LETTERS
Men/boys
i o the men/bovs playing foot
ball at ihf South Eugene High
School field Tuesday morning
I am writing to wi that im son
and I (and probably the seven
other families that live in this
building) did not appreciate your
waking us up at t> tr> a m today
with your veiling, grunting,
cheering and "whoop-whooping"
in the field behind our Amazon
apartment
I admit I am not n real morning
person 1 wake up slowly usu
ally over a cup of coffee and
National Public Radio. When I
am rudely awakened by guys
veiling and slapping each other
"high-fives” outside of rtiv bed
room window at f>:35 a m . yes. I
become cranky!
While I am sure playing foot
ball in the rain and the dark with
your buddies can be great fun.
if you must continue with this
early-morning male-bonding rit
ual, please show some consid
eration and look for a more
appropriate playing field
Young children and student
parents need their sleep ! need
a few moments of peace and qui
et before mv day begins Whoev
er you are. guys, give us a break
Find a new field!
Theresa Lowrte
Amazon Resident
Your way
As I was browsing through the
first edition of this term's Emer
ald (Jan 3), all things seemed
business as usual.
The letters to the editor con
tained rebuttals to the narrow
minded scope of some budding
journalist One rebuttal in par
ticular discussed the many choic
es involved with sexualitv: ga\.
lesbian or bisexual It reminded
me of Burger King "Have it
your way!" Oh yes. heterosexu
ality was also mentioned as one
of life's many selections. A cou
ple of other similar letters on the
subject of sexual orientation
rounded out the editorial page
On the next page I read about
a woman who posed as a man
bec ause she was a man trapped
in a woman's bods Interesting,
yes, but what is the point? I
mean, who really < art's' The sto
ry belongs in the tabloids fight
along side the Martian bain
story1
Is this narrow minded editori
alizing the limit of com ern we
have for our fellow man ' lust this
past weekend an eight-year-old
boy was wounded in a drive In
shooting, right here in the
Eugene Springfield area' Surely
the issue of sot ml violent e is as
important as sexual orientation
Even the California football team
paid tribute to Polly Maas. In
wearing her initials on their hel
mets during the Alamo Bowl
This 12-year-old girl was kid
napped from the set urilv of her
own home during a siumlier par
tv and Inter found dead!
What tint's that random at t of
violence say about our sot letv?
Better vet. what does that say
about our University new spaper,
that this social injustice goes
unnoticed? Where is the outrage
and t all for t hange that so per
meates the issue of sexuality' Is
this campus community so
removed that il cannot see what
is going on outside of the ivy
walls'
We as students and futility
need to change, all right We need
to get a grip anti have the courage
to deal with other real world
issues Ut s s»>e some meat in this
neyvsnnner for u chanue I'm tincil
of politic ally cornu t, (ieraldo.
attention-grabbing sensational
ism Sexuality is not the only
issue on the menu, and this am t
Burger King Honor diversity'
Gregg Hayes
Undeclared
Inferior
When 1 tell people that I am a
journalism major, thev ask me
why I'm not involved with the
Emerald Mv reply is that I don 't
want to he affiliated with the
Emerald because of Us editing,
reporting and general joumnlis
tn inferiority
M\ point has been proved in
the past and quite emphatic ally
proved w ith the rec ent misquote
that portrayed Kni Inti thicker as
"hiphohic As co-dirt* tor of the
Lesbian. Coy and Bisexual
Alliance. Dueker lias worked
hard to establish an understand
mg. open, "family environment
The misquote has disrupted
Hooker's efforts and c aused her
to tie ac c used of something whir h
she is inncxent of
People have been quit k with
their bac klash. all bee a use of the
Emerald's lack of journalistic
c onsideralicui The IXIBA IS a safe
haven and Rachel Dueker has
worked hard to make it that wav
As a journalism major. I am
shoe ked and upset by the uproar
c aused by the Emerald's in is
quote, and I hope that in the
future, tins type of mistake is
avoided for the sake of the inno
cents.
Desiree K. Jeffrey
Journalism
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