Show Wednesday Nov 20 1974 Page 3 Mrs Press responsibilityand the publisher Viewpoint —— by Norman Solomon for the Publications Board occurred (both criticisms of individuals and groups are made responsibly and that libel character assassinations discrimination and obvious falsehoods are A great deal of interest has been aroused in recent weeks over the question of press freedom nd responsibility There has been pressure from various quarters Whereas on most campuses control of the student publications is vested in the administration the students at Utah State University enjoy relatively independent control of their own press The publisher who bears ultimate for legal responsibility whatever appears in Student Life Monthly Review and the is not one adCrucible ministration employee in this case but consists of a panel of five students and two faculty members with decisions reached by a consensus of the majority If there are errors in fact can those responsible demonstrate their good faith by printing a retraction for three consecutive issues the where original avoided body with authority decision-makin- g under the law the decisions of the Publications Board may court Generally offenses can be short of litigation to be emphasized is responsibility for these decisions does not rest with the president of the university the vice president for student affairs or any other member of the administration tested however mitigated The point that the be in Complaints may be brought attention of individual to the members of the board and board meetings are open to any student faculty member university administrator or other interested person These meetings are held on alternate Thursdays at 12:30 pm in conference room 220B of the Our University Center misstatement appeared courts have Traditionally with any As found journalists guilty of libel only where malicious intent can be proven a difficult task remaining meeting quarter will be on at best 5 this Decem ber and we shall make it a practice hereafter to publish meeting times early each quarter The chairman of the ASUSU Publications Board is Rex Lund Other student members include Diane Brown Ron Godfrey Darrell Sanders and Norm Solomon The two faculty members are J R Allred and H Ross Petersen The faculty advisor to Student Life is Dick Harris Students at Utah State University should be aware of the opportunities for available here which may be denied self-expressi- elsewhere An open invitation to submit newsworthy items which appeared in a recent editorial was but one example of the impartiality which will hopefully become a tradition here While the intention is not to turn Student Life into a “PR RAG” for student government YSA or any other campus group there is a need to make students aware of the campus environment to let them know what’s happening and where its at And those with an in-dep- th concern for the direction are taking will have an op- "student publications portunity to voice that concern this spring when the Publications Board will have vacancies for one- - and two-yeterms According to the article he stated that it was against the bylaws of the Free University to a promote particular Yet in Friday’s organization Student Life (Nov 1st) in an article about the Free University Salt and pepper Editor Student Life: Re: Jack Perkin’s University Utah Student letter in Friday’s paper: of Perkins— would you like salt and pepper to go along with your words? Kent Perry 528-78-39- 62 What's the truth Editor Student Life: Student Life’s interview with Eldon White which appeared Monday Nov 4 contained an untrue statement Never did Eldon ask me to change the name to socialism (I initiated the course) If the title was the reason for rejection and if I had been informed of this I would have been willing to change it I have met with Eldon twice there occurred the following paragraph: “Students in the White Dragon Kung Fu Karate class pay $80 each month to the White Dragon Kung Fu Association for the use of it’s name” There are other Free University classes which are organized and offered by organizations This is not to imply that the YSA is opposed to organizations offering courses in the Free University this “rule’’ is discriminatory and should be Since changed are organizations some offering courses this indicates discrimination against us— which is in direct conflict with our constitutional rights Enough excuses let’s hear the real truth John Wangsgaard 529-84-05- The power to be heard through a mass medium of communication inherently carries the onus of responsible In publications policy response to Lord Acton’s observation that “power corrupts — absolute power corrupts absolutely’’ the who officers student ASUSU the established Publications Board determined that this authority s sSfffil V individual A panel has responsibility to establish policy appoint and editors ' 'i’J would not be given to a single seven-memb- 7 -- 38 ‘ S v i 7f7 er EttMoimitafi business managers (and to remove vote after them by an open hearing) approve budgets and printing cotwo-thir- USU determine salaries and hear and deal with ntracts STUDENT-NO- GREAT PIZZA W 23 8:30- & SALADS S-- Hi WtgldEy Mum HOSES SINGING NOV 22 complaints This determination does not constitute prior censorship but is intended to insure that publications are not used to advance the selfish interests of any group or clique that ? - - f wJl r rs& 'S' 4 - 4 IN os SLC 12:00 e Jr T Mr & t iW i - SANDWICHES DOMESTIC & IMPORTED BEERS EAST 4670 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY 2340 - 272-106- 1 1 J " mm lotiou emv bwi o au Bio-d£&nya- bi£ THIS CHRISTMAS BUY A BEAUTIFUL RING FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL THING FROM "THE RING LEADER" -- jHOMAS JEWELER! -r- oc-RED V No Main LOGAN UTAH 73 Ph fox US AID MA 1M the rejected ar Mr during initiation of the proposed course) and I was told that it would “probably be offered” I was never told that it had been MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY 752-11- 82 |