Oregon Daily Emerald

John Frohnmayer's independent ticket a refreshing change in politics

Guest Commentary

I am writing this letter in response to comments made by students in the article titled "U.S. Senate Candidates Debate at Law School" (ODE, Apr. 3). I had the pleasure of attending the debate and as I read the article I was a little shocked at statements my colleagues made.

OSPIRG's spending is not benefitting University students

In My Opinion | Strictly Niksonian

by Nik Antovich

Lately OSPIRG has been under considerable public examination; I want to keep it that way, considering that the problems with this organization don't deserve just lip service but action. This fiscal year we will be handing OSPIRG a check for more than $117,000- a ridiculous amount of money, none of which will be publicly accounted for by the corporation.

If University is committed to diversity then ethnic studies should be a department

Guest Commentary

April 4 marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This date reminds us that we should not remember just him but those before and after him who fought and are still fighting for social change. Now - in a time when this country has the possibility of its first woman or person of color as president - it is a time to reflect on how far (or not so far) we have come.

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by Patrick Finney