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Students Protest North Visit. Appearance Surprise to Most Where do you hear about local music first? Here of course... p. 9-12 9 May What's shakin' : Our columnists set 1990 you write Vol. I Elrick, McWilliams roll. p. 6 No. 24 o Find out what's Op:... p.4 o Readers become writers... p.5 MSU's alternative o Dr. Sex and the Provoc rock... p. 7 o out & About gets you hip... p.8 ·and truly o No room at The Clydesdale... p.8 inde endent voice o Entertainment begins... p.9 Great Issues Director Patrick Bryant protests Oliver North's visit to campus, while Todd Shafer of MSU Republicans cheers North, who appeared as a paid speaker for GOP Senate hopeful Clark Durant 8b0tt photo, standing). · uR-1 photos/MATTHEW GOEBEL (I.) and FREDDY SPADAFORA (above) Students protest North visit. Appearance surprise to most BY MRIAM S..rrH he said. BY SAN>t BARGAS Auditorium May 5. uR-1 SENOR. CORRESPONDENT Hyland said he finds it ironic that ANO TIM LEPHEW While opinions about North varied . so much controversy surrounded UR-I ISSUES CORRESPONDENTS from person to person, less than one­ Oliver North's appearance on Minister Louis Farrakhan before fiis thira of those surveyed opposed his campus last week was the equivalent February speech on campus. But Despite the controversy surround­ visit to MSU. Most believed that of a common street criminal receiving when North came to town as a paid ing Oliver North's recent visit to MSU, despite their personal opinions of the adulation for peddling drugs - at speaker for GOP politician Clark most MSU students said they didn't infamous lieutenant colonel, he had a least that's what Ezra Hyland thinks. Durant, he noted, little opposition was know he was coming. right to speak on campus. Hyland, adviser to the African­ shown, despite that the former marine According to an informal, man-on­ Dave Shunkweiler, a marketing American. student group As One, said was convided of lying before Con­ the-street uR-1 survey of 52 students sophomore, believes it is important for North's involvement in the Iran-Contra gress about the Reagan throughout campus, more than half student.s to hear North's version of the scandal is proof he is no hero. Administration's secret arms trade for did not know North was coming to role he played in the Iran-Contra "I don't see any difference be­ hostages with Iran. MSU to speak. The uR-1 conducted scandal, which revolved around the tween him and some rapist on cam­ "All the issues with Farrakhan the survey two days before North's Reagan Administration's secret arms pus, or some common street pusher,· See PROTEST, p. 2 scheduled appearance at the MSU see SURVEY, p. 2 2 01/ie : co~?ifge.~ ~o.ntinu.es inside !)n .The Second Fr<?nt Page.,..· .- . : .. _ . " · . p. 3 _ • un1vers1 y eporter-lntelligencer 9 Ma 1990 From PROTEST, p.1 not support North, he supports his From SURVEY' p. 1 Lulgjuraj, a business sophomore. right to speak. "I have sympathy for him 'cause were speculation ... There's been trade for hostages with Iran. "Do I support him at all or he's the fall guy. no trial," he said. "But the man "It is important for the popula­ anyone he endorses? No," "He took the fall for everyone, (North) has been convicted of tion of MSU to hear North's story," Peyton said .. but added North "has Shunkweiler said. " ... as it is a meaning the Reagan administra­ being a criminal. the constitutional right to come . tion." · "There are people paying the reflection of the contemporary and speak on campus. "Kietha Freshman Mark Simpson man money ·... That's disgusting." state of the political workings of Biggers, a member of Women's shares these sentiments. Patty Fedewa, president of the executive branch of the gov­ Studies Student Voice, said "Yeah, (North) did what he was MSU Democrats, agrees, saying ernment of the United States." North's appearance on campus told," Simpson said. North belongs behind bars. Jen Broxton, a journalism · "stinks." But not all agree with North's "I think it's a shame he's going freshman, agrees. "I was disapppointed he hadn't actions, nor do they consider him around speaking when he should "I followed the trial, and I think caused more of an uproar," said a hero. be in jail," Fedewa said. "If any it would be interesting to hear Biggers, a psychology senior. "Any hero wouldn't let a movie person who wasn't as high up in what he. says," she said. Hyland echoed this sentiment, · about himself be put on national government had done what he Advertising freshman Koeena saying he was disappointed that Rihm believes North expects too television," said freshman Jeff had, they would have been in jail." students had not raised more of a Mowry. "The only reason he Fedewa is astounded that much of the American public. furor over North's appearance became a public figure is because North is being received as a hero "(North) thinks Americans · before he arrived on campus. people like a scandal." while making public appearances should love him, but they don't," "I think it's unfortunate that Rihm said. throughout the country. She students weren't in the front de­ believes that this is a sad reflec­ Some students accused North manding that his record be tion of American society. of being sexist and did not know shown," he said. Darius Peyton - spokesman the purpose of his visit. Others for the recent State News walkout praised his efforts. And there and last year's eight-day, minority were those who felt sorry for him. sit-in at the Administration Building "I don't perceive him as totally - said though he personally does a hero or an underdog," said Patty ·.·.·.·.:·:·:.WBII&lli:.:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :·:·: :;.:::.;::: :: :::::: :: :enthusiastic ·. ·. ·. ·.· :-:-:::: ..·..·.·.· .·.·.·.·.·-:· ··:-:::.:·:::::-:::::::::::::::::;: :;:::: -: ·: ·:· ···· Bagel Fragefueli. This Week's Question: What are you going to do for your mother this Mother's day? a. Take her to Sensations for a .·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· rap music summit. ·.·.·.·. :.· :: b. Buy her some flowers from ;:::::::.::::::::· the stand outside Jacobson's. ···.·.·.;.·.·.· c. Take her to lunch at the always fabulous Bagel Frage1. d. Mother? What Mother? ~: ~;;:: ~: <; ~::: ~ ~:::::::.: '. r 1i4 Tb-:-c~ ii~f"' : Sandwich, : ·.·.·.·.·.·.·. ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·. 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Page Three The· Second Front Page . · uR-1 photo/MATTHEW GOEBEL Before the Contra-versy Everything you wanted to know about Ollie North BY TIM S ILVERTHORN the "Huck Finn type who was polite to blanks at his class from an M-16 rifle. sending the money to the Contras uR-1 rssues CoRFESPONOENT adults and served as an altar boy In 1974, North checked into a instead - a deal that was approved through high school but did not naval hospital for mental exhaustion by National Security Adviser John To some, he's a national hero who hesitate to leap off railroad bridges on from supervising jungle training and Poindexter in a meeting approved by put his reputation on the line for his a dare: spent four years in a staff non-training Reagan in writing. country. , In high school, North was a position. In overseeing the operation, North To others, he's a lying criminal member of the chess club and track In 1980, North attended the Naval used a Swiss bank account to divert who belongs behind bars. team. His senior year, his classmates War College in Newport, RI. After funds, undetected, to the Contras as Oliver North is best known to the voted him "most courteous" and "best impressing Naval Secretary John well as pocket thousands of dollars for American public through his role in the looking: Lehman with a paper about the uses his own home security system. Iran-Contra scandal, for which he has An English and education major, of a modem battleship, he was North shredded all Iran-Contra been both praised and criticized. His North attended the state University of assigned to the National Security documents in November 1986 and involvement in the Reagan New York College at Brockport while Council's Defense Policy Staff. invoked the Fifth Amendment to most Administration's secret arms trade planning a military career. This move, according to Washing­ questions from Congress in testimony with Iran for hostages four years ago A friend of North's father helped ton insiders, is when North attained given in December 1986. sparked international attention. him get into the U.S. Naval Academy politlca.I power. Reagan said of North: "He is a But aside from North's role in the in Annapolis, Md. Shortly after, in national hero. My only criticism is that scandal, Americans know little about February 1964, he was in a serious North's role in Iran-Contra I wasn't told everything: the public figure whose name has car accident that left him with an scandal North worked up to 17-hour days spilled onto the front pages of news­ injured back and kne~. North was given wide authority to at the NSC, where his work involved papers nationwide, and last weekend North's self-rehabilitation regimen assemble covert action and used it to counter-insurgency activities. swept through Michigan as a paid for his injuries has been described as support the C'ontras (Nicaraguan In 1985, North helped organize a political speaker who has endorsed "Oraconian• - a method that involved Rebels) after Congress cut off funding CIA program for a Lebanese hit team Clark Durant, a conservative Republi­ repeatedly leaping off his family's 6- against former President Reagans' - which mistakenly blew up an can making a bid for that party's U.S.
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