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phant never forget* *
Yat Republican U S Senate
candidate Gordon Smith is now
operating under tha notion that
Oregonian* will forget his past
support of discrimination in
housing toward gays and la*
bians.
On May 20. tha U.S, Supreme
Court struck down diecritnina
tion against gays in bousirgt
Gordoo Smith’s pious
response? Tv* always boon
uncomfortable with govarnmaot
Imposing morality * Quita a
reversal from bis words last
December
Smith also hop** voters will
forget his efforts to 'impoae
morality* in May J9#5 whan ha
led the effort to criminalise
physician* who did not first
notify parents before providing
safe abortions for Oregon
teenage girls
Fortunately, Smith failed In
using government to enforce his
morality on other Oregonians
Do not be conned by Smith's
calculated repositioning We
fought too long and too hard In
support of aqua! rights (or oil
citizen* to now be deceived by
the new packaged Gordon
Smith
Recognize tha difference
between sincerity and mere
political calculation* Gordon
Smith is tha same man who
accepted the OCA endorsement
in his first run for U.S Senate.
The beet packaging and white
washing money can buy wilt
never erase the harm Gordon
Smith has already inflicted on
gays, tha environment and pro
tec ting a woman's right to
choose
Carol Barg
Eugene
Protact yoursotf
Keith Cunningham s article
(ODE. May 16) makes a good
point about the stereotype of
rape being out of a horror film,
but the start of the article was
very distasteful and insulting to
the victim of last week's assault.
It is true that date rap* occurs
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more often than people tealixs.
and it isn't the only type of
assault that Harm* women at tha
University,
Thaw Hava been many cases
of woman getting sexually
harassed and having thair
br-eest* touched Cunninghams
common! on how woman ara
taught safety measure* such aa
ruining self defense clanaa, car
rying a w hut la and lamming to
uaa pepper sprsv should ba
taken vary seriously
Thera am many man on cam
put that, given a dimly lit corri
dor. would lova to sexually
haras* or Maault woman.
Learning tail defense allows a
woman to dafand herself horn
strangers and acquaintances,
and carry a lot mm con ft dance
Moat people are too smbsr
raasad to scream or (rwis horn
being in shock as to whst juti
happened This can be a very
emotional experience that can
happen to any woman at any
plac e and time
No matter what the situation
—- stranger or acquaintance — if
a woman knows now to scream,
kick and punch, her chances of
getting out of that situation are
greater than if the woman had
not been taught what to do
Laura Stmpaon Oaftnar
Psychology
Springtime
I was both amarad and
amused as l read Robert L Was
son Ill’s letter (ODE. May M).
Granted. I cannot climb inside
Keith Cunningham’s mind to
know exactly whal his inten
tions were in writing the spring
column in question
I can. however, assert that my
reading leads me to the conclu
sion that Wasson completely
missed the point
True. Cunningham’s column
is a hit odd. but even the Enter
aid editorial editor claimed
there waa a degree of sarcasm
included I hope must were able
to see such a twist.
However, read plainly in the
text of the column, was s plea
for people to relax and entoy
spring
Take Cunningham's advice,
put on some shorts and stop
worrying that your Itti might be
visible by satellite Fsel free to
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fly tod and try to tool a beautiful
rainbow on McKetutie Play
catch Roil on the pm Play
torn* basketball Ask thoaa
working at Coffee Paopla just
what 'back talk' really la Hava
some fun
Wa naad watchdogs, I grant
you They provide a valuabla
sendee sometimes
However, whan It comas to
spring and some sarcasm ... I beg
you. sniff a tulip and smile
Paul Klauoonburgnr
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Is It the Emerald or the KMII
that cannot count f How la it
possible for the 'First Annual
fir agon Grind* to take place
when there Have been at least
two Oregon Grinds before ill
I hare the Second Annual
Oregon Grind poster In front of
me. and I am sure I attended that
Oregon Grind concert two years
<NF>
The first sentence of Regina
Brown's Polk Festival article did
not make sense (DOR. May 22)
It said. "The First Annual Ore
Ron Grind will not take place on
the EMU lawn as It has tor the
past three years,* and I sm per
plaxed as to bow Brown derived
those numbers
There have only been two
Oregon Grinds and there was no
grind concert last year
If the concert had taken place
in the past three years, this
year's concert cannot be the
"First Annual Oregon Grind.”
Brown, the Emerald'* higher
education editor, end the KM I'
Cultural Forum staff need to
begin counting with their fin*
gars
If they ere unable to do that,
they may give higher education
a had name
Autumn On Poe
Orwgoft Commence lor
EDITOR S NOTE: The offi
cial name of thm event is (he
'First Annua/ Oregon Grind"
Wo are quit* confident in the
EMIT* and the Emerald's abili
ty to count
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