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Editorial Doming Autzen is the best alternative Proponents of plans to build a dome on Autzen Stadium, which would be the first in the state, have ex* perienced two triumphs recently. First, a study to determine whether the dome could be feasibly engineered verified that it could be. Second, the state Economic Development Com mission granted the University $20 million in state in dustrial revenue bonds to fund construction Originally funds were going to be sought through private donations, which raised concerns that donations to the University for academic support would decrease. As in every issue, there are two sides. But in this case, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages Athletic Director Bill Byrne estimated that every time it rains. 6,000 to 8.000 people that would have attended the game forgo attendance. Losses accumulate in forgone ticket, concession, and parking revenues and also in forgone sales by area retailers, restaurants, hotels, and gas stations. While there is something to be said for the nostalgia of attending a football game in the chill of the fall air. economic considera tions take precedence. ID aaoiucn, me looioau team generates approwniaiuiy 70 percent to 80 percent of the athletic department's revenue, Byrne said. Therefore, if football brings in more money, ail of the University athletic programs stand to benefit. Doming Autzen could improve football recruitment. Byrne said that Oregon's out-of-state reputation is that it always rains here, which turns away players that don't like to play in bad weather. Construction of the dome would include new athletic department offices and provisions for converting the facility into a basketball arena during basketball season. MacArthur Court, the current home of the basketball team, is showing its age, and Byrne thinks that the basketball team will re quire a new facility within the forseeable future. He sees the dome project as a chance to get two facilities for the price of ope. Don Monson, the University’s head basketball coach, thinks that the dome is the athletic department’s best option, but that relocating basketball games there could hurt the basketball program. The arena could be staged for basket ball, but Monson says it would still be a football facility. Basketball recruitment could be hurt, because recruits won’t be able to see an actual basketball court in fall and spr ing, and basketball practices and possibly pre-season games would have to be relocated in the fall when football season is still in session, Monson said. In addition, students could have difficulty getting to Autzen Stadium for games played at night, and fans would have to sacrifice some proximity to the game. But even Monson agrees that Mac Court will require either a replacement facility or major repairs within five to eight years. If domed, the facility will be useful for events that can not be held at the Hult center or at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Athletics would only be a part of the events featured at the stadium. Construction could send the football team up to Parker Stadium in Corvallis for a season, but the project will be the best solution in the long run. All that is needed now is a stamp of approval from the University administration and the State Board of Higher Education. Their final decision will come following the results of a financial and market analysis feasibility study due next month. iJJKiySSw, -wankSt ”5LTIrtAP* iw* JWrsmritf S&Jfi&fo / <no*1WM*€ %g’'™ZrJZ£* ra» - ■• ■■ • Letters Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Dally Emerald la published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Dally Emerald Publishing Co , at the University o» Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403 The Emerald operates independently ot the University with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press. The Emerald is private property. The unlawful removal or use of papers Is prosecutable by law Genera! Staff Advertising Director Susan Thelen Production Manager Russell Steele Classified Advertising Vince Adams Assistant to the Publisher Jean Ownbey Advertising Sales: David Wood - Sales Manager, John Boiler - Intern, Michael Gray, Robin Joannides, Carlos Lamadrid, Marcia Leonard, Shawn Leuthold, Julie Lewis, Catherine Lltja ■ Intern, Brett Plckman, Anne-Marie Vranizan - Intern, Laura Willoughby. Production: Vince Adams, Kelly Alexandre. Shu-Shlng Chen, Ellen Cross. Judy Diertnger, Storml Dykes, Manuel Flores, Steve Gibbons, Rob Hare, Jim Marks, Ross Mar tin, Mary May, Mary McGonigai, Rob Miles, Angie Muniz, Kara Oberet, Chads Parker, Ken Parrott, Jennifer Peter son, Geoff Rainville, Michele Ross, Alyson Simmons, Peg Solonlka, Gregory Tippe, Colleen Tremaine, Slevsri Wall. Wear them What’s worse than misplac ing your clothes? Having them stolen from you. is! Recently, while I was hanging some clothes in my dorm room, so meone took my laundry out of a dryer and I never saw it again. It’s sad when someone can’t leave his or her clothes unguarded for even a few moments. I would just like to say a few words to the person who stole my clothes. Go ahead and wear them. Someday 1 will have the pleasure of catching you in them. And finally, rest assured that eventually some other crook will rip you off, too. Steve Glen Eugene Prevent misuse The concerns expressed in the "AIDS test" editorial (ODE. Oct. 21) are valid, I agree. Con fidentiality, protection of civil 'rights and the lack of discrimination are important considerations. They are of in terest not only to vigilant defenders of a free, democratic society. Fearing a misuse of test information could prevent peo ple in high-risk categories for contracting the AIDS disease from seeking to be tested for HTLV-III (the virus indentified as a necessary factor in develop ing AIDS) antibodies. However. I wonder if in the rush to decry potential releases of information and prosecution of homosexuals, larger issues have not been ignored. It is now a medical fact that AIDS can be Editor Managing Editor News Editor Editorial Pag* Editor Editorial Paga Assistant Sports Editor Photo Editor Graphics Editor Friday Edition Editor Sidelines Editor Night Editor Associate Editors Higher Education Community General Assignment Administration Student Government Student Activities Julie Shippen Diana Elliott Jolayne Houtz Michelle Brence Matthew Dodson Robert Collias Karen Stallwood Ross Martin Sheila Landry Allan Lazo Jolayne Houtz Gary Jimenez Scott McFetridge Linda Hahn Kirsten Bolin Mary Llchtenwalner Julie Freeman Reporters: Sean Axmaker, Dan Coran, Karen Engel, Frale de Guzman, Deborah Janes, Kim Kaady, Andrew Lamar, Robert Oakes, Barbara Shaw, B.J. Thomsen Photographers Kamila At-Najjar, Shu-Shlng Chen, Steve Gibbons, Rob Hare, Jim Marks, Ross Martin, Steven Wall. News and Editorial 8885811 Display Advertising and Business 086-3712 Classified Advertising 880-4343 Production 888-4381 Circulation 888-6811 transmuted uy neierosexuat contact. Both male/female and female/mala tranfer of AIDS has been documented. In addition, heterosexuals with numerous sexual partners have been add ed to the list of populations at risk for AIDS. Members of the armed ser vices can have characteristics quite different from the genera) public. Their special living con ditions. i.e. separation from spouses or permanent sexual partners, make sexual contact with prostitutes a greater likelihood. By the above defini tion. prostitutes are at higher risk for being carriers of HTLV 111 With the mobility of military personnel, internationally and domestically, their potential impact on public health seems to be significant. Instead of beating the drums against HTLV-II1 antibody testing, your time could be bet ter spent, in my opinion. You might use your influence to campaign for real ways which would prevent misuse of poten tial abuse of test information. Inge McNeese Kugene Film is tasteless It has recently come to my at tention that the movie "Star Wars" may be coming to cam pus. Are our memories so feeble that we have forgotten the violent story line and the classic, tasteless. American hero rescue plot? Planets are ex ploded. people are zapped, and other life forms are in discriminately vaporized. Golly! Some stores actually sold "Star Wars" light swords and masks! Young children were seen aggressively acting out their bellicose fantasies — some even carried the swords on Halloween! Was I the only one to notice the sultry, provocative look the princess gave "Chewy”? Were the producers trying to promote beastiality? Where is our sense of social responsibility? * Well my friends, I am the self elected guardian of your im aginations. I promise to con demn and pontificate whenever possible. I promise to hop on the bandwagon and share my unsolicited moral blitherings to assault your sensibilities above and beyond reasonable limits. What gives me the right to snare my eninuaiasm lur pointless endeavors? What makes me such an authority? 1 was there! i was a star traveller for two and a half years. ‘‘Star Wars" is NOT real — it is the product of a twisted mind driven only to rape the public for its box-office dollars. Those of you who are easily excited and prone to over reac tion should don black arm bands and ‘IStar Wars" costumes and meet me in front of the movie for a group hassle session. Alex Gardner Biology Trash *Rambo9 I have been actively involved with Students Opposing Registration and the Draft for over a year. I wrote and/or designed several pamphlets. I have been the veteran’s liaison since April. The original "Scenes Rambo left out" board was my creation. 1 do not sup port militarism. However, I find myself at odds with a large percentage of my community supporting the action directed at educating and influencing persons who attend "Rambo" for entertainment. By all accounts, "Rambo" is a grotesque, ridiculous mockery of the tragedy of a generation. Unfortunately, it is also a sure sellout no matter what anyone does. I believe "Rambo" should be treated as the tasteless joke and rip off that it is. I ask anyone who opposes junk like “Rambo" to bring their paper airplanes and other implements of insult, and come educate yourself and others by attending the “Rambo Horror Picture Show" at 7 p.m. After "Ram bo” has been thoroughly trash ed, attend the second showing of other films supporting the many worthy causes on campus. I am tired of preaching to the converted. The "Rambo Horror Picture Show" is an attempt to reach people who have not con sidered the implications of shows like “Rambo." If you can't change an event, the next best thing is to change the meaning of the event. Shasta Hatter Co-director of SORI)
