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Ad for Bunny Ranch inappropriate and distasteful

I am writing with regard to the advertisement in the Wildcat on Sept. 13 for the Bunny Ranch.

I found this ad to be very tasteless. When I contacted Mr. Mark Woodhams to express my dismay with the ad, he stated that the Wildcat is a student run newspaper, and is not representative of the UA. If this is so, it should be stated more clearly on the front banner, rather than on the inside of the front cover in a very small font. The banner headline clearly reads Arizona Daily Wildcat, and underneath reads "The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona." [Read article]

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Canada shows human colors

On the night of Sept. 11, a somber nation and an eager world anticipated President Bush's address on Ellis Island. For most Americans, he gave them what they wanted to hear. For the rest of us, it was just another speech devoid of truth and leadership.

The victims of this horrible terrorist attack need to be honored by remembrance. But U.S. leaders have failed to give the families of the victims, and the rest of the nation, an honest effort at not only explaining the cause of the attacks, but also an attempt at preventing the next one. [Read article]

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photo Hands off men's clubs, ladies

The National Council of Women's Organizations is currently working with Congress to ensure human rights for the battered and oppressed women of Afghanistan. This is an example of fighting the good fight.

The NCWO is also actively pressuring the private, all-male Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia to allow women members. This is an example of whining.

Martha Burk, NCWO chairwomen, has written letters to several corporate sponsors of the upcoming Masters tournament encouraging them to pull their sponsorship of the event because it is held at the discriminating Augusta National Golf Club. To IBM, she wrote that "sponsoring the Masters legitimizes the discrimination engaged in at Augusta National." [Read article]

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