Letters Authority To me. the most disturbing aspect of the recent gassing in ( ident is that it continues a trend of severe nr harassing po lice responses Such exaggerat ed responses include those de tailed in the Studrnt Insurant |Vol 1, no I). the recent ha rassment of "Frog." as well .is incidents I have personally wit nessed I hope that one positive out come of the confrontation on March it will be an increased awareness of this law enforc e ment trend, which most often t i mi s expression against the homeless and others who are \\ ithout advot ales In negoti ations between student groups and the polii e. 1 hope that this broader i ontext is not lorgot ten. It maturity is i buret leri/ed b\ unexamineti respet t for all thorilx, as implied by (ireg ( hapman |ODE April tl) and others here may I forever re main immature Robert S< hotield (,radii.lie student Bad Bart Several studies support the following fac ts II! pore out ol .ill m.lined men and women un button'd; 2 a t"i pen ent of all children have been sexually molested by a man or a woman b\ tile age ot It. 7a pen ent ol all i luldren bu\e been o\i es sively disc Iplined 01 physically abused by their mother or fa tiler I bis is reflec led ill w hat yve see on television In general yye have prai tiies the philoso pin that the solution to dis agreements mist ommun ii alum or any other ty pe ot problem can be solved by some iorin ol aggression manipula tion or abusive bohuv 101 \\ e as a soc lety hay e bei nine so desensitized to this very sc l ions situation that a t urtoon I ' i has been i leated based on this philosophy It's appalling to see how popular a show is that presents abuse us ac c ept.ible tunny and humorous "the Simpsons is that show And yet I haven't heard any c hurt h group feminist group. Men Against Rape etc give row e to this issue yy by liy not speaking out they are silently supporting the se\u ality is bad violent e is ( )ts philosophy (quite bigoted I would say I We must objec I to the stereotyping used III this show and yve must objet t to the greatei c rime ot minimi/ing the seriousness ol aggressive behavioi and abuse by making N A T U R A L ; F I B E R Sj Q U A L I T Y i CLOTHING i g AFFORDABLE P R I C E S, il .i< ( eptahle or humorous Next time you vv.iti h the show Ire aware of the abusive behaviors that are Iretng |ire settled to you as ac i eptable or funny it's neither (.an Darby Kugene Endangered Ron Jefferson your letter Preservationists (()/>/ \pril II) is l\ pit a! of the timber m duslrv s short sighted mentali t\ legarding old growth issues Where will Ihe\ slop ' you audut iously ask those of us who w Isf i lo see the sha met il I U si an e remains of \ irgin forest presort ed \\ hen w ill you stop ' is the more appropriate question i lie answer is < leer You will stop when there are no more am lent Irees lo i lit down The gimme dei ade has i iline to an end and so must your simplistic ideas about what trees and m\ Is mean I an (unpromising You'd I let lei holier e it N on are not going to i ut dow n one more old giowth tree without a serious 111; 111 I Ik'm' tin's havf liffn hrrt mm h longer 111.in \uii and Ilit*\ will outlive mhi despite Mini l.inl.isifs As tin \ niir pal lift it ally worn mil aiguilleill abmil jobs; it the timbei pfnplf had begun a lung linif agti In limn a ptilit v liasftl till siislaiiiftl anil lialant ftl t til 11 tip; and planting ut sft ondgrouth tiffs inslf.itl nl greetlv ini and run stralegies ihfv woultl nut lif Inn ftl In sit it ip It i I hf 11 tin i fill (at I it s It Mill lost' Mllll |(ill \ nil U ill tind suiiif iithfi wav In survue 1 will start worrvtng abuut MM.it well bring whfii Mm get nut mi I lit* c nitungc led spet ifs list I suggest that vnu and mjui lilllf hand nl signatories pail it ipatf in snnif nl llif I artli I)a\ if si iv it if s iif\l weekend Nun might just gain an apprrt ialimi Im Mini f nviionmr nl which mhi am ubv ltnislv saiib mil nl Itlllt ll W III) I.UVf MUlI mill lift 1 I mi H filin'i it I I Im April 11 (in-gun l),iih I'lUfiiiUi fditonal .ibiiul a pit1 ni.iturt* end" to tlif Ir.m Contra s< andal may itself he prema turn Vmir < ommttnl ahmit how the Amerii ail public has tired ol lengths and i omplic ated tri als" is well-reasoned It's proh abli right about puhlii unpa tienie with an issue that has dragged on several years Hut the issue mat he far from over, especiallv as concerns former and i urrent heads of stale We can judge for our selves the evening ol the Hen lander Koom dedication \prtl Chat's when I'onv Avirgan AIK newsman iuiured by let rousts in Nu aragua (where 1 in der was murdered I will speak m the I All ' Ballroom \v irgan will describe Ins role as plain lilt in a i outt i ase i hargim: I N i >tt it 1.11s w ith rospnnsibill tv loi his injuries, as well as at (ivities related to lander s kill mg Che end ol the I’oindestei tri al c oultl lie hut the start ot the public: Imallv hearing the truth (.eorge Heres I ugene Open-minded I lav ing broil ,i student .it the University tin the past tom y ears ,md alw n\ s .1 i luse t< >I lower ot \sl () affairs I view AM '( ) lArcutivr i ainliilalrs Stine Maples ami Diane ( usti mail as two vet\ competent candidates Iheit open (loot poliev IS ail apptopl late i am pan’ll theme bei atise botti i an d ulates are y er\ open minded in addition to open-minded ness Maples and t ushmaii are linn, and stand In the issues ol whit h they believe tenai musK I have had the i ham e to know both candidates | lersonall y Maples has been a c lassmate ol iniiiil m vat ions pol it li al si i etu e i lasses, and ( hlshnian .Old myself have m,on mutual Iriends ( Ais11111a11 and Maples are also up on the issues and have a wide prrsprt tile on ASI ( ) affairs 11a11■ i4r11\ would be (lie one word description that I would lend to both i undulates both ol them will wi irk at length to get the lob done Knowing the candidates pet sunnily I can safely assure the i yuil s that the open donu polii v" is not |iist another empty campaign promise Ma pies and ( tishinan will defi _ Letters Policy_ The lum-mlit will attempt to print t a straight answer from the |ifo pie who are supposed to repre sent them \s a i undulate lot AM i ) inv self (Stuili'iit Sen.lit1). 1 shall look forward In working with hoth of Itii'm nr\l war. 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