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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1990)
Editorial— Prejudice inhibits productive ability ()iSi rimination is a word we hear tar Inn often in utii conversations, hi the media and even in the pages nt the Oregon Ihtilv Hmenihl Although it is important to bring disi.riinination out in the open, it A distress ing to see people use it as <i method of closing others out. There are mole than ton groups on rumpus, each will) its own purpose and direction There are mam oc.c asions for groups to work together to put on events create awareness ol specific problems 01 Mist to gel things ac c omplished taster l'nfortunatelv. disc rimination or presumed ills c rimination < an keep groups from working together or oven communicating with ear h other Hut sometimes it seems that people will use a pre sumed disc rimination to avoid working with a group oi organi/.ation If .1 group feels that .111 organization is homophobic" 01 "sexist," for example, tliev will avoid c nntact u ith that group and affix a label to them I lie Student Insurgent is a good example Minority student groups have decided to publish then own newsletter instead of publishing in the "rac 1st" Insur gent \ow tlie Insurgent is angry because it had hoped to be a voice for all voiceless student groups Some also c omplnin that the Survival ('enter makes too little* effort to aft rue t minontv student involvement, and that is a predomiiiautlv white male establishment I lie topic ol a workshop last weekend was "Sex ism 111 the I’em e Movement It was open to Ml wom en: no ini'll were allowed This seems only to furthei the separation between the sexes, c ausing men in some campus groups to jokingly say thev would have ,i male - c hi I v workshop All c ampus groups are subjei t to some kind of dis ciimination complaint, whether it be that thev are white liberal, conservative, racist sexist, whatever It is almost unavoidable We develop a stereotype of an organization and greet eac h member with that stereo type in mind This is a form of disc rimination When we emphasize the differences between each othei. we onlv create a deeper rift that will lie harder to bridge Kile ism. sexism, homophobia or a 11 \ kind of disc lamination c reates a bloc kade in communication. It is v ital that we work together cm projects, be cause* it's the only wav to have an effective impact or c ause ,inv real c hange We need to stop discriminating and perpetrating ideas lh.it cause discrimination We c an not let it keep us apart This is nut to deny the validity of a disc rimination c omplaint Rather it is to point out that the only way to solve* these problems is to step beyond labeling, and work to c reate open lines nt communication and un derstanding between all groups ..SO WE IN THE CUBAN COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERSHIP HAVE DECIDED 10 INITIATE A FEW MAJOR REFORMS... ALL DONt... County expects economic slump to come I'here's little optimism to he (omul ill ((Hints government nosvadass Lane (cunts commissioners have been saving recentls th.it an is nnomii downturn is aimii! to hit this area and about to hit hard, too In a majot Kegis/r/ (.'unit/ article (I eh PI) commissioners (errs Rust Ntesc ( iirn.ii i Ida and others pointed at length to the trouble tliev saw brewing I lie problems commissioners see on the hon/.nn are delinileK alarming. \nd while it’s disheartening to lie.u the news, we can be glad that at least the counts hopes to be prepared lor the dim ntum Win the downturn now. in this time ot unprec edented. spei taculai. sure to last tor eser eti Keaganomii s ei oiionm growth:’ Part of the reason includes a lt> percent counts general fund expenditure increase ovci last scar Hut the majoi leasons i enter .(round serious decreases in expected res - enue • The i mints s major souri es ol revenue ap peal unusually s ulnernble i iglit noss I or ex ample federal timber rei eipts lor the sale ot lands managed bs the 1 S Hureau ot band Management are expei ted to drop si > mil I ion next s eat • I here's also i out fill legal ding Pane i mill ( i>u111\ 's income from state and leder<il agen c ies Tli.it mcinev represents about a third ol tin' oouiitv s general hind Hut federal e\ pemlitures Inr Inc al governments are expec I i‘d to drop as forced (Iramm-Kmlman ints take awav from the money available So much lor that unprecedented, spectacular, act nauseum growth • linallv . tlie c iinnlv s tax lease isn't enough to cover lor tlie rough times The S7 million tax base c overs about t pc*rc ent id the c ouu tv’s total budget That tax base has not been substantially increased since 1‘1 l‘l. There will also be debate over the conn tv \ tax base Some folks are feeling the scpiee/e as is and don't want taxes to be in creased Others, like Knst. maintain that al ter 7(1 years it's time to update the base Without the tax base update, it's likelv c ountv residents will be asked to approve more special levies for basic services, such as the three-vear. Sit million lev v on the upcoming ballot for law enforcement and i orrec lions It's not enough now to just realize a downturn is canning. Keonomic c voles being what they are. one was due eveutuallv am wav Ihe debate must now begin on how best to meet that clow niurn Letters_ Syllogistic I ii address I I H I i km.m | < >! >1 I i'Ii II. \\ In is il alu ays pointed ihit lli.il beiny v».«\ m Irslii.m is .1 i 11nst urns ( him i*:' An ,i lesbian I |tisl didn't de i ulr In line women while mull Illy ovei .1 bayel .Hid i utli'e one mommy al hre.ikt.isl II li.is In en .1 |niii ess nl sell 1 e.iIl/.i I nut .mil m i e|i(iim e Sure I've been told mum times lh.it ll IS till I hull e I ll.ll e the I In III e to delll l!l\ leelinys Riyhl I have the i lioii e to he (lertei til miset able l h.mk l Oil si i mill h Isn 't il mterestmy him this i|uestion would nevei be asked ol a bet eroseMial ' I i km.in w hat u as t lie pur pose ol stutiny that must spies m the Ih itish and \mei u an yoM illtneiils have tended to he homosexuals ’ Uliat would Mill hale one dcdtli e from null slanderously sylloyistu reason my' You also point out m vihii letter that "a i ornbat unit w till a known homosexual shows a mill h lower eflii leni v ratiny I u mi III think lli.il .tn\ t\ pc i it nonconlnrmilv would li.iic tins diet t \\ h\ else \\ ■ ill til the\ make soldiers spurt i leu i tils and wear the same uniforms' 1 w on Id Hist like to say that it it is permissible I under federal law | hn tedeial ayP'IH les sin h as (lie t I \ In he openly ills i nmiiiiilnrt and deny indiviih nals then end rights then there is sonmthiny; iirmii; with I he law Mnnii a (larrisnn Sliident Progress In the 1(1 years suit e the uverlhiiiw of the Sumuza data tin ship \ n ara^nan pol it it s li.tve heel! mnltlt.n eted and dv uanm I he pluralislit involve lliellt and heated dehales did not lieipti w it h the i ei out i a III paiitn nor is the pulilu al land SI ape so simple as the 1)1)1 in its I eh I i editorial In that editorial, the I'mrr.ihl slates that \ii ara^n.ins t ail i house from one of two i a mil dates hn president) \< tilal I\ there .in- ID candidates on (hr ballot representing the broad ration ol politic al inter csts within Nicaragua At this point most polls i in I it ate that llm N.intlinisla l ion! holds a substantial le.nl - a ei t At ) i111• ■ I S li.ii bed opposition) while the othef t■ ihlit candidates are turthel heliuid \Iso in < outlast to Its liistor it al domination In the I'at dii i oast tin' Atlantic: region u ill pal In ipate tor the 111 st time in regional elet lions this Sundn\ known suit e ltlKii as the An tonoim Project this process will allow people ol the Atlan ta ( oast to novel'll themselves on ienion.il issues, and will give representation to tradition alls unrepresented groups, sin h as the Kama Indians In sa\ that these elections have the Saniiinista s bless inns iloes not reflect the tat t that the Sandimstas are the pri mar\ supporters anti organizers ot the .lutonoim process. one w Ini Ii is not supported In I NO Most importanth these elet lions are for onK the Nil ara guans tn (lt*( idi* Kegardless ill tin- null mill' tin' l S should accept it .mil a< know ledge that a democratic ri-volulion is pro grossing m \n aragua 1 iso Nelson I atm American Support (.roup Ludicrous Ian hi kinan {()!)!■ I oh it,) maki's a vers lamiliai and inai i urate argument in support of tlm I niversitv s policy of on aiding the disc riminatorv poli i 11*s ot the (:i,\ He armies that Immans i house their sexual on eolation, and thus lesbian and ga\ men i house membership in ■ i group that will suffer disi run ination How ludicrous! Why would percent of the population i house to suhjec t themselves to heatings or disi rimination? Mam lesbians and gay men leel they don't have a choice about their sexual orientation the only i hem e we have is to .it know ledge it or re press it hesbians. gav men. people of color women, people with dis abilities and non Christians all Miller Imm tile same svsteui nl oppression li 1111 ^ universiH i houses In pruttn I I In* right.'' nl ■inv group. it is morally obligat fil In protei I lliti i ights nl tin others This universit\ must not a I low am urgani/.atiun that ilisi riininales In rt'inain in cant pus facilities Krii . i iv 11 i ights legislation is designed to protect .ill Amen i ans from the lew w ho desire to destroy all diversity They pro lei t even those who do i boose affiliations spec it it ally reli gion (not a genet li idiarai tens tii I So whv not protei I lesbi ails and guvs'1 (ennifer Kills Knglish -Correction_ In yesterday's ()l)lI ft ters section, there was a letter attributed to Sue Sinioniti h. Simonitch did not write the letter The h'nturald regrets am prob lems this error has caused
