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Column: No More ‘Vagina Monologues’

Apparently empowering women is frowned upon at Gonzaga University. Administration officials at the Catholic university in Spokane recently voted to continue to ban of the play, "The Vagina Monologues," made by the Board of Trustees and former president in 2002. Throughout the semester, a group of student leaders have been working with administration to create an approval process. Students said they believed it would ultimately lead to the production being shown on campus. Protestors organized a sit-in outside of a campus building. They chanted, "Go vaginas, V-A-G-I-N-A-S," and held signs such as, "Vaginas need to talk too"/Kelsey Samuels, UI Argonaut. More here. (Poster for 'The Vagina Monologues' from Wikipedia)

Question: Is Gonzaga's stand against allowing 'The Vagina Monologues' to be shown on campus consistent with its standing as a private Catholic university?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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