LET TERS
AGGRESSIVE MALES
proudly presents
The main reason for humans' existence
on this planet is just like any other
organism: procreate, raise the kids, die.
Men and women are supposed to have as
much sex as possible from about age 15 to
40 so that we fulfi ll our life cycle. Some
males will get very aggressive during
these sex-soaked years, especially if they
are in a high-competition area like sports.
Then throw some alcohol into the mix and
now you have aggression coupled with
inhibition.
Any woman who puts herself into a
scenario such as partying with the three
UO basketball players and believes one or
all of them won’t get sexually aggressive
with her is a damn fool! The human brain
is not fully formed until we’re in our late
20s, and this incident with the jocks proves
it.
Ladies, you’re not going to change
biology but you can save yourself from
stupid thinking. All I’m saying is: If you
don’t want to get stung, don’t stick your
hand in the bee’s nest!
Annie Kayner
Eugene
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It is not too late to rescue our old City
Hall at a bargain cost and return it to a
functional and attractive building. The cost
of upgrading the old City Hall of 70,000
sq. ft. can be achieved for as little as $6
million, according to impartial outside
experts. This pales in comparison to the
$42 million associated with the mini City
Hall of only 20,000 sq. ft. now under
design. The cost saving in rehabbing the
old City Hall is enormous and could be
redirected to other critical public projects
such as Civic Stadium or the Farmers
Market.
The old City Hall is a sound public
investment and should never have been
abandoned and neglected. This raises
the question: How can the city be trusted
with any new facility if it cannot properly
maintain what we now have? Will we
be doomed to another cycle of deferred
maintenance and see another public
investment trashed as a pretext for new
construction?
The city needs to do some repair work
on its facilities-planning credibility. It can
start by repairing our existing City Hall.
Marston Morgan
Eugene
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across the trails, leaving little or no room
for runners or cyclists. The same goes
for runners who take up the whole trail,
leaving no room for bikers or the runners
themselves who have to run wide to get by
the pedestrians.
Here is a thought for all who wish to
blame others: Blaming is easy; being
mindful of our behaviors takes work and
effort. Pedestrians can show courtesy by
leaving reasonable amounts of room for
both runners and cyclists to use. Yes, you
have every right in the world to be able
to walk, relax and enjoy our trails, but in
my opinion you also have the same level
of responsibilities as the cyclists and
runners. Cyclists can show more courtesy
by slowing down when they see runners
and walkers and acknowledging the rights
of both.
Let’s enjoy our beautiful trails, Eugene,
and these wonderful summer days. By
acknowledging and respecting each other,
we can all have better days and lives, both
on our trails and off.
Niles S. Burton
Eugene
In reference to Jeff Warren’s letter
“Bike Path Obstacles” in last week's issue
[6/19]: As this is the third letter in recent
months that I have noticed going after
cyclists, I feel compelled to respond. For
me the real issue is courtesy and how we
relate to and show awareness of each other
in modern-day life.
These trails are both built and
considered by planners to be multiple-use
trails, not bike paths, and are meant to be
shared by cyclists, runners and pedestrians
equally.
On the trails we have a great deal of
rude and thoughtless cyclists. There is no
arguing this point, but it also can be said
that pedestrians often sprawl all the way
Your cover [6/19] is absolutely insen-
sitive and offensive in light of the recent
death of Jarah Nicole Graham, who died
skateboarding while not wearing a helmet.
You should be ashamed of yourselves for
further encouraging that type of behavior.
Benjamin Rodefer
Eugene
WALK ON THE LEFT
Regarding the June 19 letter “Bike Path
Obstacles”: Why not change the fl ow/
direction of bike path users? Here’s how.
Pedestrians, strollers and joggers, no matter
which direction they are traveling, walk on
the left side of the path. Bicycles, no matter
which direction they are traveling, ride on
the right side of the path. So basically peds
are walking against bike traffi c, and when
the two encounter each other they can
make an on-the-spot, civil decision on how
to avoid each other, much like the old rule
of walking against automobile traffi c on a
street that has no sidewalk.
Parks and Open Space could post
signage reminding folks of this rule/
courtesy at access points of the bike
paths, and paint said rule on the path with
direction arrows at various intervals. This
is how they do it along the American River
bike/pedestrian paths in the Sacramento
area and it works well. Just a thought.
Rob Powell
Eugene
MADRE CAN HELP
Extremist militants have swept across
northern Iraq, seizing cities and triggering
mass displacement. U.N. human rights
offi cial Navi Pillay expressed “extreme
alarm” at what she termed summary
executions, rape, reprisal killings and
shelling of civilians.
In parts of Baghdad, people are afraid
to leave their homes, even to buy food. No
one is more at risk than those who have
spoken out for human rights and against
religious violence.
The Organization of Women’s Freedom