LETTERS Insensitive wit Upon picking up an issue of the Lmorahi ret ontly [ODU. fan 8), 1 was surprised lo see what was obviously a thoughtless at tempt at wit At the bottom of the front page were three headings ( ail ing attention to stories within One of these read "White or Whole Wheat7" and referred to a story about .1 student at an Al bany high school who arrived on his campus armed and wanting police to kill him lie cause of fears of going to )ad I'he insensitive heading made reference to the youth's comment that he was "toast," slang for finished, or beaten The problem of youth de pression and suicide is a seri ous matter In this country The suit ide rate among 15-14 year olds has tripled since l‘H>() There are a lot of stories ripe lor a witticism This tregit c ase is nol uni' of them Mil hurl Reyntdds i In in<i 11 Servic es Help me List ye.ir .it tins time m.iny Americnns were getting .1 geog raphy lesson from Ted Turner .is Ills hand of (INN reporters were informing us where Ku wait was located YVe saw maps, live reports on the Amur lean military effort, heard in sights on the culture, and hasi t ally got the full si oop on this small country in the Middle hast iiut I ask vou where is Yugoslav la? Help me. led Is this civil war not worth your attention or that of the Ament an govern merit for that matter7 Millions of dollars were poured into op eration ' Desert Storm by our leaders and media as the mill tarv rescued Kuwait from the evil clutches of Saddam Hus si:in I.)si w inter There doesn I appear lo lie .1 repeat showing of m 1 • r 11 .111 goodwill on the horizon as Yugoshnl.i is getting torn apart bv independeni e movements In far t, the little coverage that is granted lo this war appears on the ha 1 k page ol most Amer it an newspapers Admittedly, Croatia and Set bta limi t provide millions ol barrels ol oil lo the world each day I wonder if the American public would gel another geog raphy lesson it they did Paul Kluusenburgrr Student Date, anyone? I don't want to debate w heth er or not l’ro)e< t Saferide has a valid reason to deny men from using the program hut I would like lo ask Abe iiepner ,1 ijues lion After the court hearing, w ere v oil able to get a date ' I rov Mi I .11 land IAA Exercise your brain with v [ THE OC T PCWT31 scoa Quakers] If you know four students (or you are four students), you need to sign up for the wild adventures of COLLEGE BOWL, the VARSTTY SPORT OF TtlE MWIX! It's an exciting game that tests your knowledge In everything from history and science to music and film Two teams with four players each square off in fast paced rounds dedicated to making you look either extremely Intelligent or very embarrassed You may end up representing die University regionally, or nationally like our All Star team did In 1991! So. get a team up (name It anything, or everything, you want) and start exercising your brain' Register: .January 13-17. All dormitory rrsi<lcnts please si^n up with your KA. everyone else at the KMIJ Recreation ('.enter. or raU 346-3711. Games start: 7 p.m.. Wednesday, January Ti. an<l January Flssls: February 5. Cost: $3 prr prrson or $l'<2 lor a tram. Calafi lo«< T Shuts prurhlrt! try >’ St r<3tdl your dollars by using coupons from the Oregon Daily Kmerald. ACCIDENT INJURY GET HELP ON YOUR SIDE 'Attorney. 1988 UCLA law Grad James L. Bumpas 687-0908 Guido's 1st annual Lip Sync Contest Every Monday Contest at 11:00 pm Guido's 13th and Alder 343-0681 WORKING TOGETHER i Crisis I’resention Conference l ri<ia>, January 24, IW2 Krh Memorial 1'nion 8:.M) a.in. - 4:.M) p.m. Pic registration (wcf'cYTrtl Fuirn l Credit ('I’S Y 40X/50K I ! N# 2140/2152 Sponsored by V of 0 Crisis Center For More liyformation, call 346 4487 THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON r I f ) )