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. »• 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. 111)01 rill (w Into)' Ann Tiilti'i s.ill (.raihmli' stmlml CUBA Daily Life Under the Revolution i )ist iissiimi ,11 uI Slides with Linda Fuller > 00 p.m I rid,iy. Nov 22 Urn I indor Koom I Ml J N() C HAKC .1 >/nl -t*y Ifu- / .ihn \nutn .in ''ufynifl < nninulU <• Mother Kali’s Books j ('clchr.ltini’ \Xi>mcn> / no In All ( W Pnr/Mno wr t H'mm of cokrt -A'.-nu-r / v (•/ ■, i yk > wvU . «rn<* ‘ -W I » f ink lin Blvil * S t.i.jviu-, ()R ')7401 \k hcclt huir A» v «***iMe ii ' M Km iV s.it 10 h f I! ,()! 5 IM(i) 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