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A well-articulated post from Facebook user Matt Lang commenting on the Brock Turner judgment...

"I've been drunk many times, even in the presence of promiscuous women who were also drunk, and I managed not to r**e them, so I don't think drinking and promiscuity are the problems.

This here is the problem: some guys are entitled pricks, and they're entitled pricks because their fathers and coaches and friends taught them to be entitled pricks. Because they are entitled pricks, they think they can have whatever they want, and that their worth is defined by what they have and what they take.

Alcohol has this capacity to unlock what, deep down, we've always wanted to do. For me, that means, occasionally, running naked in places I probably shouldn't, like through libraries or deserts (remember for next time: deserts=cactuses). But even at my most intoxicated, I've never lost sight of the fact that r**e is wrong, because I was raised to know it's wrong. No amount of alcohol can depress that value.

Brock Turner and his ilk were never taught that. They were taught that they can have what they want, when they want, including women. And that's called being a man. Brock Turner thought he was entitled to a little "action" any way he could get it, and he thought that long before he got drunk. The alcohol didn't introduce that thought, it unlocked it. That thought: "I can take whatever I want, including her", was planted and watered by a whole, rotten village.

It is right that we shame him, and his father, and the friend that came to his defense, and the judge, and every other entitled prick we meet.

Just as importantly, we need to love our boys, and teach them the dignity of the body, and how to live through disappointment and confusion, and how to navigate confusing feelings, and how to separate feelings from action, and how to communicate and listen. We need to redefine for them what it is to be a man, that their worth doesn't come from that which they have and take."

Join MACHO and the Peer Health Educators tonight from 5pm-6pm in the Student Housing Clubhouse for Men in the Kitchen. Enjoy a dish of complimentary Fettuccine Primavera and Spring Salad!

Student and presenter Alexander Sanderson teaches a group of students how to tie and neck tie at his event "Art of the Gentleman" on Friday, February 12th

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If you have time, stop by this great program...

Join MACHO for The Art of the Gentleman presentation by Alexander Sanderson. Topics such as chivalry, attitudes, how to tie a tie, and what it means to be a gentleman in the modern era will be discussed. All students are welcome and we are serving MACHO nachos as a complimentary lunch. Join us from 12 pm- 3 pm in Walb 222-226!

Thank you Victoria for presenting to Macho on Date Like A Man.

Greetings MACHO people, join us at 3pm today in WU G08 for a discussion on dating etiquette with guest speaker Victoria Spencer!

Join us tomorrow (Thursday) from 3-4 in Walb G08 for our next meeting! Victoria Spencer will be giving a presentation titled "Date Like a Man: Romance for the Modern Gentleman"

Don't miss the opportunity to hear Dr. George McClellan, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, give a presentation on financial literacy and money management this afternoon in Walb 114 from 3pm-4pm. All are welcome!

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We are excited to announce the Dr. George McClellan will be presenting a talk titled "Keep Your Mind on Your Money, and Your Money on Your Mind" to address financial literacy. Those who are MACHO keep a sharp eye on their finances, which plays an important role to living a healthy life. Come out and learn more about this very relevant topic!

Our meeting will be taking place Wednesday, January 27th at 3pm in Walb 114. Look for our flyers, which will go up later this week!