EDITORIAL
More worthy topics
than Clinton’s fidelity
Did he or didn't he? That scums to be the only
question the media is asking Bill Ciinton these days.
"What would you do os president?" has turned into
"So how well did you know Gennifer Flowers?"
Clinton's alleged marital infidelity is not a new is
sue. While he was governor of Arkansas, it came up
several times. But no positive, irrefutable proof was
ever produced.
Now. with a hefty paycheck from the tabloid Star.
Flowers has come forward and said she was Clinton's
lover for 12 years — charges both Clinton and his wife
Hillary have categorically denied.
Clinton's rival Democrats, though they would be
loath to admit it. have to be breathing a sigh of relief
over the allegations Before the fidelity question turned
up, Clinton appeared headed for an early coronation us
the Demoi rut it standard bearer Gary Hart-Clin ton
comparisons arc now all the rage
In a post Super Bowl interview. Bill and Hillary
told no Minutes that he never had an affair with Flow
its. But when questioned
further on general ex
tramarital activity. Clinton
tap-danced around the
question with the finesse
of an Arthur Murray grad
uate.
Mart’s presidential
bid foundered on the
rocks of adultery. Clin
ton's may do the same
But should a candidate's
marital record l»e a litmus
test for election ■
(Hiviously not
Society has no place
It’s frightening
that a tabloid
that usually runs
stories on the
extraterrestrial
spawn of
Hollywood heroes
should have so
much power over
the national
consciousness.
pas-ang moral judgments
on a person's married life. Adultery is not illegal. nor is
it um ornmoti It you foci Clinton had an afluir, so be it
It mm; tool that would damage his abilities as president,
don't vote tor him Hut please. lot this thing din
Thorc? iirr lar morn important topics to discuss
Rattier than wondering il Clinton slept with somebody
In sides his wife, let's talk about (he economy Or pow
erts (>r the environment. < )r any other worths issue.
The media, with its usual shark to blood scent
mentality, has seized the Clinton debacle with both
lists It's frightening that a tabloid that usually runs sto
nes on the extraterrestrial spawn of Hollywood heroes
should have so much power over the national con
sciousness
The past lew presidential ele< tiotis have taken on
tlu look ot .1 Urnildo episode. With so much at stake in
''IT we eannot afford — as a nation — to waste our
time debating morality
Decide for voursel! what you think about Clinton;
then we can all get on with the rest of the program
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LETTERS
Misrepresented
In .111 ijiu r.iht .1 rtk In on the
proposed Nl A A i h.mgrs rats
itientrant <i requirements.
((Mi:. |an 17). I was quoted .is
saving this is another form of
racism
Alter a 20-ndnute interview
is llll Spoils bdttof juke Brrg. I
ssas qiioli'il only ones* this
quote was luken ou! of context
ami misrepresented smrm ol im
sii.iiig virus With ihn media s
k mi uni rrg.inlmg students
ul isilor, I ni no! surprised
Urn requirements arr unfair
considering 111** i|ualily of edu
i ai ion in miiiip sr bools in tins
II .nil\ Inner i Us si bools are
,!u ays a! at; rt|mli!>fUini
wills all public schools I'nlil
;■ . Ill fit r V evenly distributes
, ilu lull binds u. arr nut
truly rriiris mg tin- samr t-duca
lion
SA I requirements arr unfair
in ins stage of tin- roilrgr riilrs
p:. a i-m, bn alls.' ibr SA ' is so
i :;, and i til tu ml! v blast si and
is no! a Inn- judgr ol someone s
abililv In perforin in t ollege
I also told ltrrg officials need
ait nittalr more on the plo
go ss and graduation rates ol
: student athletes uni r in
,! be c ommitment to
a.!.s s b jrs not rnd oils e '.lies
slip uli the playing field In
III :n\ t asrs student-athletes
an vplulbd and usril In Une
lii 11; i * University s pi.i k.r 11 took
Vrs I belu-vr all the ufore
nientiontsi is unjust and an
other form of racism contrary
lo ihr i onlrvl in ibr / mrr.r/d
lr. no way do I believe blat k
sli.ilrnls athletes arr not i ajia
hi.- ol ai hies mg such start
dards. but they must Is- glvrn
tlir samr opportunities as rv
rr\ one rise
It is unforlunalr the media,
dm hi spin e IiiiiHuttons
must misrepresent my views I
believe m the success and bet
terment ol blue k student-ath
leles and take offense lu anyone
suggesting Otherw tse
Lisa Lawrence
Director
Black Student Union
Old puke
In response !o Koalani Kol>
i-ru arlit It on radical activism
■ < ).)/ J.ui 1'! Her observa
lions .in- relevant, and vet some
o! Hu people shf quoted were
sounding the same old puke
iiImuiI arlivssm wr n' heard for
Vi‘.Its
II it weren't for a 11 those nidi
( ill ,11 livltii's of tin' early fcuirth
I irsl'ers, most o| the new en
vitonmentullv aware would
have had no idea what was
happening to our forests How
mam times has our govern
men! ,n led lor the good of the
people without some kind id
protest Where would African
.Americans be today if they
hadn't opted lor all that tire
sightly protesting*’
There s nothing better lor
Hatfield I'.ukwood and their
limhei buddies than to have a
quiet pubiii using normal
i hunnels to implicate change
U ;th all those protesters veiling
and s. learning it s hard lor the
laiys to get down to the bus;
i,, ,s .a liquidating i ear natural
her Huge
As lot tiie risk ol livelihood
and ai itdeinlt standing as a re
suit id radical activism, that’s a
choll e we ail have to make
Wioie we are all edui aied Iron
an earlv age to be normal, prop
er and productive we very
rarely d at all, are taught to
think freely Our normal op
(tons tor tree thought in this
, nun'.: v i an he summed up in
si.h the parameters ol a shop
ping m.ill
baking a stand involves risk,
ami risk involves freedom 1
don’t know ol anyone who has.
regardless ol the crap they had
to endure regretted taking a
stand mi something they knew
w as right
Steve Stanford
Political science
Oversimplified
Let me prefai e mv communis
In saving i believe strongly in
tin' fri'eiiom of expression but
nol in freedoms thill have the
potential to lause physical
harm
Those who think pornogra
phy does not cause violence
against women pick certain sta
tistics that support their posi
tion. hut neglect evidence that
shows a link between pornogra
phy and violence against wom
en
Are we forgetting serial killer
Bundy’s last words' Are we
open-minded enough to read
the Meese Commission on I’or
LETTERS POLICY
Letters to the editor must be limited to no more than
2SO words, legible, signed and the identification of the
writer must In; verified when the letter is submitted.
nographv which cites numer
ous rases of evidence of tfi<•
link between pornography and
violence against women' (dear
ly. the evidence suggests por
nography r an loud to violern e
against women
This is a complex issue, and
it is an oversimplification to
dismiss tie- notion the! pornog
raphy harms women Does evi
dence liial lads to prove the as
soi let ion hot w eon v to lent e
against women and pornogra
phy translate in vour mini) as
'pornography never harms
women
i he r oiitrm eis\ is based in
the societal pressure put on
women to lie sexual playthings
lor men Surely, tins pressure is
harmful to women Of course
men will say pornography is
Oh her arise it doesn't violate
the First Amendment Hut
aren't w r ibuve that ' Why do
men need pornography' To re
mind us that men have power
over y\ omen'
I’ll as.-, you will on that Ofle '
arn reminded ol that every day
-I my lilt- Anyone who linds
!!..s a bia k and Whitt issue s
refusing to look at all ol the ey i
(fence
Alicia Ferrari
Journalism
Pianos away
I'm krr Murdot k. you heal
ino to it My next lellcr ysus ui
tuully gumg to discuss the
(r.i/i‘ti bus driver problem tii.it
is so prevalent in our society
today With those inis drivels
you can never tell li you're see
mg tiie c razed look of deatli ill
their eyes or d theV've pisi sal
on a tai k
Another frightening problem
that's growing to full scale is
tiie lulling piano problem One
i an never tell which piano is
safely secured to its cables from
the fourth floor and which is
not
Oh. Tucker, it's a nasty, hor
rible world out there You have
to worry about bus drivers, pi
anos. muggers, the works' But
you can rest easy tonight be
cause you never have to worry
about rape I have to worry
about bus drivers, pianos, mug
gers. the works, add rape, tie
cause I'm a woman
Never trivialize rape. Tucker,
it makes people mad If all
women had the luxury of wor
rying about rape like they wor
rv about crazed bus drivers, life
would lie a hell of a lot simpler
lor everyone
Lisa Harrell
Student