EDITORIAL
- if you have been to any Oregon baskatbsll game* at
McArthur Court this yeet, you haven't sat in the center
section of the student seating — unless of course you
are in the
A section of the seat* that used to be reserved for
students only Is now taken by the bead. The Athletic
Department moved the bend from behind the south
hoop into the middle of the student seating for several
reasons. And although some reserve seating has been
changed to student seating In other areas resulting in a
net gain of eight student seats, the students are still
getting the raw end of the deal.
Having one large unified section of students sitting
clow to the stadium flow, screaming at the opposition,
is wh?t a college basketball home court advantage is all
about. Mac Court was voted by ESPN as one of the top
five toughest places to win on the road last year.
last year, in Pec tO play, the Ducks were 7-2 at
home end 3-6 on the rood. They beat Arizona and
UCLA at home and got cradled by the seme teams on
the road. Does that tell you anything?
The bend was moved hum the student section to
the seats behind the basket originally because fans in
the mezzanine deck complained that they could not
see over the instruments. When the seats were given to
the students, the problem persisted because students
stand throughout the game. So the Athletic Depart
ment decided to move the bend back into their original
seats in the student section.
The Athletic Department also cited having to move
TV cameras to the opposite side of the court, and hsv- ;
ing the band sit directly across from the visiting team
as reasons for moving the band. They feel having the {
band sit across from the opposition improves the home
court advantage.
But this Is not so. There is something about the
student seating located on the floor level tliat motivates
and unites students in a cohesive, screaming frenzy.
The band can be heard )ust as well by the opposing
team when they are sitting behind the basket. In fact,
they are even closer to the floor.
Students, especially in this year of rising tuition,
larger student/professor ratios and horrendous housing
and parking problems, seem to suffer the brunt of prob
lems they did not create.
Now the Athletic Department is adding another in
sult by taking away the good student seating and re
placing it with poor substitutes.
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FBI action recalls World War II nightmare
With the Persian Gulf crisis apparently
headed to war, the Eugene FBI office is con
tacting people from Arab nations in town,
and in some instances, interviewing them.
The action is part of a nationwide effort
to gather information about terrorist attacks
and to avoid possible backlash against Arab
Americans in the event war does actually
break out
The FBI and the US. government
should approach this issue with extreme
c aution Congress recently approved repara
tions for thousands of interned Japanese dur
ing World War II Hut it is not the money
that hurts the U S. It was the obvious racist
nature of tin* internment that still clouds our
country
Ixx king people into concentration
camps seems like a still from an old Holly
wood movie. Hut it happened (adore and it
can happen again.
An FBI spokesperson said their actions
do not suggest intimidation at .ill Hut any
one who nets a call from the FBI is going to
assume the worst. How can one not feel in
timidated when a government agency calls
someone and wants to talk to them because
of their nationality? And what better way to
obtain information on people in case of a na
tional security emergency?
We are concerned about the FBI’s latest
ta( tics. Although the FBI claims that the
contacting of Arabs is for their own security
in case of community or individual ha
rassment from a possible gulf war — the FBI
is not known for humanitarian actions.
There are rapists, robbers and murderers
the FBI could lie chasing. There are plenty
of junk bond salesman and savings and loan
officers who have bilked the American pub
lic for billions of dollars.
Instead, the FBI jumps on the paranoia
wagon, as happened during World War II.
Leave the Arab-Americans. or any other na
tionalist group alone. It smack of racism and
has no place in the U.S.
LETTERS
Educate me
In Kussel Barnett's letter
[DDK. Jail 7) concerning the
IR' funding for SKTA. Harnett
seems somewhat confused on
several points.
He states that the job of the
University is education I
agree, hut a vital part of this ed
ucation has got to be exposure
to a diversity of viewpoints and
opinions.
The purpose of all the IFU
funding for groups is to help
provide this diversity to aid in
the education of all students
Harnett also seems somewhat
confused about SKTA We an1
not "anti-research" or "anti
education " If we are anti-edu
cation win are we in college?
Although many of our mem
bers believe that research on
animals is wrong and should lie
stopped, this does not make us
anti-research. Harnett needs to
remember that most of the re
search that goes on at the Uni
versity involves no animals,
and I know of no one in SKTA
who objects to any of this re
search
Finally. Harnett sa\s that the
research fac lilts must now have
many security measures to pro
tect tht? people and animals in
volved in University research
Too bad these security meas
ures can't protect the animals
from brain surgery or having
their eyes rotated or sewn shut,
or the many other procedures
performed in the name of re
search
I ask Harnett, who needs pro
te< lion from vs horn?
Kathy Yonkers
Political Science
Copy cat
In response to Michael
Hoyt's letter [ODE. |an 11)
concerning the placing of pack
ets with the EMI I (aimpus Copy
('enter, let me say as the person
ultimately responsible for (XX'
that we have made every at
tempt to make the experience a
short one
We do have extended hours
during the first two weeks of
each term. Ham -7 p m , ami
Saturdays 10 a in until 4 p m.
We serve at least 70 percent
of our i ustomers on the first
visit Those who do not have to
place an order are able to return
in >i matter of hours and do not
wait in line again
We have developed a system
of pre-ordering while in line
which greatly speeds up the
line Although the line may
set'in to be overly long, in mon
itoring the people .it the front
they assure us the longest wait
is about 10 minutes at peak pe
riods.
The first two and the last two
hours of each day the line is al
most non-existent which would
tend to suggest that few stu
dents are really interested in
buying a packet at I a m. in the
morning.
We are aware of the need for
fast service and have additional
help in all phases at the begin
ning of each term. We have
been able to maintain the low
est prices per sheet for packets
while offering a reasonably
good service to the student and
teacher
We pledge to continue to im
prove in any wav we can and if
extended hours appear to be
warranted, we certainly will re
spond. Those students wishing
to express an opinion please
contact me at the University
Printing Services. 101 Allen
Hall
Wayne Merritt
Director
Correct dress
The politically correct stu
dent body on this campus is
dedicated to challenging such
fascist, patriarchal institutions
as the C'lA and the University.
Hv donning the proper attire
these student insurgents pro
mote diversity and individuali
ty.
Selecting the correct persona
is paramount to the success of
any campus leftist effort. If you
are a novice political activist
hut have nothing to wear, here
are a few tips:
Nicaraguan peasant skirts
can l>e pun based at several po
litically conscious boutiques
for under $50. A pair of tie
dyed overalls will also refits;!
that mellow, collective side of
you and convey a "just off tin'
organic farm" look.
Other appropriate items in
clude karma crystals to ward
off disagreeable vibes and a
body -odor-simulating perfume
sold under a catchy euphemism
"patchouli."
At no cost, white college stu
dents can illustrate their indi
viduality and exploit a jamai
can tradition by growing
"brotherhood" dreads. Women
need only shave their heads to
worship goddess archetypes
and fashionably denote their
sexual orientation. Such fash
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