LETTERS
No frat bash
In response to Stephen lira
dv's challenge to research the
problems on this t ampns re
garding rape and tin- gfeek sys;
ten) ((7/>/• May H )
At i nrtlmg to jnlie I hrliart a
stall assot late. ami Herme
Sandler. direr tor of the l'ro|ei I
on the Status and lalui ation ol
Women, nearh all reported
Kang rape inr idents hav e in
voly i'd fraternities
\i cording to \ndrevv Stei
Ion of the I 'niversitv ol New
Hampshire II the .'.fraternities
ol this nation were gathered
and constituted one state, it
would he approximately hall
the size ol Vermont (where
there are more cows than pen
pie) If in a state ol that popula
lion there were at I reported
gang rapes in a two y ear period
impartial outside observers
would question the individuals
w ho make up that state
This number is slight i out
pared to those gang rapes that
go unreported and those sexu
al assault instances that don't
fall into this i ategorv
Hus is not to sav that all Ira
ternities are rape i enters nor is
it to sav that I niversitv frater
nities are like others around the
i ouutrv The point is simply
that we must address problems
that exist on campus or in our
society; to ignore problems
solves nothing but encourages
their ( unturned present e
The Anti Rape mart h vvas
not a frat bash but an at
tempt bv the women who par
tit ipaled to l ake Hat k the
\ight to empower them
selves in an attempt to make
our campus anil our society
safe lor all women and men.
whether they are greek ut olh
erw tse
Melissa \\ het'lt ot k
Phil Simon
I orax Manner residents
Power politics
Regarding Ted I ergtison s
letter |ODE Mav I.
I el'gusun argues the lesbi
an gay bisexual rights move
incut is not a legitimate polite
i al struggle Instead queers
have an at t eptahle
drive
lullossing his logii the pij11
in ill move merits'.,, i.il people ol
' plot aren'l legitimate either
\ltrr ,ill u In i re.lie a iiniiiii.it
issue mil of mere skin i olnr'
I'he reason. Ill course: is tli.it
people ol i olor .ire system,ill
' .ills oppressed bee,luxe ol skin
rotor Like some lime to listen
to leslii.ms gas nien .mil
bisexuals .uni lieie lion tie are
treated ilifterentlv hei.itise ill
who \ve ,ire N on will rume to
understand whs vye .ire ,iml
must lie .1 powerful pohlu ,il
moveinenl
S.ir.ih | Satie
I <11 ults
Kurenu of (iosiTument.il
Keseari h .mil Sers it e
Information
In response to |enillter
k ii He's letter |( )l H St.is I I
I ssotilil like to ei.ilior.ile
In lefts oil ms statement In lire
I mrr.ilil regarding the II I .mil
the AS!'() investigation
t he ness IK( members have
not had ai i ess to nor have they
witnessed the information pro
s ided throughout the whole in
vestigation as Anne I erg. I red
ds \ ill lies and I base t he mils
information the ness members
base is what has been provided
hs (lie media I base reserva
turns about asking the ness
members on an issue that I do
not feel thes are adequately
prepared to address
It is essential that the new
members base their det isions
on the preponderant e ol es i
deni e not on the information
pros uled hs the media I here
tore. I will lie requesting that
thes review the material pro
sided hs the ASI'O investiga
tion ( oiistilution ( Unit and
Mir haul ( olson When thes
base .lone so and leel that tiles
are informed then a motion
i an be entertained
I s dia I it uia
11 t member elei t
Allow me
I sympathize deeply svith
Kon U isman and the other pro
lessors who are suffering tela
tisels loss pas The t'nisersils
THE FAR SIDE
By GARY LARSON
The urban catsnake and its prey
should not be keeping these
Worths mtidlei Inals at ,i status
11 iW t-i than that ot their peers hi
other institutions lives are
right to i (insider leasin;
I don t know what I would
do ill olds made sin ouiI a
O'lir like Unman I suppose I
would spend something less
than S lO.tHlO ot it for i ollege
hosts food and shelter \ttei I
paid taxes 11 1 dido ! find a
was out ot that I might In i
t a i or even two i .us I'el I laps I
would travel the world in style
or bin .1 vai ht or even a house
t )r put it in a high s leld nnest
nierit and wall li ms self grow
rii h. in h. rich Hut not as in li
as ms high brow < nileagues at
those better paving si bools
How ashamed and left out I
would teel
Sou e i erlainlv our tai nits
lire deilii ated to knowledge tin
its ow n sake I am troubled bs
this gross mjustli e I liese pen
pie deserve heltei 1 would sug
gest an additional S.'UO sur
i barge next seal to help a over
salars ini reuses tm professors
Dan I’u11u
Student
Generalizations
Ignorant statements about
Asians .is m Anthony
Stumbo's lftt*T {(H)l Slav Hi),
are i*\a< ti\ the reason why fin*
t'niversity needs .1 course spe
i ific ally abuut Asian Ameri
1 ans
Sue h wide sweeping general
r/ations about all Asians air
based tm stereotypes anil sup
position i ht*\ tall to ( niLsider a
larger perspei 11 v 1 • about \sian
Arneric as ami to ask sui h ijues
tions is Wh.it is tin* < onditiou
of bh* lor Pai if it lslandi*rs 11 \
mg m I S territories ami tor
retfill immigrants' Why is
mii li i large anti diverse group
nt peoples pi n ril mil. imc i ,it,
gorv’
I iini .li lually ilfliw;Itt*-tl that
Stlllllbu UlHltll m.lkr Mil t| .1
statement .it the same tilin'1 tin'
Asian I’.uilu Ament an Stu
dent I until is lobby ini’ tin- i in
s i-rsit\ In h.n e in Vsinn \meri
i .in studies < imi si- taught mi .i
regular basis
\si.m Artieru .ms .in- nut tin1
same pi'uplf .is thf Inpnnexe
busiin'sstui'u that si'i'iu In lif
Inlying .ill ul \niern i Hut this
group ut Ament .ms is i untune
ally liiiik'i'd upon u iih i mi
tempt .mil ra<'asm but ause ut
sin li sin ml illitcrai y
I he sin mingy .nut history ut
Asians in A merit a am worthy
lupu s fur rexean li anil film a
tn>ii However thf I'nivfrsitv
has thus I.u neglei ted Asian
\intT.ii ans in its i nrru uluni
and the Oregon l huh hnwr.ilil
has hiih'tl tii pmvitlf ailcipialf
i overage nil this issue
(■arv llnti
Inurnalisin
Deprivation
In mi nut If Iters Run U 11
liams wanted i uni rele exam
pies ul disi rum ll.lt lull |f )IH
Mas 1 ) led lerguson ex
pressed his inability In i nmpre
heiitl same sex attrai linn and
vviintleretl sstiv sse tr\ tu
ton e nur political legitima
is | GDI May Mas !| III!
Rutan and Angie Tail won
tiered a I Kin! embracing often
sise language lag dske and
i|ueet i f H>i Mas ti I
I see retlei Icil lii'ii' ,ui i'ii
louraging iii-m11■ ill retepiivih
• 111)1 .1 lll'SUf III If.|l ll Mltllf
i umninn understandings
I irsl. in regards In \Villiums'
Iwii unmen iiri- i mri'iilK hat
tling lut I In- priv 1lege ill ‘•In
ilfiil housing beiielils I hi hfl
fi i im'vii.iI partners'with the op
lion nt tin- i iv il i null.n l nillfil
in.trr i<»m- ttiis is mi imu rm \
young man on the panel ills
i u ns it ii i airoiil tin' mi i it.ir\ puli
i ms hairing hornusevual.s spoke
ol systematic llliin111,it inn t.n
Ins .iiul ilestI in I uni ul Ins
hopes tin Ills Inline when ill'
was booted out ul the navv
He lias denied opportunities
and benefits while our country
Mas denied his talents and pu
tential President lirand s (las
and I.eshian I ask I nn e ills
i tissfs iileiii 111 g that pres
sure III he HU isible III Hive
up privileges straights take lot
granted pisl hei dllse tiles are
straight
In regards to I erguson I am
m\ si || led by uppusile se\ at
trai I inn 11 in clueless Hut, I
guess it is ai i eplaiile (or
lull We didn't i house In lie
a pul il ii al mi >y eluent our el
lulls In gain equal privilege
make ll pulllli a!
In regards In Tail and Kutan
I also was offended In the lag
d\ ke queei appruat h at first
I'm si 111 unsure vet while 1
handed out hallonns at queer
h I those leM sputtering tools
mIiu would result to epithets
Mere speei liless I hey had
been deprived ul their Iasi ugly
words
Konald Si litllei
t ugene
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