Sunflower July 26, 1973

Sunjl^npoll Wichita 8w *Uiib«rtty at pornography issue Sunflower Vol. L X X V IlN o . 58 Thursday, July 26,1973 A Georgia community bans the movie "Paper Moon" from local theatres. Miss Nude America Is forced to seek employment in Europe The star of "The Devil In Miss Jones" is arrested in New Jersey. Dancers may no longer perform topless in New York City. Ail of these actions have resulted from a recent 5-4 Supreme Court ruling which leaves it to the state and local communities to establish specific definitions of illegal pornography. It Is Interesting to Imagine what might be considered pornographic by the officials of a city that banned a live production of "Hair." Browsing through the CAC Book Store one readily notices magazines and books which could eventually be tested by Wichita's community standards of decency. Th e magazine section contains surft sex-oriented publications as "Penthouse/* "Playboy/* "Oui/* and "Sex to Sexty." Provocative paperbacks and hardbounds found on the lower floor Include "The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide to Lovemaking" (illustrated edition), "Total Orgasm," "Th e A rt of Sensual Massage," "Sex and Yoga,'' "Your Erotic Fantasies," "The Sex-life Letters," "Freely Female; The Sexual Phantasies of Women," "The Sex Book: A Modern Pictoral Encyclopedia," "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Sex Surrogates" Should local and state communities be permitted to define pornog- ^raphy and force their standards on all members of that community? Sixty of 100 WSU students polled recently say "no," Some typical negative reactions to the Supreme Court ruling follow. Debbie Femey, senior: No one is forced to see obscene movies or WILL magazines like these be taken off the shelves? See the C AC Bookstore's answer on page 8 read obscene books. It should be left up to the individual to decide for himself what he wants to do. William Share, sophomore: The real question in my mind is not who should decide what Is and what is not pornography, but rather New library policy enforced whether or not pornography should be prohibited. I do not feel that any communictation can be constitutionally abridged unless it can be Ablah’s Library policy con faculty member's fine. policy "is not fair to the rest of shown that its free exercise would be harmful to society or to the cerning payment of library fines "The faculty member is still the faculty. If someone Incurs a Individual. I do not feel that this is the case with pornography. by the faculty is now being responsible for payment of his debt, it should be up to them to Further, I question whether. In actual application, the obscenity of enforced, according to Jasper fine, though," Schad said. The take care of it," specific materials will In fact be determined by the community. Schad, library director. transfer from the departmental "I am unalterably opposed to The policy, formulated last account does not constitute pay using departmental funds to Chris Colbtrg, junior; I don't find explicit sexual matter or any other fall, calls for faculty members to ment of the fine. When the fac meet an individual's responsi type of things depicted on film or in books as obscene. have one month to pay fines ulty member finally does pay his bility," said one chairman who which total $3 or over. If the fine, the funds paid by the de ‘ did not want to be identified, "It deorgia Deatrlct, graduate; I would support this ruling only if the material Is not returned or pay partment are transferred back to is his (the faculty member's) own way In which pornography is determined changes from an entirely ment is not made within one the department's account. responsibility. This policy is not legal decision made by judges to a decision based on decisions made month, all fines that are still Schad feels this is a workable fair to the department, other (eontinuod on popi 6) unpaid are charged to the depart policy although he admits that faculty, or to the students. They ment's account. there is very little control the are all taking the faculty mem Although this policy was to library can exercise over faculty ber's responsibility for him," be put into effect last fall, the members. Chairman of the philosophy Krieg says students action was not carried out. (See "We just can't come up with department. Dr. Gerald Paske, Sunflower story, June 19.) another solution," he said. "We had two things to say about the According to Schad, "The rea have spent hours looking at every policy. "First, there are no fines son we were holding off on possible solution!' in the philosophy department," Vipped“off’ by policy enforcing the policy is that we Department chairmen sur he said. "Second, I am definitely were trying to look at a variety veyed Tuesday did not seem too opposed to this policy." of alternate solutions. But there happy with Schad's solution. He added, "I think this whole S G A Ombudsman Rex Krieg, students," Krieg said. "Money is just doesn't seem to be any "I don't think it (the policy) library policy is a bunch of expressing dissatisfaction with being spent for personal library alternate solution," he said. will be effective at a ll," said Dr. moonshine There is not enou^ the new library policy concern fines and maybe even for per Schad said one solution they Alvin Saracheck, chairman of bi faculty abuse of the library to be ing faculty fines, told The Sun sonal libraries." considered to end the practice of ology. "Faculty members should concerned with." flower this week that he is look faculty not paying fines and not be held accountable themselves. Dr. Paul Wiebe, chairman of Krieg said that he was unable ing into the legality of the pol- returning books would be to This is a personal responsibility the religion department, adopted to obtain permission to get a list •Icy. deny the offending professor use on the part of the faculty mem a "wait and see" attitude. "I of faculty members with fines, "W e (S G A President Mark of the library. ber. And the individual should be don’t know if this will be effec the amount of their fines, and FInucane and Krieg) consulted "But then we decided that held accountable. I think the tive or not," he said. "M y first the books overdue. He said that with the A.C.L.U. (American professors are here to teach, and university should have some way reaction was that I was opposed he has been working on the Civil Liberties Union) about the if professors were not able to use of enforcing a policy- whether it to it until I received a ntemo library fine policy since early the library facilities, it would is docking of paychecks or what- from the head of the library legality of the policy of using June, and called the cooperation damage the student's education," to keep the facuity member re saying the faculty member would departmental funds to pay the he has received from Library he said. sponsible." be responsible for It in the end. library fines and the legality of Director Jasper Schad "terrible." making budget transfers (In the Memos have been sent to all According to Dr, James Gun- So, my reaction is a 'Walt and department heads and the library way planned)/' Krieg said. Krieg said that the solution to Jersop, chai^'man of geology, the one." is now proceeding with the orig I "Wa don't know if it is illegal. the problem is to treat faculty inal ^llcy. According to Ed Car- That is just one point that the fines similar to student fines. At "ANDHtftE.lS THE SITE FORT>« raway. hrad of the circulation A.C.L.U. told us to check." the end of a semester if a stu department at the library, many NEW UJ.5.0. EYE H05PI-mi------ Krieg.said that the crux of the dent's library fines total more books have been returned during VOU (^16HT SAV rTS A SITE matter is that " th e issue belongs than $3 and are not paid then, he For Sore e y e s , i o ught July since the policy went Into between the llbtaty and the fac is not allowed to enroll for the To HORSEWHIP “me fellows effect. ulty member/' From the student rwxt semester. UJHO BWLT “THIS,Bur 1 Under the plan, when a fac standhoini he said that "students HAVEN'T, GOT A UoRse. IASK. ulty member does not pay his are getting ripped-off." Krieg said that faculty mem IF I COULD HAVE ITIHSRJCXjO, fine within the two month time He said t h ^ students are pay bers who owe the same amount ' (SeTSnjao/ p e rio d , funds covering the ing 25% ditectly to the library should not be allowed to check amount of the fine are trans through tuition and additional out books. He said that they ferred from the department's ac money through the departmental would be allowed to use the count Into the library's account. money transfers to the library. library's facilities for study and This money is to be used to "Department monies should course preparation, but not to cover replacement of materials oe used for equipment and ma check out books until the fine is and other expenses related to the terial to teach and for aiding paid. Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives ^ h.' .

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