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rc^ru Speech costs questioned I By Ted Taylor Staff Reporter Former National Endowment of the Arts chairman John Frohnmayer posed this question to a small number of law students and faculty Monday: “Should the law respond to hate speech?” Frohnmayer answered his own question with a qualified yes. “1116 law currently protects hate speech,” he said. “I’m not for chang ing that. “The law protects it, but we are not without remedy,” he told those on hand at the UNL College of Law. “We must vigorously object to it when it comes up — and vocally.” Frohnmayer, who left the NEA three years ago, is on campus this week speaking to students on First Amendment and arts issues. He cited cases involving govern ment protection of hate speech and addressed how the government and society react to such issues. ••••••••••••••••••••••••< “We all have a responsibility to speak out even if it is in the line of fire,” he said. “Silence put us in the league of the haters. We endorse it if we remain silent. “It can be costly to have convic tions,” he said, “but we must be will ing to pay the price of free speech.” He told the audience that the root of change was within. “We cannot leave it to the law to change the attitudes of hate,” he said. “I see this more as a moral issue than a legal one — we must cleanse and evaluate ourselves first.” Frohnmayer said that government intervention to suppress hate speech —and more broadly, the First Amend ment — would not be prudent. “It would be more detrimental to this nation if we tried to pass laws that prohibit hate speech,” he said. “That would cut too broadly into the First Amendment. “If we are never offended by speech,” he said, “the First Amend ment is not working.” Phillips Continued from Page 1 will be on Mr. Phillips,” Griesen said. • Phillips must attend two coun seling sessions a week and one psy chiatrist session a week during the fall 1995 semester. During the spring 1996 semester, Phillips also must continue to receive counseling. • Beginning next week, Phillips must complete two hours of commu nity service each week:The university judicial affairs director will assign the task that could range from outdoor work to office help. “I would not expect it to be in the athletic department,” Griesen said, declining to give specifics on where Phillips would perform his commu nity service. • For the rest of the 1995-96 aca demic year, Phillips will be required to attend all classes and report any missed classes to the judicial affairs director. • Phillips will be on conduct pro bation until May 1997. If additional charges are brought against Phillips •••••••••••••••••••••••••< “We’re trying to treat Lawrence as we would any other student. ” JAMES QRIESEN Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs during this time, the sanctions will become more severe. “We’re trying to treat Lawrence as we would any other student,” Griesen said. It is unclear who is paying for Phillips’ counseling at the University Health Center. Student fees pay for a portion of health center services, but not repeated counseling sessions. “That’s a private matter between Mr. Phillips and the university,” Griesen said. Student privacy rights are protected by federal law. However, Phillips agreed to have his sanctions made public last week. Griesen said Phillips accepted the »•••••••••••••••••••••••• six sanctions. “You should understand, however, that failure to conscientiously comply with each of these sanctions, or any further behavior that constitutes a vio lation of the code, will almost cer tainly lead to your suspension from the university,” Griesen wrote Phillips. Phillips was charged Sept. 27 by the University Judicial Board. He de cided to have Griesen and Linda Schwartzkopf, director of judicial af fairs, review the case, instead of hold ing a hearing before a board of five students and four faculty members. “In this particular case, we had the full cooperation of Mr. Phillips,” Griesen said. “We do believe the sanc tions are substantial and appropriate.” Griesen said Phillips’ punishment was similar to sanctions given to other students in similar cases. 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