I I I I I T iptiuasmiM bill tin hr fait unite . * -«* '•_& - -. Same story, but different hat Cdirec t quote from Oregon Sports Information Dirw tor Steve deliver to open the Ducks' football media dav in early August If vou leave here with noth ing else today, please leave w ith a new logo sheet which has the new logo Please destroy all the old once. " Remember that killer Oregon sweatshirt vou bought the first dav vou arrived at this precious institution7 You know the one The one with Donald Duck ( barging through the letter "G“ with that snarling look on his fan* You know , the one you wear proudly over Christmas break to show all of your friends hack home that. ves. you i go to the ! school par tii ipating in the presti gious PoulanAVeed Eater Inde pendence Bowl Weil, get rid of it It s no good anymore. It's out of style For some reason, the athletic department has changed the logo All those bimijier stickers, posters, uniforms, folders and anv other thing w ith the Duck logo on it will have to changed, replaced, repainted or simply thrown away And all because someone fig ured it would be good to have the word 'Oregon emblazoned on the sailor's cap of Donald I>uck What would Walt think7 How do you think the people DaveCharbonneai at the Independenc e Bowl foe!7 Rumors have it that they have aireadv signed the Ducks to a 10 year deal that assures Oregon an invitation to its bowl game no matter what its record is, and now thev‘11 have to redo all of the Duck logos in their pro grams. and the logo that is now permanently painted in one of the Independence Stadium end zones Why did they do this71 have a few theories The "Milk-l's-F'or-All-Wr're Worth” Theory — This one is simple It's another cheap ploy to get Duck fans to shell out more money to replace the now fash ion-faun-pas sweatshirts with the old' Duck logo Not to mention those groovy Oregon bumper stickers we all wear so proudly on our 1079 Pintos we re driving because we can't afford another car tun .ause of the financ ml raping we've already received at the hands of the Uni versity The "What-Team-.\m-l-<heer ing-F or7” Theory — A lot of col lege students drink A lot of col lege students drink and go to football games A lot of students throw up in the stands For these students, the "Ore gon” on the Duck's lid is a god send Oftentimes, students will be so loaded at Duck games, they forget which team they're c heering for. This c ondition is further complicated when the Ducks are throwing more passes to the other team than their own. With the new and improved logo, a drunkard only needs to muster enough energy to focus his or her eyes on the Duck at midfield, see the "Oregon'' on the hat. and then look to the scoreboard and find the name on the hat direc tly corresponds with one of the words on the scoreboard. Bingo! Oregon's your team The “We-Don't-Play-Hockey" Theory — With the new Mighty Ducks of Anaheim joining the National Hockey League next season. Oregon has now lost the distinction of being the only team on the face of the earth w ith a Duck mascot. Confusion is just lurking around the corner. People mav think that Oregon now has a hockev team (nothing against the Cold Ducks, our club hockey team) And lord knows the Uni versity doesn't want to be asso ciated with an expansion hock ey team that won’t win more than a third of its games. Oregon has far eclipsed its quota for teams with that distinction. Here's to hoping we’ll see the new logo on ABC on New Year's Day if the Ducks c.an get out of that Independence Bowl deal. Dave Charhonneau is a sports reporter for the Emerald High Performance Athleticwear llus fall, do it in the st\k‘ aixl quality of Russell High IfoifomiaKeAililetKwoar lets, shuns, tanks ami sweats - Just right for the tougliest of workouts a ilie lighter , mere casual of umes nRUSSELL ■^ATHLETIC [EUGENE] L Olive & Broadway 94 W. Broadway 343-1288 Ail Major Credit Cards .Accepted PARKING IS ON US