I^MBDA Carolina Gay And Lesbian Association Newsletter The Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association is an officially recog nized, semi-independent" student organization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The CGLA is funded by the democratic vote of the Campus Governing Council and through CGLA fundraising activities. ©1985 by the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association All material appearing in Lambda is protected by federal copyright law and may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the express permission of the publisher. Lambda can assume no liability for errors, whether made by the original writer or by Lambda in editing or production, beyond the printing of a correction or retraction. Opinions expressed by columnists, photographers or by any other artistic expression are those of the writers and artists and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Lambda or the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Associa tion. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of any person or organization in the articles or advertising in Lambda does not imply and is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orientation of such persons or organizations. We welcome your comments, criti cisms, and information. If you would like to be part of the staff, call the CGLA office; if no Lambda staff member is available then, we’ll return your call. Lambda is distributed free on the UNC-CH campus at the Carolina Union and at Davis, Health Sciences, Law and undergraduate libraries. Subscrip tions by bulk mail in plain envelope are $4 per year (see subscription form elsewhere in this issue). Carolina Gay & Lesbian Association Box 39 Carolina Union 065A Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Office; 230 Carolina Union Phone 919-962-4401 STAFF: Arthur Goodman, editor; Jim Duley, Richard Corcoran, Don Suggs, writers. AIDS Benefit November 1st The CGLA will sponsor a Halloween Masquerade Party on Friday, Nov. 1, with proceeds to benefit the Lesbian & Gay Health Project of N.C. A prize will be given for the best costume. The party will begin at 9 pm and will be held in the basement Coffeehouse of Craige dormitory on the UNC-CH campus. A donation of $3-5 will be requested at the door. To help with preparations or to request more information, call the CGLA office. (COUNSERVATIVE OUSTER, continued from p.f) that Torgan’s support for CGLA violated SFA’s principles. "I am not bitter," says Torgan. "But they did not give me a chance to defend myself. SFA is a conservative political student organization, although in this case they’ve chosen to supplant conserva tism with bigotry and prejudice." On Sep. 17, Torgan filed a request with Dean of Students Frederic W. Schroeder calling for the revocation of SFA’s university recognition. All student organizations must annually apply for this status in order to operate on campus. "For the University to deny an open forum for First Amendment expression would be illegal under United States Constitu tional law," said Torgan in a letter to Schroeder. Student organizations must agree to follow University regulations and federal laws. Torgan claims that SFA vio lated his First Amendment freedom of expression and denied him due proces by handing down this decision without allow ing him to defend his actions. Dean Schroeder has denied Torgan’s request, saying that an organization does not become a State agency when it becomes a University organization and that therefore the Torgan-SFA dispute is a private matter . According to Fazio, the loss of three of its five local officers will not affect the group. "SFA will exist without them," he said. All indications are that SFA will continue to move further to the right. Members at last January’s national SFA meeting voted to pressure the Justice Department to bring treason charges against Jane Fonda for her opposition to the Viet Nam war. "They have closed themselves to all but reactionary Christian zealots," Torgan said. "Their actions will have an adverse effect upon conservatism as a whole and upon political discourse between groups with other political views." -Jim Duley

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