Condom art contest takes submissions
Registration begins today for the condom art contest, sponsored by Students for Choice.
The group will use the money raised from the contest to help send 15 to 20 University students to the March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C., on April 25.
Students for Choice will be in the EMU main floor from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for signups. Registration is $5 per entry.
The competition’s theme is “Faking It: Everyday Myths About Sex,” said Amanda Mabry, co-director of Students for Choice.
“They can use any medium or do anything with the condoms,” Mabry said.
Finished works will be displayed in the EMU Fir Room on March 11 at Students for Choice’s “Rubber” Ball. Students will vote for their favorites all day, and a reception will take place that evening where the winners will receive gift certificates.
The April march, sponsored by seven national women’s rights groups, is in support of abortion rights and birth control, according to the march’s Web site, which can be found at http://www.marchforwomen.org.
This year’s Students for Choice contest is the first one for the group, but it hopes to continue doing it every year, Mabry said, adding that officials are hoping to get about 50 contest entries this year.
“We wanted to get started with a bang,” she said.

— Jared Paben