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Students to protest wet T-shirt contest By Diana Elliott Of (be Emerald A group of University students will stage a demonstra tion tonight at Heaven’s Gate Bar and Lounge to protest what the manager of the bar describes as “just some people having a whole lot of fun.” In response to a classified ad announcing a wet T-shirt con test that has been running in the Oregon Daily Emerald for more than a week, several students have organized a protest of the event, which takes place every Thursday night at the Spring field tavern. “It’s a demonstration against the degradation of women,” said Jim Shoemaker, co-director of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance. “Do women really, really choose to degrade themselves, or does society instead pre determine the ways in which women can attain a sense of worth?” he said, quoting from a flier that was distributed to pro mote the protest. Shoemaker, who helped organize the demonstration, believes that not just women, but men and women should band together to speak out against the event. “Contests like these objectify women down to a set of glands,” Shoemaker said, ex plaining that this kind of activi ty dehumanizes women and makes them more vulnerable to oppression by men. “It’s easier to rape a set of glands than a woman," Shoemaker said. He admits that the six con testants do have the right to Key duplication Make a spare. 65c at your Bookstore Cash For Textbooks Mon. • Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Block From Campus 345-1651 r MAKE MOISEY I WE BUY, TRADE ee CONSIGN quality clothing (new to 2 yrs. oldl J Remember us when cleaning out your closets. Or just come browse I through our unique shop. Call Mornings for Appt. I 344-7039 SAVE MONEY 10-6 Non.-Sat. 360 E. I Ith. between Mill Be High l__CUP a SAVE-1 choose what they want to do, “but when it has far-reaching effects on women in general, something must be done to change the attitude that it's OK," he said. Andy Gussin, manager at Heaven’s Gate, does not believe the contest is degrading to women. “We’re not forcing anyone to do anything. The girls are proud of their bodies and they enjoy it,” Gussin said. “Everybody is just having fun.” Gussin, who says the organizers are trying to run the contest as demurely as possible, doesn’t think the contest will be discontinued unless there is strong opposition by the women and the customers. So far, that has not been the case. In the 11 weeks since the con test began, Gussin said he received no complaints until the ad ran in the Emerald. “If there is a huge majority that oppose it, we’ll stop it,” Gussin said. “But if it’s a small minority of ladies who are just looking for a fight, then we’ll continue.” Protesters will meet in the EMU Courtyard at 8 p.m. tonight, and carpools will leave for Heaven’s Gate about 8:30 p.m. Although the contest starts at 10 p.m., the demonstration will begin at 9 p.m. • Shoemaker thinks the' pro tests will continue until some sort of action is taken. They also have plans to picket Springfield Spas, which is offering a gift certificate for the third place winner of the contest. Study around the world, visiting Japan, Korea, Ihiwan, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, India, Egypt, Thrkey, Greece and Spain. Our 100 day voyages sail in February and September offering 1215 transferable hours of credit from more than 60 voyage related courses. The S.S. 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Peter Sugar Lecture: Ethno-Demographic Changes in Central and East Europe: 1930-1945. Ronald Wixman — 7:30pm, 177 Lawrence Hall: Film: Closely Watched Trains. Czech with English subtitles. One university credit may be obtained by registering for Humanities 410 "40 Years After V-E Day." For Further information contact: UO Russian 6c East European Studies Center 686-4877 Made possible in part by a grant from the Oregon Committee for the Humanities. Friday. Civil rights advocate to speak Civil rights activist and Georgia state senator, Julian Bond, will speak tonight at 7:30 in Room 129 Law Center. Bond first achieved national prominence when he was denied a seat in the Georgia Legislature because of his objections to U.S. involvement in Vietnam. But the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that he had to be seated. At the 1968 Democratic National Conven tion, Bond became the first black man to be nominated for the vice presidency. Bond, however, was only 28 years old at the time and not eligible for the post. Bond was bom in Nashville, Tenn., in 1940, the son of a teacher and college ad ministrator. As a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Bond helped start the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights. He also helped organize the Student Non-violent Coor dinating Committee and became its com munications director. Bond worked on the Atlanta Inquirer as a reporter, feature writer and managing editor, before winning a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965. Fellow legislators did not welcome him warmly, however, keeping him from taking his seat for a year because of his outspoken op position to U.S. military involvement in Viet nam. The U.S. Supreme Court later ruled this action unconstitutional. Bond became a state senator in 1974. Julian Bond Bond’s University speech is sponsored by the ASUO, the Student Bar Association, the EMU Cultural Forum and the Black Student Union. Bookstore elections held today Both students and faculty will go to the polls today — not for the ASUO general election, but to cast their ballots for the University Bookstore’s Board of Directors. The bookstore’s annual elec tions do not coincide with the ASUO elections because the store must hold its elections at a certain time each year. Kari Kemp and Eric Apalategui are running for the two-year freshman positions. A record number of people are running for the sophomore position, said Jim Williams, bookstore manager. Those run ning include Debra Liebowitz, Gwen Roeldel, Kirsten Beck, Ken Turton, Lisa Douglas, Dan Goulet, Dan Marks, Darryl Joan nideS, Deidre Piccione and Allen Ricks. Four candidates are vying for the graduate-student position, including Ken Thowaits, Joern Wettern, Tom Ryan and John Bowman. All students, faculty and classified staff are members of the bookstore and, therefore, eligible to vote in the election, Williams said. All voters can cast ballots for all positions, he added.
