Decision to run offensive cartoon misguided
I am appalled at the cartoon you allowed to be published in your issue of The Oregon Daily Emerald on Oct. 3. To say that the cartoon is immature or sophomoric is an understatement. It is distasteful and makes me question the ethical integrity of the Emerald staff, especially the editors who allowed it to be printed. Are there so few interesting issues on this campus that Aaron DuChateau felt warranted poking fun at a harmless member of our University community?
The individual targeted by the cartoon is obviously Frog, the local joke book vendor who sells his books on 13th Avenue just outside of the bookstore. Frog is a valuable member of this community who cherishes his relationship with University students. I would like to ask DuChateau: As someone who “hopes to pull the emphasis of visual commentary back to issues and matters concerning the University of Oregon and the students enrolled here” (quote taken from DuChateau Emerald bio), what right do you have to publicly mock an innocent man selling books on the street? The next time DuChateau wants to use a phrase like “morally reprehensible” in a cartoon, have him look up the meaning first.
Devlin Croal
University Senior
 
Bush’s record doesn’t deserve support
He’s trying our patience. He says those familiar words “strong resolve.” He says that we should increase sacrifice overseas to increase security at home. He says that an inexperienced personal friend is the “best he could find” for a powerful judicial position. He says that the United States has thwarted 10 attempts of terrorism, as suicide bombs kill every day overseas.
He is trying to distract us. He redirects the attention from New Orleans by saying that the government does care, even though they left people stranded on rooftops, all the while refusing foreign aid. He says he favors small business, yet contracts in New Orleans were handed out with no bidding process. He insists that our economical and human resources should be used on war instead of at home.
While a soldier is tried and convicted of crimes against prisoners, he pushes for the veto of a law that would protect prisoners from similar atrocities. He is aware of his plummeting support. He is scrambling to find something to grab onto before he sinks into the stinking, vile pit he has dug for himself.
He is failing miserably. He thinks we believe him. He knows we don’t support him. He is scared. He is against the ropes. He is waiting for the knockout punch. Let’s give it to him. Withdraw your support, discontinue your apathy and stick it to the man.
Ray Cole
Eugene