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EDITORIAL AuCoin/Packwood not worthy of vote This is the time of year when a newspaper like's to endorse a candidate by saying he or she has earned its trust. That one of the two candidates has shown the qualities it takes to be a positive force in government. Unfortunately, the 1992 Oregon Senatorial race has only instilled doubts in our minds about the qualifica tions of either candidate. Neither Bob Packwood nor Les AuCoin have given us any reason to get excited about the upcoming term. Both are career politicians whose dirty campaign rhetoric has not only annoyed voters but also raised the question. "Do either of these candidates have any ideas worth listening to?" We have concluded they don't. Packwood has all but outlived his usefulness in the Senate. His support of log exports and his devotion to timber companies over workers indicate that he is in sensitive to the average Oregonian. Me has made no headway on the logger/spotted owl dilemma, despite his claims otherwise, and he continues to support trickle-down economics, a failed economic: policy, Packwood says he favors a balanced budget amend merit and term limits If those were really important to him. he would have been out of office years ago before he contributed to the skyrocketing deficit. But what floes AuCoin bring to office that Pack wood doesn't? No! tmn h. AuCoin himself is guilts of practicing the politic s game more than working lor real solutions His support of the environment has been suspect. He too has extensive experience in the nation al politics gridlock, working for himself and against Re publican leadership for the wrong reasons He is every iiil the professional politician that Pat kwood is. While we tend to agree more with AuCoin on the issues, we are not convinced of his motives. Until u centiy. both candidates had very similar views on the timber industry. When the election started getting seri mis however, AuCoin adopted a more environmental stance, and Puckwood emerged as the hard-liner. Both candidates have been in Washington for text long, to the point where they are no longer in tout h with their home state. AuCoin has been in the House of Representatives for 18 years. Puckwood in the Senate for 24 years. And even though they both have a few promising ideas, they have shown more of a willing ness to lock horns when they should be looking to work together. It’s a no-win situation. DeFazio for House In the 4th Congressional District. Democrat Peter DeFazio is again the most qualified candidate. He. un like the two Senate candidates, has shown genuine concern for Oregon. He has backed legislation lor na tional health care, has a good record on log exports and is very pro-environment. 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So vJeu. cn iwf. \ f*fAN APChf Cast a vote On Nov. :\. Americans will have I ho opportunity to influ ent e tlie shape of our country's shared future Record numbers of student voters have the op portunity to demonstrate politi cal power by < asling a ballot on Election Day In 1972. 1H year olds were given the right to vote in federal elections for the first time Many feared or hoped national politics would lie revolutionized Unfortunately, the revolution was left for another day high teen- to 21-year-olds have the opportunity to make that day tod,iy We have a responsibility to influence how our govern ment treats us, represents us and protet Is us More universi ty students are registered to vote in this slate than ever In fore We (.in swing overall elec tion returns only it we learn about the issues and ( andidates and vote If we don't l ast a vote, politicians and fellow citi zens won't care about what we have to sa\ and rightfully so. You have the right to vote, ex on ise it Nail Sunnell Mama Gehrka ASUO finance coordinators Nine is fair The law dot's not "promote, encourage or facilitate" Christi anity. Satanism. Buddhism. Hinduism, any other religion or other chosen wavs of life So why then should it "pro mote. encourage or facilitate" the chosen lifestyles of homo sexuality. pedophilia, sadism or masochism? Contrary to what the advo catt's of "No on ll" are preat fl ing to all of us. Ballot Measure ■1 does not take away jobs be cause of one’s lifestyle outside of the work environment, lake away businesses because the owner is perceived to lx; homo sexual, ban homosexuals from use of public property, ban ho mosexuals from eating in res taurants, or ban liooks written by and/or about homosexuals from bookstores that choose to sell them. It does not legalize violence against homosexuals, and Measure U certainly does not lake away the choice lo do whatever you want in the pri vat;y of your own home If you have been told that Measure 4 will do any of these things, you have been Inal to As far as promoting hatred and bigotry goes, the '‘political ly correct" crowd treat every one to it with tile phrase "l the (XiA " Allen James Biology No parking In the Oct 21 edition of the Orvgon Daily Emerald lay the answer to all ol our parking problems According to the Of fice of Public: Safety. S750.000 was collec ted from permits, meters and various offenses Ixe tween July 1. 1991 and |une 30. 19*12. I ftelieve I speak lor most of the population ut the* Universi ty when I sav. "We need more parking " The Bean parking lot was a nice touch, hut it does nothing for those of us who live* on the other side of campus We an* the greeks and students living in apartments that don't pro vide Iris- parking Together we make up more than 20 percent of this institution I would gladly pay $00 a year for a parking permit ll I could leave; my coveted parking spot on the street and come back with some hope ol finding a space in a nearby University lot. As it is now. the tennis courts by the Education build ing are open for parking all day and night except between 3 and 7 a m. Why can't we park there during these hours? Is someone else; using it? Please* help us out over here. It is our money that pays the tickets given due to luck of parking Please spend our mon ey wisely Spend it to help an ongoing problem. Jason Warrsn Business Administration Clinton’s show 1 went to hear the great Bill Clinton speak. What I did not know was all the showmanship he puts into them. People with special guest passes had to sit behind him so that it looked good on all the cameras. No signs referring to another per son were allowed in. 1 wrote Ross l’erot's name on the back of my sign and it was taken from me. They said it was because no homemade signs were allowed in the building Shortly after that, they handed out homemade Clinton signs What a bunch of crap What's wrong Bill, afraid that people might think you're not as popular its you try to make it seem7 Vote Perot At least he be lieves in freedom of speech Ronda Clark Undeclared Profs for Holland Wo, the undersigned faculty at the University law school, endorse Lauren S Holland for District Court Judge Holland is a legal scholar who li,is distinguished herself both as a student at this school and us an adjunct professor teaching Trial Procedures, Ln gal Kthics and Independent Study Further, she has distin guished herself for 14 years us a successful attorney in private practice, handling those types of cases that are heard In dis trict court Finally, she has distin guished herself as a productive, constructive citizen serving on the Lane County Community Corrections Advisorv Commit tee, the Governor's Task Force on Corrections Planning, the Hoard of the Lane County Re lief Nursery and numerous oth er public and private boards and organizations As individual law professors and faculty, we join other Lane County lawyers who recently gave Holland their overwhelm ing vote of confidence in the Lance County Uur Poll. Holland is smart, fair, honest and shows good sense. These are the qualities that Judges need. We encourage every citi zen of Lane County to join us in supporting Lauren S. Hol land for District Court Judge. Prof. Carolina Forell School of Law and 29 co-slgntrs