editorial
University education
is more than books
The University community provides students with a
unique opportunity to gain practical experience in a wide
range of professional fields.
Students can arrange a variety of internships, often
gaining University credits for the experience. Similarly, stu
dent government and organizations, and campus-based
businesses such as the Emerald, allow students the chance
to develop management techniques, target career oppor
tunities, and develop vocational skills that will make
students more marketable after graduation.
During the current legislative session in Salem, about
25 University students are working as legislative interns.
The students perform constituent case work, observe
legislative commitees, write committee testimony and
research possible legislation. It is a unique experience that
cannot be gained in a classroom.
The ASUO also gives students the chance to develop a
variety of skills and experiences that will one day help in a
job search.
But amazingly a large number of students do not take
advantage of these opportunities.
We all have friends who seem to be involved in
everything on campus. And many of us wish that we could
be like that person, yet we just don’t know where to begin.
The opportunities for such activism are there. You just
need to seek them out.
Contact your academic department, speak with
representatives of the ASUO, the Emerald or other student
groups, or contact the Career Planning and Placement
Center.
Students who are returning in the fall should take ad
vantage of these programs. The university experience does
not only occur in the classroom.
Potential employers not only want employees with solid
grades, they also want people who have some relevant
experience.
Do yourself a favor; get involved this fall.
There’s much to consider
but so few answers to it all
A few things to ponder during a sunny summer day:
• Will George Bush be the Republican’s Walter
Mondale in 1988?
• Will Tip O’Neill really retire after this congres
sional session?
• What is Nancy Reagan’s real age?
• Who is Dan Goulet?
• Does anyone really like Andy Rooney? How
old is he? Who cares? We don’t, do you?
• How long will Billy Martin survive as the
Yankees’ manager?
• Does Jack Nicholson go to every Los Angeles
Lakers’ game? Who cares?
• Who is Dan Goulet?
• Will Leon Durham trip over his glove again in
a clutch situation?
• Will Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood try to get his
party’s vice presidential nomination in 1988?
Have a nice summer and enjoy the sunshine.
letters
Act now
President Teddy Roosevelt, in
1905. stopped the bloody
Russian-Japanese war by getting
representatives of those nations
to a peace conference at Port
smouth. N.H. In a month, a
peace treaty was signed. A year
later, he stopped Germany and
France from fighting over
Morocco. His success at peace
making is told in the book, .
•/The March of Democracy.” by
James Truslow Adams.
.1 wrote the United Nations to'
do the same with the 44 wars
now being fought, by enlisting
impartial nations to get fighting
nations to peace conferences.
The Presbytery of Monmouth ,
consisting of 43 churches in
central New Jersey, recently
passed a resolution and sent it
to the United Nations, endors
ing my suggestion of a year ago
that the United Nations declare
a world-wide cease fire to take
effect on a certain day and hour,
after which nations would sub
mit disputes to the United Na
tions for settlement.
Humanity has conquered
most diseases, but has turned
the world into a huge bat
tlefield. causing death and
destruction, and impoverish
ment of nations and families.
Now it needs to conquer the
hated disease of war.
If the United Nations is not
going to do the work for which
it was established — maintain
peace, then individual, impar
tial nations ought to follow Ted
dy Roosevelt's example and act
on their own to stop wars.
Clipping out this letter and
sending it to the United Nations
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could help nuke wars obsolete
and produce a better world for
us and our • heirs. Let's turn
those swords into plow shares
Hora Id Mndemann
Eaton town, N.L
Not funny
As a former softlwll player. I
want to reply to the Sidelines
(ODE |une 5) article about soft
ball coach P J. Marlin.
First of all, I am outraged that
P.J. said that she applied for the
position of collegiate softball
coach “almost as a joke." I took
my participation in-collegiate,
athletics very seriously.
As a future professional in the
field of physical education; 1
have a great deal of respect for
the role of coaches in the lives
of student athletes The state
ment that a former team,
“didn't know how to win." is
an insult to the players on that
team and directly reflects P.J.'s
attitude toward athletics, to win
at all costs. If the primary pur
pose of athletics is to win, then
for the majority of participants,
the athletic experience will in
herently end in defeat. My per
sonal goal as an athlete has 'been
to participate and to have the
best experience possible.
It was the philosophy of win
ning at all costs that ended the
opportunity for several players
to participate in their final
season. P.J. weeded players out
by threatening and intimidating
them. This is consistent with
Chris Voelz’s concepts of
"discipline.” and “accoun
tability." Participation, not
winning, is the ultimate goal in
athletics. I do not consider my
participation in collegiate
athletics as a "joke," nor was
being thrown out of the boat a
reasonable expenditure.
The success of the 1985
season should go to the former
and present members of the
team, not only for "winning."
but for their willingness to par
ticipate under adverse cir
cumstances I admire their
courage and persistence. As a
student athlete, 1 do not feel that
1 was respected by the Univer
sity’s continuing support of this
coaching philosophy.
If it's a "joke," 1 don't think
it’s very funny.
Terry Nail
Human Performance and
Development
Who knows?
For several weeks now I Kaye #
looked for letter* concerning
the H i sprayins around' .
Eugene. I’ve seen nothing,
everyone I’ve talked to feels the •
MUM way I do: like a Viet mini
veteran with delayed stress
reaction when I • hear the
helic opter* buzzing my house at .
the ungodly hour of 8 a;rov not*
once- but on six different
occasion* • ;
• On weekdays 1 pen my dog ir^
my yard when I leave for work:
he ha* been vomiting (along •
with my neighbor s dog) ever
since the-, sprayings began.-'
despite my cleaning his water
and food dishes When I. sit orv
the grass, my skin burns I ant .
surrounded by people who.have
come down with strangely coin- .
cidental ”fiu": they vomit.‘they .
have headaches, sore throats,
constant nausea... ^ °
l have not seen statistics on
the safeness of B.t. or what
other biological organisms it
will affect besides gypsy moths
(bees? butterflies? birds?) What
is the effect upon.ground water
or the cherries on the tr*m in my
yard. Nobody asked for my vote
on whether this valley should
be inundated for a month; infor
mation aliout the Ingredients
has not been made available,
Why have I read no other let
ters about li t ? Doasn t
anybody else’s skin burn? Mow
many others have had
headaches and nausea? The in
version layer in the weather pat
terns seem to be holding the
chemical in the air lately, for to
day especially I feel polluted,
affected, tainted... Is Eugene
to lie an experimental case
study? The results may not be?
immediately apparent, but the
short term effect appears
unpleasant, and worse: kepi
quiet. Who know what the long
range effect may be?
Molly Moore
Graduate itudent, English
They’re ours
HI, 1 believe it is possible the
attack upon the Philadelphia
M.O.V.E. house may have been
fully planned, including the
results. There should be a
detailed Investigation. They in
cinerated our children. Yours
and mine. They're all of our
children.
Tommy Walen
Laughing deer