Has Campus in an Tamhelm co-editors Katie Eye and Patsy Bauer. Continued from Page 6 speech, Bauer also said that the posters were continuously being removed from their approved locations. The ad was met with addition al resistance by some who saw it. Nagele said, “If the Tamhelm staff once had a legitimate argu ment in the way of playfulness in the vein of humor, they have cer tainly forgone any legitimacy as they have accelerated their cam paign displaying a woman bound and gagged.” Nagele continued, “The sug gestion of domination as masochism that goes hand-in hand with Tamhelm’s advertis ing is particularly disturbing once one notes that women were involved in its production.” Boger clarified her position. She said, “The second set of posters Tamhelm displayed used the word ‘oppression’ along with the word ‘submit.’ It is not that the words are bad. It is when you use the words and the pictures together that make them offen sive and, in the minds of some, pornographic.” Bauer said the criticism is a misinterpretation of the second ad campaign which could have been clarified if those who opposed the ads would have con tacted the Tamhelm staff. Most of the concerns people had with the ads is that they believed the posters promoted or minimized the issue of violence against women. Nagele urged the Tamhelm staff to “recognize that this liter ature may be far more disturbing to any student, staff or faculty member who, at some point, may have been a victim of violence.” Humanities professor Dr. Margaret Rose Jaster, though, doesn’t see the ads as promoting violence at all. “As a survivor of spousal abuse, and an advocate of women’s rights for over two decades, I am very sensitive to these issues. While I am not an advocate of any sort of violence, I cannot join those...who would condemn the efforts of some of the few students around campus who attempt to participate in campus activities and to encourage others’ participation, which was the point of the posters,” Jaster said. According to Dr. Victor Viser, the Tamhelm’s advisor, only one woman approached him about the ads. Though he could not remem ber her name, he did recall what the woman’s concern was. “She considered it sexual harassment,” he said. Viser said the woman knew that both co-editors are women but that didn’t matter to her as women can harass women too. Bauer recently discovered evi dence that sexual harassment may be an issue for other critics as well. Bauer said a sexual harass ment brochure was tacked to one of posters. According to Bauer, no one has claimed responsibilty for attaching the pamphlet to the poster. However, some of the brochure’s information was highlighted. Among the highlighted por tions is the university’s sexual harassment policy including the statement that “prompt correc tive measures will be taken to stop sexual harassment whenev- er and wherever it occurs.” Two other sections were high lighted. They are both under the heading “A Word About Harassment.” The first is the statement “Many accused harassers are sur prised to leam how their behav ior is perceived by those who feel victimized.” The other section reads, “Do not assume that colleagues, peers, employees, or students enjoy sex ually oriented comments, jokes, inappropriate comments about their appearance, or even minor physical contact.” Additionally, four names were highlighted on the brochure including that of Linda Meashey. Meashey, coordinator of acad emic development for PSH, was not aware of her name being marked on the sexual harassment brochure. Meashey said she clearly saw the ads as sexual and said they were “not appropriate for the set- She said given that anyone would see the ads whether they wanted to or not, she didn’t feel that having them displayed is in the campus’ best interest. hr hi>Zl' hn **'>i y hT“* ' !■ oi/ frrenc W ar “not/ic- ' ' “•>'- «'» ,v ” Bj *«se/* ~A ;* . r n * ra &trt h r . i ' e *«'/*»<*/ ro , u ' w 'dbv 0 ?i “**"* > 'bast » ko Wo >, Wv tAe/j ° rflff «- Vlct >mfr tx i „ U Co «arf l . r ' ssue^fi^ an *f*>n *». - vh^a n isSi*4sSa*CSs'' £ss2ssss& *^asj^ Uproar Meashey said her goal was to see the posters come down and she contacted her superior to see “what route to follow.” When she was told that it was a First Amendment issue, she said she didn’t pursue it any further. Though it would not have been out of order to contact the Tarnhelm staff directly, she decided it wasn’t beneficial to do SGA President Roderick Lee said the ads were scheduled to be removed once the submission deadline of Feb. 21 passes. Lee further stated that both Bauer and Eye “have continually made themselves available to anyone who had a concern about their ads. However, no one voiced their concerns to the own- ers of the posters.” Since no one has approached them, Bauer and Eye don’t know how to accurately respond to those who are offended by the ads. “Unfortunately, not only am I unaware what the complaint is, 1 do not know who is complain ing,” said Eye. “This leaves the staff in a dif ficult position. How are we sup- posed to understand and consider someone’s viewpoint through hearsay?” Eye continued. The Capital Times attempted to reach several people for their comments. Dr. Dorothy E. King, professor of social science, had no comment on the Tarnhelm ads. Dr. Daniele D. Flannery, pro fessor of adult education, and Dr. Alison D. Hirsch, professor of American studies and history, did not return e-mails and telephone calls from The Capital Times. Angela Keen, who helped coordinate PSH’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month cam paign last October, was not aware of the posters. Jennifer Boger would like to meet with the Tarnhelm staff. She challenged the Tamhelm staff to “agree to meet with members and students of the Women’s Studies program to dis cuss both sides of the issue.” Bauer said that she welcomed the opportunity to talk about the Tamhelm ads. Though the extent of contro versy over the ads caught both Bauer and Eye off guard, they said that they have received only positive feedback about them. “1 really appreciate all the support I got from faculty mem bers,” Bauer said. More than 100 submissions have been received. The 2000 edition of the Tamhelm is sched uled to be published in April. “Considering that we are majoring in communications and have a strong interest in advertis ing, I couldn’t be more pleased with the effectiveness of the posters,” Eye said. Eye added, “We are looking forward to the production of an amazing journal this year.” Portions of a sexual harassment flyer that was tacked to one of the Tamhelm's posters.
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