They’d rather starve
than eat with sinners
■ OUR OPINION San Lake
City hale overpowers love
and democracy
Sodomy la an act.
Homosexuality is not
Governmental policy is
not controlled by any reli
gious organisation
The Sail Lake City School
Hoard doesn't care.
Mormon dogma and hate
spilled into the hallways of
Utah's public schools last
week, when the capital
city's school board opted to
ban all non-academtc dubs
rather than let gay and les
bian students form a dub of
their own.
The Ski Club. Students
Against Dnmk Driving and
possibly even athletics will
all disappear because feder
al law prohibits public
schools from refusing cer
tain student groups but
allowing others,
Thus, the "adults" had to
open the door for a gay/les
bian dub or get rid of all
clubs
They chose the Utter.
The slate I legislature is
trying to find a way to ban
the gay club and keep the
others. They think they may
have found a loophole
Sodomy is against the Uw
in Utah, and the i-egisUturw
can prohibit any group that
promotes an illegal activity
Aside from the sickening
fact that any group of people
Is so disgusted by homosex
ualily that it would sacrifice
its children's education to
keep reality in the closet,
the decision against the gay
club is so illogical and mis
guided that it must be ruled
unconstitutional
Public schools are
designed to meet ih« needs
of all students, not just the
majority They are not to l*
controlled by the religious
beliefs of any group, hence
the term "public" rather
than "private" school.
Conservative* claim that
allowing gay group* in pub
lic institutions constitute*
condoning homosexuality
This is not the case,
f reedom of religion
require* Protestants to make
room for Catholics and Mus
lima.
Clearly ihi* doe* not
mean that any of these
groups condone* the beliefs
of the other. In fact, two of
those faith* think the other*
will not be joining them in
heaven.
Why then, is this "logic"
applied to gay group*?
lust because homosexual!
ty is morally offensive to the
majority doe* not mean that
Kv and lesbian people can
excluded from school*
for which they pay taxes
In addition, the idea that
gay students can be prevent
ed from forming a club
because sodomy l* illegal is
ludicrous.
First, not all gay men
practice sodomy. Two. it‘*
impossible for lesbians to
practice sodomy And three,
homosexuality is not an act.
It is an integral part of the
person, Gay men and tea
mans who never have sex
do not become straight,
Utah can have a sodomy
law if it wants to, but it has
nothing to do with allowing
a gay and lesbian dub.
Rather than acknowledge
the diversity that exist* even
within the most oppressive
environments. Sait lake
City has chosen to punish
all students, pit them
against one another and
keep them wallowing in
ignorance instead of allow
ing a few brave gay and les
bian teenagers a room of
their own.
And that’s the real abomi
nation.
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Claims dismissed
The effectiveness of the Office of Public Safety
system tm tarn pus recently cant* up in a discus
siun group of Women's Studies 101 As tee began
sharing our own personal espenences and fears
that many women have because of violence
against women, we rttalued many in our group
had similar stories of OPS incompetence
Incidents ranged from domestic violence to a
dangerous intruder near the dorms. Women
called OPS for help in these situations, and in
each case the seriousness or validity of their
claim* was dismissed. In tight of the recent
attach* that have been happening on and around
campus, we feel it is necessary to demand that
students and OPS take our claims seriously.
A member in our group recently witnessed a
situation tn which a male student lucked his keys
in his tar This mm emergent v received the atten
lion of two OPS officers Each of our claim*
should have been treeled in the same manner
W# demand that in the future. OPS treat our
reports as genuinely serious situation*
CWk* Lehmann and Headier Thiel
and seven 00-aigners
Help the homeless
A* concerned student* who work cm issue* that
effect u» elt. OSPIRG's Hunger end HamelMones*
ProjKl invitee you to join us tn our efforts to help
others by organizing the 12th annuel National
Hunger Cleanup, the largest single day commu
nity service event in the country
Thu year** Hunger Cleanup will he April 13
We have already started planning for this day. hut
we still need your help You can get involved by
Joining our Cleanup Coalition This Coalition
helps plan the event, forms work teams, raises
money and decides which local organizations
will receive the funds
Every April, the Hunger Cleanup is a national
work s-thon that bridges the gap between the
community and students concerned with hunger
and homeless issues The cleanup also raises
funds for program* and increases volunteer net
works
We are communicating with several student
groups and other organizations within the com
munity to form a great coalition that can make a
real difference in our community and the world.
We would be happy to talk to other student/com
in unity group* about the Cleanup Please give u*
at least a two-day notice if you want us to speak
at one of your meetings
Volunteer* can get involved by finding spon
sor* who will hec k you financially lor your work
at local hunger and/or homeles* shelters and
organization*, fuodhank* or low-income housing
facilities
The Coalition will have its first meeting today
at 3 p m. in the OSFtRC office. To get involved.
please attend our meeting* or call Cassandra at
346*4377. Thank you, we hope to hear from you
soon
Cassandra Coogan
Coalition Coordinator
Could It be Satan?
On Feb. 20, the Ad Club received it* second
straight decrease from the ASIIO Programs
Finance Committee,
The committee based its decision on a lack of
student involvement in the club's major event.
The committee saw a problem with "funding a
competition," and funding a club that was “selec
tive." The committee also saw that if a club can
fund 70 percent of their activities through
fundraising, they could do more.
To be perfectly honest. 1 would like to tee how
many other dub* could fund 70 percent of its
own cost*
The committee saw a point to fund conference*
and learning centers which give students knowl
edge they can bring back to the University The
c ommittee apparently doesn't feel the same about
the knowledge and experience students can gain
at competitions. Obviously, committee members
have not been involved in competitions; other
wise, they would realize that competitions are a
moans of gaining national recognition for
echievement — and also a way to attract new stu
dents to the University
in w# meeting, in# < ufnmtttee went into In#
•lotwn# process without having alt the evidence
When offered new information from an Ad Club
member, the committee ignored it
This resulted in an undemocratic and hostile
environment The committee proved itself to be
mediocre in that they failed to produce records
from previous year's spending referendum*.
The committee demonstrated its bureaucratic
tendency by failing to alleviate the financial bur
den for a small group, increasing fundraising
efforts for the same and choosing not to reward
the club for past achievements.
I would like to warn all students that one-fifth
of your incidental fee dollar* go to tickets for
sporting events I regularly attend basketball and
football games, but these are competitive events
that not all students can go to.
Finance Committee meetings? Don't bofher
showing up The meetings are purely an orches
tration for the Emrrald and student body to hid#
the political agendas of the committee member*
Students should be suspicious of any commit
tee that choose* to fund only selective groups
{such as the greek society), but leave* other
groups wearing Mtlkbone underwear in a dog eel
dog world
If* nice that much of what 1 read is not theo
ry. but reality reaffirmed by the Finance Commit
tee
Joseph Made
Political Science