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.
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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
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If,mi mil In lr\ In speak ol
things ol ninth \uii li.ivr nn
k mm ledge |()! >1 I fli I ii|
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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
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