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tETTERS Open-minded? Do you «»f wonder why you «** l«w or no Ckirdon .Smith yard wgn* in Eugene' U It he, jus* Eugene it hop# stuck in the *«o» and marches in drug addled lock step to the left* CM coum not This am* i» full of hard-work ing. decent adult* who pay taxes and attention They realise that the past was interesting. but ih*> hop# for a sue t.awtful future lias in doing what is right The choice to do what i* right for Oregon * Sonata election is vary dear We can vote for a Song time Washington liberal who is a player in 40 continuous veers of the las -end-spend phi iosophv, an 'open-minded, tol erant. il-it-feel* good-do if* attitude, and a 'politically cor rect/dumhing-down" of society that he* d»»troved standard* of acxeptable behavior *o neces sary to a civil society that it has c aused the predicament we are now in, Or we, with our valuable vote*, am actually see to it that “Mr Smith Goes to Washing ton" So help turn things around For those of you on the fence and those who are confused by the leftist lies that proposed Republican increase# in Medicare, Medicaid, etc are cuts: You can have it both ways Mr Wyden is already in Wash ington and will c ontinue to be after this election, so you can send Gordon Smith there to bal ance things out By the wav, the reason there's no "Smith for Senate" sign in our front yard t* because some "tolerant, open-minded" leftist destroyed it. 1. Miller Eugene Classic duck Thu Cotton Bowl Classic and the City of Dallas would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to University fans who followed the team to Dallas on New Year's Day On our Both anniversary, the Cotton Bowl was thrilled to host Oregon, with its reputation for excellence and devoted follow ers Our director* and staff were amaaed and impressed at the number of people who traveled to Dallas to support their team The Ducks have plenty to be proud of in their player*. At h tel i* Director Bill Moos. Coach Mike Bellotti. and the entire ath letic department staff They are a terrific: group of people, and we enjoyed hotting them here in Big D It was a great week Many friends made Much to remem ber Thanks again for helping to make this Cotton Bowl Classic a special one Rick Baker Executive Director Cotton Bowl Atfiiotics Asaociaflon Graduated humor Did you ever try to gel a straight answer from a grad stu dent? Try asking one for his or her phone number sometime Response* from members of var ious departments include Art History: "My phone num ber. of itself, has no real histori cal significance Rather, you should try to grasp its signifi cance within a larger cultural perspective to team what impact my phone number has on the development of a specific cul ture " Math: "Oh. that's really quila simple. Assuming my phone number does not equal 0. N* (HSta *WI»9p*2K«n» 12 «i«ft ). By the way. why t* there atr’ Phv*u «l Eduiat ton Will buck. there's air to blow up bus ketballt and football* and stuff* I'm |u«t « PE major. and I know Hwtr P»yi holugy "That's a vary interesting question What do YOU think my phono number ur Ron “You haw NO nwtl to know that information' What government aro you w ork i nn forr (iertnari *WI» Mtla? Ich ♦prw.hu keuw EngUsch “ Political Science “I know nothinit about any phono mint bar. and I lategnru ally dunv any tnvolvumunt with any phonu number* whatsoever** Fine Art *My phonu numbur douan't rually mattur You need to experience thu way it make* you FEEL, man, to try to get in touch with thu STATEMENT my phono numbur makes, " Computer Science “On*” (Of course. no on# in thu depart ment i an explain exactly why I Huttnes* “flow much i* my phonu numbur worth to you? I d n« happy to work out a reason - abiu paymunt plan or mayhu a percentage dual “ Law “HI have to chuck thu statutus on thu dtvulgeme of that information Bring 1300 by my offia, and my sucretary will set an appointment ” fust a note Sometime* wu largo. Typo-A male* really are harmless, pleasant gentlemen (Oh Lord. I even open doors for ladies sometimes ) We can even be somewhat witty Chris Fumey Art History False accusations I am a Jewish, white fetnalt* I have had the privilege of both working for and being a Mudent of ProieMor Fdwm Cole man lAfru«n Am«rnan liter# tun* and folklore) in ihe Kiigludi department for ih« five year* I have been enrol ter) here At no time — not once, not ever — have I felt attacked or belittled by Dr Coleman for being white Jewish or female I have never heard him make ana ift. anti-Semitic or "anti white* remark* to me or about other* If l felt that ()r Coleman was at any lime, bigoted or *e*t*t. I certainly would not continue to take courses from him or to work for him Furthermore, I would take any complaint* to the proper administrative repre sentative*. with, of course, solid evidence and doc umentation to Justify such accusation* Ironually 1 have felt definite tests! and border line anti Semitic attitude* from * few white, male professor* but none from Dr Coleman I know Dr Coleman to lie warm, supportive and commit ted to hts field a* well a* hts stu dent* Regan Lae Graduate Fofctore Irony redux I would now like to respond to Claudia A Villon* * thought* firovoktng loiter to the editor OtM. Jan IB) tilled Offensive irony' Cfeidta ha* taken my edited letter out of contest and Iran* formed it into an attack on the follower* of the late Jerry Garcia If ahe had taken the time to acru tinixe the letter instead of imme (Ilately becoming defensive, ita true meaning would have bean unmiatakingiy clear to her The letter that I submitted awe* • *tocy about • *p*« ifi< individ ual who wi* unbelievably uncourtaous. Nowhere in the body of lb* letter could I find lha accused connection Mwwn all admirer* of Cwtla and this individual. I an*, however. antitiad to an opinion about any on# person, and bat.au.aa of the Ural Amend ment, everyone can partake in the pleasure espenemed when it it put onto paper ft wtt apparent to the major! tjr of my friend* that tit* choice of word* and idea* were not meant to hurt or inauli anyone, but rather to add humor to an otherwise boring latter Unfortunately, other* did not tee it that way. and to them, I apologise Hut pleat* Claudia {because our relationship pro scribe* first name referent el. before you come out ranting about roy insolence, be certain you understand the position I Have taken John FujiU Psychology Anything goes I believe Primn A I FwillM to (»» a (me and capable writer able to provide «(instant imuw menl Although I do not always agree with hi* opinions. I ao value and respect thorn Retenily. Prtmo took on Oliv er Stone * new movie. Nixon ((MM, Ian 12). Fontana obvious ly felt the film lacked a crucial element present in most door mentarie* reality I agree Stone tpent the better pan of three and a half hour* outlining little more than Ninon‘a alleged drug use and swearing problem Although I'm not one to com men! on the era in question, being that I was barely 3 when the Watergate tcandai unfolded. I'm quite sure that Stone ha* stretched artistic freedom to the snapping point I could go on. but in the interest of not being as long winded as Stone. I will decline I do, however, have some advice for Primo regarding hit disbelief that Stone s tVison could have managed election to the presidency twice Anything is possible in thi* country The American public never i ease* to amaxe me We aler ted Ronald Reagan twice Q j was found innocent in a trial wan bed by millions, staging men lawyers than < red tide witnesses (the barking dog excluded) We had a vice presi dent who couldn't spell and believed that Latin wa* spoken in latin America The world is full of outrages Hey. aware of our track record, the late Richard Nixon could use Stone’s portrayal of him as a springboard back into politics, i'll bet he would win the presidency Paul KLau Ben burger Eugene CORRECTION (hi Tuesday. Jan 23. 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