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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.
I, for one, will hold Reagan
responsible for his policies, and
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Thanks, but...
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
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