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ountamhead and the truth shall make you free' GREENVILLE. N CAROLINA VOLUME III, NUMBER 46 THURSDAY, APRIL 20 1972 Wilbur Hobby stumps for campus vote LESSEN PENALTIES He was then asked Ins poat,on ,)n lhe legalization ol marijuana Hobby answered by saying that legalization should be handled by the Congress of the United States, but he would work lor a lessening of the penalties if elected nominee, he said tha, ? came d Wilhce oi Nixon he would support v, "Everyone know. Wallace ,s . riciit, but Few realize Nixon is one also He, a sophist! racist and that is even mo' dannerou JENKINS I '??? I) when asked what h though) ofECI fenkina, Hobb said. "He's don. ? " ? ' ?- " Vou should so him operate in the I egjslature On the question of abortion. Hobhv flatly stated. "That's between a doctor woman and her THE GOVERNOR'S RACE came to ECU Wednesday full blast with Wilbur By BRUCE SAVAGE Stall W. ,tpf Speaking before j crowd ol about (X) students yesterday. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Uilhui llohb brought his "keep the big boys honest "campaign lo the ECU campus Hobby, president ol the North Carolina AI 1 IO, Hated he had enured the race eftei "listening m vam" for the majoi candidate to sinak on the issues lacing the people North Carolina 'NOT A NEED?1 He asked. "And is (here not a need lot someone to speak out on the issues and propose programs thai will benefit the people and not the big hoys ,i government and husness "In the three years Pat I ay lor and skipper Bowles have crossed the state campaigning loi Thonen vs. Jenkins Hobby countering pointed questions with blunt answers. 7 ? have neve, addressed the mead and -butler" issues " TAX REFORM Hobb continued by claiming thai tax reform must be one ol the major issues dealt with b) .1 candidate foi the office of governor. "The poor, average taxpayer of North (hl'J ?, oset and ovet. being 'f?xiir?uted.?a?K? ,? ravoi Of the big boys Tax reform must be undenaken in oider to help him " ' Micr his formal speech Hobby then Jinwried questions from lhe audience STUDENT VOTE Oil Iht issue ol tlk student vole. Hobby staled thai he supported students voting in ' then college towns and would lire Alex Brock. executfvs Sfcretar) of the North Carolina State Board ol Elections, ii elected IMMORAL WAR' Hobby then stated his opposition to the increased bombing in Southeast Asia and support lor the immediate withdrawal of all American forces from "this ugly, immoral war in Vietnam When asked about the ologically-endangered Bald-Head Island Hobby stated tha. he had been opposed to the rommercjej development of the island and promised that "no toad built during mv BauEa?n " 'Cad 'he g?U COUrSCS on NO FAULT SYSTEM Hobby then charged that the insurance rates lor automobiles in North Carolina are discriminatory. He proposed a "no-fault insurance system and up to a M reduction in rates for good drivers, regardless of the fact that they re 25 or not He was then asked If he favored a four-year medical school a. Ill He responded by saving thai ICL should move to a two-year system as soon as the school can handle it. and then move to a tour-year system later LAW OF THE LAND Hobby responded to the question of busing by stating. "The busing issue is going to be settled by the law of the land, and I don't care who the governor is. he is going lo have So obey 'he law of the land " PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS Asked about his opinion towards presidential politics. Hobby staled that he would support the Democratic nominee Asked if that meant he would support George Wallace if he were the Class boycott planned to protest war involvement By GARY CARTER Stao vv. i Campuses in North Carolina and across the United States, dormant foi months iiav come to hfe again m the wake ol the Nixon administration's re-escalation oi the Indochina War Plans for protests and strikes on several North Carolina campuses have been set tor tomorrow Here ji I c i , boycott ol classes has been called for Fridaj b concerned students S( President Rob Luisana has endorsed the strike and uiges all students to take pan He issued the following statement Wednesday "I am one hundred pel cent Opposed to the bombing in North Vietnam lhe killing ol the Vietnamese whethci done by uitanttymcn or bombs dropped Irom pla:ie- H nothing short of murder without cause 01 reason lhe dme has some tot all ol us to realize that- our error in Vietnam was not a strategic one hut rather, a moral one " Plans aie bemg trade lor picketing to take place in front ot the UntDfl at 1 00 Al 7 00 kfl the evening. Father Chartn Mulh. Hand will Ic'Jcl a candlelight piolesi on the Hull. At tlitr time, there will be talk, singing and Orally. procession through Greenville which will regroup al the far River The student president at N C Slate University has called for a statewide boycott 0 classes and a massive protect march in Raleigh on Friday Current plans are lor the march lo begin on the Stale campus at 13 00. terminating al the State apital : "king all North I arohru students '? th university communities t -lasses Fnda and join us in protest agains) thii massw ? ,1 wm m Indochina stated (.us Guslei M si -indent president D ? ' ? rsit) students ha d a week-long vigil against the wss ji the ROTC building there Tucsdaj ,he held a guerilla theatei performance with students splashing each other with human bbod Furthei plane are being made foi Saturday when Duke students plan to picket 1 .s InataUationsin the Durham area Nationwide, the National Student ksaocUtion has called fbi a campus strike throughout the I sited States foi rnda Violence erupted earlier m the week at the I ruse,sirs cri MarsUnl where uot-cquipped n!llu'lv hk ?P UN obsimctioii ol I S I by several hundred protestors Ihere were n. am - aiiuiisji ii t iiJA ? Otmu iJ? Mcur u, several J-nonri-?f,?, against the increaaed bombing dunng the past week Several hundred persoru have been arrested there for disruption and obstructing traffic Am one interested in going to Raleigh for iic march on Fritter, especially those able lo provide transportation, contact Gary Carter al the f ountamhead office, in order (hat plans can be made Obscenity case decision still pending in court By BECKY NO8LE ? recvni ordei tor .1 trial lor 5,25.000 m damages against I (I President I eo Jenkins has resulted in an appeal to the 4th isIrcuil ( ourt ol Appeals As yet no court date has been set to hear the appeal ol the ordei made by U S District Hidge John I) I arkins Ji lhe damage sun u.is brought by two former ECU students, Robert Thonen and William Schell The were suspended h the I Diversity Board on May 10, 1971 lor printing an allegedly obscene four-lettei word in the April I. I1'71 edition ol I iiuntainhead. STEMMED FROM LETTER Obtctnit) charges and subsequent suspension ol I honen and Schell arose from a Icttei to the 1 oruiii section oi the editorial page. The lettei was published during fa taring's drive to obtain visitation In the dormitories Thonen was ediloi-in-chiel ol the I ounlainhead when the lettei ?.is pruned The lettei. written by Schell. contained as Its complimentary clow the alleged obscene four -loiter word directed at Jenkins The body ol the letter criticized Jenkins and the administration's efforts to regulate students' morals COULD NOT CENSOR Commenting on In- decision to pnnt the lettei al lhe time, 1 honen said, "The subject ol obscenity had been brought up much earlier this yeat I said al the lime as editoi I didn't approve foui lettei words hut could not in good conscience censoi foui letter words without s specific statute to lhat effect "Regaidlcss ol people's views expressed in a campus papei. Thonen explained. ' my responsibility is to keep, especially the pages ol the Forum completer) and absolutely open" The University, however, viewed the pnnt" ? lettei as "obscene and abusive" to the dignity of Jenkins. Bui Judge I ji kins did not agree Ai the lime the judge called lor the damages trial he ruled that obscenity in the campus newspaper is not the type ol OCCBience which would disrupt an order!) and educational process However, his conclusion is being challenged by Jenkins' lawr Andiew VastOtt, who is basing Ins appeal on what he considers to be a wrong ruling " I aikins' conclusion was wrong 111 lhal vse don't Hunk thai lhe type of speech involved in the ase, lhe vulgat language used by the plaintiff, was Constitutionally protected speech he said We don'l 1 el a person has the right to direct such abusive language at any individual, as the) jre'ightmg words " lhe -4th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals is located in Richmond. Virginia. Both parties contend that the) will appeal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if possible Already Thonen and Schell have won two legal victories in their fight against the University Just iwc and a halt weeks after their suspension last Ma ihc were granted a temporar, restrain" order by Larktns aga,nsi the Universit) which. In effect. re-admitted them to classes again. Final exam wete already in session Wt Jon 1 think that vul?ar language was ((institutionally protected' Although Schell is not currently enrolled in ECU, he attended classes during second session summer' school and tali quarter of g7 Thonen is picsently ineligible for readmission because he is deficient in lhe number ot hours requited to return to school The othet victory came March 30 when larkins issued I permanent restraining; order against any actions of the University against I honen or Schell. and when he ordered the trial tor damages rheee reatrsdneag oiders show that students ate finally gaining iground against the administration m their battle for their nghts and that lo gain their rights they have to go to lederal courts. These ordeis also show that in the field of Hee speech and press, the double standaid which exists between campus newspapeis and commercial newspapers is finally being questioned. Besides Jenkins' appeal to the Court of Appeals, other reaction to Larkins" order for a trial for damages has been in the form ol 1 statement made by Attorney General Robert Morgan, chairman of ECU'S Board of Trustees Said Morgan. "I want to make it clear to lhe hundreds of people who protested the use of such vulgar language, thai the trustees will continue to use every legal means to prohibit such vulgar language from being published in the college newspaper" OFFENSIVE TO MOST Defending the University's suspension of Thonen and Schell. Morgan said. "It was the opinion of the administration and the trustees that the use of such vulgar words not only were offensive to most students of the University but to all the people of North Carolina, and that to prohibit the use of such vulgar words in a college newspaper was areasonable regulation of the freedom oi speech guaranteed by the First Amendment OPPOSED RULING Morgan's words were in direct opposition with Larkins' ruling of the day belore Larkins' ruled in favor of the students Said Larkins Publication ot newspaper is First Amendment acitivity m its purest form, and the students do enjoy the tight to use school and campus newspapers for expression of ideas A university may validly limit by direct regulation on exercise of expression so long as such interferes with school discipline " WOULD NOT DISRUPT Larkins continued to say that obscenity in a campus newspaper isn't the type of occurence which would significantly disrupt an orderly and disciplined educational process He added. "Te fact that certain language might offend and displease school officials is not enough to overcome the right of freedom of expression Concluding. Larkins said that there was no evidence that publication of Schell's letter could inieifere with discipline "There is no showing of disruption as a result he stated Also named in the suit along with Jenkins, arc James H Tucket, dean ot student affairs, James Mallory. dean of men. and Henry Gorham who was attorney general ot the Student Government Association al the time Thonen and Schell were suspended (Staff PnotoBy Rom Man n) FORMER EDITOR BOB THONEN is still pressing his suit for damages against ECU President Leo Jenkins for his suspension of last spring Thonen and a co plaintiff seek $25,000 remuneration from Jenkins and other school officials. I f sssj ? concepf I I i Wcrk aims for hunger reef I in Greinville vv ilk foi Development will take place on Saturday prll 29, .is concerned hikers s. itli strong feel attempi in combat world hungci in .i unique ?j I he purpose oi the walk is in raise money foi iIk- inmt against hungei Sponsored nationally hs the Vmerican I reedo m from ll u ngei 1 lundation, the 'walk' concept bepn in il? when the United Nations appealed to 1 uropean students to raise money foi the hungci battle Record Bar! I in- students responded with an unusual technique- i li walker solicited one or more sponsors who promised to donate a certain sum foi each mile he walked The technique spread, and G r eenville's Walk foi Development will follow a similai formal Between 100 and 1 50 hikers have already signed up lor the Walk according to Bob Clyde, Baptist chaplin and one of the project co-ordinators "We hope to get up to 100 b) the tune it starts said Clyde All potential volunteers thoae with the concern and physical ability to make the walk are urged to pick up a walk card from the Baptist Student Union or the Walk table in the Union lobby Hikers must secure any numbel ol sponsors each- composed oi family, friends, or buisnessmen- who willpledge a certain sum for each mile walked. The card includes a map of the Walk route and checkpoints where the card