Editorial
Dix shouldn't give
up his House seat
Or,.;<>ii I)rni'x i.11s suffered .1 maior politit ,il hloxx
till1, week when David I) t x II) ! aigene) derided I lies
dax to stop down from his I louse \hijorit\ I.e;id<T post
Dix and Ins paitx li.nr eninr under seimus elite
cisiii her .nise ol alleged i anipaign < onlrihution and ex
pendilmi' viol.ilimis, and the subsequent fine Iron)
Ser ret.in. of Slate Harbara Roberts Intermixed xxilli
this u as the I tool raised over one ol I )i x S former aides
( ail Wiederaenders. who was ai r nserl ol tampering
wnth a pi i hi ir dor u men! lust Mont lav he u as r onvit I
i'tl ami tineil S ’ ait)
W him W tetleraenth’i s rule in tin' t nntroxers\ was
exposed he resigned Irom Dix's olliie When the line
was leveled Dix iinnietliateK s.iitl lie would pax the
amount lor which lie x\us peisonallx liable I hough
some m his parts weir calling lol him to step down
from the majoiitx le.idei position it looked like Dix
w mild weather I lie storm
Hut apparmth the whole issue got lo be loo ninth
lor I )i x 11 is ,11101)1101 enienl i a me as a surprise to mam
im hiding those in the Denim ratii i am us
Dix stepping down is pisl nnothei problem the
Demur rats u ill base to fai e. W ith a primary barelx two
months axxax there is still much hi do I lie majority
leader helps i house i andidates tin lire Legislature A
new parts leader is scheduled to lie elected Montlax
but it will be some time betore the Detnni r.itii t aliens
mess w ill be straightened out
At Ins Salem press conference Dix said lie is unde
rilled about Ills politii al future lie has not pulled him
self out ot the Distiii t -)4 race set. and he shouldn't II
In- derides not to run again, the state will lose a xerx
capable legislator
I)i\ h«is jirovcn imnsiMi to bo .i menu c11 the l nivn
>il\ In both llic l')B7 .mil 1'tK'l sessions, he fought tor
higher fiiiK.ition interests .uxi lobbifd foi state tumf
mg ol intercollegiate athletic s lie has been responsible
tor tlie Sports \i timi lottery game and many other i -in
vei sits oriented hills
Anvbods svlio has ever seen lb\ operate on the
House Hoot knows what an eftei tive lawmaker and
leader he is He i an best be desi rihed as tiers. strong
ssilled and passionate He cares deeply lor the state, as
ssell as Ins constituents, and it is reflected in Ins per
tormain e
riiongh it is ultimately his decision. I)i\ should
run tor the I louse again (live the voters an opportunity
to decide whether lie has served well II they want him
as their representative, they'll vote tor him. It they
think the controversy has aflected his legislative abili
ty . they won't.
David l)i\ should stay.
\
THIS MA\ "AKE
UTTIE LONGER
i HAN lTHOUGHT.
Student code changes worthy of notice
Rarely do student ( nndui t i nde changes
gel the attention they deserve Irnm the me
|nnt\ nt students mi i iimpus I'll.it s unfortu
n.ite I>i•( ellse these changes are usually the
result nt months ol anguish (mm the lew
students and administratoi s truly imnerned
vv it h I la w s i n t lie conduct code
Inn lei cut changes in student conduct
|i(ilu\ are ninth noting The Inst, com ern
mg I'niversity treatment ot mentally ill stir
dents i aught m i.ases ol a< ademii dis
honesty . lias been a long time in ( (lining
Ovei the last year yve've raised one ( Oil
i ern nt anotliei yyilli proposals that yyiiuld
i liange limy mentally ill students are pro
tei ted hum < undtn t ( ode sane turns and limy
they i all seek that protei lion
The latest revision leaves us a little more
satisfied 1 inlet till- latest revision. at adem
H and disciplinary sanctions are sep.uated
\oyy students (barged y\ 1111 a( ademii ills
honesty will have then grades re-evaluated
to retlei t the dishonesty but no further dis
(iplinury aitions \y 111 be brought against
them
Tills seems like <i good compromise ll
m.ikes cheating .111 unattractive risk lor those
who would feign mental illness, yet is not
tmdulv harsh on those who do sutler from it
Another change, this time in polii v is
the Mention ol .1 l hiiversit v-w ide grievance
procedure Belore this change, grievance
mles were di( tated h\ the indiv idual depart
nients Several people, ini lading student
advocate Marlene Drescher. lamented hav
mg one universal set of rules to guide stu
dents
In 1‘llUt. then-l'niversitv President Paul
Olum drafted a committee to examine the
grievance issue Again aftei months ot
work a polii v has heen enacted that seems
fair
Students should take time to get familial
with these changes While tliev hopelullv
w ill never have to hei ome vvorkinglv tamili
ai with the mental illness and academic dis
honestv rule, the grievance procedure
i hange is one that 1 ould potentinllv allei I a
good number ol students
Letters,
Ultimate control
Attn failing In lot alt' out'
prison ssho submitted ,t mm k
el s III ms last let let I del tiled
to submit my response as m
strut lion to all s\ lio might
think lat kie I Ionov's arguments
11)! )l It'h i > f slot it! up to tea
SI in
I'll Update the leailel I limes
argued that ms reasoning tin
tail'd that she not base se\ ssith
her husband lor the nest seven
seats sini e she Inis made up
bet minti not to hase i hildren
until then
\s I said there is a i ham e
that it sou has e sex in the next
sesen seals sou ssill heroine
pregnant li sou air mails that
■ ommlHed to seeing sour plans
sill t red S oil must eitliel he
ssilling to abstain in kill ans
hie vs hull might begin outside
ot s our ss ishes
In 1'ilhei t ase I pis! wanted
to make it pellet tls i tear that
Sou base made a spei lilt set ill
plans lor ss hat 1 shall venture
SOU ixuuid t all sour bods
in the next sesen seats It these
plans don t tome about it ssill
be s rrs i tear to all that s ou are
not m i iinliul ut \mn bod\
I hcreture your desire to li.ivr
i untrul ilnrsn t n-lnli- m\ rea
Mining
i untrul ul thr buck has |»i*t*n
.1 ili'siri- ul ilii- greater portion
ul liuniauilv since histurv be
gan I liMth. ul i uni sr has .11
v\ a\ s Invn thi• imr tiling whir li
pluves lli.it limn' ut us li.ts ulli
milli i nntiul ut im buck Iv
i ,iust‘ br knuus nil' bottfi tb.m
I know m\ suit
Hob U eigel
I .ill tut It
Crjzy?
Am I i t.t/v m ilni thr VSl ()
ptesldeMl s.l\ tll.lt Ul' sllillllll
vuli mi i■ \t*r\ bmlgi't ut i ll'll
gimip ml lampus’ 11.isn't lit*
i'M'1 hr.ml ut tliu tri ck din tell
lm nlciital I cc t iimiiiilti'i' '
I led lm k\ tu be mi .1 i .impiis
th.it has i untrul over student
tees I km>\\ at mum si linuls
thuse dei isions are made In the
administration I think that d
I talk .. els Ills ua\ . ivr w ill luse
tins i untrul
\nd aren't thuse groups ,u
countable Hi n\ It 1 w .nit Id
i <>111 [!I.iin about .( group's hind
mg I know \\ hi'ii In go llifii
II I lie,ii mg II I ilmi l liko w h.il
llir II I is lining 1 know u liiil
In iln organize .1 lri.il! t .mi
p.iign ni run Ini iitlu r iii\ still
ll seems ibis pl.lll Is designed
to ,'rni IiiikI groups lli.il < lark
ilnrsii l lik. Him lung woulil
(i.M.A ui thi! HI.it k Student
I limn last i! all students gut In
inti nil I lien budgets ' Anti
iv In slum Id a group I ike
Ml ( 'll A lla\ e In spend tiled
time and energy campaigning
tm a budget instead ut provid
ing the t ultural events and ( In
i aim solid.ii it\ that tlirv do
now ■'
Saving tb.it students nl i nlm
uigani/allons should have In
oulir a h In while students and
gro\el Ini funding 11mid be
i unstmed as a r.ti isl notion
Si i ( lark lie I ha uks Please
|e.oe what little student puwei
and diveisity ive have alone I
applaud your stated intention
nl encouraging students to
vole lint don't use bigotiv as a
tool to that end
Mult Snider
Miston
Equality
Hif Student l huptei til the
\ IIU'I'H .III Sill Ids til lull'! ini
Designers is tillt'iitlftl ,il lining
t lussilied .is 1111<-r11ii ! Its ur.i
tins m llif Oregon lltih I'm
rhihl .1111> It- nl I fli 2 I As purl
ill the An hilft Inn' department,
lilts lnlfrior An liiti-t turf pm
gram .tl llif I mst'isils is nilfil
.inn uii; llif It ip three in llif
i i >unti \ \\ f .iif Ir.uiifil Ini ,t
Infills Ift linn .il prulessioti In
uhit Ii llif word "dei m atm
tint's mil appis
Set iimlls iii regards In tun
hit nlfiil.il I ff (uimniittee
budget hearing tin I fh 22
1 Wf iM'if tlfiiiftl ret ngni
lion as a sluilt'iil group lift aiise
nl mu memhership din's and
targeted In sits r as an example
Ii i others, despite thf l.u I that
lit.ins student groups are na
tionalts affiliated anil t harge
dues lliis was blatant dis
< iiinin.it ion
\\ e had mi advam e notji i
that tlit* issue 11! membership
dues would tie hruughl Up b\
tile II ( our group Inis exist
ed on i unipus loi i \ears and
lievei before were dues an Is
sue
t We bad no mitn e th.it out
budget hearing was even
si heduled a i oliillloll priih
lem other groups li.iv e had
U e hope ill the Inline the IH
w ill ai I more responsihlv and
!airl\ to all student groups on
i ampins, and giv e ear h one
nijual treatment
Pearl him
\SII) President
Maureen Belle
\ SI I) \ ii i -president
Pegg> Whelan
ASM) Secret a r>
1 aura Si liaer
\S11) treasurer
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