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Show CHRONICLE UTAH DAILY THE 4 THE CHRONICLE'S VIEW 66 Outreach to International Students Long Overdue You lan- m some logistical problems. With the number of students enrolling at the U expected to future, drop in the the U is attempting to step up its marketability not only to foreign exchange and graduate students, but also to students from areas with a projected booming population of college-bounyoung nt spheres of comfort, they are making an impressive sacrifice in the name of education and personal development. The flavor international students bring to campus presents itself not only in the form of linguistic diversity, but also every time something is shared between two people from incredibly different cultures. The people who leave their home countries to study at the U bring more than just the intrinsic benefits of being different their commitment to education and their own personal growth makes them exactly the type of students a university wants to have around, It is in that spirit that University, of Utah;; 'administrators should be applauded for step-- " ping up their recruitment of these students who come to this inland desert to share their experiences ind hopefully find some enlit itenment of their Areas like Las . Vegas and Southern California were the recipients of the hordes of people who fled Utah and other areas during tough economic times in the late 1970s. Their kids are growing up, and hopefully some of them will be interested in coming to Utah to finish their education, Their added numbers combined with 'the ethnically and culturally diverse groups that the U is hoping to attract should go a long way in making sure this university grows stronger throughout the decade. "The" Tj should continue "Hs ' efforts to attract foreign students and make 'it easier for traditional Utah students to get a more worldly and comprehensive education right here at own. home. . Of P By guages from all over the world being thrown around by their native speakers like master jugglers putting on a show for the rest of us. What an incredible thing it is that these students are doing. To remove themselves from their own culture and their own . vm4 directing the focus of their marketing efforts toward things that are more attractive to international students, the U is taking steps in the right direction to enhance its campus and to solve can hear it on the way class. In the halls and the sidewalks, Ho 4, I'M M46 d people. ; -- J, LETTER TO THE EDITOR Democracy Not No. 1 Priority Editor: . , Andrew Bowers, in a Daily Utah Chronicle editorial of be shown "one nation... that defends July 12 asks-tdemocracy anywhere on the globe to the extent that the United States of America has...in this century alone." My advice to him would be to close his eyes and point at a wojld map. Chances are, a random pick would select a country that has done more for democracy than the United States, simply by opposing it less. The sad fact of the 20th century is that no nation has more actively- - opposed democracy around the world then the United States. No nation has done more to subvert or overthrow . democracy, with the possible exception of the former Soviet Union. U.S. foreign policy in this century has been and business, and, as a result, In Korea, when an impending national election threatened to make the whole country communist, the United States forestalled the election and supervised the division of the country. In Chile, when a communist candidate won a fair and free election for president, the United States backed a mili- ist pro-U.- S. .;,: . see USA, page 5 Unsigned editorials reflect tha majority opinion of The Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board. Editoria! columns and letters to the editor are strictly the opinions of The forum created on the Opinion Page Is one based on vigorous debate, while at the same time demanding tolerance and respect. Materia! defamatory to an individual or group because of race, ethnic background, gender, appearance or sexual orientation will be edited or will not be published. the author. Society's 'Progress' Not Solving Identity Crisis FM 1 1 Y FULLER Chronicle top-selli- Opinion Columnist en, and if,. I have children, don't have a little girl. I hope I can only imagine 20 years in the future the kind of supposed "equality" my little girl would I receive. Quite frankly, if society continues on this "upward" slant toward gender equality, I hope NOBODY has a little girl. Sure, things for women are looking up from the time we were about as valued as cattle. But instead of animals, we get to be raw meat instead, displayed on the dorm room wall. I simply am tired of seeing my sex dragged through the mud and younger and younger girls drowned in it. Granted, we get to vote, but now can we please have the right to our bodies? I most fragile moments of development. The sexy images in magazines and television are aimed specifically at women and younger girls. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are some of the performers of our day. Granted, they offer entertainment, but they are the ideals for small girls, telling them, "This is pretty, and you want to be pretty." Society is basically denying girls the chance to feel worth within themselves solely so someone can make a buck. Only one in a million match up to this standard of "pretty." Last year, while flipping aimlessly through television channels, I stumbled upon the Olsen twins (the Full House's Michelle) in a new sitcom. The girls are portrayed as who have only two interests parties and boys, I don't remember that being the norm when I was 12. Shouldn't they still be doing something fun at that time? So I changed the channel to Dawson's Creek. In high school, I had sex ed. I had male sex ed with a little "here is how a girl looks" thrown in on the side. I had the typical "No, no" speech and even listened. It wasn't until I began research for a paper in my senior year that I realized how little I knew, and I wasn't the only one. It is pathetic, and even more pathetic is society's unwillingness to counteract the movement of sexual oppression. Instead, government considers not only taking away the right of a woman to make decisions about her body, but to her education about it as well. Women are allowed little education about the ways their bodies function. Experimenta am frightened that further generations will step into this unknown wasteland of female exploitation. If I can watch "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?", what will they watch? Better education of today's young girls should be the game plan. Starting at the elementary-school level, girls should be instilled with self worth. Too many young women go by the way side due to lack of self esteem and the oppressive media surrounding them in their CHRONICLE OPINION EDITOR tion and word of mouth take the place of a stronger education; No one should have to learn about her sexuality that way. When people talk about removing sex education from the schools, I don't understand what they are lobbying for. What education is there for them to take aivay? Today's girls should have a full education on the topic of their sexuality if the media is going to slap them in the face with it. The argument is that parents should do the teaching about sexuality, but a "No, no" approach will no longer suffice in today's society. Most parents will not sit down with their children and discuss sexuality just because the government said they should. Where are the parents of the wearing a tube top and flashy makeup flirting with boys at the mall? I wonder what her parents are teaching her about sexuality "Oh honey, just go watch some MTV." Today's girls should have a full education on the topic of their sexuality if the media is going to slap them in the face with it. The double standard further ever-prese- nt SCOTT LEWIS LETTERSCHRONICLE.UTAH.EDU' confuses young teenage minds of our day. Young women who are sexual, the way Britney tells them to be, arc considered "sluts" or "whores," but young men with similar lifestyles are "players" or "pimps" and congratulated by their peers. Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this picture? Men arc not entirely at fault for this. Women arc half of the problem. If a woman docs not put down the Cosmo for 30 seconds, or try to better herself by refusing to shop at Victoria's Secret, then she should not complain that it is hard to be a women. Today's "liberated" woman should be doing more to help future generations then just wearing her spiked heels to work, hoping her daughter docs as "well as she has." Where is all the true backing of the worth of today's young women? Sure, Nike Corp. gives us an ad or two, but even then we're only pretty with the right sneakers! Would somebody get off the money train headed to Teengirlville for just one second to give young women a true identity before stuffing another "Real World" down their throats? Women need very much to unite. They must stop giving in to bogus stereotypes and start teaching their friends and daughters the truths about their worths and sexual identities (like the fact they have them). Society will not stop with the oppression until we stop letting it be an oppressor. Here's to you Maxim executives may you all have daughters and may they all carry boxes full of makeup to fifth grade. 581-704- 1 |