EDITORIAL
Trojan record poor,
Yes on Measure 4
Ballot Measure 4 would shut down the Trojan nu
clear power plant on Dec. 6 until a permanent waste
site is found, it’s deemed cost-effective, and proved it
can withstand major earthquakes without harm to the
public.
We endorse Measure 4.
Like ell nuclear power plants, Trojan produces ra
dioactive nuclear waste. The toxic substances currently
wallow in a pool of water on the Trojan site, just yards
from the Columbia River.
The nuclear waste remains deadly for 20.000 years,
ft won’t take that long for it to seep into the ground
and eventually into the Columbia.
Portland General Electric said in 1986 that the
waste would be removed by 1998. Now Trojan's waste
is scheduled to remain on site until 2011. Measure 4
requires a waate disposal site for the deadly poisons
and prohibits producing more until there is a place to
put it.
Trojan is for from bring a cost-effective plant. It
runs for an average of seven months a year and its op
erating and maintenance budget rose 85 percent over
the past six years.
Only about 3 percent of the total power generated
in the Northwest is produced by Trojan. Conservation
and energy efficiency would easily make up what Tro
jan produces.
But PGE wants to increase electricity rates by 11
percent, starting in 1991. mostly due to Trojan costs.
The nuclear plant continues to be costly to ratepayers,
not cost-effective.
Oregon exports more electricity than Trojan pro
duces. List California get its power elsewhere until Ore
gon has safe and inexpensive energy.
Also, Trojan is for from earthquake proof. The
plant has closed down numerous times because of con
struction faults. PGE sued Bechtel Carp.. Trojan's
builders, to get earthquake data. Though Bechtel re
fused. PGE themselves will not initiate their own stud
ies. V
In 1976. ft was learned that walls end infrastaic
turns were built at haltatieagth. Independent consult- '
ing firms called the designate “either naively ignorant
or intellectually dishonest."
Hie Pacific Northwest faces the probability of a
major earthquake. Yet the Oregon Department of Ener
gy simply save Trojan is safe. It refuses to allow open
hearings on the question.
Vote "Yes" on Measure 4 and make PGE and ODE
responsible to Oregon and its citizens.
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Eugene’s homeless ‘solution’ not enough
Eugene wants a day access center for
homeless people. But neither proposed site.
Washington Park, the favorite, or near
Franklin Boulevard, in the middle of Glen
wood, is adequate.
The idea is a good one, but not well
thought out.
The city plans to spend $58,000 to pro
vide food, phones, laundry facilities, mail
service and showers for homeless people
during the day between 7:30 a m. and 5:30
p.m.
The homeless still need a place to sleep.
Local churches have tentatively volunteered
to accommodate 10 families a night if the
city provides daytime services.
However, there are more than 10 home
less families that need help. Solutions
should provide accommodations for all
those in need of them.
Shuffling the homeless between facili
ties poses other problems such as transporta
tion between places. It increases the frustra
tions of the homeless to be transferred from
here to there. A day access center must also
be close to other government services.
There are no provisions in the proposal
to provide child care for homeless mothers
who seek employment. A main goal of the
city must be to make it as easy as possible
for the homeless to help themselves.
The program is scheduled to run from
mid-November to mid-June. Homeless peo
ple still need help the other five months.
Any final proposal should include provi
sions for a 24-hour, 12-month facility.
Residents of ftffi area are concerned the
proposal will encourage local transients to
hang out and sleep in Washington Park.
Overnight camping is not allowed in city
parks.
The plan was put together without any
input from local neighbors in the Washing
ton Park area. They will get their chance to
night when the Eugene City Council consid
ers proposals at City Hall.
LETTERS
Maleophobia
To the women on campus
living in fear:
There is a premise on which
we can all agree: Nobody
makes anyone feel anything.
Here we are, "open-minded”
college students barreling
down the path to enlighten
ment. Idealistically, we all Ih‘
gan down this path because we
wanted to ttetter ourselves
Why? Something inside said
we deserve the ltest Self-confi
dence and self-respect have ev
erything to do with working for
our ideals. 1 quote. "I make
myself look good for myself,
not you."
So why is it devastating
when someone tosses a cat-call
our way? What do "meat
looks" have against high self
worth?
The bottom line is. who
cares? If a gawker matters so
tremendously, our self-respect
comes into question Why < an't
we handle a few admirers with
out feeling violated? If you
can't, get back to square one.
The real world is no place for
you. Finding raped every time
someone looks at you sideways
means eeking out a very para
noid existence. I have some
words of advice; ignore it If
you can't, you're weak. Go
home.
I don't understand this man
hating trend going around Kv
ery day 1 hear some woman
blaming men for her problems
So ladies, when do we take re
sponsibility for ourselves?
The rape situation here is
frightening. However, general
izing and severe ''male-pho
bia" is futile. Graffiti, like
"stop rape — smash frals"
makes feminism a fallacy.
Open your eyes, ladies and
gentlemen. Each individual
must take responsibility for
their own lives and problems.
Erin Shafer
Pre-engineering
Can Van
I am w'riting to express my
displeasure with the comic
strip "Hudson Van Curen" that
recently liegan running in the
Emerald.
While the amateurish nature
of the strip may be sufficient
grounds for criticism. (his is
not the source of my upset. I
would, in fait, commend the
Emerald for providing (he op
portunity for exposure to an as
piring artist
I am offended by the subject
matter that Michael Russell has
chosen to print. The triviali/a
tion and glorific ation of gratui
tous violence and infantile ma
chismo is indicative of of the
deepest ills suffered in our so
ciety.
With the world desperate for
models of peacefulness and ra
tionality, it seems at minimum
inappropriate for the Emerald
to present such material in
guise of entertainment.
While 1 am certain the strip is
authored and presented in a
spirit of fun. accountability for
the acceptance of such behavior
as represented cannot be avoid
ed.
I would urge Michael Russell
and the Emerald to examine the
implicit message conveyed by
this strip and question if it tru
ly represents the position they
wish to take on this issue.
|im McEver
Graduate. Business
Go away
In response to the letter of
Knna M. Dole ( ODE, Oct. lti):
How can she say "Don't walk
close to me ...?”This campus is
alive with people. 1 suggest
that if she is this fearful, per
haps she should leave and live
alune someplace.
Ron Williams
Staff
Don't bother
In response to J. Taylor's let
ter "Not elite” [ODE, Oct 17):
First of all. you are one of the
typical bandwagon fans that are
behind us when we win and
laughing at us when we lose.
I have one question. Where
was that letter when we were
winning? You sure didn't sub
mit that after we beat No. 4
HYU (who, by the way. is still
No. 12 in the nation with their
only loss coming from the
hands of Oregon — thank you
very much).
Secondly, as for the Universi
ty of Washington "putting us
in our place," what does that
mean?
If you look in your history
book you will see that" all
mighty Washington" had back
to-back losses to us in the
1987-88 seasons. But as a team
we never rest on what we have
done but focus on the next op
ponent. Right now we are 4-2
with control of our own desti
ny.
As for your comment about
average Hill, he has broken
most of Dan Fouls and Chris
Miller's passing records. Does
this mean that Dan and Chris
are bottoin-of-the-bucket quar
terbacks? I think not.
lastly, we have no need for
fans like yourself who give us
charity cheers. If you're not be
hind us 110 percent, you
should stay at home on Satur
days.
Personally, the only true fans
we have are the fans that stand
behind us win or lose. You,
however, don't fall into this
category, so don't bother to
show up on Saturday.
Shane Kessler
Graphic Design/
American Studies