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SAST Says Sportsphobia A Myth
 
To the Editor:

I’m writing on behalf of the Sexual Assault Support Team in response to two articles appearing in last week’s issue of the Review; Mike Muska’s “Sportsphobia At Oberlin: Myth or Reality?” and Blake Rehberg’s “Oberlin Battles Stereotypes of Male Athletes in Sports.”
First, while SAST does provide dorm raps and workshops to many groups on campus, including Zeke and other dorms, student organizations, Residence Coordinators and Safety and Security, we have never done a workshop specifically for football players, nor have we done any workshops that specifically address the needs or concerns of gay athletes.
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Muska Piece Offends First-Year

To the Editor:

I read Mike Muska’s column on “Sportsphobia” with great interest this weekend. In it, Mr. Muska detailed the hardships faced by athletes on this campus –– in their dorms, their classes and their social circles. I was especially appreciative of how Mr. Muska put this new, unfamiliar form of oppression into a more familiar context, comparing it to homophobia and racism.
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