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EDITORIAL r Abortion debate already decided Sunday marked the anniversary of the landmark Krw* v Wade decision, the Supreme Court Judgment that legalized abortion across America. Twenty-two years after the decision, Americans are tiring of the abortion debate. A significant and vocal minority opposes abortion But abortion Ss still legal despite redactions in some areas, and available through out the country. Some sav that abortion must be made illegal or the Roe de< is ion overturned as a way to eliminate abortions In America Yet no matter what happens, women in Amor i> : w .:. a w ,i \ i get .o: aijort mu w they want one Roe v Wade will not be overturned. Although some argue that the law is less than perfm t and that Flaws exist, relativeh conservative Supreme Courts since the landmark decision have refused to overthrow the judg merit. Roe v Wade is here to stay. The only way for tin* decision to be negated would be a ! it;i:ii.ii .liix'infuient to in- passeii In ( -ingress and ratified by the stales All but the most optimistic opponents of abortion would concede that this is an impossibility Abortion will remain legal in America. The killing of abortion doctors, in a way, is an attempt bv some to resuscitate the anti-abortion movement which has deteriorated mer recent years. Instead of try - ing to persuade people not to have abortions, a minori ty within the movement has attempted to scare those considering the medical procedure from following through. These killings, in turn, scare doctors from performing abortions, and make the service less available* to those who want it. These days, only ideologically dedicated doctors are risking their lives to perform abortions —a legal medical procedure in America. Others prefer to intimidate women and their doctors outright by picketing in front of the homes of abortion doctors or in demonstrations in towns across the coun try. Some, such as those in the militant anti abortion group Operation Rescue, have targeted a particular city and demonstrated there during the summer, all as a way to make abortion less available as a medical procedure. Those who support violence or intimidation as a way of opposing abortion are si aring away potential sup porters to the cause. The anti-abortion community is a minority and only hurts itself when it causes others who disagree with violence against clinics to leave the move ment While the abortion issue may have been decided, it is not about to go away Anti-abortion demonstrators, peaceful and otherwise, will continue to protest against abortion for as long as it is legal in America. However, the debate is repeating itself, people’s minds are dec ided and abortion will continue to be available to woman. 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THE ^ LJ cess SMOcf MOCf M<«COC5 ■ OPINION Show students more of University Romm Rmix Ah, winter The season of snow , mud ami freezing cold weather Morn importantly though, winter is the time when thousands of potential Dm ks to be are considering coming to the University to further their edu cations You've probably seen them on campus Whether thev .ire being tad around on the official Uni versity tour or are lost in the 1 MU. there's no question that this place is swarming with prospective students I've been on the tours of the University before and have seen what information about the cam pus tfmt the University sends out But, in spirit of goodwill and honesty, i think that it's only proper that we show potential students a little more of our Uni versity than they otherwise see My tour would begin at Ama /.on. our now famous family housing complex I’m sorry , that's the histone family housing com plex I'd show them that people at tually live in these units, and that they can live there .too, if they urn spare the hefty Sii(K) or so rent each month. For the few people still inter ested in the University after the Amazon stop, we'd take Lane Transit District hack to the Uni versity Station on tilth Avenue and Kincaid Street. This would ht< a chance to meet some of tin locals who are not normally included on the official tour. I'd inform ray group, of course, that the nice people at the corner who extend their hands are not doing so to xvel i ome now students to the Uni versity. but to ask for money. 1 would also tell them that it isn't necessary to pay them anything. but if they want to, they have four years to da it- The out stretched hands aren't going anywhere but into your pockets. I d also Introduce the group to some of the personalities that Oregon Hall doesn't talk about much, such as Frog and the Hal lelujah Man (who, by the way. is not a panhandler). Once we've had enough fun w ith the locals, and if anyone is left on the tour, we'll move down l'tth Avenue past the i lass rooms We ll do this quit klv though Anyone who s ever seen Animal House and the offic ial tour has seen enough of t ith Avenue to las! a lifetime We'll cross the street it ml enter the TM11 I'll show them the base ment level and the firs! floor, which should amply demonstrate that at the University. from poli tics to peace to the environment, it's quite possible to proit-st about anything Of course, one can't forget to come visit us here at the Emerald office at Suite UH). It's n little known fact that the Emerald newsroom is the second highest point in the world, just behind Mount t vi res! leaving the FMtwe ll go over to Carson Complex, one of Uni varsity Housing's resident w balls. I'll show them that the rooms aren’t as big as home and that you have to live with someone who invariably stores or has religious objections to using deodorant, but life really isn't ns bad as some people make it out to be U e’H go bat k downstairs to mv Carson Cafeteria (arson, one of the three* Housing cafeterias, serves a variety of taste treats dai ly. including some that an* read ily identifiable to the naked ey e Others, such as ''more casserole'’ (an ac tual dish) and a half-zillion tofu things, are not After our lour has finished eat ing a fabulous dorm lunc h, we’ll walk past the tennis courts. Young Hall and over to the Uni versity Office of Public: Safety Ah. the Offic e of Public Safe ty The tour group will properly admire* tin* fleet of ()PS v complete with the orange and green "We re not real police offi t ers" revolving lights on top 1 could also tell them about the zil lions of little citations that they give out each year to errant dri vers parked less than legally, but it would be more amusing to save that for later. After all. most stu dents possess quite a collection of tii kets after a few years. Next, we'll head back up 15th Avenue toward the Knight Library Before wo get there, we will ponder the symbolism of having a cemetery next to the largest library in the state is this what happens when one studies at the lJniversity ’ I'll give them the quick tour of the library, including a quickie demonstration of Janus (pro nouni ed JAY-nuhs. named after the Greek god of online library catalogs) I could also show them the lies! places to be if one wants to hide from library employees at closing and stay the night in the library. (Dis claimer staying in (lie library after closing would cause an OPS officer, invariably driving a car with flashing green and orange lights, to visit you. Don't do it.) Once we leave the library. we ll head back to Kincaid Street and note some of the greek houses near the library As we walk by, we ll chant the solemn and oft nqieated official notion that "the greek system isn't like Animal Ifou.se This stop would be a strictly B Y.O.B event, as budget cuts make it unlikely that the University can pay for the beer The tour will end at this point, mostly because I lost almost everyone back at the KMU But if one thinks about it, there is a lot that we don't show (KHiple when they think about coming to the l 'diversity i lere's to the hope that one day. Taco Time ami panhandlers will la* given as much time on the tour as l)eady Mall and PTC I won't hold my breath. Wobble beeves is editorial editor for the Kmerald
