Section B · Page 10 The University Daily Kansan Friday, February 12, 1999 Commentary Boyfriends, or lack of, bring competition among women Valentine's Day is like a stiff drink of vodka. On one hand, it makes people feel warm and gleeful, yet on the other it makes them angry, spiteful, depressed and want to throw up. It's a holiday that supposedly revolves around relationships between men and women, but let's be serious. Only women care about Valentine's Day. Therefore, once Feb. 14 rears its cold and judgmental head, no holds are barred between the two sects of women in this world: single and attached. Single women resent women who have boyfriends, and women who have boyfriends resent feeling guilty about snagging one and reeling him in. Men resent spending money on a night not nearly as fun as if he were at The Outhouse with a bottle of bourbon. Valentine's Day, like love in general, brings out the worst in women. Women around the country are made to feel insecure about their current dating status and in turn develop hatred for couples — or just men as a gender. As a woman, there are rational rea sions to dislike men. Perhaps one is upset with the actions of the mala dominated U.S. military. Say a woman receives less pay than a male co-worker. Maybe someone has encountered a wife beater, a father who won't pay child support or a boyfriend who cheated on her with her best friend. In these situations, women have the green light to voice their disappointment or disgust. But what doesn't make sense is that women cannot come together. For every Gloria Steinem preaching the virtues of independence from men, there is a Monica Lewinsky laminating a stained dress. For every good woman who will accept nothing less than monogamy and respect, there is a floozy who just wants a one-night stand We may work hard at our images, but like members of any group, we all are responsible for some slovenly representatives. The most disen- chanting aspect is that for women, the worst specimens always get the most attention. Jenny Oakson There was a time when I believed that men were the restrictive beings who held women back and that equality was just a few rallies away, if not already achieved. I was young and foolish; I thought that Mad Dog was wine. The truth is, women are their own downfall. We compete so zealously with each other for the attention of men that we could never converge into an army, if you will, to fight against them. But we sure can fight each other. Maybe women don't drag race in Camaros or pick-em-up trucks. Maybe women don't punch each other out in the keg line, but I've seen some mean cat fights with hard hits. Still, just because a woman doesn't scratch or claw, it doesn't mean that she isn't out for blood. A woman will wait for months to destroy a life from the inside track — after she's already forgiven a woman and they are friends again. With men, the one still standing is the winner. The bloodiest is the loser, and it's never spoken of again. Am I suggesting that we all should have boycotted V-day? No, but I don't have any sympathy for the single whiners or weak dependents who stayed with their jerk boyfriends just to have one. Valentine's Day is ideally a very romantic holiday to celebrate love and intimacy. Realistically, it's not that gigantic of a deal, and it adds more stress to the already cumbersome division of women. As for men, Valentine's Day means living up to every romantic woman's expectations. Why should men be forced to express love on society's designated day? If a man has affection for a woman, he has it all year round. One of the true joys of Valentine's Day was shared by single people, and that was the experience of surrounding yourself with friends and receiving the knowledge that love doesn't have to have a pretty face or throbbing biceps, but it looks like the people you hang out with. Of course, another true joy is a dozen red roses — but they only last a week or so. Oakson is an Overland senior in journalism. Mafia massacre was Chicago's Valentine's Day unsolved mystery By Angela Cox Special to the Kansan By Angela Cox For most students, Valentine's Day is synonymous with love, happiness and a dozen red roses. But in 1929, some people weren't feeling the love on Valentine's Day. Seven high-ranking mafia members were found dead in a North Chicago garage. This murderous event is now referred to as the Valentine's Day Massacre, and it all began when the 18th Amendment officially banned the production, consumption and sale of alcohol in the U.S. Bootlegging alcohol then became a lucrative, but deadly profession. "I think that when the government did not follow public opinion or the interests that be, they entered into symbolic politics and didn't think of the problems in implementing or enforcing it," said Kara Lindaman, instructor in the political science department. "And when people can't find it through legal avenues, they turn to the black market," she said. Two of the most infamous gangsters during the 1920's were Al "Scarface" Capone and George "Bugs" Moran, according to information at www.MysteryNet.com/vday. The two men were major underworld competitors involved in bootlegging, gambling and prostitution in Chicago. Their rivalry may have triggered the events of the Valentine's Day Massacre. massacre/ The Web site said that on the evening of Valentine's Day in 1929 a witness heard gun shots from the S.M.C. Cartage Co. garage. But seeing two police officers leading two other individuals away, she was pacified and did not call the police. Strangely, the Chicago Police Department had no record of these activities until they discovered the seven bullet-filled men when they arrived later on the scene. Six of the seven men were mobsters working under "Bugs" Moran. All were dead on the scene except for one, Frank Gusenburg, who was unconscious and near death. At the hospital, the police waited for him to revive, hoping to get the identity of the killers. But when he did wake up right before he died, all he said was, "I'm not gonna talk." With the last victim dead, the police had a greater mystery and more questions. Why had the victims — mobsters with a large supply of weapons — laid aside those weapons, turned their backs and faced the wall without any sign of a fight? Who were the eyewitness' police officers and the officers' hostages? And most importantly, who was behind it all? The Chicago police speculated that the victims had been confronted by the police officers in what they had thought was a routine raid. The police reconstructed a scenario in which the victims surrendered their weapons and lined up against the wall while the police officers called in their associates and executed the victims. The perpetrators walked away from the scene without hindrance because of their disguises. Capone was the main suspect, and he claimed to be in Florida at the time of the killings. He had the most logical motive: getting rid of his rival's henchmen on his way up to Moran himself. But Capone was never arrested for the crime, and the gun men were never identified. The crime is still unsolved, though many would love to know the truth. "It would be interesting to discover who really was responsible for the killings, but most likely the truth will remain a mystery like the assassination of JFK," said Marie Dispenza, Lee's Summit freshman. 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