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