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Letters Solutions exist Dan Goulet actually calls for quarantining AIDS victims That makes as much sense as leper and tuberculosis colonies or not allowing people with hepatitis to work around food. Get real Dan. Why violate people's civil rights? Remember — life, liber ty and the pursuit of happiness. Dan. if some people want the right to spread their diseases to others then what of it? And Dan. AIDS can be stopped without your proposals before it wipes us all out Today over 1(M) types of AIDS virus are flourishing. If even one exists today, or develops, that could be passed by insects as easily as malaria (this possibility increases as the number of infected people run ning around increases) then what of it? Solutions exist. $1 off any pizza! name _ phone _ (Expires Jame *. '•**) 687-8600 1432 Orchard • Eugene ■ One coupon per pizza | Were AIDS to hop into the bug population, we could always dump enough poisons into the environment to com pletely eradicate all biting in sects. This, of course, would seriously impact on the ecosystem and practically all birds, freshwater fish and most other non-vegetarian wildlife would perish. But hey. such is a small price to pay for sexual freedom, isn't it? Also, as millions died, nan infected people could be paid huge amounts of money to have large families — like the Soviets do. This would keep the imputation levels adequate and would lie welcomed by Mor mons Catholics and conser vative Protestants who very rarely catch AIDS, and who prefer large families. Now that's a way to get rid of humanistic liberalism. Lori Parkman Elmira Better way I am writing out of concern for the rising cost of education at this and other college cam puses around the U S. For those of you in support of divestment, have you thought at all about the repercussion at this univer sity? It is simple finance. If you pull your investments out of the companies doing business in South Africa, which are some ot the best low-risk stocks and bonds, you will be putting the University’s endowment at great risk. This could raise your tuition greatly because on the average, the return on universi ty investments wili be lower This is because the University will be limited to more risky securities to invest in. which could lead to our money, being lost to those investments. Other than our moral gratification. I don’t see how divestment will help the blacks in South Africa gain their much deserved freedom. If you don’t believe me (and there is no reason why you should. I do not claim to be an expert like many who write to the Emerald), mad the article “The Drive to Divest” in the recent issue of Newsweek on Uampus. I was shocked to find out how little effect divestment would have on the South African economy. I think it is very noble that this student body, is trying to make a change where a wrong is lining committed. There has to lie a better way to bring about change in South Africa, though 1 hope we find that way soon. Michael K. Magee Kina nee/Management * JE-vseS* rss <»*% »****£ t>5£S*X £Z* "SSS ^Si^SSsss^4 •Ss^^T/ it ^ 4' *, > fop //_ Jrt coe™ua-» fv^ss^ Sa**** lj£Ztm 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 of Oregon. Eugene. Oregon, 97403 The Emerald operates independently of 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 Advertising Director Susan Thelen Production Manager Russell H Steele Classified Advertising Vince Adams Assistant to the Publisher Jean Ownbey Advertising Sales: David Wood - Sales Manager John Boiler. Jessica Cederberg. Michael Gray Laura Goldstein. Robin Joanmdes. Carlos Lamadrid, Marcia Leonard, Shawn Leuthold. Catherine Lilia. Shawna Reed. Kathy Stein. Joan Wildermuth. Laura Willoughby Production Vince Adams. Kelly Alexandre. Lynne Casey. Shu-Shing Chen. Ellen Cross. Stormi Dykes. Manuel Flores. Shannon Gaither. Ross Martin. Mary May, Rob Miles. Angie Muniz, Charla Parker. Ken Parrott, Jennifer Peterson, Geoff Rainville. Michele Ross. Alyson Sim mons. Gregory Tipps Editor Managing Editor News Editor Editorial Page Editor Assistant Editorial Page Editor Sports Editor Photo Editor Friday Edition Editor Sidelines Editor Night Editor Associate Editors Community/Politics Higher Education Student Activities Student Government University Affairs General Assignment Julie Shippen Michelle Brence Jolayne Houtz Alan Contreras Scott Harding Robert Collias James Marks Sheila Landry Allan Lazo Kirsten Bolm Paul Sturtz Andrew LaMar Chris Norred Sian Nelson Kirsten Bolin Mike Rivers Reporters Tony Ahern, Sean Axmaker, Dan Coran, Kim Kaady, Capi Lynn, Amy Moss, Chuck Thompson, B J Thomsen Photographers Lynne Casey. Shu-Shing Chen. Maria Cor vallis. Steve Gibbons, Derrel Hewitt. Ross Martin, Karen Stallwood. Mike Wilhelm News and Editorial 686 5511 Display Advertising and Business 686-3712 Classified Advertising 686-4343 Production 666-4381 Circulation 686-5511 Misattribution I -ast Thursday’s K mu raid in cluded an article which dealt with University Senate action on the motion to extend the add deadline, in which u statement was misattrihuted to me. I did not say that students should know the content of the courses they take prior to registering. The comment was made by another senator. I believe that students can have only a marginal understanding of what a course will he like before registering, and I supported the motion to extend the drop deadline Robert I. Hurwitz Music Professor Safety first Nobody harboring the AIDS virus. (HTLV-lll) should, ho allowed entrance into America We should follow Saudi Arabia‘s exampleand adopt the plans now being considered by our government to ban infected individuals from immigrating to the lf.S. . The U.S.* (institution mail dates that government .promote*, the general welfare of. America.. At the very least, laws shout'd be passed designed to protect public, health. . •• The majority • of Americans support the idea of quarantining* AIDS patients Also.nobody with irrbVdll virus.'pumping through their body should./be , allowed to work arocind food, children or in health fields". Fur thermore. since homosexuals are by hir the number one*'risk - group for AU)S in.fect ion -/any homosexual caught donating . blood. sperm. for:artificial "in semination or organs should,!*• fined and or jailed! I couldn't care less,if some might' accuse.me of being mean or insensitive. In troth, it’speo ple who hac ked (andthose stub- . Ixjrn enough to still' hack) "ac ceptance of homosexuality, and who attack traditional morality, ”who are the real villains. Such people deserve as much credit for AIDS as those who. indulged’' in lifestyles that made such epidemics inevitable The blood of every .victim of AIDS, and the perhaps millions of future victims, is on the hands of those who helped assault traditional morality, and those who continue to stand against measures to combat die AIDS epidemic. Michael Cross (•raduate. Political Science and ’ History ★ COPIES ★ Krazy Kata Try Um! 8*4 East 13th at. ' small prices Paul's Bic yt k* Shop .2480 .Alder ■ 342-6155 Not mentioned In reBpon.HU lo Mr. Jacobs' ac cusation that many lesbians on campus, particularly ourselves, an; sexist, we point out that nowhere in our letter was gender mentioned May I suggest that by making an assumption that we were singling out males. Mr. Jacobs was himself being sexist. In ad dition, as co-directors of the Cay and Lesbian Alliance we represent an organi/aition made up of men as well as women. It was not manly lesbians who were addressing the issue of homophobia. Nor do our views as an organisation necessarily represent those of all lesbians and gay men on campus. The phrase "white, heterosexual, able-bodied rich kids" was followed by "not-to imply that any one group of In dividuals is responsible for these offenses." We were not at lacking nor "alienating" any one group, nor implying value judgments, but merely poin ting out that other realities.ex ist There is much diversity on this campus that can.be sup (Kirted and celebrated by .its all We wholeheartedly agree w ith Mr (acubs that wo ail need • to Work together, to solve the problems., o.f "Judgmental abuses CAI.A consistently supports and endorses tiro ef . forts .of other organizations to end oppression oh all level's.' We/applaud the efforts, of all . _ „those"who also work for.'an end. do injustice. : • . • V o |udy. C. Hncn lrah|uni|MT Co-Directors, Gay *• ami l.nliian Viliam e A dollar a day '. Shoot « photograph, quote’a couple nf’ptMtjdd/ami give your story a personal touch1 - that si ileitis to lie the recij>o for l hi* ar ''’Hole atMiiii the’GTF picket’ Uni* •«)I)K.' April°28): • The'^impression': created by this report is that (il l s face a . financial ,p r o h Iein . t hat Chancellor William Davis is in charge of die situation', anil the (JtFs will make iF through, the next months anyway •*<* just like » (lien - :Mittermann/ the GTF ipioted,••worn states, "This isn’t something thai’s going to break us, It’s jtisl one more thing in a realty tight budget.” Maybe so for GTFs who are U S. citizens, equipped with the American pioneer spirit, who c an work off campus, are eligible for tax breaks and have other resources. For foreign GTFs, however, things look dif ferent. Since 1085. more than 15 percent of the monthly $500-000 have been wilheld for state and federal taxes, leaving us with about $430-400. That means our April paycheck will leave us with about $2H0-340 to live on: after taxes, about $150 for the tuition waiver taxation will be withheld. Next month, same procedure. And in June, once again! Clearly, this is not "just one more thing" for us. This will break our neck, in fact. For the GTFs I know, there’s simply no way to make do on that amount through spring quarter. Maybe Glen could help us out with a quick workshop on "How to survive on a dollar a day." Gert Fehlner GTF, German