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EDITORIAL Ban all assignments during dead week Ah most studious University students know, the week before final exams is commonly referred to as "dead week." But if the number of assignments that students have to work on during that week is any indication, that week is no more dead than any other During dead week, students are being assigned home work and reading assignments above and beyond the studying tnut tnoy already have to do for finals Unfor tunately, few students have the time, concentration or determination to complete the massive amount of work salisfw torily. The problem is that stu dents need time to study The Um versus either needs to bon assignments tiunng dead sveek or slop aiding it dead week tor finals l ho week before finals was set aside to give students the limo nm essary to concentrate on studying without having to worry nhout routine < lassroom work, reading and the like However, professors continue to assign sizable readiog assignments anci other work during dead week that takes time awav from studying. The University either needs to ban assignments dur ing dead week or stop (.tiling it dead week Current University policy states that "noexamination worth more than 2<i percent of the final will be given" during dead week, while no final examinations t an be held or made due during dead week, The policy allows projet is to be assigned, provided that they have been listed on the class syllabus during the first two weeks of the term. However, this policy does not disallow major reading assignments that students c ould conceivably be tested over during their final exams Homework could also Iks assigned during t lasses that week and Students would be liable for completing it. IT they don't do the home work. they might lose; class points, while spending time doing the homework and not studying c ottld hurt a stu dent s performance on final exams For many students, dead week is a lose-lose proposition. It shouldn’t have to be that way. A very clear distinc - tion should he* drawn between dead week and other weeks of the term. Students have the normally high workload of homework right up to dead week, while having major projects and papers due during finals week Students need a lull the week tmfore finals to con central® on final projec is as well as on studying for final exams. It isn't fair for professors and other instructors to require students to complete major research for final papers or projects while requiring the normal amount of output in dav-today classes The University should show .students that their priority is to educate students and that time to study is a valuable part of education. Professors and the University need to make a decision about dead week It either needs to bo respected Of for gotten. Oregon Daily • O 80i Ji» tXMtm OMCOH 17*01 Qr00&/t P»‘) l ' *\ put^f'-Od AA 'i fcA.^HjOy T'vtK/'JJft f'*£l<*y tt*$ 1kN>0* Anti I v n*J*» *r*3 Th^fv*tt> ikwo^g m* &y sn» <>*gon Dos* t m*wn*a Pgt*,»h^g Co K 4i »*•» Un.*v«ri»4y of Ontgon. O«go'i> *N* £ t*t+r&a opof<n»4 o* tt** Un/Y#»sk<ry **t* &tk«i at Su4o 300 of w* I ft- M«n- y *i U • .vxl .» a **- fc** of !*« *»*v.a*®d Puy*# !»>0 t -ft pr *;tt« property iNo af-^awM Of uM of poptrt 4 pfOMKvJUD** tw *#* Cdlor-fn-ChM »>.*. 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ISto, WAIT. rn\1 J rua minion ■ LETTERS Intrigued During my involvement with Students (or laigai Government, nothing ha* intrigued me as has the nature of campus debate. The Eineruhi suggested that student* lf« k ttie discursive skill to tat k le difficult or solute issues Putting aside the fact that Oregon law delegate* this responsibility to the fee committee. students' (flawed) partia|«»tkm in civil dis i ussion has more important ram ifications i have rei cited a great many comments from QSPIRC sup porters on ray home voice mail The "raspberry" noise and curse words were the most t otttmon messages Tliese hardly consti tute informed, rational discus sion jierhaps the Emerald is correct ■ me as a "fascist I am not even a Republican' Hut fascism enjoys f7u\ iiu*ir appeal u is a lasi-mov mg, super-efficient and morally unambiguous politii at system: under it, neither law nor the rights of individuals will impede vital progress In this manner fas cistn cam accomplish, like a well oiled machine and by any means nei essary, society's most desir able ends — including dean air, dean water and biodiversity At Students for Legal Govern ment, we reject this ideology We welcome the difficult legalities and inefficient debates that accompany freedom Some might brand this a di< tatorship of the individual, the Bill of Rights has defined a boundary that society, in pursuing its most desirable ends, may not violate Abridging a citizen's right to freely associate — or not associ ate — opens a Pandora's bos of tyranny As the world teamed in the 1930s, Societies' “l>est ends ' often just ifs neither themselves nor their means necessary Friedcrich von Carp English Confusion At some point, we must begin to wonder at all of the "'confu sion" generated bv those who have* a seeming interest in the Taiwanww Student Organization In a letter signed by Nani Sarosa, Jaaon Crtgsby and Leslie Warren for the ASUO, more confusion is created Nani et al. state that the main reason that the TSO was re< og ni/.ed as a separate organization is because there are substantial differences between the TSO and the Chinese Student Association This statement is absolutely true However, her later assertion that the CSA is interested in promot ing cultural awareness of Taiwan and the TSO is for using on the political education about Tai wan" simply is not true Let me quote directly from our goal state ment. "The TSO. . intendjsj to foe tis on... cultural, social. polit ical. ec onomic, historic al, edu cational and ecological develop ments in Taiwan." As \ou c an see. the TSO is interested in promoting culture, education, etc., of Taiwan, The mam difference in our goals and (ISA's, as we see them, is that the TSO is interested in promoting awareness of all things Tai wanese. including its culture It appears to us that the CSA is interested in offering social activ •ties which reflect a more inclu sive Chinese culture We see a huge differenc e between these goals We appreciate the ASlJO's offer to answer further questions, but the TSO feels it must c larify this issue, sinc e the AS! JO’s mis representation of our goals might turn away potential members who might see us as a narrowly focused, political-action group. Our goals are far tew important to be restricted to such a purpose So, if you have any questions, attend our meetings and events Then you will truly know who we are and what the I SO repre sents Shign-Jye Chen President, Taiwanese Student Organization Inflammatory Once again. Prime A J. Fontana has missed the point. In his latest inflammatory column, he suggested that funding for optional programs such as Stu dents for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (SETA) and Students for Chou e be left up to the ills cretion of individuals during the enrollment process This process will, undoubtedly, result in the loss of countless groups such os these on lioth sides of the fence Mr Fontana hits the audacity to ask, "Why should a student who thinks that human beings . an more Important than ferret $ * and minks have to give his or her money to SFTl'A as we currently do7" He has obviously failed to re i In that ,i university is a plat a that must provoke thought, chal lenge views and explore new ideas, agreeable or not. His dream of a Costco-like organization where everyone gets exactly their money's worth is a sad vision for an institution of higher learning Prime, if you're honestly that concerned about every last nick el of your precious money, per haps you’d be better off calling Sally Strothers and leaving the university life to people who actually want to learn. Jeff Morgen thaler Interior Architecture ■ CORRECTION Puri of a sentence from a letter to the editor that ran in Thurs day s t.mrmld was omitted. The sentence, from a letter from three members of Students for Choice, should have read W tn'n v\e went before the Student Senate, their job was to evaluate our goal statement and decide if we are fundable The Senate did approve our goal statement, largely because tin* ■> sstonals that were present at the meeting state • we are fundable based on u 1 OH a opinion of the Oregon Attor ney General. Dave Frohnmayer”
