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.
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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”