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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1990)
.Letters_ Overflowing The I 'mli'ii States i*. over flowing with e irtiage l ilts is <m inevitable problem th.il .it tei ts everyone I l.ill of the i it les in Ainerii .1 will run out of landfill space 111 the next three years. The not in my hui kyard sviidrume is deathly Cove us plastic . nive us styrofoam, hut don't dispose of them in im backyard We will drown in our waste unless we work to Hether to reduc e the amount of garbage we produi e There are three steps you can take to t ut down on your waste reduc e reuse rec vi le Tuc k,lying .11 c mints lor one third ol all garbage produced Decrease our waste b\ Inning lood in hulk and produi Is in reusable and rec \ c table c oil tamers The second step is to reuse much of the garbage you not mails would throw .111.11 Do nate old hooks and clothes, and other such items to charily or friends Reuse any plastic items such .is plastic silver ware. hags and 1 ontainers Rec vc ling is the last measure to he taken '1 on cam partic ipale m c urbside rec vc ling, or take your cans, bottles plastic s and newspaper to the bring shelter in the hack ot the Natural I lis ton Museum parking lot Re 1 vc ling bins w ill he plac ed in the dorms tor paper this w intei I'or more information on waste reduc tion there will he a Rec\c ling Awareness l)a\ sponsored b\ the Survival (.en ter and the Rec ycling t lomuiit tee in the beginning ot l ebrn ary Kristen Dow new Rei \ c ling ( nmmittec Earthless Surprise surprise surprise the homeless have invaded the I 'diversity I have seen several letters in the Kmvrulti about the homeless on 1 tth Avenue 1 his is good reiogni/mg .t pro!) lem is the lirst ste|) toward solving one However wishing them away, making them leel tmvvel come, am! telling them to get a job are empty ignorant solu lions So is throwing money .it them Witness what that men talitv has wreaked in I I Saha dor $1 "> million a day for y ears tor a Iasi ist "deinoi r.i ey < ameralizat ions must he made hut exceptions do not prove the rule U hat is the true cause ol homelessness'’ Isn't the earth supposedly every one s and everything's home' Amazingly obvious ooniepl. isn't it ’ That life exists not he cause it has a light or responsi bi 1 itV to hut be< alise it ex Ists Is this line ol reasoning role vant to the homeless issue-' Definitely Because until y\ e as individuals and as members of the community rei ognize our my n fellow members of the hu man rat e as true equals x\ e i an never help them to ( hange We must find the i mirage within ourselves to act on is sues of important e to us with openness and empathy lor .ill those involved The myth ol the sell made man that all of us i .in rise above our pover ty . is (list that a my th All the money pi>v\ei ihoto ric in the t' S can not shelter the homeless feed our starving children, or stop folks from tak tng drugs, elt The solutions' Surprise' There are none until we. .ill together, make one I A Bin h Student _.Letters Policy I .otters to the editor must be limited to no mote than :!50 uords. legible. signed and the identification of tin- writer must be verified when thr Irttrr is submit ted I hr Emritihl reserves thr right to edit any letter for length or style THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON f tasy tok / loo* >Ch U ors fo i orrsf tV\.r»v v =r. f\ ■ Mammoth pointers. Lacking I’rnvost Wessels defense ot faculty rescan h lor the IV part merit of Deli'iisi’ I DPI-. Her t) was i lassn al anil ei(M|iient However it Lukoil sensitivity to several issues I le argues that proi hiding certain souri.es ot limiting opens the door to polite al control ot the t niversity lai ul ty s rescan It at til rt\ 1 11is .ir griment tails to rei ogm/c that i ontinued ii i eplam e ol IM )l t money by fai the largest stum e ol funding for rescan h in the wii! Id i out limes the polilli al r ontrol this souri e al ready has lire same is true ot tire poll i les and polite s supporting an final research ( suit inning the status quo does not represent at edemu freedom from politi cal control, it is for continuing the same system that currently limits and delines sui it tree doin \ la finum ed lie enl i\ es \utlrcw Ihnmpson t rmcrsity ( ounselmg ( cnli i Oregon Ituih . - Emerald I’ll li..* »I<V I <l(im 1 »,,y..o '»’*•» T f-,- ; , ■, i ’ -.hf',} M 5.»v Ihi .;>;*> ‘ • 1.«> ; * >? ,*»*.* .pvj y.i itior'*i fyy the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Go •il University of Oregon Eugene. Oregon The Em-prai J . >p<*fated ' tepentfentiy the University with other** on the « ■ • f if-.,, f »» Mi..i1 Uni- m a--. } .i member f the A-.so- nlted Press The f me'.is-l i*. private p'operty The unlawful removal r use of papers m pros f ditor ft*. i . I’' .u1 Managing l clitor l dilor a! 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