CALC offers draft counseling to campus community
■Although right now
the draft is not expected
to go into effect, students
should know their options
By Diane Huber
Oregon Daily Emerald
With bombs dropping over
Afghanistan, and National Guard
members and reservists being
called, some students are question
ing whether they’ll be drafted.
While the chance of reinstating the
draft seems unlikely — or at least
distant — to most students, males
age 18 and older should not com
pletely disregard the possibility,
said Ronna Friend, a psychologist
and draft counselor at the Commu
nity Alliance of Lane County.
Friend counsels high school and
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college students and community
members who are considering pre
enlistment. She explains their op
tions to them and also tries to de
scribe military life in an unbiased
way, she said.
“I don’t take positions for people,
and I don’t encourage them to choose
a direction,” she said. “We try and
present as much information as we
can to show them what life in the mil
itary looks like ... the things re
cruiters don’t say.”
Friend said that during the Persian
Gulf War, hundreds of people flood
ed into the office with questions and
concerns, but since then, CALC has
held few counseling sessions. After
Sept. 11, however, the counseling
service has picked up slightly.
Junior journalism student Patrick
Adams'said he hasn’t been mulling
over the possibility of a draft.
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“I have thought about it, and I
know that I would try everything I
could not to fight, but I am not wor
ried about it,” he said.
Sophomore psychology major
Cody Herman also thinks a draft is
unlikely, although he pointed out
that “every generation except ours
has been subject to a draft... why do
we get out of it?”
Military Science Professor John
Sneed said there has been little dis
cussion about the possibility of a draft.
“As far as I can tell, it is nowhere
on the horizon,” he said.
Cadet Command Spokesman Paul
Kotakis agreed that a draft is unlikely
and added that it’s been more than a
quarter of a century since the last draft.
The last time young men halted
their day-to-day lives to fight for
their country was in 1973. In 1980,
the government reinstated Selec
tive Service, and since then male
citizens age 18 and above have been
required to register within 30 days
of thgir 18th birthday.
But government representatives
have said a draft will not go into ef
fect, despite military action.
“The focus of this war will be more
on intelligence than massive man
power,” Kristie Greco was quoted as
saying in the Emerald on Sept. 25.
Greco is the spokeswoman for U.S.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Eugene.
If President George W. Bush did in
state a draft, men who are 20 years old
would be the first called upon, which
is why Friend said students need to
know their options so they can act
quickly. She said if someone gets a no
tice to serve, and he hasn’t filed for
conscientious objector status or a
medical deferment, he has 10 days
before he presents his case to the Se
lective Service board. If he meets
medical criteria, he is then exempt
from the draft.
Men whose moral or religious belief
system doesn’t allow them to partici
pate in war can apply for conscien
tious objector status. The person does
n’t have to be a member of a specific
religion, but he must show the board
proof that fighting conflicts with his
beliefs. It takes time to put together a
deferment once someone receives a
notice, Friend said, which is why she
recommends people be prepared.
“It’s essential that people be think
ing about their options,” she said.
Students who want counseling
can call CALC to make an appoint
mentat 485-1755.
Diane Huber is a student activities reporter
for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be
reachedatdianehuber@dailyemerald.com.
Prying into Oysterhead
■ Their new CD features
deep lyrics and a hypnotic
sound by master musicians
By Mason West
Oregon Daily Emerald
Before the release of Oysterhead’s
first CD, “The Grand Pecking Or
der," on Oct. 2, fans knew there was
virtually no way it could be bad.
Thankfully, nothing has gone awry.
Oysterhead was ensured success
because the band is made up of
Les Claypool of Primus, Trey
Anastasio of Phish and Stewart
Copeland of The Police.
Each member brings some
thing different to Oysterhead:
Anastasio is renowned for his
virtuoso guitar solos that can ex
tend for the better portion of an
hour. Claypool fans recognize
his aggressive slap bass and
nasal voice. Copeland retains his
pop-sensibilities from The Po
lice, but also grounds his eccen
tric cohorts with his subtle
drumming.
Certain songs on the album show
obvious dominance by one of the
members. “Radon Balloon” and
“Birthday Boys” hearken back to
folk songs of Phish. “Little Faces”
and “The Grand Pecking Order”
show their Claypool influence with
their odd lyrics and eerie music.
Copeland’s influence is less notice
able because a truly good drummer
is a master of blending in, not stand
ing out. But the one song he wrote
lyrics for, “Wield the Spade,” is the
most surprising track on the album,
and it represents what could be
called “the Oysterhead sound.” Its
hypnotic opening refrain greets visi
tors to the official Web site at
www.oysterhead.com.
“Wield The Spade” is also the
longest track on the CD, clocking
just under six minutes. The con
cise songs restrain what could
have become an indulgent musi
cal expedition
filled with incom
prehensible jam
sessions. While
the brevity makes
the album more
widely palatable,
it creates some
disappointment
when the listener’s
desire for more is
unfulfilled.
In those short
songs, Oysterhead
has packed surpris
ing commentary on
society and politics.
In “Shadow Of A
Man,” Claypool’s
lyrics declare “Now
he drinks and snorts ampheta
mine/just as often as he can/ He’s a
shadow of a man/ Spent his time in
Vietnam.” In the title track, “The
Grand Pecking Order,” the lyrics ask,
“In the gi*and pecking order/Where
is it you stand/Under foot of swollen
bastards/Or on the neck of another
man.”
Even the band’s name is deeper
than it seems. The cover art of the
Oysterhead CD literally displays a
disembodied head with oysters
coming out of it. Tubes are at
tached to the oysters seemingly
trying to suck out the pearl that is
visible through open doors be
tween the figure’s eyes.
The band’s live shows allow Oys
terhead to break beyond the con
fines of the CD, not only in the
length of their songs, but also in the
size of their repertoire. At the
group’s first performance in a super
jam in New Orleans, it covered
songs by Led Zeppelin and The
Kinks, in addition to other covers.
The current tour will make a stop at
the Salem Armory on Oct. 24 with
the North Mississippi All Stars.
Tickets are still available at Ticket
master outlets for a hefty $29.75 be
fore service charges, but it’s money
well spent.
Mason West is the senior Pulse reporter
forthe Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be
reached at masonwest@dailyemerald.com.
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the fight for reparations would be
far more valuably spent making
sure that black kids have a credi
ble education,” Williams was
quoted as saying.
Ogletree welcomes debate on
the issue.
“If I can be persuaded that I am
wrong about history, and wrong
about the facts, that is impor
tant,” he said. “But I think that
vigorous debate will prove that
slavery is part of America’s un
finished business.”
The group hopes that its re
search, and others’ - including
the three Yale doctoral students
who found that their school’s
first scholarship was funded by
profits from a slave plantation -
may bring to light the hidden
record of slavery.
“The history of African slavery
is sort of distant, it’s dry and ster
ile, because we don’t have anyone
who participated to tell us the hor
rors,” Ogletree said. “And I fear if
we don’t talk about things like
slavery, we run the risk that people
will think it didn’t happen.”
John Liebhardt is the higher education editor
for the Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be
reached at johnliebhardt@dailyemerald.com.
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