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Workshop rips incest myths • ... •-•Jl . tA. ay Hucneie nvaiassa Ol rnm Em fid Picture yourself as a child Do you recall a special moment you spent with your parent of the opposite sex? Did it feel good to be getting individual attention? Now imagine your parent smiling at you. slipping his or her hand under your clothes and touching you. In what she called “a guided fantasy.” Lisa Miller, of the Eugene Rape Crisis Network, opened the third of four discussions on "Rape! What ;You Don't Know Hurts... " Sponsored by the Eugene Rape Crisis Network, the ses sion focused on incest— its ef fects on children, how to recog nize it. what to do about it and how to prevent it. Miller, group leader of the network, focused her remarks on father/daughter incest. In cest is any situation "when the child is used for stimulation” and pointed out that sexual in tercourse is not a necessary prerequisite, she said. Miller refuted a list of incest-related myths suggested by the 15-member audience. The list included beliefs that incest is rare, that it occurs only in families of low income or poor education, that only parents who are perverted or who have poor sex lives would com mit such an act and that chil dren are seductive and "ask for it." Seventy-five reported Lane County incest cases means in cest is not "rare,” Miller said. The actual number probably is even higher, because incest is "tremendously not reported, not known about,” she said. Many cases go unreported because the victims are threa tened, trust their parents too much or are too young to ex press their problems. Miller said She also denounced the idea of the "seductive" child “I don’t think it’s possible for the child to be an equal partner and to desire sex for sex," Miller said. "She may want affection and goes along with the sex to get what she needs.” There are clues to recogniz ing incest, although "it’s pretty hard to tell because the kid is probably not going to tell you,” she said. For example, parents should be suspicious if their child firmly resists spending time with a certain family member Guide your Getaway. Getting away for awhile? Don't forget to take one of the moat important tools for outdoor people: maps. The Bookstore is a United State Geological Survey Map dealer, and with the hundreds of maps we have of Oregon, you can find your own getaway place. Our collection includes maps (at very reasonable prices) front: • US Forest Service • Rand McNally • American Map Company • Nystrom • uses • Hubbard 3-D • Raisz • Dymaxion • Eugene-Springfield (3 different ones) On Special Pittmon County Maps NOW $2.10 reg. $2.95 Oregon State topo maps BOCFIPEIUAETCfl MHTATb 3MEPAJ1H BE 3 P A 3 PE UJEHMfl Kn CCCP «**•.< Land Maps of U.S. NOW 40c reg. 89c NOW $1.69 reg. $3.25 Oraaon Dally Emerald , Prevention is "the place to really make an effort,” Miller said. Teaching children vocabulary —“even about the sexual parts of their body”— is important because it teaches them what is and isn’t normal in parent/child relationships. The last session in the rape prevention series, considering the topic of sexual harassment, will be held Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Gilbert 242. Harassment hearing set A proposed University sexual harassment rule is the subject of a public hearing today requested by the ASUO. Interested persons may present views or data concerning the rule either orally or in writing at the hearing, scheduled for 3 p.m. in EMU Room 101, says Muriel Jackson, the hearing officer and University assistant for administration. The proposed rule states "sexual harassment of students, faculty or staff by other members of the University community is unacceptable conduct and will not be tolerated." Sexual harassment is defined as “any sexual advance, request for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when submission to such conduct is made a condition of employment or academic experience or when such conduct creates a hostile or offensive working or academic environment." Copies of the proposed rule are available for review at several campus locations, including: the president's office, 110 Johnson Hall; the ASUO president's office, Suite 4. EMU; and the University library's catalog information service. 8 p.m. Robinson Theatre 686-4191 For Tickets & Information X \ Y Annual Sidewalk Sale Up to Vi off! T-shirts Sweatshirts Running shorts Backpacks Sandals Better start walking to the UO Bookstore. This sidewalk sale is just the beginning of our Spring clearance bargains. Spring attire up to 50% off. Better come in today. Limited to stock on hand. BOOKSTORE Textbooks M6-352Q General Books (M-3510 Supplies MS-4331 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 7:30-5:30 Sat 10:00-3:00 ©vouc
