EDITORIAL
Prime time for IFC
leadership example
Because of the entire Colgate note-tampering issue,
the ASUO Incidental Fee Committee has basically shut
down. Members voted to indefinitely suspend meet
ings until IFC Chairman Mike Colson resigns or the
matter is resolved in some way.
Although he has questioned the fairness of ASUO
President Kirk Bailey’s investigation and argued
whether Bailey has the authority to make such an in
vestigation at all, Colson has offered to temporarily
step down from his position as chairman until Colgate
is settled. Because of the ambiguity and lack of a
"smoking gun." Colson has refused to temporarily va
cate his position as a voting IFC member.
Bailey's investigation offered no clear evidence
that Colson was the person who tampered with the
notes. The documents released Wednesday by the
ASUO left many questions still unanswered. There are
large spaces missing from dialogues between investiga
tors and witnesses, and the notes from interview ses
sions contain thinly paraphrased responses from the
interviewees. _____________________
Colson s argu
ments oil both the
fairness and au
thority of Bailey's
investigation
should Ik; heard
The question of
whether the
ASUO Constitu
tion gives Bailey
the authority to
make such invosti
Now would be a good
time for IFC members
who are concerned about
the students’ interests to
prove it by getting the
IFC moving again.
gallons should he
answered by the Constitution Court when Colson pre
sents his case.
As to the fairness and possible bias of the investi
gation, only the IFC members can decide that issue.
Other than a student recall, the only way to remove an
IFC member is by a vote of five of six, or six of seven
committee members. If the Constitution Court decides
Bailey's investigation is OK. IFC members alone will
have to look at the report and decide whether to act on
its recommendation to remove Colson.
But somebody's got to do something quickly.
The ASUQ Incidental Fee Committee is at a stale
mate; no one appears willing to make the next move.
There are four 1991-92 ASUO Executive candidates on
the IFC. Now would be a good time for those con
cerned about the interests of University students to
prove it by getting the IFC moving again.
If committee members do not meet for three weeks,
they face mandatory removal under the non-fulfillment
of duties clause. Incidental fees would then he distrib
uted by the ASUO rather than the officials elected for
that purpose. Moreover, students depending on funds
for activities scheduled during those three weeks, such
as Earth Week, would also suffer.
In the interest of students who pay incidental fees,
and without admitting guilt, Mike Colson should offer
to step down from his seat until the matter can be re
solved. Or the IFC could resolve this issue at their
meeting tonight.
Whatever happens, the true test of "student-con
(erns-first" government will he spotlighted as IFC
members and candidates clean up their own house.
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Law bias
I yxas appalled .it your failure
to i over the law m hool's re< i*nt
I’ublii Interest .mil Knvmm
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annual event which is arguahlv
the most significant gathering
of domcstii and international
environmental minds in the
( ountry
When (lm Barbara Roberts
presents the tirst major elivi
ronmenlal policy statement of
her term, and when David
Brower the lather of the late
20th-century environmental
movement, delivers an insight
ful commentary on the state of
affairs, it would seem reason
able that the Emerald would
print sin h news
To the contrary your Man li
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ing about the conferem e In de
riving substantial support from
the student funds, the Emerald
should feel an obligation to re
port on events, mu li as the con
ference that significantly 1111
par t the student body
'i out unexplained failure to
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event suggests you are either
engaged in a wholesale cam
paign of si-lei live journalism
aimed at undermining the lays
si hool's i redibility . or you are
completely incompetent While
past experience doesn't pre
elude the second possibility,
your rei out 1 overage of the
si hool points to the fust
1‘liere sv.is no shortage of
coverage last spring. as the
I'niversils gas i(immunity rode
llie law si liool .idmiuistration
down tile murks road ol ai a
demii freedom And sour one
sided i overage of the Ainern an
Bar Association's heightened
scrutiny of the school, coupled
s\ 11h sour reient editorial on
the school, strongls suggest
that the I'nu-r.ild is engaged in
overtly biased reporting which
elfei tisels suppresses .ms op
portunits for informed debate
on the issue of whether the
si bool is worths of continued
state support
In the future, sshs don't you
balam e sour i overage bs men
tioning the school's interna
tionalls known ocean, coastal
and environmental programs:'
()r perhaps Ihr high talihnr of
students and faculty attrai ted
to the school?
If not tlie F.morald will con
tome to reek of the very mala
dies so often denounced in file
|iast ai ademu censorship
Hob Shavelson
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Talk to Bob
flic ss .ir is not over The \a
/is are crushing Warsaw ()n<e
I fiad a revelation listening to
Bob Maries sing "I Shot the
Sheriff I asked myself win lie
m,ikes sui h a point of saving,
'fnit I did not shoot the depu
ty' when lie's willing to stand
up and admit I shot the slier
ill [Though fie swears it was
in self-defense)
Win protest, dies want to
firing me in guilts for the life
of a depots when shooting the
sheriff ssas almost a point of
pride? Bei ause the depots is a
tool! I'lie sheriff is the instiga
tor! In short, he is saying "I
svill defend myself and slav the
persei Hint s et not the hit kes
depots he (though there are.
of course degrees) is a rei ipi
cut of repression too
Hush (svimpl sings a different
tone I shot ttie deputies [a
huin li of them anvsvas), but 1
svill not shoot the sheriff
hvle ( hristopher
Kugene
Leave it alone
First Amendment Rights free
spear h
Some* persons or group have
been removing the publication
l\n Men from the public distri
bution r.ii ks at the KMl' and
around i atupus
This is a \ iolation of the l u st
Amendment governing free
spew’ll lust bee a Use some peo
ple do not like what we print
does not give them the right to
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As ot Mas the newsletter w ill
be renamed Men Tndu\ and we
will continue the rights of free
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ing people that support or ad
vertise w ith us
(>ar\ Darin
Student
It’s about pride
As poititl'd out in .1 rei ent
letter, Lesbian, (lav and Bisexu
al Pride Week is indeed upon
iis Judging from the tone of lus
letter. )on Wollander is less en
tliused about the prospei t than
I am t hifortunatelv. Wollandei
did not address the issues sin
rounding Pride Week, so I
would like to explain the event
from tm point of \ iew
Lesbian, (lay and Bisexual
Pride Week is an annual spring
event at the I 'niversity Tins
vear. Pride Week promises to
he the biggest vet stretching
from April go to \1a\ -I and in
( hiding panels, literary read
mgs. local performers and two
dances Among other events
are a state wide pride rally a
speech bv (lad Shihlev Ore
golds first openly lesbian elei t
ed state representative. .1 day
long Queer Lest in the LMl
courtyard, and a shop in at Val
lev River (lenter
Pride Week is planned with
with several goals in mind
• V isibility W e are ei rr\
where, and tor a week we re es
pet iallv going to be on < ampus
• lalut alion 1 here is a t 0111
moil historical heritage that les
bians. gays and bisexuals
share, vet there exists an inti
nite varieti amongst our ( om
11.unities (flat most people do
not even begin to comprehend
• The ( real ion of .1 positive
supportive atmosphere lor the
area's lesbians. ga\s ami
bisexuals, as well as visitors
from around the Northwest
Wollander's letter is so full of
presumptions about "homosex
mils” th.lt I doubt lie would be
interested in attending the
events of the I’ride Week How
ever, if other readers would
like more information, please
tall the Lesbian. Clay and Hi
sexual Alliance (LCIHA) at
t-lh tltil) "We re Here. We re
Queer and We re Having A I’ar
t\!" Hope to see you there'
Marina \Voil
< o-fhreQor, t.tiHA
t ridav. April 12. 1991