The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Fall 11-26-1985 Maine Campus November 26 1985 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus November 26 1985" (1985). Maine Campus Archives. 1774. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1774 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. r 40 aine Campus vol. XCVII no.-L-fe, L. 1/ The University of Maine at Orono student newspaper since 1875 Tuesday, November 26, 1985 South African journalist talks of white ignorance by M.C. Davis of apartheid. And finally, they had Staff Writer declared us a factory, which meant that the factory inspector came around. It also meant that they could take a closer "The profound ignorance of many look at tax returns. white South Africans is so great that "Well, the factory inspector arrived. they don't even know the time of Our editorial department was on the day," said a banned journalist in his third floor. And he was quite shocked to lecture Monday night to a near-capacity see that I had a white-woman reporter crowd at 101 Neville Hall. sitting next to a black-man reporter. And The speech was sponsored by the he said to us that I had to either put a Distinguished Lecture series. partition between the two, or move one Donald Woods, who now lives in Lon- reporter to another room. So I said, 'If don, said, "apartheid goes beyond the you have me do that, I will have a pic- mere fear of the blacks. It goes beyond ture taken of that partition. And I'll send that, into the realm of revulsion and it to the New York Times and to the Lon- hatered." don Times. And you will look foolish. Woods said the revulsion of whites And your government will look foolish towards blacks is so great that the Donald Woods, a journalist banned in his native country of South Africa, again.' thought of sharing integrated toilet spoke Monday night about his country's "The inspector compromised on that. facilities problems. (Warren photo) is dreadful. As a result, South But what he wouldn't compromise on African factories must, by law, provide at me with these innocent, blank stares walking blindfolded through a mine was these non-segregated toilets, because separate toilets for its employees ac- when I talk of some of these laws field." as I said, toilets loom large in the minds cording to sex and race. because you take your freedoms so for Woods bacame editor-in-chief of the of white South Africans." "One day, when archeologists excavate granted," he said. Daily Dispatch in South Africa in 1965, Woods said the fine for non- South Africa to determine what kind of "In "South Africa, you may print where his editorials against apartheid segregated toilets at the workplace was society we had, they'll be astonished at nothing about the police without their drew increasing fire from the white 1,600 Rands per day, or about $2,000. this proliferation of toilets," he said. permission from the police You may minority government. During his 12 "This was quite an expensive burden "The government tried, on several oc- print nothing about what goes on in the years as editor, Woods said he had been to carry. And so we came to the solemn casions to put me behind bars. There are prisons without permission of the prison prosecuted in court seven times by the decision pay the carpenter of the com- many restrictions on newspapers on securities. You may print nothing about government. pany to construct signs for the toilets. what may be printed on newspapers such military matters without permission "I never thought I was the kind of per- Then, when the inspectors came we that American journalists wouldn't from the military. son that this would happen to, but what would leap in to action and put-up signs believe. "One person Said that editing a the government had done was try and that read "white man," "colored "The problem in America is you look newspaper in South Africa was like shut the paper up to stop our criticism man," "Indian man" on all the toilets." Bills for UMaine funds Palmer found not guilty face dismal futures in death of daughter by Jessica Lowell Council as a part of his legislative by Rick Lawes Stone said he was "ecstatic" after Staff Writer package. Staff Writer the verdict. Rep. John Diamond,chairman of the Goodwin said, "If you want me to Despite efforts to get additional Legislative Council, said the BUT re- BANGOR — Cynthia Palmer, second-guess the verdict, I won't. It funding for the UMaine system in the quest has not been and will not be for- charged with manslaughter in the was his decision to make and he made upcoming legislative session, chances are mally considered by the Legislature. death of her 4-year-old daughter, was the call." slim that the system will receive the total Diamond said he is not optimistic found not guilty Monday by Superior In closing the state's case, Goodwin amount of any request. about the passage of the bill "The state Court Justice Bruce Chandler. said the case was a "thin line case ... Two requests for funds have been is suffering financially," he said. Palmer, 30, was originally charged not between guilty and not guilty of made, one by St hen Bost, I).- Bost- said, "Given- the shortage IV _with murder in. the trial, but that manslaughter, but between guilty of funds available, $14 million is charge was reduced Tuesday by Assis- manslaughter and guilty of unrealistic." tant Attorney General Thomas Good- murder." Bost said he felt the chancellor's of- win. Palmer's live-in boyfriend, John He said if there were "any evidence fice should coordinate its efforts with Lane, was found guilty of the murder she (Palmer) reacted with anything those of the legislature "rather than last week and sentenced to life but passivity (toward Angela's death) operate autonomously." imprisonment. ... then we'd be dealing with murder "In all likelihood," he said, "the In announcing the verdict, here and not manslaughter." loser is the UMaine system." Chandler said the evidence had to Goodwin said the most important Charles Rauch Jr., acting director of prove Palmer acted voluntarily in not piece of evidence presented in the case financial management, said UMO is protecting her daughter from Lane's was a statement Palmer made after "spread thin. We can always get by for actions, that she was physically being escorted from the apartment one more year, but without any flexibili- capable of acting, she had an oppor- she and Lane shared, when she told ty. -- tunity to perform the act and had a a police officer, "I didn't do it. He Stephen Bost UMO will continue, he said, but "we legal duty in performing the act. did." Orono, the other by the University of won't be as sharp as we ought to be." Chandler said the evidence did not "She was referring to what hap- Maine Board of Trustees. Diamond said Rep. Bost's appeal show Palmer had caused her daughter pened up in that apartment. I don't Bost submitted a bill to the Legislative raised the question Of the inadequacy of Angela's death through recklessness Think it talces mental gymnastics to Council to appropriate $5 million for the funding for the university. or criminal negligence realize that meaning," Goodwin UMaine system to provide financial "His appeal has put him and the "Overriding all of this is the ab- said. "It wouldn't have taken much to assistance for existing programs within university in a better position.(10 wasn't solute requirement that I must believe stop it. She didn't do it; she didn't try. the system. The Legislative Council an effort in futility. Only funding for and I must find beyor d a reasonable This court ought to tell her she is screens all requests for bills to be in- 1986 is questionable. The table is set for doubt, that each requ red element of responsible." troduced in the second sessibn of the 1987," Diamond said. the crime chargcd has been In arguing his final statement, Legislature. Bost said his goal in sponsoring this proved," Chandler said. Stone described his defendant's The intent of the bill, Bost said, is to legislation was two-fold: to secure the Chandler said he was unable to history of sexual abuse. ensure that the university does not necessary funds and to provide incentive determine with reascnable certainty He referred to earlier testimony emerge empty-handed at the end of the to the university administration to that Cynthia Palmer exhibited a con- that his client's actions were consis- second regular legislative session. change its current budget request scious disregard for Angela's life. tent with a person who had been The proposed bill, which was original- process. After Chandler announced the ver- abused and as such, she was unable ly rejected, was approved by the commit- "They are very disorganized," he dict, Palmer jumped up, clapping, to act while Lane was abusing her tee Wednesday, after an appeal by Bost. said. and said, "Oh, thank you, your daughter prior to her death.