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EDITORIAL Limiting keg use may be pointless Every Saturday morning, the Autzun Stadium park ing lots fill with rowdy tailgate parties, obnoxious drunk folk and lots of beer kegs. The University and Eugene police department didn't like that idea. .So tomorrow's Washington-Ore gon fucc-off will instead feature rowdy tailgate parties, obnoxious drunk folk and lots of User cans and bottles. You have to wonder if that’s what University offi cials intended. Actually, not all kegs would lie banned from the stadium. People wishing to bring kegs would need ap proval from the athletic department und the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, as well as n(tiding a certi fied server to prevent underage drinking. Hut kegs are not the cause of underage drinking. And limiting their use won't solve much. As most underage students will tell you. obtaining alcohol is not very difficult. Anyone with an over-21 friend or relative cun attest to that. And if a student is really desperate, he or she will often ask a stranger. Limiting kegs certainly makes it more inconvenient for underage students, but it won't stop them. One thing to remember is that funs cun still get a keg it they need one. It's just means a little more red tape. For fans playing by the law, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. A larger problem (or everyone involved is that, with kegs gone, fans will have more impetus to start drinking before they get to the stadium. As it stands now. people come to the tailgate parties, grab their cups and have fun. Hut soon people may lie going to the supermarket, buying a case of beer and enjoying themselves on the way to till! stadium. Drunk driving is already a serious problem after a game The List thing we should do is give drivers an in centive to drink on their way to a game. It's a problem that should be looked at. The final result of the keg limitation is that fans will bring bottles and cans lor drinking instead ot kegs. In other words. .Safeway will probably be busier on game days than the keg distributorship This is also problematic First. ki*gs are a cleaner and easier solution than cans The beer is in a single container to be distributed. Cups can be used, reused and disposed of easily. And the mess can be confined to a smaller area. Grunted, many keg users utilize plastic cups rather than paper, an unsound environmental choice. But at least these cups are usually used by one person repeat edly. Cans and bottles cun be used only once, disposing of the containers is difficult because there aren't recy cle bins in the parking lot. and the mess will probably be spread out wide and far. Still, there are valid reasons to limit the use of kegs at Autzen. The University's intention is good. After ail. if a group still wants a keg. it just needs to get the Uni versity's permission. 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Coordaiaior krmrn* Granger Oa* McCoot) Siacy Micnan Janmtar Round Jann.tar Smith Anna Siapnanaon Derayn T'aspe I Newsroom -..... Bow• Offic«..... . _046 5512 Ui»p4«y A<jv«nis<ng _MO-jr M Cl«»«rfi»d Adv*f1i»tng -- 146-4343 ] uxwe OREGON POPJUTW* , fASC\ST . IG-NORANT will PERSECUTE FOR Kicks mil J; Satan man Right on Jon, you'vo gut guts to lake .1 stand ttt favor of Meas ure o (Ol)lOct 12) Unfortu nately, you may experience some harassment I proudly wear buttons supporting Meas ure >t. and have received nu merous "sneers," as well as some disturbing phone calls I hope your stand on Measure ') will not bring you unv griel just happy thoughts Contrary to popular belief, not all people who support Measure It are fundamental right-wing Christians I am, in fact, a Sutunisi Unfortunately. I am not allowed to teach my re ligious beliefs and/or sexual practices in school Nor will the govurnment promote Satan ism hut homosexuals are al lowed to touch their ways This is unfair In order to ensure equal rights for all. vote yes on 9 Norm Kuehl Women's Studies Elect Hombuckle Students living west of Agate Street. on and off campus, have an unusual opportunity to vole for an advocate for the poor people among us Kevin Horn buckle is young enough to re member vividly the pressures of college life and to represent student interests and values on the Eugene City Council. Hornbuckle advocates fair ness in taxation, low cost hous ing. adequate medical care and human rights for everyone. Ho is endorsed by Erie Ward and "Communities Against Hutc." Hornbuckle will add a more consistent and compassionate voice to a city council that has, for exumple, callously denied very modest camping situ facili ties to destitute homeless fami lies In the past. Eugene has permitted numerous concert goers to camp near Autzan Sta dium simply by wuiving city ordinances. Hornbuckle will help reorder city priorities. For example, Eu gene has made costly cosmetic changes in the downtown mall while denying for 10 years city ordinance-mandated fire and ambulance protection to a large urea of the city Legally required financial re port-. prove that big money in terests support Hornbur kle's opponent Ilig money Interests frequently servo us all, hut en trepreneurial distractions may lead to the injustices exempli fied above. Hornbucklu is unwilling and unable to buy this election. He depends on the insight, good judgment and commitment of alert students to vote fur him Ray Wolle Prolessor Emeritus, chemistry Remain diverse In >i commentary published In the Oregon Doily Emerald on June 23. I noted that the faculty at the University are not inter nationally diverse or sophisti cated, und bocuusc of the pauci ty of scholars and counselors from other countries, especially from the Middle hast, it would be better if international stu dents spent their educational dollars elsewhere. Later in the summer, bigotry revealed its ugly fats), and my remarks of June 23 proved to be prescient. The short but elo quent remarks of Xiaoyan Van (ODE. Oct H) summarized the story. It would be most appropriate if all students join with intorna tional students to boycott courses dealing with interna tional relations, foreign policy and rcluted subjects, until scholars from the Middle Last and elsewhere join the faculty to bring a semblance of diversi ty in the presentation of ideas and realities As a student I faced tfit; bigot ry and discrimination of this system und came out stronger knowing that those who are bigots are individuals of small stature and flawed character. So, international students re joice that you are strong to be in a foreign land, enduring all facets of lile, mastering a lor eign language and studying and receiving advanced degrees in the midst of adversity. Imagine any member of this faculty or administration in your home country doing the same. In the meantime, if you in tend to stay at the University, keep your eyes open, speak out and let our diversity keep us strong to he vigilant against all forms of bigotry. M. Reza Behnam Eugene Empowerment How do you soo empower ment? How docs uulhority af fect your overyduy life? On Nov. 3. wo will all have the chance to vote und take part in deciding who is going to repre sent us, work with us and lead us. We will all have an oppor tunity to he empowered, ('.oi ling registered to vote, getting informed on the issues und ac tually voting is empowerment. We must all exorcise our right to vole. There are many controversial issues this yoar. But if wo take tho time and make ourselves informed of the issuos and listen to what the candidulc-s are saying, then wo can make an educated decision. I hopo everyone that can vole will. If we. as students, make our vote count, wo can change our surroundings. Christopher Hogan Student LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be limited to no more than 250 words, legible, signed and the identification of the writer must bo verified when the letter is submitted.
