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EDITORIALS. OPINIONS. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rabin gone, but peace efforts can’t be killed ■ OUR OPINION: Death of Israeli prime minister may slow peace process, but won't put an end to ft In tho last three yours, Israel and Palestine have taken two giant steps toward peace. Last Saturday, tho bullets of an assassin may have sot tho entire pro< ess three steps back. The world is now aware of the death of Yitzhak Kabin, Israel's prime minis ter, whose life was taken by a 25-vear-old Jewish law student with reported ties to right-wing extremist groups The world must also realize that Rabin's death is a tragedy of global propor tions. It's another i aso of two Middle Last nations being on the verge of reaching and finalizing a plan of cohabita tion. only to have it snatched awnv In 1978, visionary Egypt ian President Anwar Sadat v isited then president Jim my Carter for a series of talks at Camp David in an attempt to build a relation ship with tile United States Sadat turned to America after being spurned by his Arab neighbors Sadat, revealing to offi i nils ( lose to him that the world was sii k of war. then took Egypt to the threshold of peace by extending tin hand of friendship to Israel Sadat made history by actu ally visiting Israel and shak ing hands with Israeli Pre mier Memo hem Begin . I le was praised as an international peat r-maker and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize then prompt ly assassinated by Islamic right-wing fanatics in 1981. fiosni Mubarak. Sadat's successor, followed through with Sadat's promises and Egypt has survived a diffi cult hut peacoful relation* ship with Israel. Despite their attempts, the assassins failed to stop the president's successful move toward peace f ast Saturday, n killer of treat e was once again too late. The peat e process had already begun to grow. rhis time, the target was Rabin, a man who ironit ally spent the first part of his life leading Israel in military victories over his enemies Rabin spent the set ond half of his life, perhaps realizing that "the world was sick of war." trying to end hostili ties between Israel and Palestine For three years. Rabin worked with Yasser Arafat. < h.iu man of the Palestine l.iberation Organi zation. to bring peat e tret ween the two countries They probably sat across the table from eat h another enough times to alleviate some of their distrust ami dislike for one another; they shared their hopes with each other. They worked the soil of friendship tt>o care fully and methodic a 11 v for peace no! to take root. liven now. Israeli politic at analysts s.iv the peace process is still alive Shimon Peres, acting prime minister, has vowed to keep Israel's peace agree intuit with the Palestinians Even opposition leaders, who are opposed to peace talks with Arafat, are saying Israel must move toward national unity. Yitzhak Rabin's death is a tragedy, but his death will unify Israel and give others who are working for peat e just that much more desire to have it. 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MkMwVivfTQ l*t»«» Aiffiy ,4iSK*»* kusmn'ruy Jw<J» Lonmc#y 0'*t»J*H >;/wn<c<' l png Jc*f ‘eifi Cl*Mil(*4 '*i* GAuftnilr iiWMgir Mtwooa 344 ivttftm Qfhc# 344 s s 0»is*M >4*371? U* 4U3 ‘"SSL * * i ’. ! * 1*0 8kf t . The. Peaceable Kingdom icwS. iAm85 V*D(JtOuS£ LETTERS New DDS shuttle Mug night. Quarter night Ladies night These are all opportunities for students to relax, social ize and shed some everyday 1 o I lege stress But it is also a tune when some students can forget their limitations and push themselv es too far Tim last call" at the bar often opens a discus sion about who is sober enough to drive home It is times like this that the Designated Driver Shuttle staff encourages students to call and let a DDS driver get you home safely DDS operates Wednesday through Saturday, from to p m to » a m DDS will pick up callers from any licensed drinking establishment with in the DDS route In addition to the shuttle service, DDS will be offering Ixith educational and mm ial activities. Our energetic staff will strive to make DDS a visible and valued i ampus serv ice DDS encourages students and faculty to lie responsible about al< oho! consumption When you drink, do so in moderation When you are out with your friends, choose a designated driver. If you can’t find a driver, call DDS at 346-Ot>21 Rachel Dueker DDS Education Coordinator Feminist GTFs Attention feminist GTFs Dave you ever thought about serving on the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation Executive Board? Unions have always been important to women, although not os responsive to our needs as they could Ixi. This is changing with the rapid grow th in organizing among women in the public: sec tor There is much to lx* done that can only l»> done if women step forward to take positions of lead ership in their unions Legal prut is lions are not adequate to advance the well-being of women — less so with the conserva tive trend among decision makers Outright dis crimination is only the most obvious form of inequal ity. Work hours and other working conditions and benefits am not constructed to meet our needs A woman-friendly union should advocate the aggressive filing of grievances for discriminatory job assignments, workplace harassment, demand benefits and working conditions that am impor tant to parents. It should lx* a place where women feed free lo express their feelings and feurs. Only an executive Ixinrd with a majority of women and feminist men can create this kind of a union Today, of tin* eight seats on the CiTI-'F board, only one is held by a woman. Serving on the exec utive hoard is hard hut rewarding work. Some benefits are making con tacts with other interesting and dedicated women and enjoying the solidarity unique to the labor movement The current board will hold a general member ship meeting soon to take nominations W I GTTT announcements carefully; the notic e may I)*1 short. For further information about being elect ed to the executive board, please feel free to con ta< t me at cwinklerdomgon.uoregon.edu. Celia Winkler Graduate Sociology Unfair stereotype Believing that the Emerald was a progressive newspaper. I was disturbed to read the editorial "Japan denounces rape, wants IJ.S. troops out" (ODE. Oct. 24) In the second paragraph, the Emerald commits a sweeping generalization based on an unfound ed stereotype. To wit. the editorial claimed that the U S military tone hes recruits "how to degrade women." As an honorably discharged veteran who con ducted himself according to military custom and regulation. 1 take exi option to this allegation. At no time during my training or tour of duty did any ol my superiors condone, promote or suggest the degradation of women. In fata, the Marine Corps vigorously eliminates and punishes sexist behav ior in accordance with Marine (lorps Order 5300 to Such disparaging remarks directed toward those of us who chose to serve our country and its citi zens for a myriad of reasons — certainly not to learn how to degrade women - necessitate an apology. Joseph A. Fette School ol Law Thanks, but... Thanks for writing about KVVVA HM l FM. the l !m vursity's student-run campus radio station (ODE. Nov 2) We at kWVA always appreciate compli mentary articles, but not inaccurate ones To clarify 1 There an* women at KVVVA. Yes. really. Why. some am even in upper-level staff positions! In his article. Ashley Bach quoted and portrayed only male staff and l)[s KVVVA prides itself on being an equitable training ground for a heavily male populated industry. '2 News at KVVVA is not merely a "taped new s broadcast " We carry Pacifica news radio network, which is a nationally renowned Washington. D.C based news syndicate. We also have field reporters who w rite, produce and air lainpus alid commu nity news stories three times a week. 3 General Manager | Pierson did not claim that I)|s with two weeks experience an* "far mom trust worthy than on**s who have Usui on for two years." He is about as likely to say Michael Bolton is the l>est thing on radio today Perhaps Bach should refer hack to his notes. 4 Finally, Bach wrote that KVVVA's target audi ence is “more than a little vague.” Nope, that's just not the case We know w ho our audience is. and we know what they like Diverse, experimental, cutting-edge programming delivered with a per sonal twist That's college radio. Christina J. Hebert Asst General Manager KWVA 88 1 FM
