Glowing review an insanity
Dear friends at the Oregon Daily Emerald: Have you no shame? I read in Pulse (ODE, March 9) that guitarist Shelley Doty is “whaling” with her guitar. Is all common decency gone from the world? In this supposedly civilized age, whaling has been all but forsaken by the vast majority of our species. But now we hear that Doty is not only engaged in this barbaric practice, she also apparently accomplishes the act with what is supposed to be an instrument of art, of peace and love! And for this, writer Jack Clifford praises her, comparing her to none other than guitar legend Santana! God save us all from our own insanities.
-Don Titus
Donations flowing to wrong spots
At first it seemed absurd to me that leaders at the University could afford to enlarge the football stadium yet argue that they were unable to provide underground or multi-level parking for an additional 2,000 cars. But then I remembered a visit 25 years ago to the campus of Washington State University. When I asked why a visitor couldn’t park within miles, I received the explanation that rich donors were willing to put their names on any number of new medical school buildings but not a parking structure.
-Peter W. Frank
Athlete drug use no surprise, folks
While the recent incident with the hockey team is both sad and regrettable, it was hardly unforeseeable. Administrators can go on and on about forms that were signed and rules meant to be followed, but the plain fact is that drinking and drug usage happen with college students, especially on road trips. The outcome is usually not as tragic; in fact, normally no one gets hurt, and, therefore, no one ever knows. Eventually, though, something has to happen, and unfortunately it ended with someone’s death.
I won’t demand that teams going on road trips be required to have chaperones or that they not be allowed to go on road trips, but without supervision, poor decisions will be made. Russ Atteridge’s death is sad and upsetting, but it is hardly surprising. It was only a matter of time, and I find it hard to believe that those in charge didn’t see it coming.
-Robert L. Wasson III