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America should repair
relationship with Cuba
■ OUR OPINION The
country is no longer a
threat embargoes should
be i*fted
America'* relationship
with Cuba is in desperate
need of a makeover
Since the Cuban Revolu
tion when Fidel Castro came
to power, the U.S govern
ment ha* bullied, boycotted,
embargoed and Hay-of
Pigged ibis island country
There was a time when Ini*
seemed logical Thai lime is
over.
When (Castro crawled into
law! with the Soviet Union,
the I tolled Stairs and the
U.S.S R. were already deep
in the Cold Wat So when
our enemy moved into the
neighborhood, the situation
grew mitre tense.
The interaction between
Cub* and America hasn't
improved much since HKi]
The country ha* had to
learn to survive without
«< < «->« 1U the t S sugar nnu
ket, and its eltiaren* have
had to survive without their
exiled family member*
When th<* Soviet union
supported Cuba's economy,
none of this seemed to both
or (Urban citizens much.
They had act ess to few edu
cation, free health « are, ade
quate housing and
employment. Hut following
the collapse; of the Soviet
Union, life has become
im roasingly difficult
It doesn't nw«l to be With
the Cold VVar over, Cuba is
no longer a military or eco
nomic threat, The embar
goes against Cuba benefit no
one and are unnecessary
They remain in plac e, we
are told, because Cuba dues
not embrac e; democracy
Yet. the United State™ has
opened economic border*
with South American coun
tries that exploit the poor
and oimntil horrendous
human-rights violations.
What makes thmo conn
tries acceptable and attrac
tive to U S leader* and
corporations, however, is
that they are stable
Military regimes control
people An oppressed
underc lass mean* cheap
labor Poor education tou
pled with fear means no
revolt,
In Cuba, this is not the
case The country may be a
dictatorship, but the teal
problem is that Castro will
not allow his people to be
treated like slave labor, nor
are Cuban* likely to allow it
even if he were
fa addition, he Opposes
the capitalist model Even
without Soviet support, he
dings to hi* socialist ideal*
And the l Inlled States is
punishing him and his peo
ple for it
ror years, American pole
tea I loaders nave assumed
that severe boycotts and
emthugoea against the coun
try would caus# enough eco
nomic hardship to force
Castro to either step down
or be deposed by • desper
ate citizenry This is not
working Rather than buckle
to economic pressure, Cuba
is learning to live differently
and feed it* people without
foreign dollars
Thus, the economic blot k
ades are pointless and coun
terproductive If we are to
tie. as we are told daily, (ran
of a global market, we must
begin to accept that all peo
ple have the right to choose
the political and economic
model* under which they
live.
Cuba will always b» our
neighbor, and Cuba is no
longer a threat. Il*« time to
lift the embargoes We have
nothing lo lose and every
thing to gain.
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Frat says goodbye
For ymn mm. fl* IMswily hpaificiHy EMm
Grown) and the city has down everything to rid this
campus trf Iwtefnitto* and mrwinm Well Elaine,
ymi won’ Ms fraternity wiOoffit allv daiv it* dew*
at tine end of thi* term —* no doohi to the glee of the
tinlvmfty and no percent of the student body
Granted my bittmUy, *# well a* other*, bn
nsulc* it* %har« oJ mistake* But whig he* always
been ignored are the MtHini oi membership in
* .sp-.sMti.m I have gamed Is > J«*htp and
tm la I doth that walt make roe a < untnhuimg mem
ber of sorirty, whu h to room than I can my for half
thi# campus I has* also made many friendships
that will Iasi a lifetime Fraternities and sororities
also raise thousands of dollars for local chart ties
each year And when a recruiter from a multi
miUitro-dollar company was .»%k<-d why she only
inters tews Greeks, she responded that They are
the roily quality applicants *
I have spent three of the greatest year* of my life
within the confines of 1440 K loth Ave , and my
devotion hi my fraternity and my brother* will not
‘ea«e But w hat to unfortunate to that future gen
«*ation* will nut esperteree what I have at the Uni
vwrmity
I write this not fro pity, but to enlighten the ‘gno
rent and to save what s left of the Greek system
I bid good luc k to all Greeks, you're going to
need it
in even situation, even those that appear neg
ative. there is a positive side Let * not forget
fsson Wiaemilter
Sigma CN
Pro pay raise
A uai» initiative petition, the ittt» Oregon Min
imuBi Wage and Economic tnd«|>endeme Act. »*
now being circulated statewide This proposed
initiative seeks to raise Oregon's minimum wage
to 5ft 50 per hour over a three year period The
petition is being met with bipartisan support and
should appear cm the November ballot
Oregon's minimum wage is now 54 75 per hour
or 5*00 00 per month for a full-time worker In
1995 90 dollars, the minimum wage is at a 40 year
low in buying power! The minimum wage was
designed so tlust a person working full time could
maintain a minimal standard of living. People
working for the minimum wage ate finding it near
ly Impossible to live on
Raising the minimum wage will reduce welfare
by allowing people to choose work over public
assistance, stimulate the economy by raising the
buying power of low-wage workers, and increase
meaningful employment
Inc reaving the minimum wage is a good solu
tion to helping the "working poor " It will enable
families lo raise their children with dignity Also,
raising the floor on whir h wages are based w ill
have a positive effect on wage* in general, bene
fiting all working Oregonians
This initiative petition has been gaining support
from various labor, chuah. and community groups
for a very good reason If* good for Oregon
Lee 0. Lease
Springfield
No parking
Recently I received a parking ticket for park
ing in a staff parking place that was reserved from
7 a m lo ft p.m I parked there at ft;30 p.m, and
received * SIS ticket.
One w»>ek later, my roommate did the name
thing She was gone for 7 minute* only to come
bark to a St3 ticket on her car
My question is. when* would the Uni vanity tike
student* to park alwn they need to use the library?
The metered spot* and tew parking spaces next
to the library am always full, but them seems to
be almost an empty lot (across from PUC) every
night where University staff has parking privi
leges.
I am certain that faculty members wouldn't
object to students using their parking places after
they are done for the day.
The whole "avid parking ticketing" boggle* my
mind, but especially in this <ase I feel if there are
empty spaces, students should lie able to park
there It only seems logical
Finally, the University sold dose to three park
ing permits per parking space this school year
No wonder it's impossible lo find a parking place
during the day
Kendra Yamamoto
Elementary Education
MADD for 20*56
The Hoard of Directors of the lane County Chap
ter of Mother*. Agamst Drunk Driving(MADD) has
voted to support the lane Cherniy Sheriffs Oper
ations t-evy (Measure 20-56}. which will appear
on the Man h 12 mail-in ballot
Tile passage of Measure 20-56 would help keep
drunk drivers off lane County roadways. If passed,
this lav* enforcement levy will fund existing coun
ty-wide corrections programs, add 46 additional
pul lied*, reopen the forest work tamp, and speed
up the fail admission process
Thirteen years ago in March, Mothers Against
Drunk Dnvtng was chartered in Lane County Dur
ing the past 13 years, great strides have beam made
to reduce infuries and fatalities caused by drunk
driving These accomplishments are due in part to
Oregon's strut DUQ laws and enforcement Putting
a stop to impaired driving must be a top priority in
every community. The challenge to end
dnmk/drugged dnvtng cant be mat by MADD alone
On behalf of the Hoard of Direc tors for the fane
County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Dri
ving. we urge you to support Measure 20-56,
Ellen Groan
President. Lane County MADD
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