Pulse Editor
Jacquelyn Lewis
jacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com
Tuesday, April 1,2003
Oregon Daily Emerald
On Thursday
African dance:
Eugene's cultural
connection
Friendship
should take
precedence
overpolitics
Natasha
Chilingerian
Ask Nat
Dear Nat: I need help solving an e-mail
squabble I had with a friend who is pro
military. I recently wrote her and ex
pressed that I am strongly against the war
in Iraq. She replied with a long letter stat
ing that I am wrong and that she actually
believes the United States has good rea
sons to go to war! I’m considering ending
the friendship because I feel she is being
ignorant. Should I bother trying to patch
things up, and if so, how?
— Political Firestarter
Dear Firestarter: Unless your friend
ship consists of watching the news to
gether all day, then yes, you should try to
patch things up.
There are many
topics friends can
discuss and activi
ties they can engage
in that do not in
clude politics. I feel
it is important for
romantically in
volved couples to
agree on controver
sial issues, but a
friendship with oth
er elements of en
joyment is not
worth throwing away because of one dis
agreement. You unlatched Pandora’s Box
by e-mailing your political opinion to
your friend. She already had her view set
on this touchy topic, and you opened
your mouth (or tapped the keyboard, in
this case) with a fire-filled opposition that
ended up burning you both. Next time,
don’t make a comment that you think
might offend someone, because an argu
ment will be the only outcome.
For now, pick up the phone and tell your
friend it would be best to put the issue to
rest, because you’re not changing your
mind about the war and she’s not changing
hers. Then bring up controversial topics
that are more relevant to everyday life,
such as the complexities of your room
mates, relationships and careers.
Dear Nat: I’m a 20-year-old female feel
ing attention-starved from one of my best
guy friends, “Evan.” Evan is one of the few
supportive people in my life aside from
my boyfriend, “Benny.” Lately, Evan’s
long-distance girlfriend has been request
ing he call her every night, and this has
been interfering with the time I spend
with him. He always cuts our coffee dates
short because he has to rush home and
call his girlfriend. I need Evan there for
me in case something bad happens be
tween Benny and me! What should I do?
—Attention-Starved Friend
Dear Attention-Starved: Who are you
dating, Benny or Evan? I would think it’s
a little more important to be concerned
with the actions of your own man, not
someone else’s. Evan is still spending time
with you, like a friend should, but his girl
friend is his first priority. If given the
choice, I’m sure you would spend any
bonus snippets of your time with Benny,
not Evan.
I’m more concerned with your
Turn to Ask Nat, page 8
Louis Jensen
(right) and his
son James
Osredkarfish
for hatchery
rainbow trout
at Alton Baker
Park, located
just east of the
Ferry Street
Bridge. The
two have
fished nearly
every week for
the last six
years.
Adam Amato
Emerald
Tackling fishing
Eugene businesses provide the tools
for fishing enthusiasts to tackle the
season of the sea
Ryan Bornheimer
Senior Pulse Reporter
The thaw has begun and spring is upon us.
In the spirit of the season, fishing enthusiasts
of all experience levels will take to local water
ways in search of the ultimate catch. Whether
it’s for a love of the sport or a taste for Oregon’s
world-renowned seafood, the opportunities to
dip the reel are limitless.
The first step to fishing in Oregon is the pur
chase of a fishing license. Though different
types of fishing require different licenses, the
most general fishing permit is fairly easy to
come by. Bi-Mart, Walmart and Fred Meyer all
offer licenses for between $20 and $30. As a
rule, any retail store selling sporting goods can
provide the required license.
Once the license is in hand, a stop at one
of the many local fishing equipment retailers
is in order.
Baxter’s Custom Tackle and Boats, located
at 777 West Sixth Ave., is a good place for one
stop shopping. This supply store has served
The Caddis
Fly Angling
Shop
provides
both fishing
reports and
a variety
of fly fishing
gear. .
Adam Amato
Emerald
Eugene since 1987, offering a full line of tackle,
reels and rods as well as live and frozen bait. If
a broken rod or reel is keeping you from the
water, Baxter’s also offers repair services.
Those in need of some equipment can also
stop by Chuck’s Rod & Reel Service, another
area mainstay, while there’s still time. This 30
year-old full line tackle shop, located at 5350
Main St. in Springfield, will close at the end
Turn to Fishing, page 7
Eugene native bares male
thoughts on pornography
Author David Loftus’ new book ‘ Watching
Sex’ delves into the world of on-screen sex
Book review
Jacquelyn Lewis
Pulse Editor
Pornography is, and always has been, a touchy
subject. Opinions surrounding the material are as
numerous as the genre’s endless variants. Loud
mouthed proponents and opponents have hailed
and condemned porn for centuries. However, au
thor David Loftus said he wrote the book “Watch
ing Sex: How Men Really Respond to Pornography”
because he felt one thing was missing from all this
debate: the voices of average pornography users —
men, in particular. Amidst the feminist anti-porn
theories and free speech arguments, “nobody
talked to men,” Loftus said.
Loftus set out to remedy this, interviewing al
most 150 men about their experiences with
pornography. The questions run the gamut, from
the men’s first exposure to graphic material to how
Turn to Pornography, page 6