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letters Make the case The distribution of resources among institutions of higher education concerns all of us at the University. Pres. Paul Olum and Dean Derrick Bell have done a good job of articulating the case for concentrating sup port in institutions of high quali ty rather than diluting quality by attempting to give equal sup port to all institutions. As we pursue this issue, we must be careful to pick our arena and make our case in ways that maximize our chances of success. There is no question that arguments for building and maintaining programs of the highest educational quality would lead to the conclusion that one or two institutions should be given more support than others, and that such sup port should be concentrated at institutions (like the University and Oregon State) which already have high quality pro grams. These decisions are ap propriately made by the State Board on grounds of educa tional quality. It would be unfortunate if such decisions were based on political considerations, and if they were made by the Legislature. In a political battle that pits the strength of the Eugene legislative delegation (all of which have been strong supporters of the University) against the Portland delegation (which tend to support PSU), the University is not likely to win. Unfortunately, legislators tend to identify with their own geographical area. The Portland area has the largest delegation in the legislature representing the largest number of voters in the state. In a strictly political battle, the strength of this delegation would be hard to overcome. Funding for higher education is a legislative responsibility. I have been a strong advocate for increased funding and have taken the sometimes unpopular position that the legislature should be willing to raise revenue to pay for a quality system. I also believe that fun ding should be concentrated where it will produce the best results and support Olum and Bell's efforts to secure support for the University. However, I believe that it would not help that effort to make the distribu tion of funds a legislative issue. We need to choose the strategies and battlegrounds that give us the best chance of winning. Carl Hosticka associate professor, state representative What's best? This letter is in regard to a quote attributed to Rep. )im Weaver, and reported by the Emerald Monday, Jan. 9. Weaver was quoted as saying that, although he believes Pres. Ronald Reagan is wrong, he is a "good American and is trying to do what's best." I am angered by Weaver's statement, and by his reinforce ment of the popular vision of the misguided, but benevolent nature of the president. Reagan's ignorance, if ig norance it is, of global problems such as the lack of intelligent non-violent conflict resolution tactics, long-range, industrially caused environmental changes and human rights abuses, can perhaps be understood to be the failings of a feeble mind. However, the present ad ministration's aggressive policies of attempting to reverse affirmative action, denying women's rights, and absolving the government from its primary obligation of securing the public welfare are not simp ly misguided benevolence. We need to recognize that these actions are not those of a "good American." These ac tions are a systematic and vi sionary attempt to institu tionalize greed and instigate unassailable security for a rich, white and male minority. Weaver's statement gives the impression of absolving the president and his administra tion from being accountable to the effects of their actions. 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My thanks to the Emerald for the Jan. 11 story “David and Goliath.” It successfully com municated some of the pro blems faced by the University rugby team. I would, however, like to offer one correction: I am not the coach, but team president. This limits my contributions to off field administrative tasks and logistics. On the field, I'm but one of 30 players. Our winning fall season, and anticipated success in the spr ing, can be attributed to the coaching efforts of Paul McCar thy and Alex Mohr. Tim Love president, rugby team letters P°*'^„ers tort*** <* The Emerald wl» ««£& -S5^52SSS»s*^ -mcf3r.ou^fe*«' rihou,d b\J must be '>m te and Co m tNAU.__ J . .■■as.?.* *-«*> WJGetman auto _ Since -ws -5K5S-.?Sf DftTSUN ’ For Your Foreign A Service For £y'$ Piff3 Salutday and Sun^ dsscounts «<«*"ss.«•« "!ia to' when you de)Wery 686-9598 . 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