viPwnnint~... .... , " ., r--- -... .., EDITOR: Chris E. Celi- MANAGEMENT STAFF: chowski ADVERTISING: Kris Mal­ Gay Awareness Week n~ed• ASSOCIATE EDITORS: mhn NEWS: Laura Stemweis Todd Sharp ~ BUSINESS: Dean Koenig Since I came to UW-Stevens Point almost a bogeyman that really isn't there. Wong Park Fook four years ago, a seasonal phenomenon has No one knows how many gays there are in FEATURES: Kim Jacob- OFFICE MANAGER: Elaine Yun-Lin Voo caused more discomfort with some folks on this America, however, the most quoted figure esti­ son . mates one out of 10 Americans has a predomi­ CONTRmUTORS: campus than an icy north wind. It's not gut­ SPORTS:TwmasHoWWum wrenching influenza. It's not even Wisconsin's nant homosexual orientation . (Kinsey). ENVIRONMENT: Andrew Jill Fassbinder Although those of us that are heterosexual may ·Cal Twmanji powerful late winter storms. It is, unfortunate­ Savagian ly, Gay Awareness Week. never be able to identify with homose~ feel­ Tom Weiland ings, we should recognize Utat something as in­ COPY EDITOR: Trudy Why do some folks get so upset over Gay Chris Havel Awareness Week? Ironically, it's.the very rea­ herently personal as sexual orientation can · Stewart Susan Higgins son the week was designated in the first place. never be manipulated, rior should it be. PHOTOGRAPHY: Rich Nanette Cable They simply know little or nothing about gays For those that consider homosexuality _ Burnside Pa\11 Gaertner or homosexuality in general. immoral, perhaps it would be best to leave that Assistants: Fred Hohensee DebKellom Sadly, they view gays in any number of inac­ judgrilent up to the Ultimate Judge of right and Mike Grorich Bill Davis curate, demeaning stereotypes. The limp-wrist­ wrong. Our moral judgment has been proven Jeff Peterson ed, lisping hairdresser and the butch lesbian wrong by history, as our treatment of blacks GRAPmCS: Jayne Mich­ Phil Janus are just two of these. Time and experience just 200 short years ago illustrates. lig Ellen Dare have proven these portrayals inaccurate. How­ Gay Awareness Week isn't a plea for agree­ Assistant: Bill Glassen Michele Paulson ever, fear. of the unknown has caused many to ment with a homosexual lifestyle. It's a hope Laura Behnke cling to such stereotypes like a child clutching for understanding. ADVISOR: Dan HoWWum a blanket over his face to protect himself from Chris Celichowski March 1~ 1984 Vol. 27, No. 23 New H(lmpshire has Hart On Tuesday, New Hampshire's stubborn vot­ One week ago, CBS News projected Walter ~rs ignored the "inevitable" and cast their bal­ Mondale the winner in the Iowa caucuses just lots for Gary Hart rather than Walter Mondale 12 minutes after the caucuses had begun. One in the United States' first primary election. In caucus participant rightly expressed his out­ doing so, they proved the political soothsayers rage when be heard the CBS projection and Contents· employed by the media wrong. Thank good­ said, "Then what the hell are we doing here? ! " ness. What they were doing in ]owa and what we After Iowa's Democratic caucuses, the major will be doing in Wisconsin during April is ex­ networks and metropolitan newspapers had pressing our preference for a Republican · or ·News Sports nearly declared Walter Mondale the Democrat­ Democratic presid'ential candidate. Our deciA, ic presidential nominee six months before the sion should be based on our own investigatio.. Iranian _hostage Kevin Her­ Men's basketball-Pointers party's convention in San Francisco. Despite of the candidates' stands, not the _premature mening at UWSP ... p. 9 gain share of third straight con­ the fact 50 state primaries lay after the Iowa deification of a front-running candidate by the Barbara Smith is Lesbian-Gay_ ference crown..• p.17· caucu!Jes, the media made it appear as if Moo­ media. Awareness Week keynote speak­ Women's basketball-Lady dale changed his clothes in a phone booth be­ Wisconsin has long prided itself on an inde­ er... p.S Pointers in WWIAC Tourna­ fore campaigning. Fortunately, New Hamp­ pendent, progressive political tradition. Hope­ Peterson, Hotchkiss debate on ment.• . p.19 shire lyls proven a source for political krypto­ fully we won't let ourselves down when our Sunday Forum•.. p. 5 Ice hockey-Skaters win sea­ nite. chance to vote rolls around in April. Workshop: Alcohol in the fam­ son finale! ! ! •• p. 18 The American public should resent having Dy ••• p.7 Women's track and field-Wo­ their minds made up for them by the media. Chris Celichowski United Council Legislative men tbinclads perform well at Conference ... p. 8 Oshkosh.. p. 20 Incest reported in Stevens Men's track and field-Point­ Point•.. p. 7 ers win Don Bremmer Invita­ UWSP's parking situation..• p. tional at La Crosse•. p. 19 ·A prayer for restraint News Capsule.• .p. 5 Fantasy finishes for Miami U and N.C. State.. p.18 The Right Stuff... p. 6 Scott May... p . 20 In his weekly radio address last Saturday, responsibilities in these areas and others and Parking controversy. ..p. 6 President Reagan said he would ask Congress have left them to the schools. It would be tragic to approve legislation allowing for a moment of if the same thing happened to something as silent prayer in public schools throughout the ' essential to personal development as prayer. nation. Hopefully, Congress will reject this mis­ Spiritual development of a child is something guided attempt. that should be decided between the parent and The issue here is not whether prayer to God, the child. The state has no business interfering Environment Allah or another Diety is desirable. It is rather, in it, especially in view of the prohibitions Features wbether public schools are the place for such against church-state collusion stated in the U.S. Wild sex... p. 22 Human sexuality class... p. 12 activity. Constitution. DNR tests for toxic sub­ Gay People's Union•.• p. 12 Public schools have grown over the decades Children are in public schools a maximum of stances..• p. 22 Adult toy stores... p.12 and so have the responsibilities society has giv­ eight hours a day. If parer»s vie:w prayer as a Eco-Briefs ...p. 22 William Thourlby follow-up ... en them. In many instances these were tasks necessary ingredient in tlieir child's personal Environmental Calendar. •. p.13 formerly assumed by parents. Sex education development, they can properly educate their p.22 Arnie's discovery... p.13 and health education have become the province children in it when they are home. UWSP's entries in the ACDF .•. , of public schools. If these programs were sim­ The government properly regulates and p.U ply supplements to parental lessons, they would guides relations between its citizens. The rela­ be very commendable. But in far too many tionship between an individual and God should ~ parents have completely abdicated their remain private. Chris Celichowski -,.. Pointer Page 3 POI-NTER POLL WHERE DID YOU LEARN .ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES? John Dunn Dave Zipperer Sophomore Senior Communication Computer Science Stevens Point, WI. Antigo, WI. "I thought this was going to be "When my mother was telling a fun .one. I folind out thro~ all the neighborhood kids and many different sources: par­ that's the truth. And from Play­ ents, friends and high school bi­ boy magazine, that's where I ology." learned the finer points, that's also the truth." Helen Nelson Tom Doyle Graduate Student Senior .·Cincly Solinskf Communication Communication Junior Stevens Point, WI. Fond du Lac, WI. Wildlife Management "Oh, what a question, proba­ "I think I learned a lot off Junction City, WI. bly on the farm!' bathroom walls. I also usually "From my brothers and got a lot from the locker room friends, not my parents." before I got home to ask ques- tions." · Carl Biggar Sophomore Ann Kuhlmann Communication Senior Appleton, WI. Communication "From my brothers and sis­ MDwaukee, WL ters I suppose. My parents sure "Classes in junior high. We didn't tell me." were pretty open with it in our family, so no one in particular." Kevin Reilly Bob Ullrich Senior Senior Resource Management - PhyEd Yardley, Pa. Milwaukee, WI. ''1 learned it by thwnbing Mary-Margaret Vogel "I guess when I was growing through the pages of National Senior up in grade school, from' kids Geographic. Checkiilg out the English who ' knew more. My parents natives." Wausau, WI. didn't tell me until I already "Probably from my mother knew." who is a nurse or from the mov; ie that all the little girls see in Jifth grade." Mark Luetkehoelter Senior Jane Bach English Junior Antigo, WI. Communication "I learned it off the streets of Neenah, WI. Antigo, which is almost as bad "In a cemetery with my moth­ as off the streets of New York." er." Senior Gina Lopez Carol Bartig Wildlife Management Juni4»r. Freshman Coloma, WI. Psychology Communication ''I suppose seventh grade Nicaragua Nelsonville, WI. science class or biology." "I never heard it that _way be­ "Probably from grade school fore. In my country of Nicara­ friends I think, or self exper­ gua, my boyfriend." imentation." Creative Collections International Dinner March 3 opens -m· . COPS About 400 people will taste fa­ The International Club, which gapore; Siew Mai and Cha Cha, On March 22, a new innovative by Edward Wachtendonk. The vorite foods of the world on is dedicated to fostering better appetizers from Hong Kong and store will also have various March 3 at the 14th annual din­ international understanding and Vietnam; main dishes of Ren­ gift shop called Creative Collec­ other gift ideas, such as wind­ ner of the International Club at friendships, has 41 Ainerican dang Daging (Malaysia), Vege­ tions will be open to students chimes, children's furniture-, UWSP.