Editorial
The Record fails to
publish consistently
The name of the ASUO’s publication. Off the Record,
was changed to The Record before publication of the
academic year’s first issue. But we suggest a more ap
propriate name: The Missing Record.
The Incidental Fee Committee approved a $5,000
budget for 1985-86 publication of the paper. 1FC Chairman
lames Randall said The Record’s contract stipulates that at
least eight editions be published during the year.
But the school year is half over and the campus has seen
only two editions of the paper, both published last term.
In early November, before the first edition appeared,
The Record Editor Dave Herman explained to the Emerald
that The Record had not been published because he was
busy acting as the ASUO’s publicity coordinator, because he
had not hired a staff and because he spent the first few weeks
of the term spiffing up the paper’s production shop. He said
he planned to begin publishing The Record once every two
weeks following the first edition.
ASUO President Lynn Pickney emphasized that ASIJO
was more concerned about quality than quantity.
But even though Herman is no longer required to fill the
role of publicity coordinator, and though The Record has a
staff and what should be a thoroughly primed production
shop, publication still is being stalled. Being concerned
with quality is commendable, but not if it means the paper
will not be published at all.
By failing to publish. The Record staff is not fulfilling
part of its role — to provide ASUO groups with a forum of
their own.
In addition, some ASUO members have complained
that the Emerald has failed to provide adequate coverage of
ASUO events and activities. Yet they turn a blind eye to the
absence of their own publication. Coverage of ASUO ac
tivities would only stand to improve if publication of The
Record were renewed.
The Record could not replace day-to-day coverage
possible in the Emerald, and the Emerald will continue to
cover ASUO activities regardless of The Record's status. But
if published consistently. The Record could provide
students with an alternative source of news and information
Increased awareness might also encourage students to par
ticipate in ASUO events.
If published. The Record would also help fulfill the ac
countability obligation of elected representatives. Students
elect representatives to act in their behalf, and in return,
representatives are obligated to account for their actions.
Without The Record, the student body must base
evaluations of student representatives' performances on out
side sources. If published on a regular basis, the students
could monitor representatives’ activities throughout their
terms of office.
Herman's capability to serve as editor must be question
ed. A lack of organization and motivation on his part appear
to constitute at least part of the weight dragging The Record
down. For example, why didn’t he hire a staff before
November? Why didn’t he organize the production shop
during summer vacation? What is he doing now?
And the squabble Iasi term between the ASUO and the
Commentator over whether or not the Commentator was in
compliance with its contract reflects poorly on the situation.
The ASUO would do well to model The Record after the
Commentator. At least the Commentator publishes
consistently.
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Point is missed
I found the Emerald's
editorial of Feb, 11, ‘ which
claimed that the CIA and ROTC .
are having their rights abridged
by opposing groups, to be very
disturbing.
Professor McConnaughey's
efforts to eliminate ROTO are
said to "weaken the founda
tions of democracy.'' by .
limiting ROTC free speech
rights.
The point the Emerald misses
is this: ROTC} and the CIA are
not exercising democratic
freedoms: they are exercising
the American capitalist's ver
sion of freedom — the right of
any person or group to do or say
anything that that person or
group might wish.
Truly democratic freedoms
arise out of the agreement of all
participants to respect the rights
of our fellow human beings
above all else, and as a precon
dition for other freedoms. Clear
ly. when the CIA pays a “Con
tra** to shoot a child or
decapitate a man. it violates the
most basic prerequisite for
democracy: the guarantee that
physical harm or death will
never be used to attain a goal. '
Until the CIA and ROTC
observe fundamental human
rights, they ought not be allow
ed the privileges that accom
pany real democratic respect for
opposing people and groups.
Michael Dawson
lunior. Sociology
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Letters
Honor Creator
The defenders of the fertilized
egg have neglected to point out
that even before conception, all
the elements of human life ex
ist. How iirational.to think life
is not continuous from parent to'
child, Egg"and.'sperm are as .
alive, as essentially uniquely
human, as when, one second
later.-they meet. It is wrong tp
think there is a point at which
no life is present
If. as a moral society, we de
fend the rights of the helpless, it
is time for those who honor the
Creator to respect all human
life.
lait us propose to. Congress
and the Holy .See a Sacred
.Sperm Decree. Any man who
wastes his Cocf-given. seed will
be a killer. Any woman who
thinks she has no rights over
what's inside the skin of man. -
can be proven wrong and
shown the value of reporting
violations.
No adult will have the right to
decide when to reproduce
because the bad ones may
decide to block the will of Cod
for selfish reasons. We must
realize we can control all
deviates who do not accept that
the highest calling of every man
is to make babies, whether hr
wants a child or not.
Barbara Hazen Shaw
Graduate student, fournaliam
True indicators
l^t's talk about flow. The first
thing to consider is that most
readers can easily identify with
numerically progressive
specifics |i.e. the first thing, the
second thing, etc.).
However, if a writer’s topic is
atopicai. many readers will,
after assuming this is uncalled
for. rely on reactionary truisms
for psychological relief (e.g.
"■everybody.'* got an -opinion4; •‘‘‘‘s.
and an asshole”), This Is good- • 4
and/or bad In t hat .Koine people ' " ‘
value progress!vb 'over" '•*
regressive statements,. Wlflle-:: °,yr;
■others vaiue quite Use-reverse^';.
. 'For our present concern, „l*$Js/Vi*,;
"avoid such value1 assessment-- ’'.'
altogether, and concentrate "*.?*■
rather oh definitions. These fre' . <•’
. "true" indicators, and it’s.often'”'
argued to begin with them. BuJ- '<
since . we, can’t. .“deflheVU
without ‘stressing’ either The °:'y
Eschatological -or- 'ThV-• ••?'
. Teloeologicai . (both heavily"'; -:r°
. value-prone), • and since we've.
about user) up all-, the possible5;, /'..
ways to adjunct, (or de-junct) ” v
hypothetical -.starling . points,-'
maybe it's best to stop.' '• .J
• ’ • ’ ' . • V ; ’ *
'Tim Jaques
' Sociology
’ - *- ■ '
Let's prove it
'■ After 'watching m.y first
. basket bail game lii Gill CoY-> : '
iseum.recently,.] realized that ? '
not only do the Ducks hav'e.ts.
bet ter. basketball team, hut we '
also have a bet ter" rally- squad-./
mascot and better fans.
The only problem, is., where •*;
were t he Duck fans?. I -went to
Corvallis on Saturday to visit
friends with no real 4nte.nl-on: \
getting into the game.°But just,
by chance. I walked over to (Jill. • • .
at 2:30 p.m.. and they sti.l-1-h.ad ‘
tickets on sale for the game that
started at 5:00 p.m.
I realize I was lucky, and next,
time I'm going to get my tickets
in advance. I just hope next year
when I go. I see a section of
green and gold at Corvallis to
back the Ducks. I know we have,
better fans, but let's prove it to
the Beavers.
Congratulations. Ducks, on a
game well played.
Kent Hancock
lournalism
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