Editorial
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i University should
refuse SHIC plan
It w as w itli considerable alarm that we received the
news about the Student (l<*allli Insurant <■ (.omniitter s
plan Ini mandatorv AS! () health coverage fin all stu
drills
(In .( 1 ! \ i Ur SI I If. mad'- .1 ns i > mmrnd.it if m to t hr
t ,'niv ersilv tli.it all st 11 dr fits hr rot|uired t.i inn ASI l)
{read Prudential) health insuraiu;r. All students, with i
no exceptions Hum d thev had health insurance with
another company thev would still hr fort ed to pur i
i base a [toll! v trorn ASI ()
ASt'O executive. Andy ( lark and Scott Wycknlt
are backing the plait In tact, thev want to snap I’m
(Initial altogether and use tin* mnmn Ironi the prcmi
iiiiis to c rralr a student-run health insurant r i artier
Hat kers ol the proposal have; given a variety of tea
sons tor their support \ olunlrrr health insurance tan
erage is not working Prudential lias lost money on the
n i omit lot the last two years With tr.tiOO students
pitching in S ton apita i itdaik s numbers) health in
surant e w ill hr cheaper tor all
Regardless of the reasons given, the plan stinks
We don I argue ASt’O health instil am r has serious
problems People who have the pole v lair huge in
creases m premiums Prudential has hinted several
tlines it is ahouI readv to drop the l tiiversity at count
lint Ion mg students to buy from a single company
is not the answer The plan which would go into ef
lei t i lev I \ ear would hand the insurance c arriei a v it -
Inal monopoly Freedom of i lioic e would get tiarnpled
hy a group ol people who mistakenly think thev re do
ing the right thing
\t ,i lime u linn tuition ( lists are going through tin*
root, it stnkcs us .is ,i little stupid to make students pas
.mother, in some i ases. unnecessary. S.tOO a scar It ad
ministrators are worried about students bolting be
cause ol tuition ini leases, they should be extremely
wai\ of the SHK! plan.
There is current Is no federal, state counts or sits
lass that requires people to base health insurance, so
svhs does SHK want everybody to base it'1 It should
not he a l 'nis'ersity requirement and. trankls. it s none
ol Sllltc damn business sshethei a student has health
insurance or not
The ASt t) program svas created to gis'e students
another option for health insurance not to make sure
everybody hail a policy. SHK says the program isn t
working. We agree hut their proposal creates more
piohlems than it solves (»iven a choice, ssed lathei
have the entire student health insurance program dis
handed beture sse see SIIKTs proposal go through
t *uiversiI\ administrators should t ategoric ally and
undeniably reject the SI IK plan
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Strict nuclear free zone is better choice
As reported last i ridav in tin* I'.mt'nthl.
Kugene's status as a nui iear (ret: zone re
mains up in the air despite the passage of
three \ car s
In l'titn tin* iit\'s voters approved a
sii u t \| / prohibiting the use storage and
m.mulai lure ot mu lear weapons within the
iil\ limits The zone was part oi a nation
wide grass roots campaign
The tirsi NT"/ was problematic though,
in that it max have been unconstitutional.
And the ensuing split oxer hoxx to revise the
Ian has touched oft a ( ontroversx that has
lasted all tins time
The original proponents of the NT/,
drafted a minimally rex ised version that
supporters tell would meet ((institutional
tests and still he the tough ordinance the
voters (in overwhelming numbers it's worth
noting) wanted Because the revised version
has \ et in he enai ted supporters are looking
to go to the ballot xxith an amendment to the
i 11\ charter next Max
Their opponents are the i itx council
members who have pushed lor an NT/, far
different from the mininiallx revised ver
sum Thcv'ri' willing to ignore wli.il their
constituents want they w.mt an \TZ in
name and symbolism only, one where de
signs on your wa\ into town sa\ "hugene is
a micleui tree /one " Am real controls m
nude,u related activitv would send a mes
sage that hugene is anti-business, these folks
see
It's stretching a hit to say a tough \K is
anti business when the kind of things the
\IX would prohibit (the production and
storage ot am component intended for 11s.•
ii a mu lear weapons system) do not go mi
m l.ugeny \nd with tile rotmtrv’s defense
industn reeling from the end of the ( o!
War. it’s unlikeh that hugene is about to
lure any weapon rescan h dollars to the Val
iev am wa\
The only good \IV is the tough one
Politics for show Isuch as flag-burning
amendments and wars on drugs) mn\ be a
new vogue, but empt\ gestures are easih
recognizable. The whole notion of the origi
nal \l /. was that it was possible to emu t lo
cal solutions to global problems and ci!\
fussbudgets and nav-savers will not stand in
the win
_Letters_
Recycle
Wr .il UKl\( . Kri vi ling Imvi*
Hutu rd rri mtl\ tli.it the phis
In s i mi list r\ is m.ii hrling
"degradable pl.istu ilr m.s
.mil im111\ inn Ill'll llnni nsr is
rnvironmrntalh sound Ur hr
Ii«*\ i' tills in nut llir i use
\\ lull' r\ iilrm r suggests tli.it
t Ii i s generation a I
degradable" plaslu may nnt
11 ul\ break down intn "liarin
Irss elements." this is of nnU
sri nnilarv import.mi r In solid
waste management Am item
lln m.ittrr w lint it is in.idr nl
m him last it ilri niiipnsrs
that it is designed to hr list'll
mir l mu' and I brow n .iw a\ is
an rvamplr nl thr t\ pr of think
inn that i rrnirtl thr jn.«r11.i^f
problem.
Most rri vi Iris and solid
waste managers advocate re
dm inn 11"' amount nl non ren
i table material we lirmn home,
reusing items before nr pass
them on and rri vr linn rather
than disposing of things we
don't nerd
U r i an make a diltrrem r in
the garbage i risis In moving
lievond a "throw .mat " men
talitv, In refusing those items
lh.it iirr used only him1 before
ilispos.il and li\ t boosing
items .mil lonl.imcrs th.it will
lie n.set I again .mil ret vt leif
Mike Hamblen
I tint .itinn l oordm.itor
HK1\(. Kent 11in;
Rolled over
()n \o\ I I the state's law
\ers. lames | ( asln |i anti Me
I mil.i W (It lei w nt my on lie
halt ol Attorney t.eneral Dave
I rohnmawr. mstrui ted t'niver
sit\ President Mvles Hrand to
allow CIA ret ruitinent on tain
pus despite the tat t that the
( I A has ‘polit ies’ w hit h would
discriminate on the basis ot
sexual orientation
Ihe stale's lawyers mam
lamed that bet ause the t I A is a
federal agent \ its polit ies' ol
tlist rimmation supersede Ore
yon Administration Rulings
The lawyers rolled ovt*r to a
federal polit \ that does not ex
ist Does the CIA discriminate
ay.mist lesbians and guvs' Yes
Does this make discrimination
.i leileiill pulii v ’ Nn
I 1111 I l.\ lids never pul ||s
priii lice ul (hsi nmmnlion Into
d loruidj puli( \ statement t in
thermore. iIn- grievance hind
against i dii'ur Planning and
I'ldi eluent does mil ask I he I l.\
to i Ii.ini*<• federal polit \ Ii
mereh requests that I'niversitv
administrators enforce Oregon
\dmiurstrative Rules
\i lions .it Prim elnn present
examples ol true stands against
discrimination Ihese m bools
deimind tli.it all prospei live
employers sign .in "ei|u,d op
portunitv statement. saving
llie\ do not ilisi runin.ile on the
lidsis ill r.u e. creed, gender, or
sexual orientation before the\
max p.irlii ipdle in the rei ruil
mg sessions organized bv their
I areei Sen Ii e off it es
\i cording In the I’ritu rtun
\lumni Ueek/v (Nov HI. the
('IA has not been given the
pi iv ilege lo recruit at Prim e
Ion because the ( l.\ will not
return a signed copv of the
"equal opportunity statement
II the I'niversilv adniinistra
lion is truly i ommitled to the
prim iple of not discriminating,
it will learn from the "aggres
sive ,ii Is ill one nt llic finest
institutions of higher education
m tIn- tuition, .uni cnfort i* (he
gun Administrative Rules
Shannon ()liver
( n-directnr. Student Campaign
lor Disarmament
Hot springs
In rec ent weeks there have
been .1 multitude of minors
concerning Terwilliger I lot
Springs ,it Cougar Reservoir
I lie friends ot the Spring Trust
would like* to put these rumors
to rest
11 Our signs are down for re
pairs and renovation and will
be repl.n ed before spring
He are in the proc ess of re
designing our Caretaker pro
gram. and will be announcing
our new plans during late win
ter Plot)
t) The forest Sen, ic e Inis de
cided on restricted winter
hours (to be announced soon);
we support this polit v as we
are currently unable to provide
nii-sili1 caretakers
4| There .nr no pi.m> t<
i hangc i urrwnl polii ifs < mi
i eming cither commeri ializu
lion, lees or our clothing op
lion.il privilege
The i rieilils ol the Spring
Trust is .1 user group ol volun
teers who in.mage .mil maintain
Terwilliger in cooperation with
the Blue Kiver I )istri( t ol the
I S Pi i rest Service We have
noon work parties at the spring
the first Saturday ol even
month (weather permitting)
and quarterly public meetings
in the Kugniie Springfield area
()ur next meeting w ill hi
Mondav. Dec 11 at 7 p in in
the Community Room at the
Kugnne Public l.ibrary
The Triends have a new
hoard ol trustees, committed to
maintaining the spring as a
qunlilv recreational experience
lor all visitors We urge \<>u to
lie aware ol the dangers ol ah o
hoi consumption while either
soaking or driving. Be sale and
enjoy your visit.
Karen Marmoin
Presiding officer
I nends ol the Spring I rust