Oregon Daily Emerald

Who sucked all the masculinity out of politics?

In my opinion | Instant gratification

by Elon Glucklich

Where have all the cowboys gone? Singer/songwriter Paula Cole wanted to know in 1997. Now I'm asking. Once upon a time this country was imbued with a survivor's mentality: either kill, or be killed. And while I don't mean going as far as to advocate pillaging or murder, the idea of taking your neighbor's land because you have a larger rifle/musket/pitchfork harkens to truer times.

Groups would benefit from PFC change

Editorial

by Emerald Editorial Board

Last week, members of the Student Senate met with the University administration and proposed sweeping changes to the structure of the ASUO and the committees that allocate student incidental fees. Sen. Athan Papailiou and ASUO President Emily McLain presented a proposal that would move funding of contracted services and departments out of the hands of the Programs Finance Committee.

Measure can help Eugene's downtown to flourish

Letter to the Editor

I'm writing to voice my support for Measure 20-134. I am a graduate student in the University's architecture department, I've also had the good fortune to spend time in some of the most interesting cities in the world: New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo and Portland.

Eugene crosswalk laws a pedestrian's best defense

Letter to the Editor

You should have mentioned Oregon's crosswalk laws in your editorial on pedestrian safety ("Safety on busy Hilyard can't be ignored", Editorial, October 31, 2007). Under Oregon law, a pedestrian crosswalk exists at all street intersections, whether there are lines painted on the street or not (see ORS 801.