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
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