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Ryan Frank
EDITORIAL EDITORS
Kameron Cole
Stefanie Knowlton
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It's been fun, but we sure are
glad that the madness
of football season is over
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ou win some, you
lose some.
That adage, so old
that its origins can
not be traced, has been quot
ed by innumerable teams and
individuals - almost all of
them losers - throughout his
tory.
On behalf of the Universi
ty, we would like to suggest
the coining of a new phrase:
sometimes, even when you
lose, you come out looking
better than the winners.
Such was the case this
past Saturday when a group
of over enthusiastic Beaver
fans showed, in textbook
fashion, why we’re glad that
football season comes but
once a year.
We all understand the par
ticular madness that infects
people during football sea
son.
It is, after all, a strange,
magical time. When else can
you see otherwise rational,
even reserved people go out
in public with foam duck
feet on their heads? What
other time of year embold
ens the least athletic among
us to fling obscenities at 250
lb. football players or say
unspeakable things about
their mothers? Ah, football
season.
It is because so many can
relate to these emotions that
some of the antics that took
place throughout the Civil
War game didn’t seem all
that unreasonable.
Sure, the Oregon State
University mascot’s harass
ment of the Oregon
Marching Band
may have been
taking things a
smidge too far,
but it’s all part of the big
game, right?
We even got a chuckle
from reports of the scuffle
between the two mascots,
which by all accounts was
something to behold.
But there is a such thing as
going too far.
After securing an admit
tedly thrilling double over
time victory over the Ducks,
a pack of rabid Beavers
rushed the field.
Once they got there, a
group of fans decided that
the best way to express their
joy would be to tear down
the goal posts.
Naturally, someone got
hurt. An OSU student was
struck in the head by a
falling upright remains in
serious condition. One of
the jokers who fell from the
goal post was treated for mi
nor injuries and released the
same night.
Arrests were made after
the game for charges ranging
from alcohol possession to
criminal mischief, and ap
proximately 12 people were
arrested for driving under
the influence.
Now, University students
are no strangers to mass stu
pidity, but Saturday’s events
gave even us something to
feel smug about.
Win or lose, bowl game or
no, it’s been a good season.
It’s been nice to actually see
some school spirit around
here. To the 1998 Ducks and
all the fans: Thank you for
one hell of a year.
This editorial represents the
opinion of the editorial ixxird
Responses may he sent to
ode@oregon. uoregon.edu.
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BOOKSTORE:
A recent ruling in
the store’s tavor
mandates that uni
versities receive
the same discount
from publishers
that chains like
Borders and
Barnes and Noble
do.
TO FALLING
RENT RATES:
Recent statistics
show that rent
the average Eu
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ment has dropped
20 percent during
the past couple of
years.
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TO MICHIGAN:
In the wake of alco
hol-related rioting
on college campus
around the state,
the Legislature is
settopassalaw
that will temporarily
revoke the driver li
censes of minors
citedfor alcohol
possession. Does
n't this sound an
awful lot like being
grounded?
TO SMOKING:
A studied released
last week shows the
number of college
students who
smoke is rising.
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