EDITORIAL
Governor’s budget
bodes ill for future
Mountain roads typically have special ramps for
run-away vohiclcs. allowing them to slow down before
their momentum carries them over a cliff. The state of
Oregon, itself about to plunge over the cliffs of fiscal
oblivion, could use an emergency off-ramp, preferably
one labeled "tax reform."
This past Wednesday. Gov. Barbara Roberts un
veiled her proposed budget to the Oregon legislature.
And for the first time, the malicious nature of 1990’s
Ballot Measure 5 was made clear.
Measure 5 supporters told Oregonians the measure
would protect funding for public schools, K-12, until
1995. Wrong. Under Robert's proposed budget, school
districts will be farced to operate at 90 percent of their
current levels.
Perhaps the greatest
flaw in Measure 5 is that
people don't really know
why they voted for it.
Some claim it was a man
date for less government.
Others claim it was a man
date for tax reform. Yet
others claim it was a man
date to equalize school
funding.
Unfortunately for Ore
gon. the Republican-con
trol led House of Represen
tatives has jumped on the
misinformed
people who
bedeue cutting
government
‘waste' will offset
Measure 5*s
effects are In for
etude
awakening.
less government Danu
wagon. Never mind that there an; no budget cuts possi
ble to offset the revenue lost due to Measure 5,
Those misinformed people who believe cutting
government "waste" will offset Measure 5‘s effects are
in for a rude awakening. Getting rid of government, not
to mention government waste, will not even begin to
offset the effects of Measure 5. We've said it before, and
we'll say it again — Oregon needs tax reform. Not
budget cuts, not unachievable levels of efficiency, but a
now tax structure.
And like it or not. reform will include a sales tax.
Get used to the idea — a sales tax will bo the ultimate
legacy of Measure 5.
At the University, tuition will increase by 7 per
cent per year, and enrollment wiil decrease by 7 per
cent per year. But there is more to the state than just
the University.
Economic and community development programs
may be cut by 58 percent — not the best method for
coming out of a recession. Transportation may bo cut
57 percent. At a time when Oregon is preparing for
high-speed rail, expanding the Portland light-rail sys
tem and attempting to promote alternative modes of
transportation, it is heading in the wrong direction.
Oregon's future has never looked bleaker, and if
the state is to survive in the 21st century, it is going to
have to pay its own way. And the last off-ramp is
quickly approaching.
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LETTERS
Burden
The burden of blame for the
crime of rape should not fall
upon the shoulders of the Phi
Kappa IM fraternity. Although
no one denies a raj>e involving
this house took place, the entire
male greet population is
breathing a great sigh of relief
that Its houses have been
spared this public accusation
and proteal
The reason for this is because
crimes against women have oc
curred throughout the greet
system, not just at I’hi Kappa
Psi The only difference Is
someone finally decided to
come forward.
And believe it or not, rape is
more than a greet problem. It
happens everywhere, whether
it's on campus or in the cqm
munity So to target a single
gmup and unjustly label them
does little to create a safe envi
ronment More than anything,
it mates efforts to see eye to
eye more difficult
Anger and sadness over this
incident is justified Protester*
on Nov 23 had a right to have
their voices heard Unfortunate
ly, they also felt they had to put
themselves uguinst a house that
had no desire to contest what it
was the protesters are fighting
for
Hut this got lost in the frenzy,
and the fraternity came out
looking like rapists. This is not
the case Tho individual in
volved with this incident has
long since been disaffiliated
witii the house, and i’hi Kappa
i’si is taking ovary measure to
prevent this from happening
again. I encourage the rest of
this campus to do the same. A
reactionary stance will only
end up hurting you
Jeff Gamble
Phi Kappa Pal
ASUO
Define freedom
I would like to respond to
Stas Stavrianoas. University
Hellenic Club, who expressed
his objections to the Nov. IS
lecture by Professor Ronald
VVixman (ODE. Doc. 3) Being a
pre-journalism major, I'm deep
ly concerned about what free
dom of the press really means
I do not speak Greek or Mac
edonian I'm not an expert of
Eastern European history. How
ever. ns an audience member, I
do know what Wixmnn talked
about and what he didn't.
Stavrianeas said Wixman "in
tentionally abused tho truth
concerning actions and posi
tions of Greece" with regard to
a newly formod country that
has not boon recognized by the
world community. Wlxman
never mentioned Macedonia or
Grom* in his lecture.
Although one man hundod
out a brochure titled. ''Macedo
nia is Greece'* before the lec
ture, Wixman said problems
concerning Macedonia would
not bo part of his talk Indeed,
he didn't discuss that
However, when the question
period began, the same man
stood and started giving his
own presentation about Maco
d on In Unbelievably,
Stavrianeas accused Wixman,
who is recognized as an open
minded professor and even lec
tured Friday at the United Na
tions about Yugoslavia, as l>e
ing biased
After the lecture, 1 wondered
what position a journalist
should take I talked with Ser
bians. I talked with Wlxman.
I've concluded tho view repre
sented by Stavrianeas is Greek
right-extremist propaganda and
abuses freedom of the press Is
this a legitimate opinion that
can bo allowed on campus?
And how about the effect of
this type of opinion (or accusa
tion) for students who are con
sidering taking Wixman s class?
Shin Yasul
Pre-Journalism
Rest in peace
After reading, with some
amusement, the Nov. 17 Emer
ald article describing the anato
my lab, I contained my urge to
counter with the real facts of
the lab. Considering the recent
furor concerning respect for the
dead, I can no longer stifle my
rebuke.
I am an anatomy lab instruc
tor. At the beginning of the
term, students are schooled on
respectful treatment of cadav
ers. Blanch-induclng as the first
lesson with a cadaver may be,
the majority of my students are
fascinated to study the body in
such a tangible way. Thoy ap
preciate the gift endowed by
people who donate their bodies
via tho Oregon Body Donation
Program. Likewise, instructors
are profoundly aware of this
privilege
However, let's not get carried
away. People donate their bod
ies fully aware of their fate, and
this includes the knowledge
that they may be cut up and
pored over by more than 200
anatomy students a term. This
obviously did not disturb them
when they were alive and cer
tuinly does not disturb thorn
now.
The fact is, unless one is able
to replace a "humanistic” view
point with a scientific perspec
tive of the subject mutter, it is
difficult to deal with cadavers
at all.
I would like to reassure all
offended souls that wo main
tain a respectful working rela
tionship with cadavers in the
anatomy lab as a mutter of
course. Until you have experi
enced a term of anatomy, you
will never understand just how
difficult this may be at times
Now may we stop dramatiz
ing a non-issue?
Belinda Back
Exercise/ Movement Sciences
Man’s problem
A sad fact of life on college
campuses Is that one in four
women is subjected to rape or
attempted rape each year. In
light of such a statistic, for a
woman on this campus it is saf
est to assume that any man she
encounters — oven one from
Mon Against Rape — is poten
tially a rapist, and to use cau
tion.
Women are often not safe
and frequently must make as
sumptions about a whole group
(men) in order to protect them
selves. However, a crucial
point of the Mon Against Rape
ad [ODE, Nov. 23) is people, es
pecially men, need to "make a
change."
I am also "enraged." as the
men who responded to the ad
were, but my rage is toward the
problem of rape, the ignorance
about rape and the blame
placed on rape survivors. Men
want to come together and stop
an atrocity in our society.
The problem of violence
against womon, and men, is a
man's problem. If men are "en
raged" by the concrete sexism
and oppression of women that
defines rapu, they should do
something Read up on rape,
lake a CARE class, start listen
ing to the voices of womon or
join with Mon Against Rape to
fight against the massive prob
lems men are perpetuating.
If men don't like the image of
potential rapists wo as men
must wear, do something to
change the awful circumstances
that promote that image.
Benjamin Novinger
Psychology
Men Against Rape