EDITORIAL The tale of Colson's future still rests in the votes of his fellow committee memlu'rs. Second chance for IFC to settle scandal IK: Committee Chairman Mike Colson h.is wisely tiri idl'd to abstain from voting arid stop down as chair man Colson first offered to abstain from voting on budgeting matters only, reserving his rigid to vote on < onimittee polic \ dot isions Hut hoi ause the accusations that tiave been made against Colson are regarding operational procedures the o-st of the IK voted to remove Colson's voting rights entirel\ (iolson vs ill abstain from voting until the (lonstitu lion Court decides on the legality of A SI O President kuk Hailev's in\estigation Colson ^___________ should be com mended for tab mg the fust step to allow the IK to < ontinue with its duties Hut his act ept ance of the non-voting restriction raises one important question Because Colson won't lie voting at IK meet ings he could let him oils be removed from oftii e aftei three weeks lot non fulfillment of dutv I he \Sl'() should make sure this does not happen Removing < olson from oftii e in such a bai f handed maunei would be skirting justit e ('olson has agieed to step clown in good faith until this matter i- settled lbs det ision to do so should not be exploited toi politic al maneuvers In the past the ( onstitution i umrt li.is been a t.urlv slow inov mg both In order to get the ( .olgale issue de ruled quit klv (preferable betoie the up< tuning t .impus idei lions in which Colson is .1 candidate)- Hailey should h-iiid over -ill necessary materials to the (,011st 1 tut ion • a mil -ts soon -is possible |-.ven aftei the Constitution Court h,is rendered its dei ision the issue will not he resolved Regardless of whiili wav the Constitution Court det ides 011 Hailev s authority in condtit ling mu h an investigation, the fate ol Colson's Inline still n-sts in the votes of Ins tellovv t nmmiltee members Apparently there vv.is not enough support to remove (.olson Ixdoie I he question is. vv ill ,m( )K f 1 tun the Constitution Court i hange that '* t he tust time this was brought Indore the IK there were not enough voles to remove ( olson but there were plentv of votes to shut the IK down basically s.iv mg. "We won t work vv ith him it he won't resign because Colson continues to vehementlv deny Bai ley s -it t 11s.1lions, .mil bet ause there has been no *u tied pmot making it clear cut who tampered with the notes, it is likelv the IIC could face ihe same set ol circum staiii es when thev decide the issue again Phis time. IK! members will have to lemove Col son. 01 if the votes aren't present for removal ai 1 ept him bat k as a membei in good standing Oregon DAILY EMERALD P II I u(rni I Iftfon * ' • . ■ h'lrMM ' ■ ' 1 M 1 Jay !h• lay *1 .'*,«•> and va* jiains b> the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing < < .it the University of Oregon Eugene. 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M.r.I - f Ash'Cy Conklin layne Laket-sh Ar’iy V 't*dn» ►. •> Christopher Blau K/TTY KSLLE'i LETTERS Clap your trap t )\ <*i iln‘ years I has t' read w iili interest the endless stream uf letters published in the /■.;« it,ild that were (hunted to sonic individual or group tell ing him. her or tiicm to stifle incorrect opinions I simply m.oil to s.n that 1 agree uitli ear h and every one ot these letters Furthermore. 1 ii ish to extend and demoi rati/.e the message t>\ saving Why don't all of ion shut up ' Thai's right every single one of you It everyone were to shut up. think, hou fine life would he Wed never have to backhand aiiyhodi lor failing to spell "ivoinvn correctly We would never he assaulted In .ids I fiat encourage women (ami or c a sioualh men) to leap about in the altogether to the strains ot an fill disc o music U hl in- wouldn't even have to listen to t.eorge Hush ex plain how it's mi e to bomb the limps back to the bronze age but naught! to interfere in then internal affairs Knnugh of this free ex change of diverse ideas" i laptrap \s I always sai Sticks and stones may break mi bones words are line as long .is they re mine ()n your mark t .el set Shut up Dennis t it/gerald |ou rnalism One question Looking objectively at the re cent cunt rovers! surrounding Mike ( oison it is starting to seem like the victim is not tail son but the student body as a whole All II ( that is freezing funds is useless 1 lie! were elec led to distribute not hold student tnunc! Right now this respon sihi1111 lies solid! on the shoul dels of (ltd son Resigning would not be an admission of guilt tor (dolsun but .i responsible moie from someone !i ho c laiuis to c are for the I llliersit! I mall! I have one1 question for (lolsmi 11 hr knew over 40 iiii\ s ago 111.it Kirk Hailey was part dI the note-tampering in vestigation why iliii hr wait until after thr results wore an tioutu rht and sweat they have m i orporated into their skits I surest that intolerant liberals wake up to reason These he roes of media are anything but "tilth monkeys " Russell sounds like the weasel Pop goes the weasel Joseph Hume Student Liberalism In response to Bret Yagei s "host Ideal" | ODE. Apr a) Homophobia isn't liberal 1 11* eralism is based upon the poli IK al philosophy ot the "Indict in progress and the essential goodness of man" fl.iberalism IP . Webster dn lionai \ I Ilomophobia is |ust .is unai c eptable as heterophobia anti semitism, or any other preju dued doctrine Why should there only be toleraiu e ot ho mosexuality and not ai ( ept am e? Homophobia stems from ig norance and tear of what one does not know Ignorant e is not acceptable If Yager considers himself a liberal then he should believe in progress through under standing and learning about those things whn h he does not know Wesley Keinsch Amy Hammond Students LETTERS POLICY I lit* Oregon Daily Emerald will attempt to print all letters c ontaining comments on topic s of interest to the l'niversit\ community Comments must be factually acc urate and refrain from personal attacks on the char acter of others.