Emerald needs
more worldly news
Today I saw my brother on campus at the EMU. We are both University of Oregon students and are both conscious and worried about the current war state our nation is in. Policies and laws are changing daily in support of a higher police state and more power in cases of possible terrorism. At the same time, people are dying in Afghanistan while we hunt for the possible terrorists of the Sept. 11 attacks. As if things were not frightening enough, we have the scare of anthrax and biological warfare rippling across the country.
While my brother and I talked of this, he picked up an Oregon Daily Emerald. We looked to see what was going on at present in our country. Surprisingly, we found not one single word in the whole paper relating to anything pertaining to the state of our nation or the world. Instead, we found a front page article on speed limits around campus (“Feeling the need to speed,” ODE, 10/30).
I understand that this is important, but I expected more from my peers, my school and University students and faculty in general. Universities are traditionally hotbeds for activism, research and learning, which is part of the reason I came here, and I feel like we are silently watching the world crumble around us. The least I expect is that the Emerald will take notice of the things happening around us daily. It does not have to be a spread, just something, please.
Jacob Houck
senior
music
Frohnmayer available to students
I would like to make my fellow students aware of an amazing and rare opportunity that will take place Nov. 13. President Frohnmayer will be available for coffee and open conversation with students in the Fir Room. This is the first opportunity of such that I have encountered during my time at the University of Oregon. I highly encourage students to take advantage of such an opportunity and voice their opinions and concerns.
Students should jump at the chance to have their questions answered and hear our president’s views regarding campus issues. Do not let this opportunity pass you by. Everyone has a concern, and this is the perfect time to have it addressed. It is time to quit complaining and start taking action about issues you wish to see changed on your campus.
Lacy Ogan
sophomore
pre-journalism
