Speaks out

Should lap dances be allowed in Los Angeles or was the city
council right to ban them? Jim Wood

Graduate student, film
“My general feeling is that there is a time and a place for
everything. I do not know if Los Angeles is the time and the place
to ban lap dancing. I think that we allow much worse things, so
morality should not be a factor.”

Babak Khakshoor

Fourth-year, computer science and
engineering
“I think that lap dances should be allowed. I would also sign
one of those petitions that are going around campus to allow lap
dancing.”

Bianca Javier

First-year, business economics
“I do not think they should be banned. I, myself, do not care
for lap dances, but strippers should be allowed to offer their
services.”

Sapna Singh

Third-year, psychology
“I do not think I know enough about the situation. Morally, I
think that as long as lap dances are not bothering anyone else,
they should be allowed.”

Compiled by Roman Barbalat, Photos by Nick
Weston-Swan