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LETTERS Biblical bull It's starting again Karh Fall, as geese honk their wav south, fundamentalist Christian* send bizarre biblical letters to the Fmrrnld I'm tolerant of religions. After all. my ant estors in l.ithnama prat tired a religion — paganism — that was persmmted by a real live armed Crusade Lithuania was the very last Furopean country to "officially seem to convert When Christians push biblical passages on us under a publit spotlight, it's lair game lor ratio nal examination Consider \ irgin birth, really. Or that time jesiis got drunk and claimed he was drinking lus own blood And how about Jesus' "rot k n' roll scene after being dead for three days? What a pile of bullshit, I see this kind of thing on the job. I work for human rights peo ple in the psvt hiatrit system People are allowed to "go crazy publicly only as long as they push the dominant insane delu sions of the time, such as Bible thumping. I'd like to remember a Univer sity grad student, lung Sunk fang, who really .n ted spiritual Sook knfdt silently in prayer near campus Friends situ erely wanted a safe plat e for her, so unfortunately they brought her to the ps\t hi.ltru system There she was put tu solitary t onfinoment, lied down for sev - en hours and forcibly i it jet ted with Haldol, whit h doubles as iin animal tranquilizer. Sook tiieti. This summer. .1 federal agent v issued a report on her death, concluding that four human-rights violations were involved. The Crusade continues to hum people and —- through eco cide I artI) herself David Oaks Clearinghouse on Human Rights & Psychiatry ODE sells sex I would iust like to be one of tiie first people to say how grate ful I am to the Fmrmlcl. for allowing such wonderful, insightful and detailed descrip tions of stnp bat 1 (such as Lol lipops and the Silver Dollar Club) to grai e the pages of the paper How heartwarming ami trulv delightful it is to see hon est, true and relevant stories that both sexes would eo|o\ rending uhoul Hu! what really makes me melt is when while flipping through the pages, I find dis count coupons for admittance to these clubs I suppose that suit e we sell sex and women in general - to the public, I guess it's only natural that we offer it at a lower rate (after all. isn't that a student disi mint7) So once again, i would like to thank to staff at the t'memld for making such wise judgments in its journalistic endeavors And to the writers of such articles, isn't it about time you grew up7 And last hut not least, thank you Tamara Dykeman (ODf: Letters, (k 1 a) Kiglit on! (Or should that be, w rite on7) I t ouldn't have said it better my self Robyn Hagg Pre-Journalism AA hypocrisy? In the course of a telephone i all to the i ampns affirmative action office, I learned that a new director took oft'u <• Sept. 1. 190 1 I asked about the former director. Hverott Hells, who seemed to be func tioning well throughout the summer, and I was told simply that he left and that no further information could be made available to me I found this situation both puz zling and disturbing. The diro< tor of the affirmative action offit e holds a powerful and sensitive position on cam pus It would !«' unseemly if the administration did not commit itself to an intensive search fur the most qualified, intelligent, knowledgeable and dedicated individual for a joh of such importance What troubles me is the hint of impropriety in the appoint ment process for a new direr tor of affirmative action, a proi ess that seems to have 01 i tirred sometime in August whim ( lass us wwrtt not in swssion. I have found no evident w of a nation wide hunt, although A A policy mandates an open search with adequate advertising Surely , if lime vs as a fat tor. the adminis tration could have appointed an interim or at ling direi lor yvhile conducting a proper seart h I also wonder yvhy the Uni versity is unahle to find .1 quali fied member of a protected class to fill the position (the two last direi tors have both been male, and I believe that the present director is a white male) Has the affirmative action office la-en exempted from adhering to Its ovyu guidelines-' Is It not held to the same standard as the rest of the t hnversitv ' L R.Jacobs MBA 82 Eugene LETTERS POLICY The Oregon Daily Emerald will attumpl to print all letters containing comments on topics of in tori’st to the I'lmcrsilt community hatters to the editor must he limited to no more than ~f>0 words, legible, signed and the identifii atitlll of the w riter must he verified when the letter is submitted The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter lor length or style THIS WEEK snacks, drinks, school supplies balloons, juices, popcorn concert tickets hull center tickets greyhound bus tickets international i.d. cards anterican youth hostel cards passport photos quality film processing ups shipping theatre discount tickets ltd tokens and passes pay: u.s. west, eweb, nwng fone bux long distance cards Weekly Special Sathers Bag Candy 35 each 'R0g. 59& FMUB POSITION OPENINGS EMU Board of Directors (I) EMU PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE (!) AT LARGE 1993-19*4 School Ymr fhaM m •lu4rt.li Kj*« ral|Md) Applications are now being taken for one EMU Program Representative (Appointed by EMUB) and one At Large Position (Appointed by ASUO President). Deadline for applications is Friday. October 15.5 p.m. Position Descriptions are available in the ASUO Office, Suite 4. EMU. AU are encouraged to apply. Stipend or work study. Interviews will be scheduled week of October 18-22. Must have two terms experience to apply for EMU Program Position. Questions? Call Frank, 6-0007. 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V OCT. 11-15 rL- .yjftfefoft;ftft ftftft i / i y . poSrzxM * m*p« Drawing. Tuesdays, 0a.'\l-No* i^gj- 6:-30 '9 Pm 1.00 pm I r—"— ^ Multicultural Center Position Opening The Multicultural Center (MCC) intends to foster a deeper understanding of the many cultures present in our community. Located la Ibe EMI), tlw MCC wM brief tofriber students, atbalaWralars, faculty, staff, graduate IcacMag fellows, and cooMBiiatt; meat ben to explore Ibe ctaaplexIUes of cultural ■ad clliatc dlrerdty. If you are Interested la learala« More ■boot Ibis 2* FTE Graduate Teacblat Keltowtolp, Mop by Ibe EMC or AStiO offices for a copy rf tbe podtloa • deacrlpMoa aad appllcaMoa laforsaalloa. Deadllae for appbcathMM Is 5 pja, Friday, October 22. Cal 34641007 for store tafonaaUoa -: — * I£Va YOUR