Tuesday, April 17, 1984
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 03 No. 139
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Regents hopeful accents
his fiscal resposibilty
Therese Ctar.ton
Craig AndresenDaily Nebraskan
Defining porno
leads to newle
By P.Iona Z. Koppelman
Problems with prosecuting porno
graphy cases often center on finding
an acceptable definition of porn-
ography, and deciding whether por
nographic materials fall under consti
tutional free speech guarantees.
Supreme Court Justice Potter Ste
wart said in 1964 that he "couldn't
define it, but that he knows it when he
sees it."
Minneapolis activists framed a law
defining pornography and tangible,
detrimental effects on women. The law
allows victims of abuse resulting from
the distribution of pornography to file
a civil suit and collect damages.
Jeanne Barkey and Therese Stan
ton, both from the Minnesota Porno
graphic Resource Center, spoke at the
Nebraska Union Rostrum Monday as
part of Women's Week activities. Bar
key and Stanton discussed the effects
of pornography in general and the
development of the Minneapolis law
specifically.
Barkey said the law defines porno
graphy as "the sexually explicit subor
dination of women, graphically depicted
in pictures or words." The law des
cribes nine common portrayals of sub
ordination. Four legal claims of dis
cirmination can be made:
coercion into performing for pornography
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Inside
Omaha's new Playboy Club
ends a bunny hunt . Pegs 7
The Magic Flute is an opera
everyone can appreciate
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Omaha Central's Maurtice
Ivy leads the pack of Nebraska's
women's basketball recruits for
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Index
Arts and Entertainment 8
Classified . ... 10
Crossword 11
Editorial 4
Off The Wire 2
Sports 10
graphy problem
gal approach
forcing pornography on a person
assault or physical attack due to
pornography
trafficking in pornography.
Stanton said pornography needs to
be separated from erotica, which the
statute defines jas "sexually, explicit
material based on equality, respect,
choice and freedom to leave a relation
ship." "Men hide behind abuse, naming it
free speech and sexual freedom," Stan
ton said. "Pornography savs we like to
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be tortured because pain for us is plea
sure . . .that force is sexy."
Barkey and Stanton presented a
slide show depicting violence against
women found in hard and soft core
porn Hustler and Playboy, for
example and in mainstream media
advertising campaigns.
Some mediums use violence against
women subtly, Barkey said. She said
certain items are "staples" in porno
graphic photographs, all with underly
ing inferrences.
"High-heeled shoes show vulnerabil
ity," Barkey said. "We can't walk very
well, they're uncomfortable, unstable
and therefore erotic."
Testimony at hearings before the
city council approved the statute seemed
to indicate correlation between view
ing of pornographic materials and
abusive, behavior toward women, Bar
key said.
The council passed the law on a 7-6
vote with one abstention, but it was
vetoed by the mayor and is in commit
tee for further consideration.
Stanton said the Indianapolis city
council voted on a similar statute Mon
day and other cities are considering
the civil law approach.
"What we need to do is to get people
out on the street organizing at the
grass roots level," Stanton said. "We
have to force this on people who make
policy in this country."
Reward is $300
for info on car
The UNL administration is offering a
$300 reward for information leading
to the arrest of a person accused of
overturning a Chevrolet Chevette alte
Thursday night in Parking Area 16 at
15th and S streets. The Daily Nebras
kan incorrectly reported Monday that
the reward was $3,000.
To report information, people
should call Crimestoppers at 475-3600.
Callers will remain anonymous. .
Editor's note: This is the first in a
three-part series about the campaign
for the NU Board of Regents District
1 seat.
By Stacie Thomas
Don Geis, 2425 Calvert St., said he
sees room for improvement at the Uni
versity of Nebraska and he wants to
help make those improvements. Geis is
running for election to the District 1
NU Board of Regents seat. The seat is
presently held by Edward Schwartz
kopf, 2020 Park Ave., who is running
for re-election.
Geis said he decided to run for
regent because he would like to see the
university become a stronger institu
tion. "We already have the top football and
gymnastics coaches, why can't the uni
versity get a Nobel Prize-winning pro
fessor?" Geis asked.
Geis said one of his goals as regent
would be to make the university one
that the football team could be proud
of. He said he would also like to see
more evening classes offered so people
with full-time jobs and families would
be able to take classes.
Geis owns the Don Geis Investments
and Insurance Co., and said his expe
rience in business will help him deal
with the fiscal responsibilities of regent.
He said he would operate under the
philosophy that spending must be justi
fied. Geis was a member of the Airport
Authority and during his tenure, he
helped bring the mill levy down from
one mill to .45 mill He said this was an
example of his responsible attitude in
fiscal matters.
Geis said many people have called
him to ask if he posed as a person
connected with the regents while col
lecting UNL faculty opinions in a tele
phone poll. Geis said he didn't.
Jim Raglin, NU director of public
affairs, said a recent telephone poll of
faculty opinions was conducted and
that the person asking the questions
referred to it as being sponsored by the
Board of Regents. Raglin said the poll
was not sponsored by the Board of
Regents and he does not know who is
conducting the poll.
Geis said he hopes, to meet with
faculty, staff, students and taxpayers
in the next few months to find out
about what their university concerns.
, The regent primary and election are
May 15 and Nov. 13, the same times as
the presidential primary and election.
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Schramia-Sraith putting greens a workout during Monday's CJMere
weather.