Editorial Conflict of interest hard to find on IFC AStJO (^institution ( mitt was asked this week to i onsider the sti< kv question of "conflii t of interest' and whether Incidental I ce (iommittee memhei \i mando Morales ( rented sin li a i nnflii t when lie voted to approve the budget tor tile I luted States Student As sociation. I lie ijiiestion was settled Wednesdav when the court found no couflic t ot interest, and did so for tin- right reasons Morales serves as vice chairman ol the lohhving group's Northwest region The hearing request came from Thomas Mann publisher of Oregon ( nmnifiit.i lor. who wants the court to considei whether Morales violated Amendment 1 n whir h prohibits lit members from voting on a budget when that members holds a paid position in the group under i onsider.ition Mann and the ( iimmrnt.itor have long had it in foi student lobbying groups sin h as 1 !SSA 1 heir position is that sin h groups waste student ini idental fees I )e spite their energetu efforts thin haven't had mill h sin i ess. and Mann's current campaign seems headed toward similar defeat It the court should invalidate Morales' vote, the t 'SSA budget will still pass In a Ill vote Realizing lh.it I'SSA is prntec ted for mm Maim ami court meitibeis arc wondeimg whether this case should la- used to expand 01 clarify the intent ol -4 (. (Tirilic alion ol legal points is usually helpful, hut we caution the court (rum expanding its definition ol a conflict of interest loo tar It's our opinion that 4 f> should lie narrowly con strued to prohibit I ft' members from getting monetary gain I’lie court is being asked to find that lit! mem hers should he prohibited Iron) voting on the budgets of groups the\ are involved with in other ways, and that s asking too mm h li t ', members i ome to that hoard not as disinterest ed participants, hut as people with constituem ies and agendas That's how it should be IK! members are ideeted as representatives of the student hoik We ex pei t and mi mirage li t! members to represent the < on i erns of the i oustitueiu s that elec ts them It's easy to see what unenforceable prer edent would he established il the court expands 1 •> II a member of the lilac k Student I 'moii or ( an and Lesbi an Alliance is elected to ILL. we'd lulls expect this memhei to represent the lilac k or gas c ainpus c ominu nits To gag these members from voting on then groups budgets and the c one erns that most affec t their c oust ituents would he to disempmvei them The argument against this interpretation of the proper role of an II I member i-- that the committee will bee ome ruled hs spec ml interests I o this we of fee that 11 1' is a seven member hoard: am interest will need the sole of a majnrits I'he checks and balance system is .dreads in plat e To adopt ,i c nnservative ar gument (and one often espoused In the ( iHTtint'nlalor] for a change ss e urge the’ ('mist i tut ion Court to not ex i eed its judic ml authority and c reate lass hs dec ree Oregon IKiih _ _ Emerald I’ll fi.it H'V, tugntr (>iiv‘i>n »’4flA ’ * • •- , •,•••• M •• • • . .-ft : Ai'i> j*\J liy the Of»yg«:M Oili'y fitf.iM Put .shmg Co .it the UfHvt-u, t, .! 0efty The unlawful removal or use of papers is pros f ditor * ’■ i ► a Managing Editor E (Mortal E ditor Graphics Editor Encore Editor News E ditor Sports Editor Supplements Editor Night Editor hnatopnef BMir Tfrf. y Suffl^Pf Darla Ja» kson Don Peters Associate Editors Community m »\.t* Student Government Activities 1" ■ , Higher Education Administration -‘Features '! > Reporters ■ A• ! , .s• A- • ► . r- t s ■ M. i J * K .1 ! r.r - i»- ‘ ■ ' i i‘ V 1,1 ' ’ .1 • M-" • ,t v Photographers - M - ’ '• Advertising S' - .•« • i ■ i M,i ► ft' ;• '•’ < t* H" M A, t A" , M "fatuit V- .,i Ni* •; . •* k ■ :», • M.s.i'd v\v Production >• '* A.* '■« r . 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( arnpus Radio Yes • Measure \ — OSI’IKC es • Measure 1 hqual rec rriiting 1 i s • Measure r> Riverfront toxics Yes • Measure fi environmental pledge Yes • Measure 7 — Student insurance Option I) • Measure H — Counseling Center Yes • Measure ‘I ('.hi Id ( are Yes University recycling woes embarrassing Barth 1 >.i\ celebrations and TV specials arc fading from the' public s memory and a situation is unfolding right ticrc at home that illustrates the problems fa< cd by putting cm irnnmentally sound beliefs into prac tic c The I'earl Bui h (ienter, a loc al fai i 1 i t \ for people u ctlc disabilities, had been ret vc I mg the l'niversilv's waste paper to raise funds sine e August But the < entei has note fieri the I'nnersiK administration that it will stop c ollec ting paper next month Ihere is no central location for picking up waste paper, and because of logistic.al problems, the1 c entei was losing up to $800 a month Kec \c ling ac tivities are also affec ted In a I'niversiU rule, which st.lies confiden tial dm uments must be shredded before they are recycled This alone cost Pearl Buck 11 cents a pound, not good for a center that gets a large share of its funds from rec yc ling The Physic.al Plant had previously pei formed the c ampux rec vt ling tasks employ - ing two students to collect the paper, and w ill take1 over one e Pearl But k hows out But the plant also lost money in its recycling days and officials are discussing just w hat to do with tin' program The recycling pro grams future' is m doubt With environmental issues feeing both debated right here m our own little' corner of tin? world, the University's recycling Iron hies ,irt‘ embarrassing. It is shameiul that a way to rework the Pearl Hut :k agreement hasn't been found Universities In nature generate tons of waste paper a war, and it is important tor this school to divert its wad ded-tip memos and test papers batik into use The opportunity is ripe for some sort of i entrali/.ed ret yt ling sv stem, one where stu dents t ould get involved directly in the pro cess A visible work-studv or credit program could he set up for minimal cost, and would educate students while doing the world an en\ iromnental favor It should he added that the general atti tude of most of the IJniversitv population concerning ret \ cling has been at best apa thetic It's not reallv that difficult to take the extra step to separate colored and white pa per and put them in the appropriate bins Ret veling takes a little hit more effort than stuffing paper into a wastebasket, but (.(in sider the benefits Hopefully, with .1 little work from the I’niversiH administration and its students ret y< ling will make the move from slogans and hrot Imres to an environment.ills sound realitv Letters Beware Hewan ul some candidates lui the l nited States Senate Hi’hmtl dosed (lours lhe\ are tin sending troops into Central Anient a to wage senseless war Im prolil They should lie questioned ( archills and exposed as frauds I tr\ to avoid senseless war I've walked away from senseless war lor main \ears Nobods should he ton ed into a senseless tight In multimillion aire r undulate tor the t' S Sen ate file candidate who is tor war is Mark Davton from Min nesota Pete Fena Graduate student Hatfield We have suspei led all along that Senator Hatfield has been on the take from the timber i ompuines and thus a staunch defender of dear-cutting our state II is outrageous to sot- the huge amount of politic ,il action committee iiHini'v so blatantly in print wliii li bought Ins < lout m (amgress In m\ eves lie is not doing anything tor our Oregon but just (or himself lie never "compromised" last summer! His greed speaks too loudly and unh supports the real greed ot the timber barons, u Ith no regard tor the workers lie (and Pack wood) just use the environmental i ommunitv as scapegoats, thus farther di viding the community Now is the time for Hatfield to t.ike the lead into conversion of jobs into other fields and away from dependence on old growth Hilde Cherry F.ugene Not amusing I am not surprised that some one has attempted to minimize the significance of what I was saying about 77? e Simpsons I (>1)1 April li). II is t ‘iis it * ? to deny lli.it tint- finds amusement in ,i slum that portrays abusive behavior than it is to admit to it. To what degree are we ad dieted to abusive actions and o? shows' We can t all it a satire or a t aitoon, or we can rational i/e it a dozen wavs But it sldl t nines bat k to portraving abu sive behavior as acceptable and funny It also exemplifies the abusive t haracter "Bart" as be ing "rad. cool, or bad.’' How many people come from families that treated each other similar to what is shown, and felt that the situation was nor mal because they didn't know anything else? 77?e Simpsons "i artoon" desensitizes us to abuse and t tills us into accept ing behavior such as this to be acceptable, tolerable or even normal. That 's the point; and it's not amusing. (>ary Darby Student