For my second current issue paper I decided to discuss the battle taking place between Augusta National Golf Club and the National Organization of Women (NOW). The women of NOW are demanding that Augusta National allow women to join the club, while the chairman of Augusta Hootie Johnson has said no. It has been a heated issue during the past months and has drawn national attention. I don’t believe that is should have gone …showed first 75 words of 505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 505 total…a world-class sports event. It is insidious to attempt to use one to alter the other. The essence of a private club is privacy.” I don’t think I could have put it better myself. I believe that Augusta National is correct in standing by their rules and not allowing a group of women to force them into anything. Maybe one day Augusta will allow women as members but that time is up to them.