Editorial
The travesty of the year:
Ducks are denied bowl
The saddest part of the t'lft'i Oregon font hall sea
son was not an 18-17 loss to Stanford It was not blow
ing a i t I 4 lead at Brigham Voting to lose 1 >-4 1
The saddest part of the season for the l)u< ks is real
izing even though they can play with just about any
body in the country, they probably will not he invited
to play in a bowl game
After holding off Oregon State for a ,10-2 1 win on
Saturday. Oregon finished its most successful season
since 1064 with a 7-4 record A 7-4 record should be
good enough to warrant an invitation to play during
the holiday season But a 7-4 record for the Ducks is
like a TO rei ord for the Penn States. Ohio States and
Syracuses of the country.
You see, there are some things those bowl selec -
tion people look for when choosing a team to play in a
bowl. Does the team play in a major media market? No.
Oregon does not Is this a team that people on the East
Coast would turn on their television sets to watch lor
three hours? No, because the Ducks have no exposure
on the East Coast.
You might wonder what type of exposure Oregon
would need to be attractive to the howl people. They
have a quarterback in Bill Musgrave who threw' for
more touchdowns and more yards this season than
such NFL st.irs as Dan l outs and Chris Miller
What about the rest? Well, the Ducks have a de
fense that is one of the best in the country and have
some exciting players in David Cusano, Peter Brantley
and (ihris Oldham
So instead of taking one of the hotter learns in the
country to the freedom Howl. John Hancock How! or
Copper Howl the howl know it-alls will select a few
other teams with worse records and worse teams than
Oregon's Sin h possibilities iiu lude
• Arizona Stale This is a hard one for Duck tans to
stomach The Sun Devils are l> 4-1, a very der.eivinn re
cord It Arizona State loses to Arizona they prohahK
won t go to a howl Hut it they do go. it will he a trav
esty This is a team that tied Oregon Slate and lost 27-7
to the Dm ks when they let Derek l.ov I 111? run over them
like Sherman man hing through the South
• Syracuse: This is a team who at h-.i would he
vets lui kv to end up 7-4 or t>-4-l, hut w ill likely end
up (>-."> Still, they're a more attractive team than the
Dm ks. according to the experts.
• Indiana. Minnesota and Iowa: At the moment .ill
three of these Dig Ten schools are under consideration
None ol these teams can finish better than ti-7>. and
Iowa lost 44-ti to the Ducks.
Yes. the Ducks deserve a howl hid before any ol
these teams. Hut better yet, let's abolish the current
system and come up with a playoff system like the
NCAA uses for basketball.
in ?»*** tots V* 'nm
"You'll be happy to know I’m not taking any more campaign contributions from
Lincoln Savings and Loan.... Here, have a toaster."
Umbrella ban should be better publicized
!n .ill I hr r vi ilrmrnt and happiness ilm
iilg Ill*' I)i■< ks' \ i( t< 11 \ over the liravrrs Sat
urdav al Aiitzrn Stadium, mam Ians might
lint have noticed a i|llirt lilt It* aililiiililir
Ilirnt II tllr\ had thru reaction ptnhahlv
wouldn't have hrrn that pleasant
Saliml.iv's game was thr last timr uni
til t * I las will hr allnurd in Aut/.en Stadium
I his aminuiK rinriit was liist madr during
thr l ung Hr,ii li State game hut in rived lit
tie media attention.
The 1'im ri sit\ s athletn department has
lint rvai ll\ gone mil ill its wav tn public i/e
(he umbrella ban kite whole issue has been
handled vers cjiin»tIs
Stalling next year, no person can i nine
min the stadium with an umbrella A s a i lets
ul reasons Ini banning umbrellas have been
given, such as thru potential physical dan
gei and uhstiui ting the view ol others
We've thought long and hard about this
one Until sides ul the issue have good argu
ments \nbndv likes having watei dumped
dovv n Ins bac k by the umbrella vv lidding id
iot behind him. but no one wants to sit m
the iniu In watch a Inntb.ill game (letting
(Irene lied lakes all the bin out ol going to the
stadium in the lirst plat e
Kllgene residents live with the lat I of lile
th.it during tilt* autumn and winter months,
they re going to get wet It's all part ol Ore
gon's unique environment No one likes to
get rained upon, hut it defeats the purpose
to go to a football game when vou miss most
ol it because sumebodv with an umbrella is
sitting in front ol you
As we said, we don't necessarily agree
or disagree with the ban We see both sides
but we are upset the decision was made
without letting the fails have am input At
tei all, t hev re the ones who pay the money
for tic bets thev should be (lie ones who con
tribute to the dc*c ision-making process.
The ban was made in the middle of the
football season, but the plan was not an
nounced until nflrr it already had been
agreed upon We find that a little hard to
take
\\ In couldn't the athletic department
have i nnsultcd some of the fans7 The dec i
sum was borne out of complaints by some
fans but to our knowledge, the athletic de
partment made no move to get widespread
fan opinion They should have
This is probablv a dead issue, but the
next lime the athletic department has anoth
er dec ision to make of similar nature, they
should c onsult the fans first
Letters
Commendation
In response to i li.nIns I fin
stein's letter [01)1 \<>\ ti|
I nmplaimng about I>«• 111n i ited
lor littering l)\ tile I 'ugflie I’o
I n e I )f parlnif lit let me state
loinl and i lear th.it I applaud
the I I’i) Ini i it in;; I einstein
I einstein v\ limes that lie
should have had a warning
i ouunenting in his three years
at the t 'niversiH that tills is the
tllst time he has lei eived a tn k
et
(arnsidering that most slu
dents are Hi oi older when the\
enter the I'rttversitv one ma\
logii alls rieilui e I'einslein is > t
or older I rankh I don't think
espei tint; an adult to he aware
ol arid to ohe\ littering
laws is too mm h to ask
I einstein not onl\ ov ertls
disagrees with this he goes on
to hetnoan the tai l that tour ol
his friends have also been tat k
eted this vear three tor mi
mils in possession ot all ohol
and the fourth tor urinating in
ptihlii
t he relation ol air ohol abuse
to serious problems su< h as
drunk driving and .issaults is
well do( umenled. espei lallx in
tin- I nix ersilx area tin- Ic^al
drinking age n( J1 is well pub
In i/.cd because id this it
siniuhi ( nine as mi surprise In
an voile llial the pol It e .lie ell
Inn mu I it 111■ 11 lav\ s Tin* tillei
nllensiveness n( urinntiuK in
publii speaks fiit ilselt
\){aiii I i oinmend tin I ,|’l)
tor taking ai linn llial needs In
be taken And Ini leinstein I
have a sugges!inn Win mil trx
Hinu mg up and takinu respnn
sihilitx fur \nui at linns:’
Marx Dull.nine
I avx
Picturesque
In a letter set linn lull n! pain
dx and reproof loxxard / nie/a/d
articles, I submit Ibis inmpli
nienl
(lam Sivesind's spurts col
unin "Salurdax's ^allies leave
fans in axve {OPi \’ox 7)
xvas xerx thoiiidiltullx xvrittnn
\s I read the column and real
i/.ed the prui essiun of i urn
ments I xvas i ompletelx
pll'.IM'll
\i>1 onh tiui hi' present the
I 111.11 si (Ill's past SI (Ill'S pl.lM'l
n.mil's ( onti'iriii i- rankings
i.imp.ml thoughts ipi.irtci sta
Iislii s Imk slabs winning
drives lint tl.inn's liistnrn
bil ls sail fans, vards passing.
I’etr Rose all-time rei unis
Stealth bombers games re
mauling. Oldham s railai sag
gmg spirits, struggling Arizo
na (hnderella stories putenl
Wildh als harsh reality weak
I'OI.A Conklin fumbles lui k\
in r false impressions vain
turning Dinks overall head
ai lies and I nn laylor: he
made me laugh
In a lime of heav v rain and
depressing midterm reviews I
am thankful lor arlii les stu h as
tins one Both the form and
fashion ol his arlii it* were truly
pu turesi|iie
l)a\ id Partridge
Art hitei lure
Run-around
l eai her trainees in the mild
Iv handiiapped learner hi
dorsemont program should he
aware ol serious institutional
problems
( outran to assertions made
In this I’niversltv's Spei ial Kit
in alion Iiepartment researi h
ile.uh shows that integrative
and interni live teni hin^> moth
oils are more effective than he
haviorai manipulations w ith a
vv liter vat ietv ot students
Idle! tive hit some behav ioral
let hnii|Ues i an represent' men
Ial. emotional and physiologi
i al abuse lor students when
thev are required to perform, in
unison basil shills that meet
onlv a I rat lion ot their real
world Heeds
Teat her trainees are depon
dent upon their rapport with
prat tii uni superv isors Power
plavs and unspoken criteria
rule the (earlier fortification
proi ess that is done in isola
tion. with lew observers When
I pointed out tll!‘ need tor other
teai hing materials besides
scripted commercial programs
I was rudely treated bv mv
prai tn uni superv isors Al
though I had i ompleted Htl per
i (Mil id the required i nurse
wink I was luld I would not re
i eive im endorsement here
There is no student Tat ult\
i oinmittee ol peers in the pro
grain lo dismiss issues with
vou I was told to tile .1 griev
ante. only to find these are de
i ided upon bv Associate Dean
Judith tlrosenick. who told me
it my philosophv was dillerent
Ilian heluiv jurist I i otild go
soinew here else
I was not informed I 1 mild
simpls avoid a vear ol heart
at hi1, busvwork, slutted teel
mgs .old expense hv attaining
an endorsement through tlie
\ I 1\ exams available in the
teacher i ertifir at ion oltii e
I ask Do we want spei ial ed
oration tear.hers who can lie
triendh with kids' Or do we
want leathers who tail behave
like prison guards' Our answei
might lie a due as to why
voung leariKMs are still tailing
in resourt e rooms
(Jiarlie l.arson
Instructional Systems
l et hnology