EDITORIAL
Whatever Ifs called,
costs will increase
When i> a tuition increase not a tuition increase?
When it‘s called a surcharge. State System of Higher
Education Chancellor Thomas Bartlett sent an open let*
ter to the presidents, faculties, staffs and students of
Oregon’s public universities and colleges in response
to the recent passage of Ballot Measure S.
In it he states: “We are convinced that there will
need to be significant new tuition surcharges on the
revenue side.”
This, of course, is a fancy way of telling students
that it will cost more money to attend the University
next year.
Not only is Measure 5*s passage going to cost stu
dents directly in tuition increases, but now University
officials will have to spend time, money and staff re
sources on figuring out ways to deal with the crisis.
But no matter what, revenue increases will come
from students’ pockets. By calling it a surcharge, it
sounds eerily like a “poll tax.” an extra charge for the
privilege of registering.
Everybody expects the state Legislature to come up
with a solution to the funding problems caused by
Measure 5. But unless they plan to print money, all the
legislators can do is expend the money there is in the
general fund. Where it comes from must have every
one's input.
The reason for Bartlett's letter is to initially wam
those dependent on the universities that drastic meas
ures must be taken. Increases in tuition are always
drastic in the pockctbooks of students.
Students on financial aid should not foolishly be
lieve that any increase in University tuition or sur
charges will automatically be covered in their awards.
Grant money from the federal government is author
ized every five years. They don't make exceptions for
states undergoing a lax revolt.
The only good aspect of a tuition increase might be
if students become politicized. Instead of sitting back
thinking things will turn out OK. they might come to
the conclusion that the best way to avoid inconve
nience in their lives is to get involved.
Students can call their legislators, contact their
ASl 10 representatives and let their feelings be known.
But do it now. By next year it may be too late.
The phone numbers of Eugene-area legislators are
listed lie low.
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Sanctions need more time to be effective
It's beginning to look as though Presi
dent Hush is going to get his way after all.
Members of the United Nations Security
Council have informally given the nod to a
resolution that would set a deadline for Iraq
to get out of Kuwait. When that deadline is
up, the U N. forces in the region (primarily
from the United States) will have permission
to use "all necessary means’’ to free Kuwait.
The deadline being talked about at the
moment would be set for the beginning or
middle of January. Using some basic arith
metic, that means Hush will be giving the
economic sanctions a whopping five months
to work.
(am we really have exhausted all other
alternatives to violence in only five months?
Not hardly. If Hush was not ready to wait at
least a year for the sanctions to work, he
never should have established them in the
first place. Now that Hush has doubled the
number of U S. forces in the region and has
said they would not come home until Iraq
leaves Kuwait, waiting any length of time
for the sanctions to work is even less feasi
ble. Hush has backed himself into a corner of
limited options.
Hush should swallow his pride and re
duce the size of the force in the region so
that waiting for the sanctions to work be
comes a feasible option once again.
Hush should also get the support of the
public and permission from Congress before
he commits the country to a deadline for
war.
Most people would agree with the words
of Mikhail Gorbachev: “Aggression is inad
missible. It should be punished, and the pre
aggression state should be restored.”
Hut it is not necessary to restore the pre
aggression state by using violence. The
United Nations would gain more respect
throughout the world — and less resentment
from Arabs — if it were able to be the
world’s peacekeeper without resorting to
violence on the part of the Unites States.
LETTERS
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your legislators you can
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State Senators
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Kerens. 404 40011 or
688- 4108;
Dist. Jl lairrv Hill.
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942-5827
Slate Representatives
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Edmonson. 345-0443 or
689- 6456.
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346-2169 or 687-7303;
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343 1725:
Dist. 42 Hill Dwyer.
726-0187;
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bell. 484-2201 or
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Hash boycott
Every year at this time the
CIA comes to town. Every year
at this time black hashish hits
the streets
Boycott black hash
Charlotte (Goldman
Eugene
Animals benefit
In response lo Todd liaus
man {ODE. Nov 14) who seems
to think that the use of animals
in biomedical research only
laments humans
In l')7H there was a world
wide outbreak of canine parvo
virus Tor those who have had
their dogs vaccinated, and
therefore, don't know what ca
nine parvo is. canine parvo is a
rapidly spreading disease
which attacks the intestinal lin
ing of dogs resulting in vomit
ting. bloody stools, depression,
dehydration and frequently
death
The use of animals (dogs) in
determining the cause, diagno
sis. transmission and preven
tion of the disease was essen
tial. A vaccine for canine parvo
was available within a year of
the initial epidemic because
parvo is similar to feline dis
temper for which an effective
vaccine, also developed with
animal research, was already
available.
Vaccines against canine par
vo are just one of the many
ways animal research has bene
fited animals and helped them
lead "healthy and prosperous"
lives. Other benefits include
pacemakers. chemotherapy. or
gan Iransplanls. blood transfu
sions. cataract ant) glaucoma
treatments, hip ami artificial
joint replacement and vaccines
for rabies, feline leukemia, fe
line pneumonitis, feline enteri
tis. parainfluenza, tetanus, an
thrax. etc
Additionally, in-vitro fertili
zation and embryo transfer
techniques, both developed
with the use of animals, give
hope to those working to pre
serve endangered species.
These techniques have already
helped pandas, the African
bongo (an endangered antelope
species) and zebras.
You're right. Hausman!
CFAAR is concerned with the
‘‘welfare" of biomedical re
search. but only because "wel
fare” of biomedical research di
rectly affects the "welfare” of
all animals, human and non
human.
Tracie Bork
CFAAR
P.O. Box 3431
Eugene. OK 97403
Offcolor
I am sick and tired of verbal
assaults against the Stanford
Hand, the Oregon Marching
Hand and now specifically the
Oregon Marching Hand Color
Guard, (kawika Holbrook's let
ter ODE. Nov. 15).
I'm not sun; how the Color
Guard got caught in the midst
of all this mudslinging. As a
Color Guard member and jour
nalism student, I am disgusted
that the Enwrald would print
such a deliberate attack, which
was both unjustified and
unnewsworthy.
Contrary to Holbrook's maca
bre perception that our drill
and routines are "choreo
graphed by a dead fourth grad
er.” our head captain has more
than seven years of experience
and has traveled throughout
the United States with a num
ber of professional drum corps.
All Color Guard members
must pass an audition. Several
of our members are color guard
instructors for local high
schools, and many of us per
formed in the 1990 Goodwill
Games fanfare unit.
We devote approximately 12
hours of every week to required
practice. I don't attest to abso
lute perfection, but we work
very hard, and we love it.
Holbrook's sloppy, illthought
comments art; completely un
called for.
Holbrook, if you must criti
cize. at least put some thought
behind your words and lie con
structive. If that seems too diffi
cult. and you still can’t stand to
watch the halftime show, then
go huy yourself a hotdog.
Suzanne Robinson
Journalism
Break silence
The silence is deafening. The
lack of discussion at the Uni
versity concerning Operation
Desert Shield and the increas
ing chance of war is troubling.
Kxcept for a few balanced
and well-written editorials in
the Emerald, apathy is the rule.
On Veterans Day 1 looked upon
the faces of my fellow students.
As a Vietnam vet I had to ask in
sadness "does each generation
have to experience the pain of
losing a friend, a brother or a
sister before they raise their
collective voice and call for rea
son?”
Before our nation has to
build another "waH” in order
to heal the anguish of war let
us come together and think
about what we do. Please, let’s
break the silence of indiffer
ence before it is broken by the
cries of grief.
Jim Shaver
. ... . History