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Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU The eM ssenger Student Publications 12-12-1989 The esM senger -- December 12, 1989 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/the_messenger Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "The eM ssenger -- December 12, 1989" (1989). The Messenger. Paper 84. http://docs.rwu.edu/the_messenger/84 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Messenger by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .... ~... (.;~ ... t" I _~.~ V'... ~ J ., • '" tr VOLUM.E XI ISSUE V Roger Williams College Bri$tol, R.I. December 12, 1989 Open Forum targets reorganization . ' By Michele Baccarella James Tackach, Robert a college which lacks Managing Editor Blackburn, business fac school unity, was another ulty member David Mel disadvantage Jackson saw The cost of what it will char, and Dean of the in the idea. take to hire approximately. College, Malcolm Forbes, Bill Mecca - Advan- seven new deans when each had five minutes to , tages: Mecca agreed with Roger Williams is re say what he or she wanted" Jackson in that adding organized into schools and to about the plan to deans is an appropriate the possibility of one reorganize the college. response to RWC's growth, school getting more at The following is a .and said that they would tention, resources, etc., summary of their com make a more prestigious . than 'the Qther schools ments: impression. "We're a step were two of the concerns Sarah Jackson -. .ahead of smaller schools in raised by students who Advant~ges: "Now' we'll implementing this so attended ari Open Forum have nine deans for aca soon," Mecca said. spOnsored by the Student demic purposes, who can Disadvantages: Mecca had a Senate on Nov. 30. " also help with fundraising.' problem ..,ith the specific "The purpose of the Having many schools and breakdowns of the Forum is to discuss the many deans will add different academic areas restructuring. Students prestige to the school," into the different schools'. have a lot of questions," Jackson said. Disadv He pointed out that there said Mike Robinson, a antages: -The expense of would be a tendency for a student- senator, who adding the deans was one of .division to· be lost because moderated the panel, Jackson's concerns. "A some diviSions would have which included one sen ru'mor is going around that . their own identity, while ator, five faculty mem each dean~ will c'ost others would be grouped bers and Dean Forbes. approximately '$50,000 together, WhiCh could The members of the each, not including the cause bias. he said. = panel... student senator cost of hiring new Philip Szenher ~= Sarah Jack-son, junior secretaries," she said. Szenher said he greeted -----~~ class president, 8m Unnecessary bureaucracy, ..... UP - RWC Men's Basketball t,eam' beat Mecca, humanities faculty resulting from the. new FORUM PAGE 2 members Philip Szenher. deans, will furtfler divide College on its way to winning the RWC J'~. r.e~tetI, ~~. see page 16. Goldstein/fhomas: The PomographyDefiate By Kim Sturr Even more intriguing 'is the aforementioned gen I do,· Goldstein said. While some of the Assignment Editor the question, does Cal tlemen on the topic of the "Well, my response is statements seemed shock Thomas, former vice first amendment and "tough. If you don't like ing, such as when Should Baskin Robbins president of the now pornography, in what it, don't buy it." Goldstein maintained that be banned in the U.S. defunct Moral Majority, Academic Dean Malcolm AlthOUgh Goldstein's pornogra'phy lets a because AI Goldstein, enjoy having sex with his ' Forbes' introduced as a remark was aimed woman be as liberal as a founder of Screw Mag wife? "forum of ideas." towards audience mem .man, ev.en mJ>re dis azine and producer of the These were just a few Nearly 500 people, bers who oppose por turbing > were the rE! cable television show questions that aro,se Nov. mostly RWC students, nography, it seemed to actions from the majority "Midnight Blue;" misuses 14 at Roger Williams attended the'debate, which elicit a loud, positive' of the audience. butterscotch vanilla ice College's Student Center was mediated by Frank respo~se. from most of the Students, mostly males, cream? during a debate between Mancini, a writer for the male students who- at cheered as Goldstein com- . Providence JournaJ and tellded the debate. pared pornagraphy to_ former faculty member Goldstein continued his entertainment, "(It's at RWC. argument for porno like). fast food." When Goldstein and graphy, discussing is Thomas were introduced, sues such as censorsh.ip, DEBATE PAGE 2 it was clear the two men rape, and' feminism. represented. views as different as night and day. Goldstein entered \he debating. platform first, sporting a t-shirt and' snakeskin jacket over his large physique, adorned with gold chains and rings. Thomas followed, in a conservative, blue, three piece suit. But as = different as the two men looked, their appearance was only a-slight indication of their contrasting opinions. Goldstein began the = debate by addressing -~= ~ those in the audience who are opposed to porno .. AI Goldstein,' founder of Screw magazine and graphy. "Clearly there producer of the cable TV show, "Midnight .are people who hate what Blue." .' ~~~"~ t~~ ,(.) ~~.~~~~~:~..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :Page 2 December 12, 1989 " •• l , •••• _ .~;;....•:.: .~.:-:.-~ - .... News DEBATE FROM Believing that· .porno The general attitude of graphy promotes general the audience became more PAGE 1 dispair, Thomas said, -It apparent during the - While Goldstein des is not true that porno question and answer cribed pornography as a graphy is .not injurious to session, in which stud freedom of choice, his people,- adding that, ents made remarks which opponent, .Thomas, gave -whether people in the seemed to try to provoke quite a contrasting view porn films or magazines shocking responses from during his rebuttal. choose to be in them is Goldstein and Thomas. -Freedom,- Thomas said, not relevant - they de One person asked· -without an anchor mean themselves.- Goldstein how. much quickly unwinds and Speaking' of his own money he made. -I do very well: Goldstein said, · "It is not true that pornography is not injurious to -(but) not half as well as people,"..."whether people in the porn films or -the evangelists.- Then he asked Thomas if he ever magazines choose to be in them is not relevant had sex, to which Thomas - they demean themselves." replied, -To answer that would be to violate a ,Cal' Thomas private, special rela- tionship.- . But the debate itself, 'however, did not seem to becomes anarchy, where involvement in religious come to any apparent noOOdy's ideas are right organizations, Thomas conclusion, except that or wrong.- seemed to preach to the many students at RWe Thomas believes our audience, receiving dis seem to enjoy the society today is sinking approving responses shocking and' thought Cal Thomas, former vice president of the now into anarchy, in part from the more vocal provoking. defunct Moral Majority. because of pornography. audience members. FORUM FROM rAGE 1 --.-~ Ir ••••-----.-----. ••• . the reorganization with I mixed feelings. -I saw $1.00 off an~zza I $1.00 One coupon per pizza faculty micromanage this '.I institution, not just what Off 1 Fast. Fre~ Delivery" • to do, but how to do it. •I ~ome of my colleagues have b~me depressed since they used to be able _:t~ '''-Good;n~A;e.254~404 to teach and have input, Fo • " ,1.... ..lJi'. Phore: _. - - I_ ," , he said. 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