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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1985 WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM, WA VOL. 77, NO. 9
Put Penthouse back, committee says
By Ron Judd
Calling the suspension of the
sale of Penthouse magazine a
"dangerous precedent," the
Associated Students' Bookstore
Subcommittee Monday recom­mended
that the controversial
magazine be placed back on
bookstore shelves.
The AS Board temporarily
suspended the sale of the maga­zine
Nov. 14, after two students
complained about the December
issue of Penthouse, which
showed nude women bound to
trees.
A statement released by the
subcommittee said committee
members recognized that "por­nographic
materials promote
damaging images of mankind,"
but felt the AS Board and the
university should work to edu­cate
the campus community of
the negative impact of porno­graphy
rather than remove it
from the public eye.
Committee member Dana
Grant, AS director of communi­cations,
said the committee
decided students should be
allowed to make their own choi­ces
as to the types of materials
they wished to view. Committee
members agreed the material
presented in Penthouse was
damaging, but decided forums,
public discussions, seminars, and
the use of expert testimony on
the matter was preferable to
magazine removal.
"Censorship of any sort
should not be allowed in a demo­cratic
society," the statement
reads. ". . . If the AS Board
decides that one type of publica­tion
is negative for consumption,
what will prevent the board from
making the same ruling on
another?
". . . According to the judicial
system, if a publication has any
redeeming artistic value, no mat­ter
how limited, the material
should not be banned."
The committee recommended,
however, that if the magazine is
put back in the bookstore, a sign
should be placed above the mag­azine
rack indicating the types of
magazines available and the phi­losophy
behind their sales.
The committee suggested the
sign should read: "Some of the
materials below may be offen­sive.
Yet, it would seem that in an
institution of higher learning,
people should have the oppor­tunity
to review all ideas and atti­tudes
present in our society so
that we might better understand
who we are as a people . . ."
The committee suggested that
• see PENTHOUSE, p. 4
Trustees react favorably to divestiture plan
By Cheri Hoover
A resolution to stop the invest­ment
of Western funds in banks
that lend money to South Africa,
may be adopted by the Board of
. Trustees at their next meeting
March 7.
Yvonne Ward, member of the
Anti-Apartheid Action Coalition
and Associated Students
Secretary-Treasurer, presented a
written rationale to board
members outlining reasons for
divestment Thursday.
In the rationale, she said that
•^hfb'Ugh^he^nveSl'm^in't-of-pubHc"
funds, we support the South Africa
government and its policy of
apartheid."
The divestment program she
wants the board to adopt is similar
to one approved Jan. 9 at The
Evergreen State College.
If the proposal is adopted,
Western's vice president for busi­ness
and financial affairs, in con­sultation
with the affirmative
action officer, would conduct a
quarterly review of university
investments.
That information would be
passed on to thetrustees.who then
could move to divest the funds
involved.
Trustees give informal nod to
Health Service Fee increase —
p. 3.
Wash PI RG optimistic trustees
will grant approval to PIRG
chapter here. — p. 4.
Ward said she is optimistic
about the board's response to her
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"I think the response we got was
encourageing. I think the attitude
of Ross was encouraging. It's kind
of hard for people to support apar­theid.
And by not supporting the
resolution, it would appear that
you would be doing that," Ward
said.
Ross said he thinks the board is
in favor of divestiture but they
want to be clear of their legal
responsibility. He said the board
wouldn't want to be responsible
for not getting the most financial
gain possible from investment.
"I don't think the board has any
hesitation to eliminate practice of
providing funds for that (apar-
Martha Choe, new Board of Trustees member.
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YVONNE WARD involved. providing funds for that (apa
Most agree CPE's sun will set;
Legislature seeks replacement
theid)," Ross said. out of step."
Sandison agreed, "I've never "So, we lose a little money on
agreed with apartheid. I've felt for that. Well just have to make it tip
a long time that South Africa was somewhere else."
By Brian Malvey
When the sun sets on the Coun­cil
for Postsecondary Education
June 30, most agree it probably
will set for good. But it is not cer­tain
what higher education agency
will emerge from the legislative
shadows to replace it.
In accordance with the
OLYMPIA REVIEW
Washington Sunset Act, the CPE
is subject to review, termination
and possible extention.
And although extension is pos­sible,
it is not probable the CPE
will survive, at least in its present
form.
The Legislative Budget Com­mittee,
which conducted the CPE's
sunset audit, concluded the CPE
just doesn't have the authority to
follow through on matters such as
territorial disputes between com­peting
universities. The committee
recommended the agency be
replaced or changed.
Now a flurry of governance bills,
seeking to fill the vacuum the
CPE's departure would create, is
sweeping through Olympia.
• House Bill 171, proposing a
Board of Regents for the regional
universities and The Evergreen
State College.
• House Bill 218, proposing a
Higher Education Coordinating
Commission.
• House Bill 259, proposing a
Higher Education Board of
Regents.
• House Bill 579,
Higher Education
System.
• House Bill 1354, proposing a
Higher Education State Board.
• House Bill 3376, proposing .a
Higher Education Coordinating
Commission.
• Other governance bills filed but
not yet available. '
proposing a
Governance
Possibly more governance bills
to be filed this week.
Western President. G. Robert
Ross told the Board of Trustees
Thursday he is concerned some of
the governance bills, if enacted,
could erode the boards authority.
Ross outlined the position of the
Council of Presidents, the presi­dents
of each of the state's public
four-year institutions.
The COP wants the CPE
replaced with a new agency, Ross
said.
He said the new agency should
strengthen coordination, make
budget recommendations to the
Legislature and mediate territorial
disputes between institutions.
Ross also said the agency's
, governing board should be com­posed
of lay people and shouldn't
be required by law to have special­ized
members such as university
presidents.
"Or students " he added.
Associated Students President
Majken Ryherd said the Washing­ton
Student Lobby agrees the new
HI
By €heri Hoovier
Westierii President; G. Rbbert
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pay faise^Thursday by the Board
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