EDITORIAL Applying for staff can only help paper Certain students on this campus accuse the Emerald of running poorly argued editorials and biased news sto ries. They also claim the paper oxercises bad news judg ment; it ignores events worthy of coverage. Although the editors don't always agree with these students, they understand that there are many different sides to any issue. One person's right is another's wrong. However, the point of this editorial isn't to defend the Emerald. Either you like the paper or you don't — one editorial won’t change that. Instead, we want to encour age students who find fault to apply for staff positions next year. If you think we do a poor job. come in with constructive suggestions for improving the paper. Put them down on an application. Discuss them in an inter view. There's nothing to lose and everything to gain — on both sides. .' > Late fall term, a con troversy arose when a reporter was nearly denied act ess to a forum on African/Asian-Amer ican issues. She wrote a column defending her right to attend. The col umn drew a variety of We want to encourage students who find fault with the Emerald to apply for staff positions next year responses, most 1 y nega* five. from the student body. They varied from "Sf the white media is going to send ’a member.' they should send some one who does know (the definition of respect).'* to "I knew that to have thu media coverage would bo good, but 1 knew that it wouldn’t fully embrace what was being brought “P" A few of the letters referred to us as the “white media, saying that the paper lacked the perspective of minority students. That's true. If you judge the Emerald staffers by the color of their skin, there are only two students of col or. However, the only way to change that statistic is for African-Americans. Asian-Americans. Native Americans, international students or others to apply. Few ever do. Obviously, different racial and ethnic groups have dif ferent experiences — and thus different outlooks on dai ly events. A Jewish student may see a completely dif ferent story than a non-Jowish student. Likewise, an Asian-American student may believe a particular event more newsworthy than a white student — case in point being the Asian/Pacific-American Stu dent Union forum last woek. which the Emerald did not cover because editors didn’t think it was as much a news story as it was a public relations story — the scourge of editors everywhere. However, many international stu dents disagreed. And as staff members, they could have at least discussed its importance and perhaps had a hand in the decision-making process. Of course, non-white students aren't the only people who have problems with the paper. Many people believe we miss the boat in crucial stories or don’t offer insight ful analyses of campus issues. Again, regardless of the validity of these criticisms, the only way to truly voice your opinion is to get involved. o,,„„,a„y Emerald PO OQl .) l t UCI Ht oftt GPU • *>■ I ho Oogon D»*y f mo)Wd >• pubiohod d»ty Monday thtoogh Fnday du»mg lha ochooi yea> and Tuoaday and Thpttday dunng iho summtv by tho Otagon Oa»y Emerald PotoWwm Co Inc a! tho Uo.*ot*1> 0< Oregon. I ugano. Oegon Tho (mot a*) Oporaim independently of the im and « a memoet ot Iho Aaaocialod P>o» Iho | mot aid ■* t»vlt« ptoperty Tho u mawfuf 'omental ot um ol papeta n proaocutable t^V low Editor: P»i MaUJKti N«w* Editor Editorial Editor Qraphtc* Eddor Enttrtalnmont Editor J»e ftwg Marlin f un« JeM Pajia, f i*y* Mom FiMUnc* Editor Editor (si Editor Sports Editor Supplsmsnts Editor Mangy Baucum Mn*>* Januan Oav« Chwbonnaau Catoy Andanon Night Editor: Marlm F.ahar Associate Editor*: Tammy Batey. 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Sharon Sutton Student 'ODE' snub I'm writing in response to the Emerald's blatant snub of the recent panel discussion on Astan-Amerinan issues that was sponsored by the Asian/Pacific Amorican Student Union Emerald editors were contact ed twice concerning their atten dance at the discussion, but they failed to respond, showing their lack, of interest and care about Asian-American and stu dents-of-color issues. This panel discussion focused on the exclusion of Asians from the UMASS scholarship because we are supposedly over-repre sented, the model-minority myth, interracial relationships and children and about the racism that is created by all those things. 1 find it ironic that when the Emerald does choose to attend a forum, like the one held fall term, it totally misrepresents it. We were hoping this time there would be a reporter in atten dance who could give a more accurate and unbiased view of what was actually taking place. And last, 1 wanted to let Emerald editors know that although they may have not thought the discussion was important, it was apparently important enough for Professor Sumi Cho. Professor Clarence Spigner, Marshall Snuceda. Pro fessor Terry Takahashi. Diane Wong. Eugene teacher Misa Joo, ASUO President Hobby Lee. stu dents Seri l.uangphinith. Mark Tarutani, Sho Snigeoka. and Alex fchnioe to attend as panel members. It was also important enough for University President Myles Brand. Professor Quintard Tay lor. and staff Psychologist (mediator) Sandy Tsuneyoshi to attend and participate in discus sion along with the many other students in attendance It appears that in this case, the Emerald was the minority. Jan Harada APASU Do the math Mow would you like it if the University raised your fees by 25 percent to fund the theater and music departments? In return, you could see all the plays and concerts "for free," That's ridiculous, right? I mean, if you want to see a play, you go buy a ticket for it Or if you real ly like concerts or theater, you get a season pass Most importantly, if you're not into it. you save the bucks and head for Rennie's instead. Hut this exactly what the Ath letic Department has been doing for years with the mandatory athletic foe policy. In this light, the "on demand" system popu lar at progressive Pacific-10 Conference schools makes good sense — those who go to enough games to make it worthwhile buy a pass; those who don't just buy tickets to individual events. You do the math and then you decide And how about the price of a pass? Probably lots higher, rights? Nope. The May 4 Emerald article cites prices for passes at other Pac-10 schools between $50 and $120. delud ing on the school. Plus, at most schools, you can even split this to buy n pass for only fall events or only spring events. You decide. But here at the University, you must pay $66 o year whether you like it or not. Instead of the current mandato ry funding policy, students should have the freedom to choose. Times are tight. Let us do the math. tat us decide if wo can afford a season pass. Eck Doerry Computer Science Racist alliance The recent South African gov ernment’s admission of secretly developing nuclear weapons, in cooperation with the state of Israel, might come as a surprise to some Americans, but it is hardly so for those who are familiar with the racist practices of both countries In fact. South Africa and Israel have a lot in common. Both states firmly believe that they are superior rat.es and have long suppressed the indigenous majority who have lived for cen turies in their representative countries. But thanks to Israeli controlled (dominated) media in this country, little attention is paid to these unholy alliances and such dangerous develop ments are rarely reported. The powerful Israeli lobby continues to siphon billions of dollars of U.S. lax payers’ mon ey to finance such atrocities without any serious scrutiny of the Congress. In fact, some con gressmen are more willing to support cutbacks in health care, the environment and education than confront the Israeli lobby in Washington. D.C. Tooraj Fooladi Iranian Students Association I LETTERS POLICY The Oregon Daily Emerald will attempt to print all letters containing comments on topics of interest to the University community. Letters to the editor must be limited to no more than 250 words, legible, signed and the identification of the writer must be verified when the letter is submitted. The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length or style