Editorial Fraternities didn't take role seriously List visit. <i stomp nt approval from lIn* l niversi tv's fraternity .mil sororilv system (luring ASI'O *•!«*< lions was the strongest politieol nod on < ompus Hut through slopp\ organization .mil short sighted selfish ness .1 feu members nt tin11 ommiltee tfi.it oversens the I ns i< ess appeor to he working toward making the greek endorsement negligible Representatives of (tregon Student I’ublic Interest Keseon ti (Iroup and some i ondidotes lot A St () and In i idenlal l ee ( ommiltee are saving tliev were asked in appropriate and inelcvant questions during the (.reek iaidorsement (amimittee s final hearings at Willey Kiv ei Inn April 1 2 One shouldn't dismiss the complaints ol these i on didates as necessarily stemming from bitterness or soul grapes I lieu stories are too similar and the admissions ol Old! members themselves too telling not to assume that the committee <u led boorishly Old! members we’ve talked to have admitted the process was not as well organized as it should have been, that questions did sttav alield somewhat and that the questioning was dominated In three to live men who may have let their opinions show a little So what of it' Certainly. like am campus group, the traternilv system has the right to pir k and promote (.ondidotes it believes will best represent its interests Hut it should (arefully consider both its interests and the rand t dates I’re-i uni ei veil notions and mean-spirit ed questions have no place in an endorsement hearing The pru( ess shouldn't he a mere i uhher-stamping of fa vorite sons It certainly strikes us as no accident that lust about all those endorsed by Lid! are greeks and that means (dd ! didn 't take its ride seriously I’ll is is espei inllv true at a lime when (dd !’s favor ite interests seem to he limited and selfish OSPIKtl s valuable work on (ov salety in.iv not mean mm h to greeks now . but it oertainlv will when tliev have chil dren themselves That work does mean something to the glow mg uttmhei ol non traditional student ..nts. and the (ild ! could have considered that II ( dd ! w ants to be selfish, it should .it least he i (insistent The i oin milieu's approval of i hiId ( are funding now sni.ii ks ol an insincere i oik ession to the year's hot issue (!ld"s mvopii interests sinqdv haven’t extended hevond the sphere ol greek lile this campaign We he licve tliev ve approved ( andidates we cnnstdei tolallv uiupialilied for the job simply hei ause tliev re broth eis (ild! seems to be behind lellovv greeks Steve Ma ples and Diane (itishman. lor example, onlv Imm ause they've promised to hang out at populai eateries and h,us m the I till Avenue neighborhood All this is s.lll. Ix'C .HIM' g leeks will I I'll Mill t lll'\ ill l1 feeling threatened Their members loci they .«rt* sloreo l\|)i'il as ric h, uncaring parts snubs and that the good work lhe\ do in promoting hmlherhuud anil philan thropv is ignored In the cnmmunilv and In the media because unis ahnul 211 percent of the campus belongs to a house, greeks are a "minoritv" on this t ainpus Itul at a lime when the greek system is defending itsell Irom charges ol racism. (1K(! totalis overlooks the more-lhan-valid c andidac s ol lilac k Student I'nion president lsrnie Drown At a lime when the greek sss tem is Irving to curb its alcoholic tendencies. (.1st, opens an unlimited bar tab at Valles Riser Inn lor the candidates to cool then heels sshile ss.iiling tor hear ings At a time when the greek ssslem sass it ssants to he intlusise. it asks candidates "svhat have sou done tor me lately and ress.irds onlv its oss n U hether it ss.is intended or not. the arroganc e that came .a mss m lilt s endorsement process only pro moted stereotypes It the Iralernits system is indeed somehow a threatened "minority." it could learn a lot about coalition-building and consideration of others (lertaihly. membership in a fraternity does not make a person less ol a human being; greeks unhapps ssilh boss (list! has represented them and furthered negative perc options should let their feelings be knoss n There ssas a time when some thought went into the greek endorsement or .it least the process was not to tallv self-ser\ing and automatic lust two years ago. (iiit surprisinglv approved Inn Hughes' campaign lor an li t! seat Ol course the nest vear the greeks poured out to bury I lughes' Ind lor ASl () president It appears that new found power has gone totiKt s head and that some humilitv is in order r ODE endorsements for ASUO elections Today is tlir List <l.i\ ut tin' AS1 () prini.m cli'i lions lx- sure .mil vnti’1 |usl ,is .1 icmmilei lirir (In' list ul |h'iipli* tin' (Irrunii Ihily I'mrrald h,is .'minisoil tin Im nlcnt.il I cr l umillitti'c Sc,its ,1 nii the \Sl () I si'ciitivc L.ikc tins w ith \iiii to the polls • lit one-\ car scats Icnnilci Hills hi me Bum n Han la\ I.loyil (li'.n sun 1.1S11111.i U .it si in • lit tv\ n-\ car scats l im I Inches 1 loll Stull • \St () prcsiilciit anil t it c president kiik Hailt’\ Sheila Sth kel Letters_ Leadership V .] Uirmbei III lln- greek llic support the (ir»■ k I ndorse men! (uinimitlee has given to Steve Maples .mil Diane ( ush m.in I .iltemleil tlie ileli.ite A|it'll I I Altei listening to the plies lions asked ii\ the members ol tin- panel .mil listening to the responses given by the i .null il.ill’s 1 (eel the team ol kllk H.nle\ anil Sheila Stiikel will he the Ill's! loi tin- job I heir e\ perlein e ami hai kgrnuud in the A SI ( ) are important aspei Is ol the offn e ol president and x u e presiiient During the debate both It.n le\ and Stiikel were sincere and inilirmative I hex toi>k a stand on issues and answeied c|iiestions duei tlx I Ins is more than I c an sax loi Maples and ( usliman w ho hail trouble get ling past their opening state ilieilts Ibex were repetitive and avoided duet t uilsxxers to iplest lolls I xerxltme Maples was asked a ipiesllon Ills leplx was to lake it to a student vote Mils tells me lit1 possesses no leatlei ship qualities and i all not he trusted to make important dei i sums U hen an issue t ante up Maples louhl not run out and take a vote ol student opinion I believe people in the greek sx stem need to take responsi hilitx toi then own vole and not 111 i lid lx tolloxx tile (ltd . be i ause the best tii ket is Hat lex Stii kel I hex w ill prox ide us with outstanding leadership toi the l 'Diversity. so (hex have nix support I am i out Used In the student health insurant e < hoii es on the ballot I here is a until e outside the sl IK ottii e m the I Ml that saxs there xxill not lie mandalo r\ msuraiue next veal 1 he no tice is unsigned hut it does make me wonder why the issue is even on the ballot Perhaps mil could assign yotn invest! galive reporter to find out e\ ac tlx w li.it is going on U bile xou are at it Imxx about an explanation of what sxslem, I till i oiu i'l lied about Krist iii Stax er Marketing happens it the mandatuiA op tiuii gets pen cut ul Ihi- vote:' I think tin- \Sl () lies engaged m tin- dishonest pi.n !ii c nl pm ruling several options simplv t'i split tin' votes ut those who oppose mandatorr health instil ,iiu e I strmigh II!ge ,dl sill dents who oppose mandatuiA he.dill insur.nn e to vote lot the \ ohmt.iiA option Ntn h.iel Mint Student Measures I was ver\ disappointed with llie ipialitv ut reporting in the Ntond.o in I teptli |( )l >1 April till regarding the hallot hums illes tin the tOtltl elections In the artii le. the Oregon Student I’uhln Interest Kese.m h (.tulip hallot measure was greath mis represented t his ait ii le stated that OSI’IKli has pushed loi stu dent awareness ol environmen tal issues In i in dialing leal lets hosting speakers and strut luring ret vt ling programs at Kugene area apartment < om plev-s This statement onl\ si rati lies the surtai e of the numher of seivites OSPlRli pint ides this i anipus t ISPIKt . i uns the onls ( on stnnei Hotline in the state w hit h i an answet land lot'll tenant i|liestions ovei the phone OSI’IKd also publishes the Renter's liandhook winch outlines those rights (ISPIKt; also organizes lie annual Hunger ( leainip whit h gets students working at lot.al shelters in order to raise tiumeV toi I oi it I I or I ane ( ount\ and the \ational I lunger (Campaign As a statewide organization w ith memhei i hapters at the I niveisit\ aiul other campuses. OSPIRC. is able In etlei tivrh lohh\ m the stuilent ami pulrlit interest It is true that (ISPIKt, s stu dent outreach work includes le.dlettiog and hosting speak eis etc hut these at ti\ illes are unh a tr.it lion ol the sei \ it es ami lesoun es that ( ISPIKt . ol ters the I 'niversitv i ampus lli/ahelh Malst h Anthropologr Thank you Thank vnu Stephen (dienw'urlh tor votir t ritu al ( ommcnls regarding tin* ano i i*xic and tm 1 i in it women on campus (H/II \|>nI I(i| I vv.ml to Iti him .inti the student bodv know how tnanv men support ins observations of the malaise allot ling w omen I agree t hasing the ideal thin ness tin at t epl.nn e is universal in scope and emotionall\ harm till, vet 1 would oiler that ano rexia anil bulimia are also man ilestetl symptoms of problems caused b\ dystuiu.tional beb.iv itus tluiing t bildbooil in the tamih As tar as the pursuit of thin ness goes we men w bo realize wlial some women are doing to themselves must rejet.l Math son Avenue's advertising tin ideal bod\ and support women overcoming the illnesses through t ounseling and per siitiilc oilier men to believe and sav I love vou lor who vou are' and not w hat I w ant vou to be lonathon Shilk l.andsi ape an hitei lure Causes I bis is duel ted III those pen pie on tins campus w ho find it net essarv to have one or more "causes o-thcweek lilts week lliev appeal to be waste (ieorge lliisli ami tile Hag burn mg law , but w ho i an keep up w itli them ' II vou people were ti ulv i mu nutted to \ our i ause” vmi would trv to create a positive awareness lake 1 artli Week lot example, you could set up re (Vcling ( i nters, plant trees oi take anv othel positiv e ai I ion Hut i onverselv it vou add even inoie garbage to tins planet .111(1 vv Oi se make the lest of the I Diversity i omnium!v look at your mess tor the remaindet of the term voti ve dug a huge hole for v our i ause That is unfair both to the rest ol us and to those people w ho have worked bard in a positive direction for the same cause I protest vou and votir t heap sensationalism Ik (rulling a tai kv stunt like that vou have alienated main people who might have previously joined lories with vou. (ilean up your ow n at I tolks Deborah \\ v ss lournalisni