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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1996)
t fIT f ft $ Hypocrites The liberal community at lha t University «m embarrassed las' Wednesday by a (aw of it* In** «mirtami and thoughtful nwra ban. Gordon Smith can* to taro pu» to meet with students and discuss higher education Iuum However. during hi* ****** h in »he KM1! Inwrouv. Smith w*a interrupted by the*** unabia to fanu an intelligent response anil unwilling to dlacaa* issues with an open mind While Smith triad to talk about hi* record on education, them individual* hid behind their chant* of ignorant protest. In addition, individual* or group* on thi* campus took it upon themselves to remove (Muten publicising Smith'* vi*it from billboards in PIG. the KMI! and Gilbert Hall Whoever wm responsible for thi* should take a long, hard look at their own belief' on the "freedom of idee* " They also risk being hyp ocrites if they ever again criti cite Richard Nison for they demonstrated the same political ethics a* the Watergate conspir ators Perhaps the nest time Gordon Smith comm to campus (and don't dare complain if he does n't), those heckler* in the liberal , community will present them selves in a more constructive manner by welcoming different idea* with open minds and intelligent responses Marti NumalnviUe PohBea* Soartc# Oppressive donation As the University is celebrat ing the S25 million donation from Phil Knight. Nike to founder, we should understand the source of these fund* In tlm quest for dump labor. Nike shift, ed production to Indonesia where young women workers earn $1.33 per day, A recent International Labor Organic,ttion sponsored study indicated that fig percent of the women earning an Indonesian minimum wage were mainour. nh«l leremy Brecher and Tim Costello in Global Villa#* or Global Mia#* timed be the deplorable working conditions at Nike * lwl.niwun fa* torto* Although Nik* agreed to abide by the Glob*! Sourcing Guide Hum. Nik* require* Ih* women to work *» many m "U hour* * *k*y **ui houses them in barracks which they may leave only with permission hum management. “ A* «h* University laces thi* fiscal crisis. student* anti (mil ty should *1*0 bn a war* erf tom* critical funding and academic freedom issues Uwtwir* Sole*'* Laming lb* bory Tower demonstrate* how corporate gift* and endowment* to universities actually atphwn fund* away from education TKeee revenue* are diverted to grants officer*, fund reiser posi tions. corporate research perks and high-paid bustier* who sell university research and research findings at bargain price# and create an infrastructure that maintains this funding bureau tracy As SoUry points out. “this self perpetuated cycle* explains why class sixes have increased, tuition rate* have soared and why gross professional salaries have Increased substantially while the salaries of individual professors, espm tally in the social sciences and humaniiies have "increased only modestly,'* Julia D Foa Eugene Books, not bombs You r* nut* to *av public school teas Hors sued by budget myopia in Springfield ran »tm. ply waltz up to Portland to gat Job*. Portland recently term)nai ad mora than 10 timea u many teachers IPs not * seller's mar kst Public education i* taring cut coast to toast Yat the United States, most powerful and one of the richest of major industrial tied nations, i* still one of the worst educated Budget shortfall is no reason to fire educators, especially as education i» more important than ever in landing a job that pays decently If we cut any thing, let s cut ridiculously »*«r bitanl spending on military hardware We. m a tuctety. •houid fund our education W» cannot r»!y on the unanticipated large*** of individual capitalist* if we want public education through all level* (or all people We mini •ecure a realistic. progressive approach to financing worth* •octal endeavor* Chela Brady Graduate. History Breaking teem waits I would like to dearly explain the «>bt« itvp* of PrumiM keep er* conference in Eugene this and dispel mum of the misleading and negative infor ‘tuition that mmmiu to be cirruUt ut|( *6001 our (MirptMi The mutton of Pmniiw keep, •n tu let t all Christum men hat k Into aetmintabiliiy through *m*ll group* m that can raise the standard of what it means to bo godly man Our message t» one of increased respect and love fur our wive* and children and a call for greater commitment to our chunhe* and communities last year, through 13 confer' *nce». hundred* of thousands of men made renewed commit menu to #rrv* their families wtlh ( .HrUt like love and to tup port their paalora. l*rtinn** keeper* ban not, nor will it ever engage tn "hale speech or gay-hashing " In fact, fu«t the opposite t» true Tht* year, more than 1.1 mil lion men will |uin together to engage in reconciliation by "Breaking Down the Walla’ of racial ami denominational dive aion. It U unfortunate that our eul lure ha* persuaded men that there it strength in isolation It i« our goal tn 1W» to edu cata men about the tool* they can use to reconcile and remub Uth vital relationships with one another, especially acruaa ethnic and denominational barrier* Although there it much work to be done toward embracing diversity in the body of Christ, the rendu *0 far have been very encouraging We feet thlt protect of reconciliation will be a cruc ial requirement to »pir«U' al revival tn our land t htvt limit" («plM of parti* nan! dra um«Rii (ram our ton feranc* brochure and they are now aval tab)* at Chi Alpha Chmttan Fellnwthip (KMtl Suite 5J (or anyone who withe* to review them It i* my hope that through education and dialogue we tan find much common ground that will unit* ua in our que*t for the good of the people of our com munitkMc I hopa many of you will cunta and Join in at Autren Stadium on Aug 2 and 3 and Irulv hsl§> ua “Break Down the Wall*". Daonia Btavtne ProiTWMs KM(M«| Slate Manager New card usage While the article on the new Univereity ID card by Laura hepshtra (QOif. May 2*1 pre •anted a generally good overview ol our plan* to tmple tnanl tha card thi* nest yaar. there were material miatlale merit* in the article whir h men) to he corrected Specifically. a* the rant i» cor rent Iy designed and approved there will only he one financial transaction available through the u*« of the card A magneto •tripe for "value added ' Irsrnvar U«m» i* planned to tie on the new ID card to replace the need for separate card* u*ed with library copier*. Although the University of Oregon tiard Taskforce ha* di* cussed many option* and potoo tial future use* of the card, tht* i* the only approved Nnatu ial transaction capability of the card for this coming year The new U) turd will contain the technology whir h will enable the camput to canildw the u*e of the card ha “raabtaa** transactions in the future Piiet, however, campus cardholder* need to he re t arcled and there are a number of eligibility need* to ha met on campus. It will be exciting to *«« how many creative way* the new University ID curd will lie used to meet eligibility, acre** and other need* on campus Trent Spradiing UO Card Dtfttior 11th Commandment Thro* people ate dead and though • men ha* possibly con f»***d to their killings. the evt den* e may very well be deemed inadmissible and may be destroyed altogether A blend recently told me that because of the tun ording. the alleged killer will not receive a fair trial In her word*. "Every one djwrvn a fair trial * I realized with that statement that this wu no looker a matter of three people who will never again enjoy the pleasure of life, of friend.* and relative* who will never again rereive the joy of their company It ha* now heroine a mailer of the separation of church and *tate, the right* of the « hurt h and the right* of the guilty If llale walk*. I4ltiulh i nvary where may breathe <x»i»r know ing linin'* right* were upheld RkIiIIvm of the vlillmi won't hr rathe nosier; they will hojw ai »mI that* lUtii * off nr* from « guilty unw«mi.B (if lie i* guilty) Imagine that your child, broth «*» or tutor w«* one of those killed Would you rally for the right* of the murderer' If* much •**••*• to Ul» a 'rtghlrou*' ntatu e knowing nothing of the fat t*. nothing of how it fowl* to know that th* man who p<>**thly deprived threw |Mopl« of life might walk ** a testament to the power of the Catholic ('hurt h I would like the hlllillm iflnl ed to know that we haven't «ll lost our tenses I know that though the Bible command*, “Thou shall rug kill." there l* no commandment anywhere that read*. "Thou »hal! not tape record conversation* between clergy and inmate* " Deborah Bryan Lone Community College lorrons NOTH There >***i to he turtle ronfution helween Hah* receiving the Vat rumen! of Confmlnn from a i utholn ftnr+l and what Hah u< tually ~t tmje**nd to" nr mid to the priest during that rr/i* grou* rite The pubin don* not know thr Hint fat* of the rrcord *ng and Hah ho* not heeo < an fitted of anythinit yet Hi* guift or innocence wilt ha* t> to he proven by a /ury in coart A ROBINSON THEATRE PROIH i MON till UPS TOGETHER TEETH APART by Terrence McNally May 24, 25, 34, 21, June 1,7, S 8 PM Ibwfit Smmdmf, |w 2 7 PM HIV Ath+m* b rW Nmmtt (Jutll Prvpttt Box Office- 346-4191 Jg. % 1 Do you have asthma? Participants receive: • Examinations, breathing tests, EKG, laboratory testing and study medication at no charge • Payment for study participation CmU Mir *fWc# to moo If you qualify Referral Not Required Allergy and Asthma Research Group 1488 Oak Street Eugene. 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