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It's National Hispanic Awareness Month: See page 4. Stoltenberg urges reevaluation of masculinity the audience. man the way you are supposed to allows these men to maintain "Men constantly havetobeprov- treat a woman." women as sexual objects, because ing their masculinity; it is never Male bonding is the second eroti- masculine men can't have sex with enough and they can never stop," cism. "Men use male bonding with real people, only body parts. Ho- said Stoltenberg. "But to prove that other men to prove that they are mosexuality goes against this con- masculinity they have to sever the tough, not vulnerable; straight, not cept, because for the definition of lifeof their inner feelings.This trans- queer; dominant, not submissive; masculinity this would require ob- forms into alienation, domination and hard, not empathetic," said jectifying another male." and estrangement." Stoltenberg. "When men bond they The concept of women as sexual -"Trying to prove your masculin- objects is essential to Stoltenberg's ity does not allow for empathy," he fourth eroticism of inequality, por- said. "It causes the objectification of *Wen are nography. "The woman is the sexual someone else's body, so others are object, and for men there must be looked at as body parts and not a comparing conquest and domination, and it whole presence. We were shown themselves to scares men if they feel anything that to be a man, sexual inequality else." had to turn you on. You can't be a an abstract Stoltenberg urged men to "sub- man without someone underneath vert male bonds, reclaim their sexu- [you]." gender ideal ality, and relax about their own hoto by Virginia Stethmus p There are four erotics to inequal- masculinity." John Stoltenberg spoke at last Thursday ' s Spotlight lecture. ity, according to Stoltenberg. that doesn't Stoltenberg is the co-founder of these issues to the Colby commu- The first of these erotics is sexual exist " Men Against Pornography and is BY KATHRYN COSGROVE nity. objectification. This is the reduc- -John Sfoltmbere chair of the Task Group on Pornog- Asst. News Editor "I knew that being a man is more tion of another self, not witnessing raphy of the National Organization than just beards and hunting jack- the personhood of another," said try to prove that the women in their for Changing Men. He graduated John Stoltenberg was born ets, but I became haunted by the Stoltenberg. "I describe , this as lives aren't as important as the other with a Bachelor of Arts degree in "perused" and grew up trying to elusiveness of real masculinity," thingification, turning other people men, but once over they want to Philosophy from St. Olafs College, prove he was as masculine, as the said Stoltenberg. "If .there isn't one into things-that are-ta.be possessed reestablish their relationship with received a Master of Divinity from "other" guy, until he realized that man who contains all the masculin- and used. This sort of behavior re- women, but it is already severed. Union Theological Seminar of New the "other" guy does not exist. ity then it just can't be real. Men are solves male gender identity anxiety Men are faced with the problem of York and a Master of Fine Arts from "What is masculinity? Who has comparing themselves to an abstract and, when repeated, develops an repairing this split. But can they Colombia. it and how do they act?" are ques- gender ideal that doesn't exist." eroticism. The reason men who are recover thedivided selves they have The Men's Group brought tions that Stoltenberg has explored Stoltenberg spoke for 60 min- trying to live up to this masculine created?" Stoltenberg to Colby with the assis- throughout his life. Last Thursday, utes on issues such as gender in- ideal have such a problem accept- Male supremacy requires gen- tance of the Student Association. Stoltenberg, author of the book. equality and homophobia and then ing homosexual relationships is be- der polarity," said Stoltenberg, "Refusing to be a Man," addressed opened the floor to questions from cause you shouldn't treat another "Homophobia [the third eroticism] See STOLTENBERGon page 6 Students -smell snow Roberta battles insect problem ging, because there will always be Attenweiler. In an attempt to curb through Student Activities made BY NICK-MILES By this problem." the problem from this end, most WTON&Y all the difference, Il Wa$ better Staff Writer GLOCKNI2R wganteed and morocentraUyto r The reasons that the pests have supplies are now being removed taken such a hold in the Roberts from their cardboard packaging Contributing Write* cated/ said Laidtey. Students eating at Roberts may mM <'l ll» «'. H I MMMM**W*IIHI MtmHM II Ht Mti» M. HI4. HWW facilities are simple, according to before they are brought into the Thiay ear Sugarloaf purchased be in for a surprise. Ski season h finally here. now $now*4ttak% shipment *u Attenweiler. Some of the reasons building. Cardboard stored in the * There has been an insect prob- are that Roberts is an old building basement has also been a breeding $»#wto**r Mountain uttxcistty increase tho amount of snow in lem plaguing the two dining halls opened lo tho public the earliest the SnowBeIds,a trail with few with double floors and double ceil- ground for these pests, said located in Roberts Union, according ings, whichareconducivesurround- Attenweiler. & Maine ski area has ever opened. boundaries above the tree tine. to Mary Attenweiler, director of Although only a limited twr&be* Before fbte yew the traite were ings for insect breeding. It is also "(the insects] shouldn't pose a Dining Services. warm enough for them around the health risk whatsoever," said o* M*wwaop ert to $k{e*8/ttwiriy not skiable for most of the sea* "We are aware of a problem," students found th« time to get out son, but now they will be open dining facilities due to that "big, old Attenweiler. "The . operations are said Attenweiler. "We have the ex- boiler in the basement," said clean. their «kis and head tip to titxt f at a lairgexpoxttott of the season. terminators on top of it." mountain.SugwhW H not merely ; \**Tfas opfctttog of the Snow Attenweiler. A health problem stemming Thepestsinjohnsonand Chaplin The insects originally enter the from insects, although unlikely, is 0ptMt,jK*0*di«g to $tudeifcf& t&f} Fields Waft <k big incentive for dining halls should be eliminated dnOW i* pretty good, people to buy pasaras/' said facility, through outside sources, for the most part by the time stu- such as food supplies, said See BUGS on page 12 ^Tlhe snow Was good conoid" fo|<teiy**i fttokitw-tfy helped dents return from Thanksgiving otfng ihe ehmtt uwh*they iwd to rt9 to $«U evett ttt&re/ break, said Attenweiler. propare th* trail*/ said My Colby student*seem toVigrcc The exterminators, who already FJontiUa '94, Who Went to that a pass is a definite must for » to fre» do weekly insect annihilations in Sugarloaf last Thursday* $tudewti planning ski each of the four dining halls, will do It wiw cool to be the fl»#t qittttUy* Mowew;# a ^twient late (tun a special fogging of Roberts in people On thft hill/ **W )mti docfl not $fci more ton day*a November to take care of the bugs. season, a paw is not worth tho Sudano 'Mj ,Who Alio Went dkiing The extermination will take place last Thursday. wnMy/Sidd lPlairttNliV over Thanksgiving break because it AccordUigto Celhy$<i$arJoaf J him $89 on »1 tte lket add X takes a few days for the pesticide to $tude*at ftej**e<ie>ritativ<? Karen sould. only «ki one trail/' said Y wear off, according to Attenweiler. Laidley "0% Almost 300 aensow Ted Gtitloy H. "Even nt full Even such a fogging, however, passes were mold for the reduced prlceyou gotmoruforyaurwioney should not be expected to get rid of pri_$tf$£$0, i.oth»elMdlWgpflf»$e$ hfccauw yon <m nkl the whole she said . th.it bad the whole problem, mM fa* Hhfe W&tttof -p-rtiW Of $K& mountain. It Won't be "You're never going to totally Thi* yea* panrtert wore »ol<3( when it goes up to full price*1 _ to ao, get rid of the problem," said through Student Activities, d n't plan $M too nt ucb, no, Attenweiler. "It's not just in Rob- whom*** fust year they were jioid I don't really need a pm *" erts, it's a widespread problem. We thtt^gh $Mg,ir)o»fnttwlonttepire- "\ don't think that It will b«« will continue to do the weekly ex- problem for me to ma|co hoto Vir inia SontaHvOs, my terminations here even after the fog- Enter at your own risk. P ** S StettMus "1 think that selling (hem . • Jitney repaired and back on track BY R35QINAOPOYSKY News Editor The Jitney, which was involved in an accident last month with a :«HOH _HMrtnt__ M____nMmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmMmmmm- dumpster, has been fully repaired, according to Director of Safety and Security John Frechette. The total cost of the repairs came to $682. Wesleyan College Middletown Conn. The collision was reported to the police, as must be any crash resulting * ^ ^ in over $500 in damage, said Frechette. The driver of the vehicle will not Ballots iar Wesleyan s student jgovertunenfcweretampered with / causingan iniiexntption in be summonsed in connection with the accident. "The dumpster probably the ekcEonprocedute, The combined ballots for preside***, vice president andteptesentatives shouldn't have been there in the first place," said Frechette. "The driver were removed from, the voting desk by unknown persons.

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