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Host an Exchange Student Today ! (for 3, 5 or 10 months) Make a lifelong friend from abroad. Enrich your family with another culture. Now you can host a high school exchange student (girl or boy) from France, Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Italy Victoria from Australia, 17 yrs. or other countries. Single Giorgio from Italy, 16 yrs. parents, as well as couples Loves to play baseball and spend Enjoys spending time with her family and younger siblings. with or without children, time with his dogs. Giorgio also Victoria plays volleyball and is may host. Contact us ASAP plays the guitar, and his dream excited to learn new sports for more information or to is to join a drama club at his while in America. American high school. select your student. Bonnie Amy at 541-514-4565 or Amy at 1-800-733-2773 at 1-800-733-2773 (Toll Free) host.asse.com or email info@asse.com INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS Founded in 1976 ASSE International Student Exchange Program is a Public Benefi t, Non-Profi t Organization. For privacy reasons, photos above are not photos of actual students DIETARY ENTITLEMENT While I was at one of my favorite res- taurants downtown the other day, the line stopped as a couple grilled the server about the contents of the soup and sandwiches. The girl was very helpful and answered, to the best of her abilities, all of the questions. The questions kept coming. The line stopped, I waited patiently for around five minutes, overhearing the barrage of ques- tions. All the while the couple kept staring at their cell phones. They were rude and had an air of entitlement to them. “We are the customer,” they stated, “and have di- etary restrictions.” The server began taking other orders while the kitchen staff came out to con- tinue answering questions. Five to 10 more minutes passed and I received my order. They were still at the counter. They were still rude. My advice to people with such extreme dietary restrictions is to pack a lunch. This way you know exactly what you are eating. John Carlson Eugene REJECTING BARBIE The body and gender are two different things. The human body is female, with ovaries, or male, with testes. These are necessary for reproduction (we could have less of that!). Gender, on the other hand, is the cul- tural role of women and men. The anthro- pologist Margaret Mead traveled the world studying the gender roles of various cul- tures. Her theory that behavior and person- ality can be improved and are the result of influence and not biology made her one of the most influential anthropologists of her time. Mead found that every culture has a firm belief in the naturalness and “rightness” of its particular gender roles, even though the roles differ widely in each culture. In cultures where men rule (like ours), the gender role for men is to be dominant, and for women, to be submissive. These Barbie and Ken roles are narrow and restrictive to humans, who are born with a full range of feelings, interests and abilities. I rejected the Barbie role when I came into my teenage years. Hell no! I wasn’t going to be subservient, pretty, a helper! But it’s more than just personal expression. When a whole society believes that dominance and submission are inherent in men and women’s biology, it has a prob- lem! It’s called patriarchy. It’s a violent, exploitive, miserable culture, and femi- nists are working to free us all from it. Kari Johnson Eugene Friday, August 25 HiFi presents The Grand Ronde String Band 4:30 - 8 pm at the Park Blocks Old timey takes on bluegrass and iddle tunes mixed with jazz and soul. Wednesday, August 30 Now! Performing Arts presents Brandon Cagle 12 - 13:30 pm at the Park Blocks Singer-songwriter performing dark country and folk music. pARTy on the Plaza LETTERS POLICY: We welcome letters on all topics and will print as many as space allows, with priority given to timely local issues. Please limit length to 200 words and include your address and phone number for our files. Email to letters@eugeneweekly.com, fax to 484-4044 or mail to 1251 Lincoln, Eugene 97401. Voted Best New Restaurant! Thursday, August 31 Taki Chayay 5:30 – 6:15 pm at the Hult Center Plaza Celebrate pan-Andean music with songs from Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador. EW Readers’ Poll HOUSE SPECIALTIES INCLUDE fish and chips, sweet potato enchiladas, chicken and waffles, fresh baked donuts, bread pudding & seasonal milkshakes Gluten Free Restaurant ••Vegan Options•• 2435 Hilyard St. • (541) 636-3838 sundialcafeeugene.com Mon: closed Tu-Fr: 11am-9pm Sat-Sun: 8am-3pm Event Details at: eugfun.org eugeneweekly.com • A ugust 24, 2017 5
