rasrag Packwood affair To thos.«< of us who follow the Sen. Hob Packwood affair. the latest (wist is decidedly inter esting, and at the same time, not a particularly veiled threat. Not only has Oregon's esteemed sen ator harassed many women, he has tried to pawn it off on alco hol. as the fault of the women involved, and now. the piece de resistance is a threat to his fel low legislators: if thev bring him down, he's not going alone Not only will we Im- treated to his real or imagined fantasies, but in addition, we will be able to hear and no doubt read Pack wood's ( hronicle of the es capades of his buddies over the last 20-plus years. We asi iti/.ens of Oregon could ask interesting questions like. "Why is our sen ator spending his time and our munev snooping into the affairs of other legislators'' Is it for per sonal gain? An elfort. though pitiful, to increase political mus cle'' Or, is It something more personally satisfy mg to have the intimate details of the sexual lives of those he worked with?" After all. this is an issue !>e< atise of his rather inept attempts to have a personal life of his own In am event. Boh Packwood is an embarrassment to Oregon: it's time for him to leave. Unlike House members, we cannot rei all Par kwood as he holds the citizens of Oregon hostage I hope his latest tai tic w ill prove to his persevering supporters that he is self-serving and couldn't care a whit about Ore gon. Greg Hartlieb Eugene Refund? I came to the University want ing to major in biology and mi nor in English, but because of the increase in the number of students who also want an Eng lish minor, this is no longer pus sihle. In response to an in creased interest in an English minor, the English department decided to cut the program be cause the\ do not have adequate funds. As college students, wo are paying for our education, and if we are pay ing for classics that are contributing to a major or minor, then we should bo allowed to receive that degree. However, tile iiioiicv we are paying is not supporting the programs we want to take We as students are being ripped off. We are paying the money, but we are not receiving the education we deserve, Everyone is aware that mon ey is limited, but the primary objective of the University should still bo to educate the students. It there is a strong in terest in a particular area of study, then the University should reallocate money in or LETTERS POLICY The Oregon Daily timer aid will attempt to print all letters containing com ments on topics of interest to the University commu nity. Letters to the editor must he limited to no more than 250 words, leg ible. signed and the identi fication of the writer must be verified when the letter is submitted. The Emerald reserves the right to edit an\ letter for length or style dor In encourage * lit* pursuit of an education rather than making cuts and hindering it As paying customers of the l Jniversity. «n are entitled to an education, it the University will not provide us with that education, maybe we should start asking for a refund Angee Henderson Biology God's eye view In two recent letters [OPE. Oct 19, Oct 22). Damon Cole introduc ex the Emerald readers to "ohje< tivism," the philosophy of Ayn Rand In many n*spe< ts. Rand's beliefs are interesting bee a use she plui ed a high value on logic and reason Unfortu nately. her faith in human ree Mining powers was so strong that it led her to plat e all prob lems. including politics, eco nomics. culture and art on ex actly the same plane ns simple Newtonian phvxu s In these areas, the philosophy of "oh jet tivism'' ac tually makes real objectivity impossible The objec I iv ist. con vim ed that rea son has led to a sort of, "God's esc view'' ol the truth, i an not apprci iate the possibility that Other people's viewpoints on politii al and cultural issues may he just as valid as his or her own. Damon's letters are a < urica ture of the worst aspects of Rand's thinking processes lie argues that anyone who dis cusses potential problems with genet11 engineering is advw fil ing ugliness and death, and that Nazism and fascism were moti vated by altruism These argu ments are so silly that I won't waste SIMM e to refute them Indeed, readers of Damon s letters might he tempted to out t lude that Hand and Iter fol lowers are simply nuts and fruit t .ikes Tins would he un fortunate, heiause Kami was a great novelist, and her words of praise for the i realise potential of individual human beings have inspired millions. Howev er. Kami was also a tragii figure and her philosophy, evaluated ohjei lively, has some verv serl ous limitations Jerry Russell Eugene MONDAY, NOV. 1st, 7-9:30pm... ...COME JOIN THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM AT MAC COURT FOR THE FIRST PRACTICE OF THE YEAR! Cheerleaders, the UO Creen Garter Band, Giveaways and more! 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