EDITORIAL Tacos, tacos as far as the eye can see Taco Boll is cornin' io town. Students, faculty and University employees have been promised multl-blllion-serving fast food outlets in the EMU for years, but the prospective deals have always fallen through. Now it looks like the home of the 59 cent taco will have a place In the Fishbowl. The plans call for part of the Fishbowl to be turned into a Taco Bell stand. To satisfy the quirky, Eugene/Pacific Northwest self-imago, a solf-servlce yogurt bar and gourmet espresso stand are also included in the project. It's heartening to see a University administrative group — gasp — actually listening to studnnts. In a auestionnaire last year, stu ents said thoy wanted Mexican food. And the EMU Hoard listened. If all goes well. Taco Bell will be part of the Univer sity campus when classes start in the fall. And it's about time, too. While EMU Food Ser vices offers a pretty good It* expected students will flock to the Deco Bell banner. If that happens, more students will eat In the EMU, meaning the University won’t lose money to the numerous restaurants perched on the edge of campus. variety of lunch items, the selections often aren’t practical. If you have the luxury to schedule a lunch break in your daily routine, great. But sometimes when you’re pressed for time and need something quick, the selection narrows to high-priced sandwiches in the Fishbowl or a stale bagel. Fast food is exactly that — something quick to munch on while walking to a lecture class or symposium. If nothing else, a Taco Bell on campus will throw a little more varioty into tho menu. But all that aside, bringing a national food conglomer ate to the University means one thing: money. It’s expected students will flock to the Taco Bell ban ner. If that happens, more students will eat in the EMU, meaning the University won't loso money to the numer ous restaurants perched on the edge of campus. At a time when the University has to struggle for every doled-out state buck, every little bit helps. Local vendors may not like it, but there is nothing wrong with a little healthy competition. Oregon Daily Emerald The <>«gon D»ly Emerald a pubhehed da*y Monday throu^i Fnde, rtjnng the tchoo* yea> end Tuetday and Thurtday during the yum mat by the Oregon Daily Emerald f\e AaaooaMd Preee Tha Emerald a private property The unteetui removal or u»e ol papa** a p*oaacUab*a t>> law MW- Pal lAMwti PhOlO CdftOT. Aphony Fomoy Associate Editors: Ed Carson, Martm Either. Scot Clamant MgM Editor: Martin Either Qaof a< feAonooor: Judy Rad Advert lalng Director Mart Wader Production Manager Mchata Rom Advertising: E reams Baa. Jeremy Maaon Van V O'Bryan II Ange W.rxeievr, P»l-Or Wong Classified: Bec*y Merchant. Manager Business Kalhy Carbone. Supenneor Production: Ingnd WNIe. EVodurhon Coordnmot Stacy lAtchaa Jennrler Roland Ntotraon__J4MSH ButlnMa 0*ftc«->4*-iS12 04*pt«y AdvWtnq-346-3712 ClmaHtod Advamtlng.... 346-043 WHO WOCA.D HAVE GUESSED THERE WAS SO MUCH MOMfiV /N OiMOSAvRS? NOVI PVANMM& lURWSiTG wz *•**»t<«*. P«ti( tyv* XTU.L PlAViHfc U.S. HEALTH CAR' SYST6n\ ,jl irs non «x»t write#, , fa£T so p LETTERS To the rescue At soma point, there is a time when you simply c annot con tinue to ignore problems that stem from elec ted offic nils who have more excuses than answers. My decision to join (he Inci dental Fee Committee resulted from my frustration toward the IFC's la< k of commitment throughout this whole budget season. Student programs and branches of student government had their backs against the wall wondering whether their fund ing was going to he secured for the upcoming year The break down of the IFC began to threat en the welfare of student employees, student programs, campus events, ASUO profes sional staff and contractual agreements with outside ser vices that could result in litiga tion against the ASIIO. To top this off. IFC members could not meet their own quorum to reme dy these problems. After witnessing this through out the year. 1 resigned and got voted onto the IFC by the Stu dent Senate to quickly finish the budget process and complete the budget hook for all ASIJO programs, the Athletic Depart ment and the EMU. Anne Wagoner, former IFC member. Marna Gohrke, former ASUO finance administrator and 1 stayed up for nights fin ishing tho budget book, restor ing the IFC minutes and creating two day training for the new IFC members. Often, some student leaders use rhetoric such as student empowerment as their means to gain personal power, while stu dent programs and services con tinued to be ignored. 1 simply could not tolerate irresponsibil ity any longer Bobby I4W Former ASUO president Offer expired |ust for the record, I called the linguistics department Tuesday. June t, and offerer! free instruc tion In Arabic if the department was willing to offer such a course this summer This came after some letters appeared in the Emerald complaining about the lack of multicultural cours es In other words, it was my humble contribution to the process of lighting a candle instead of just cursing the dark ness. Now, after three weeks without a reply, ! thought I'd better add. “Offer expires June 22" to the original text Abed Khooli Physics Attended WOSC? This letter is written as an outcry to your community for information 1 am seeking any graduates and current/prior stu dents that attended Western Oregon State College and who have been experiencing any serious illnesses. I know of five young women, besides myself, ages 21 through 26. who have all had cancer in the upper body. Whether the cancer was in the brain, throat, sinuses or anywhere, the fact still remains — we all lived in this area during the same years. I do know that recent water tests have revualed dangerous aslteslos quantities in the water system in Monmouth and sur rounding areas. Currently, resi dents have been ordered not to drink or bathe in the water until the problem can lie fixed. If you, or if you know of any one, even the deceased, who have been experiencing health problems and live or lived in this area, please write to me: Y. Bell. 2761 John St., Juneau, AK 99801. Thank you for your help. Yvonne Bell luneau. Alaska Grammar condoms What has happened to the Emerald ? Back in iny day (late 1970s). we weren't afraid to use offensive language in print. Now all I see are prophylactic dashes. Give me a (freaking) break. Mike Lee Class of‘81, MA '91 CCWGflE^lAVUU TAMS Aftt KlLUNbOS. W€ CAN'T- AfCoHD IT I TEU. VOW WE OCN'T NAV£ ANV MOftt MON£V voo EXWr //Avf AmV rAOftfc /*\ow£v'0 WELL W£ *AV* mil NICE CWL&W ct>wn*i8aT»oN,of cm*u .. om» r* - ^«*y4T'J ><*'<> >»o$L tx 44A«V ’