Daily Emerald Editorial Racist country club no site for tourney Hooray fur honest racists The IX;A Coif Championship. uni* of ^olt s tout major tournaments. is going to he played at the Shoal Crook Country Club next week in Birmingham, Ala. The club, founded in 1U77. does not admit blacks said founder Hall Thompson, because "that's just not done in Birmingham " Not that this is really big news About hall of the golf tournaments on the IX i A tour an? played at exr In sionarv < bibs But no one has been as honest about the reason lor all white in< lusion as I {.ill Thompson One "legitimate" reason for all-white member ships at the country i bibs where goll tournaments are placed is that it can cost up to ,$50,000 |ust to join Throw hi $5,000 for yearly dues and not many blacks or many whites tor that matter i an afford it Secondly, how main blar ks want to join all-while < tubs, esper iallv ones with exi lusionarv histories7 But Thompson, obviously a good oT boy. should get credit for being honest He should also be run out of town When he uas asked win his dub has no blacks, he told it like it is Major television advertisers of the tournament, such as IBM. Toyota and Anhenser Busch, have der id ed not to run their ads during the tournament An un identified IXIA spokesman said pro golf was disap pointed and concerned about the corporations' pull outs because of the PC X's position against disi rimina tion, This is a strange statement considering the most important IXIA golf tournament in the world, the Mas ter's. is played at an all-w bite club in Augusta. Ca Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington, who is bine k said his rity has made rai ial progress in the last 50 years lie also said Shoal Creek Country Club has made a commitment that blacks will be considered for membership within six months After 15 years, what's anothei t> months7 Knough time to forget about the problem But that’s not enough Stories about racism belong in the news pages, not lust the sports pages Koseanne Barr si reel lies the national anthem at a baseball game and il s front page news Blit rat ism in goll is relegated to the sports pages This is totally absurd Who is go ing to sing the national anthem at the PCA tourn.c meat •' It won't be 1 lurry Belafoute or Mil liael Jackson Subtle racism exists in all sports But at least the problems are getting attention in team sports such as baseball and football. Coif lias escaped the racism question so far But thanks to an honest racist, it can't hide its exclusionary tactics anymore Bub STOP X KIND OP IRONIC COMING PROM AN ALL-WHITE ORGANIZATION THAT'S 98^ MALE If Ethics: public has right to know Senator ( ! "(!ub" i loin k K Salem, has been unde! investigation In the state Oov eminent Kthic s Commission for a while now The commission has found probable c ause that Houck mn\ have used his office lor personal gain Now Houck's lawyer. |ohn DiKoren/.u, has made a proposal to the Senate Commit tee* on Cnvernment Operations to restrict the release of information until the investigation is complete The Committee has sent .1 survey to members ol the media seeking information about how often and under what conditions they talk with ethics commission members and staff I be survey s should go straight into the rec vc ling bin It's nobody s business who tilt* media talks to Houc k and his lawyer raise more stispic ion by try ing to prohibit the release of information from the c omrnission One state souatni said the Kthic s Commission invites criticism it it's perceived they are making statements to the press before their investi gation is complete. The same senator also said the possible harm that could be wreaked on public officials outweighs the [)iil>lit ’s right to know Wrong I lie public's right to know comes first when the situation involves elected representatives or tax dollars Inhu mation should he released as it is received If the situation is serious enough, it would be a travesty to continue paving ele< ted ofti i tals if thev have engaged in unlawful or un ethical ai ti\ it\ Houck does not sav whether or not he should he privy to information that the pub lic is not It benefits everyone involved to learn about situations as they arise The press plays an important part in keeping government oft it inis honest because? of the availability ol information. Houck has denied the charges against him. It he is not guilty, what is he afraid off Why didn't his lawyer make this proposal before Hoik k came under investigation? Houck should back oft It the systems not broken, don't try to fix it. It someone is suspec ted ot violating eth ic s. the public has a right to know Just be cause someone is arrested does not make them guilty But the public has that right to knoyy They always have*. They alway s w ill Forum Emerald editorial on Research Park not in students’ interest By Howard Bonnett List tall tin1 I nu'r.iltl pub lishi’ii .m 1'ilituri.il iitb'il "I,i• t Lruundbreakiiig un Park begin Smm I have waited tor sonic kind ot cititon.il ret rein liment Iroiii the tiiiiil paragraph .ill ve.ir since it read because the lot ilium is hit'.il and hr cause the Kiverlronl Research Park's designers have satisfied tile area's ei olog\ and ret rea tiorial use t onceriis Commentary ( )l i muse we all know the oillv ground wliicfi lias been broken in the meantime has been part ot the scan li to find bun mam tox.ii compounds lurk beneath the surtai e \o one knows where thin are now That thex were buried there In I'mversitv employees lias been know ii In I niversitv iiitt i ials lur sr\ 1*1 d \ i*.ii s I low mam I’l Hs and other i .iri.iim gens might lx* present Irum I U I ll's ust* ol l'niversitv |imp i * it \ on tin* riverfront In store transformers' Wh.it was buried in tlii* Sih .1 (In li.ird in tin* il legal borrow pit .mil l.imlfill operated hv the l niversitv in this sensitive .ire.i within the boundaries of the Willamette Oreenwav Does this sitn.ition sound like the Riverfront Ke se, trill Park's designers have satisfied the area's ecology f The preponderance of public testimony regarding the re searc li park supported retention and rei latnation of the land be tween the railroad and the nvei for re. reational uses These uses were proposed by the I'm versilv of Oregon before a i on pie of people dei ided a re search park was a better idea \n .1 first stage in development ii! rri 11siti