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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1987-88 The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 10-29-1987 The thI acan, 1987-10-29 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1987-88 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1987-10-29" (1987). The Ithacan, 1987-88. 8. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1987-88/8 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1980/81 to 1989/90 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1987-88 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Reagan & the court •.. Halloween ..• Athletes of ·the week ••. page. 8 page 11 page 22 THE The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community --------------------------------------------------1!1111-----Issue 8 b ct ob er 29, 1987 24 pages* Free AIDS lecturer provokes controversy Hundreds criticize Cameron debate him. And when they refuse, he BY NANCY PRACHT AND strip, entitled Leatherman. After reading and explaining the comic strip states that no one is qualified. Most DOUG MANDEL in great detail, Cameron added that responsible academics won't debate Dubbed the most dangerous man in parents · are · opposed to children him." _,.:-·. America by the U.S. Surgeon behaving in "that manner." In his Fatal virus ' _., -~- -: :-. General, Paul Cameron debated sex description, Cameron also told of In 1982, the American public was ual preference and safe sex with nearly homosexual men meeting and engag introduced to this fatal virus, 500 members of the Ithaca College ing in immediate sexual activity Cameron said. At the time, experts on community last night in Textor 102. without utilizing precautions. this issue felt that the best way to cur Prior to the presentation, Cameron Cameron said that AIDS and the tail AIDS was to educate the public, said he hoped "to embarrass those HIV virus can be contracted by bodily he continued, adding that every year who feel that education will stop the fluids and secretions. He further the number of people infected with threat of AIDS. stated that using a condom or any the virus has doubled. Cameron repeatedly used the word other method of safe sex would not The best method of preventing the children when referring to individuals be effective in AIDS prevention. further spread of the disease, he said were transmitting the AIDS "He [Cameron] thinks that Cameron said, is to use a "soft virus, which confused members of the homosexuals share only sex," said quarantine" approach in which those audience. Friedman. "That's not true. There's who have AIDS wear a tatoo--either "Right now a group of rebellious love involved also." on their forehead or hand- to infonn children are demanding the right to do At this point, memebers of the au others of their status. Cameron also what they want, when they want," dience became disruptive, heckling the mentioned another quarantine ap- Cameron said. "If you give too much speaker. One individual repeatedly see speaker page 4 attention to rebellious children they chanted, "Faggots and dykes and bi's, become spoiled. Spoiled children de oh my." People cursed, stamped their mand the attention of society ... What feet, and laughed. One person even at right do these disturbed children tempted to distract the speaker by Valenti: have?" blowing soap bubbles. Cameron, Discrediting the speaker although forced to interrupt his .Outside the lecture hall, represen presentation at one point, maintain no regrets tatives of the Gay and Lesbian ed complete composure. Alliance (GALA),_ the Prevention "There is no evidence that shows "I took a move I've never regret 2 '< Network, and concerned community that any AIDS prevention programs ted," said Jack Valenti, president of :~ members circulated pamphlets in work," Cameron continued. Tens of the Motion Picture Asociation of '~/ hopes of discrediting the speaker. billions of dollars has gone into drug America (MP AA), as he delivered his . ~ Scott Friedman, Co-President of prevention literature, he added, "and speech on October 8 in Philips Hall. ~ GALA, said Cameron's constant use it never did any good." He quoted The "move" was to become the third E of the word "children" throughout three unidentified studies which he person to hold his position with the his lecture was an attempt to play said have proven that "kids" who are MP AA, an organization consisting of God. involved with drug education pro nine of the largest film producers and Onlookers were confused by grams are more apt to experiment distributors in the world. He also · PAUL CAMERON spoke last night in Textor 102 Cameron's sudden display of an ex with drug use. holds the position of chairman of the plicit, graphic homosexual comic Friedman, however, said Cameron Motion Picture Export Association of "completely misquoted data, and you America and the Alliance of Motion can look in any book and find out Picture and Television Producers. IC ranks second in survey that drivers, sex and drug education Valenti began his speech with a is effective." short autobiography of his career, Ithaca College was ranked second percent ranked Ithaca in th~ top ten. special mention of the College's "He began his speech by stating starting with his work as an advertis in the category of Eastern Com Villanova University received the "highly regarded physical therapy there was no one qualified to debate ing and political consultant executive prehensive Colleges in a survey of col highest rating, with 48 percent voting program." The other eastern com him," added Susanne Morgan, facul with an agency he co-founded in 1952. lege presidents reported in the October in its favor, while third place went to prehensive institutions were mention ty adviser to the Prevention Network His work as a political consultant 26 issue of U.S. News & World Rochester Institute of Technology. ed as having strong engineering pro and associate professor of sociology. gained him a position on former Report. This is a move up from its The brief description of Ithaca that grams, cooperative education pro "His tactic is trying to get people to President Kennedy's staff. Tragical third-place rating in the 1985 edition accompanied the rankings made grams and strong liberal arts cores. ly, Valenti was present in the motor of the biennial survey. cade in Dallas when Kennedy was "Ithaca was the only institution in assassinated. In the time following the its class to improve its position from assassination, Valenti was asked to two years ago,'' says Director of Col Fire destroys Turback's become President Johnson's special lege Relations, John Lippincott. assistant, assisting the president with "This reflects the growing national speechwriting and dealing with the recognition of the quality of our facul media. He served the Johnson ad ty and our programs." ministration from I %3 to 1966. Based on the Carnegie Foundation Valenti spoke fondly of this time in his for the Advancement- of Teaching life and of the late President Johnson. classification system, the comprehen · It was during his service at the sive category refers to institutions that White House when Valenti was first award more than half of their approached by the leaders of all the bachelor's degrees in professional major studios, and was offered the fields. There are 124 eastern colleges job of president of the MPAA. At and universities included in that first, Valenti refused, but this made category. the studio leaders redouble their ef In the survey, college presidents na- · i= forts as they would not accept no for tionwide were asked to select the IO il!: an answer. "Everything is negotiable, schools providing the best ! there is always a deal to be undergraduate education from among < made," Valenti said, as he those classified in the same category !::? remembered his first lesson about the as their own. They were asked to take ~ entertainment world. into consideration such factors as l;.lj Valenti then addressed the issue of ·cohesiveness of cuniculum, ~ o( : :_ a movie's success. "You can never be teaching, ·relationships between facul-. -· ·' sure about the success of films," ,ty and studentsandtlu:'.atmosphereof ·'. Valenti said, as he spoke of the fman :·learning .fost~ by the ~us. cial failures of "Howard the Duck" .· - ..Of. ;the so perwit.=_of- college . ;.,A'iiuuv~~~ °flµ'~aclc1s 1restaur~t-~ly Wednesday morning, Oct. 14· -. and ''Ishtar.'' ''The critics and movie -,; ·presidtnts -wh~- -~ in_ ihe . - ·. ' . ~ .. ' '~ ~~~1-~-91!~~.... 3?_. ........ __..,.,....., _______________ , ..-,.. ___________ _,. __ al'!'"'~~l'l!."'!.11!!.~--!""""-•.!!". '!". '!". !!'._-!!'!.~. -- •• - • - - - - - - - - ~-~~ paae 2 .. --------- -----···--. --- '\ __ -·- \. __ : -· -- - . - - . - _· rs? • .QS: 1!J£.ct-tn ·October 29, 1987 Security urges awareness the influence of alcohol is a serious trols and contributes· to our college What are the people at Safety and concern say Surine, and the community. She regrets that they Security all about? In the North Foyer preven- of The Campus Center last Friday, tion of it to save lives is a day to day can't have more communication with job for Safety and Security. students because of their busy work Safety and Security sponsored a aime A large part of the crime display schedules. Surine says that they will prevention awareness display to ex plain who they are and how they help. was to gather concerns from students. have more functions like this one to Surine explains that the display was an improve student relations. This October was part of the recogni effort to get to know students and to tion of National Crime Prevention Pam Brooks clarify what Safety and Security con- Month. The display covered aspects of crime that have occurred in the past C. P. Snow series begins and that can happen again· unless BY ERIK JULES .