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■ LETTERS Congrats! In the few «« » . working on the 1ampaign to elect Jennifer W11hamson and Za* tiary heiton. I have hod more exposure to the ASt JO than I have hod in mv lost three wars on campus I have contti tn understand what a truly diffit ult challenge an ASt'() t jun poign is ten and Zach have risen to the challenge w ith exi option al leadership, poise and dedu a tion They hove worked tireless Iv to bring their message to the students I ‘hey hove suc< eeded Therefore. 1 am writing to extend my most sincere congrat illations, not only to Ion and Zach, hut to the entire student community, for we are extreme iv fortunate to rts oivr such a ded icated executive team I hove no doubt that they will prove to lie excellent leaders and achieve many great things Congratula tions to Jon and Zach and to my fellow students, we c an look for ward to much siu < ess and achievement from the ASISO next year! Matthew Scotten Comparative Literature Gung-ho! The environmental formula for the new gung-ho GOP is kill off all environmentalists (called redundant in the fac e of "wise use" changes to he ac.com piished), i ut all old growth for •'■si down (no iwod to worry about forest health). kill off all salmon l.iml no more concerns iihout cows trampling riparian zones) — all together, start ail over again at tiav otu* with a Sew Knvi ronment1 This will fa’ dictated by the wise and scientific minds of such such is Slade Gorton. Ron Arnold. Mark Hatfield and the (Xll’ofs All without input (just add a rider from hell to the hill!) of env ironmental scientists I his will de< ide tin- fate of America land the world 'J. its water air. endangered species and the 5 pet and our heirs Is this the right plan for Amen* a' How have vve tome to this point, instead of lining able to talk with one another and arrive at a real solution to the real problems t r end Hilde K Cherry Eugene Don’t care I guess I should lie happy that the baseball strike is over I guess 1 should lie cleaning out inv dusty v(Hal chords for future renditions ol I ike Me Out to tin1 Hill game I guess I should i are Un truth is, I don't As years go by. baseball's . Weils s !:!1 . ! ! The willingness to corrupt our national pastime by overpaid ath fetes i asts a tarnish not only on baseball but on all sports that even "'Brasso'couldn't fiv It says what all fans know deep inside themselves, in ptai ex they don't liUtOM knowledge exist SjMirts are in the business of business and business tx good It's not the salaries of our mod errs day superheroes that bothers me Wrwt bothers me is their ded ication. thetr will to wm and their loyalty to team and sport Pro fessional athletes have found a wav to put self into the phrase "team sport " And, in the c ase of baseball, the players stood at the apes of arrogant e and suggest t»d that they were tugger and bet ter than the game There is not a single business that runs the way baseball plav ers wanted to run the majors Nowhere is an employee i otn peiiuited as much by the owner Whv should players have a M) percent take in a business where they take zero pen »m! of the risk Tven the best players are in n (Missing phase In 100 years there will be no Harry Bonds, no Ken (.riffey , |r and no Greg Maddux, but there will be baseball and there will lie a World Series Fhe truth in sports is simple No player t ares as mu It for lus M ■!n!a|>ositioii ut ' m-. tin! itfih tes that causes the different (>er sjxx live. As .1 fan you want your team to sur i ixh! As .1 player you want the team that offers you the most to sui t end tasirge Will wrote. Some men are like tnounlains — the t loser you get to them tfie larger they heroine " Ollier men s egos are like mountains amt the closer you get to them, the better you see them for who they really are Sports ore in the business of busi ness ami busi ness is good 1 guess 1 should tar floppy that the hase lull Strike is oyer The truth is I eouUin 11 am less Robert Stephenson Political Science Journalism Thanks \\v jus! WrUiiui to thank all thr students fur taking the tiriu* to vote and fur their support of our plans (or next v*-ar \VV will not forgot this support and will b«* diligent in nuking sun* that siu dnits concerns am addressed am! that students remain iivviiit' of th«* issues that will affix t thorn Wo would also iik** to take this opportunity to thunk the many piHiplo who helped ns yyith everything from calling friends to handing out filers, tnnn design ing posters to putting them on bulletin boards We could not have gotten to this point yvithout eyery one of those jteopte We did not win the election They did Lastly , these elections, more than any other year, have seemed to divide the i ampus It is time to put all of the divisivoness behind us The energy that was spent fighting amongst students needs to he rei hanneled into fighting against issues that affix t all students We need to remain unified in our work to maintain student representation and increase student involvement Again, thank you to everyone who supported us We are e\i ti ed at the prosper ts of the future and lixik forward to nest y ear It’s 11me to gel to yvork Jennifer Williamson ASUO President-elect Zachary Kelton ASUO Vice President-elect ■ LETTERS POLICY The Oregon Daily h'mrrald vmII attempt to |>rini .ill letters i untainiug t omimMits on topit s of interest lo the I IniversiH (lommuuity rite inu-raiti reserve-. the right to wilt nnv letter lor length or style THIS WEEK Are You lonely? 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