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th annual “Day of Silence,” a
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?n gay rights.
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5e, non-violent way for stu-
lews on this highly contro-
etter than loud, boisterous
ys. Instead of yelling and
sruptive way, this understat
ed but strong message may get students to start
questioning just hdfr many of their classmates and
friends are forced jof, society into silence about
their sexuality. W >
These days, wh«n tfcie trend seems to be to talk
and complain about problems, it’s great to see a
bunch of students who feel strongly about a cause
actually do something about it. This is what being
young and in college is all about — finding a cause
and standing up for what you believe is right.
This point was emphasized Tuesday night when
Ema Dziewienski jMarttno, a daughter of Holocaust
survivors, was on qSunptns to talk about the nega
tive effects of passMty. She reminded students that
hate wasn’t the onty culprit in the Holocaust —
silence had just ^fijitegative an impact.
“If you see iiyuguee, speak up,” she said, and
went on to say yoifcg people have the opportunity
to remove the prejudice and bigotry in the world.
She encouraged Students to be mindful of other
cultures and raceg. vi ,
Today’s “Day oLSjlencp” is one way for students
to speak out aboA,Injustice — without saying a
word. We congratffiate those who silently partici
pate for standingm for those'who can’t.
StayinApower
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dents here, Karen Holbrook
the University. She had been
jition of President of
;and was a favored candidate
for the position, but never
applied for it.
She told The Red & Black
■ Tuesday she could not “in
•good conscience” leave the
University after so little time.
We’re glad President Adams
" ad the foresight to ask
olbrook for a five-year com-
tment when he hired her.
Holbrook is the top official
charge of academics at the
niversity. She has made
proving science disciplines
d increasing graduate
nrollment two of her priori-
les. We’re glad this asset to
he University is staying put.
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The emasculation of modem men
L adies, what have we done?!
Perhaps the more appropri
ate question is, what have we
allowed the nazi feminist groups
of America do?
We have allowed them to
absolutely, positively ruin all
chances of finding a real man in
this politically correct, soft-spo
ken, sensitive society.
There’s just no other way to
put it: men can’t be men any
more. They are instead molded
and pressured into believing they
should be these ridiculously sen
sitive, emotional creatures.
Let’s be honest here, women.
The thought of a puffy-eyed man
blubbering out psycho-babble
while his nose runs all over our
blouses is not the most appeal
ing or sexy thought possible. In
fact, I would be willing to say
that most women want an emo
tionally stable man. It’s nothing
to be ashamed of.
This line of messed up think
ing has gone so far that, even as
women, we feel like we’re sup
posed to want this weak, sensi
tive man. Well, I for one am will
ing to step out of that assump
tion and scream to the world,
“Where has all the testosterone
gone?!”
I don’t need a man who’s
weak just so I can feel strong.
Maybe that’s where this whole
thing started. A chick felt domi
nated one day and decided all
men should be weak, spineless,
sad specimens. I don’t buy it. I
think I can speak for most
women on this campus when I
say I want a strong man. I don’t
think that means deep down I’m
really Just this weak little girl
who needs guidance. Honestly, to
me, strong is sexy. I’m attracted
to confident and capable guys,
Kristy Kellis
and to be perfectly honest, I’d
rather them be on the arrogant
side of the spectrum than on the
needy, clingy side.
Don’t misunderstand me. The
last thing that I want is an over
possessive, quick-tempered man
to tell me what to do in every
step of my life. That’s not what
I’m talking about.
People confuse strength with
physical or verbal attributes:
how loud he yells or how he
scratches his armpits and grunts.
Strength actually is a much
harder thing to evaluate and
detect.
Strength is an inward trait
everyone sort of senses about
someone.
Certain things display inward
strength, like how often he com
promises what he believes in so
that he can feel more comfort
able with everyone else.
Another thing I just don’t get
in this whole emasculation issue
is how guys’ fashion has become
so feminine. It all started with
Mr. T and those earrings. The
last thing I want to glance over
and see Is my man with a big fat
rock in his ear lobe.
That’s not all — now they all
have hi-lights or sun streaks
through their hair. I mean, it
doesn’t work for the Backstreet
Boys, and it certainly doesn't
work for Mr. Joe Blow.
Even their shoes now have
platform heels on them. What’s
up with that? No longer does
click-clacking down the hall
imply that it’s probably a girl.
And those itty-bitty, tight,
long-sleeve shirts have got to go.
There's nothing cool about pil
laging through your girlfriend’s
closet for tomorrow’s outfit.
Feminism has not only cas
trated the manhood of our coun
try, but has also discouraged the
South’s time honored tradition of
chivalry. It’s a sad thing to say,
but gentlemen have become a
dying breed. Men aren't even
sure if they should open doors
for women, for fear of “oppress
ing” them. On dates now there’s
this awkward moment of won
dering who’s gonna get the bill.
And, for fear of hitting a little
too close to home, let’s not even
begin to bring up the ladies
standing up on all buses all over
campus while guys stretch out in
the seats.
I know that to most of this
campus my point-of-view seems
silly and entirely outdated. Being
a gentlemen Is the least of most
guys’ worries, and to be honest
not all girls may appreciate it.
But I can’t help but think
there have to be others out there
who are as fed up as I am. Maybe
there are a few girls who appreci
ate strength and integrity in
men.
There may actually even be
girls who aren’t so feeble minded
as to think the only way they can
be strong is to have a man they
can control and dominate.
— Kristy Kellis is a
sophomore in education.
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E-mail, letters and faxes from our readers
Computerized tests are a good process
I am writing in response to
Caroline Monroe’s letter (The
Red & Black, Tuesday), in which
she stated that the computerized
tests are both unfair and exces
sively difficult.
I am currently in organic
chemistry, and this was the first
class in which I had to take com
puterized tests.
At first, I would have agreed
with her, but there are several
advantages that should be point
ed out, most of which outweigh
the disadvantages.
First of all, the fact that we
have three chances to answer a
question Is more than fair.
Yes, I get rather ticked that I
miss a question, but I feel good
that I can go back and re-answer
them, turning my otherwise fail
ing grade into a C or even a B
Secondly, instead of waiting
weeks and weeks to get a test
back, we are Instantly told what
our test grades are.
If a question is later evaluated
and it turns out that^got the
correct answer, it Isn’t a
painstaking process to have the
test regraded — tills Is also done
Instantaneously, and we are able
to get a better grade without too
many hassles.
Caroline complains that there
are testing errors on computer
ized tests; well, paper-based
tests aren’t devoid of errors,
either.
To add to that, In organic
chemistry we once begged for
paper-based testa because we,
too, felt that the computer ones
were unfair. WelL now we have
our In-class, on-paper tests and
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we are begging to have them
removed because they are much
harder than anything on the
computerized tests.
The computerized tests don’t
necessarily have harder ques
tions on them; chemistry in and
of itself is a very difficult subject.
Blaming It solely on the comput
erized tests is, to me, the unfair
part she so badly wanted to find.
I understand it is a new medi
um, but if one thinks about this
more clearly, the computerized
tests are much more fair than
the paper-based ones.
If you want to blame anyone
for the difficulty, blame either the
professor who makes the ques
tions, or the student who doesn’t
study hard enough for them.
CLAYTON BEAUFORD DICK
Charity run joins forces
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Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma
Phi Epsilon planned our second
annual Classic City 6K and had
our date and course approved by
the Recreational Sports
Department and the University
police department.
However, the Athens Daily
News/Banner Herald and Athens
First Bank and Trust Company
Run/Walk for Home 5K was
planned and approved for the
same morning along a conflicting
route through campus by the
Athens Clarke County Police.
lb alleviate the dilemma, the
two races have Joined forces in
hopes of bringing the campus
and the community closer
together. Hopefully, this will
become an annual partnership
between our two causes.
All proceeds will be donated
to a variety of Athens area orga
nizations, including the Athens
Area Homeless Shelter, the
Athens Nurses Clinic, Habitat for
Humanity, Project Safe and the
Nancy Travis House.
We wish to encourage all
University students, faculty and
staff to participate In the
planned race and festivities. The
race will begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday. April 8, and live music
and food will be offered down
town following the race.
We hope this clears up any
possible confusion and will result
in Increased campus support of
this annual event.
SCOTT WINCUERTER
LIZZI HAMRICK
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Hunter Towns
‘True Grit,’
The Duke
and a sister
L ast weekend, The Super ,,„
Station was showing what
they called “A Weekend u
With The Duke.”
That’s right, an entire 48
hours of John Wayne movies.
Like every other red-blooded,
God-fearing, dead-beat
American, I tried my best to -
watch every minute. I got my ' ’
yearly supply of famous
quotes and one-liners, which I
use very often. Late Saturday-
night, as I was watching one
of my favorite John Wayne
movies (“True Grit"), I was
reminded of another person
who I know personally who
actually has true grit!
When I was about nine, my
sister Janie was only about
six. One day we were having a
showdown in the kitchen, me >
with my fists and Janie with
her baton, while my mother \
had her back to us. Janie
looked me dead in the eyes
and, just like Marshal Rooster
Coggbum (John Wayne) in
“True Grit,” she yelled “fill
your hands, you son of a
bitch!” I’m not quite sure who
won that duel, but I am sure
our mother wasn’t very
impressed with Janie's learn
ing from our viewing of count
less hours of John Wayne
movies.
I am also sure John
Wayne's attitudes and charac
ter had a profound impact on
my dear sister’s life. After all,
she had a constant adversary
who was bigger, badder and
who usually won. But that
didn’t stop her. She has since
proven she is the smarter of
the two — she was always
coming up with new and inge
nious ways at getting me back
for years of hell.
By the time she began for
mal education, the boys didn’t
have a chance. Janie was not
the bully of the class — rather,
the peacemaker who took up
for the weak and defenseless.
Everybody knew not to cross
her — she learned at a early
age where to kick a maie to
get the most adequate results
and didn’t hesitate to enlight
en you to her knowledge if you
made her mad.
You see, she had marked
cards from the very beginning, -j
My cousin and I have always
been best friends. When we J
were young, if Janie wanted to •
play with us, she would have i
to play our games. We did not (
go easy on her, and it made ;
her tough. She was hit by
more footballs and baseballs J
in the first 10 years of her life J
than most pro athletes have •
by the end of their career !
She was always the
Yankees, Indians, Germans or- •
whomever I felt like killing Z '.
that particular day. Every now j
and then I would let her pre- -
tend she was Luke Duke. I Z \
told her she was too mean to Z !
be Daisy. She was Lindsey ~ ;
Scott when I was Buck Balue, ■
Magic when I was Bird — but ' I
the point is, we spent count
less hours together I wouldn’t •
trade for a million dollars,
even if they were spent fight- •
ing. ; ;
It’s too bad we all don’t
have a big brother or sister to '.
force us to deal with adversity J
earlier in life and bring out
positive characteristics we
might not know we have.
Also, it’s too bad we don’t all ;
have a younger sister or
brother to be proud of.
My little tomboy has grown «
into a beautiful young lady
who made A’s through high '
school and Is Involved In so J
many activities. She was
accepted to every college she
applied to Including here, but I
I think she will go her own ;
way, just as she always has. ■>
I’m proud of my sister and the J
incredible person she has
become. I Just want her to
always keep in mind that she
owes It all to Bubba!
I could have been a little
nicer when we were kids, but -
i she might not have turned
! out to be the wonderful per-
i son she is. And she definitely
; wouldn’t have her most defln-
: lng characteristic: true grit.
I — Hunter Towns is a senior ■
in agricultural business..' ,