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Editorials Watch candidates on higher ed issues \l ,i t'nivorsitv (acuity cniifereiu r Saturdav. Ore gon St.tit* System u( Higher Kdticatinn Chancellor Thomas Hartiett said funding of higher education has now real lied crisis level. Hardly news Kxperts have been saving that fi 11 at least I he last decade lint Bartlett's message dues have some signifi cance In the past lew years, there has been a move to ward cooperation between students, faculty and ad ministiatois in the higher education system These three diverse groups are mining togethei to save OSSIIK. and revamp stale binding. OSSIIK suffers from main ot ailments However, it all mines down to insufficient funding both on the state ami national level The problem has manifested itself in a number of places. Program cuts and soaring tuition i osts are but two. The major problem thus far has been inadequate lac uIty salaries Oregon as a stale ranks somewhere in the middle in total revenue produced Hut Oregon as a higher edu cation employer has dropped to a point which de mands immediate c hange (letting a diploma from an OSSIII school is not vet an embarrassment, but it funding < untinues at its present level, that won’t he tar behind The monev issue- aside, there are other reasons tor the general deterioration in OSSIII! faculties The I’ni versilv has a fine leac hing slalf at the moment but what about in the next It) years? How about in 20: The pic-sent lac uItv will have to be replaced someday, and it the l 'niversitv i annul offer at least a competitive sal ,iiv the best teacher candidates will take then knowl edge elsew here Couple this with an ever smaller Held ol qtialitv teachers and you see how OSSIIK cannot hope to compete with bigger, better funded schools Hack in the early 1050s. right after the end it World War II there was a big push cm the national and state levels to mt lease higher education binding, to take the burden off of the students Since then, the system has gone hac k to the prewar era ot college ext lusivasm A diploma is now a net essitv in the business world not a luxtirv Higher ed one e again needs a large infusion of more money Students and concerned rommumlv members can help In pay mg c lose attention to all the < andidates. lo cal stale or federal Watt h how thev stand on funding ot highei education Lobby present lawmakers to be come higher ed advocates Write letters to congress men. senators and representatives Make sure thev know how important higher educ ation is to you The cl pc timing elec tious (May I >| are a good plat e to start Panic ipate In going to the polls prepared, and making intelligent choices lor the future ol Oregon higher eiltu at ion CLUB FED FEDERAL penitentiary. ONE FOR THEM, TV© FOR ME... ONE FOR.THEM, TttHEE ft* ME... ONE FOR THEM, PCU^forme... XHo SAtyS CRIMEDoem PM?. Nuclear free zone hits one more obstacle Last week, tin' 0th Circuit Court of Ap peals ruled iu favor of the Hush administra tion in its suit against the t itv of Oakland, dei taring its mu tear free zone unconstitu tional. Kugene mayor |eff Miller is elated. Miller is hoping the ruling will knock the wind out of support for the proposed ballot measure 20-01 that would create a more stringent NIK/, within the Kugene < itv limits The i itv won t know for another two weeks whether the Oakland ruling is appli cable to the Kugene ballot measure Howev - er Oakland's \'l /. was one of the broadest in the i ountrv t bider the law . the i itv was prohibited from doing business with coiupa nies th,it have nuclear weapons contrai ts In practic e. this meant the < it\ could not bu\ light bulbs from Westinghouse or type writers from IBM It also meant the Nav\ shipyards as well as the Department of Kner gv offii e would have to he i losed within two years. Hut the N'KZ proposed ior Kugene's May ir> election is much different from Oak land's The charter amendment to the exist ing statute would only prohibit manufactur ing. storing or testing nuclear weapons, their delivery systems and communications systems It would also ban work on nuclear weapons defense systems and on compo nents of any of tliose systems. Ntiller says this will impede diversifica tion of the local economy and will prevent new business from creating jobs to take the place of lost timber jobs. He also claims the amendment will cost the city thousands of dollars in lawsuits and legal fees. Hut bringing in businesses banned In the XFZ is not exactly .1 sound investment. The defense industry is facing massive budget cuts in the wake of the Hold War thaw Constantly plagued by waste, fraud and mismanagement, the nuclear weapons industry spends billions of dollars on prod mts that can rarely he sold, and (hopefully) will never be consumed Stock prices for defense contractors have declined significantly in the List year, and places like Rocky Flats and Hanford .ire fat mg billions of dollars in clean-up costs for toxic waste In the long run. nuclear weap ons production may cost cities more than they contribute. In the last two elections, voters ap proved the NFZ by fit) percent. Eugene vot ers should not let Miller's presumptions about the Oakland ruling dissuade them from passing the NFZ amendment for the third time around. _Letters_ In your face Oetmrah Wyss critii ism ol llir "mess" on campus |()/)/■.'. April 20) < omplelely missed the point I assume she was talking about tile "i omposted Cadillac." though she tails to state that clearly just what are they teaching them over there in | school anyway ’ Wyss attacks the Youth (Ireens tor "adding even more garbage to this planet Oh. really' Think again every gram of nonorganii matter m the display was garbage or des tilled to bei mue garbage long before it showed up in the KM I' courtyard So what she's really protesting is not garbage, per se, by garbage getting in her fat e Awful ugly isn't it7 Unt that's the reality of our throw away six lety And until we get reality in our fai.es. most of us obtuse i matures that eve .ire will continue to ignore the problem I)id tile t adillai i lo any good' I don't know but I'd iiiui h rather see it t ontrolled garbage display that might turn a few Iteads then wait tor an at i idental hast ioast-style riis pla\ of syringes on the (teach and cadmium in the tap water Lets lie honest with our selves Is any of us doing enough to reduce our garbage production' When we can an swer this question "yes." then we i an freely critii i/e the tat tits of those who are sounding the alarm Matt Gushee Eugene We are moral I have a response to Maureen Hurkes statement. "Who are they to tell us we re not a fami ly'" (ODE. April .Lt) We are moral God loving society I'm not surt> what you are You and your partner, and the other gays like you. are leading a life that is disgusting to the rest of us. and personal I\ I'm sU k am) lin'd of hearing you complain abnul how unfair we're being I think it is unfair ol you to shove your psycho logic al and sexual problems down our throats in the streets in the media and |ust about everywhere else I turn. You have rights You have the right to every privilege giv en to you in the Constitution. You even have the right to sc ream your head off about your disgusting sex life, al though. once again. 1 beg you not to You do not. however, have the right, nor does anyone else on this earth, have the right to sleep with members of the same sex You never have and 1 pray to God you never will As for your hopes of a "fami ly.'' must you destroy the life of a child as well as your own/ Please. 1 beg you. in the name of all that is good and decent, don't t.ike others with you to your hell Having children would only breed others with psychological problems like yourselves, .is is evident in the i use ol Robin Madell and her mother What is the world turn ing to? Kelsey Fisher Psychology Credit Permit me to add one item to your coverage of the Ducks-on a Roll Wheelchair Basketball event Thursday evening, April It is true that the Lowriders defeated the Oregon varsity basketball team Hut you did not mention the Campus All Stars (Mike Petersen. Mike Helotti. Andy Clark. Klaine Creen. Khvin Heiny, and 1) de fended the honor of the campus by soundly defeating the City Celebrities (media and business types). The score was tj to ;i, w ith the result never in doubt Seriously, Tiana Tozer and her associates deserve much credit for organizing this event, whic h several hundred fans en joyed tremendously 1'he varsi ty players showed that they are good sports as well as fine ath letes and students. the Lowriders are amazing and taught us all some lessons about what handicapped peo ple can do. and the other par ticipants had a great time It was a wonderful occasion lor a fine cause: supporting rehabili tation service programs Paul Holbo Vice provost _Correction In Jackie ('onlay's April 27 letter, the last para graph should have read. "In the long run. these responsible measures, not cutting down the last of the old growth or blam ing owls, will best serve the interests of .ill Oregon citizens " The Emerald regrets the error