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Editorial IFC loan for GTFs worth considering University President Paul Olum has suggested that in cidental fee reserve money be used as a loam hind (c^r Graduate Teacrhirtg Fellows. -3 \o 'W103) /ij GTK leader Chuck Hunt has told the Incidental Fee Committee that for now, he’s not interested. His position may change if other sources of money for GTFs are not forthcoming. The loan fund idea should be carefully considered by the Incidental Fee Committee. If long-term integrity of the reserve account is guaranteed by the state system, the idea has merit. The IFC does not permit fees to be used for certain ac tivities. such as food or lodging. Fees should certainly not be regularly used for personal loans, but the ASIJO has a pro cess through which fees may be made temporarily available for otherwise ineligible activities. The credit committee, a pseudo-agency created by the IFC. handles loans for such activities on a smaller scale. Although the GTF loan idea is unusual, the IFC could use the credit committee model to set up a loan fund. Provided University and state system rules permit, the IFC could authorize a temporary transfer of incidental fees to a special account in the financial aid office. GTFs could then apply for aid based on need. Loans should not be made directly to individuals, or to the GTF Federation. Before approving such a project, the IFC should be cer tain that any money repaid to the new account is immediate ly credited back to the incidental fee reserve. The IFC should agree to such an emergency bailout only if the University agrees to bear the burden of collecting debts on the new account, and agrees to reimburse the account for any debts uncollectible after a reasonable period, perhaps the end of the 1986-87 fiscal year. If these conditions can be met. setting up a loan fund is . simply a large-scale version of what the credit committee has been doing since its creation in 1982. We still believe that the state system’s decision to begin withholding tuition waiver taxes is unnecessary, and should be reconsidered. An emergency fund is just that — temporary aid to deal with an unpredictable disaster. It is not a long-term financial aid plan for GTF's. Gay pride events educate to increase understanding Gay and lesbian Pride Week is underway at the Univer Iv. Non-gays should take advantage of the opportunity to urn more about the gay community. The rights and roles of gay people are an important part of social and political discourse — gay rights legislation is widely discussed, and has been passed by 41 cities and the state of Wisconsin. Gay men and lesbians suffer from extraordinary stereotyping — the limp-wristed man and leather-clad woman — that represents only a tiny fraction of the gay community. Gay people throughout history have disproved stereotypes for those who have eyes to see — Alexander the Great was hardly a wimp. The contribution to society by Michaelangelo, Ten nessee Williams, Adrienne Rich, Leonardo Da Vinci, lames Dean. Gertrude Stein and countless other gay and lesbian people is beyond question. Lesbians and gay men. visible or not, are part of everyone's life. Learn more about them this week. Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co,, at the University ot Oregon. Eugene. Oregon, 97403 The Emerald operates independently ol 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 General Staff f g * } Advertising Director T Susan Thel«n Production Manager Russell H. Steele Classified Advertising Vince Adams Assistant to the Publisher Jean Ownbey Advertising Sales David Wood - Sales Manager. 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Letters Insignificant .Mr. Frary, You believe yourself to be worthy of some sort of divine at Tehtion I art mi; put that in perspective. You an; a |person of no special significance among four billion others. Vou are on a fitly planet, circling a mediocre star which is among billions of otJw*rs in our'galaxy. which is diself one auiong billions ofothi*r galax ies. And yet you have the gall to call, professor Rousieve vain. It still amazes me how much you. and other religious )>enple. can ignore. Findings in astronomy. archaeology, psychology, etc. am apparently lost on you. Closed mind? The good pro fessor has. at least, not swallow ed a mass-produced theology which you seem to have done. Religion is junk food of the mind, ^ Historical fact; The dinosaurs ruled this planet for millions of years. It is strange the; Bible makes no mention of them. A Tyrannosaurus Rex would be kind of hard to miss, don’t you think? Nevertheless. I believe your money to lx; safe;, considering you have an emotional stake; in your beliefs it is quite likely there is no evidence you would accept as proof against your view. This non-falslfiabllity is found in many other. related p s« u d o - p s y c: h o I o gin s. astrology for example Donald Moventon Physics Threatened Dearest latah and, friends. This Is a very simple .message for your very simple minds „ Regardless of your ignorance, intolerance and hateful at tiludos toward normal people, we will continue to rip-down your flyers. * Because we art? overwhelm ingly threatened by■your, .qtleer ’ existence, we white. heterosex-' ual. able-bodied, rich-kids will continue to express that our reality is the only one that exists here on campus and that anyone that differs form the norm is merely a perverted mutant':. Not just any mutation, hut a muta tion that kills with its spread of the AIDS virus, a crime worse than abortion. i tried to pretend for five minutes that you had a'righl.to your unreasonable queerness, but I couldn’t picture it. (iod did not mean for you to la? with another woman nor for a man to tie with another man. So release your phobias and haired toward your fellow man. come to grips with a realistic reality, and pull yourself out of the dyke (dike?) that you’ve fallen into. Dan Martin W.H.A.R.K. Needs answer In {he Iasi few months I have mailed at least 250 letters and cards to university editors around the the United States reminding them of Hritain's wars (more than any other na tion in Europe) and of its land grabbing, again more than any other nation in Europe. Also, its double invasions of America and burning of our na tional capital in 1H14. I remind them that THE RESULT OF WINNINCI WORLD WAR TWO TO All) ENGLAND WAS THE GIFT OF A THIRD OF EUROPE TO HUJiSIA I ask them what we gist from Europe.that we need? Anti I ask dairy oftheir learned professors . ever . suggest that • President- Keegan's, defense of ■ Zionist temiristnin Palestine is 'm.ikingus millions of Moslem • enemies.v, ■ <• ' Why do we guard foreign borders while bur-own an* .in vadad by „ millions of sneak aliens? Why am wo always ready to bankrupt ourselves and 'Sacrifice bur sons in some foreign war? O.l. Krannamurt •— Sat ramento. CA Paying respect *=Whon .1 first arrived at the .1bdversity tw'o-and-a-half. years ago; my host-family, met me and housed me :iintll I was assigned to a dor’mitury room. This kind couple took, away any envision ed doubts I had about living in a foreign country All this while wa shared our, experiences and spent many precious moments together.' A fortnight ago. Richard Mc Cord, my host fatlnir, suffered a heart attack and passed away. I was naturally saddened at los ing such a dear friend, my first in the United States To the Foreign Students Friendship Foundation. I thank you for assigning a wonderful host family to me. I hope this lienefici.tl program will be ex tended indefinitely to future foreign students. And to Pauline McCord and family. I share this most difficult period with you. C.M. Cheng Student Letters Policy The Kmerald will attempt lo print all letters containing fair comment on topics of interest to the University community. letters to the editor must be limited to 250 words, typed, signed and the identification of the writer must lie verified when the letter is turned in The Kmerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length or style let ters to the editor should be lum en into the Kmerald office, Suite mo. KMU