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EDITORIAL God squad needs glasses for myopia Today, May 14, will lx: the day Mod comes to town — the God Squad that is The Squad’s vote on whether to exempt 44 Western Oregon timber sales from the limitations of the; Kndan gered Species Act will finally take place. The sales in clude 21 ‘.i million board feet of timber on 4.400 acres. More important than the footage, however, is the fai t that this decision will set a precedent for how fed eral forests are managed in the future This vote is im portant. because we re talking long term effects. The God Squad’s existence and ultimate vote have been sui rounded bv controversy sinc e it was convened by Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan |r. last year. Though it was i ailed into action primarily because of the spotted owl debate, it has since riveted attention to environmental legislation, and subsequent arguments, surrounding Amerce a's wilderness at large So named for its authority to let a species go ex tiiii I. tin; Squad i Mims the power to erase Kndart I’erei] .Spot ies ,\| t i (ill 'rii turns in tin* name of pro,..e \rid that\ \s hat the ari'.uineht boils down to tiere i unturned ecu norm* and ( apital dove! ojirnent s' protection of natural resources. I : n! m i i ndn str v ss < irk ers s\ ,i ■ to ss or k It's that ■■■tuple that logit al, that . |e; ■!,: ..table Jotis that have Iiet n tiroiind si in e Should the squad vote to allow logging of previously protected lands, it will stand as one of America's most nearsighted moves. ■ now being threatened by ‘an owl. and -i .1; \ downright ludicrous. right? I!u: 1 ml that simple I ’.( I itself is not tlu' culprit, it's only .in indicu • • pci •••■ Stiu.it thr o\yl is connected in a special wav In tin wilderness’ entire ecosystem, the owl’s well be it e. telts tile health of the whole forest I tie problem isn’t merely a single spet les; it’s the health of the wilderness as a whole And one doesn’t need to look just to the owl to see that our natural wodd is in deep trouble. This sot ietv continues to advocate killing off our environment so that we may "improve" and "pro giess What it tails to see is the connection between humankind’s survival, ranging from physical to eco nomic, to our natural world’s survival Doubt it7 Try drinking our polluted water; tiv breathing in our de filed t ities. tiv eating our toxu marine life and try cutting down trees that aren’t there anymore Should the Squad vole to allow logging of previ ously protected lands, it will stand as one of Ameru a’s most nearsighted moves It may put a temporary hand aid on a questionable situation, but in the long-run we will pay Dearlv Someone tell that crew to put on its glasses; the myopia is killing us .Emerald — ill III | n:-' c-:. 1 h-*i >•** (• t « I ' o-.tt! % '.'•<*! ift * l.V .1 * !,t» " •.> /• i ■«; i* d. 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I I.ISM'S hurt' .ll lilt' limversHy for fr«*<* Thev an- Professor Ktuinv H.i>;it■ s wlm is currently li.ioh Iiij4 ihrt't- i lasses and has a I’h I) I' r u 11's sti r l ’ 1 a r ent e Spinner. who's ln't'ii an cumpus for si uni’ limit anti is urn- of tlif I ins ii i vi1 roll* motit'ls lor Alri i an Ament all students ami lai nils on llus i arnpus Jim C.ar i ia who (anight Iasi ti'rm ami is i; ■ rI■ f 1!: I n ad v ;srr III till' t )l Ii. ■ \!,.ini iiltur.il Allairs ,m.I f11i.i!Iy Man Koiin ro. lath mi Sunil. . di’jtarlmi'nt head, vs ho is tf ai h i ni; I vs o oilier i lasses besides her regular i nurse load I m aware ol this Ih’cjumi 1 have It :• ■:> Js i\ hi i wi fi' in (;ar ri,i s i l.iss .uni are currently in Npigner s .uni Uaglei s i lasm's 1 hale pi !si il.ill\ la.n il with Ki> tncro Bv tin’ t 'diversity not pro dining modes I, * |ia V these much needed faculty members, it's showing ils triii' (oliirs li ■ !111 ' • • , lo th is i alli|i ,ini’Im- and ' I'dm atlona! ly suit mi.' but I'll be damned il i II i untie.,a- in ;iai this Univer sitV money lor all the other pro h*ss,as and not give our laculty of color "a pier i' ot the pie" also 1 applaud these four for their rtlorls. as well as other faculty and ad in in 1st ralor s of color ■,i i;o , . to stal and is , a k her*' !, I their people Ml III el or I feel not one single hand i lap is In In' given to tl'ie University on tins issue Also, is here are the African American female professors who are supposed to he teach mg here ' Tonya Menefee Pre-journalism Bioethics The University biology de partment is nationally recog n 'e,t m ai adenui circles for its high. ;...i!':'.\ research and edu i .i' iiim i’.ni of thu education in voices hands mi work with liv ing or (feud .inminis in the: i nurse of .1 hiolngv student's .dm .iiion. Ihi’ student mas end up perlorming the same ifissei lion repeatodlv in different < lasses We understand the informa lion obtained by the use of am nmls in !<ih e\|>eriments has value, hut sve feel this informa tion i an lie presented through alternative means (eg rompu ter mud til simulations, videos, drawings essavs etc:.) We wish to emphasize tile difference lie tween animal research and edu cation using animals Tins let ter is not directed toward the former There is value in the knowledge, we merely question tin- way in which that knowl edge ts presented I his is an important issue that we continue to face in our studies, arid we teel is not open lnl debate in the bluings de partmeril inr example when a student ask. d !. >r an alternative exercise to a dissection lab as slgnmellt. he was told some al ternatives had been tried and re.ee ted This was based on the assumption that lab animal use provides the highest .pi.illtV ol learning available, and the stu dent's ethics and morals Were to he set iislde Hi- was told hi: must i.ull !i : 111" liy h i s professor and similarly, 11\ iht! In-.ui ul llu- do pertinent This is an example of •i conflk I ih.it can ansi- through a lat k ol coimnumiaition and understand mg between (filler ent parlies involved in the is sue ol animal use In both re sea rch and education It is. therefore, suggested the biology department add a bio ethics class or seminar to its curriculum in order to provide a ri ee d e d 111 ed i u III W i t h I n which students and faculty can address these problems through healthy (ommunicution II there are other students who are . oncerned ulxaut those issues, please contact Professor him-(Iras , chairwoman Student Relations Committee. Biology, t1i> to Id Ronando Long Student and 19 co-signers Hostility I am disgusted y\ ith the dtsre speed ul Melinda Silva, Sue i)o< kslader, Diana Collins und Teresa Naillon Talk .»txjtit hate i nun s You're all a hunch of hypocrites it you advocate lair ness and diversity and then turn around and destroy public property after speculating what it may suggest You're just ere aling your own monster more hate, more disrespect, more malicious disc rnninution Reading on in the April ~'l edition of the i.moruki. there appeared another hit about an instance where Dockstader in appropriately expressed her disagreement in the athletic de partment budget hearing the rught in-fore, causing hostility and offending some Nothing ever gels solved through irrational behavior Learn some propriety and open-mindedness and maybe you ii get the respei.t you lie sere e as a human being Deborah Tucker Biology POLICY The Oregon Daily Emerald will attempt to print all letters con taining comments on topics of interest to the l Iniversity community. 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