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Protest: Students offended by AXE promotional game marched and chanted Continued from page 1 Assault Prevention and Sexual Well ness Advocacy Team heard about the promotion in advance and organized a protest, which began with a picket line and signature drive and culmi nated in a loud rally. “We are here to promote healthy and respectful relationships, and re ally not support the rape culture and misogyny inherent in this video game,” counseling psychology doc toral student Amit Shahane said, as he distributed pamphlets for the Men’s Center. "We feel that it portrays sexism in that all women are highly sexualized and objectified,” said sophomore women’s and gender studies major Heather North, a SWAT intern. “We feel that their presence should not be hereon campus.” Some protesters said they spoke di rectly to the tour’s personnel. "I asked them if they had a game in which I could pick up on men and they said they hadn’t developed that yet,” senior advertising major Diana Erskine said. Eugene resident Paula Jones said she asked the tour manager if he had any children and whether he would want his daughters attending a school where date rape was encouraged. “They just kept saying, ‘I respect what you have to say and we will report back to AXE,’” Jones said. Signs with slogans such as “F*ck the white, patriarchal, heterosexist, capitalist PARADIGM” and “My body is NOT a game! ‘Mojo Master’ is 023744 Equal Opportunity Employer Driver Helpers Positions Available Throughout Oregon! On call w/ 3-6 hour shifts • Must be 18 & able to lift 70 lbs. Must meet appearance standards. Must be available through December 24 1st: Apply online www.upsjobs.com • 2nd: Come have an interview Wednesday; November 16 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Career Center ' PLUS SIZES Now Open Valley River Mall 293 Valley River Center Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 683-6595 Bring this ad into Torrid & receive 15% Off your entire purchase! One coupon per purchase. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes gift cards. Offer EXPIRES December 4th, 2005 www.torrid.com lame” were carried at 1:30 p.m., as more than 20 protesters marched back and forth between the tent outside the EMU Ticket Office and the corner of East 13th Avenue and University Street. Three game players scurried out of the tent as the protesters returned from the march to yell phrases such as “Hey hey! Ho ho! Mojo Master has got to go!” The tour prepared to leave campus at 2 p.m. Some protesters took credit for the early departure, because the tour was originally scheduled to remain on campus from 10 a.m. un til 4 p.m., but Scheduling and Event Services Coordinator Amy Johnson said AXE called her office late Mon day afternoon to change its departure time to 2 p.m. “We knew there would be things that some might find controversial,” Johnson said. University Scheduling Manager Jessi Steward said the scheduling office strives to be content-neutral when scheduling events and allow ing vendors to rent space on cam pus, and that the scheduling office worked closely with both AXE and the protesters. Contact the business, science and technology reporter at esylwester@ dailyemerald. com Kate Horton | Photographer Several students protest a new video game promoting AXE on Tuesday in front of the ASUO Office. The game ‘Mojo Master' is designed to promote AXE's new fragrance, Unlimited. GET PAID [ hiring a designer, columnist and a reporter ] Application forms and job descriptions are available at EMU Suite 300 and online at www.dailyemerald.com. Submit application form, resume and no more than five work samples by Wednesday, November 16. at 5 p.m. 02375; Oregon Daily Emerald The independent campus newspaper for the University of Oregon ranamiarciHiniaiinnBiaRiianiniaia anna amantiEm Find fun stuff in the ODE Classifieds: Comics, your daily horoscope, and, of course, the crossword.
