EDITORIAL
Newly-elected women
should follow through
Women are coming to the U.S. Senate, and busi
ness as usual will soon be a thing of the past. Right?
Wrong.
The good-ol’-boys art; now good-ol'-girls. playing
the some political games as their testosterone-driven
counterparts.
One of the primary reasons women were successful
during this past election was the glaring sexism of the
Senate, as exemplified by the Anita Hill-Clarence
Thomas hearings. Many people believed if a woman
had been on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thomas
would not have been appointed to the Supreme Court,
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troattMl with more respect
and less contempt.
In fact. Illinois Sena
tor-elect Carol Moseley
*Braun began her quest for
the Senate after being an
gored by the behavior of
many of the senators on
the committee. Through
out their campaigns. Cali
fornia senators-elect Di
Now that they've
been elected, the
senators-elect
have turned their
backs on the
Judiciary
committee.
unne remstein and Barbara Huxer campaigned more
against the hearings than against their opponents.
But now that they've been elected, the senators
elect have turned their backs on the judiciary commit
tee. Instead of putting their money where their mouths
are. the senators-elect want to put their mouths where
the money is. They want to serve on funding commit
tees. such as appropriations and ways and means.
It's not that no one wants them on the judiciary
committer!. Senator Joseph Biden. chairman of the judi
ciary committee, has been actively pursuing the wom
en for committee seats, but they have all declined.
Considering that the next appointee to the Su
preme Court may be called upon to vote on Hoe vs.
Wade, or similar li!gislution, it is inconceivable that no
woman wants to sit on the committee that will evaluate
that nominee.
Women across the nation considered the election
of Braun and others as a milestone in getting equal rep
resentation in the IJ.S. government. Instead, the newly
elected women senators seem to lx: turning their backs
on the hopes of women across the country.
Of course, money is when? the power lies, and it
should be of no surprise that politicians tend to grave
tale around the color green. As for now. it seems the
women senators have forgotten the judiciary commit
tee. and we can expect the continuation of business as
usual.
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C ’mon Bob
ll is my opinion that Sen.
Hob I’iii kwood, R-Ore , should
resign his office Puck wood is
representing the people of Ore
gon on issues lliiil affect the res
idents ol our state I f«*»*I tluit if
lawmakers cannot set a good
example for their constituents
to follow, then they must relin
quish their power
The (loud of controversy sur
rounding Packwood extends
further than flirting with female
co-workers Mis statements that
try to shift the hlame of his con
duct on fits abuse of alcohol are
the most disturbing
The senator will inevitably
he less effective in Washington
on the account of his tarnished
reputation The citizens of Ore
gon who campaigned on hts be
half as well as the citizens
that tried to prevent him from
being elected are all victims
The hardest-hit victims are
the women's groups that en
dorsed his campaign. Oregon is
in enough trouble without bear
ing the image of a man who in -
timidates women in the work
place.
The United Stales is strug
gling to get out of the dark ages
and away from compromising
women's integrity. Packwood is
now trying to improve his pub
lic image by drying out in an al
cohol rehab clinic and will
probably try to convince the
people of Oregon that he was a
victim of liquor.
C'mon Bob. who ya kiddin'!
Tim Ovarstreot
Business
Pay for nothing
As art entering freshman this
year, I was asked to prove I had
met certain measles require
ments, among them two mea
sles shots
1 went to the Student Health
Center by the University's
deadline, displayed my immu
nization records and received
assurances from two nurses
that I would have no problems
registering for winter term
classes
When I tried to register eight
days luter, the computer in
formed mo the health center
had placed a hold on my regis
tration It was t>:30 p m . the
heulth ermter was closed, and I
was left to deal with a problem
I hadn't caused
The next morning, the health
center told me rny file had sim
ply gotten lost, and if I hadn't
waited so long to show them
my records. I would have
avoided this hassle. So 15
hours after my scheduled time,
l was allowed to register,
I was made to feel like it was
my fault, yet l had met all re
quirements I am still extremely
angry, for 1 pay more than
S11,000 a year to attend a uni
versity thut won't let me regis
ter While I consider it a true
privilege to In; here. 1 expect a
lot less bureaucracy and a lot
mow organization I'm paying
for it.
Kelli Congelll
Pre-Journalism
Bitch and moan
I was shocked and disgusted
by the opinion piece written by
Emerald editor Pat Malach that
ran Doc. 1
The point is, I was appalled
that someone in his position
would dare act use any student
of this university — or tins
community of writing a real
ly crapy letter to this "publica
tion."
The question that needs to be
asked here (I think) is so what?
So what if some freaks with a
Mac and nothing else better to
do want to mispel a word or
too? So what if they're word us
age is a bit off?
Are you perfect, Pat?
The point is. you're not?
You're not exactly Jackie Col
lins. you know. Do you really
think you have the moral au
thority to proofread our letters
like some fifth-grade English
teacher? Ami what about "The
Cathlolc Issue"; has the Cam
pus Crusade for Christ hoard
about this, or are they just Bap
tist Bible thumpers?
The point is, we have rights.
We can write what ever the hell
we want It is our Cod given
right to write stupid (and long)
letters So what if our facts
aren't always straight? Haven’t
you over heard of the Third
Amendment?
Anyway, the point is I know
where you live 1 know where
you work 1 know where you
get your hair cut So watch out,
Malach, our I may just redirect
a L)C-7 over your house
Kevin Tripp
Stall Writer
Oregon Voice
More semantics
1 am extremely concerned
alxrul I’at Malach's reaction to
the reader who complained
about "bigotry against Ca
tholicism” [ODE. Dec. 2).
In his reaction, he wrote the
phrase "latent Catholic bigot
ry?" I’at, what you meant to
write was latent unfi-Catholic
bigotry Catholic bigotry refers
to any bigotry Catholics would
have against others, not vice
versa. To gain a clearer under
standing of this, try looking the
word up in a dictionary, or
maybe examine other adjec
tive/noun pairs — for instance,
"editorial arrogance" or "jour
nalistic silliness "
Oh yeah, one other complete
ly different thing I'd like to ex
press thanks for the advice I’at,
but please remember. “The
right to be heard does not in
clude the right to be taken seri
ously."
Fred 0. Roellig
History