COMMENTARY
‘Oregonian’ story bowled over Freedom
By B Byrne
A major sports article in the
Sunday, Nov 10 Oregon/
an and subsequent Nov
12 editorial questioned the pro
priety of the University using a
portion of a SOOO.tKM) appear
am e fee from last December's
f reedom Howl to "bonus" foot
ball coaches and senior athletii
staff members The articles also
castigated the athletic depart
ment lor paying travel, hotel
and meal expenses for spouses,
i hildren and friends of Univer
sity offii ials
Ihr Oregonian made it
sound .is if the University ath
letic department thought it was
given S000.000 to throw a par
ty In fact, the NCAA's I’ost
Season football Committee set
SC,00,000 as a minimum IkuvI
payout because it's i onsidered
to he the "break even” amount,
based on reasonably ox pet ted
bowl trip expenses lor any
school, at any Ihhvf
Of the Staid.0(H) w e rei l ived
approximately it') percent cov
ered necessary expenses for
travel, lodging and meal
ponses fur l imiTMlv football
players. ccmichits. t>sn(i. rallv
squad and essential athletic tit’
partment staff In addition. the
roaches took thi'ir families as
they were ex pec ted to tie in An
.ihcim iivi't the C.hristmas hull
day Some exes utive staff mem
tiers were allowed one family
member guest (which could he
a significant other) The Uni
versitv administration was rep
resented by a small group All
other stagg members were al
lowed airfare only on the ( bar
ter
Following the custom and
practice of N( AA Division I
schools invited to IhiwI games,
stipends were allocated to the
football roaches and a few
members of the senior athletic
staff Although the Nov 12 edi
tori ill: decried such bonus as
signments. saving the nation's
colleges don't all pay the same,
our exhaustive inquiries have
produc ed but one institution at
tending a howl game since
14HO' that failed to reward
conches and stafl
The same (Irego/nun editorial
suggested tin- University gave
expense-paid trip*i Id athletli
supporters (alegorh ally un
true! N11 program (roosters re
n iM'd any benefits frnrti the
f reedom Howl trip. e\i ept tor
the opportunity to buy ti< kets
It is important to remember
the freedom Howl imitation
h.id been made and «ii opted
before Oregon voters passed
Measure f> on Nov t>. tout) In
the sis weeks fret ween the elei
lion and tin- arrival of the' Dm k
football team in Anaheim.
Measure Vs impai t was tmpos
sitile to predlr t liven todav
neither Oov Harbara Roberts
rior Oregon legislators have
come to grips with any solu
lions to Measure *> Ihr Orego
ni,in s articles presumed the
athletli department admimslra
turn should've known what we
know now Hindsight is always
20/20
I've been asked why the Issue
of bow! spending would be
printed now. less than one
week prior to tin- I relay. Nov
lri vote liv tile State Hoard of
Higher film ation on whether
to provide funding lor intercul
leglale athletli s at the t Slivers!
!V. Oregon State University
and Portland Stall1 It U.is
pointed out that the prei ise in
formation I'he Orr^tinhin print
ml had been featured in an aril
i lr in the Keg/sfer t.'iin.nl on
De< J.t lU'iO, prior to the howl
«arnp
It has hecn questioned v%li\
I hr Ort'finni.m took two lull
months from the Sept 1 J (lain
when we supplied final fij.;11r< •,
In lax to the paper to print its
article
People are w onder mg. he
a arise l hr Ore^nniiin editorial
It prev lonslv opposed state
hoard funding lor athletics il
the motivations were polltit ull\
tinged
I don't know the answers to
these questions about Ihr Ore
S’oru in S motivations hut I i an
sat as Direi tor ol Athletics,
that there was no inappropriati
spending ot llle St*tIt),(Itlit i ree
d an It-iw : payout Moreot er. it
the exact situation again faced
me or the athlelft department
wt w.add do absolutely noth
mg ddferent
Hill Byrne is ilirei lar nt the
f'luyefx/H .ilhleth Je(\,irUnenl
Absent
Distinguished Ethnic Studies
professor and author Ronald
Takaki paid a two-day visit to
the University campus last
week t>v invitation of the presi
dent and the Office of Affirma
tive Action. Takaki's visit,
overall, was well rec eived ex
cept for the- embarrassing ah
sence of the Curriculum (Com
mittee scheduled by invitation
of tfie president
Takaki made clear his disap
pointment during his outstand
ing keynote address The up
parent lac k of interest and com
mon courtesy exhibited hv the
(Curriculum (Committee should
he a matter of grave concern Is
such absentee behavior by a
key facailty committee indlia
live of tin1 IIniversity's enntinu
mg inability to address multi
culturalism in the c urriculum,
except in its present pics e-meal
and ad-hot fashion'
It would appear that those
fat ulty members who comprise
the (Curriculum (Committee
wasted Professor Takaki's time
Moreover, they added insult to
injury by verifying the asser
tion that a majority of the cur
rent "race, gender and non-Eu
ropean" courses arc- so ruin
substantive, they are a joke
If members of the (Curriculum
(Committee, who were given
adequate lead time by the presi
dent to visit with Professor
l'akaki fell they had better
things to do. then what does
that say alxiut Ethnic Studies at
tiie University? I invite the (Cur
riculum Committee to respond
Jon Motnhiro
Asian Americnn/Pacific
Islander Student Union
Misdemeanors
I think Brian Hoop is right
(HUE, Nov 13) I don't son
what a misdnmeanor convic -
tion iias to do witii an individu
al's fitnoss for office
If a misdemeanor conviction
disqualifies Jo Sonja Watson
from holding the office of
ASUO vice president, then I
suppose she's also disqualified
from holding any position of
responsibility .iiivwIuti' I’eo
pit- with misdemeanor i.unvii
tiling m.iv .is well Im> exix iiIt d
since vvi! i an t ever !«■ trusted
again
Perhaps tin; self righteous
i reeps who want to drag Wat
son from office would like to
try to get me ku ked out of my
job as a part lime lA'X'. science
instrui tor I have two misde
lueanor convictions (trespass
mg, Johnson Hall, April 1 ‘170.
possession lit marijuana. Alher
to. ( .III.lit.I. 1')/ l’ I'm sure IIIv
f.iilurt! tu pa\ tr.ilhi Units on
two in < .iMons, tin1 lir-.t lor run
ning .1 rt'il light on >1 bit v< lit.
tin' second for hitchhiking. <uui
subsequent lilies (paid) lor
driving without .1 license, run
rung .1 red light and running a
stop sign (in a si hoed van the
last instance) will clinch the
i ase against me
(fhviouslv. I'm unlit
to teai
,;c. ili >»• v li * .illu!I ■ \\ lii-n will
hr atone thrown*. do somr
linn; (ilmiil this ■’
One mori' tiling Ihrsi- ul
Ii'iim'n an’ ,1 in.liter ol public rr
on! Wliai .ilxuii (hr crimes 1
•tnl ,n\,i\ with Ix'i iiusr I "look.
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THE FAR SIDE
By GARY LARSON
r ->> h
hobby
His wish lor life granted, the Visible Man lakes his lirsl
steps into the real world — not suspecting that
most people, upon seeing him. would either
taint or throw up
Thursday Novombor 21 1991 Oregon Daily Fmgi.n l 3