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Show r Wednesday, July Page Two Activists brought apartheid to the-tor- 1 1987 (7 e Shanties purposely raised eyebrows Two years ago, tales of discrimination and injustice in South Africa brought the question of apartheid to the fore. As the African problem worsened, the controversy spread, eventually including the University of Utah. Students questioned whether or not the U. should divest from South African companies. They began studying the issue in courses such as Liberal Education 301: South African Apartheid. Groups supporting divestment built the first shanty on Feb. 24, 1986. Other students claimed the shanties were futile, their sole fervor. purpose acting as an agent to stir up From inciting political debate to provoking South Africans living in Utah to try to destroy them, the shanties succeeded in stirring up the campus. Clashes between the U. administration and two student groups, Students Against Apartheid and Coalition to Stop Apartheid, were taken off campus when the student activists sought a decision on the constitutionality of U. President Chase Peterson's decision to take down the shanties. On Aug. 29, 1986, U. S. District Judge Aldon J. Anderson on-cam- ruled that the shanties should stay on the campus indefinitely. This decision came after months of argument because of the security risk caused by the shanties. Administrators said the structures were targets of violence and cost too much to secure. Peterson finally decided the shanties should be taken down July 14, 1986, after a decision by the Institutional Council not to divest. Although Judge Anderson ruled in favor of the activists, he noted in a memorandum, "Exercising its equitable powers, the court further orders that pending the enactment mm ptr) stocks will not be divested, though, because the stocks are in companies that are or will be pulling out of South Africa, or because the investments are gift stocks that cannot be sold. As Pugh sees it, there were several reasons the CBS-T- Oennls Cunningham "'INNER' IS A WINNER!" . GOOD MORNING AMERICA. Institutional Council voted to divest the South Joel Siegei "DRAGNET" (PG-1Dolby Stereo) 12:45. 2:50. 5:15, 7:35. 9:40 stocks. One is that there was general agreement the Council had to finally take a stand on apartheid and divestiture. While a university's best interests are served by not taking political action, he said, "we had gotten ourselves into a political position, like it or not. . . . Once in a "great while, the U. has to take a political position on a moral issue." In addition, the Council believed there could be severe for in the form of stock sell-of- fs financial consequences a Africa. Such in South prediction companies remaining Africa-relate- "BEVERLY HILLS COP II" (R. Dolby Stereo) 12:30, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 (No Passes) "THE BELIEVERS" (R) 12:00, 2:15. 4 30, 7:00, 9:30 Steven Spielberg presents ) A Joe 12:45, 2:55, 5.05, 7:15, 9:25 Film pi) (R) 12:40, 2:50, 5:00. 7:10. 9:20 "ROXANNE" Dante Now playing at Trolley Corners, Family Center, Trolley North. . Check guide for show times. "INNERSPACE" (PG, Stereo) Special Presentation) 12:15, 2:35. 4:55. 7:15, 9:40 (No Passes) "PREDATOR" (PG-13- 30-d- ay council INGENIOUS AND HILARIOUS! (PG-13- community representatives, attorney John Ashton and former Gov. Calvin Rampton. The regulations state that students must staff any structure they erect during regular school daylight hours, permit. and that they must apply for a renewable and rallies student came Along with the shanties 400 discussions. In March 1986, university students, along with vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro, rallied outside "Shantytown." A petition signed by Ferraro and 2,000 others was presented to Peterson. Peterson encouraged the controversy saying, "the presence of the shanties is an appropriate educational and symbolic process in focusing on one of the major issues in the world today." A month prior to the rallies, the Institutional Council had voted to retain U. investments in South African companies placed under the Sullivan Principles, guidelines for equality and respect in the workplace. In May 1987, several U. students were arrested after being removed from an Institutional Council meeting at the Alumni House. They refused to stop reading a statement condemning the Council's decision to retain investment in South Africa. The students were cited for Class B misdemeanors by hearing, they pleaded campus police. At their pre-tri- al innocent to the charges, althoug'i the students did not go to from page one "THE UNTOUCHABLES" (H, Dolby Stereo) (Special Presentation 1:30. 4:15. 7:15. 9:45 (No Passes) "DRAGNET" of the university's rules and regulations the shanties be made portable and removed at night." After the court ruling, the U. set up the Flynn Committee to keep the situation under control. Headed by John Flynn, committee was U. professor of law, the two composed of select student and faculty members, and d The ) 12:50. 3:00. 5:10. 7:20. 9:30 "DRAGNET" (PG-1Dolby Stereo) 12:45. 3:00. 5:15, 7:30. 9:45 iwiimriil EmmIS A PARAMOUNT PICTUHF mom. rm l"j Now playing at Midvalley , Center, Check quide for show times. THE BELIEVERS" (R) 9:00 BEVERLY HILLS R. "ADVENTURES IN BABY SITTING" (PG-11:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 "PREDATOR" (R. Dolby Stereo) 1:00. 3:15. 5:30. 7 45. 10 00 sane "INNERSPACE" (PG. 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The consequences of Sullivan's action, which came the week before the Institutional Council's vote to divest, "could have had a detrimental effect on the value of the U.'s stocks, " Pugh said. But it was Sullivan's turnabout itself that perhaps weighed the greatest in the Council's decision. Council members had long let the principles guide their philosophy on the school's investment in companies doing business in South Africa. "We had hung our hat pretty heavily on the Rev. Sullivan," Pugh said, "and then he was gone." so-call- ed K THE BEST 'MM fTI ' I Buy a Whopper, Lg. Fry, Med. Drink, & get a Whopper FREE! Expiration Date: 72287 BURGER Now playing at Family Center, Trollev Corner. Check guide for show timet. eid anti-aparthe- id groups, the committee never would have been established," she said. It took a lot of hard work on the part of concerned students and faculty to convince Council members that investing in companies doing business in South Africa was wrong, Kasten said. "Students can make a difference in the minds of some unconcerned businessmen like the Institutional Council," he said. "Students truly have an impact on decisions made at this university," Nelson said. "The struggle was worthwhile." Both Kasten and Nelson said there is still a great deal that can be done concerning the South African controversy. Students will have to check up on the Council frequently to ensure they keep the commitments they have made, Nelson said. One of those promises is to increase the number of scholarships to South African students. The Council will need to be pressured constantly, Nelson said. AND THE HENDERSONS" (PG) 12:00 "THE UNTOUCHABLES" (R) Special Presentation) 2:15. 4 45. 7:15. 9:45 Anne Calmes and Fara Warner "However, without the "ROXANNE" (PG-1Dolby Stereo) 1:00. 3:10. 5:20. 7:30. 9:45 "INNERSPACE" (PG-1Dolby S Stereo) Special Presentation 12:00, 2:25, 4:50. 7:20, 9:50 trial. Charges were dropped when the the Council voted to divest from South African companies in June. anti-aparth- "SPACEBALLS" (PG, Dolby Stereo) 12:00, 2:30. 5:00. 7:30. 10:00 Special Presentation 12:15, 2:30. 4 45, 7:15. 9:45 (No Passes) Students built shanties near Orson Spencer Hall to protest the university's holding of stock in South African companies. The first shanty was constructed more than two years ago, and at the height of the controversy, three shanties were erected. from page one issue was at its crest. The decision when the was nonetheless "a great victory for student power," he said. ASUU President Jacque Morgan agreed saying the Council's decision to divest sets an important precedent for U. student groups and political organizations. The decision reflects the power student organizations have at the U. "If the students groups weren't vocal, the U. probably wouldn't have divested," she said. 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