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Page 4/The BattalionATuesday September 3, 1983 •• g* • .;«;-•■<■ '■ ^ < ~y§k< y.. ^ CvWV-^.nV Wk ^vs % a x > s-v. V -.X x •> ' - ■ P®p5ss:i Anti-porn rally becomes free speech free-for-all Associated Press ti-pornography rally turned a normally quiet East rying a sign reading “Falwell is the phony.” Dallas park into a free speech free- for-all Monday where critics of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, anti-anti-porn demonstrators, foes of apartheid and gay activists vied for space. While the pornography protesters in Cole Park shouted, “We love Jerry Falwell,” another group across the street shouted, “Jerry Falwell is a phony.” Falwell recently returned from South Africa voicing support of its white regime, which maintains a strict and controversial policy of ra cial segregation. “I resent very much Falwell call ing (Bishop Desmond) Tutu the phony,” Hardwick said. “Psycholo gists nave something called proiec- gists have something called projec- tionism. When he called Tutu the phony, that projected his own vice and weakness.” Meanwhile, Tom Conway and friends sat beneath a multicolored banner, representing the interna tional gay community, munching doughnuts and sipping coffee while they formulated their own mini-pro test. winner Bishop Desmond Tutu. “We’re standing for America,n« South A rica,” said Bill Powell, Dallas mechanic who joined in lit anti-porn protest. Andrew Davis, 36, said, “I dotii agree with everything Jerp' Falwti stated. But that has nothing to(t with the issue. I came heretoprotts the sale of pornography, and thisin rally that was planned for pornojjn phy. If I came to oppose apartheid would be with them. ’ Some of the anti-apartheid dem onstrators said they also oppose por nography, but could not join the rally because of Falwell’s statements. “We are Christians too, we de plore pornography,” said the Rev. Daryll Coleman, of Kirkwood Chris tian Methodist Episcopal Temple in Dallas as dnti-apartheid protesters sang “We Shall Overcome.” “We’re protesting the bigotry of people with such a narrow attitude,” said Richard Rogers, 33, who said he is active in gay rights groups in Dal las. For Kathy Schertz, a Dallas con puter programmer, the occasionw simply an ideal time to have a pm Wearing papier party hats aw drinking /-Eleven slurpiees, sheaoi several friends stood on a come watching the anti-pornograpli) anti-apartheid protests. “We also feel it’s just as immoral whenever someone can condone a nation that deprives a person of their own destiny,” he said. James Hardwick, 55, mingled through the Falwell supporters car- The National Federation For De cency staged the Labor Day rally as a protest against Southland Corp., parent firm of 7-Eleven. The group has mounted a nationwide campaign against the firm because 7-Eleven stores sell adult magazines. “We came to have a good timt Schertz said. “This is a confusw rally. We just wanted to create a litii more confusion.” The pornography protesters said ~ ralwe their support of Falwell didn’t mean they support his statements about South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize And while others played, IS-ytt old David Day said the event was perfect business opportunity. T!i young entrepreneur set up a sm cone and drink stand selling til items to hot and thirsty proto® for 75 cents. Up, Up and Away! Photo by Anthony S. Casper Chris Masi, a sophomore biology major, and Joyce O’Leary, a junior elementary education major, pus Aggies Spirit Day Monday night. prepa onda> Ship continues trek despite Elena Koldus: A&M will recognize GSS despite recent ruling By MICHAEL CRAWFORD Senior Staff Writer Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The 230-foot research ship Farnella, which is mapping the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, headed toward the mouth of the Mississippi River on Friday af ter riding out two hurricanes. The Farnella, carrying 13 Ameri can and British scientists plus an equal number of crewmen, left Mi ami on Aug. 7 to produce maritime road maps to aid future devel opment of deep-water resources in the Gulf and to help protect re sources already being used. Mapping the Gulf, for instance, might reveal undiscovered oil re serves or find landslide potentials that could jeopardize drilling. The mapping project is one im plementation of President Reagan’s declaration of an Exclusive Eco nomic Zone extending 200 miles off the United States’ entire coastline. The Farnella first encountered Hurricane Danny with winds barely topping the 72 mph threshold for being called a hurricane. “They rode out Danny,” Don Kelly, a spokesman for the U.S. Geo logical Survey who is based at USGS headquarters in Reston, Va., said. Hurricane Elena’s 125 mph winds sent the Farnella fleeing westward in the Gulf to the Texas-Louisiana bor der. “The eye of Danny went over them and they ducked west on El ena, to the Texas line,” Kelly said. b y Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to resurrect Texas’ dnti-sodomy law probably won’t af fect University recognition of the Gay Student Services organization, University officials said Monday. John Koldus, vice president for student services, said, “We have an order by the courts to do a certain thing and that order has not been changed. So at this particular point — no change.” The GSS was denied recognition by Texas A&M in 1976 because ho mosexual acts were illegal, and the University said it therefore would be inappropriate to recognize an orga- nization likely to “incite, promote and result in” homosexual activity. But in 1982, a Dallas court struck down the anti-sodomy law, stripping A&M of its main basis for denying the GSS recognition. The see-saw series of legal battles apparently ended earlier this year when A&M was ordered by the same New Orleans court to recognize the GSS and the University was unsuc cessful in getting the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the decision. Rec ognition was granted on June 12, 1985-. Ted Hajovsky, A&M Univei System general counsel, said ti New Orleans ruling did not dt with issues identical to A&M’s so an immediate effect is unlikt! But the higher court’s acceptanct the anti-sodomy statute rnav india is Deo that the court system is becomii more conservative, Hajovsky i and better A&M’s chances for pealing the recognition case in ti future. “Until I have a chance to read (the court's decision), I don't thin we will do anything,” Hajovsky sat ON THE SIDE OF TEXAS ASM fy£uver4clc7 NATIONAL HANK y AL’S WASHATERIA Welcome Back Aggies CONVENIENT LOCATION-606 Holleman next to Circle K LOW PRICES-50C wash, 250 dry OPEN 24 HOURS Large, clean spacious atmosphere Warehouse Savings of up to 50% We need room! And chances are, your room needs our carpet. Choose from a large selection of affordable carpet, in a mountain of colors and styles including quality Cabin Crafts® Car pets. Bring room measurements and save now. Cabin Crafts Carpets, one of the nicest things for your home. Dorm Rugs — Remnants Roll Balances 2840 Pinfeather in Bryan V|VCARPET WAREHOUSE STORE! (Next to The Cowboy) 822-6619 BetterjSrades You can do it! 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