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boys track coach Men stereotype women.

quips, however, have become shal­
low in the enlightened cos­
mopolitan society of the 1980’s.
Women on the space shuttle,
women on the Supreme Court,
women almost even as the right
hand person to the big guy in
I f j i p i I Washington. Hey!— brainstorm—
why not women privy to those
■ ■ ■ M l Larry Hill James Hinze rituals male egos have coveted al­
Smimminq, head Machine LUoods, most as sacred since the dawn of
boys and girls Physical Education time? Women weightlifters!
swimming coach Female weighdifting— take one.
■I Joan Ramsey, sophomore, has
kept herself in the sight of the best
female weightlifters, and even
close to some of the guys. “It’s not
competing with the guys. Not for
me,” she said. This is one attitude
girls take toward the comparison of
girls in a traditionally thought of
male sport. “It really doesn’t matter
what the guys think. This is for
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me.
Tim Mosser Todd Seastedt A majority of the girls don’t see
Health, Driuer's Physical Education, that there’s much of an issue in
Education, head boys department talking about male and female
basketball chairman, head girls weighdifting.
track, assistant football When doing benchpressing there
are always two people present. One
doing the lifting, and another to
make sure that the barbells don’t
fall onto the lifter’s chest. The guys
and the girls work together on these
activities.
Although the boys are allowed to
test their strength up to 370 pounds,
the girls are asked to lift up to their
individual potentials.
Ron Siske Rivalries aren’t beyond the stub-
Driuer's Education, bomess of the ladies, though.
sophomore boys “Sometimes guys will get cocky
basketball, assistant and show off, so a girl will try to
boys track keep up with him,” said Junior
Shelley Pribd.

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