EDITORIAL Still too early to lift apartheid sanctions When South Africa's apartheid government re pealed the country's segregation laws, it stirred debate in W ashington over whether l S sanc tions against the country should be discontinued The l‘>8ti sanctions law essentially ended all com merce between the United States and South Africa, ev cept for the purchase of certain metals considered im portant for national defense According to the law. the sanctions are to remain in effect until Nelson Mandela arid a 11 other political prisoners are freed and the segre gation laws are repealed. The laws are off the books. Mandela is free and other politic of justice and human rights, rulhet than economic nec essitv. the pressure from this country and others must continue Emerald PO BOX ]«M. EUGENE OREGON 97403 f title* in f'hiwf Managing r aiioi t dtlon.il E dltOI • Giaphic& Fditoi N****'. 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A,1. • • • Grnpf.ii NfAMOom Bustn#«t Otlic# 346 ‘>511 1*»oduction 346 4361 Production Manager M Display Advertising 346 371.’ Classified Advertising 346 4343 T-^H\RT pwces USA KUWAIT 16 DOLLARS 15EARS LETTERS Job description i would lif thf lirsi to point out with more than a 11 It It- nas Is glee that thf I rurr.ild is tic tpiflitis guilty of sloppy tour ii.ilisni sontflilTKts the things lilt* paper perpetrates in print do not merit thf l.ihfl of jour nalism at all On the other hand you owe no apologies lot no! doing something sou never intended to do and thf i onipl.lining members of tin* Women s t fil let an- ssas out ol line in dc matiding uthersvise 1 he profile ol the pseudonymous Mggles dam et Samantha \UI)i' Mas till ssas well-done interesting and made no attempt to glut! fy het or her part tune vma tion It erred mils in i ontradu t mg a number ol polite alls i or lei I lint in a axionally rnttdlet tualls dubious generalizations about women. 'loll need make no excuses for not furthering the agendas of tot lets ol anyone else \ newspaper's joli is to report Whether the issue at hand is dirts business in the li t ,"s dirty laundry or a fluff pine about a topless dancer sour sole oh ligatton is to the truth Mu hael 1 Stamm ( (imposition and (.rMilitate Sei retars Reality check I hr statrmrnf i otK rrning thr II ( rulrs in youx articlr is not «orrr< ! Ai» of ding to I i ( rulrs »»t prut f‘(lurr fivir out «»i Six ot Six out ol M’U-n voh’s m favor an* Ht*( rssarv tor thr rrmoval i>t .in 11 ( inrmbrr [OUR jinx* t ) In rr«ilit\. .m ording If) 11 1 Rulrs of Proi rdurr rrvisrd fan uar\ loon ruir J statrs \ quorum is six to rrtommrnd rr movai nt an Il f mrmhrr from offic r Kulr *1 statrs Rrniov at front nffii t> of an IK member Ietpiires five VItil's f lunks fin l*«tlinu nii' t lear this up for von lbist ill,i \\ arrcn IK No depth ' f ill* ilanrmg life" nrlii If about Samantha s job at Jiggles |()l)i Mat f()| slaved just on !bf surf.ii t* of thr issues of ex ploilafion of women in out so i letv I list of all, tin- title sug gests something more but hi1 ilo not get Samantha's lift- pist infol mat ion about bet |ob Though entertiiining and in formative about one poisons exponent e getting and per forming this jofi the article staved on the superfii ial level ol her "embarrassment.' and her desire for self esteem there was no attempt to dis i uss or even allude to. tin* tea suns women have such prob leins with selt esteem and em barrassment m et appearani e Ihougb I can appreciate the i hallenge and Samantha s tirav er\ i feel intense pain for all Women whose bodies are daily looked at as sexual objet Is lot all women whit want to look like models or strippers u ltd ,i personality 1 in glad the crowd gave her support when she was new at it but what does that support reallv mean to het and even woman In Kttgeiii"' 1 don't think it was a personal triumph to be able to state that her bu\ ll lend w ill prolet t her I think it is vert ver\ sad and wrong ll .;! women have to be prolet t ed bv men. whether hovfnends lathers or strangers Sure there are wonderful men out there who are rovers mu the tide ol violence against women hut I would have liked this tirtk le to include ii Idtie more about the realities ol be big female in loot Wh.it are some other jobs for women that can develop self-esteem? Win does that woman need protec tion'' When will women slop needing protei turn ' ( atherine I busing t .r.iduate Student Alive and well I found vour artic le on a I in versity student's job at liggle s Cavern and subsequtmt reaction to it interesting and enlighten ing I have always had a prob Into understanding the point ol view ol those who would call a woman darning without a top "pornographic '' therein plac ing this act in the same catego ry w ill) v intent or glorifying de pillions ol rape limed incest and other images found in some hard core pornographic materials It topless dam mg is porno graphic and thus bad where (and on what basis) is the line between social accept ability and six nil deviance to he dl.iwji ’ is looking at a worn ail's or man's (rods in a desir otis sexual wav "objectifying them and therefore "had ? Is a woman who is looked at in a sexual wav necessarily being stripped of iu-r humanity and dignity as a human being:' Also, is it different when a man dam es naked on a stage I hope tb.it a dialogue on this issue is kept alive and ! look forward to further discussion im this subject rhornas (.erhurdt Arts and l etters SMART IV. MfV SMA2r DEPOT REDUCTION; IAN SMNRT EDUCATION POLICY MKRT t'iA.TlOMfvL. ENERGY PVAM SMART S«L tVLLOUT STRNTCGY SMM7T DOMESTIC. POLICY ‘ I \ i F