Students don’t belong in policy matters.
I find it somewhat ironic that the same individuals who were all for University inclusion in the WRC are now totally against membership in the FLA. I still don’t agree with the original decision to join the WRC (let’s face it — it is an organization funded/financed by organized labor to promote domestic employment only)and to further the opinions of 18 and 19-year-old KIDS. The University should not have ANY political affiliations and until the aforementioned individuals actually get out in the “Real World”, I would prefer future decisions regarding University policy be made by the administration.
Stick to sit-ins, bake sales and charity walks.
 

Andrew McKechnie

Lumber Broker

Portland

Yahoo ad inappropriate
I am writing in response to the advertising insert from Yahoo Messenger in Tuesday’s (9/26) Emerald. I feel more thought should have gone into the decision to accept this ad for publication.
Tuesday’s ad seems to describe some sort of unconsensual peeping tom or gang rape situation. The ad copy is deliberately vague, and the suggestion that there is a need for secrecy makes an innocent interpretation of what is going on impossible.
Knowing that ads like this one are acceptable to your advertising department make me feel unsafe and unwelcome at the University. A highly regarded publication such as the Emerald would do much for its credibility by taking a stance against ads like this one in its advertising policy, rather than going with the status quo.
Lately the attitude in advertising seems to be: “Boys will be Boys–where’s your sense of humor?” I think many men would be equally unamused if advertising focused on penis length rather than the current obsession with breast size. “Come over quick Bob! He’s about to drop his pants!”
I hope in the future the advertising department will consider more carefully the impact of its decisions on all of its readers, and not simply sell out for those much-needed advertising dollars. That way, the next time you run an article about protecting oneself from date rape, I won’t feel you are working at cross purposes.
 

Kathleen Ehli

Pre-journalism