EDITORIAL
Packwood, AuCoin
run empty race
The U.S. Senate race between Bob Packwood and
Les AuCoin is getting ugly and more than just a little
boring.
If voters have been watching television lately,
they've probably seen one of Packwood's attack com
mercials. If they've looked closely, they may have actu
ally seen an attack response by AuCoin. But they don't
have to look hard to realize what has been missing in
the whole campaign — issues.
This shouldn't be a surprise. Political campaigns
are very rarely issue-oriented, relying instead on image
and character portrayals.
But this campaign seems worse than usual. AuCoin
and Packwood have yet to discuss the economy, the
Spotted Owl or any other important Oregon concerns.
Their issue calendar has been completely blank.
Perhaps it's time both candidates take a step back
and look at the campaign as it stands now. What they
would sec is a shameful display of low blows, lame
complaints and crass accusations.
Packwood is intent on trumpeting AuCoin's atten
dance record, his involvement with the House check
ing scandal and his vote on the pay raise for the U.S.
Congress. Packwood's "Hypocrisy" commercial, paro
dying the game show Jeopardy, used these wisecracks
to paint AuCoin as a smull-time sleaze.
AuCoin fought right back. He ran a commercial
calling Packwood's "Hypocrisy" commercial hypocriti
cal (imagine the irony), claiming that Packwood's at
tendance record is nearly as bad and that the other
complaints are irrelevant.
Packwood has continued the battle by stating Au
Coin was "wrong on the issues" without including any
reasons why. He just is.
Intelligent voters will sec right through both candi
dates and their petty whining. Unfortunately, voters
aren’t always intelligent and don’t always do their own
research, as they should before casting their votes.
Instead they often rely on campaign commercials
to make character evaluations. AuCoin is a liar. Pack
wood is a jerk.
It's shameful that in an election year as important
os this one. in which the country is defining itself eco
nomically and socially for the next several years. Ore
gon’s senatorial candidates are unable to debate any
thing deeper than attendance records.
There's no shortage of issues. AuCoin has repeatod
ly said he wants to talk about the economy, but there
hasn’t been a whole lot of talking yet. Packwood re
fused to talk about Ballot Measure 9 until Al Mobley
declined to race against him. thereby reducing the risk
of alienating the religious right. And that’s not count
ing the less publicized issues.
AuCoin and Packwood have a long way to go be
fore they make this a legitimate campaign. Nobody
wonts to choose between Baby Les and Whiny Bob.
They'd rather focus on Candidate AuCoin and Senator
Packwood.
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The reason I am writing is to
express my disappointment
thut u progressive paper like the
Emorahi would print something
os blatantly sexist as the
Uoonesbury cartoon in the
Wednesday, Sept. 30 edition.
(in the cartoon) ll.D tells Sid
ho will "hunt him down like a
dog." For too long, sexist Idiots
like (Doonosbury creator Garry)
Trudeau have boon referring to
person's best friend with tho
gender specific word "dog."
Only through the healing
process of raising our collective
awareness will bytches become
empowered to u state of equali
ty with dogs i look forward to
the day when Ganine Ameri
cans. us well as Feline Ameri
cans, are treated with the un
prejudiced respect duo to all
people of fur.
Fred O. Roollig
Peace Studies
Speak Up
Do you believe that your
voico should be heard when
dolormining tuition policy?
Do you believe that your
voice should lie hoard in the
discussion surrounding finan
cial aid eligibility? Do you bo
lieve that your voico should be
part of the discussion sur
rounding slate law and public
policy? If you answered yos to
any of the above, then yours is
a voice that must bo heard dur
ing the Nov. 3 election.
However, oxorcising your
right to cast an oducated vote is
not always a simple proposi
tion. if you have not registered
to vole at your current address
by Oct. 13, you will be ineligi
ble to vote in the upcoming
General Election. In other
words, you will have lost tho
opportunity to vote on candi
dates and issues that directly
impact your life.
If you noed to register at your
current address, please stop by
the ASUO office in Suite 4 of
the EMU, and wo will provide a
card for you. Wo encourage you
to complete the card in our of
fice, and we will turn It in to
the elections office for you.
Wo believe that vour voice Is
one that must be hoard. Exor
cise your right to vote by regis
tering at your current address
by Oct. 13 and voting in the
General Election.
Bobby Lm
ASUO president
Karman Fora
ASUO vtca president
Register now
Talk about it! Think about it!
Vote about it! The upcoming
Nov. 3 election will determine
out school tuition, academic
freedom, environmental issues
and much more.
If you have a new address,
you need to rc-rogisler to bo
able to vote. Remember, the lost
to day to register is Oct. 13.
I'ho ASUO is doing an excel
lent job by going door-to-door
on weekends to ofT-cnmpus stu
dents (they are also reaching
out to dorms and greoks). All
in state domestic students
should have received a letter
with a voter registration card,
but ultimately it is up to you to
take two minutes to fill out the
registration card and make your
vote felt in the up-coming elec
tion.
Please register now and get
your frionds to do the same.
Chun Bo«y
Businas*
Cards
Many students, campus pro
grams and local organizations
have been working togelhor re
cently to give students as many
possibilities as Iho can to regis
ter to volo. There are monu
mental decisions to be made
this Novembor on both the na
tional and local levels. The
only way that your opinion can
be heard is if you vote. And the
only way you can vote is if you
register.
If you have moved since you
lust registered. you need to re
register (uvon If it's only across
the hall!). If you have changed
political parties, you need to re
register. If your name has
changed, you need to re-regis
ter.
There are voter registration
cards and drop boxes scattered
around campus at Curson Din
ing Hall, Hamilton Dining Hall,
the Knight Library. I*LC and In
front of the ASUO office in the
EMU broezeway. Also, addi
tional cards can bo picked up at
the ASUO office (Sulto 4, EMU)
for friends, roommates, etc. The
Voter Registration Card only
takes a minute to fill out. so
pick one up between classes,
complete it, and drop it in the
hox.
Thomas Huckaba
ASUO Executive
Elect Dobson '
I want to urge support for
Ebon Dobson, u candidate for
the position of City Council
Representative for Ward 3.
which includes tho University.
A primary foetus of Dobson’s
concern has been on tho issue
of Ballot Measure 5's Impact on
the University, and how tuition
increases will deny access to
higher education to many poo
ple, not only now. but also for
future generations of Oregoni
ans. He wonts to see tho Eugene
City Council take a pro-active
stance toward the state legisla
ture regarding Measure 5's im
pact.
I urgo University students to
vote for Dobson for City Coun
cil Representative for Ward 3
He is a candidate capable of
providing support not only to
tho University but for all mem
bers of this diverse ward.
Mary Maasa
Eugana
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