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No right
More women die giving birth
than having an abortion, i don’t
mean to say all women should
have an abortion because it’s
safer, but I do advocate any
woman's right to choose. Male
anti-abortionists, on the other
hand, with their “holier than
thou” attitude, want to make
sure that any woman who gets
pregnant must have the baby,
regardless of circumstances.
Let me ask you males some
questions: do you know what
it's like to have sore breasts,
wonder if your IUD is secure,
feel constantly nauseated, or
take a pill which is only 99 per
cent safe — a pill that only
several women die from —
several too many!
What is your role in this pro
cess of reproduction and con
traception? Sperm. An underly
ing problem of this patriarchal
society is the false belief that
women are responsible for con
traception. Women’s bodies are
the ones that suffer, that must
go through hormonal/
physiological changes. Women
are the ones who die —
not men. I've never heard of one
male dying giving birth or hav
ing adverse reactions to the pill!
Until we come up with safe,
effective methods of contracep
tion for men as well, then no
man has any right to tell women
they must have babies. I don’t
know what makes some men
think they have the right to
govern something that doesn’t
belong to them: women’s
bodies. When men get pregnant
and go through it, then I'll
listen. For now, it’s Christian
jargon by "righteous” males
who believe women are fetus
factories. One last thought: “If
men became pregnant abortion
would be a sacrament.”
Laura Romano
Women’s Referral
and Resource Service
More serious
Unfortunately, the cover of
this year’s faculty-staff direc
tory was printed on orange
stock with black ink, much to
my chagrin. But, the article on
page one of the Emerald (ODE,
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Jan 24) includes some inac
curacies. University Publica
tions and I are primarily “to
blame.” We are responsible for
the publication, orange cover or
not.
I did not say to the reporter
that this office “is not to
blame.” Furthermore, I did not
say that the printer would never
work in this town again. What I
did say was that we would not
be using this printer for our
faculty-staff directory next year
because of the mix-up on the
cover, because it was delivered
to campus so late, and because a
number of copies were poorly
printed. More important,
readers are inferring from the
article that the University Prin
ting Department was responsi
ble for printing the directory.
They did not print the book.
The University Printing Depart
ment does fine work, as
evidenced by the cover of this
year’s General Catalog and
several other publications. The
publisher who did print the
directory was supplied a color
sample of the cover paper
wanted, and it was not orange.
In an effort to save some
money, we entered into an ar
rangement with an out-of-state
publishing firm which supplied
the printing of the faculty-staff
directory free of charge.
I extend my apologies to the
campus community for the em
barrassment the color of the
cover has caused. University
Publications takes its respon
sibilities more seriously than
the article suggests.
George Beltran, Director
University Publications
Explanation
Despite the Emerald’s com
prehensive feature about
Pioneer Cemetary last fall,
Logan Dhonau’s letter (ODE,
Jan. 22) illustrates that many
people still do not understand
t hat Pioneer Cemetery is private
land, not University property.
The cemetery, originally
founded by the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and aban
doned by that organization in
the 1930s for financial reasons,
is now operated by a volunteer
letters policy
The Emerald will attempt to print all letters con
taining fair comment on topics of interest to the
University community.
Letters to the editor must be limited to 250
words, typed, signed and the identification of the
writer must be verified when the letter is turned in.
The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for
length, style or content.
Letters to the editor should be turned into the
Emerald office, Suite 300, EMU.
Board of Directors on behalf of
the plot owners. Fifteen years
ago, the University did consider
the possibility of engineering its
relocation. That proposal raised
such an uproar that then Presi
dent Robert Clark pledged not
to consider the issue again.
Since that time, the relocation
proposal has never again been
officially broached.
When members of the campus
community raised questions
last fall about lighting the
cemetery, I twice wrote to the
Association president. I sug
gested that from its own
resources or through a fund
raising drive, the Association
might arrange to install some
more lights. I also suggested
that with the Association
Board’s concurrence, the
University might be able to
work out mutually satisfactory
plans to illuminate the
cemetery.
The Association president
responded that the Association
did not have sufficient funds for
such a project. He expressed
doubt that plot owners would
wish to provide additional
lighting for the cemetery.
Because the Pioneer Cemetery is
private property, the University
cannot nor should not force its
wishes on the Assocation. This
letter does not resolve the
legitimate concerns of the
students. It is offered only as an
explanation of why we have not
been able to respond directly to
the situation.
Daniel Williams
Vice President
Administration
Profit motive
I was appalled to read the
lead article in the Emerald (Jan.
17) regarding the University
bookstore. Imagine, our own
bookstore admits to using as
one of its selection criterion the
potential saleability of the book
it chooses to stock. Where is
their sense of morality, their
sense of decency, their commit
ment to a cause?
We live in a community
which is blessed with a band of
elite scholars whose talents
should be tapped. Who could
better make those decisions as
to which books should be pur
chased and which should not?
Instead, the bookstore relies
upon the crass aesthetic of the
common pleb. Simply because
these people are the ones will
ing to plunk down their money
and buy the books does not enti
tle them to dictate policy to our
bookstore. So, 1 say to those in
charge, '’Show some courage.”
It is far better to be perceived as
thinking correctly and insol
vent, than to buckle under to
the (ugh!) profit motive.
Lowell Smith
Graduate
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