The Daily Utah Chroaick, Tuesday, October 15, 1985 Page Seven EDITORIAL shouldn't allow BYU coed to play U. lead role in 'Evita' The recent casting of a Brigham Young t University coed as the lead in an ASUU-funde- d play, "Evita," is just another case where good intentions can't compensate for bad results. Although the people who chose BYU senior Mary Fanning to play the lead role in "Evita were undoubtedly doing what they thought was best, their choice was a mistake that is both insulting and infuriating to many U. students. When the ASUU Student Assembly passed an Oct. 3 bill allocating S 14,444 to fund "Evita,' it was stated that the purpose of the play was to provide U. students with the chance to participate in a major musical production. The bill presented to the Assembly even stated that the production would "provide the opportunity for serious acting students to play leading roles." Unfortunately, this did not happen. Non-students were invited to audition-appare- ntly U. without the Assembly's know- Fanning was chosen to fill the lead role of Eva because she had mastered a voice technique for which U. students have not been trained. Vance Fulkerson, head of the University of Utah musical theatre and director of "Evita," told the Chronicle that Eva must be played by a ledgeand singer capable of using a special singing technique called the belt pop. Unfortunately, the only two U. students trained for the technique declined to audition. Since belt-po- p talent is so scarce at the U., Fulkerson said he was forced to cast the BYU coed. No one is suggesting Fulkerson set out to mislead the Assembly or U. students, but both should have been informed that a non-- U. U.S. World Court action an outrage Well folks, we've done it again. One more time ihe United States has decided and made public that we are worth our weight in halos and that, if gravity didn't prevent it, we'd be floating up in heaven with the best of them. "Hypocritical" is the best term for a United States announcement that it will limit recognition of the World Court in response to Nicaraguan charges made against the OPINION BY student could possibly be cast as the lead. As it was, no one knew until after S 14,000 in ASUU Erin for had been allocated the play. money United States in the court earlier this year. roles the other are all being leading Although The action is an outrage. How convenient that just as played by U. students, anger over the casting of the United States feels itself getting a bit uncomfortable in the hot water, it decides to jump out of the pot. Earlier this Fanning persists and is certainly justified. If Fulkerson knew that only two U. students year, Nicaragua brought formal charges against the states, America of illegally supporting were qualified to fill the lead in "Evita", he accusing rebels. should have contacted them to see if they were Recently, in response to the growing controversy, the interested in the role before choosing the play. United States put out a formal statement that "our compulsory jurisdiction has been deeply Perhaps the fact that few students were experience with If you take this at face value, think about trained in belt pop came as a surprise to disappointing." the absurdity of a country that supposedly stands for a fair Fulkerson. In that case, what would be wrong and just legal system saying it isn't going to play anymore with sacrificing some of the play's artistic quality because it just found out that the rules of the game apply to in order to keep it a U. production? U. students it, too. Where is our sense of integrity? The State Department statement continued to accuse who competed against Fanning might have won the Soviet Union and Cuba of using the court as "a the role if the belt pop wasn't the main criterion. political weapon." And further, that "...we believe that No Gne expects perfection from a college the Nicaraguans are supported by Cuba and the Soviet performance. But many people do expect that U. Union.. .that the Nicaraguan effort to export revolution is actors be allowed to perform in an ASUU-funde- d a part of a general effort by communist regimes to take Edmonds anti-governm- ent . play. The bill passed by the Assembly did more than merely imply that U. students would be used in leading roles. The main purpose of the play was to give U. students theatrical experience. Since that is the case, Fanning should not be allowed to star in "Evita." Chronicle The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published during fall, winter and spring quarters, excluding test weeks and quarter breaks, by the University Publications Council. Editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board, and not necessarily the opinions of the student body or the administration. Subscriptions are S25 a year, S10 an academic quarter. All subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change of address, to the Business Manager, Daily Utah Chronicle, 240 Union, University of Utah.Salt Lake City, Utah 84112. over and undermine democracies." This is laughable for a few reasons. First, nowhere is there a direct denial of the charges Nicaragua has brought against us. Countercharging that the Nicaraguans are "exporting revolution" does not even address the issue at hand, namely, that the United States is putting its two bits in where it has no business doing so. Indeed, it is no secret that we are training and supplying the rebels in Nicaragua. Sometimes I think it's important to anti-governm- Editorial Board: Peter Behle, Marva Bickle, Shauna Bona, Lisa Carricaburu, Shia Kapos, Debbie E. Milne, John Youngren. Peter Behle Debbie Eldredge Milne Associate Editor Lisa Carricaburu News Editor Shia Kapos Editorial Editor Editor John Youngren Sports Marva Bickle City Editor Steve Griffin Photography Editor Donner Editor Dory Copy Shauna Bona Asst. Editorial Editor Mike Prater Asst. Sports Editor Fara Warner Asst. Extra Editor Editor-in-Chi- ef Reporters .... .......... ........ Photographer Business Manager Ad Representatives . , . . . . remember that these people we train arc not abstract entities; they are real soldiers who murder people and tear apart a country. Second, in the statement we accuse the Soviets of using the court as a political weapon in the same breath that we very conveniently remove ourselves from the jurisdiction of a court that is modeled very similarly to our own system. The action also reverses 39 years of U.S. policy dealing with the World Court, but even more important than the actual ramifications are the symbolic ones. What does it say for the present state of affairs if even the symbols of justice, much less justice pure, have no meaning to a country which prides itself on both? The World Court is not just peanuts; set up by the League of Nations to settle disputes among nations, it is a mechanism for peace, an attempt to avoid armed conflict. The possibility of diplomacy must never be given up on. We're a powerful country; perhaps if we took the international justice system seriously, other countries would follow suit. Erin Edmonds is a junior majoring in philosophy and economics. 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