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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1987)
% Off the Cuff For the Eyes Only I'm a people watcher. Have been for years Most people arc. hut I'm one of the ones who con sider it an an form. No. I haven't been racking up convic tions for peeping through the windows at young girls, but 1 do watch for people who don't think that they arc being watch ed Or care. Universities arc a good place to start University students are 7rmirth >*>.*/ / r 20 % OFF DINNERS Wl«K lkt« «o««po« l«p 5 H *7 lumh Mon hi II 30 2 30 IXnnrt Mon Sun 4 30 10 00 1775 West 6th • 484 6496 btf 'IM ■•(O' cit*n co* »cc»»t.« German A UTO SE R VICE VW’S MERCEDES BMW'S DATSUN TOYOTA RmJtatif m to* mw tormgn c«r UOC0 tMJ 342-2912 2Q2f) Franklin Bird tu0*n« Or« 97403 focused on pouring information into the inaw of their young and lender minds, and don't seem to care that they arc entertaining others m the process. Like the older student leaving the child care center at the EMU on her bicycle in the rain with her daughter on the hack holding an umbrella over them both Ihese are times when I would kill for an Instamatic. The Chiles Center, the multimillion dollar addition to the business school, provides a fascinating study of the narrow hand of the human comfort /one Equipped with ergonomically designed seating, specifically designed to correct college student slump, the padd ed. raised front edge of the seats is tint high, causing the legs of anyone under 5*10” to fall asleep 15 minutes into class But your back is straight, by God! The temperature in Chiles is controlled by a computer which tells everyone via l.EI) readouts in every room that it is set for 70 degrees The problem is that it only knows that 70 degrees lies si a new here between 60 and HO —I IQ Rr>okstore— Andrew Wyeth I he \ k'lga Pictures Now available in General Books $40.00 t3|h & K»r>c*»d MF ? 30-S 30 SAT 10 00 4 00 MMU1 That means that the class en masse un/ips their coats or takes off their sweaters, and then redoes the whole process 10 minutes later when the computer decides that is is too warm and turns on the air conditioner, layering is an important con up on a bench in Seattle beside an Army surplus duffel bag held shut at the neck by a gaudy 1973 vintage tie — tied in a perfect Windsor. A former advertising representative of a national magazine turned burned out alcoholic. People read — everything from the Wall Street Journal to Harlequin romances. Somehow that seems dangerous. One good love scene or market rally and into the guardrail you go. ccpt. Amusing unless you have three classes a day there. Exams are a good time to peo ple watch too. The law school or something like the CPA exam are the best Here the pressure is really on and you can observe humanity's differing responses to stress While waiting, some practice yoga, some sit silently with their head in their hands, and others talk incessantly to complete strangers There are those joking with friends, Iran tically reviewing last minute details, smoking, pacing like caged tigers, or practicing Tai Chi under the stairs Ami the procession • to the restroom is endless. Any major test, be it the bar or the CPA exam, will have its share of repeaters. These people have failed this particular test before, and by this time they are usually vegetables. They are the ones w ith an entire shoe box fill ed with 3 X 5 cards They scare the hell out of the people there for the first tune They're afraid to talk to anyone because they might add something to short term memory, causing something that they've carefully stored there to fall out The world is larger than just the University, but there are people to be w atched everywhere The homeless, in more cruel times called street people, are far less amusing, but even more watchable just because most people studiously avoid looking at them The tall thin man curled Cars arc my latest discovery. Yes, I know they’ve been around for years, but did you know that everyone picks their nose when they're alone in the car at a stop light? I call it the Ostrich Syndrome — I’m in my car and no one can see me. You'd better hope that’s not the case, or you’ll never survive Los Angeles traffic. Do you brush your teeth while driving to school in the morning? Lots of people do. Or shave? Apply your makeup? Drink coffee? 1 do too But the guy driving down 1-5 with his coffee maker plugged into the cigarette lighter was a bit tix> addicted even by my standards. And people read — everything from the Wall Street Journal to Harlequin romances Somehow that seems dangerous One good love scene or market rally and into the guardrail you go. The ones that really worry me are the mothers turned completely around in the driver's seat. Hailing at their children cowering in the back while their 1977 Ford station wagon hurdles unattended down the road at 92 feet per second The opportunities are limitless. Colleges are perfect training grounds for people wat chers The best prexvf is that the CIA comes recruiting every year Thirteenth and Kincaid is highly recommended for begin ners. Tolerance is critical Iax>k, don’t judge This is humanity. - L.S. LEUTHOLD Spectrum_ A publication of the Oregon Daily Emerald Editor . Stephen Maher Assictant Editor . Tim Chauran Photo Editor . John Giustina Contributors: Shu-Shmg Chen, Finn John, Carl Kokensparger, L.S. Leuthold, Stanley Nelson, Lorraine Rath, Melissa Schukar Cover Illustration by Shu-Shing Chen The editors will not he responsible tor unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Submissions must include a stamped, self addressed envelope. Writer’s guidelines may be picked up at the Oregon Daily Emerald office, Rm. RX\ Erb Memorial Union Mailing address for Sjvvtrum magazine is P O. Box )1$9, Eugene, Oregon 9740).
