EDITORIAL
Oregon giving A-10s
a post-Cold War shot
Putting the so-called "peace dividend" into prat
lice lues taken <1 c relative but strange turn in Oregon
A pair of surplus Air Force A It) jets — originally
designed for destroying tanks and other armored vehi
lies is being transferred to the I S Forest Service,
which will use them to fight forest fires.
Fighting a fores! fire is. in some wavs, similar to
flying over a battlefield The* pilots of retardant-dump
mg planes flv through vicious updrafts, turbulence,
smoke and. when thov’rn done drop theirordnance
on the target in this case a fire
AppurentU someone decided tin ungainly A 10
would be a good candidate for the ;ob It can ftv as
siov\l\ as 'Ml miles per hour or as fas! as ri(K) If nothing
rise, six* (Mam* uni !»' able
tii respond to any hot
spot% ij u It;k I \
I hr plane is lillUMi.il
ls maneuverable, which
the l ures! .Service believes
would' make it an ideal
vs amor in ! tie la’!.! ajjatnst
fores! tires P , ,i’so dura
ble American pilots iu the
Persian (lull vsir were
t oe.st.mtU .iiovs ic.p oft the
battle ifaiiiiii'.e their A tils
It is a shame,
however, that no
one could have
applied the A-10's
maneuverability
and durability to
peaceful uses in
the first place.
( oulu siist.iln and st11! II v
Putting out sonic tires and <!• ■.t! ■ nj* with Haines and
smoke should lie no sweat.
The planes will be fitted with 1 .100 gallon tanks to
( arr\ water or lire retardant chemicals If the aircraft
prove they have the right stuff to fight fires this sum
tner espei ted to lie a long, hot one after sis years of
drought as many .is 100 could he swooping over the
forest's of Southern and Fusteni ( begun within a i ouple
of years
With t!;t t nid W a: to i i ..:.d ’hi I1 Cope!.,.
!\ headed for ma-.uceculs mm h of the I S military
mat.lone w hi end up on tile si tap ime tassidermg
how m u h money has been sin ked into it O'.er tin- pas'
10 years doing so would (>e a mo:-amenta yy.iste 1 tie
A to project yy iii at least otter hope tlr.it some of the
technology w II make the yvorid a lietter place to live
in.
It is a shame, hmvever. that no one could have uj)
plied the A Ill's maneuverability and durability to
peaceful uses in the first place For decades, the gov
eminent has been obsessed ysith finding better swiys to
kill, eating up a ipi.trier of the federal budget in the
jiroi ess
Obviously, some of the Reagan era toys battle
ships, nut dear yveapons and cruise missiles are good
for nothing but death, and a II t bomber yyouhi make a
I rummy jetliner It's anybody's guess y\ here we'd be as
a nation it yvo had put our resourr es and technology to
more i onstrurtive use years ago
Emerald
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LETTERS
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In fesporise In L.irl (.uMH'Ii s
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April ft)
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Jennifer Collison
Geology
Jennifer Howe
Music
No joke
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it \mi .iS11 . J r.iinrnv Bate V s
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April »> edition hi ibi l ini nii.l
In the s.ini. breath thul tin* y.ix
t (iniittuIt11y Ji iUM'i the movie
industry ol i.ishtip sle re utypes.
tin fj.iv i umimirntv demands it.
i» shoxx n in i l.iv«•r.itili* stereo
type
As .i 111 mni.ixe 1 end eiiltfit u!
llie I'llmnhikrrs' i.ltih mu^.i
/me, 1 aim .lll.lstieif by tile bate
ifirei ted .it people of m\ profes
SloU A.ie |)ui kst.ider. l.ilt. \ i
direl tor. IS .|l|i ill’ll When \ i iii
sen e lip stelv , tx pes \ in; e\
( luile tile puss dillitles It s ,i
i eiied stir! ol thought control
(Jtiier iji.iil. s in i)e. s- hide!
V li.; ■ W e ! i: ad i\ ■: l. r.
expose tile ipnnr.ime .mil fill
ism of the g.ix i mnmunitx
Its h. e no-, r X . is m i'mu e
ill litfes .Hid \fe.nis/rts‘(* !..r
example 111 II: 11 tile expel !,i
! ions e! I heir !. In.m.ikfrv .is d.
tilt1 hntiuisex .i.i Is Hi />.s 11 //!
stun ' II rx .in.i Slh'lu e o/
/..imfis M xs ii! to him.:.',
to tile movies hilld tile movie
industry) to idi.m^e these roles
ins .luse ol iie'teroplliiiil.i It tile
j".i\ i - mnnitiilx dnesr; : hie tux
portr.iy.il ol liomosexuais m m\
si re. tipliix An .in V;/i/.;s Irmn
Unlit mi x. k 11-1xs vx h.it they
i .in do1 l itis is n.. i.ik.
Bryan Westby
Student
Friends
1 w ,1 nI to t.) 1 k about in \
trn-nii'- il Oregon H.ill Ihrv
.in1 good 1 rirni)s w ho i urn
ulxiut me and only want to help
miv eueh m Ihrir own special
way Sometime-. ! want to go
o\ rr tilin' ami mat their (at os
in, but I remember they only
w • ' ' :m' ki.'ui to tin' no 1 fan
hn\ e a groat day '
! make mistakes too! ;11hl last
term 1 rode nn bicvi In on the
•• elms a > !il 111Mf it II \
( ic N.i/.i was ihcic iii remind
me that s!ii-. is ini! mimethmg .1
In-!jiiui viisin^ m.m would do
! in re >’ the uni', one w ho tor
^e!s though! Oregon Hail ha
got i already paid m\ monev
i hen they forgot three more
times Oops1 I h e i r a / \
.pee K. : s’ Vs .is el '. ■; m\
tie nds so often i hate them
if.'-. V\ • i’ . 11 ! \ i MM* flit- . I S
w » : ‘ Ufr,
hunt h id neat goats*
Cory Larvik
Student
People, too
I ;t,>1 re,id Neal Skorpeti ' (•'
, .it tlir I rrshm.m in the \pri! u
inu-niLI In l! Skorpen pokes
lun • ’ three imirr or loss won
kn >vs n utdivs.l mils t>1 liir t .mi
in:.mU vs Ini ate hardly tils
gutsed s .is u i .; .1 . .in -ivorage
col logo student .ill ol whom
ho reiers !n as si revslsbls
Tho college studont repro
sonis mi one in particular and
is therefore h.trmloss, bul tho
other depictions clearly repre
son! spot du potipio rummuniy
sis’ii in ar i arnpus and are tar
less innocuous These portray
als are insulting, insensitive
and most usable Docs Skorpen
have no supervising editor, or
Is tills person equally lllsensi
live'
I be three null-student people
Skorpon displays ire lust that
people, with toolings and a
right to dignity believe it or
not His disrespectful
( ait: Himsh vs ding does little
tin! perpetuate stereotypes o!
psychological disturbance and
homelessness
Skorpon tins is not funny
This coinit is sad. !or it demon
shales hovv dangerous someone
vs ith a pencil and a medium
I ail he, ev on d he th.:: ss tie Is a
riot
Michael Bryant
Graduate student
Psychology
Think first
The < iirmnt pi-tilion that pro
noses ,1 to portent redm lion in
student iii-, is not onlv tint ep
os c. i Hit i! pit ssi d w till I d ill' t'V
trcmels hiirmiul to programs
svii i. I: make Oils iiii iTsr .i!:.i
pm-.it tivi- learning institution
l ’niVrlssSs st udelil go e. ps mi:
tribtiti- to tin1 livelihood ot iHith
the Dtmerstty .inti tin - i ornmu
ntts Sul h proposed i uis wiiuii!
be highly detrimental to both
it i*1 si1 groups
it tins ballot itn .istio passe-,
tin i on •! j.ii i. i s tor s,i!, :\ unit
equds programs would !»■ si'
vi’Ti' I-of example, a HI percent
out !11 .i group sat h .is Saleride
would nu'.in titi• v t tiuld not run
as mm !i or us ifllti ii'tith. as
tin s might ni'i'd to (hirrentlv
S.ili ;.•!'• turns ass us .m .ivi-tage
o( to women each night i bis
niiintx r wuuid im rease drimni!
.. a its ;! lunds were ill! Is jeop
.i.ol l/lllg iMil.ii : s sale's really
vs urth it'
I'urlhermom, a 10 pari ent
i ut to groups would allet t stu
.ti nt stipi'nds that are alreads
■ -xtremelv minimal II tints am
red m ril even mom, loss -m
i .mil- students would have Inn
i11■ 11 ai ; ass to student ii'adi'r
slop positions Should sin h po
sitions mils tin iivatliiblo to
th.isr si idi fits who ian alford
them'
I’li'.iM' ask yoursi'lt tbi’sr
questions before you sign alls
petition Student groups am
foundrd bv students, for stu
dents Don't tic fooled by dc
cptivc inliirmation I'hml, Im
!, ire si Hi sign it w ill alfci t us
all
Kedey McCroery
Saleride
CORRECTION
Kim Si hlilller's commen
larv in ihf April Hi lunrrulil
should have read. While
the (K A is using the slogan
that g.i), and lesbian i lli/ens
should not he entitled to
'special rights, the gist of
the initiative would he to re
quire the state to adopt a
right-wing. Christian funda
mentalist view in all levels
ul government toward gavs
and lesbians
1'he I'mrr.tUi regrets this
error