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Is ··;1v 4~· ">:> ~· J F ~ L'>' ( NEW MEXICO------------- CI~13C, 1 &. ./ fCtg'&l_·~ ___D__ a_ily Lobo Vol. 87 No.44 Thursday 1 October 21 1 1982 Lobo editor reinstated Kent Kullby the board on this reinstatement be which stated the actions of the boa!'d cause we feel it's the most legal way were unlawful. The letter ulso stated The Student Publications Board to do it," said Sammy Assed. the board did not allow McKinley reversed its October 15 decision to "However, I'm very confident the five days to respond to the charges or• suspend former New Mexico Daily board will fire her after the formal an opportunity to circulate her re Lobo editor Marcy McKinley and proceedings.'' sponse three days prior to a hearing. reinstated her effective Wednesday. During a Lobo staff meeting But during Wednesday's meet ASUNM representative Ward Wednesday evening, McKinley said ing, DeLayo waived hi~> client's Hurlburt made the motion to rein she is "delighted to be back." She right to written response. "By waiv state McKinley "upon the advice of added, "I think the board did the ing the right to written response, no legal counsel." Board members did right thing yesterday. But I still public oral testimony will be heard not discuss the motion and voted 7-0 question their impartiality." by the board during the formal pro to reinstate the editor, with 4 mem ceedings," DeLayo said. "The bers absent. "There's no doubt that the board board at. its discretion may call wit· After the brief meeting in room has the power to suspend the editor, nesses but has to meet in executive 122 Northrop Hall, much of the au like we originally did," noted Pub session.'' dience protested the reinstatement lications Board Graduate Student outside Lobo offices by carrying Association representative Bill Lit An executive ses;~ion is not open signs and chanting: ''Freedom of the tlefield. "But upon legal advice we to the public, but the board must press docs not mean freedom to decided it would be better if she re announce its decision at a public oppress." mained editor pending fom1al pro meeting, according to the State However, the Student Coalition ceedings.'' Open Meetings Act. Formal pro Against Racism (SCAR) supports Attorney William Dickason coun ceedings will be held at 4:15 p.m. the board's decision to reinstate the seled the Publications Board at its Oct. 27 in room 2 I 2 of the Journal editor, according to coalition repre executive meeting Tuesday in re ism Building. sentative Sammy Assed. The coali sponse to a letter written by attorney McKinley said the closed meeting tion had brought the charges to the Leonard DeLayo, Jr. DeLayo repre will benefit her. "I feel the Board board last Friday, resulting in the sents McKinley. was heavily influenced by the loud suspension. Littlefield would not say if the protesters demanding my dismissal "We're going to go along with board was influenced by the letter. at Friday's meeting." she said. DeLayo said if McKinley docs not get a fair hearing, "we'll take it Joe Cavaretta as far as we need to." He said the REINSTATEMENT of Daily Lobo editor Marcy McKinley Catholic priest offers UNM Board of Regents would be spurned a protest march in front of the Lobo offices Wednes the logical place to go, but would day evening. consider filing suit in district court. advise to homosexuals The board voted to suspend Cindy Schnedar Kennedy said in the original McKinley after an editorial, ''Dis· Greek version, the ap()stle Paul uses crimination is sometimes desirable •' Father Jim Kennedy could be con the words "temple male prosti· was published on October 13. The List still expanding sidered a paradox. He is an Eastern tute", not homosexual. Paul is following day, author Mark Blazek Orthodox Catholic Priest, and a self actually referring to sexual acts per· resigned and angry students demon· avowed homosexual. formed as part of idol worship, Ken stratcd outside Lobo offices. They as candidate visits Now 43-years-old, Kennedy said nedy said. later occupied the newsroom. The he was in his early 30s when he People who have accepted their group threatened to prevent publica· Craig Chrissinger Arizona, will be the second pres continued on page 3 tion of Friday's paper, but did not. idential candidate finalist to address accepted his homosexuality. He de- With the second presidential the public at an open meeting noon . scribed it as an agonizing time in candidate finalist scheduled to visit Monday in UNM's Rodey Theatre. which he struggled with what he UNM next week, Board of Regents As with John Prucha's visit to then felt were conflicts with Christ Chairman Henry Jaramillo campus Oct. 16 to 19, Rosenblatt ianity. announced that the Regents have also will meet in closed question · Kennedy now maintains that added a seventh candidate to the list and-answer sessions with small Christianity and homosexuality are of candidates invited to UNM for groups of academic deans, alumni, not mutually exclusive. He said his interviews. faculty members, central adminis bishop is .. not disturbed'' by his Richard Landini, 52, president of tration members, the Presidential being gay. Indiana State University in Terre Search Committee, the Regents, and Kennedy has a full-time street Haute since 1975, will be on campus a group consisting of four members ministry on East Central, and he has sometime in early November, Jara from ASUNM and four from GSA. , worked with the Gay communityH . for millo said. the past seven years. e IS now Landini was vice president of The other five finalists are UNM offering counseling services to gay academic affairs at the University of Provost McAllister Hull Jr.; Donald and lesbians at UNM, and United Montana before he went to Indiana Langenberg, deputy director of the Campus Ministries is acting as a State. He also has been a professor National Science Foundation; Alex contact point for interested students. of English. Mercure; a former vice president of Kennedy said he understands the Landini has said he is unsure if he UNM; Prucha, vice chancellor for struggles college students go would take the job if it were offered academic affairs at Syracuse Uni through when•dealing with feelings to him. versity; and AI Utton, UNM profes of homosexuality or bisexuality be Paul Rosenblatt, professor of En sor of international and resources cause he lived through them him glish and former dean of the College law. self. of Liberal Arts at the University of He describes himself as "some Rosenblatt, 54, is presently on one sympathetic, who won't send a sabbatical leave from the University person to hell for being a Geography prof. of Arizona. He resigned June 30 as homosexual.'' dean of the College of Liberal Arts, a Kennedy displayed a quiet rage listed as critical position he held for the past seven when he talked about conservative Dr. Richard E. Murphy, founder years. He· also has served as chair· churches who condemn aJI and long-time chairman of the man of the romance languages de· homosexuals. geography department, was listed as parttnent at the College of Liberal "I've seen the kids in their cof· "extremely critical", according to Arts. fins," he said. "They were so filled with guilt and self-hatred because of his wife Wednesday night. · He received his doctorate in En· Murphy was transferred Wednes their homosexuality, that their only glish and American literature from alternative was death. day· morning from inte~sive care at Columbia University. Anna Kaseman Hospttal to Pre ''A loving God is not a God who Rosenblatt also served on the creates a person one way and then sbyterian Hospital for treatment on a Public Programs division of the dialysis machine. Murphy was unleashes His wrath on him other,'' National Endowment for Humani Kennedy said. admitted to Kaseman October 8, ties and co-authored a book, "A Mrs. Esther Murphy said he is Modern Biblical translations con Certain Bridge: Isaac Bashvcis Silt· demning homosexuality often have suffering from heart failure brought ger on Literature and Life." on by a very rare kidney disease, been taken out of context or mis collagen. 'fhis is affecti~g the c~n In addition, Rosenblatt is a mem translated. he said. nccting tissues surroundmg the ktq- ber of the Modern Language Asso· He cited a passage in First Corin ney organs. .. ciation, an honorary life member of thians as an example. In the passage, . Jeff AleMander Murphy founded the geograp~y the American Literary Association St. l>aul gives a list of of unrighteous ,;HOMOSEXUALS have great potential as Christians;,,. say~ department in 1965. He was ~h~tr of Brazil, and an honorary member pee1ple, including homosexuals, Father Jim Kennedy who spoke Wednesday night at the Inter man of the department from tts tn· of the National Slavic Honor who will not inherit the Kingdom of ception until this year.