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"Breast" and "implants." The two words go together in today's society like peanut butter and jelly. Often, the words "breast implants" go hand-in-hand with other words, such as "fashion model," "porn star" and "radio promotion."

That's right, "radio promotion." Local radio station, 104.1, "The Point," is giving away breast implants. To qualify for the contest, one must go to their Web site (http://www.1041kzpt.com) and correctly guess which cleavage belongs to which celebrity.

From there, a winner will be chosen at random from up to 45 correct qualifying entries, and that winner gets breast implants. The surgery will be performed by the Arizona Center Plastic Surgery, at a "value" of $6000.

Since it is a rare event for a radio station to give away breast implants, Wildlife decided to ask students what the contest denoted about our society.

"I wouldn't exactly say (it's) 'immoral,' but it's just plastic. It's kind of funny on the surface, but if you think about it, there's got to be people that want to win breast implants, obviously, because people get breast implants. It's kind of shocking I guess." Paul Gagnon Atmospheric Science Senior

"If someone wants them, might as well win them through something rather than through paying for them. There's a lot of people out there who do go and get breast implants. So, hey, hell with it, let them do it. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Our society does a lot of things like, 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire,' so why not let a radio station give away breast implants?" Kelly McKae Finance Senior

"I guess it's all right, just because people should be able to do whatever they want. If they want to enter this contest for free boobs, that's fine. People enter for other things, whatever, a car, whatever. If they want to enter for breasts, go for it. I don't think it says anything about our society - it's a free country, you are allowed to do whatever you want." Mike Carlson Environmental Science Junior

"I think it's kind of pathetic when they are auctioning off breast implants. I guess it's giving the lower class an opportunity that only the upper class had before. I think it's kind of sad." Brian Benoit Political Science Sophomore

"I think it's completely superficial. They are giving away looks and it's awful. That people would actually want to win that sort of thing is awful. How about a prize where you win money to donate something to your favorite charity? You would never hear that, because no one ever wants to win that. People only want things for themselves. Everyone's so selfish." Lauren Mcinerney Political Science Freshman