.
The soon-to-be-released slogan for the Athletic
Department is short, pithy, to the point. The fighting
ducks are back, on the field, on the track, they will not
slack, they will attack.
However, “Q-u-a-c-k A-t-t-a-c-k” is “not going to be
the spelling,” according to associate athletic director Bill
Byrne. That’s too bad.
“Qwack Atack" or “Quak Attak” won’t have the same
impact.
Regardless, it’s an improvement over “Fire Up” the
1980 slogan, which besides being bland, alluded to a
“Fired down” football team.
That however, was a distinct change from “The Rush
is On" which was either a little extra publicity for
Panhellenic or a recognition that, in the past, “The Rush
was Off.”
One must admit the themes are getting shorter and
less preachy. Remember, 1977’s theme “Rich Brooks: The
dawning of a new day”? Or 1978’s, “We are starting to
build something big”?
"Quack Attack”, is better.
Like it or not — and students have voted overwhelm
ingly in the past to support our mascot — we are the
Ducks. We have been the Fighting Ducks since Jerry Frei,
then football coach, dubbed us that in the late 1960s.
A very unscientific survey of EMU studiers found 60
percent liked the new theme. They thought it was “kinda
cute.”
The seven students who did not like it, thought it
sounded too unprofessional — quack sounds too ducky
and the whole slogan sounds too much like the ham
burger chain’s aphorism.
There was a rumor among insiders that “Quack At
tack” is a repeat performance. Minutes worth of research
by the Emerald and the University archivist discovered
that “Quack Tracks” was the 1965 Homecoming Theme.
Picture the campus covered with cardboard
webfootprints.
Now picture the student body dressed up like Ducks
warriors or better yet, like Ducks clutching their chests
with coronaries: “Quack Attack.”
It will make for some interesting sports headlines.
Cowardice
An incredible act of cowar
dice was committed by the
University faculty who voted
to postpone Prof. Ryan's pro
posal, concerning ROTC, in
definitely. The majority of the
faculty refused to look at the
issues involved and stabbed
the ideals of this University in
the back.
Col. Wolfgram, and the rest
of the military science depart
ment faculty are employed by
the United States Army. The
Army discriminates against
homosexuals University
policy prohibits discrimination
on the grounds of sexual
orientation. The University
catalog states that one must
enter into a contract with the
Army to participate in the up
per division military science
courses. The issues are clear.
Equally clear are the politics
involved. President Olum (Yes,
he works for the students
through the state) spoke
against the motion and
therefore equal opportunity A
majority of the faculty voted
against equal opportunity. All
of this despite the overwhelm
ing student support in favor of
the motion
It is my sincere hope that
students will not allow this in
justice to stand without even a
whimper of protest.
Adam Apallegui
sophomore
letters
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Conscientious
In response to David
Sokoloff’s May 4 letter entitled
"Disrepair," I don’t intend to
defend myself or my work in
this letter.
My conscience is clear. I am
a "conscientious physical
plant employee" and I am not
embarassed.
I do have a question,
however. Was David Sokoloff
on vacation for "Four full
days?” Maybe it’s possible
that he just doesn't have a
whole lot to do all day long
Art Lund, Jr.
physical plant employee
Elitist
In response to Dan
McMillan’s elitist, or should I
say, moronic May 4 record
review, Dan, you have taken a
cheap shot at something you
apparently do not understand
— punk rock — Rock, which
you state, is "over amplified
drone favored by moronic
slam dancers.”
It would be cutting if you
weren’t slinging mud blindly.
As an opinion, which is what
musical taste is all about,
you’re entitled to It. What
burns my ass is how you por
tray your lack of knowledge —
your opinion, that is, to be
fact I appreciate many types
of music, including the
techno, Bowie-Fripp-Eno
school you seem to revere, I
also like jazz, classical, ex
perimental, ethnic folk, ect.
and yes, punk.
I don't happen to like opera,
which Is much different than
saying opera is a bunch of
bellowing favored by moronic
high brows. At the same time I
keep my mouth shut about
opera because I have nothing
constructive to say about it.
Lastly, I'd like to undo the
misconception you have
helped to foster. Music is bas
ed on emotional content,
without it, it is worthless. A
musician's technique of play
ing should not be judged by
how many fancy chords are
played but on what comes
across.
Great music does not come
out of sterile technicians.
Music's impact is only as
strong as the sincerity of emo
tion displayed.
Malcolm Conover
Fetch Records
University custodian
Take photos
Sir Thomas Browne in 1642
wrote, “Where I cannot satisfy
my reason, I love to humour
my fancy." So for a moment
allow me to
I had the opportunity recent
ly to visit your campus while
working on a gymnastics meet
for NBC Sportsworld. Being
based in Salt Lake City, Utah, I
have felt this year that winter
would never end I'm a free
lance cameraman and it is my
job to take a lot of pictures.
The campus and Eugene
were a breath of fresh air, an
early (and so far my only) look
at spring. But what I enjoyed
most was the attitude of the
students. I had forgotten the
carefree atmosphere of col
legiate days. Days when hopes
were at a maximum and cares
at a minimum. When the only
worry was how late I was to
class, or If I’d passed a test or
not.
Take a lot of pictures.
I also saw some faces that
worried me. People too busy
to stop and chat to a stranger.
Too busy to stop and see the
world from a different angle,
another's point of view. Too
busy to look at the pictures
the world creates. We need to
take a lot more pictures for
things will never be the same,
never as carefree and
beautiful.
Pictures shake the cobwebs
from our memories allowing
us to smile at other places and
earlier times. Memories that
get bigger and better each
time we look at the picture or
tell the story.
Take a lot of pictures. The
memories and feelings are
worth it.
Now just a note to a girl I
met briefly while at the Univer
sity. Her name is Annette — a
math-economics major and
great looking. Some might
think that impossible, like
“jumbo shrimp” or "military
intelligence," but it is true
none-the-less.
I have a picture of her that
shakes my memory and makes
me smile. She stopped to chat
to a stranger, stopped to have
a picture taken, stopped long
enough to create a memory.
I’d like the chance to speak to
her again, to thank her for
creating a spring I’ll remember
each time I look at the picture.
To quote a television com
mercial, "It doesn’t get any
better than this."
Take a lot of pictures.
Scott Murphy
Video West, NBC
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