California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 11-25-1987 November 25th 1987 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "November 25th 1987" (1987). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 248. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/248 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Arthur E. Nelson University Archives at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coyote Chronicle (1984-) by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .RNIA STATE UNIVtnGiTY San Bernardino The DEC 1-1987 LIBRARY Chronicle Volume 22, Number 8 Col Store University, Son Bernardino November 25, 1987 JeUo Molds CSUSB Jello Btafra, former lead singer Park which inserted the posters in for the now defunct Dead the album cover). Charges were Kennedys punk rock band, will filed under the seldom used section speak in the Upper Commons on 313.1 of the California penal code. Thursday, December third. Biafra This section defines harmful will discuss his recent acquital matter as material which appeals from the charges of distributing to 'Prurient interest, i.e., a pornographic material to minors, shameful or morbid interest in as well as other aspects of the nudity, sex, or excretion, and is band. Following his talk Biafra patently offensive to the prevailing will open the floor to a question standards in the adult community and answer session. as a whole with respect to what is Biafra's story begins back in suitable material for minors, and is December, 1985, when the 14- utterly without redeeming social year-old daughter of Mary Ann importance.' It is a misdemeanor Thompson purchased a copy of charge that, with conviction, the Dead Kennedys 1985 LP carries a maximum one-year jail Frankenchrist, as a present for her term and a $2000 fine, ^dKMigh 11-year-old brother. The record the' distrkA attorney stated that album came with a warning they would not try for a jail sticker on the front cover which sentence in this case. stated, 'Warning the inside The trial b^an the week of foldout to this record cover is a August 11, 1987, and lasted for work of art by H.R. Giger that only four days. Prior to the trial, some people may find shocking charges against all defendents repulsive or offensive. Life can except Biafra and Bonnano had sometimes be that way.' The been dropped. Throughout the poster contained inside the album trial, the prosecution tried to is a reproduction of Swiss demonstrate that the poster was surrealists H.R. Gigers 'Landscape obscene to the community at large. No.20' often refened to as Tenis In his opening remarks, the Landscape.' The poster depicts a Deputy District Attorney stated field with 10 penises inserted in 10 that '...it is the poster itself and vaginas. Biafra daims it is a work yqur good common sense. It will of art and that it represents im^es be your determination as to central to the theme of the album. whether or not that poster violates Mary Ann Thompson, the prevailing standards in the however, found the poster to be adult community as to what is something other than art In fact suitable, appropriate material for ^e found it to be pornography and minors.' The defense argued, filed a Idter of complaint to the however, that the Dead Kennedys State Attorney General's office. were a socially conscious band a^ On April 15, 1986 police included the poster in the record in officers from Los Angeles and San order to make a social comment Francisco raided the offices of the The defense stated, 'Instead of Alternative Tentacles record being without redeeming social company searching for copies of importance, this is the highest. It is the album and the poster. Police one of the highest examples of officers then entered Biafra'shome people that are committed to and confiscated his Rolodex, social causes.' The arguments business records stationary and went round and round. The artwork in order to gather more prosecution argued that the poster evidence against him. dehumanized sex and depicted On June 2, 1986, charges were humans as objects and which is filed in Los Angeles against JeUo where its prurient appeal lay. The Biafra, Michael Bonnano (general defense stated that the lyrics of the • manager of Alternative Tentacles), album and the message in the Debra Ruth Schwartz (gener^ poster were deeply inter­ manager of Mordam Records, a connected. One of the defense sub-distributor of Alternative witnesses claimed that poster deals Tentacles), Steve Bordeaux with the mechanization of sex as a (president of Greenwood means to sell things, and that while Distributors in Torrance, a the image is about sex, it isn't a Jello Biafra, Former Former Lead distributor of Alternative turn on, it's a turn off. Tentacles), and Salvatore Alberti Singer of The Dead Kennedy's. > (tbeownerofthefirminMonterey See ''Jello'' pg. 10 3 The EDITOR'S Chronicle CORNER After last weeks letter to the CSUSB. names?). editor everyone has been asking Secondly, as as my being a As I have mentioned in me if I am going to reply to Ms. TKE little sister, (not sweetheart), previous comers, The Chronide STAFF Mihld's letter. At first 1 was going that has nothing to do with TKE's welcomes 'constructive criticism.' to just mention the letter briefly. coverage in the newspaper. Every However, it seems that CSUSB But after reading it again I decided fraternity and sorority is given has a lot of people who are ready to be a little bit more winded. equal space and time. Notice, to aiticize the newspaper but very First, Ms. Mihld does have Sigma Chi has also been on the few are willing to work for the EDITOR-I N-CHIEF some constructive criticism in her front page and has had an article paper and make it better. We have letter. There are several things, each week on the Greek page.The a very small staffs many d who are other than the Greek artides that Chronicle prints what is news, not writing for their first time. KIM SCHNEPP lack professionalism in The things that corrdate with the We need writers who will write Chronicle. This is not, after all, the editor's social life. quality artides, but no one seems L.A. Times. And as Ms. Mihld Finally, as far as 'Benito's' to be willing to give the time, to do MANAGING EDITOR knows from her work on the paper newswriting lessons, well he that Thus, we must deal with what JOHN PURCELL last year when her boyfriend was would be in a classroom with we have. editor, running a newspaper with everyone else who writes fcv the emplc^ees' who have little or no Greek page. These people aren't Well now that I've blown off all BUSINESS MANAGER journalism experience isn't easy. journalists and don't claim to be. the deam that has been building all The Chronide prinfr their articles quarter. I think 111 take a four day HEIDI BECKER One must realize that the the way they (the writers) intend holiday. Everyone enjoy your campus newspaper is to inform, them to be. I would imiiginf vacation and don't eat too much true, but it is also tor the studoit's they're intended for members turitey. PRODUCTION EDITOR enjoyment Tboe isn't a lot thdr 'group' and others who controversy on our campus to SUE CHOINIERE choose to read the artide. report that doesot mean we're not (And yes, Benito does have a Kim Schnei^ looldng for some, but this is surname, do you object to pen- EditorHn-Oiief LAYOUT ARTISTS KAREN CUTTER DANA FRANCIS KRISTI MARNELL WJCT wincjow, pfeosc TYPESETTERS ANTOINETTE HASKINS KIWI HERRERA TRACEY ROBERTSON PHOTOGRAPHERS JAN BRUGGEMAN LENORE RYDEN CIRCULATION MANAGER JEFFREY MORRO The Chronicle Policies ADVISOR The Chronicle i* partly fonded by so aranl allocttioo from tbe Associated Students to cover the cost of DR. JOHN KAUFMAN printing ind expenses. Tbe remainder of tlM funding li genemted by tbe Chronide itself. It is distributed free to sup^gi^aind tbe community. The Chraoide b publiehed under the contni of the CSUSB Meihn Commissiott. it ii pnbiitbed weekly during the school year excluding i|unrter breaks and hoiidsys • for a total ol thirty (90) issues. 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Editorials and/or cMmentary that are unsigned represent the maiority opinioo artitl. and not necetsarily those of the Cal Slate Chronicle. 3 Opinion ''Animal Liberation" Album The Casting Of Characters In Supports Animal Rights "The Marriage ofBette and Boo" by Sandra Lang Chronicle Staff-Writer The LP features muric by Howard Jones, Lene Lovich, Nina Caused The Play To Be A Success "Animals are not ours to eat, Hagen, Shriekback, Attrition, by John Purcell job of overdoing anxiety, without Matt's efforts at trying to wear or experiment on." Chris and Cosey, Colour Field, Managing Editor overdoing it. disentangle the meaning of the This is the basic message of the Luck Van Acker, and Captain web woven by his father's drinking LP "AninudLib€ration",se^ADm Sensible.