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Volume 76 Number 19
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Wednesday, March 11,
/1991
Bookstore pulls magazine with provocative cover
By Chris. Deertng
Opinions Editor
As senior Rick West stood
In line to cash a check In the
university bookstore last
week, he witnessed what some
students and faculty are la¬
beling as one of several ex¬
amples of censorship at
Samford.
West described what took
place: The man who delivers
magazines to campus was
near the back counter where
I was cashing a check and
pointing to the March /April
issue oTPsychology Today, he
asked a manager. "What do
you think about this one?
Should I take it back?’ After a
quick thumb through the
magazine, the manager said.
‘Yeah... better take these
back’.’
Alan Morris, book director
for the bookstore, said he was
responsible for making the
decision and said his reason
for returning the magazine to
the vendor was based on the
nature of the cover photo¬
graph. The photograph,
which he said would “be of¬
fensive to some.” was of a
scantily clad couple embrac¬
ing each other. The corre¬
sponding feature article was
titled "Romantic Jealousy.”
“I think it'sjust ridiculous,"
senior psychology major
Marla Hearn said of the
bookstore's decision. “You
can't judge something by its
cover. Especially considering
the fact that this is a college
campus. I mean, we’re all
adults here."
Sophomore Steven Dunn
disagreed. “I think being at a
Christian university, the
bookstore should make their
own decisions. What they
stand for should be backed
up by what they do."
Jacqueline Goldstein, as¬
sistant professor of psychol¬
ogy. said she thinks the
"bookstore's selectivity"
doesn’t allow for much free
thinking to take place. “If you
have a magazine you think is
worthy of keeping In your
store and all of the sudden
you pull it for one Issue . that’s
pretty subjective."
The issue of censorship has
been raised more than once
in the Samford community
this year. The fall drama
production The Dining Room
yielded an influx of letters
concerning “strong language"
used onstage, said Harold
;ad of
communication and theatre
department.
“We have people who are
for what we have done and
those who are against what
we have done." Hunt said.
Hunt said the drama de¬
partment does not have a
stated policy governing which
plays are chosen to be per¬
formed. He said, “The
director... and the cast dis¬
cuss the play and the lan¬
guage — what it has to say
and the way It Is said.
They sometimes make the
decision that the stronger
Hunt, head of the speech See "Bookstore- on page 2.
Photo* by Lynn Hadden
The vice president greets supporters
at the Birmingham airport.
Quayle flies into town
Children from the Shades Valley YMCA After School Program display signs
welcoming Vice President Dan Quayle, who visited Birmingham last
Wednesday. The signs were made by the Alabama Republican Party.
Sophomore to appear on Jeopardy
By Whitney Rueseler
Staff Reporter
The answer Is: A Samford student
who will appear on the television
game show Jeopardy.
The question Is: Who is Amy Cheek?
Cheek, a sophomore English and
By Kristy Shoun
Staff Reporter
Campus Ministries is sponsoring
the first Samford Spring Run on Sat¬
urday from 8 a.m. to noon. Registra¬
tion will begin at 8 a.m.
To Run With Purpose In Every
Step” Is the theme for this summer
missions fund-raiser. .
A five-kilometer (3.1 -mile) race
around the center of campus will
start at 9 a.m. , followed by a one-mile
fun run on the track at 10:30 a.m..
with awards after each race.
The registration fee Is $7 In ad¬
vance and $9 the day of the race. T-
shlrts will be given to the first 200
participants entering the race, which
Runoff today for president,
VP of student activities
By Judith Sales
Staff Reporter
The SGA will announce next year’s
president after the runoff election
today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the
student center.
Candidates In the runoff are Jen¬
nifer Davis, who gained 35 percent of
the vote Monday, and Ken
Whltehouse. who had 32 percent.
The total number of votes for the
president position was 964.
The vice presidential race for stu¬
dent-activities also Is undecided. Brian
"Duckie" West had 39 percent and
Samantha Lysle had 31 percent.
Those voting Monday totaled 949.
“I think (me students] have two
good choices for president." SGA
President Scott McBrayer said. The
student body Is In a win-win situa¬
tion; I feel good about that."
Winners in the election on Monday
were Mike Lunsford as vice president
for the Senate with 62 percent of the
vote; Brett Opalinskl as treasurer
with 53 percent of the vote and Brad
Harris as chief Justice with 58 per¬
cent of the votes.
Voters were also surveyed for their
responses to an SGA extra-qead-day
^proposal.
Results from the 7 54 voting feh owed
Dting)
60 percent want more dead days If
the SGA asks the administration to
end classes earlier Instead of pro¬
longing the semester.
really neat. I could win money to pay
for school. I kind of decided to go for
It on a whim, though."
Cheek sent a postcard to Jeopardy
officials in August requesting Infor¬
mation on their college tournament.
She went to New Orleans In Novem¬
ber to try out for the show.
Cheek took a test with 50 video¬
taped questions — or answers, as Is
May. She travelled To customary on Jeopardy — given by
Los Angeles earlier this week for the host Alex Trebek. She was given a
taping of the show.^ certain amount erf time to respond.
I’ve done college bowls throughout The next level of testing was a mock
high school." Cheek said. “I always
thought going on Jeopardy would be See "Cheek" on page 2.
Fun run to benefit summer missions
Is open to the public and to students.
Door prizes will also be given
throughout the morning. Coca-Cola.
Domino's Pizza and the Baptist
Bookstore are a few of the area
sponsors supporting the race.
Money raised will help send more
than 28 students, as teams and Indi¬
viduals. to summer missions projects
through the Home Mission Board,
the Foreign Mission Board and state
Baptist Student Union programs.
Tnose Interested may go to the
Campus Ministries office In the uni¬
versity center for applications or may
simply show up the day of the race.
For more information, contact Cam¬
pus Ministries at 870-2927 or Kathy
Chandler at 868-7516.
Speech instructor this year's
outstanding faculty member
By Scott Jackson
News Editor
litt
If you
Palmer’s
teaching a
disturbing.
The speech in¬
structor says his
goal as a teacher is
to challenge his
students — spur¬
ring them on to a
greater knowledge
of truth.
Now In his third
year at Samford,
Palmer apparently
has Impressed
many of his stu¬
dents. Last week
the Student Gov¬
ernment Associa¬
tion chose him as
this year's Out¬
standing Faculty
Member.
In his classes.
Palmer tries “to be
somewhat disturb¬
ing for the sake of
up for any of Michael
, you might find his
tie
Palmer
provoking ques¬
tions and new thoughts." He hopes
his students will be rigorous in self
examination" and will contribute
their new Insights to Improving so¬
ciety.
Breakdowns In communication
are responsible for much of the
world's grief. Palmer said. His classes
are aimed at showing what distin¬
guishes healthy and unhealthy
communication.
Palmer grew up the son of a miner
In racially-torn South
Africa and Zambia.
Since coming to the
United States in
1971, he has ob¬
served that racism
and other societal Ills
are not limited to one
culture.
"Social problems
and problems of hu¬
man nature are very
generic," he said.
Palmer said he felt
grateful and honored
to receive the award
this year. "It was Just
such a surprise,* he
said.
Teaching Involves
a sense of being in¬
debted," he said,
crediting the honor to
those who have
shaped his life — es¬
pecially his wife,
Betty, and his three
children.
He also said the award gave him “a
keen awareness of the prtvelege of
teaching with so many other fine
teachers In the university."
Palmer said, “For me, teaching Is
one way of giving back." _
