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LETTERS Action inappropriate I salute the ASUO for their good intentions, but 1 disagree with its methods. By withholding floor level student seating, the ASUO will be distracting Coach Jerry Green and the men’s basketball team during one of their most im portant games of the season and punishing well-behaved fans. While the visibility of the ASUO’s action will raise awareness, the students who are responsible for the unruly behavior will go un punished. The ASUO should have consid ered a less controversial, more ac curately targeted course of action. Rather than withholding seats, the ASUO could have volun teered to help security personnel identify and remove fans exhibit ing inappropriate behavior. This method may not have resulted in television interviews for ASUO executive officers, but the offen sive fans would have received the message. Justin Holman Geography Fan focus As a former front row fan dur ing the late 1970s, we also had some discretions that had to be managed. The best method came directly from the coach and team themselves in the form of a busi ness card that not only described the fans as the best, but what ac tions would make them better and what actions were unacceptable. Visiting players have also demonstrated the lack of disci pline to refrain from taunting the fans. Celebration is disciplined in football, why not basketball? Though I think this action is a decent reminder, sportsmanship and team support should be em phasized even more. Mac Court is one of the greatest places to watch basketball in my mind when the fans are focused on supporting the team and not targeting the op posing players with direct slurs and discrimination. Jim Aiken Alumni ’81 OSPIRG project OSPIRG’s Streamwalk group is enthusiastically looking forward to a large-scale work project next Saturday, Mar. 1. However, we are still looking for an extensive number of volunteers. The project will be conducted at the Mt. Pis gah Arboretum and will include trail restoration work and a chil dren’s nature walk. Most student groups on cam pus have already received a letter or phone call asking for volun teers. We requested that our pro ject be brought up in meetings in order to get a list of people who are interested. We are very excit ed to include other groups in our work party. We are now inviting the readers of the Emerald to be come part of this group as well. We hope to see many students, parents, and children at the event on Mar. 1. OSPIRG’s environmen tal education team has been tak ing flyers to elementary schools throughout the Eugene area. Streamwalk members had a fabu lous time working with children on a similar project last year, and we are looking forward to another opportunity. So if you are part of a group you think may be interested, or you would like more details, come by the OSPIRG office in Suite 1 of the EMU. Come get your hands dirty and have fun too! Rachel McCormmach Co-leader Streamwalk Support corridor The Willamette Scenic Corri dor is an area of the Willamette River that spans from the Autzen footbridge down to EWEB. It is a scenic, natural environment en joyed by the public. The Waterfront Urban Renew al District is calling this undevel oped region an area of “econom ic blight.” They want to “remedy” this by paving and de veloping it, and they plan to af ford this through tax increment financing. This means that prop erty taxes from a zone of high in come agencies are funneled into a special fund that goes toward developing this area. Developing the Willamette Scenic Corridor is more than an environmental issue; it is a social issue. This is an area in town where students and working class citizens, who can’t afford to go out of town very often, can go and enjoy nature. The footpath is used by hundreds of people. Why would anyone want to de velop a natural and scenic public area? Eugene is being eaten bite by bite by people who want more development and who have money. Maybe a couple bites here and there won’t make us re alize what’s happening over all...must we watch all our natur al areas get eaten by expansion before we wake up? The Taxpayers Urban Renewal Reform Act is currently in the making. Please support it when it comes out and call for a stop to more urban development with out permission by the people. Robin Retherford Eugene Fire starters The ASUO plan to rope off stu dent seats is completely ludi crous. When an arena such as Mac Court only holds just over 10,000 fans, the University and the Athletic Department cannot afford to have that happen, and should not let that happen. Fans like me, who are now alumni and no longer students, cringe to see good seats go to waste, especially when we have to get some of our tickets through other means, without the assurance of getting to watch a game against a top Pac 10 team. Unfortunately, we live in a racially divided society. But why should we let the ASUO punish the students (and the fans), and al low them to add more fuel to the fire? Todd Helton Alumni ’94 Salem: Kitzhaber speaks on capital steps ■ Continued from Page 1 and given tips on how to lobby. Issues the students were trained about included advocating for the proposed tuition freeze, getting students back on the Oregon Health Plan, increasing the Ore gon Need grant, reallocating funds for student child care and keeping the collection and allocation of student incidental fees in stu dents’ hands. “We want to see that each stu dent learns the basics of each is sue, but we also want the students to focus on their own experiences and daily lives,” said John Isaacs, field organizer for OSA. For many of the students partic ipating in Lobby Day, it was their first time visiting the capitol. “I came to Lobby Day to gain first-hand experience and pro mote student issues,” said Emily Robertson, a sophomore political science major and a member of the EMU Board. One highlight of the day was the rally on the capitol steps that fea tured Gov. Kitzhaber. Also speak ing were State Senators Eugene Timms and Susan Castillo and State Representative Ryan Deckert. “Tuition has gone up 80 percent since 1990. That is unacceptable; it is time to turn it around,” Kitzhaber said. Kitzhaber was positive about the future of Oregon and has plans to invest in education, transporta tion, health care and the environ ment. Timms, co-chair of the Ways and Means committee, said he was optimistic about the tuition freeze and felt that many other leg islators felt the same way. “We all know the value of a col lege education,” Timms said. “Most of the leadership agrees with the tuition freeze.” University graduate and new member of the Oregon House Ryan Deckert sent the crowd into cheers as he announced that the state legislature should “show me the money” for education. “The rally was great. Kitzhaber always has great ideas on educa tion,” said Teresa Tobin, a Univer sity sophomore majoring in histo ry. “But 1 think Ryan Deckert had the right idea with the ‘show me the money’ theme,” she said. The afternoon was spent meet ing with 90 individual legislators in their offices sharing personal stories and concerns on higher ed ucation issues. Ed Dennis, executive director of OSA, explained how legislators are tired of seeing the same higher education lobbyists on every issue and how beneficial it is for stu dents to go in and explain the hardships they face themselves. “Grassroots organizing events (including Lobby Day), are a great way to get students involved in government activities,” Isaacs said. “It is one of the rare times that students can be heard at this level.” Check Our Our DaRk Side Latex, r Leather, and... E VIDEOS • TOYS • GIFTS • LINGERIE • ARCADE 1166 South A Springfield • 726-6969 Open 24 Hours (Almost) It doesn t have to be dirty to be good... We buy and sell used magazines ^IPizza Pipeline Qei the Real Veal i Any 16" Three * i i Item Pizza 1 Plus 2 m FREE i 22 °z m Sott $ Drinks m lor Only J 686-5808 ^*ans Pizza Pipeline Limited delivery area. Not valid with any other offer. Expires 2/24/97. -Any 14" One 1 Item Pizza Plus 1 Free 22 oz. 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