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Show Face to face: restrictions on free expression of ideas The adequacy of University speaker policies was the focus of a KSL Television program, "Face to Face" Tuesday night. The recent controversial appearance appear-ance of Jerry Rubin, the upcoming upcom-ing Challenge Week and the appointment ap-pointment by President James C. Fletcher of a commission to study University speaker policies prompted the program. Moderated Moderat-ed by KSL's director of public affairs, af-fairs, Wesley G. Bowen, the panel was composed of Lorin Pace, speaker of the Utah House of Representatives; Ed Clyde, chairman of the University Institutional Insti-tutional Council; Jim Jardine, ASUU Academic Affairs Board chairman and James Bever, former form-er president of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The conflict between academic freedom and freedom of speech with the University's "responsibility "responsi-bility to the community" was a central issue in the discussion. "It is a fact of life that parents think they should have some say in what their children are exposed to," Mr. Pace stated: Speaker policies should reflect the "requirements and desires" of the taxpayers, he noted but "we can't force policies poli-cies on the University that would make it less of a University." "The key word is control, but not censorship," Mr. Clyde said. Stipulations should be outlined regarding re-garding who may issue an invitation invita-tion to a speaker and how the event will be "packaged" when it is offered to the University and local communities, he continued. There is a difference, he said, between be-tween having Jerry Rubin speak to a group of students at the Law Forum and specifically inviting the public. Stating that obscenity is protected pro-tected by the First Amendment, Bever insisted that any student or group who wishes to invite a speaker to the campus should be able to do so, "providing it is made clear that it's not sponsored by the University as an institution." institu-tion." "Any restrictions on expression of ideas is out of the question," Jardine commented. "But guidelines guide-lines on acceptable language may be appropriate." The present policies, poli-cies, exercised with caution, are adequate he said. |