Sports coverage insufficient
Mirjam Swanson’s “K.O. Kobe proves his point” in yesterdays Emerald (ODE, April 6) made me sick. Who is this Mirjam Swanson? Where is she from? Why in God’s name is she covering sports? If Mirjam is into liposuction or oxygen bars or other things from Los Angeles, I’d be interested in hearing it, but when it comes to basketball, remember that it’s the OREGON Daily Emerald. If I had a subscription, I would cancel it, and I would encourage any and all Blazer fans to cancel their subscriptions until this Mirjam Swanson woman is released from her duties as columnist or graduates, whichever comes first. Mirjam, to say the things that you said in your column, well, that was hate speech. Here at the University of Oregon, we don’t tolerate that sort of thing.
Jacob Johnson
sociology
Illegal action deserves citation
What a sad, sad time it is for activists and protesters around the country. Back in the 1960s, you could get arrested simply for protesting. But as our five fellow University students, including ASUO President-elect Jay Breslow, have shown us, you have to actually break the law to get arrested these days.
I wonder what those five honestly expected to happen as they sat in Johnson Hall after it closed for the evening. If they thought that the police would allow them to stay there, they’re either naive or stupid, neither of which makes me feel any better. If they knew and expected to be cited, however, then they deserve whatever penalty goes along with second degree trespassing. I would expect nothing less for myself should I ever occupy a building illegally. A lot of people here seem to think that if you have a really good reason for being there, it all of a sudden ceases to be a trespassing violation and becomes a major injustice.
I normally couldn’t care less about a minor trespassing violation except that I, like them, would like very much to see this University join the WRC. These five kids who sat illegally in a building were asked repeatedly to leave by police and eventually had to be removed by force. They weren’t carried off to prison. They’ll most likely pay a small fine and will certainly be able to go on with their lives as usual.
Jackson Ross
student
