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Student group to monitor professors' lectures placed on social science courses. ed to audit courses arid would have their it's a radical liberal bias. Our major aim in by Doug Hissom Other members of the group include jtuition paid by the national organization. life is not to verify that there's a liberal UWM College Republican Chair Eric Irvine has said that he believes there bias on campus. We know that already." group claiming many college Stobbe, College Republican Secretary are at least 10,000 Marxist professors in Grogan said if (a professor) doesn't professors exhibit "leftist" and Eileen Miszczak and Julie Halvorson. the United States. want to show their point of view the group "Marxist" bias in the classroom Grogan said there were already 40 Grogan said that he knew at least one or would send a letter to the national will soon begin monitoring members of the group and was hoping for two professors that are Marxists at UWM. committee and that group would place ads AUWM classes for content and "historical 120 members. "We think that we should correct it if in local newspapers informing the public inaccuracies". The UWM chapter is one of more than it's wrong," he said about professor's about the situation. The group, Accuracy in Academia, was 100 universities which have Accuracy in views in the classroom. UWM appears to be the first group of granted a temporary charter Oct. 22 by Academia chapters. The group was "If I'm paying my tuition money, he this kind in the UW System. A spokesper­ the Dean of Students Office. According to started by Reed Irvine in June. Irvine also should be at least accurate or show both son for William Kuepper, System vice Michael Grogan, the chapter president, founded Accuracy in Media, a watchdog sides," he said. "We want to put things president for academic affairs, said she the group's purpose is to "inject objectiv­ group that claims to counter the press' in a historical perspective. We don't care had heard of no activity by the AIA. ity in the classroom." liberal bias. what the views are...our job is not to A spokesperson for the UW-Madison Grogan, currently a UWM student Irvine was quoted in the New York harass anybody, but to inject objectivity Dean of Students office said there have Court justice and field director for the Times saying there is a leftist ideological into the classroom." been no groups chartered under that Wisconsin College Republicans, said the bias in many college courses, posing a Malcolm Lawrence, current president name. group was just another chapter of a danger for the students who may accept of the AIA, said in an interview with the Dr. Edward Muzik, executive secretary nation-wide effort to -'monitor different the ideology as the truth if they are not Chronicle of Higher Education, "We want of The Association of University of classrooms, making sure they are not exposed to conservative perspectives. to find out what the students are being Wisconsin Faculties, the unrecognized one-sided." He said an emphasis will be Grogan said students would be recruit­ told in 1985. And we're finding out that [Turn to p.61 Judge denies effort to halt student elections ames Logan's suit against the Student Association Election Commission was dismissed Wednesday by Circuit Court Judge George Burns. J Ruling that the election commission had sufficently provided Logan with a forum to voice his case, Burns ordered that the suit be dismissed, leaving open the option for Logan to appeal to a higher court. Logan the presidential winner in last springs invalitated SA elections filed the suit after he was not allowed to have an attorney speak on his behalf at a hearing of, the election commission, convened to determine the validity of last spring's SA elections. Logan and his attorney left that hearing before it started. The Gordon Baldwin testified before a State Senate committee Tuesday which is considering action on commission judged the elections to be invalid in his absence and set a proposed anti-pornography bill. new election dates. Logan's attorney, Gregory Rihn, was chagrined by Burn's order. "I was disappointed," Rihn said, "But the judges' interpretaion of the law differs from mine.'' Public hearing held to discuss Although Rihn did not rule out the possibility of an appeal, he said. that there has been no discussion of that option between Logan and himself. proposed anti-pornography bill "I don't think there are any plans to at the moment," he said. Rihn added that it would be difficult to build a case for appeal. acs othe_-__•_-___._r• concerne/*_-__-_/*_3ir_"___*_-d_ groupsr__-/-_iir_c , in_«­- AccordinA/w_irr___*_rg_ t_•_•o_ GordofinrnAt.n RBaldwin_ , by Jean Vella Chief Election Commissioner Carolyn Dreher said that the tended to make two other pro­ who has taught law at the univer­ commission felt "relief" because of the dissmissal. public hearing on a new posals known to the legislative sity level, said that "the proposed "I'm glad to have it finished," Dreher said. proposed obscenity law committee. One of the pro­ bill would stand constitutional Election Commissioner Franki Ransom concurred with Dreher's was held Tuesday at the posals includes strengthening the attack on its face." Baldwin gave comments: .State Capitol. child pornagraphy law already in ah example to the legislative "We were concerned about having this thing (the election) ASenate Bill 31 would make the effect. The second proposal committee on the irony of the dragged out," Ransom said. would give the right to victims to library clause. trafficking of any obscene mater­ The election commission determined last spring's elections to be' ial a crime. Obscenity would be sue anyone who coerces women "If two people were appre­ invalid after it was discovered that, among other things, two key judged on what contemporary and children to pose for porno­ hended by police, and both people 1 organizers of Logan's campaign, were discovered to be non- community standards are. Wis graphic material against their will. were carrying the same kind of students. consin has not had an obscenity This kind of legislation would be obscene material, the difference Logan was unavailable Wednesday for comment. law since 1980. This law was considered civil rights legislation between the two being that one ruled unconstitutional because it for women. had bought the material and the was overly broad in describing Sarah Lee Johan, a lawyer who other person had borrowed his what would constitute obscenity. researched material for the hear­ from the library, it would be Candidate sued for use of The hearing took place in front of ing, testified that there are many unfair." the Senate's Judiciary and Con­ cases concerning people who were According to Baldwin, "It would USA party label for campaign sumer Affairs Committee, chaired abused and forced into posing for be absurd to say that you can charged that Alioto "committed by Senator Lynn Adelman (D- pornography. Johan said she was borrow it freely, but not buy it." by Michael Mathias New Berlin). torn both ways on the passage of Baldwin also asked who would be misrepresentation with intent to deceive" when he introduced his The hearing on the proposed the bill and had trouble with what the one to go to jail. petition to place at res­ party's name for charter approval legislation drew about 100 people, constitutes the definition of pru­ Erwin Knoll, who also chal­ training order on Stu­ from the Student Association Con­ many of whom were grand­ rient interest. She also said she lenged the constitutionality of the dent Association presi­ sul. mothers, mothers and concerned was torn because she has to deal bill, said "that enacting such an dential candidate ANicholas Alioto from using the Alioto formally changed the citizens to voice their support for with the victims when the police obscenity bill would be difficult." the new bill. The bill is aimed at call her up and say that rape cases According to Knoll, "It would be acronym ND/USA as his party's name of his New Directions Party what is defined as violent or are related to pornography found like nailing jello to a wall," name was filed in UWM Student to New Directions for a United hard-core pornography. Hard­ in an alledged attacker's posses­ The main defense used by Knoll Court Tuesday. Student Alliance at a meeting of core pornography is considered sion. were questions of who is to decide Robert Owen, president of the theSAonOct.8 graphic material that debases One of the main points brought who is the average person and United Student Alliance, a UWM Alioto termed the petition "leg­ human relationships, debases up by people who opposed the who decides what contemporary student organization, filed the al harassment put up by oppona- human sexuality and is especially passage of the bill was that a community standards are? petition, charging that "irreper- nts" to his presidential bid for the degrading of women and children. library clause, which is included The legislature will decide on able harm to my organization will SA. Freedom from Sexual Violence, in the bill, is ironic. The library Senate Bill 31 when the next result by Mr. Alioto using the Owen said he formed the Unit­ an awareness group for women clause gives libraries exemption legislative session takes place in acronym ND/USA." ed Student Alliance as a freshman and children of violence, as well when carrying obscene material.

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