EDITORIAL
Better swallow now
while we still can
Looks like we're finally going to have to answer for
all that fun we been havin'. You know — all those cars,
all those factories, all those electric sheers and dicers.
All that progress, all done at any cost
Does ozone-layer depletion ring .1 bed I? Yes, its
been in the news here and there, but nothing worth
worrying about Right? Well, heads up — that nover
happen to me ozone hole is headed our way
Severe ozone depletion over the Northern Hemi
sphere is expected to begin this decade, opening up
some of the world's most populated areas (including
America) to higher degrees of the sun's ultraviolet radi
ation. act ording to a recent sis month study by a group
of scientists headed by NASA
And if we're real lucky, the United States. Canada
and Europe may get a hole this winter The report
lustra this claim tin me
scientists’ January record
ings of chlorine monoxide
over the northern latitudes
via NASA's Upper Atmos
phere Rescan h Satellite.
The substance, which de
stroys the ozone luyer
through a chemical rear
tion with sunlight was re
corded at the highest level
ever in either atmosphere,
north or south. If you
don't already know, the
South Pole has seen dra
It's great to see
the study
validating what
‘crazies' have
been warning for
years. Now we
have to listen.
Now we have to
act
malic ozone depletion for several years now.
It's great to see the study validating of what "era
zies" have been warning of lor y ears. Now we have to
listen. Now we have to act
What will happen ivlwn (not if) the hole occurs7
I.dmated guesses list agriculture disturbances, in
ireased cases of skin canter, cataracts, and immune
system d.image as a few menu items Who knows what
possibilities exist that scientist ran t foresee
No how do w < stop it ■' Hci a use it's < a used by poll u •
tion-induced i hniiii als, all we have to do is cut our
pollution,
llaha good one Problem Pollution is t .n. wd by
.ill out "progressive toss And esersone knows itoss
we love them thar' tos s. espet soils us Amerit ans (ain't
live without 'em
Well here's news We can't live with them any
more
It means change, folks, and that's a hard pill to
swallow But we better start now, while we still have a
throat to choke it duw n
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COMMENTARY
Students should be embarrassed
THE FINE
PRINT
BY MIKE FREEMAN
As a i lose ti it'rid "I JoSonja
Watsons, I hasi- is .ill bed
ht*r response during the
past months lo Ihi- continuous
bombardmoot of < orophimts,
allegations. i barges and ai i usa
turns against bur is u..se of her
.ill tiMi famillat pre-ehs toral m -
Over ai, sin has fared ijuiti;
,s ■ ! i iinsnil-ring the lengths
|.j • ii■ b is i• gone to 11;;t down
• mil ifivuigi’ sits |H-r>oriul and
in sotm- i dscs. scr, irrelevant
! ■ . > .. ■ . i. i -lit- III:..' i -n and r ■
laiu n to her performance as
A SI () v h i president
Iii-fure this lust tug.in svith
11 ■ Oregon ('oinnii'ittuhir's
■: I si, . I- ; li! ; ‘ I. id
uur ni-ss tv elected V till' pri st
deni basing stolen from the
s .1 sits ■ t -1 ■ i > k . j m ■ I bad
,. k .si' o s e I . i i Ti
ll * • r .ilwnu tiie infamous ! roll
- ! h as s!, ■ i.
An. .; . | s i - r ft . g: 11. s%
. u.g! I and i k idt--d I a' I at
! , 1 ; a s\ i s !of taking
s' ! : (aj s ill ugis tl on
doll I iilsu said that regardless
ol ssli.it lb ('ammi'ntiilur bad
to. s.iv. like us, the niajorits of
slot- ': ! would likely to
.inn.si-d h\ i. r loobsluiess and
ii.iik. it up to poor judgment
and muse .ai svith their lives
After all this is just student
goseminent Oh. tuns wrong I
SV.1S1
!mini d.aa is stub st.irh-ii hit
ting its- Ian and ioSonju ssas
i ai led a liar a i heat, a thief,
and a general embarrassment to
the student bods Almost im
mediately following these aicu
sattuns. more stuff began flying
jen Hills and JnSonja were at •
. used ot pulling the wool over
tins hue and i onsi -millions stu
dent population's eves bs
s »s . r. g s a p poi lit I n g a
ill k as S p i It11 is ss as ss ei!
aware of tin- "Troll I rouble
and i orisidered it irrelevant lo
-.sonia s ability as vice presi
i ill'll He •: |! lolls Ol I a. e started
:: .s' ; i1 Hi.: s Idling
and tint bed losum.i not been a
Perhaps the worst
thing JoSonja ever
did was accept her
nomination for vice
president, not
because of all the
embarrassing stuff
she has done, but
because of the
embarrassing
community she
was elected to
represent.
woman o! color. lhis ti//s
is. .li. : : ■ <• ! .!: d U i*lI,
(ii.ii .itn‘i il i-ilhi'r (l.viept. .is
.,iii. maintain. that perhaps
hud j.iSijnj.i mil lii-i-n Aim .in
\i:i .* .; si*..* might not have
siuiit ii . .... *!si ‘’troll-handed" .it
,:,t :. >.*.;.nr in tin- Ins! plat i i
V ;. ! mils lii*' issil.* of
i*r|i.tvmt*nl from her summer
position as t i nisi rsit\ comp
Iroli.-r has .irisen II I were re
, !*,\mg one all encompassing
j .. . . k ,r III let* liivs -pas mg
positions. il would !«' difficult
hi figure on! luiss imn 11 of llu*
tiilal sum c.tine from each ilif
feront ]oIj
Now the ialesl buz/, is her at
tempi ami failure to get a fake
identification under her sister's
name Ms (loti1 Is JoSonja ap
plying for a home loan' Is she
asking to adopt a Romanian or
phan' is she even applying for
an Amerii an Ivx press card pis!
to use the cheap airline lit kots?
(panted these are extremities,
hut the situation has required
such lengths
Perhaps the worst thing
JoSonja ever did svas accept her
nomination for vice president,
not because of ull the embar
rassing stull she has done, but
because of tin* embarrassing
i unmumts she s\as elected to
represent
JoSonju is .1 student repre
senting students Not .ill of us.
•iiiii I'll even wager the majority
ul us. an (li*i abiding, lawful,
clear-thinking, virginal cxiim
pies ol piirlct:lii>n as JoSonja's
i run s siM-in to maintain
Sin- is a ill-vear-uid student
representing similar -aged poo
pie. most of whom have vet to
find thorn sc I vos a concrete, pro
fessional and secure place in
tin- world outside of the l ini
i orsitv
I! s . iortunaU- that the one
pl.o i whi le she i an lruIv e\
poiinioiit in what could have
fii-ci: perhaps olio ol tin- most
pos.tivc liberating and undv
mg cspot tom os cm this cam
pus. turned into a torrid strug
gle ol political figure against
tabloid esijuo media hounds
i he liotlom lltio is that this is
not real life politic s (mauled.
.liege is su[iposed to prepare
you lor ido in tin- real world, bi
ll is a politician, dentist park
ranger or even Eiujuirer corre
spondent Hut neither JoSonju
t ■: ms other student olei tod
position need lie treated along
111-■ lines ol Rit hard Nixon or
( lafriu e Thomas, or even (jury
Hart or Iiiii Clinton
We exist in lingerie Oregon
and m Kugeno. Oregon onlv
I.jSoiija Watson should have
been allowed to exist here in
this small cits and on tills
small campus that i hums to be
so accepting and diverse and
welcoming, particularly of
those of different ethnicities,
beliefs and backgrounds
JoSonju Watson was a victim
of tier past, tier inexperience
and her foolishness — all of
which she attempted to amend
by serving in the ASUO and
growing as a person.
The must unfortunate aspect
is that she wasn't allowed to
grow in soil that once seemed
so fertile and progressively be
i iiiii1 sterile manure
Mike Freeman is In Touch
editor lor the Emerald.
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