The Banner
Volume XIII, Number S
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September 29, 1988
"Kemp’ attorney to
represent Laurila
by Joan Schiiyder
Editor
The Banner has learned that
Dr. Marketta Laurila has hired
Pat Nelson to assist in her suit
filed last year against Dr.
Marcel Andrade and Dr. Henry
Stem of the foreign language
department. Nelson is the law
yer who defended Dr. Jan Kemp
in her first amendment suit
gainst The University of
Cfeorgia.
Last April Laurila filed a suit
against Andrade, professor of
Spanish and Stem, associate
professor of German and chair
man of the foreign language
department. The suit charges
that they violated her first
amendment rights to freedom
of speech, as well as. a civil
rights statute {42 U.S.C. 1983)
wnich prohibits sexual discrim
ination.
Because Stem is the chair
man of the foreign language
department, the University is
also under suit, accordii^ to
Special Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Ed Speas, the la^vyer de
fending Andrade and Stem.
The defendants (Stem and
Andrade) claim that they did
not violate her free-speech
claims or discriminate against
her because of her sex,’ said
Speas.
In 1983, Kemp filed a suit
gainst The University of
cfeorgia claiming that her first
amendment rights had been
violated w'hen she was removed
as head of the remedial studies
department at Georgia and
later fired. She claimed that
she was fned because of her
outspokeimess about unfair
treatment of "atheletes and
rich kids,* according to Nelson.
The university was admitting
students who could not even
pass the remedial courses which
were set up to help students
from rural high schools catch
up with those from urban high
schools,* according to iNeisuu.
Newswe^ reported that
TCemp complained that nine
football players, all with sub
standard grades, were allowed
to pass, allegedly so that they
could play in the 1982 Sugar
Bowl. After spetiking out
against this ;md other eximiples
of classroom cosseting of "star
jocks with fourth-string
grades." she was demoted ;md
then fired by the university in
1983.
"Her opposition to these
practices eventually got her
thrown out," Nelson continued.
J;m Kemp won her case four
years later when it went to
trial. She is now back at the
University of Georgia as the
head of the Remedial studies
program, according to Nelson.
Technically, the decision was
a victory for free speech," ac
cording to a report in Time
magazine.
There are a lot of similari
ties between the Kemp case
;md Laurila’s case, according to
Nelson. "She (Kemp) was in a
non-tenured situation like Mar-
ketta. She went through the
grievance system like
Marketta," he said.
This is the first case of this
sort we‘ve chosen to take since
Kemp," said Nelson. The pos
itive statements her (Laurila)
students made about her is the
thing that prompted us to take
this case."
The students I talked to
said she was doing a fine job
of teaching," he said.
"I think she (Laurila) has a
real important case," said
Nelson.
It is important because as
with the Kemp case, the suit
focuses on the prominent role
of the administration in the
decision making process, said
Nelson.
This is unfortunate because
"the only way the university
will grow, which seems to be
its aim, is if the faculty takes
the lead," Nelson continued.
The case is also important
because of the issue of aca-
Please see LAURILA, page 8
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Protesters at the Mall Theaters.
Staff Editor—Stacey Higdon
Crowds protest Temptation’ opening
by Scarlet Bell
Features Editor
A group of UNCA students
assembled in front of the Mall
Theatres on Sept. 23 waiting to
see the 7 p.m. showing of Mar
tin Scorsese’s The Last Temp
tation of Qirist."
"We’re here to protest the
protest," said one student who
wore a badge that said
"Buddhist," but wished to re
main anonymous. And, other
UNCA students wore badges
that read "commie satanist,"
"athiest," "agnostic," and
"where’s the rapture?"
Among the movie protestors,
who were confined behind
picket lines in the Mall
Theatres parking lot, were
David Strode and his two sons,
the Marion street preachers
who were suspended from
school for preaching on school
property.
Strode and his sons stood at
three different locations a-
mongst the movie protestors
shouting verses from the Bible
at people who \yere going to
see the movie. ,
Strode said moviegoers were
"uncircumcized in the heart,"
and encouraged them to "repent
and be converted."
Other movie protestors held
signs that read "He died for
our sins, not an Oscar."
Joe Gamble, a junor computer
science major who said he does
not believe in God, said, "I
think everybody has a right to
make up their own mind, and I
don’t need this guy (David
Strode) down here making up
my mind for me."
Political Science Sophomore
John Schoultz agreed with
Gamble, "We want to see what
the movie’s like because we’re
open to new ideas. And, I don’t
see any intelligent thinking on
the other side of that line,"
said Schoultz.
"I’ve heard it was a sucky
movie, but I wanted to antag
onize these people as much as
possible," said Jason Hoffmann,
a sophomore philosophy major.
Among the movie protestors
was Travis Carson of Leicester,
an employee of Jerry Payne
Construction. Carson said he
was disturbed by the portrayal
of Jesus in "The Last Tempta
tion of Guist."
They’re showing Jesus in
there, and the Jesus in there
that you’re showing is not the
Jesus that sa^'ed me or in the
Bible, and that’s why I’m pro
testing," Carson said.
They show him committing
adultery and sinning...and the
movie says that he’s learning,
and the Bible says he knows
all," he added.
Other UNCA students that
attended the movie, but were
not protesting the movie pro
testors, were Paul Gurewitz,
Elizabeth McBride and Vic
Rose.
McBride said the movie pro
test was "a waste of time. If
people want to come and see
the movie, they’ll come see the
movie."
Rose said that he went to
the movie to "see if if was
going to be such a big deal as
everyone said it would be."
Gurewitz, a senior political
science major, said he did not
object to the people protesting
the movie, but did object to
censorship.
Please MOVIE, page 8
Rock and register on Quad
by Maria Hortoii
News Editor
It’s not everyday that a
voter registration/rock concert
comes to campus, but that is
the plan for Sunday, Oct. 2, on
the (Juad. Peace Links, who
identify themselves as ’Women
Against Nuclear War," are
sponsoring "Rock ’N’ Register"
as their Peace Day ’88 celebra
tion. The concert is scheduled
for 2 p,m.-5 p.m.
Kim Hayes, spokeswoman for
the organization, said the
group’s goal is to offer a pro
gram that will appeal to older
high school kids and college
students to encourage them to
become politically active.
"We wanted to do something
that was fun and would enable
us to reach the kids to get our
message, 'your vote can change
the world,’ across to them,"
Hayes said.
Hayes said the diree bands,
"Altered States," "Legend" and
"Urban Spelunkers" have volun
teered their time and talents
for the event.
"We are very grateful for all
the support we’ve received to
make the concert possible,"
Hayes said. The League of
Women Voters will register
eligible voters and Pepsi-Cola
has donated refreshments."
Shirley Berdie, president of
the League, said they will be
available to register voters
throughout the concert.
"This is a chance for young
people who are voting for the
first time to register as well as
those who have moved and
need to register," Berdie said.
She added that the League
has been conducting registra
tions throughout the county at
Bele Qtere, Riverfest and vari
ous shopping centers.
Hayes said UNCA Campus
Please see ROCK page 8
Greenpeace representative
will speak at UNCA
Stair Editor—Stacey Higdon
Not even the Honon reception could drag Lydia Bell away from her studies. Shannon Anthony has her
miiid oa Domino’s Pizza.
by Kris Beddingfield
Assistant News Editor
Underdog Productions will
sponsor a presentation on
October 3 by Greenpeace, a
worldwide known organization
which works to protect the
enviomment.
The speaker will be
Christopher Childs, a member
of Greenpeace. His slide
illustrated presentation is en
titled Greenpeace: Past, Present
;md Future and will be held in
Lipinsky Auditorium at 9 p.m.
"Underdog isn't just lor en
tertainment. We’re for educa
tion too. I hope students will
take an interest and be there,"
said Paul Simmons, president of
Underdog.
Greenpeace began over 15
years ago by opposing nuclear
weapons testing on Amchitka
Island in Alaska. Th^ are ac
tive in campaigns to protect
whales and seals. Due to new
threats to the environment.
Greenpeace has expanded their
campaigns.
Bernard Carman, an officer
at Underdog, said they choose
Greenpeace to come to UNCA
uctauSC cf ecological
awareness people are having
right now.
"It’s a good topic for what's
going on, especially here in
North Carolina with the medi
cal waste washing up on the
coast. There’s a big awareness
in North Carolina. People are
becoming more ecologically
aware of what’s happenmg."
Members of Greenpeace are
opposing illegal pesticide export
to the Third World; the protec
tion of the last unspoiled con
tinent, Antarctica; and the
elimination of nuclear weapons '
at sea.
Greenpeace has seen that life
lease see GHEENPEACE, page 8