EDITORIALS. OPINIONS. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Canada faces division
■ OUR OPINION ;j •
stands !o lose more than •
would gain .f it succeeds
m separating from Canada
■ () < iatiada " is a stirring
national anthem fur a nation
on (ho verge of splitting in
two.
Today, our sovereign
friends to the northeast will
vote to der ide whether or
not Quebot will separate
from (atnada
We hope (lanadians and
QuflbtK separatists can settle
their different es without
having to put up new border
crossings and make new
maps.
At least (he provim es
hason't taken up arms
against one another
Anu*ri« a was a more H'>
v.ir-. old whrn'ii hail its
own taste of division with
the Civil War. 1 hat war that
grow from stark economical
different t*s between the
wealthy North and the
impoverished South a
region then dependent on
the lot rativn but inhuman
slave industry,
Other examples of "sepn
ratist” attitudes in the U S,
include the 1 *>‘12 California
ballot that asked voters if
they would like to become
two states — specifically.
Northern and Southern Cali
fornia Surprisingly, pro
separation votes from troth
ends of the state outnum
bered the anti-separation
votes.
There’s no real danger of
California dividing because
it would not be economical
ly feasible. Although North
ern California currently
shoulders part of Southern
California's financial bur
dim, the north is also depen
dent on the wealthier south.
There are some interesting
i omparisons between a split
California and .1 separate
rrench Canadian Quelne
Some Californians north
of the Bay Area see southern
Californians as shallow,
while many of the faster
paced valley dwellers see
themselves as more sophis
ticated and cultured than
their northern < ounterparts
In the final analysis, it alt
!toils down to a debate over
cultural autonomy that sud
denly hits the brick wall of
economic necessity
This may Ik? the biggest
similarity between Canada's
impending decision and the
contemplations of Cali for
nia.
French-(..m.idians are
fierc oly proud of lh<ur her
itage and are ( urrently Ireing
led through this time of
nationalist pride by the
charismatic Lucian
Bout hard Bout hard leads
the opposition Bloc Quebo
i ois in Canada's Parliament
Although (Canada has
mi joyed a relatively healthy
128 year union with French
Canada, Queliec separatists
have wanted to secede since
the late tiOs Add this to
Bout hard's promises of
“< hange and the resulting
formula could mean the dis
solution of Canada
With its future hanging in
the balance, Canadian news
paper polls show 46.8 per
cent of registered voters
favoring the separation with
41.4 perc ent against. Others
are unwilling to commit
either way
With the separation, one
fourth of Canada's popula
tion and fully 22 percent of
its domestic economy
would be lost. The results
would weaken the Canadian
dollar, sharply raise interest
rates, and probably bring
recession.
Quite a punishment to
hand out in order to sing a
different national anthem
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LETTERS
Cal discipline
On ()< t 21 ! attended thn
OSU-Cal game in Corvallis
Even though I'm a University
student, my sister is a cheer
leader at Oregon State, and I
promised to go watch her
Before the game. Benny, the
OSU mascot, was swinging
around a toy hammer and acci
dentally struck one of the Cali
fornia players The player
turned around and pounded
Benny. Cues* what? Benny was
female
What kind of attitude do you
think this guy has toward
women in general?
lie outweighs her by more
than two pounds and still finds
the need to pound on a defense
less female. For what? His
pride?
The cheerleaders and various
reporters witnessed this and
demanded an apology The Cal
ifornia coach said. “It was an
a< s idem. He just got caught up
in the heat of the moment " Is
this a standard defense men are
supposed to give for assault or
rape*
With a record of 2-5 and an
inability to discipline its play
ers, Cal should consider finding
a coach with better leadership
abilities
1 am writing this to our stu
dent body and players to
remind us about discipline II
we are going to win (and we
are), let 's do it with dignity and
class
Save the pounding for the
other team — on the field and
by the rules
Jason Ford
Fine arts
Missed it
Leann Bennett's commentary
{ODE, Oct. 24) on the I)r.
Martens' advertisement featur
ing the brand name printed on
a naked woman's buttocks
missed the point
Bennett overlooked the
advertisement's implication
that Dr Martens' shoes are as
permanent as a tattoo Did she
miss the subsequent ad featur
mg a man with the same tattoo
ant) caption?
If we are to at t wpl her "far
fetched theory," can we pre
sume he has been "branded to
show ownership — ns is done
to chattel and other forms of
(female)... property”?
Domestic violence is horren
dous. But in Bennett's eager
ness to climb on her soapbox,
she ignores the obvious intent
of the ad I wonder how many
of us actually arrived at the
conclusion that "wearing Dr
Martens and kicking a woman's
ass are fashionable?”
Ms. Bennett, please refrain
from insulting our collective
cultural intelligence
Thomas S.D Matlock
Psychology
Pink love
Pinkman.a.k.a Michael Max.
is a friend of mine, and he will
remain a friend regardless of his
past.
In Gayle Forman's column
riXOB, (>i t 24), she questions
the purpose of Pinkman. His
purpose is to remind us that we
t an all find joy and fulfillment
in ourselves, in our potential
and in our capabilities
Pinkman s message is one
simple word l.ove. That t an
mean love yourself, love others,
love God or whatever is impor
tant to you. It's a lot more than
Mist wearing a humorous cos
tume and making “goofy faces."
Michael is using a talent of
his to "ameliorate the world” in
his own way He brings a smile
to our fates, diversity and
humor into our daily schedules
and an inspiration of love
Besides, kindness has to start
somewhere. It has to start with
yourself.
Jill Warner
Psychology
unworthy media
The University's 10-year,
$320,000 per-year lease of the
Hegister-Guard*s High Street
property not only drives up
educational costs but also
allows the Bakers to profit from
having the property improved
and retained for future salt's at
three times its current value.
(HC, Oct. 7).
Why not extend the existing
University journalism and com
munication building, thereby
negating utility, tax and remod
eling costs and more than $:t
million income to the Bakers?
Because University's media
teaching and practice seem
bland and lack investigative
zeal. I see no need to enlarge
the media school.
In the public’s interest, the
Htfgister-GuarcTs property lease
must be set-aside and future
University projects subjected to
public hearings before millions
are wasted.
John M. Reed, Jr.
Consumers Come First
Committee
No errors
The letter "No one perfect”
lODk, Oct Z7). is filled with
flaws and errors. The operation
to capture Adid was not a U S.
operation; it was a U N opera
tion It was the first time U S.
forces were placed under the
auspices of the United Nations.
Secondly, the Pakistani
armored vehicles were not key
in the extrication of our sur
vivors. It was because of the
la< k of training of the Pakistani
forces that the situation deteri
orated as it did. The Pakistanis
were unable to operate their
own tanks, and U.S. troops had
to help them get moving.
Thirdly, the Marines in
Lebanon were there as part of a
medical unit. They gave aid to
both sides in the conflict. The
United States did not attac k
anyone, but were themselves
attacked by terrorists. They
made no mistakes other than
not being able to stop a two-ton
truck loaded with explosives
sent by people they were trying
to neip.
So to Keith Quebodeaux i
say, "Wake up and the read the
facts sometime Don't try to
compare two situations that
were different and unrelated.
David Keilett
History