Why do students riot?
Why does this happen? Is it that you have excessive disposable income, or lack of dignity and self-worth? Are there no other outlets for your creativity, angst and rage? Or was it simply poor judgment for admitting you into the University in the first place?
As a University alumna, current employee and community member, I am saddened, disappointed and frustrated with even the idea that this kind of destructive behavior exists, let alone seems to be some new fad or trend.
Unfortunately, the current Student Conduct Code does not allow the University to take disciplinary action that would fit this kind of crime due to its location off campus. This needs a revision.
As a community, we cannot tolerate anything less than immediate expulsion and a permanent criminal record.

Joann ZumBrunnen

Class of ’96

Admissions

Rioters damage

reputation
A sad note for those of you who think Friday night was just another Eugene riot: This story led the local news in Philadelphia. Yes, Philadelphia… one continent away. Previously, when I told my friends here about the University, they’d make some comment about how good our football team is. Now, they ask me if that’s where all the riots happen. Great. I used to be proud of my school. Now I’m embarrassed.
Oh, and to add insult to injury… my 18-year-old cousin from Boston was considering going to my alma mater. Key word here — “was.”
Good work, everyone.

Brian Goodell

Philadelphia

Send rioters back

to high school
Brainless rioters are an embarrassment to the University of Oregon. Pointless rioting has happened for a number of years, with little repercussions for the idiots who have no respect for the community and even less respect for the University.
It is time to boot rioting participants off campus and send them back to high school where they can learn to grow up. I’ve witnessed all of the riots in the years past except for this one, and I think the police have acted with extreme leniency and patience each time.
Seeing the University logo on CNN wrapped in handcuffs belittles the education that so many of us have strived to achieve. How dare these kids think so little of themselves and everyone in the community.
Rioting students made the “O” logo look like a giant zero.

Autumn DePoe

Class of ’02

Cartoon sends

negative image
I am writing in response to the editorial cartoon by Steve Baggs in the Sept. 23 issue of the Emerald. The cartoon depicts a University student who thinks of school supplies as beer, illegal drug paraphernalia and condoms, instead of the more traditional pencils and notebooks.
I realize that we have freedom of the press in this country and that Baggs was probably just trying to be humorous. However, keep in mind that prospective University students and their parents may be reading the Emerald. It’s a common practice for people to read newspapers from colleges they may be interested in attending. Do you want them to think that your school is full of druggie slackers?
I am a senior at North Eugene High School. As I search for colleges, I am looking for a place where I will be able to develop my intellect and become a competent citizen of the 21st century, not a place where I will learn to get drunk and act like a moron. Perhaps I will reconsider my plan to apply to the University of Oregon.

Eva Sylwester

Eugene