EDITORIAL
Congress must
keep promises
When the now Congress begins work today, the nowly
elected Republican majority has many promises to keep
with the American people, actually they have a contract
with the American people.
Many may not agree with the contents of tins much
touted "Contract with America” which Republicans plan
to pass over the next 100 days. However, a number of
Republicans ran for Congress on the platform of losing
honest with Americans and following through on cam
paign promises. Following through with those promis
es would be an excellent way to show that the Republi
can majority represents change in Washington.
Newt Gingric h, Speaker of the House has vowed to
have the "Contrac t” read on the floor each day as a way
to keep members aware of the promises made during the
< arnpalgn. This is an excellent way to keep the Repub
lican members focused on the job ahead of them.
If Republicans are to have credibility with Americans
who elected them and prove that they are not part of the
status ipso :rt Washington, the; will honor their r om
mitmehts with the voters
Anything less will show that while the new Republi
can majority may inc lude a lot of new faces, it stiii rep
resents the old way of doing business in Washington
Clinton promises
change too often
With the recent election of a Republican-controlled
Congress in Washington, President Clinton has got to
stand up for his beliefs.
While Clinton will Inevitably have to negotiate with
Congress on a number of major issues to avoid total grid
lock, he shouldn't give in to overy demand of the Repub
lican leadership.
Capitulation to the new Republican majority in Con
gress will not get him any stature or respect in Washing
ton. More likely, it will help him lose the next election.
The recant flap about Clinton supporting prayer in
school was just one of the latest incidents of Clinton
changing his opinion. He didn't overtly support the idea
when the Democrats were a majority in Congress.
Conservative Republicans did not elect Clinton to the
presidency. The majority of Republicans voted for
George Hush or Ross Perot. While Clinton was elected to
!>e the president for all Americans, it doesn't mean that
ho has to agree with everyone. Yet Clinton seems to be
wanting to please everyone. With that attitude, Clinton
is bound to fail as a president.
Clinton recently announced that he would run for
reelor tlon. He must take a stand on important issues that
ho boliovos in. as future of his presidency depends on (t.
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■ OPINION
Rose Bowl loss not a defeat for Oregon
Robbii Rhaks
I've never boon a football (an
In (act, I've never l>een a fan
of spot taior sports in gene nil
I didn't go to a single Duck
ftxgfmll game, home or otherwise,
for as long as I've boon on ram
pus.
That salt), I would like to con
gratulate the Duck foot trail team
for a job well done tins year Hut
neither this column nor my con
gratulations have to do with
football.
Let me explain.
All throughout the fall, as the
Dm ks won game after game. I
honestly didn't tare Wasn't
imftortant to me, I'd tell friends,
as they marveled at the success
of the Ducks and the even larg
er headlines in the following
day's h'ltwraJd
I just didn't care Spectator
sports were never m> thing
Hut the Ducks kept winning
Almost everyone 1 know want to
the home games to cheer for the
team, but 1 didn't 1 had another
job on campus and had to work
Saturday afternoons, 1 told any
one who asked
1 didn't have time for the foot
ball team
Civil War rolled around one
weekend, and while everyone
else was in Corvallis or watch
ing the game on TV, 1 did my
homework. I had an essay due
Monday.
It wasn't until after the game
that 1 discovered that Oregon
won That was nice. I still had
big game in Pasadena. I didn't
get a chance to roll my eyes at
friends who waited in lint’s ear
ly that morning because mv eyes
were t lotted and I was asleep.
Spend $50 for a three-hour
garnet' In LA? Hah!
But people did. I arts of people.
I always wondered why
l figured by going home for
winter break. 1 could escape the
near-maniacal glee of rabid Duck
fans here in Eugene.
1 didn't Home is Portland, and
Dm k fever was just uv extreme
there as it was here Every tele
vision and radio station sent
some reporter down to Pasadena
to cover the latest exploits of the
footliail team and band Murders
and fires had to wait for cover
age. After all. the Due ks were
going to the Rose Bowl.
I just couldn't win.
The Ducks didn't win in the
Rose Bowl, but that really isn't
important It isn't even important
that the team got to the Rose
Bowl
The success of the Ducks
served a greater purpose than
winning football games It served
to unify this campus behind a
( ause, which in this case, hap
(Mined to be football.
People went to the games Stu
dents packed Autzen Stadium.
They did this not because the
tit kets were free, but f»M ause
they wanted to support the team
Our team
Students waited for hours to
buy tickets to the Rose Bowl
They attended the game in
Pasadena by the thousands, along
with alumni and other support
ers from throughout Oregon and
beyond.
I know that many people
throughout Oregon think the
Ducks reaching the Rose Bowl ts
probably the best thing this Uni
versity has accomplished in
years. This is reflected by the fact
that the news has Ikhoi dominat
ed in the story for weeks
Ideally, other University sto
nes would be covered more by
the Oregon media, and people
would think of more than the
Rose Bowl when they think about
the University While everyone
heard about the Rose Bowl, few
people outside Eugene could
probably name five other current
stories relating to the University.
The University, after all, is a uni
versity for the entire state, not just
Lane County.
Coverage of the events leading
up to the Rom* Bowl and the game
itself was excessive In a way, that
was good, because it gave the
University and the community
something positive to focus on
for a month.
I he game was good for more
than football, hut it also might
havo lawn g<HKi business. Oregon
us a state re eived more coverage
nationally, and statu officials
hoped to promote Oregon
tourism and attract business to
the state while in California After
all. Governor Barbara Roberts
rode on the Oregon float in the
Rose Parade.
The Duck football season gave
everyone a chance to come
together for a common cause, to
Met the Ducks win
Too often, those of us in the
University community divide
into groups amongst ourselves,
losing sight of the fact that while
we all have different backgrounds
and beliefs, we t an all agree on
something once in a while.
So what if Penn State beat Ore
gon in Pasadena Monday? After
this season, everyone came out a
winner, and for that matter,
smelling tike roses
Bobbie Beeves is editorial rd;
tor for the Emerald
another iwo pages to writ*1
Eventually. Rose Bowl fever
broke out. What a nightmare for
a non-believer
Everyone sold Rose Howl
shirts, hats, signs—anything for
a quick buck Oregon, no matter
how some out-of-staters pro
nounced the name of the state,
was finally put on the map.
Then came the ticket sales
and the long lines of people
waiting. in many rases,
overnight to buy a ticket for the
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