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
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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.”
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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.
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federal politics reporter
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tial-birth abortion" technique de
scribed in the law is not used until 20
weeks into a pregnancy.
Atteberry said she felt that if a
mother is going to partially deliver a
child and kill it, then the mother
should fully deliver the child and
have it adopted.
Piercy said she felt that abortion
should be a decision left for women,
not politicians.
A federal judge in Nebraska has al
ready issued a temporary restraining
order against enforcement of the
new law, protecting four doctors who
filed a lawsuit. The order does not
protect any other doctors or clinics.
Contact the crime/health/safety reporter
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