University not

truly diverse
While the Oregon Daily Emerald deserves much credit for honest reporting on the Michael Savage/KUGN controversy, the paper, like The Register-Guard, has not reported what actually took place at the so-called public meeting when the panel was confronted with the fact that diversity does not exist on the University campus when it comes to skin color.
In 1990, the percentage of persons whose ancestors hail from Africa on campus was a mere 1.5 percent of the student population. Today, it’s down to 1.4 percent. It seems to me that a college with more than 20,000 enrolled students and fewer than 280 black students on campus does not represent diversity. The folks raising all hell about Michael Savage all have white skin, so what’s going on here? More liberal lying? I think so.
If the University were truly a diverse university, as it claims all the time, then there would only be two blacks on the football team, right? My bias lies with the Savage Nation, in that Savage tells the truth, while campus professors and activists lie, and lie all the time when it comes to the question of “diversity.” The last time I looked the word up it meant “varied,” which certainly does not apply to the University.
This is not the first time the kettle has called the pot black, but it should be the last, given the horrible record the University holds when it comes to black enrollment.

Thomas Martin

Noti

Measure 28 needs

student voters
I am writing this letter in regard to Oregon’s Jan. 28 special election because this election directly pertains to the tuition of all University students. Many students do not seem to realize that if Measure 28 fails, significant tuition hikes will occur.
The Oregon Legislature, faced with severe budget problems, has created Measure 28 as a solution — a temporary income tax that, if implemented, will raise revenue for the state. However, if Measure 28 fails, revenue will have to be saved through the slashing of various programs, including the Oregon University System.
The budget cuts will then be passed on to students in the form of raised tuition. Each University student will be required to pay an extra $10 per credit per term. For a student taking 16 credits per term, this is a tuition increase of $480 per year. Many students cannot handle this financial burden: If Measure 28 fails, it is expected that 166 students will not be able to return to the University.
As students, it is important to vote for the passage of Measure 28, both to protect our tuition and to let legislators know that we are capable of standing up for our interests as students. To remain a strong voice in Oregon, students need to make their opinions heard through a high voter turnout.
For these reasons, I urge all University students to take the time to vote “yes” on Measure 28.

Janelle Uhlenkott

sophomore

political science