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Show Quieting Student Voices Across the Country "We wont parrot what the Senate what may be an outbreak of to hear," Powers said. wants Day partisan feelings as Election At Issue Is the Union's Sept. 26 frustration of approaches or Just a building which contained a satirical students at Issues, toward college papers, angry (CPS)-- In the University of South Dakota, Georgia State University and California State supplement called the "Sexually Frustrated Male Issue" containing a photograph of men and several erotic e University at Long Beach have threatened to three censor their campus papers In recent Illustrations. weeks. The student government at Cal State-Lon- g Beach, In fact, has shut down the Union, an Irreverent "alternative" student paper, for violating campus prohibitions of "lewd. Indecent or obscene behavior." To Just cut off what you find offensive I think It violates some rights," complained Union Associate Editor Is not fair, and Ethel Powers. "By closing the Union down, they can silence an opposing voice," Editor Gary Stark added. There has been a series of campus newspaper censorship episodes since last January, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled In Hazelwood v. Kuhlemler that high school officials can regulate the content of student newspapers If those papers are run as journalism class labs. Some colleges were quick to invoke the ruling. In April, for example, Cal Statc-Lo- s Angeles officials fired Joan Zyda, the student newspaper advisor, because they didnt like the content of the paper. Officials at Pima Community College in Arizona, Chapman College In California, San Jacinto College In Texas, and Western Kentucky University also tried to censor or halt student papers and cultural events In the wake of the court's decision in recent months. In the past, other students--no- t adminlstrators--mor- e frequently tried to censor student papers. "Most problems," said University of Minnesota journalism professor and Associated Collegiate Press official Tom Rolnicki, "involve student governments and money." In 1987, for Instance, the St. John's University student government refused to fund the campus paper, the Torch, because the paper's finances were mismanaged. Torch staffers, however, said the action was retaliation for their endorsement of a rival slate of candidates In a previous election. At Cal State-Lon- g Beach, Union staffers say student politicians, who hauled away the paper's computer equipment and cut funding, also are retaliating. semi-nud- Although Union staffers say the parody was an attempt to help students laugh at their frustration In an age of risky sex, student government leaders were not amused. In the resolution that closed the paper, the student goverhment said the issue violated campus obscenity and sexual harassment policies. "We Just felt that we could do better things with the money," said student government President Roger Thompson. 'This paper is degrading to me and others as well," agreed Justino Aguila, president of the Journalism Students Association. This degrading does not help students in any way." Two years ago, student politicians blasted the Union for publishing a page of stick figures engaged In sex. Last year, bothered by the newspaper's style and content, the student government cut the budget from $25,000 to $10,000. Stark said it costs $40,000 to publish the paper annually. The rest of the funding came from advertising. At South Dakota, greeks, College Republicans and dorm government officials have pressured the student government to stop funding the Volante, the campus paper, because of Its content. Greeks and dorm government officials say the paper Is biased against them, while College Republicans claim the Volante "glorifies Glynn, however, says funding will continue for the paper. He hopes to convince the paper to increase its coverage of its critics, but doesnt want to cross a "fine line" and regulate what goes in the paper. "How do you tell a newspaper what to write," he asked. Volante Editor Mary Warcjeka said comes from student who hope to ride to leaders government the presidency on a wave of criticism anti-Volan- pro-Dukak- anti-Quay- le office. Westminster has experienced an upsurge in enrollment as well as positive press play. With 728 new students and a recent "U.S. News & World Report" article naming Westminster College ot Salt Lake City as one of the top 25 regional private liberal arts colleges in the nation, one might Inquire about Westminster's recruiting program. ' sur liuraiig) ihip iHgrcfi (mtiiiMgiitsn iisnun iusxv hd (jgfliiifi (sOlilgBil Hi wiiiinsg fctxaijHm) MvifcglHl IsKl Us fiUilie :$!!)8rr isSiitgr (Hi II (HwHilliti) iliisl vWHH:iil (h SHi ! ElU 7toQ, liV CHEiSlti ( ffiiHilt! U, tllEli) (Mil UNIVERSITY 3?QDu)QG) HOSRITaI! is posters that hang in its The recruiting program is not divided by geographies as much as by the particular level of interest," said Craig Green, vice president for enrollment management, and director of recruiting. Westminster has had a recruiting program since the 1960s. Since then the recruiting program at Westminster has become more sophisticated according to Green. "In the past six years Westminster has become very sophisticated in the way 1 ' I I we approach people. It's not so much of a a sales job as much as we make sure the traditional students. Westminster's individuals four of staff message put out is an accurate one," Green consists recruiting said. with the work divided among them. The recruiting program recruits the associate McKean is Betsy A large number of year-rounstudents director for admissions. McKean recruits Salt Lake metro from come the freshmen Katlch Phil is for the Salt Lake metro area. Provo. Although most of an admissions counselor and works both area, Ogden and come from students and out of state recruiting. Westminster's with work the rural do the in recruiters Fanaye Turner deals with transfer students metros, areas of Utah as well. "Westminster receives students from these rural areas who are familiar with a small school atmosphere and look to Westminster to continue that type of an education," said Craig Green speculates on Westminster's " Green. size and quality. An important part of the recruiting program is the high school large part, a lot of the students who are C. college fair. "A recruiting representative here from Utah are here because we attends these fairs and emphasizes something that is different from Westminster's specialties: size and quality," represent BYU, the University of Utah, community and Brad Erlcson concentrates on said Green. technical schools. They When asked about students' colleges and Westminsters graduate program. that difference." appreciate attraction to Westminster, Green said, "In a in-st- in-sta- te d. in-sta- te In-sta- te the past six years Westminster has become very sophisticated in the way we approach people "In (UUii (pis WllSpanHsi te Recruiters' Efforts Pay Off as Enrollment Rises and Reputation Soars Recently, iul sentiment. and By Chris Bamberger fl nsffiisit!H College Republicans at Georgia State, moreover, blasted the Signal, the campus paper, at their Oct. 5 meeting for what they call its biased, liberal slant. "We can't publish without the CR President Jeff Breedlove, who was fired don't want said Stark. as a Signal columnist in 1987, "They equipment," the paper to publish." The student criticized the paper for weak coverage of government, he said, is getting even for the conservative events, an alleged liberal bias irreverent Union's criticism of student In its news coverage and the government leaders ts 'it : 'tsUritHsl ns ilffi i Democrats." Student government President Tim the liJisra in-sta- te Green Westminster has a recruiting staff in which each recruiter concentrates on one particular area and works primarily with 2 Forum in-sta- te Issue 7 November 8 , 1988 |