editorial
Take steps to beat
winter term blues
This is the shortest term of the year and one of the most
Intense. A lot of students take their heaviest course load dur
ing winter term in order to free up more time during spring
term, when increased sunshine and warmer days make it
harder to focus on studying.
With th? long Christmas holiday over and almost no
other vacations in sight, getting back into school at the start
of winter term can be hard, to say the least. And with extra
short days, little sunshine and lots of rain, students often
find themselves slipping into the mid-school-year blues.
There are ways, however, to get around the frustrations
of winter term. If you have ever thought about taking a
physical education class, this is the time to do it. Classes in
swimming, dancing, weight lifting, jogging, tennis, etc. are
all offered. They can help break up the monotony of study
ing all the time and can help to release built-up tension with
exercise.
Taking a physical education class also is a good way to
discipline yourself into exercising, when it is often easier to
just skip it due to laziness. Since a lot of students tend to
spend most of their time inside during winter term, taking
an exercise class can make a big difference in releasing
tension.
Another way to deal with the mid-school-year blues is
to take the necessary steps to make the term more enjoyable.
This means going out of your way to meet people and to par
ticipate in student activities that interest you. Taking the
time to get involved with activities apart from class work
and studying can make a heavy course load more tolerable
and winter term more enjoyable.
Perhaps most important, however, is to make use of the
University counseling center when trying to deal with the
troubles that tend to beset students during winter term. It’s a
good idea to just go in and schedule a time to talk with
someone in the counseling center. This can keep tensions
from building, and it also is a good way to share some per
sonal feelings when there is a need to do just that.
Take the offensive this year by beating out the winter
term blues. It’s amazing how a physical education class, a
talk with a counselor, or getting involved with a campus
organization can make a positive difference in what winter
term will be like for you.
Will 1985 take us closer
to nuclear ‘doomsday9?
In 1984. the famous “Doomsday Clock" jumped to three
minutes before midnight. Not since 1953. when the Soviet
Union detonated its first hydrogen bomb, has the clock tick
ed so dose to doomsday. In 1972. at the time of the Salt 1
Arms Limitation Agreement signed between the United
States and the Soviets, the clock was put back as far as 12
minutes until midnight.
The “Doomsday Clock" was devised in 1947 by the
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The purpose of the dock is
to show a graphic representation of the status of the world in
relation to nuclear annihilation.
The reason for the 1984 jump toward nuclear annihila
tion was the failure of arms control negotiations between the
United States and the Soviets. Will 1985 bring us doser to
nuclear annihilation? A continuation of the arms race fueled
by the massive nuclear build-up during President Ronald
Reagan's first term in office is sure to bring us closer
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letters
True issue
Siimc Christ inns recognize
sin as human nature. some con
demn sin. Can we judge who is
Ihf true Christian?
!s a homosexual an individual
who chooses a behavior to
subvert society, or chooses to
accept his true feelings and
given identity? If we deny our
true nature, that is self
deception.
Is a Christian here to do God’s
work by judging and prescrib
ing man's behavior, or practice
compassion and thus tiring
together mankind? If you c an t
kill and can't convert all the
homosexuals, is the alternative
them to hale* and persecute
them?
I put it to you that homosex
uals an* being persecuted in this
society. Refusal from shelter,
dismissal from work, and
thn*ats of violence constitute
persecution — aggravated by
lucking legal supporl and little
public comprehension. Can
homosexuals be blamed for tak
ing responsibility to make a
public issue of persecution, to
foster understanding and
eliminate fears?
No man m*ed quarrel with the
Bible, nor use it as a weapon to
cast judgment. Blasphemy in
deed’ Grate is a frontier which
litis within each individual, if
we accept each individual with
faith, then ail individuals can
drop their defenses and look
within.
I must contest with Mr.
Moore and certainly Mr.
Wagner. (OUK Nov 28|. They
haw not addressed the correct
issue I propose that the true
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issue is whether one mail can
accept his brother as is. with
faith and love. That is the purest
help we can offer one another.
We all know sin lajfs not
debate who is right — who is
wrong, but just work together.
Jim Moon;
Eugene
It’s unnatural
I find it odd that some people
feel homosexuality, adultery
and sex with children are nor
mal. Even excluding Cod’s
word (the Bible), one finds that
these behaviors are anything
but natural.
If homosexuality were indeed
natural, mankind would have
died off years ago. Homosex
uality, kiddy sex, etc., would
have destroyed society. We see
it happening today; AIDS is
running rampant. Homosexuals
are by far and away the most
diseased creatures on earth (ex
cluding the cockroach and the
rat).
Our ancestors would have
died out had they been
predominately homosexual.
Groups which indulge in im
morality and ran against natural
laws could be expected,
through natural process, to
either become diseased and die
out or shrink in numbers and be
destroyed by other civilizations.
Sound unfair? Well that's
tough, isn't it? Is it unfair that
since nearly all denominations
which are opposed to homosex
uality (along with non-religious
people), have the lowest infant
mortality in America and the
longest life expectancy? Sounds
like they're more in touch with
nature than most humanist
liberals.
Humanist liberals tell us that
"homosexuality" and unac
countability are natural.
However, the Bible and Dar
win's theories are in complete
agreement that homosexuality
is unnatural
Face it, liberals, either you ac
cept the Bible or you accept Dar
win. there's no in-betweens.
Either wav you are Irvcerc —
maybe that's why you have to
recruit people to your warped
°*“*f — God and all heterosex
uals know you can't reproduce.
Brad Hall
Free speech
As a participant in the non
holent civil disobedience at the
Marine recruiter's presentation
on 11/28, I have been the sub
ject of much criticism by some
members of the Eugene com
munity and the University. At
issue has been the argument
that our protest violated the
Marine recruiters' right to free
speech. We prohibited the
Marines from showing their
slide presentation designed to
gain new Marine Corps recruits.
Paul Olum upholds the
Marines' right to free speech,
perhaps in the same manner
that he defended his work
which led to the development of
one of the most destructive
weapons on this planet. Unfor
tunately, by the time one
realizes the truth of one’s ac
tions. as Olum eventually did,
the effects have already been
felt. Perhaps Olum and his
righteous entourage could
travel to South Africa and
educate the black population
about the reasons the whites
have the right to tell them that
they do not belong on their
beaches, in their
establishments, or on their
streets.
When Olum and Company
return, they should not hesitate
in defending the Marines’ rights
to encourage people to join
them in traveling to lands
where there are different peo
ple. some with ideas different
than their own. After all. in
situations where these people
cannot be persuaded that the
U.S. way is the right way, the
recruits can exercise their
newly-delegated right to kill.
Wake up, people! The right to
free speech is not nearly as clear
as you might be led to believe.
One has no more right to en
courage rape, slavery or murder
than to commit such acts.
Andrew Harvey
Eugene
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