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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 2005)
TO THE EDITOR HALF-BAKED IDEAS Just a quick response to the two guys (1/6, Jim Johnson and Jerry Harris) who wrote such weak and generic letters after reading fashion buy sell trade bicycle’s metals were extracted, processed, assembled and brought to the showroom? Diesel fuel, that’s how. In short, all of your activities are integrated with the petroleum industry. A small but growing community of peo- ple all over the world are promoting and de- veloping an alternative to petroleum fuels. As much as you may hate cars, the use of a non- toxic, low pollution, renewable fuel can never be a bad thing. The use of biodiesel is spreading from the private sector into fleets and manufacturing, a reverse of the typical path of new innovations. Dunning fore-thinking individuals who choose to participate in established patterns of transport using an alternative fuel source is as wrong as making fun of people who ride around in the rain wearing bicycle pants. Everyone does their part in the dance, and it’s not up to you to call the steps. As I have pointed out on this page before, the problem isn’t too many cars, it’s too many people. Oh, and yes, my all-electric car is pow- ered by solar panels, thank you. If you’ll keep your attention on the bike lane, I’ll continue to drive it proudly in a responsible manner. R. Sparks Scott Eugene Mark Harris’ article (12/23). Both of your points are obviously devoid of any real thought or reason. In a world with- out racism, a person like Mark Harris would still be devoting his life’s work and passion to creating positive social change in other areas. But racism does exist, and we do need diver- sity trainers and educators like Mark, so what are your points, exactly? That he should be grateful for hate crimes and racial profiling because it gives him something to talk about or a job in the industry? Get real. I think it’s foolish to call the “race indus- try” Mark’s “livelihood” or imply that when black people start dying in Eugene, then their “self-segregated” community will have a real reason to “cry” about racism. Mark is an excellent teacher and passion- ate speaker which obviously threatens some people who can only express half-baked ideas or who can only think of one thing to say. I have many things to say about Mark and his work, but it’s really simple: during two years of attending school at LCC, he was the only teacher to ever actually teach me something real about myself and how my choices affect my life and personality. In his class I learned how to become a better person, not about how white I am or how black he is. To say he can talk about race and nothing beyond is a lame understatement. Do your- selves a favor and go get educated. Rachel Boyd Eugene that pays to be me 131 E. 5th Ave (between Oak & Pearl) 687-2805 BUFFALOEXCHANGE . COM Winter Sale Excellent Value! Save 50 to 75% on selected discontinued items including accessories. Contemporary Bedroom Set, fine craftsmanship in teak or cherry, gently curved headboard. Queen Size Bed Was $899 SALE $699 Matching Gentlemen’s Dresser Was $849 SALE $699 King Size Bed Was $999 SALE $799 Night Stand Was $249 SALE $199 Matching Triple Dresser Was $849 SALE $699 w w w . s c a n - d e s i g n . c o m EUGENE MEDFORD • 541-779-7878 856 Willamette Street BEAVERTON • 503-644-4040 541-342-5000 PORTLAND • 503-255-3200 Open Mon.-Sat. 10-6, Fri. 10-8, Sun. 12-6. 4HEô/REGONô(UMANITIESô#ENTERô PRESENTSôAôSYMPOSIUMôON *ANUARYôm ô 2 /'%2 ª4ª! -%3 " !2$7%,, ª3 -)4( 5.)6%23)49ª/&ª(!7!)) #!2,%4/.ª#/,,%'% #ONFUCIANô(ARMONYô 2ESPONSIBILITYôASôô 6IRTUOSICô2ESPONSIVENESS "EYONDô3TEREOTYPINGô 4HEô%NEMYô(ASôAô&ACE * !.5!29 ª * !.5!29 ª "OTHªLECTURESªWILLªBEªHELDªATªªPMªINª2OOMª ª,ILLISª(ALL ª ª%ªTHª!VENUE ª5NIVERSITYªOFª/REGON 4HESEôEVENTSôAREôFREEôANDôOPENôTOôTHEôPUBLIC ôANDôAREôCOSPONSOREDôBYôTHEô 3AVAGEô%NDOWMENTôFORô)NTERNATIONALô2ELATIONSôANDô0EACE ô#OLLEGEôOFô!RTSô ANDô3CIENCES ôANDôTHEô$EPARTMENTôOFô2ELIGIOUSô3TUDIESô&ORôMOREôINFORMA TION ôORôFORôDISABILITYôACCOMMODATIONS ôPLEASEôCALLô ô %/!!!$!ôINSTITUTIONôCOMMITTEDôTOôCULTURALôDIVERSITY JANUARY 20, 2005 7
