Vol. 105 No. 8
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Bonded by blood divided by “Skins” Indigenous week hosts Redskins debate
| Jake Wetzstein
Cara Owings and Richard Moorhead III are members of the same family but their views on using the name “Redskins” are complete opposites. On Thursday they got their chance to face off in a debate. The event was part of Indigenous Peoples Week and was held at the Native American forum on campus. The debate was held because of recent attention the National Football League’s Washington Redskins have been receiving because of its controversial name. Owings and Moorhead are cousins and part of the Talowa tribe. They were the two featured participants in the debate that lasted almost an hour. The debate started with a video from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” about the Redskins name. Then Owings and Moorhead debated their views on the name. Moorhead, 32, said the name is nothing more than just a title and should not go beyond football. “I was brought home in a Redskins blanket ... I will always
be a fan of the team with or without the name,” Moorhead said. “It’s just football, nothing more.” Owings, 27, said she did not share the same views as her cousin because the name is a racial slur and is offensive towards Native Americans. “That name needs to stay within our group of people because [The Washington Redskins organization] doesn’t have a place to be talking about it,” Owings said. The Native American studies major said she was affected by offensive logos and mascots in the past. Owings attended Del Norte High School where their mascot was previously a Native American wearing a headdress. “I was disturbed when I first saw it and it affected me throughout high school because everyone knew my background and asked me questions about it,” Owings said. “America has made it right to put on a headdress and think its okay.” According to the Two Rivers Tribune, after years of effort from students and community members, the school
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Sex work: the red light is on
Hate incident mishandled on campus Camgirls, strippers and students Hate crime defined
Claire Faith was disturbed by what she found in the drop box outside her front door: a Queer and Allies Council flyer with the word “queer” crossed out and a homophobic slur written in its place. “I did not feel attacked but I was pretty upset,” Faith said. “I want people in our building to feel safe and accepted. I am concerned for residents.” Humboldt State’s Bias Education Coordinator Jennifer Eichstedt said most of the cases she is dealing with are interpersonal conflicts or instances of bullying. “The university has to do a better job of making students Continued on page four
| Jake Wetzstein
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by Lauren Voigtlander
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The first time Jay posted a picture of her boobs online, it was out of rebellion. Jay, which is not her real name, is a 20-year-old biological anthropology major at Humboldt State University and has a Tumblr she reposts photos on. Her ex had always told her never to post pictures of herself on her site, but once they broke up, she decided to do whatever she wanted and so she posted a photo of herself … topless. “I started doing that a lot and I started gaining followers,” Jay said. “I started making actual connections with really genuine people.” From there she tried out camgirling — similar to phone sex but using webcams — for a few
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Thursday Jay (left) is a biological anthropology major at HSU and runs a webcam. Cici (right) is an activist in Humboldt and works at the Tip-Top Club. | Lauren Voigtlander
months and continued to gain numerous followers on her website. She entered the world of sex work. Sara Rodriguez-Arguelles Riva is a Ph.D. Student at Ohio
State University and has dedicated much of her studies to sex work. “Everytime I tell people I study sex work they say ‘Oh Continued on page five
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