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LETTERS Capitalist sex lonah Hwird'l "honor " con cerning our "cruel end spiteful roc*" i* misdirected when he expressed hi* "disapproval, il only symbolically.” toward pros titute* fom. fan 22) By scapegoating and penm ut tng prostitutes. we are effet tive ly forcing them to take thane nth er tow-paving, go-nowhere job* that undermine both physical and mental health Because of “vice* law*, an enortnou* per centage of the poor wind up in prtaon. while the real wind up Imprisoned by labor Howard talk* of a woman tell ing "her hotly, her soul,* etc — don't all worker* in a capitalist society do essentially the •ante’ The only difference between working for McDonald's and prostitution is that the former involves wage labor (which is inherently exploitative), and the latter involves the exchange of sex for money (which tome con sider immoral). Unlike Howard, what I hold sacred Is the right to choose for one's self what is sacred, end not for others If sex is somehow reli gious to vote that's your bun nos* — and if it's business to someone else, your religion has no nghi to interfere. The Argument against prosti tution is based on moral preju dices. not on reason, and Howard shows his hy classifying “whores” as “impure” and "fall en" women who deserve our “pity." Perhaps sex workers are individuals with their ami ideas about values and seif worth. The ri«Ji hire servants to scrub their toilets, and the poor accept this fundamental insult because they have needs If you want to fight for a more humane society, then Tight to provide alternatives, not to take them away Bradley Butterfield Comparative literature Compass needed Your publication of “Pussy Galore is more than perfection” {am, Min 10). « about kitsch |»mw bond novel*, set a now low for college journalism (ye*, even for the Emerald) The contest of the article in * section of the paper traditional!* saved for political and social analysts made me ask. “Aren't there more pressing issue* to ovpiorer' If the editorial waff of the Enter aid haan't heard. Congress hat not pteed funding for education nest year. Unless that change*, thousands of student* will not have the financial aid to attend the University in IM7*M Hut too were right to not espkxe that threat hanging over students' lives, the (antes Bond ttaue super sede* student live* and itaues of social, academic and personal importance wny d«u you not writ* attorn ihf ltd ihot only 40 percent of the student* who enter the Uni versity as freshmen will gradu ate* Harvard'* graduation rat* ■» over 05 portent' What do those two (act* say about the Uni veri ty'* practice* regarding student retention? I out imagine your edi tonal *taff saying. "Forget the drop out rat* at this University, we have Pussy Galore' to pub lish1" Dose i ontnvtuahring fame* Bond or the future of students on thin campus, have the greater claim to the op-ed page7 The HnwmM made its choice, and in my opinion it was the wrung one To close this letter on a positive note. I know that many dedicated talented and hard-working people put in long hours at the Fmera/d; tor that fact I thank you All I <un saying is. if you wish to represent that University, plmae rethink your editorial t hon e* I believe the Bttwmki ha* the potential to be a great college (taper, but the path the t'nwmid Is now on is not tak mg that direction Mark Jefter u Engiah and Phriosopfcy Group no fun Tlie cold meal and screwed-up schedule during "Japan Night." sponsored by the Japanese Stu dent Organization on fan it), was a disappointment to me I wtt espectmg the event to provide the muiM-tu* with a hot k ground in |a panes* culture In a sophisticated way However, the firogram's content (such •* the ashion show and cooking demonstration). w«« roughly organ trad and vary childish Kvan though I am lapanese. ( couldn't understand what ih«v were trying to introduce. The moat ahaurd part of thw want wu that ISO sold two itmlr of Im kata On# waa a -gen ami" ti< kat and tha other a "pre mium"' ticket Ttie parformanca was delayed morn than half an hour because ISO served tha pm mtum ticket holder* a special dinner in another room A* the "VIPs" finished their dinner*, the general tic ket holder* had to wail with empty bento bu«e« ISO should reconsider the pri mary purpose of this campus event It should be for student*, not for VIP* I'm not pieeaed with ISO's gen era) ac tivities either Since I have been at the University. fHk only |SO major event* I have heard about are |apan Night and the !*panes* language Table On the other hand, I have been invited to barbecue*. movies, fruit pick ing. parties and other team) activ itie* by the Chinese Student Assoc ml ton and other student association* ISO should he aware that out of ihe ‘Hi countries represented at thw University, it it a majori ty group with 177 student* out of 1M1 international students FumuMu Nakamura Joumabsm LETTERS POLICY Th# Otopom 0#*y Eimtatelmt# «#*np» to pmt an mm* centaun mg comimna an tope* o« *«•* •*«to to# UrwwtoMy commmA* l e?t#»» jo to# #*»» mull 0# wntoW to no mm* ttw* 250 mot (to. togtoto. and to# <CtofMcMiOn Q< to# **#» mull 0# vardtod *n#*i to# mm « toOma tod Ttw Emma*} tmmvm to# ?sgM« to add any mm to* tong«n or Wyt# 'Pizza Pipeline. 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