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So I 5ot>6HT A PoCKGT WATCH lA/sTf Ab An article on pages Tuesday incorrectly ^ that an arrest was mao: front of the Sigma Epsilon fraternity houst Jan. 18, 2003. Sigma Epsilon moved to location in the sun% 2002. Wilson noise * poiuinon 09 JOSH DIM Continued from page Wilson said until her in; D OK Bovs, “START PRACTtCIM <3. 'lou’K.e ooirJO on tooR V>y Will Uoy<A tion, she will be workingj with Dacus to leam thepo “1 am going to try to I become the best MSC pt before stepping into tiiai Wilson said. Student Body Preside; senior accounting major Josefy said he has known since his freshmen year; full confidence in herabilit- “She will bring entk and energy to her positr said. “ She is very dedicate, MSC and Texas A&M. or BUT I CANNOT AOMAASTM? r last ptres ualcss you Aflt PACMA IMMWCNT Forged Continued from page Feminist Continued from page 1A “It isn’t really a different issue for the third wave, but how the issues impact us is dif ferent,” Baumgardner said. Richards said some of the main questions concerning feminism and feminists today are: Can men be feminists? Can you be religious and be a feminist? Does a feminist have to have an opinion on abortion? “Historically feminists’ relationships with men is on the outside,” Richards said. “Women- only space got inter preted as anti-man space. We want men to be our allies in this movement.” Scott Talafuse, a senior genetics major, attended the speech because, after living in San Francisco where issues and movements such as this are active, he realized he never paid attention to them. “I came wondering if I could be a guy and be a femi nist,” Talafuse said. “I am wor ried it would be intrusive.” As far as religion goes, many feminists used to worry that they had to divorce them selves from their religion. This is no longer true, Richards said. As for being feminist and being pro-life, one can be that too. “Feminism isn’t about preaching one thing, but figuring it out,” Richards said. “You can be yourself and be a feminist.” Baumgardner and Richards encouraged the audience not to let other people define their feminism or make them seem powerless. “The main reason people don’t consider themselves activists is because they think they are powerless,” Baumgardner said. Students in the crowd voiced concerns about being feminist on such a conservative campus. “Just that you could have this many people show up to this shows that you aren't real ly a conservative campus,” Richards said. “You are not as alone as you might think.” To bring feminist issues to light on campus, Baumgardner suggests focusing on issues that are related to students’ lives such as birth control. "We must focus on issues that do not alienate us,” Baumgardner said. Texas A&M’s Women's Center invited Baumgardner and Richards to come speak. “We brought them here because they are good at connecting with college campuses,” said Brenda Bethman, director of the Women’s Center. “You can indeed not be a man-hater and be a feminist," Bethman said. “On our campus there is a small organized movement. A lot of women on this campus do agree with fem inism and are thankful for the movement because it let them (women) come here." Mabel Cortina, Class of 2003. said she felt completely repressed at A&M until she discovered the Women's Center and the Women’s Studies Program. “We’ve all benefited so much from it (feminism),” Cortina said. “And it is our responsibility to carry it on.” on the bills,” Johnson "Now, a genuine billm have a detectable amot! calcium (the pen) cans false positive; it is noli able instrument.' 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