editorial
The University must
seek out minorities
A report recently released by the State System of Higher
Education concluded that the University must alter its
minority recruitment programs in order to ensure the con
tinued growth of the University’s minority-student popula
tion. Since 1982, the University’s black enrollment has in
creased by six students, while its Hispanic enrollment has
increased by 134. But blacks comprise 1.8 percent of the
state’s population and only 1.2 percent of the state system’s
enrollment level, while Hispanics account for 3.3 percent of
the state’s population but only 1.2 percent of the state
system. Both the University and the state system must strive
to improve these numbers.
A university education should expose students to a
wide range of philosophies, lifestyles and modes of thought.
And a university experience must present students with a
diverse student population.
Unfortunately, the majority of students at the University
and in the state system as a whole are enrolled in a system
overwhelmingly composed of white men and women who
have grown up in economically successful families. As a
result, students have little exposure to minority students
who could introduce alternative lifestyles or philosophies.
We agree with James Payne of the state system and
Wayne Nishimura, head of minority recruitment for the
University, who say that the state and the University must
undertake a comprehensive program designed to increase
minority enrollment.
The two recommend that state schools send represen
tatives to personally contact minority students and en
courage them to attend state schools of higher education.
Additionally, they believe the state must examine the
reasons for the state’s level of low minority enrollment. And
they say the state Legislature must provide adequate funding
so the state system can implement a new recruitment
program.
A university is only as strong as its students. We all suf
fer when the University is composed of a homogeneous
population.
Baseball’s designated hitter
is healthy for the ‘ole ’ game
Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth is considering
elimination of the American League’s designated-hitter rule.
The 10-year-old rule allows managers to substitute a “hit
ter” for any person in the batting order. The hitter is allowed
to bat for that person during the entire game. Managers have
generally substituted a DH for traditionally weak-hitting pit
chers, but they could use the DH in place of any batter in the
lineup.
Opponents of the DH argue that it violates tradition in a
tradition-laden game. They say it eliminates much of the
strategy that managers must implement when pitchers bat in
“clutch situations.” But DH supporters say it increases the
game’s excitement, giving solid hitters the opportunity to
bat and create more offense. We agree with the proponents
of the DH.
The DH has increased baseball’s attractiveness.
Designated hitters such as Dave Kingman, Andre Thornton,
Don Baylor and Gorman Thomas are given the opporunity to
hit home runs, whereas in the National League, which
doesn’t have the DH, they would most likely be on the
bench. Undoubtedly, the rule has increased the drama of the
game, while giving former greats am opportunity to prolong
their careers while being an asset to their teams.
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Not me
Keats was right, “Beauty is
truth, and truth is beauty.”
Truth is reality, and real women
are beautiful. Unique women
whose bodies reflect their uni
que experiences are beautiful.
Aged faces, knowing eyes and
bellies that have nurtured
children are beautiful. Fantasy
characters who “haven’t really
developed characteristics that
restrict the casting of an image”
are not beautiful — they are
tragic.
There is no beauty in a piece
of clay that is “tailored to our
(Playboy’s) idea of an impres
sion or image.” This tailoring
suppresses the soul while glori
fying the clay; it encourages
men and women to pursue the
unattainable “higher plateau”
and ignore real beauty: truth.
No, Mr. Chan: Until your art
comes off garage and bathroom
walls and men learn to respect it
rather than splatter it with
semen, I’ll not be your patron.
Shawn Wirtz
Eugene
Valid protest
“Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder” might be an old
cliche, but it’s one with a par
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David Chan.
His “art work” is not com
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last and be slavered over by
coarse, incult men.
Ms. Juniper’s protest is valid,
as is her contention that this
kind of publication promotes
the concept of a woman as an
object to be used and ultimately
abused.
Unfortunately. 1 am equally
disgusted by Ms. Juniper's use
of vulgar slang in regard to
womens’ bodies. We do not
have “mams.” Ms. Juniper, we
have breasts. Please do not
degrade yourself, and the rest of
womanhood, by the use of
abusive, undignified
vocabulary, which was pro
bably initiated by men.
Playboy, its even more con
temptible cohorts and their
readers are already doing that.
Nora Van Meter
Secondary Education
Super dog
Hi, my name is Star. You may
think that is a funny name hut
really it isn't — I'm a dog.
You know, I’ve heard that
some people don't want dogs to
come to campus. Why? Mom
takes me every day when she
goes to class. She also ties me
up. Sometimes 1 wish I could
run around like other dogs do,
but at least I don't get lost, and
Mom always knows where to
find me.
Mom ties me to shady trees
and gives me a stick to chew on.
I only chew on sticks or
sometimes when I play with my
friends, but I never bite. What
would Mom think?
I guess the reason people
don't want dogs on campus is
because they get rabies and bite.
Well, I’ve had all the shots 1
need. The scariest I can be is
when I bark at things but —
don't tell anyone — it’s only
because I’m afraid.
Yesterday I barked at a huge
white thing that dove at me and
made scary noises but Mom said
it was just a kite. I thought it
was a dog-eating bird.
Anyhow, I love to come to
campus because I can run and
play frisbee and ball and
because there are so many
sticks. I hope Mom keeps taking
me.
Shawn Blanchard
and Star
Eugene
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