LETTERS
Ticket takers
A* an athlete and an Oregon
*port* (an. I enjoy supporting
thick athletic* I also enjoy
belonging 10 a P»c- 10 school and
being able to watch some of the
nation* he*t athlete* compete in
their «port*
When t found out the date of
the Oregon v* UCLA home ba»
ketball game, I called the l.en
Casanova Athletic Center and
ordered two ticket* I vm elated
by the opportunity to see *ome
"Green Ball" as well a* the
defending NT. A A national ha*
ketball champion*
1 wo verbally given my *eat
assignment and told the ticket*
would be mailed to my borne in
February. doMt to game day
My credit card account wa*
charged for two ticket* and a
serv ice charge on Oct 10. t<m
Shortly after that. 1 read in the
paper about ticket package* that
could be purchased Unfortu
nately. they were a little out of
my price range, but I had my
UCLA ticket* — so I thought
1 received a letter from the
University dated Jan 19. 1990
The athletic department
explained that "Du# to our
increased season ticket and big
game ticket plans, the Duck
Ticket Office wa* unable to fill
my" order for the UCLA game "
The office did make me aware
that it had "a limited number of
obstructed view seat*" that were
for sale for $ to They would also
credit my credit card account
Amazing how these things
work
I had bought and paid for two
tickets for the second most pop
ular home game All of a sud
den. ihto mm* t* included in a
package that also include* wv
era! other home games m well a*
I wo great view mmi« for tome
one who he* the money to
become a season ticket holder
Now. I don’t have my UCXA
ticket* of *ny respect for the
way the Oregon Athtefo Depart
ment doe* buunes*.
I've either watched on TV or
listened to all of the men *
game* this aeeaon One thing
that the commentators, includ
ing Jerry Allen, have consistent
ly made reference to was the
lac k of continued support from
the fan* and student body —
how "quiet” Mac Court ha*
been, how the home fan* hav#
“not been a factor in the game"
{with the esception of one
game)
Well, if thi* I* the way the
Oregon Athletic Department
treat* people who attempt to
•how their support for the
"money-making' sport*, forget
it I will continue my loyalty lo
women * sports programs and
my attendance at all of the
women* home basketball
game*
Luckily. I’ll suit get to *ee
soma of the nation * best team*
and athlete*
Mv new cheer GO DUCK
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Kendra Sue Hostetler
Eugene
Conduct unbecoming
Your editorial on gay* in the
military wa» right on target
(OiM. Jan U),
According io new* report*,
government lawyer* routinely
t*il judge* that the military* ban
on kk« "it not prejudice " They
«y the ban attaint! gay* in the
military U nacaaaary to protect
unit conation and morale
Becaute any ditrupuon of
unit«ofeeaton would not coma
from Rav man and woman but
from tervlce mavnbar* who are
prejudiced again*' them, the
government it. indeed, defend
inf prejudice It it taytng that
gev people thouldnl be allowed
in the military becaute tome
other tare lea member* would
fat upeet
Our government it not
defending the military * honor
but »t* right to remain bigoted
and ignorant and hypocritical
The military want* to deny
equality to certain people
becaute certain other* might not
Ilka them having it
The problem Uni the conduct
of hotnoteauaU. it * the conduct
of people who hate homotecu
ab What we need It a ban
again*! bigot* and trouble mak
er*. not gay*.
The conduc t »hoe belong* on
tha other foot
Blit C. S to tine
to*** Cdy. Iowa
Take responsibility
I found David Bart left a col
umn on abortion (OCR. fan 251
to he honett and well-written,
hut It wa* minting tomething I
don't think mot! women who
have abortion* were planning
them in advance Imtead. there
wa* a lac k of planning while
they were doing tomething elm
Barring cat— of rape, incest
and when the mother« life it in
danger, abortion t» the mull of
«m«m» hating *e* without
being willing to beer the cone*
quartern The function of the *e\
act t* to create children Yea.
there are a lot of psychological
and emotional factor* involved
hut it ia reproduction
There are way* of preventing
contention, none of them fool
proof. hut w» have to accept that
«> contain* the power to«real*
life — and that ia an awesome
power If you're going to fool
around with it. take aotne
responsibility for your action*
We ieeni «o be creating a M*:l
ety of (polled children who
want choice without account*
ability, in all area*, including
*e* But you can't have it There
are coftMwnience* foe everything
People chouse to pollute, to
i heal, to *leep around and then
they are not willing to pay the
price
People a*k if If* better that
bahie* are aborted than abused
a* children' If* the wrong quo*
lion
Right now. a woman ha* I he
right to ( home Good Make the
choice before you get into bed
Adult* i lean up their own mou
ae
Qiria Harris
Malory and Romance language
Misguided rights
Bight to filer*" need to
understand the ideological bawl*
of their a**ug£pttont The con
tain of r!^* i* not natural, nor
God-given It i* a concept
invented by human* and used
by human* to en*ure "cdviltied"
relation* at be*t and to lustily
abuses of power at worst.
Thu only 'rights' « ha*
are those we project onto it If
you want to be really fair, why
not grant 'rights'* to all living
thing*, including the Earth,
which could soon ( holt and di«
from the pollution of too many
human* ?
A nine-month-old human
fetus I* not neerty a* intelligent
and sensitive a* a full-grown
pig. y»t human* torture and kill
the Utter routinely W» do not
need a concept of right to hav*
(tttnpassion for other living
thing*, and the obsession with
rights, in fart, frequently dimin
ishes compassion fag, pro-lifers
who care more about the
ah*tra< t 'rights' of the unborn
than about the tragedy an
unwanted birth might bring)
The idea that every life is
'sacred' also Involves a preju
dice In ancient cultures, it was
death that was saired. but we
repress and deny death, we fear
and hate death irrationally and
it limits our capacity to live
Why should we assume that
an unwanted fetus would want
to eserclse It* "right" to i hoove
life over death even if it could
make such a choice’ Why
should a fetus* "rights" out
weigh it* mother s' Why assume
that (oh) wants humans to pro
create mindlessly until other
specie* are driven to eslint lion?
If we want a belter world, we
can only hope that more jieople
will get over their superstition*
and choose freely to lie gentle
and open-minded.
Bradley Butterfield
Graduate Comparative Ut
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