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NEWS BRIEF Hollywood producer talks about industry Hollywood producer and University . alumnus Lary Simpson spoke to stu dents on campus Thursday about the entertainment industry. He covered sev eral topics including how students can get a job, possible business opportuni ties and the best places to get involved in the industry. Simpson earned a Bachelor of Sci ence and a master's degree in biology from the University before moving to California to earn his law degree. He began his entertainment career as a studio attorney for Tri-Star Pictures before joining an entertainment law firm. After practicing law for 15 years, he decided to join his brother, Don Simpson, and Jerry Bruckheimer of the Simpson/Bruckheimer team until his brother passed away one year later. He then formed Lary Simpson Produc tions, which has movie projects ranging from big-budget pictures to small budget independent films. Simpson began his speech to about 30 University students and faculty members by telling them that his goal is to dispel rumors or misconceptions about how Hollywood works. "There are three main organizations in Hollywood," he said. 'The studio — which is the bank—the talent and agents." One student asked him to discuss the rising salaries in Hollywood. Simp son replied that there are so many ven ues for a product to be shown that de mand is unlimited, causing prices and salaries to rise English Professor Kathleen Karlyn asked Simpson to explain what draws him to a script. Simpson said the characters have to be interesting and it has to discuss the human condition. Simpson also discussed music and motion picture piracy. "It's copyrighted material — taking it is theft!" he said. "It is protected intel lectual property." University student Morgen Mas ciana asked Simpson for advice on how someone could get involved with directing. Simpson replied that a lot of young directors are coming from advertising backgrounds and are starting their ca reers by directing commercials and music videos. "To be in the movie business, you have to move to New York or L.A. — period," he said. "Once you are success ful, you can live anywhere." He gave another important piece of advice to those aspiring to be in the en tertainment business. "I would never use my own money for a project," Simpson said. "It's like pissing in the wind." — Lisa Catto Tim Kupsick Freelance Photographer University alumnus Lary Simpson speaks to students about the entertainment industry and Hollywood on Thursday in the Knight Library Simpson told the audience he would never invest his own money in a project because “it's like pissing in the wind.” ASUO continued from page 1A In the future, ASUO might clarify and define the mles regarding remov ing a vice president. "Once we recognize the shortcom ing, we should fix it," Sherman said. He pointed out that if it ever be comes necessary to remove a vice presi dent from office, the ASUO Constitu tion Court will have to analyze the ASUO Constitution and rules. "There would have to be some inter pretation that would have to be done," Sherman said. Several options in the Green Tape Notebook suggest solutions. One is a recall movement that could remove a vice president from office Under such a circumstance recall ac tivists would have to notify the ASUO President and the Elections Board and circulate a petition. The activists would need to obtain signatures from at least 10 percent of the student population within a month. If they were successful, a recall election — the process that removed California Gov. Gray Davis from office and installed Arnold Schwarzenegger — would ensue. A majority vote in favor of the re call would result in the vice presi dent's removal. Another possibility is that the Con stitution Court could decide the Stu dent Senate has the power to impeach a vice president. The ASUO Constitution gives the senate the power to impeach the president by a three-fourths vote, sending the case to the Constitution Court for trial, but makes no mention of the vice president. A third possibility is that the ASUO Programs Administrator might have the power to fire a vice president. ASUO Executive Rules state, "If the Administrator finds that there is just cause for firing the employee or ap pointee, the Programs Administrator will authorize written notice of termi nation, with at least a one-week delay between notice and termination." The notice would have to be ap proved by the administrator and the ASUO president. There is doubt, however, about whether the vice president constitutes an "appointee" under the rules, since he is appointed by the president but also elected by the student body. Even though there is no guideline for how to remove a vice president, the Green Tape Notebook still details the process for choosing a replacement. If the vice president were removed, the president would appoint a replace ment with the consent of the Student Senate, provided the next ASUO elec tion was more than four weeks away. Contact the campus/ federal politics reporter at chuckslothower@dailyemerald.com. Y00a Supplied Video# & Booh ABORTION continued from page 1A Gayle Atteberry applauded the new law. "We're very pleased the bill is passed and signed," Atteberry said. “This abor Tim Bobosky Photographer Abortion rights protesters waved signs along the Ferry Street Bridge on Wednesday. For Both?, Mind, & Spirit * Rare Video Rental# • Crystal# * CD'd * Porter# 2 1374 Willamette* 342.-8348 tion procedure is gruesome and brutal, and above all is not needed." 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Atteberry said it is important to ex clude the term "general health" from the law because that could include everything from emotional health to physical well-being. The bill defines a "partial-birth abortion" as an abortion in which "a physician deliberately and intention ally vaginally delivers a living, unborn child's body until either the entire baby's head is outside the body of the mother, or any part of the baby's trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother and only the head remains inside the womb, for the purpose of performing an overt act — usually the puncturing of the back of the child's skull and removing the baby's brains — that the person knows will kill the *«$»**+** Mi night nor _ dance party! Live Flamenco and Salsa dance performances and instruction. Live performance with guitarist Jessie Marquez and Late Night DJ Sat. Hoe. 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