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Spartan Daily Group to protest 'Caligula' at Camera One by Greg Robertson said. "And it shouldn't be playing in a better than to play smut showing based on its X-rating. Pussycat Theater down the block," A group that says there is "no place neighborhood theater like Camera One." "Those adult theaters are already O'Kane said this attitude is ridiculous O'Kane said. "But they do come down for pornography in a neighborhood Joe O'Kane, manager of Camera One, known for their style," she said. "A local Without having seen the picture, he said, here." theater" is planning to picket the Camera said he has heard nothing from the group theater shouldn't be dragged in their the group has no basis for its argument. O'Kane said Camera One has to show One, just three blocks from campus, but said that didn't surprise him. level." "If they said, 'Don't go see this film films that will make money. This way, Thursday night at the San Jose premiere "Caligula is our most requested movie because Malcolm McDowell gives a "I know how they will be able to show things later, like of "Caligula." these groups work," in the last six months," O'Kane explained. horrible performance'," O'Kane said, the O'Kane said. their Shakespeare Festival, which Morality In The Arts, an organization "They always wait until the "We book what our clients want to see." group would at least have a reason for last minute to generally do poor business. based in Mountain View, plans to have 15 tell us, but they let the O'Kane explained Camera One has a protesting. media know ahead of members outside the theater at 366 S. First time," policy to never allow a group to have any "These groups never protest war films In February, Camera One played such O'Kane said he St. based this opinion on influence in the programming once it has or never protest hunger films," O'Kane films as "Citizen Kane," "The Great experience with "Caligula" is an X-rated film dealing these types of groups in been booked. said. "Sex is a part of life, too. Caligula is Dictator," "Casablanca" and Hitchcock the past. with the Roman Empire. It stars Malcolm "We're not going to be dictated to by part of life." films. They also have a political film series McDowell, Peter O'Toole and John Camera One has been picketed four anyone," O'Kane said. "Each person has a Myerson said she hopes her effort will playing, but O'Kane said "Nobody comes Gielgud and was produced by Penthouse times, he said, the last time in 1977 when right to vote at the box office and people discourage people from seeing the movie out to say we're doings good job." Magazine publisher Bob Guccione at a cost "The Opening Of Misty Beethoven" was should be given a chance to decide for and hopes it will influence Camera One "We play everything we can afford," of $20 million. playing. themselves." from scheduling X-rated films in the O'Kane said. "If the protests were Caligula is a filthy picture," Yvonne Myerson said she has targeted Myerson said no one in her group has future. representative of the Camera One Myerson, head of Morality In The Arts, Camera One because, "They should know seen "Caligula," but oppose the film's "These groups have yet to picket the audience, maybe then I would listen." Spartan Daily Volume 76, Number 25 Serving the San Jose State Community Since 1934 Tuesday, March 3, 1981 Dietetics major puts best foot forward giving National Nutrition Month a hand by Ted Catanesi of Fourth and San Fernando streets, "I walk on my hands whenever I As he was coining back up San Equipped with gloves and Nakama said it got "harder and can," he said. "I also maintain a low Carlos Street in front of the Women's determination, dietetics major Jeff harder all the time" to keep going. sodium diet and take lots of vitamin Gym, Nakama said "My arms are Nakama trekked the perimeter of shot." "I've been going on SJSU on his hands yesterday in for an hour "There's a lot of stress in my three hours and five minutes. and a half, and my arms are burning Nakama said a low sodium diet lower back right now, too," he said. now," Nakama said. helps to keep his blood pressure low, Nakama, a 26-year-old senior at allowing him to take part in He was on the final stretch wher During the one or two-minute California State University at Chico strenuous physical activity. he began resting more and walking who will receive his degree in May, rests he took every 20 yards or so, less. said he did the stunt to promote Nakama stretched and waved his According to Nakama, this isn't National Nutrition Month. arms around, to get oxygen into the first time he's done something But he saw the end of his trip just two blocks away. So he pushed Nakama performed his walk at himself. SJSU instead of Chico because his involvement with the SJSU chapter 'There's a point where the mind "The pain is at its deepest level of CARP the Collegiate Association right now," Nakama said. "It feels for Research of Principles) put him says go and the body says stop' like it's down to the bone." on campus during nutrition month. While on his hands, Nakama's The group follows the teachings of blood vessels bulged as he gritted his Rev. Sun Myung Moon. them. like this. teeth with determination. "I emphasize total fitness, both "Lactic acid builds up in the "In 1979, I walked about a mile "There's a point when the mind cardiovascular and muscular," body when you use up your blood of the Golden Gate Bridge in 70 says go and the. body Nakama said. "And through the sugar faster than you take in minutes," he said. "But I was in says stop," Nakama said. application of exercise, physiology oxygen," Nakama said. "So I have better shape then." and nutrition, I want to show what But he didn't. to rest my arms and take a breather keeps his physical can be done." Nakama to get the oxygen flowing again." strength up now by running. And when his trek was finally Nakama's journey, which began over at 12:55 p.m., Nakama smiled at 9:50 a.m. at San Carlos and 10th Nakama, who moved to "I run about six days a week," California from Maui, Hawaii in Namaka said. "How far I run each and said he was glad it was over. His streets, took him north on 10th Street gloves were mangled. to San Fernando Street, then went to 1972, said he learned how to wall, on day varies, depending on how much his hands while involved with a time I have. I run anywhere from Fourth Street, then south to San The shirt Nakama was wearing gymnastics club in Maui. one to 20 miles each day." Carlos, then east back to 10th Street. throughout the event seemed to sum photo by Steve Maria,, The distance was more than one Nakama said he trained for Nakama may be in top physical up his feelings about nutrition. It had Jeff Nakama walks around campus on his hands to promote mile, according to Nakama. about a week in preparation for condition, but the journey still took printed on it "Go Bananas for nutrition. At the half way point, the corner yesterday's feat. its toll on him. Nutrition." Sleeping in style Opening buildings for four-day week in summer won't save, study says by Russ Fang "Estimates vary, depending on An administrative study to whether it was to be a building that determine if SJSU could save energy had air conditioning in it," Coleman by keeping some buildings open four said. days a week this summer found it "A big part would come in being would be "minimally effective," able not to use lights and that type of Executive Vice President Jack thing. If it's an air conditioned Coleman said. building and the air conditioning is Coleman said some buildings on, then obviously you have to cut could not be closed because many down the whole building." departments within them must Coleman said the study con- remain open the entire week. cluded that a reduced schedule for These include daily SJSU many departments is not effective operations and departments such as or beneficial to SJSU as a whole. the cashier's office, admissions and "We surveyed this campus and records and accounting. found for many of our functions it He added, however, there are isn't really feasible to have a four- some select departments that could day week," Coleman said. take advantage of a four-day work "You need to be responsive to schedule. the students and staff and for a photo by Minn Bol Coleman said any department variety of things on a five-day The pressures of midterms seem to have overcome Mike at high noon, oblivious to passersby. Moral of the story? Don't opting for the reduced week could week." Forster and Tammy Edwards, who use each other as human pull those all night study sessions, unless you have a friend to submit its own plan. "There has been discussion of pillows in the Student Union. The couple was caught snoozing sleep on. "Each individual request would trying to get those that are teaching be considered on its merits," into select buildings rather than all buildings," Coleman said.
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