Grow up A few days ago I was study ing at the EMU Skylight, happy to finally have some time to myself. I quickly became aware of the loud voices of five wom en sitting at a table directly be hind me I glanced over and observed the table they surrounded, clut tered with their lunch items Granted, I was a little annoyed at the noise they were causing, but it wasn't until after they had left that I was really an noyed with them Each student had left loir plate, disposable cup and nap kin on the table. The table was left wet from a spilled drink and french fries were dropped on the floor I think any student who has over searched for a place to study in the Skylight (or any where else for that matter) and comes across a mess like this will understand my complaint Granted, before long a food ser vice employee will come ( lean it up but the point is he or she shouldn't have to. To the five women and ev erybody else who demonstrates such a lack of respec t and re sponsibility toward their Uni versity Who do you think you are, and how do you justify your behavior7 Whatever hap pened to the notion of cleaning up after yourself7 And how can you. as college students, expect to he treated and respec ted as adults when you act like thoughtless imbeciles7 Sarah Hatfield Psychology Presen/e Oregon YVe would like to take this opportunity to thunk the (>00,000 people who voted for Builot Measure 1 on Nov 0 Those 000,000 citizens recog nized the contribution Oregon's st.ite park system makes to our economy and way of life. They understood that the parks and natural areas we en joy today must be cared for and Improved so the system we pass along to our children and grandchildren is at least as great as the system wo inherit ed They also understood that it makes good economic sense to rare for and improve a park system that puts more than S300 million into the Oregon economy every year We want the hundreds of people who worked on the campaign and the fiOO.OOO Ore gonians who voted for Measure 1 to know their efforts were not in vain The broad based coali tion that came together to bring this measure to the voters will he back The coalition, made up of business organizations, conser vation groups, economic devel opment officials and citizens across the state will not rest un til our state parks system has secured stable, long-term fund ing Now that the election is !*• hind us, let's not forget about otir state parks, beaches, wild life habitat and natural areas We must preserve the best of Oregon for our children and grandchildren it's good lor all of us Time is running out Tom Kennedy Kathleen MacNaughton Co-chairmen, Yes on 1 White knights Kyan Blacketter's article, "Multiculturalism’s mixed message” [ODE, Nov 10), links any wisdom on what wr as mi norlties have goon through and whlit lies ahead for us Hr prrsrntrd numerous ex amples of minority "racist" acts, but if he know the true meaning of racism, he would know that this is impossible Racism is power ("systemalii discriminatory practices through die major institutions of our society") plus prejudice (U S Commission on Civil Rights. 1070) Wo thi) minor llu-s therefore cannot be ra< 1st Rac ism is thi' whites proh lorn, but minoritie s an’ shoul dered with its alleviation Multn ulturalism is an exten sive awareness that represents the history, the contributions of. and the relations between major ethnic groups in the hu man population ll doesn't ar gue against Western Kuro American Ideas, but places it in a position subordinate to the whole of others In relation to worldly significant e At slake is not which culture is "belter.'' but how much can be believed of a parapet live when its oppression, double standards and stolen ideas are so obvious ll is understand.tbio that minorities feel the need to retreat and strengthen their cul tural identity through such statements as, "It's a black thing, you wouldn't under stand We need to avoid vt mg things from a self-centered perspective Mtiilieullurulism works to ai leviulo ignorance and is the so lution to a violent problem We do not know what your ethnit i tv is. but it really doesn’t matter because you have been brain washed b\ the white man's ideology Intuition, however, tells us that you are a white male Thanh Duong Vietnamese Student Association Sven Orozco MEChA Historian Just a beginning I read with Interest in Mon day s Emrruhi (Nov *1) that the University propose*j an interna tional College It is amazing the Untversitv thinks it inn meet the needs of cultural diversity by just serving ‘M) students with a core curriculum livery student should share the benefit of having .in inter national education A ha lu need and culturally diverse faculty should lie represented £*yaw M.II *“■ _r**r*ifj%* :*■'.«> ■-TX*'v""1'' *'■*■»« , ‘‘•"no, it, ** ‘"r ■ -te,,, it, 5rw' iwL^ir' f/u-I^W. _ M *%» 346-4362 & < Dole Whip * Other Services at the Main Desk Store • 1 lult ( enter Tickets • Greyhound Uu# Tickets • Concert Tickets • Movie Theatre Discount Tickets • Film Developing • IS1D Cards l PU t f i 3 4 6 4 3 ii 5 NORDIC SKI WEEK Nordic Ski Fair - itooih# from l« *l sitops, nki area* club# and program*, featuring equipment. winter recreational opportunities Sponsored by Pack# a ml ko iruilon Outdoor Program and UO Ocitttiwr Program Foe mote info < all 34 *» 4365 FREE TUrwliy. 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