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The only possible proceeds from there to embroil the "Homosexuality: Everybody's away homosexuals, our national voluntarily and not endanger flaws were the length of the play plot by involving her suitor, we~ Problem. " Ofthe two hundred-odd blood supply is being con­ others; homosexuals, however, (two and one-half hours) and the played by Taylor Lawrence, until people in attendance, the two-thirds taminated. (At this point a large would remain at large. Three ex­ length of set changes (many they are all horribly entangled. crowded into the back rows were "NUKE THE HOMOS" banner amples were given. "If we cared minutes). To further complicate matters, almost entirely supporters, while was held up in the back ofthe lec­ for homosexuals/' he said, "we Lessing's play depicts the an old love of the Prince, the the rest were interested students ture hall.) Furthermore, he claim­ would protect them from their own manipulation of men and women Countess Orsina, appears just at the and members of the Caltech and ed, since gays are not yet restricted bad habits," which he compared to brought about by the abuse of most inappropriate moment. LA gay communities. from traveling abroad, the U.S. is drug abuse and child molestation. power. It is a study in how this Despite all of these complications Dr. Cameron, leader of the exporting AIDS to the rest of the "Gays," he summarized, "are manipulation can destroy one's the play has a good ending, remin­ group ISIS, the Institute for the world. He then brought to our at­ damaging all our lives." He urg­ humanity. George Williams, as the ding one that there is quite a lot to Scientific Investigation of Sexuali­ tention the high cost of AIDS treat­ ed everyone to put "political and Prince, plays a man caught up in be said for having humanity. ty, has participated in a number of ment: the average AIDS victim social pressure on dismantling the the conflict bet\\(een his love for a Astrid H. Howard gave a fine studies on the effects of second­ robs us of some $140,000 in homosexual infrastructure". woman and his humanity rebelling performance as the Countess..Also hand tobacco smoke, as well as medical fees, from diagnosis to Places where gays congregate against the machinations he must good were Bruce McLaughlIn as helping to defeat AB 1, a bill pro­ death. Since for every person now should be closed or destroyed. go through to have her. His con- Odoardo GaIotti and Patricia hibiting discrimination on the basis afflicted with AIDS there are ten "You cannot endanger people's flict is with two ideals: "A prince Houseworth as Claudia Galotti. of sexual orientation, as well as a others showing "Pre-AIDS" lives and expect to live." has no friends, can have no I recommend this play. Despite bill to guarantee the right to sue of symptoms (although admittedly During the question-and­ friends" and "He who does not the fact that it is long I would still a gay who has been beaten. He many of these recover), the total answer period that followed, lose his mind over certain things make an effort to go see it. It is opened the talk by telling the cost to society is even higher: a graduate student Brian Warr has none to lose." This conflict well worth the time and the money members of the audience (ap­ thirty billion dollar bill even if no pointed out that the long (two to with one's humanity is central to spent. parently excluding himself) that new cases develop. In two years, five years) incubation period of the play. Emilia Galotti will be presented -_they are participants in an experi­ he claims, this bill will multiply to AIDS makes any quarantine The drama takes place in the in the Dabney Lounge tonight, Ju- ment in relaxed sexual mores that 250 billion dollars. Development useless, as the vast _majority who eighteenth century in a small town ly 7th, at 8 pm; tomorrow, the 8th, has been conducted in America of a vaccine will take five years; have the disease now show no in Italy. The title character, played at 8pm, and Sunday, the 9th, at during the past thirty years. This "many of you will be parents by signs. In response, Dr. Cameron by Heather B. Humphrey, is a 7pm. experiment is a failure, he claim­ that time" he proclaimed (a non se­ replied that all gays, drug abusers, ed, and its worst result is the cur­ quitur as far as I can tell). It has and prostitutes should be forcibly do not do rational, caring things to­ presentation. Most talks given at rent freedom and tolerance enjoyed been proposed that the entire coun­ quarantined. As the gays alone day." Caltech by scientists are intelligent by gays. Dr. Cameron then delv­ try then be vaccinated, a procedure make up some 10% ofthe popula­ Several questioners suggested and informative, but not so this ed into an account of the more Dr. Cameron objects to on the tion (or 4 %, according to a survey that "safe-sex" education is a bet­ one. Dr. Cameron talked down to unusual sexual practices perform­ grounds that the vaccination may cited by Dr. Cameron in which ter solution and is already helping his audience, misused facts and ed by male hom6sexuals; this was kill ten thousand people, some people were asked whether their slow the spread of AIDS, but Dr. statistics with abandon (calling the greeted with raucous laughter from 0.004% of the population. siblings were gay), such a proposal Cameron denied this, stating that American Psychiatric Association the back of the room. He argued Dr. Cameron's alternative solu­ seems to me to be quite infeasible, homosexuals are all mentally "just a bunch of doctors", draw­ that these practices are·a threat to tion is to forcibly quarantine all as well as merely illegal. defective and cannot control their ing most heavily on surveys done public health, and accused gays of gays, drug abusers, and prostitutes When the illegality was pointed actions. by his own special-interest group), daily flying fresh African diseases "loose on the streets" with AIDS out, Cameron reminded us that In conclusion, he urged the and resorted all too often to cheap into the U.S. or Pre-AIDS symptoms. Such a people's rights were less important members ofthe audience to return shots, loaded phrases, and the Na- than their responsibilities; this was, to the morality of previous years, •tional Enquirer-style language of after all, the attitude of our Foun­ such as the 1940's. "I would like his group's pamphlets. ding Fathers. He did not point out to see a return to the censorship of Olive Walk to Close any Bill ofResponsibilities to back those days," he confided. To all this, many of his sup­ Caltech's administration, after discussion with the mc, has finalized this up. As for unpleasant "Nakedness is degrading porters in the audience responded plans to convert the Olive Walk into a pedestrian mall. The primary references to the Nazi era, us ...sexuality must be tightly as though attending a junior-high­ impetus behind the decision was concern for the safety of the people Cameron claimed that "through bound or it will destroy us." With school assembly. Between who use the Olive Walk on a daily basis. In the last three weeks, there 1934 the staunchest Nazis were a loud clinking of dropped beer Cameron's obvious homophobia have been two near accidents in which cars narrowly missed causing homosexuals, and homosexual bottles, the YAF crowd and their and the YAFers' sophomoric serious injury to pedestrians. In one case, a young mother, with her philosophies were very influential supporters went off to do his behavior, rational discussion ofthe infant child in a stroller, was almost struck by an automobile ap­ in Nazi philosophies." He follow­ bidding. topic was impossible. One hopes proaching from behind. In another instance, an automobile knocked ed with another plug for the that the talk's sponsors, should they down a faculty member, fortunately with no serious injury. "destruction ofthe homosexual in­ [The following is the author's continue to grace us with their The revised rules for the Olive Walk are: frastructure" and went on to say own reaction to the talk . ..] presence, will in the future respect 1) The Olive Walk will be closed to traffic on and after June 17, that "horrible things may have to Even knowing the subject and the intelligence of the Caltech 1985. Posts will be installed at the San Pasqual entrance by the be done three years from now ifwe sponsor, I expected more from this community.

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