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Go Beavs
Still going for national championship
I'd like to give a special shout out to Paul Ortiz and the rest of the Beavers team for the single best baseball game I've ever seen! A grand slam in the eighth inning, which keeps us in the running for the national championship - that was so cool! Give them some front page, if you could!
BRIAN ZASTOUPIL
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What about the engineering expo
On Friday, 1,000s of visitors arrived on campus....
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Tara
posted 5/15/08 @ 12:45 AM PST
Originally posted byMr. Nunley
Paul Ortiz? Unless that's his middle name that he goes by, we should at least try and get our best hitter's name right.
Very true, Kevin. Danica Patrick is in a very "manly" sport (I'll leave the whole "is it a sport?" debate for another time). I remember one of her peers saying she drives more aggressively during "that time of the month" or something along those lines, and she just laughed. She's a class-act who has never separated herself from the other racers.
And yes, the WNBA is flat-out boring. We watch basketball because we want to see superior athletes do things we can't do. I'm sorry, but women aren't physically equal, and watching them play b-ball is not exciting.
Of course radical feminists despise attractive women....... jealousy and querulousness are the key tenets of radical feminism.
Wow Mr. Nunley, you are obviously very undereducated about feminism and the physical aspects of women. Since you need to be educated lets start first with the concept of "feminism". You quote that feminists are women who "despise attractive women due to jealousy and querulousness". I feel that your definition of feminism must be skewed because I looked up the definition of feminism in the dictionary (you know a reliable source) and this is what I found: Feminism is the "Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes." Now if I am not mistaken if you compare your definition of feminism to the definition found in the dictionary, I could safely conclude that your definition is nothing more than the bloated opinion of a very sexist man trying to find a reason to despise a population of people you know nothing about. Oh, one more thing about feminism, did you know that men can be feminists too. Just thought I would let you in on that little secret. I would also like to point out that just because a woman is on their period does not necessarily mean that she will perform better because during menstruation or as you put it "that time of the month", women experience bloating, back pain, cramps, and other physical ailments. In addition very few women (~5%) actually experience a change in their emotional and mental status, so if you had bothered to do a little research you would have realized that your statements are false. Also, if you think women's basketball is boring because the female players can't perform better than the spectator (you), then maybe you haven't actually watched a WNBA game. You just assume that because they are not male they must be poor athletes but actually the WNBA was formed after the gold metal run by the USA Basketball Women's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Wow, it sure does take a lot of skill to be a world champion doesn't it? I sure would like to see you (Mr. Nunley) take on a professional female basketball player. I wonder, can you even dunk a ball or perform a proper lay up? Have you ever tried your skills against a female basketball player? Or are you just saying that the WNBA is boring because you can't stand to see female athletes doing something you really can not actually do? I hope that maybe in the future you will refrain from making uneducated statements:)
Nunley
posted 5/15/08 @ 10:58 PM PST
Notice that I put the word "radical" before feminism. I could have used the word "Feminazi" instead. Your favorite source, Webster, defines it as a "radical feminist."
You really missed the point about the "time of the month" comment. Maybe you were getting a little emotional and failed to realize that I was paraphrasing an Indy Car racer's comment about Patrick.
The WNBA attendance numbers speak for themselves. Yes, I find it extremely boring to watch very average athletes play when I can watch the NBA, a fast-paced show with the best athletes in the sport.
Nice try, but the "how to scrutinize society and claim victim-status" classes you take in the Women's Studies department are obviously not on par with the rest of academia.
You really missed the point about the "time of the month" comment. Maybe you were getting a little emotional and failed to realize that I was paraphrasing an Indy Car racer's comment about Patrick.
The WNBA attendance numbers speak for themselves. Yes, I find it extremely boring to watch very average athletes play when I can watch the NBA, a fast-paced show with the best athletes in the sport.
Nice try, but the "how to scrutinize society and claim victim-status" classes you take in the Women's Studies department are obviously not on par with the rest of academia.
Nunley
posted 5/16/08 @ 2:25 PM PST
I don't know if my last response registered or not, so if this is repetition, I'm sorry. I'll address your points, Tara.
1. It wasn't an accident that I put the word "radical" before the word "feminist." According to your favorite source, Webster, a "Feminazi" is a radical feminist.
2. Yes, I know many gay men consider themselves feminists.
3. You must be one of the 5% because you obviously were overcome with emotion when you completely misunderstood my mention of "that time of the month." I was paraphrasing an Indy Car driver who said that to highlight Patrick's insouciance to such things.
4. It doesn't take great athletic ability to be champion when the competition is so weak..... as in international women's b-ball. The WNBA attendance numbers speak for themselves. I'm certain I'm not the only one who finds it a complete bore.
5. Barry Sanders cannot dunk a b-ball. He must be a horrible athlete.
Your tirade is typical of radical feminists. It seems as though Women's Studies classes, which emphasize the apparent need to scrutinize society in order to gain victim status, are not on par with the rest of academia. I feel sorry for young women on the receiving end of such tripe. When they graduate they will realize that asinine feminazi BS is not recognized outside of the sanctuary of a "safe" classroom.
1. It wasn't an accident that I put the word "radical" before the word "feminist." According to your favorite source, Webster, a "Feminazi" is a radical feminist.
2. Yes, I know many gay men consider themselves feminists.
3. You must be one of the 5% because you obviously were overcome with emotion when you completely misunderstood my mention of "that time of the month." I was paraphrasing an Indy Car driver who said that to highlight Patrick's insouciance to such things.
4. It doesn't take great athletic ability to be champion when the competition is so weak..... as in international women's b-ball. The WNBA attendance numbers speak for themselves. I'm certain I'm not the only one who finds it a complete bore.
5. Barry Sanders cannot dunk a b-ball. He must be a horrible athlete.
Your tirade is typical of radical feminists. It seems as though Women's Studies classes, which emphasize the apparent need to scrutinize society in order to gain victim status, are not on par with the rest of academia. I feel sorry for young women on the receiving end of such tripe. When they graduate they will realize that asinine feminazi BS is not recognized outside of the sanctuary of a "safe" classroom.
Heidi
posted 5/19/08 @ 1:49 PM PST
Mr. Nunley, since you have decided to enumerate your arguments, I'll do the same (for sake of easy comparison). It interests me that you chose to post twice - am I incorrect in thinking you are trying to goad Tara into another response??
1. For clarification, radical feminism is a theoretical basis for feminist thought that rests on the belief that patriarchy is the root cause of women's oppression. This does not mean that all men are out to oppress women. It simply means that patriarchy, as a social institution, produces male supremacy over women. The term radical comes from the latin work meaning "root" and refers to the concept of "going to the root of the problem". Whereas other schools of feminist thought focus on the law (liberal feminism) or class conflict (Marxist and socialist feminism), radical feminism has determined the cause of women's oppression to be patriarchal gender relations.
2. I am not even going to attempt to respond to this. Gay men are not the only men who believe in equality for men and women.
3. It was an amusing comment. End of story. I'm not going to attack you for quoting someone else. Also, good use of a big word...although, I'm not sure of the appropriateness of using a word that big when speaking of car racing.
4. I disagree with you that women's basketball is a complete bore. For me, men's basketball is boring. True, there are some phenomenal athletes playing these days, but overall, what I see in modern basketball is a lack of fundamentals. How many teams use the strategy of "running as fast as they can down the floor, flinging the ball to the tallest guy, who dunks it"? I can only stand so much. Women's teams tend to be more team-focused and, because they can't run as fast as the men, have to really work together to score. I really appreciate that.
5. This is a flawed argument. While Tara's comment was somewhat inappropriate and an ad hominem attack against you, there are better ways to respond. Barry Sanders does not play basketball, so your argument becomes non sequitur.
It is interesting that you deem Tara's response to be "typical" of radical feminists. In all actuality, her response was quite tame on the spectrum of feminist response, perhaps bordering on radical. I myself align with a more socialist school of thought - that is, I believe that capitalism and patriarchy work together to oppress women - but I find some truth in all theoretical frameworks of feminist thought.
For me personally, women studies classes have presented me with a way of thinking that was lacking from my strict-science background. I believe that I am a better-rounded individual for choosing to make women studies my graduate minor.
1. For clarification, radical feminism is a theoretical basis for feminist thought that rests on the belief that patriarchy is the root cause of women's oppression. This does not mean that all men are out to oppress women. It simply means that patriarchy, as a social institution, produces male supremacy over women. The term radical comes from the latin work meaning "root" and refers to the concept of "going to the root of the problem". Whereas other schools of feminist thought focus on the law (liberal feminism) or class conflict (Marxist and socialist feminism), radical feminism has determined the cause of women's oppression to be patriarchal gender relations.
2. I am not even going to attempt to respond to this. Gay men are not the only men who believe in equality for men and women.
3. It was an amusing comment. End of story. I'm not going to attack you for quoting someone else. Also, good use of a big word...although, I'm not sure of the appropriateness of using a word that big when speaking of car racing.
4. I disagree with you that women's basketball is a complete bore. For me, men's basketball is boring. True, there are some phenomenal athletes playing these days, but overall, what I see in modern basketball is a lack of fundamentals. How many teams use the strategy of "running as fast as they can down the floor, flinging the ball to the tallest guy, who dunks it"? I can only stand so much. Women's teams tend to be more team-focused and, because they can't run as fast as the men, have to really work together to score. I really appreciate that.
5. This is a flawed argument. While Tara's comment was somewhat inappropriate and an ad hominem attack against you, there are better ways to respond. Barry Sanders does not play basketball, so your argument becomes non sequitur.
It is interesting that you deem Tara's response to be "typical" of radical feminists. In all actuality, her response was quite tame on the spectrum of feminist response, perhaps bordering on radical. I myself align with a more socialist school of thought - that is, I believe that capitalism and patriarchy work together to oppress women - but I find some truth in all theoretical frameworks of feminist thought.
For me personally, women studies classes have presented me with a way of thinking that was lacking from my strict-science background. I believe that I am a better-rounded individual for choosing to make women studies my graduate minor.
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Mr. Nunley
posted 5/14/08 @ 12:16 PM PST
Very true, Kevin. Danica Patrick is in a very "manly" sport (I'll leave the whole "is it a sport?" debate for another time). I remember one of her peers saying she drives more aggressively during "that time of the month" or something along those lines, and she just laughed. She's a class-act who has never separated herself from the other racers.
And yes, the WNBA is flat-out boring. We watch basketball because we want to see superior athletes do things we can't do. I'm sorry, but women aren't physically equal, and watching them play b-ball is not exciting.
Of course radical feminists despise attractive women....... jealousy and querulousness are the key tenets of radical feminism.