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Editorial— State should pay for student measles shots Given a recent outbreak of measles at a local high school, it would not he surprising to see a similar oc currence here at the University. Measles has disrupted West Kugene's Willamette High School in many unpleasant ways. The first case was reported hub 10, and since then 14 others have come down with the highly contagious disease. The most recent case was reported Tuesday, and the out break is far from over Not only were those students affected, hut the anti bodies of all hut five of the school's varsity basketball team were found to be deficient. Games had to Ik; re scheduled. and it looks as if the outbreak could affect spring sports as well. If an outbreak of measles has disrupted a 950-stu dent school such as Willamette, consider the effects of a measles epidemic at the University, with students cramped together in classrooms and dorms. A large measles outbreak undoubtedly would disrupt the Uni versity aud could also be dangerous. One in 10 measles patients develops complications, such as inflammation of the lining of the brain. Getting immunized as soon as possible would defi nitely be .i good idea, especially when one considers that many students have not been immunized since their grade school days. The prii e of the shot averages about $22 at the Stu dent Health ('enter. $2fl for a combination shot for measles, mumps aud rubella Unlike the tree shot giv en for tin* hepatitis scare in Garson Hall earliei this month the gamma globulin shot was provided bv the stale the health center is providing the measles vaccine on its i >w n The price ol the vacc me is somewhat disappoint ing The health center is not at fault for this and is pro viding the vaccine at onlv slight I \ above < .< ist It is un fortunate. however that the state is not providing these shots free of charge to students as well. We entourage all students who can pav for the shots to gel them, hut we hope the state will soon sec fit tn pay for immunizing its students to thwart what could be a nasty scene in the University's residence halls and classrooms. The t niversitv has taken the pre caution of requiring all new students arriving in the fall to have; proof of immunization, perhaps it c mild go <i step further and pay tor the shots itself. oh REALLY IVANA...JUST WHERE DO 'you THINK YOU'RE ^ TAKING ME? (THE CLEANERS •*fs TKUMP EJECTS pRtNUPTlAl. Afc*?t£*E.NT a tar 1 --- Optimism wanes as Senate eyes clean air \ltei being nudged b\ President C '.<•<)i>4» Hush tIn- Senate IS preparing In consider neu i lean an legislation tor Ihe lirst time in \ ears \nd where there was once opti mism and e\i itement over proposals that ot tered much cleanei skies lor the gist ten 111 r\ I here is now concern I’resenth Senate leudeis and inemhers ot the Hush administration are meeting lie hind i Insert doors to negotiate spet dii parts ol the i lean ,ui bit! On Wednesday t'livi ronmental otfit nils (min ! t states including (lalifornia and New York the two states with the worst air problems and Oregon a< (.used the negotiators oi stripping aw,t\ provisions n! the bill to substantiall\ weaken it Some ot the pru\ isions that might not make the linul proposed legislation mi lude toughei tailpipe controls which officials sa\ are net essar\ to curb auto emissions in bos Angeles and New York, but adnunistra lion and industr\ representatives sav are too expensive and restrictions on smallei in dustries thiil environmental nftii ials s.i\ pro diit c up to lid percent ol industrially pro (lui ed smug Tampering with the t lean an proposal is not the only (1 irt\ work going on in the Sen ate right now There are fears that .1 filihus lei is in the works to kill the whole ( lean aii ai I Sui h ,1 filibuster would IikeI\ he sue (essiiii loo Majoritv l.eadei (leorge Mitch ell (D-Mainel is having .1 hard time tallying the (ill votes necessary tor cloture to end a senatorial stall The Oregon Student I’uhlii Interest Ke scan h (Soup s.ivs that it doesn't appear that out state's two senators Mark Hatfield and Hof) I’ackwood. can he counted among the till that would vote to end .1 tilihustci One should expect Oregon senators to stand on the side of environmental < oust iousness They need to tight am filibuster that would kill the new 1 lean air at t And more importantly, they and their ouunte'parts in the Senate need to approve .1 non emasculated version of the hill _Letters_ Truths i ,n< K< km.ill You lift'd In If,mi mil In lr\ In speak ol things ol ninth \uii li.ivr nn k mm ledge |()! >1 I fli I ii| Sexual ni if iil.itnni is mil .1 in,it lei' ul pt'rsiuml i him f il is ,m 11itnhii pari nl 111if s n.iturf .is iuhfrfiil as all llif nlhfi things that m.ikf up a personality |ust lift .uisf you i an I imag ini- having Iff lings hkf that doesn't nif.in everyone flsi- is like vim ami doesn't have llifin filhfi You i annul spunk for someone fist's experiem f I hal f licaril ul thf sot nllftl truths' you i ilf that guv pen pit* have an inffrinr returd as spii's and I'm surf they art' link lain u alinns II ri*minds nit' of llif "st if nt il it l.u Is pfoplf list'll In list' In pistlh disi riminallull against pfnplf ul i nlui 1 ike l.u f and gendt'i, vvhethei nut' is ga\ in nut has nulhing lu du o 11ii tiif 11u.i 111\ ul |uh thf\ t an tin You ait- saving that il is I )h for unvuiif tu tlist riminatf against nnyoiif fisc lur am rt-a suns that plf.isf thfiu Hitler thought that Inn So do llif Ifatlfrs nl Snutll Aim a Hut half tint's not niakf llif vvuild gu mu ml \ml evervone should have tht' right to walk tin' i'.nth .uni live without this (list I lllilli.it ion It is s.id lh.lt tills still ll.ls to hf S.lld .It till’ d.iu nmg ol the 11 si i enturs Sin- Simonili h knglish Dog phobia I .1111 outr.igfd tli.it thf I,.me ( niiiili \mmal Kfgul.ition will rt'suuit; patrols ol i amptis Tin1 purposf ot thrsf patrols is to M|tHHI/.f ri'VfllUf out III I itlZCIIS to perprtiiatr (log pllohia and to teed a InireatK r.itu mat hint* l eash laws are the result ot Iasi ist dog-phohit ideology w hu h assumes all dogs to lie untrained and dangerous Dog cati hers look tor opportunities to find people would it not he more effective to provide puh In film ation and ti.un people to train then dogs■' This is not to sav we don't need dog <atihers In the ease ol a i aim I dog who is ev isi er.it mg students then expertise would he apprei iated It is true that Animal Control often re unites lost dogs with their hu mans Ironii ally, many of these lost dogs were abducted b\ dog ( al( hers w hde tied to a In-c ( ampus is ,i e\i«• 111• 111 plat r tor lilies I Ill'll' ,irr few 1 .IIS .uni lots ol glass ()! i.-nurse it even froth brought t In• ir dog \\r might have a problem hut they don't Mi dog has never hilled a st|tiirrt*I. a eat or a i luld Main people love dogs and the sight of a dog ai tuullv brightens their dav Although ue are confronted vv ith inaiiv problems on cam pus vvhii I] need polii mg dogs are not one of them Women cannot walk on campus at night vv ithnut teal t he river trout is a lovu waste dump Kv erv dav bu vi les are stolen )av walking is rampant Main peo ple should be i unfilled to leashes Main dogs deserve more freedom Hob \eustadt Knmani e languages (i ff O.f. Cooper Dog Misogyny Barbara Kodgers i ompleins about the "See link AIDS t shil l m the \Sl"() oft it e [ODE. I eh Hi) I have to admit, when I first saw it I too. thought of Pal as a womans name 1 )imever I think that her led mg-, that someone has a miste gvim attitude have blinded her to the true implications of the shirt s message 't es Pat is gender nonspei itii and tor good rea son It vnu will look at the shirt again "I’at is not shown onl\ Ins her a< tions w ith Die k (doing something" in the hat k seal of a tail I his is done to (over the broadest possible range It does not matter whether I’a! is male or female. The message is that l)i< k is being promise nous. and therefore putting both himself and his partners (whoever they may be) .it risk ot AIDS .tin) other assort i'd diseases I here was ,i letter .1 \v'llili* back ruining the term "homo phobia-phobia I he tear lh.it ev ervthing is homo-phobii " I think that your view is siniii.il and therein introduces "mi-' ogy niphuhi.i tlir leat that something is meant to be harm lul hateful to \\omen ' Some people sutler from this, and look tor misogvin even u here such an attitude is no more val id than searching lor freudian svmbology in the cream t lieese labels at Safeway James Drew Computer Science -Letters Policy_ 1 he Emerald will attempt to print all letters contain ing comments on topics of interest to the University community. Comments must be factually accurate and refrain from personal attacks on the character of others. Letters to the editor must be limited to no more than 250 words, legible, signed and the identification of tin: writer must be verified when the letter is submit ted. I he Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length or style.
