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e Battalion GIELIFE Page 3 • Friday, September 24, 1999 ce betw should -letected er of up; •ists mot! Jiffereitt have eh; -le. Kertope e, whicf erfection; 1 therigli! ird mode; to revolt: •veriesas: ag/Qf 0 am v And two4n oking barrels Nomen break stereotypes by handling guns SUSAN OVERCASH The Battalion he first time Meggan Brad- berry fired a gun, she was in awe of the power of the ear n she used. r v “The power of the shotgun was _^Ring,” Bradherry said. “When Bshotgun shell explodes, it 'itazes me that the spread of the * ^_|Mcan go through something a 7^Hhat.” Bomen around campus are dec- tating the stereotype of women as ■weaker sex.” One manifesta- >n of these falling stereotypes is '"'WpBhilitv of women to effectively ’"■le a firearm. And these ^.|men do not fit the “manly” ‘ jreotype, either. Atriv> Bradberry, a junior animal sci- k major, decided to learn how to hoot a handgun after a male friend y^SBested they go bird-hunting. “I’ve always grown up in a hunt- r ^ gbackground,” Bradberry said. l iave mV hunter’s certificate, after my friend suggested it, 1 ^^Iled my parents and said I wanted ilearn to shoot.” Jradberry said her parents, both (Ivhom own firearms and hunt, ^■e excited about the idea of her falling to shoot. ^My mom got all excited,” Brad- y said. “She’s a better shot than ly dad and has great aim. She goes T-hunting with my dad and ' ^-•irijngs back more than he does. ” r^Bccording to statistics from the -ryfomen’s Shooting Sports Founda- * i\|teon (WSSF), the number of female hunters has increased 15 percent be- teen 1989 and 1997 and currently vc\ represent 11 percent of the overall hunting population. Melissa Hvizdos, a sophomore political science major and a mem ber of the Corps of Cadets, said she learned to shoot for future safety. “I’ve always been interested in learning to shoot,” Hvizdos said. “I want to know how to handle a gun so when I move out in the future, later in life. I’ll be able to protect myself. ” Daniel Powell, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, said, from a male perspective, he feels it is important for women to learn to shoot. “I say more power to them,” Pow ell said. “It’s a good skill to know. It’s the same as learning to use tools to fix a car; you don’t always need it, but sometime it’s useful.” From the female perspective, Hvizdos said men have more re-! spect for a woman who can de fend herself. “Being in the Corps especially, I think anyone who can defend her self physically and is tough under neath is accepted,” Hvizdos said. “Their [cadet’s! perspective changes when they know you’re not weak. They have more respect and can somcttmes.be intimidated.” iTvizdos said when she learned to shoot, the men who taught her were very positive and motivating. Bradberry said men sometimes seem condescending to women who step out of conventional bounds. see Guns on Page 5. - GIG EM AGGIES Beat The Hell outta So. Miss! Hey Ags, Don’t Forget Papa John’s is IT OR SI DSEPffj ; or it 1 magini 6 ' itoi- „ ’ usE f, lies Ed |tt jr ditor , £ditt> f ditor n EdiW' * ■ News oducer ster id 013 3^ 5-26»rfi Kill noting 5 ocal, ^ r ‘ (vertisi^ Kidoff^ 1 ■eertaef i Fisl< iliday 5 ^^, lidatCJ* Open Late Friday till Sam Open Early Saturday 10am So Check out our GAME DAY SPECIAL 2 Large 1 Topping Pizzas College Station 764-7272 Bryan* 268-7272 TAMU/Northgate 846-3600 Bryan Location Closes at 1 am Friday. Offer expires 9/26/99. Limited Delivery Area 2001 BACK TO SCHOOL BLOWOUT T- SHIRTS $ 5 SWEATSHIRTS $ 10 MUGS . $ 5 LISCENSE PLATES ... $ 8 SEPT. 20 - 24 at MSG And they're singing and dancing! Who knew? The saber wielding and vibrantly costumed Don Cossacks of Rostov lead off the MSC OPAS 1999-2000 season with an electrifying performance filled with strong voices and fiery dance! Don (Jossciyks of Rostov Thursday, September 30 @ 7:30 PM Rudder Auditorium Season Media Partners: KBTX For tickets, order on-line at opas.tamu.edu. Or, call 845-1234.