Monday, February 3, 1988
Daily Nebraskan
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eubert says no censors
From staff and wire reports
A controversial film about the birth of Jesus
Christ has been canceled by the director of the
Sheldon Art Gallery.
"Hail Mary," a film by Jean-Luc Godard,
includes several nude scenes of the actress who
portrays Mary. In the film, a contemporary ver
sion of Christ's birth, Mary works in her father's
gas station and Joseph is a cabdriver.
By canceling the film's scheduled showing at
the Sheldon Film Theater, Art Director George
Neubert said he hopes to avoid controversy at
UNL
"I quite frankly felt it wasn't worth what it
may cost the university," he said. "I felt it would
be used and misused. I was more concerned
about it being blown totally out of proportion."
Pope John Paul II has denounced the film and
led a special prayer to repair "the outrage
inflicted on the Holy Virgin." Some theaters
showing the film have been picketed by
Catholics.
State Sen. Bernice Labedz of Omaha wrote a
letter expressing concern about the movie to
Film Director Dan Ladely, but Neubert said he
received no direct pressure to pull the film.
Neubert said he wouldn't "be here if I had
somebody tell me what I could hang on the wall
or show." The decision not to show the film is not
censorship, he said.
Last year, Ladely canceled "The Gods Must Be
Crazy" at the Sheldon after he got complaints
that the film is racist. The movie was shown later
at a downtown Lincoln theater for more than a
month.
Bylaw prohibits bias
ASUN from Page 1
In the spring of 1985, the Residence Halls
Greek Commission was established. The com
mission included leaders from residence halls,
Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Associ
ation and ASUN.
Although the commission could not prevent a
snowball fight between some residence hall
members and fraternity members, Doug Weems,
commission chairman, said he thinks the com
mission has made a step in the right direction.
John Danforth, Residence Halls Association
president, said lines of communication between
RHA and ASUN have opened to help increase hall
residents' awareness of ASUN.
Although ASUN's attempts to stop legislators
from cutting state support to NU were ineffec
tive, Deb Chapelle, Nebraska State Student
Association chairwoman, said the protest out
side the State Capitol was handled "profes
sionally." She also said ASUN's campaign against budget
cuts was best represented by the football game
between Iowa State and Nebraska. ASUN asked
fans to wear blue as a show of support for NU's
academics as well as athletics.
"It was a very cold day, but there were just as
many people, wearing blue there as there were
people wearing red," Chapelle said.
Budget cuts drew attention, but the issue that
seems to have stirred the greatest emotional
outbreak from students was ASUN's minority
bylaw.
The bylaw, which was added to all student
organization's constitutions Jan. 1, states that
neither ASUN or any other student organization
can discriminate in the selection of members on
the basis of physical or cultural characteristics,
where such characteristics include but are not
limited to age, race, color, gender, creed, sexual
orientation or place of residence.
The bylaw was amended by a senate vote to
exclude the term sexual orientation.
Rodney Bell, president of UNL's GayLesbian
Student Association, said he thinks ASUN
"didn't live up to their promises" to represent all
students.
"Gerard has totally avoided the issues," Bell
said. Removing sexual orientation from the
bylaw "was discrimination blatant," he said.
"The student senate isn't effectively serving
the needs of gaylesbian interests," Bell said.
Bell said he also doesn't expect ASUN's new
executives to be much better in serving GLSA's
needs.
Bell said he will definitely question ASUN's
next executives on their ethics and tolerance of
others.
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