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FEB22B77. Academic Freedom Committee Discusses Forms of Protest by Magda Lichota On February 7, the Academic ing the meeting were Director of Egan and Dean Winer felt that the and faculty should permit the er, not the college, is making the Freedom Committee held its first Public Relations James Blake, Dr. statement in the student handbook, expression of pro-Nazis views, or judgement that the speaker is open meeting to discuss and Francis J. Egan, Registrar Ralph L. "Interference with free and open whether there is a point when it is worthy to listen to. determine what Forms of protest Maddry and Dean of Students discussion, including the disrup- legitimate to stop a speaker. The Academic Freedom Com- are acceptable within the Trinity David Winer. tion of invited speakers," needs The committee agreed that mittee feels that their investigation community. Ideas presented at the meeting greater explanation. demonstration short of disruption is performing an important educa- Presiding at the meeting was are being explored by the commit- Dean Winer proposed that the is permissable. Students would be tional function. Dr. Hendel stated, Committee Chairman Dr. Samuel tee in a tentative and preliminary college's policy regarding demon- allowed to carry placards but "We would hope that people who Hendel. Members of the Academic manner. stration be well publicized so that heckling may or may not be have strong views on, this matter Freedom Committee are Dr. An- Dean Winer expressed concern someone who disrupts an event is acceptable, depending on its fre- would explain and defend their drea Bianchini, Dr. Gary C. Jacob- at the lack of stated policy aware of the consequences. quency and intensity. views for the benefit of the whole son, Dr. Norman Miller and Mr. regarding freedom of expression Dr. Miller raised the hypothet- The committee also determined college community, not- just the Robert C. Stewart. Others attend- and the right to dissent. Both Dr. icaj question of whether students that the person inviting the speak- committee." Volume 75 THE TRINITY Issue 17 February 22,1977 Committee Rubenstein Redefines Allocates Funds Meaning of God by Carl Roberts Not only,do Jews and Christians by Stove Titus believe in a God who acts in Richard Rubenstein, a leading history; they believe that He acts in In a short meeting held Wed- Jewish "Death of God" theologian, addressed a large audience in a special relationship with His nesday, February 9th, the Budget people in Israel. God's association Committee considered several re- Wean Lounge on February 10. In his lecture, entitled "What is Alive with this particular people was es- quests, including one by a .student tablished in the form of a covenant, who is forming a Rugby Club at About the Death of God Move- ment?" he questioned the very or "a contract between a lord and a Trinity. In addition, five sub- client," as Rubenstein defined it. committees were established, each foundation of Western religious thought. As long as Israel upheld its end of of which will deal with, several the covenant with God, He promis- campus organizations. Rubenstein, who is currently at pJi j(_ Li, Su* itlun 1 hi.u Minilwn the Yale University National Insti- ed to protect it. Brian Thomas '78 came before In 587 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar the Committee to request a $200 The Budget Committee met on Wednesday, February 9. tute for Humanities, is the author of After Auschwitz, the Religious exiled the people of Palestine, loan for the Jesters. The money convinced of the worthiness of a moving them to Babylonia. This was needed to purchase twenty- cause, the Committee members felt Imagination, The Cunning of His- that because Pearson was a single Rugby Club, but the Committee tory, and other works. presented a real problem for the five tickets for an April 5th perfor- student and not a "constituted could not consider Miller's request Hebrews, for God had not protec- mance of "A Chorus Line" in New group," granting the request iiutiJJicis sanctioned by the SGA. He began the lecture, which ted them against the Babylonians. York. Thomas stressed that the would set a dangerous precedent. Chairman Jeff Meltzer '77 was Jointly sponsored by Hillel and In order to maintain their faith in money would be returned when the announced the formation of five the Department of Religion, by One member declared it was "a saying that some of the things God, they had to come up with a tickets were sold to students. poor reflection on the school" that subcommittees, each of which is reason for what had happened. The Deciding that it was a safe bet that composed of three Budget Com- t which the "Death of God" move- funds were not available from other ment started are still with us ten explanation they devised was that the tickets couid be sold, the sources. mittee members and deals exclu- God had used Nebuchadnezzar as Committee voted 5-3 in favor of the sively with a small group of campus years after it reached its peak. It is Tom Miller '78 came before still very much alive today. an instrument for punishing them grant. the Committee to discuss his plans organizations. for their faithlessness to the coven- The Committee unanimously for fielding a rugby team this The members of the movement, After budgets are submitted to according to Rubenstein, all had ant. approved a S200 allocation toward spring. Miller said there was a the subcommittees, the subcom- A similar situation occurred in the Free University program. Steve strong precedent for allocating taken the mainstream of Western mittees will consider them and religious thought seriously. He said 70 A.D. when Jerusalem fell to the Kayman '77, representing the money toward a Rugby Club since report back to the full Committee. Romans. At the hand of the program, claimed $130 was needed many other athletic teams at that in coming to terms with it, The Committee as a whole will then though, they had not been able to emperor Titus, the temple in to cover the costs of producing the Trinity began as Budget Commit- make a final decision about each Jerusalem was destroyed and over course catalogue, which he said tee-sponsored clubs. In addition, retain the traditional understand- budget and the organizations will ing of God. a million Jewish people were will be published soon. The re- many other schools comparable to have an opportunity to appeal these "killed. In their struggle to under- maining $70 was allocated to Trinity (for example Williams and decisions. Meltzer maintained that The primary difference between Western religions (Judaism and stand what had happened, the finance various costs incurred in Amherst) have had rugby pro- the establishment of the subcom- Jews came up with the same some of the courses. grams for years. Miller mentioned mittees will result in a better Christianity) and other religions, he explained, is that the Judeo- answer they had devised in 587 Funds were denied a student that he has already signed more understanding of each campus B.C.—they were being punished who wished to attend a Gender than thirty prospective players. organization's priorities. Christian God is "decisively active in the enterprise of history.'' for their faithlessness to the coven- Identity conference in Norfolk, Most Committee members seemed ant. Virginia during Open Period. The Rubenstein went on to describe student, Randy Pearson '77, said the situation in Jerusalem follow- there was a possibility his research ing the Roman invasion. He said in the field might be published as a Horizons Adapted for Television that four groups were competing to result of his attending the confer- be the Jewish leaders recognized ence. by Diane MoJleson Literary Theme." In addition, he The three professors agreed by Rome. They were the Priests The Psychology department de- was host of "What in the World," that in modern society, that sense and Sadducess, the Qumran com- clined to sponsor Pearson's trip Thirteen Horizons lectures have a quiz show, for seventeen years. of communion has been lost. A de- munity on the Dead Sea, the Jews although it did pay for Professor been-adapted for a T.V. series- John Williams's Horizons lee- • sensitizing process has-taken place. who believed that Jesus had been George Higgins's trip. Despite called "The Leading Edge" which ture, "Who Should Listen to a Poet Today many people will watch a the Messiah, and the Pharisees. their sympathy with Pearson's began on January 16, These and Why," was the topic for crime being committed, and do -Those who came to power—or, programs run every Sunday at 5:30 discussion on "The Leading Edge" nothing to stop it. The parallel to as Rubenstein phrased it, "con- p.m. on channel 24. "The Leading last Sunday, February 13. Wil- the oral poetry of the classical era is trolled the media of redemption"— Edge" is a production of Connec- liams, professor of Classics, John television. Eric Sevareid and were the Pharisees. They were Open ticut Public Television (CPTV) Gettier, assistant professor of Eugene J. McCarthy can be granted their authority by Rome under a grant from the Connecticut Religion and Dando discussed the considered poets, for they are because they would be the most Humanities Council. role of the poet in ancient and sensitive to the issues and analyze trouble-free Jewish group to have The thirteen lectures chosen for modern society. them for the people. Today's in control. Rubenstein said that he Meeting the series all deal with "public They said that in antiquity, society is extremely visually orien- could not accept the jurisdiction of policy" issues.