Oregon daily
emerald
The pros
and cons
of hunting
Section B
Wednesday, October 5, 1983
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Eugene, Oregon
Volume 85, Number 23
Photo by Polly Kdptan
She may have looked like a quack, but everything
was just ducky Tuesday at the Eugene Hilton, when
this female waterfowl alerted the press of the upcom
ing "Duck Experience," the University’s Homecom
ing celebration.
Homecoming enthusiasts
engage in a bit of fowl play
By Melissa Martin
Of the Emerald
Mr. and Mrs. Duck migrated to the Eugene Hilton
lounge Tuesday morning via limousine, not wings.
Waddling his way through newspaper reporters,
photographers and TV cameras, Mr. Duck, with a bright
orange beak that matched his tights, cranked out “On
ward Oregon" on his kazoo.
Mrs. Duck, with a blue ribbon in her white leathered
costume, a yellow beak and white gloves, dung to Mr.
Duck's hand.
"They Hocked in tor the occassion," said Guy Ditor
rice, publicist for Oregon Homecoming. He said this was
his first duck press conference.
After a few quacks and enthusiastic gestures, Mrs.
Duck stepped away from the microphone so Ditorrice
could translate the message to the audience.
"Mr. and Mrs. Duck said the limo ride was
exhilarating."
A hotel guest's black miniature poodle ruffled a few
feathers by barking at the Ducks. After a few chuckles
from the audience and little response from the fowl cou
ple, announcements continued.
The Ducks are promoting "The Duck Experience,” a
week-long series of events before the Oregon-UCLA foot
ball game, Nov. 5.
"They were recently married in Reno during the trip
out here," Ditorrice said.
As it happens, Mr. and Mrs. Duck are already "egg
specting," Ditorrice sard and they will make a special
delivery in various parts of Eugene Oct. 31.
This gift will give the community an opportunity to
get involved in the homecoming activities, he said.
When the translator opened the floor to questions,
one spectator wondered, "What do you ask a duck?"
Another audience member wanted to know where
the young couple met.
"In the Klamath Basin."
Somebody asked where the Ducks will stay.
"In a nest along the Mill Race on campus.
"They are truly U of O ducks."
The Ducks left the hotel with the sound of the kazoo,
but University officials assured the press the pair will be
around for homecoming activities.
An Autzen Stadium surprise will kick-off Homecom
ing week at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, followed by a noon
luncheon at Valley River Inn with Oregon football coach
Rich Brooks.
Highlights of Homecoming week include painting the
"O" at Skinner's Butte, an indoor tailgate party at Spr
ingfield's Red Lion, a parade from campus to downtown
Eugene, a beer garden, pep rally and laser light show.
Other events include a fashion show, a tailgate
preview at the Hull Center, traditional Creek Activities,
reunions, open houses and golf and tennis tournaments.
On the day of the game, a large tent will be set up in
the Autzen Stadium parking lot with entertainment, beer,
wine, soft drinks and food.
Awards will be given for the best tailgater.
And by the way, game time is 1 p.m.
Battles called'hillbilly feuds'
Political scientists ruminate on Lebanon
By Leslie Knight
Of I he Emerald
The conflicts within
Lebanon are far too com
plex and long-standing for
the United States to make a
difference there, according
to University political
science professors.
"What you have is a coun
try badly divided along
many dimensions —
religion, class, politics."
says Prof. Arthur Hanhardt.
"The bottom line is that it's
a bloody mess and it's going
to stay that way."
The religious factions in
volved in battle in Lebanon
— the Druze, Shi ites, Sun
nis and Phalangic Christians
are the most prominent — have
been known to change alliances
often. Prof. Richard Kraus says
these alliances are family based
and have little to do with politics.
The battles are often so per
sonal, they resemble Appalachian
"hillbilly feuds," he says.
Various forms of political and
religious dissent have lasted for
hundreds of years in Lebanon, so
why does the United States want
to get involved in the fray?
The Reagan administration in
sists the Marines are there to
bolster the government of Presi
dent Amin Cemayel, who is back
ed by the Christian Phalangists.
Professors here have some addi
tional ideas.
Kraus explains that the United
States has been involved in the
area twice before and has
"established a track record to
make sure there's a pro-west
government in Lebanon." Pres.
Eisenhower sent in troops in 1958
to prop up the Christian govern
ment in power, and Marines were
Graphic by Shawn Bird
sent there briefly in 1976 during
Lebanon's civil war to evacuate
Americans.
The current involvement in
Lebanon is due, in part, to
Reagan's desire to prove that the
United States can make a dif
ference in third world countries,
Hanhardt says. He is ''committed
to overcoming the Vietnam
syndrome.”
The involvement in Lebanon
could signal plans for larger build
up in the Middle East or for a per
manent military base in Lebanon,
Kraus says.
"My own suspicion is that they
don't know what they're doing,"
he says, adding that U.S. involve
ment could represent ''nostalgia
for the old days when we could
throw our weight around.”
While some of Reagan's ad
ministration may be quite sincere
in believing that troubles all over
the world are stirred up by com
munists and that it is the job of
the U.S. to stop them, the current
involvement could actually be a
boon to the Soviets, Kraus
says.
"This is a wonderful
bonus for the Soviet Union
— to see the U.S. mired
down in yet another civil
war in a third world coun -
try." They see the domestic
crisis rise, and our relation
ship with our European
allies hurt as well, he says.
Many people fear that this
could lead to a full blown
confrontation between the
superpowers, because
Syria, a surrogate for the
Soviets, and Isreal, a sur
rogate for the U.S., are in
volved. Hanhardt and Kraus
both doubt this will
happen.
Hanhardt says the superpowers
have come to an agreement not to
engage each other in the area and
have refrained from doing so in
the past.
Syria and Isreal are both keep
ing close watch on the situation
and allying with various factions,
but probably for their own aims,
Kraus says.
"Syria is a military client — they
are armed by the Soviet Union
just as Isreal is by the United
States. It doesn't make sense to
imply that Isreal is only acting
under our influence. Syria is not
any less autonomous."
There is a widely held opinion
that the United States can make
no real difference in the conflicts
in the area. According to Prof.
Thomas Hovet, the country was
stable after it first achieved in
dependence in 1914. At that time a
parliament that reflected the
various factions ruled
proportionately.
Since then the population has
changed drastically. Hovet says a
Photo by Dave Kao
Political science Prof. Richard Kraus says the United States has
become mired down in Lebanon's civil war.
new census should be taken and a
means devised to reallocate seats
to underepresented groups.
As the level of involvement has
escalated Congress has sought to
limit the president's power to
wage undeclared war by invoking
the War Powers Act. Reagan has
resisted these attempts by in
sisting any limitation on his power
will make the United States look
weak.
Prof. Priscilla Southwell, rejects
this notion. "This is an excuse that
has been used before. Presidents
don't like to have their power cur
taifed in regard to foreign policy.
They're used to having it their
own ballgame."
Southwell says actions by Con
gress may have made the presi
dent more powerful than before,
however. Previously, Reagan was
doing something "extra-legal,"
she says by waging an undeclared
war. Now his actions are codified
in law.
“I think it makes the country
look much more responsible,"
Kraus says. "We have done in
credibly stupid things in the past
by letting the president have free
rein."
Professors here are reluctant to
guess at what might take place in
Lebanon in the future. They seem
sure though that the truce, now in
its second week, will not last.
"There have been tens, dozens
of cease-fires and none of them
has held," Hanhardt says.
Kraus also is skeptical of the
truce but feels the Lebanese
might work things out on their
own.
"The Lebanese are fabulous
wheeler-dealers." he says.
"They're great at negotiating.
They could probably pull it off if
left to their own devices."