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■ LETTERS Irony The irony of the Emerald's anti-abortion advertising insert and the Register-Guard's front page story on cutbacks to the school lunch program appearing on the same day (Mar 10) couldn't lx* bettered, even hv lit orary critics (Keep 'em olive, but don't f»*i*d 'em.) Maybe next time it will lx* an anti-abortion advertising insert juxtaposed with a front-page story on an abortion clinic: bombing and murder. Maybe the Emerald s ml vert is ing director needs to think more carefully about the responsibili ties associated with his or her position Regina Psaki Romance Languages Be heard The AS 1.10 Student Senate will hear the EMU's budget on Tuesday. April 4 at 7 in p.tn. in the Walnut Room (across from the post office) in the KMU. The EMU ret eives more than $2 mil lion in student fees each year. Before debating the budget, the Semite will hear public testi mony, so students are encour aged to attend and be heard Hearings for the Athletic Depart ment and AM if) programs will be heard later in the month Martin Fisher ASUO Student Senate President Protempore Critics callous I write to address page two of Thursday's (Mar to) Emerald — all except the cartoon. This does not suggest I am insensitive to the two-dimensional analogy found across that page The edi torial chastised people for not attending, advising against attending, or not holding ( lass es The opinion piece next to the editorial chastised people for moral laxity These are both familiar "conservative" argu ments. They are also shallow in their analysis They imply that peoples motivations arise inde pendently from the material world When i ircu instances push pimple to extremes. people behave in extraordinary wavs If students ordinarily and by defi nition attend ( lasses, they do so for a reason If students disap pear from ( lasses there must also l»e a i ause Although I am speaking in the general sense and not in regard to an individ ual case, such as one specific student's illness, heartbreak, depression, eti the fat 1 remains that effects have < auses When large numbers of stu dents suddenly det ide to skip ( lass, there is a reason It may hit that the circumstance is the long-awaited arrival of a warm sunny day after the lengthy Northwest monsoon-drizzle damp. It just could be that we value our education so muc h and feel it to be under sut h dire thie.lt th.H we deem it lie; ess ir\ to act in its defense Those who do not feel this threat as strongly, feel comfort able in c otidenming the extent of the others’ reactions They too are sublet t to moral t onsiaera tions. In the assumption of the moral high ground, however, these critics contradu t the most net essary constituent of morali ty for any of its champions: its universal application. Some may say that our current critic s are comparable lo callous clods irked by the tries of a rape vie tim. 1 know you are not like that I only implore you to look ,i lit tle deeper We are your fellow humans Chris Brady Student Insurgent PC cocoon Not surprisingly. th«- Emerald insert defending the pre-bom [ODE. March 10) drew enraged letter-to-the-editor responses. These folks claimed they were “outraged,"“st u nned." "appalled" and "offended" that these pro-life thoughts wore allowed to be published Lei’s face il. the real reason ihov wore offended is hei a use they wore confronted with a reality that they expected to be completely shielded from in the l’(cos oon of this ultra-feminist, left-wing University system So much for the lofty academ ic ideals of a free exchange of beliefs, informed "choice." or diversity of opinions. To you students who still seek the honesty of the free market of ideas, tie aware that your Uni versity is no longer the plain where you will be allowed to bear or debate all views There are certainly non-politu ally cor nu t Ideas which you are just not permitted to examine or dis< tiss Jon Wollander Eugene Tradition The Harvard School of Publh Health recently examined the drinking habits of Hi,592 stu dents at 140 colleges. The research revealed that nearly half of those college students are binge drinkers, seriously harm ing themselves physically and emotionally These students are also depriving others of study time, relaxation time and sleep They also often attar k other students Ten years ago, hard evidence came to niv attention that the University of Oregon included many male student living orga nizations where Friday and Sat urday nights were reserved for beer consumption If the U of O now has no such problem, congratulations 4o those responsible If such bulges are still a "tradition," it is my hope that student leaders, including those who are mem ber* of the Emerald staff, gather the facts and organize assistant e to uproot this cultural atavism. Charles O. Porter Eugene ^iPizzci Pipeline. 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