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Show The Dixie Sun Pape 4 January ZlCCElf'f The other CJsender TACO, TACO MAH . i Tyler ThorsledProfessional PholosrarN The winner of the Men's week contest is Willie I le consumed close to 30 tacos and rolaids were not needed ward. taco-eatin- g Will., afcr V Tyler Thorstedlhoto tditor Men's Week at Dixie included several activities such as, a taco eating contest, 3 on 3 basketball, a day at Fiesta bun Center, and the Preference Dance. Kelly holies (above) gives a thumbs-uwhile speeding in a little raceiar at the Fiesta him Center last bridav. p Hy N ATM. lb Ml CHAM MCI Nil 1)1 IOK What exactly is Men's Week? Some students mav even be asking themselves ."isn't that kind ol sexist ?" Well, that is tor the reader to decide. Men's Week all started long ago w hen a bunch ol men started an organization tolled the iihoiiiil Sii leegi ill I cuyic in the early ISttO's. (Juite a lone time ago, eh? Keep reading. he men in the .VS (not the hl ) argued over unreasonable child support (yes, child support) and attacked shotgun marriages. Overall, there were about 23,001) members in the NS man by the name ol Reuben Kidd lormed the "Pioerrr Kui kel Sisters'' in Sacramento, Caht. Wow! alk about some determined men! Supposedly, their goal was to change the procedures ol divorce so their could be some equilibrium lor both the wile and the husband. Many other attempts hav e been made to form a unified men's organization, but the big groups splintered oil into smaller sects. hhe only movement that seemed to remain the longest was the Mens .;nireness Morciih'nl and still continue today. It is sometimes referred to as They look at problems in both perspectives and try to ported their understanding of the world. Does this sound crazy? Well, it depends on how it is viewed. It could seem that these guvs are irrational extremists or just the typical Ned Plunders. In l't(il), a male-teminis- t. 3 on 3 HOOP FEST Feminists picket front of abortion clinics and other such stull, but rarely does anyone hear of a in "masculine picketing session". It could happen, but it is not likely. When basketball or some type of "sweat" sport is mentioned, what is the first thing that is thought ol? Male domination. When cooking nice little gourmet meals or ironing is brought up, what comes to mind? Female domination. This is not as common of thoughts now as they were 20 or 30 years ago. but this kind of stereotype is still going on today in small amounts. Today not so many people are getting married right out ot high school and more safe sex is being practiced. lumans have, indeed, e olved and have come to think for themselves. Remember when the majority of hairdressers w ere women Or when men were dominating the construction zones? Well, times hav e drastically changed from then and now. both genders are switching the roles (hopefully, not all ot them) and doing what they want to do, not what they are labeled to do. Men's Week provided an outlet for men on campus to involve themselves with the different activities provided such as a taco eating contest, basketball, spending a day at the Fiesta Fun Center at half price, and the Preference Dance. Now don't think that it was an all male activity test, but there were also a few girls that decided to have some fun too. I Nate Sampson(above), Derek Williams, any. 3 on Hinds were the three hunks that won the ball game. |