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Letters Insensitive i have just picked several small pieces of glass from my hand for the second time this term. 1 am a wheelchair-bound student and have been compell ed to write about the serious broken glass problem that ex ists, especially around the 13th and Kincaid area. It would seem that some peo ple get a perverse pleasure from the smashing of bottles and glasses on our streets. Par ticularly enjoyable, it seems, is to smash glass on the curb cuts so necessary to handicapped students. Would these same people be amused by the ’ ‘cute" antics of breaking a beer glass in a public shower? I don’t think so! The next time these folks set out to lay traps for unsuspecting bicyclists, they might think about the pain and difficulty they are causing for many wheelchair-bound individuals. )im Petty Education Whose rights? Today, in any of the 50 states, a pre-bom baby can be killed by any physician at any time dur ing pregnancy. The only criterion is the place of residence, for the Supreme Court ruled that birth was the magic key to being human. However, at birth, the baby only has a change of residence and a different method of obtaining food and oxygen. We're talking about a civil rights issue, and shouldn't civil rights protection be granted to all age groups? If today we give a mother the legal right to kill her burdensome and unconve nient daughter or son in her womb, logically, tomorrow we must give to the daughter or son the right to kill their burden some mother. Should our government pro tect all human lives equally, or should we allow the big to kill the small?: the conscious to kill the not yet conscious?: the more perfect to kill the less perfect? This is precisely what abortion is doing. Yes. 1 know. I know. 1 shouldn’t impose my morality on another woman. But should we allow a mother to impose her morality, or lack of. on her helpless baby Inside her womb, in a fatal and violent way? Is abortion honestly the best solution? There are organiza tions like Eugene Pregnancy Hotline who have trained and concerned people that can help both the mother and baby suc ceed in life. Everyone, no mat ter how helpless and small, deserves a chance to live. It should be thoir right. Kristi Welkin Fine Arts Not suprised It is annoying, if not supris ing. that the Emerald recently featured a complete tenter sec tion on local recording studios while virtually ignoring a na tional conference — the American Women Conduc tor/Composer Symposium — in progress at the University's School of Music. A direct outgrowth of last year's West Coast Women Con ductor/Composer Symposium, this year's event was held Feb. 21-23. and hosted dozens of composers and conductors from all over the country. Seminars and workshops given by inter nationally known musicians were well attended, and the University Symphony Or chestra played to a full house on Sunday evening. This concert was only one of throe featuring the music of living American composers —■ musk: all too rare ly programmed or broadcast in Eugene The only thing notably lack- . ing was support from IJ of Q faculty. In three days, I counted a total of less that) a dozen local faculty members in attendance, an occurence which I find . embarrassing, I would like to taka this op portunity to thank Professor Marsha Mabrey and Kim Mc Carthy., primary organizers of the symposium, for an ex perience which was educa tional, enlightening and enter taining. Hopefully this type of event will become an annual oc curence of comparable stature to the much lauded Bach _J Festivals. Hiawatha Graduate, Music Think again In response to Paul Kim’s let ter ’’System's faults” (ODE. Mar, 3): For those people who didn't notice, February 23-28 was "Greek Days of Giving" at the University. The week, being a philanthropy, contained ac tivities aimed at raising money for the Eugene community and the University. This year’s beneficiaries were the Eugene Mission, the Salvation Army, Special Olympics, the Universi ty Library and U of O Club Sports. Earlier this term, the Delta Gamma sorority had its "An chor Splash” philanthropy. The proceeds went to Aid to the Blind. This spring. Sigma Chi has its "Derby Days." Past beneficiaries have been the United Way. the Pearl S. Buck Center and the Wallace Village for disabled and mentally disturbed children. The Kappa Sigma fraternity has raised money for the Cancer Society of Oregon Sigma Alpha Epsilon has raised funds for Muscular Dystrophy. YMCA children’s programs and the American Cancer Association. These are just a few examples from all the fundraisers every fraternity and sorority par ticipate in. Kealistically. as long as there is a Creek system, it will always be the subject of criticism. But, hopefully, in the future the criticism will be aimed at faults of the system, and not con stitute personal biases and uneducated attacks of the system. One parting thought: Paul Kim states. "The Creek system does more laid for everyone than good..." Please think again. >'■ lleinka Peterson Greek Activities Council Can we talk? Mr. Sacks. I have a State Department report on Afghanistan which you might find of interest : My extension Is x422fi and 1 welcome *vbu to phone me after 7 p.m. Sir I can go over the report contents with you. If you don't,~then I will assume that you am scared of the facts and are not worth deal- ■ trig with. - Andrew Beckwith ,/ Physics Worthy deeds 1 am constantly infuriated by the small-mindedness of those who incessantly" attack the Greek system. Haul Kim (ODE. ■ Mar. • j| goes as far as to. hlatne - (>reoks for the Gfcamm-Kudrpan. . . o act. . .... „ • ■ For your information. Mr Kim. the Greek system dims substantial good for ‘he com munity. Cam you say the same? i guess you must have beftn away when we were .carving pum pkins with homeless kids, or . when we throw al’lyristinas par ty for abused children. Maybe you didn't hear alfouf the bike relay that will raise money .for Mothers Against t")runk\|irivers. This represent*' half .of whut one house did for oqe term, a mere fraction of what the,ehfire Greek system put back..into the community. Hut you probably didn't notice. After all, most Greeks are rapists who drive Porsches and join houses to cover up for their insecurities.. Instead of constantly badger ing the Greek community and bringing out the bad incidents of a few people, maybe those who condemn it should go out and actually talk to a Greek in stead of sterotyping them. True, just like all organizations the Greek system does have some weaknesses. It also has many morn good qualities. As a famous man once said, "Let he who hath no faults be the one to throw the first stone.” Tom Goo per Student Thursday, March 13, 1986 WEEKEND TREATS now featuring fresh homemade Blintzes and Crepes in addition to our regular breakfast specialties BOOK and TEA Open 8 30-600 Monday thru Saturday 10 00 -6 00 Sunday on the southeast corner of campus 1646 E. 19th • 344-3422 r yUAmrua AncAv Haiti Taitau Perm Special $30.00 tim tude* cut jmd Uyte) 792 C. 11th • 465 6303 Teaching, Learning and Computing Microcomputer Courses Dealing with Issues of Education • Orientation Microcomputers in Education. (TLN 5011). Cl 199.01 credit. • Personal Computer for Students. (TLN 5059). Cl 199.03 credits. • Workshop CATE. (TLN 7326), Cl 508.01 credits. • Computers in Composition. (TLN 5056). Cl 410G. 03 credits. • Fundamentals of Computers in Education. (TLN 5052). Cl 410G. 03 credits • Applications of Computing in the Classroom. (TLN 5055). 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