EDITORIAL
1Emerald" voter's guide
Hero are lh«* Emerald's endorsemenls for today's
election. For a handy reference on issues affecting stu
dents. tear this list out and take it with you to the
polls. For the location of your precinct's polling place
check the map on the right. Polls open at 7 a m. and
close at H p.m.
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• Yes
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• No
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• Yes
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• Yes
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• No
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Governor
• Barbara Roberts
U.S. Senator
• Harry I Hinsdale
Representative in (Congress. 4th District
• I'eter DeFuzio
State Senate, District 20
• Grattan Kerens
State Senate, District 21
• I^rrv Hill
State Senate. District 22
• Paul S. Holbo
State Representative, District 39
• Jim Edmunson
State Representative, District 40
• Carl llosticka
State Representative, District 41
• David Dix
City Council. Ward 1
• Randy McDonald
City Council. Ward 5
• Ken Tollenaar
Student participation crucial to election
Today is the day to exercise your right
and duty to vote. In an effort to make
your voting experience easier and more re
warding. the Emerald has made a list of lo
cal precincts and their corresponding (loll
ing places. If you don't know where your
polling place is located, use the map above,
look it up in the phone book, ask a friend, or
call election information (t>H7-42;i-4).
There art; no good excuses for missing
your vote and there are many good reasons
for voting If you are a student, you should
be concerned that, if passed. Measure 5, the
property tax limiting initiative, could seri
ously cripple higher education in the state
This means your education opportunities
could be dealt a severe blow
Measures 8 and 10 would restrict abor
tion rights Measure 8 has little chance of
passing, but Measure 10. the parental notifi
cation law, has a good chance of being
passed. If you are concerned about the re
productive rights of women, you should
vote.
I’m inct number is follow ed by polling
place.
103 Harris Elementary
105 Oak Hill Presbyterian Church
107 Good Samaritan Center
109 Kilts Parker Elementary
117 Spencer Butte Jr. High
121 Kdgewood Elementary
123 Kdgewood Evangelical Church
201 Celeste Campbell (’enter
203 Olive Plaza
205 First Christian Church
207 Central Presbyterian
209 South Eugene High
211 Grace Lutheran
213 EMI I (campus)
219 Condon School
221 Korean Community Church
227 Roosevelt Jr High
233 Edison Elementary
239 Congregational Church
241 Amazon Village Community Center
245 Laureiwood Golf Course
LETTERS
From Saudi
My unit. the 3r»i Marine regi
ment from Kaneohe Bay. Ha
waii, was thrilled to receive
your letters today. The mail
man had a whole stack of let
ters from well-wishers at the U
of () After we got up at the un
earthly hour of 0500 a. in.. most
of us wandered down to our
shower area for a drizzle.
After Breakfast it is time for
work in the desert Some Ma
rines do paperwork, planning
and coordinating Others get
the privilege of joining working
parties that do outside chores
such as digging holes in the
sand and building sandbag
fighting positions
Nobody complains about
work. It is much better to fie
busy during the day doing
something to make the time fly
by. rather than sitting around
or attempting the impossible
sleep. Have you ever tried to
sleep when it is 105 degrees
and your surroundings are be
ing sand-blasted?
Our work is never really
over, but most of us shut down
at 5 in tin* evening. It gets dark
about 5:30 and we cannot have
any lights on after that
That is a typical day in the
desert
As you may have been told,
letter-receiving time is our
greatest moment of excitement
during the day. Well, today no
one had to worry about wheth
er or not we were going to get a
letter There were letters for ev
eryone And you helped make
this grand event happen.
The 3rd Marine Regiment
from Kaneohe Hay are glad you
took the time to make our lives
brighter today.
Cecil K. Yales |r.
U.S. Marines
Hot seat
In response to Kendall and
Nancy Nash's letter [OI)K. Oct
32). 1 am sorry that you could
not see at the UO/UW football
game. However, those of us in
the marching tiand could not
see either Believe me. we
would have rather been almost
anywhere except on that track.
At least you did not have to
worry about players running
into you or footballs being
kicked into your rows.
We did not choose to sit on
the track And the University
Alumni Association did not
choose to put us there. The
people you should blame for
your poor seats do not lielong
to this university; they are the
people in charge at tin? Univer
sity of Washington who placed
us on the track, at the expense
and enjoyment of !>oth the band
and other loyal Duck fans.
Holly Ferguson
Oregon Marching Band
Offensive
Daily, we are offended by the
disgusting number of people
who purport the misconception
that pro-choice means pro-abor
tion Particularly offensive was
Eric lea's letter in the [ODE.
Oct. 31).
last's be real. Making abor
tion illegal does not guarantee
that it will never be performed
again. In fact, it will continue
just as drinking continued dur
ing Prohibition, but in the case
of abortion the end result will
be much more deadly.
Thousands of women have
already died at the hangers of
those who perform "back-al
ley" abortions. Any measure
making abortion illegal, no
matter what the exceptions,
will assure the death of thou
sands more.
Don't cloud the issue. Fight
for the right to choose, not the
right to kill.
Rebecca Gray
Kindra Abbott
Students
Blown Dead
Once again the University
administration has dealt a blow
to its students. In order to save
us from drugs, they have decid
ed to ban the Grateful Dead
from Autzen Stadium.
Do the police agree that their
concerts are a problem? Quite
the contrary, as Capt. Loveall of
the Eugene Police points out.
"I'm amazed that that many
people can get together any
where and have no problems."
Assistant Athletic Director
Sandy Walton also disagrees
with the administration: "From
a logistics point of view ...
there is no reason the Grateful
Dead should not be welcomed
back."
So who dot's agree with the
administration? A dozen com
munity members afraid that the
"school appeared to be con
doning drug use by letting the
band play there” — a very
enormous assumption indeed.
In reality the school was fol
lowing the sentiments of the
majority of its students by al
lowing the Grateful Dead to
play at Autzen.
Maybe the administration
should listen to several thou
sand students who like the
Grateful Dead and reverse the
decision. Instead they are
knuckling under the pressure
of the "moral minority."
leremiah Elliott
Student