A uR-1 SPECIAL REPORT on Dancin in East Lansin .~. . 10 16 May 1990 Vol. I No. 25 MSU's alternative and truly endent voice What's shakin' : uR-1 's Marshall replies to Greek column oAlways something fresh on ... OKeep Op: on important issues .. . OColumns comin' out our ears .. . o Dr. Se,x and Provoc rock ... oout & About gets live .. . OEntertainment thrives .. . p.3 p~4 p. 7 p.8 p.9 p. 10+ ABORTION PILL GIVES BIRTH TO NEW DILEMMA tested in California. Tests also are being run in Sweden, China, Hungary and the United Kingdom. induces contractions in the uterus, aborting the preg- nancy in a less invasive way than presently used surgical suction methods. World Health Organization, 96 to 98 percent rate of success without complica- tions. According to the How It Works RU 486, known as In a surgical abor- tion, the woman's cervix is almost 50 million women have surgical abortions pill is a high dose of oral contraceptives and must be taken within 72 ho·urs of unprotected sexual intercourse. In contrast, RU 486 must be taken when pregancy is con firmed or six to eight weeks after the woman's last menstrual cycle. American companies hesitant Most of the country's major pharmaceutical com panies already have said they won't touch HU 486 for fear of public contro versy and expensive lawsuits. The example of G.D. Searle - a U.S. company that has lost more than $1 O million in lawsuits over its Copper-7 intra-uterine device (IUD) - has left other pharmaceutical companies scared. And the example of A.H. Robbins, which went bankrupt after losing nu merous suits over its Dalkon Shield IUD, also frightens companies away from marketing RU 486. BY STEPHANIE REITZ uR-1 SENIOR cORRESPoN>ENT The controversial "at- home-abortion-pill" mar- keted in France will be available across the street horn MSU \{the Food and Drug Administration ap proves its distribution in this country. The pill, labeled "AU 486," has been hailed by some pro-choice activists while hated by anti-abor tion groups. ~However, the controversy surrounding the pill will not stop it from coming to East Lansing. Betsy Tupper, commu nity education coordinator for Womancare of Lansing, said the firm's East Lan sing branch, 201 E. Grand River Ave., will distri>ute RU 486 if federally ap proved. "It would be a wonder ful thing for women who now must have an abortion surgicalty," Tupper said. "I'm not sure what the local reaction would be, but I've heard that Right-To- . Lite groups will boycott any pharmaceutical company that makes RU 486 in the United States." RU 486, being tested in California, is Illegal in the United States. mif epristone in medical circles, was introduced in France in 1988 by Groupe Roussel Uclaf. dilated to the width of a pencil and a "vacuette" is inserted into the uterus. The contents of the uterus then are emptied by suc- tion. This abortion pill uR-1 artwork/JULIE NICHOLS each year. Of these, ·200,000 die from unsafe conditions, infection or medical errors. Currently, RU 486 is "(Surgical abortion) used by more than 15,000 is fairly simple and is safe. women in France.' Though but RU 486 is less invasive the FDA has no plans to than even that," Tupper review the pill in the near said. "RU 486 also has a future, RU 486 is being Professor discusses the controversial abortion pill RU 486 and its ramifications on The Second Front Page causes a miscarriage by stopping the hormone pro gesterone from retaining a fertilized egg. After three days of taking the pill, the patient is given a shot that "We're caught between people who want the stuff and those who want it immediatedly but expect perfection," said Duane Pisancza, an See PILL, p. 2 While RU 486 often is mistaken for the "morn ing after" pill given to victims of sexual assault, the two pills.in fact, are different. . The "morning after" M1D . DE. The world's eoffee growing region circle ~A t.he e>:-:-:-:-:-:.:·.·.·. · · · ·: .. ... : : : : : · · ·: .. . ·.·.·.·.·.·.-.. ::: :::... . . . . · ·: ..... :: : · ..... ·::::::.: ... ::::·::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :r.t'-1 I-! . . . . . . . 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If tests in the United States prove that RU 486 does indeed have a "96 to 98 percent rate of succ.ess uR-1 artwork/JULIE NICHOLS without complications," then FDA officials should do the right thing. Legalize RU 486. And American pharmaceutical companies should wake up and take a stand for the women who desperately need help when confronted with the agonizing decision of abortion. 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WeR currently Abortion is a woman's choice. No dispute over that. But now, a new question has entered the abortion battlefield - where anti-abortionists and pro choice groups continue to feud in the never-ending debate: What methods of abortion should be deemed morally acceptable and medically safe? This question has been sparked by the introduction of RU 486, more commonly known as the "at 'home abortion pill." RU 486 ~ introduced in France in 1988 by Groupe Roussel Uclaf - is marketed and used by more than 15,000 women in France. But Americans are afraid to use it. And so is the rest of the world. RU 486 recently crossed the Atlantic and arrived in the United States where it currently is being tested in California. Tests also are being run in Sweden, china, Hungary and the United Kingdom. But no one except for _the French have taken the bold step to use this alternative method of abortion ... and they should . . Currently, the most widely used method of abortion in the United States is the surgical suction method. According to the World Health Organization, almost 50 million worldwide have surgical abortions each year. However, of these 50 million women , 200,000 die from unsafe . conditions, infection or medical errors, according to WHO reports. If these reports are accurate, then it is imperative that an alternative, more sate method of abortion be available for women in the United 16 May 1990 university Reporter-Intelligencer • 5 ignorant of the topic and greatly lacking in "Due Process· arena. The most incrediqle fault was their gullibility. The officer was blatantly lied to by the other party, (a Dee Gee who gave her sorority a wonderful reputation and I'm sure they're all proud of her!); and they bought her story hook, line, and sinker. The most disgusitng fault is the fact that I was denied my right to testify about how the accident occurred becuase I was related to the driver and DPS feels that 99% of the time relatives tell the same story and therefore don't need to be consulted. How absurd!! What about the 1 % who see and say something different and cou a possibly shed some light on the situation? It's a ridiculous notion to disregard a relative's testimony becuase the facts are likely to be the same; maybe that's because we see the same accident According to our constitution a person has the right to testify and the fact of _ being related is irrelevant! Also, the Officer recontacted the passenger of the other case (a ball-less gentleman who lied for the "lovely• Dee Gee, how -chivalrous!) after she'd taken the reports and left the scene, but then never bothered to hear my side of the story at all. . Is this our fair judicial system? I certainly hope that this was just one unfortunate incident and not the usual way an investigation ls handled. Officer Z. was wonderfully polite and courteous but there's more to her job description than that, and just maybe she should look into it. As for the other parties involved, their lack of morals is offensive, and I hope they're proud of their outstanding "law abiding• behavior. Although my party was found at fault in this incident, no citation was issued due to a "lack of evidence: How, then, did the officer reach her conclusion of fault? Eneie, meanie, miney, moe ... Jeannie Brake Physiology major Doin' Ollie wrong Dear uR-1, Although I am a fan of your paper, I have several comments to make about your May 9th issue. First, you have Ollie North as Geek of the Week, which is fine with me, but you said that Kukla and Fran were puppets. If I am not mistaken, Kukla and Ollie were the puppets, and Fran was the host of the children's TV show. Also, I found your coverage of the Ollie North visit as biased as many of the articles we read in the State News. Even though you did quote others as giving possible reasons why Ollie was Invited, I believe that to add balance and objectivity to your paper, it would be helpful to hear from the other side and not just speculation. From the covera9e I read of the events, there were Ollie supporters at the protest, and I believe their opinions, and not just speculation, might help us under stand why anyone came from Darius Peyton, who said he personally did not support North, but supports his right to speak. Isn't that why Farra khan was invited to campus, even though much controversy surrounded his visit? I find it hypocritical of anyone to support the free speech of Farrakhan and not the free speech of Oliver North, and vice versa. If we repress those of differing opinions, we will never learn from each other. Finally, I hope your paper covers the Take Back the Night Candlelight Vigil on May 18 at 8:00pm at Beaumont Tower and the March/Rally at the State Capitol at 6:00pm on May - 19. - Brenda Hardy Graduate Student McW loses marbles Dear uRI: Being a new freshman here at MSU, this year really opened my eyes asto how much people bitch around here. Blacks bitch about whites, girls bitch about guys, student's bitch about the AD, and your reporter, Tom McWilliams is bitching about our country's government. Is poor Tommy being oppressed?? I would like to know who gave him his right to bitch? I'm glad I have my right to bitch about his column! As for his marble anal ogy-he's lost his! However, I always enjoy reading M.L. Elrick's column This week's artide about the Grecians "Good Deed Day• was excellent, definitely excellent. Perhaps Mr. McWilliams has a question he'd like to ask Dr. Barclay about sexual frustrations? Get a hair-cut, Tom!! Then try getting laid. Maybe next week's article won't have so much pent-up frustration in it. - Lynn Kloosterman ... more letters · on p. 6~·· Appreciation for Doc's advice to: Take two and ball me in the morning Dear Doc, I wanted to write to thank you for your advice about how to get over my panic over making it with this woman and my rommate. I got really drunk, like you sug gested, and watched while they got it on. Well, you guessed what hap pened. Before long, I was joining in. It was great Doc! We kept having these group orgasms, which must have woke up the whole apartment complex. None of us ever had such great secc. Now, we're ready for an orgy. Any ideas of how we sell the idea to our friends? Thanks again, Matt Reader: DPS unjust Dear Editor: The following is just a general letter to let the public know about the injustice of DPS. Recently, I had the misfortune of dealing with the Department of Public Safety and' I'm appalled at their lack of competence. For being supposed "Officers of the Law; I found them No, it's.not WHO,_ but WHAT earns Geek o' the Week dishonors cette semaine, as the French might say. And speaking of the French; they love the buddy of the guy stricken with this week's Geek~ Is this getting too drawn out? Are we hurting for Geeks? Is this really necessary? · Well, maybe not, but sit tight, because - In a uff:.-1 first - a non-human is our Geek (well, that may not be true; we've had Reagan, Nixon, Perles, Bakker ... ). Anyway ••• - Yes; for weakening - and one can only assume eventually killing Sammy - _ dishonors. Aside from being a pain in the neck, throat cancer has prevented Sammy Davis Jr., friend of jerry Lewis (who is tres manifique}, from being his really, really, grooviest best, man. _ He's really a beautiful human being, man, as well as a close friend, and we're going to miss him. A truly hip cat killed by a truly unhip disease. Too heavy, man. If you will, a moment of silence for the king of the Rat Pack - SAMMY!!! throat cancer takes this week's · - 6 • university Reporter-Intelligencer MSU wouldn't let Babbit in either Dear Editors, and Fundraising Chair, Gamma Phi . Beta Sorority - Beta Delta Chapter I read your publication on a regular basis, and often enjoy its "different" approach to reporting that is not found in Tha Stata Naws. You pride yourselves on being MSU's "alternative· newspaper and for not having the biases and one-sided opinions so often found in the main stream news. However, I was sorely disappointed after reading M.L.Elrick's article about Greek Week in the May 9, 1990 issue. Mr. Elrick does have a few good causes and for our environ ment, but they are deeply hidden in an article based on stereotypes, false information, and inappropriate sar casm. The purpose of Greek Week is to raise money for and participate in a worthwhile activity (Special Olympics) with which we might not otherwise placed on the one week of games and events (because more money can be raised.with such a concentrated effort than with scattered participation), there are actually benefits for the cause that go on throughout the year, such as "MTV barnight" (in which sorority houses put on lip-synch acts and 'the cover charges all went to Special Olympics) in February. Secondly, each fraternity or sorority has a philanthropy to which it donates money and time all year long. These causes range from the preven tion of child abuse to recovering women alcoholics to the American Cancer Society. I personally have sold raffle tickets, "ghost insurance", and other such items to raise money for philanthropic projects, as well as spending time playing games and doing crafts with "underprivileged" children"B from the Lansing area during a function sponsored by my house and a fraternity. My pledge class alone donated over 100 cans of food to a local food bank - and no, it wasn't provided by "Mummy and Daddy." Yes, there are people out there (in not and out of the Greek system) who · think that a day's good deeds should make up for a lifetime of indifference. But there always have been, and unfortunately, probably always will be. The way to deal with this situation in society is to counteract it - through a newspaper article full of low blows, one-liners, and ridiculous examples (come on, Mr. Elrick, do you honestly think that an individual like Raymond Babbit would be attending a Big Ten University, much less rushing a fraternity there?), but with positive action. What has Mr. Elrick done along these lines? Perhaps he might do us all a favour by taking the lime he would have spent writing another such article and putting it towards a good cause. - Suzanne L. Sokalski Pre-veterinary Medicine Student · P.S. I do not own anything made by Gucci or Bass, and have yet to meet someone named "Biff","Skip","Muffy", or "Mimsy·. Way wrong, dude Dear uR-1: M.L. Elrick was totally wrong about Greeks. Not only are we especially nice that one day of the year when we hug a retarded person, but we also use pump hairspray instead of aerosol year-round. - Biff Darnell Greeks aren't geeks Mr. Elrick, some pay all remem bar there are While we're shattering illusions, let's take a look at shattering some of yours. While there is a ridiculous amount of Rayban and designer sock wearing in the Greek system, it is not all that way - over 48 houses at MSU. Some of us, like me, so not fit the mold of your longer typical Greek. My long hair - than most of your staff's - and three earings on a male is not your typical weegon wearer. I personally am allergic to plaid. Others, like me, do not have mumsy and daaaddy paying for our Sprees - ourselves. Even foregoing financial · aid becaus.e of our refusal to register for the selective service. Before you criticize all Greeks for one week of fun, take a look at other events - you're not seeing hours of free time each week devoted to other philan thropic endeavors such as SADD; Easter Seals; Soup·Kitchens; Big Brother/Big Sister; and many more. The massive effort you'd like to see . continued ~go on year round. It just doesn't make the papers, even the alternative ones. Granted some houses are more charity oriented than others. Many do not have regular Landshark nights. Next time some of your pals have a party, try charging a can of food for each person to get in, like some Greek houses do. Next time I read about one of the bitchin' house parties in the uR-1, I'll think about you rousing the neighbors. Greek houses are social clubs with different slants for each house· - yes there will be partying - can say you ragW all you_r friends to put in a set amount of social work each term - more power to you. If you can't - Greeks. And next time you don't like the behavior of a few letter wearers, , d2n1 lump the roughly 2000 of us as the same. think again about the if you so I ask that as I ask others not to judge me when they see guys with long hair behaving in a way they don't . like. By the way, keep up the good work on the paper - becoming more in-depth and up to date - definite improvements since the articles are the beginning of the year. Could you try to get listings for more movies like at the Odeon and East Lansing Public Library - it would be a most welcome addition to "Out & About." - Peter Zeiler Next on the bitch list Mr. Mc Williams, .Take a ride on the clue bus. Everyone knows the government lies and takes your rights away - I think we all figured that out sometime in high school. We all know how special · interest groups get what they want, but only if they are monied enough. I refuse to register for selective service because it violates my rights. And don't even get me started on the misuse of my tax money on creating secret CIA ·drug funds and, nuclear bombs. Don't get me started on Reagan's repeal of half of the due process and privacy acts. But you mention the invasion of rights on cars, just keep in foods, work and play - mind without the government there would be no roads to drive your car on, food of substandard quality at outrageous prices, no workmans , comp when you lose a leg in an unsafe shop and just think, you too could die in a nightclub fire, if it weren't for;. fire codes. If you want to write a t~uly impressive and progres sive column, research specific areas that our government is violating our rights, such as oral/ anal sex la~s. ELPD taking my name & address from local party store owners when I buy a keg, questionable search & seizures - confiscated for having a dope pipe? Find some specific areas and then maybe suggest some actions for people to take (May I recommend Rules for Radjcals Saul A. Alinsky) - in the meantime stop whining vaguely · about things we've all known for a long time now. Before you tell "fuck .the government" and get all bent out of shape - nant paradigm" and take action. Maybe it's time to replace the capital ist 2 party system with a multiple party system more socialistically oriented or some other alternative form (may I again suggest Micheal Parenti ~ mocracy for the Few & The Sword & The Dollar) - tive paper - get cracking!!! remember the man whose car was you work for an alterna think "subvert the domi - Peter Zeiler Lost marbles, McW! DearuRI: Being a new freshman here at MSU, this year really opened my eyes asto how much people bitch around here. Blacks bitch about whites, girls bitch about guys, student's bitch about the AD, and your reporter, Tom McWilliarris is bitching about our country's government. Is poor Tommy being oppressed?? I would like to know who gave him his right to b.itch? I'm glad I have my right to bitch about his column I 16 May 1990 As for his marble analogy- he's lost his I However, I always enjoy reading M .L Elrick's column This week's article about the Grecians "Good-Deed Day" was excellent, definitely excellent. Perhaps Mr. McWilliams has a question he'd like to ask Dr. Barclay about sexual frustrations? Get a hair-cut, Tomll Then try getting laid. Maybe next week's article won't have so much pent-up frustration in it. - Lynn Kloostennan Just semantics Tom McWilliams, I'm afraid I've got to disagree with the statement, "How Uncle Sam steals your rights.· Uncle Sam doesn't STEAL your rights - he cons you into GIVING THEM UP, WITHOUGH EVEN REALIZING that you're DOING it! -Kay Steele MSU Alumni (Telecommunications, 1986) P.S. Other than this minor point, your column is a refreshing point of sanity in a sea of media dreck. McWilliams is a dude DearuRI: After reading Tom McWilliams' article in the 2 May 1990 issue, I have to say that I'm glad to see that there are still some individuals concerned with the freedom and liberty left on this campus . McWil liams, in his article, is expressing some of thefundemental concepts of libertarian ism. Not everybody who sees the govern ment stamp on people's rights wants to solve the problem by giving the govern ment more offices, personnel, and funds. Libertarians don't; and holding such an opinion, they are distinct from the socialist left. The individualist left, of which liber tarianism is the most rapidly growing movement, believe in minarchy-the severe curtailment of state power. The basic axioms of libertarianism are self-ownership and non-coercion. That is, an individual owns his or herself and is the sole master of his or her mind, body, labor, and possessions. No one, therefore, can legitimately exert any control over another because no one owns any individual other than him or herself. Only when the primary property right, self-ownership, is invaded may force be used against another (self defense). Libertarians do not believe democracy justifies oppression. Just because a majority chooses a certain goal does not justify forcing the minority to go along. Members of the minority own themselves no matter how insignificant their number. Libertarians are forfreedom, har mony, and abundance. To achieve this, institutional theft, intolerance and aggres sion must be eliminated. Any freedom minded individuals who want to start a losely-n it Libertarian Organization on this campus , or simply wants information on libertarianism, plesae contact me. -Jeff Hanert 16 May 1990 university Reporter-Intelligencer • 7 Greeks ain't all bad places where Muffy and Skip attain social status, drink, and get laid. Survey Says: X (buzzer). I know it's not quite the stance of some at my paper, but I'm going to be neutral. If you are going to classify people, classify them as people, not carica tures fed to you by secondhand sources. I know a good number of greeks, and though I am -not a fraternity member, I think that these. people can't be pigeonholed the way mail is sorted. It's just not fair. While I'm not exactly a greek supporter, however, I felt that enough things had been pr.inted in this paper that I don't quite agree with. So I'm doing something. How many of us •non-greeks· can say that we do as much good work for others during the year as the fraterni ties and sororities do during Greek Week? Not to mention the fact that most of the houses sponsor year round activities for good causes. I do not contest the fact that many of the greeks do these labors for the camera, or because they are required to do so lest they lose their social status as a brother or sister. But I ask you: Does it matter? The deeds are being done. I don't care what motivates people to do good. works. I don't think it's a sin to do some thing gOod for society just because your friends are going to do it, or because you could get your picture in a brochure (no matter how self serving that brochure may be), or because you want to remain In the group. In fact, this could almost be con- sidered positive peer pressure. And, you know, I bet there are loads of non-greeks who act like idiots when they're drunk, or refuse to wear anything without an animal on it. A little partying, a little puking, a little carousing with the opposite sex, a little social work to improve society, a little more partying, and a little shopping at the Polo outlet. Isn't this what life is about: taking everything in moderation? Where's the problem? I'm not going to judge people on the basis of the fraternity (or lack thereof) that they belong to - is, I shouldn't judge others at all. the fact Just because the greeks are a visible group in the MSU community doesn't mean they can be classified as a group rather than the individuals they are. Now the NRA is a different story ... - Marshall is a uR-1 correspondent who WAS going to be editor next fall ca-mpus freedom of speech: Dying breed or annoying weed? A few student groups, such as the Committee for Education in Latin America (CELA), Democratic Social ists of America (DSA) and Helping to Understand Racism Today (H.URT) have built these structures to educate, and more importantly to remind stu dents of events and problems which they don't know affect them. These "shanties· are erected for specific causes, i.e. the plight of the homeless, or the United State's · Government's involvement in El Salvador, and many students judge them on aesthetics, instead of the idea behind them. To quote an known passer-by, "They're Ugly!• This is the American mind at work. A more important issue is being confronted at Wells; students' right for freedom of speech, a guaranteed constitutional right which is being stifled by the University Administra tion's conservativeness. To quote from the petition being taken, "We strongly encourage the University Administration to support MSU students in the use of the their cam- pus for the liberal sharing of ideas and the purpose of education.· The problems that these protest are focused on are specific, yes, and the idea of losing freedom of speech · is a stretch of imagination, even enough of a stretch to call it paranoid, yes, but the idea is not to cause trouble, or get arrested, but to point some fingers. Point at you and myself, and remember that the problems which we sit back and watch today as students will be the problems that bury us when we rule the world. Modern American Doublespeak violation of your rights is not justified if it is being done by government (that is, the individuals who operate under the banner of government). Public Good, Public Interest, Public Morals, etc.: Since the public consists of millions of individuals, each with a different idea of what is good, moral, or in his best interest, these phrases can only mean what the individuals who use these words (those in power ) want you and I to think is good, moral or in our best interest. Like; Taxation, Conscription (the draft), Social Security: All are examples of words that are used to make immoral or illegal acts sound respectable. They mean; theft, slavery, and fraud (social security is just "pyramiding· on a grand scale). Theft, forcible coercion, and fraud are the three things our government was crated to protect against! Apathy: Popularized by the media for meaning virtually any action or inaction which the individuals in government dislike. (Lately applied to the many millions each year that don't vote because they have no other way to protest the lack of real choice for candidates, the unacceptability of all politicians on the ballot, or the work ings of The System itself.) Obligation, Duty, etc.: Origi nally something you entered into voluntarily, like a contract, but with which you are now born. It's usually used like "Duty to Country.· It really means the government's opinion as to whose interests you should support (yours or theirs). - Patriotic: An adjective- applied to those that unquestionably support their country. By this definition, the founding fathers were unpatriotic, because they did not support the people in poer at the time. Similarly, I am unpatriotic becuase I question the authority of government to continually violate human rights. Public Property: Land to which the public supopsedly has free access. Actually, only those with permission from government officials are a!lowed access to this land. This means it is really owned by govern ment officials. One proof of this is the U.S. Forest Service's continued sale of National Forest Property (Giant Sequoias, among other trees) to loggers. Public Education: About the ultimate in Huxley-like visions. Chil dren are required to attend schools in which those who do become literate read books about American history that the State has deemed accept able. such acceptance is usual(y based on certain "interpretations" of history. - Many do not learn that l:..incoln did not win the Civil War to free slaves, but rather to prove that men had to "belong· to the Country whether they wanted to or not. The real meaning? Indoctrina tion of the young and impressionable. If you doubt these definitions, consider that you learned the "correct" defini tions in a state-owned, -operated, and -regulated educational system. Ever read Brave New World? 336-9591, and ask for Tom . I if .... ... -·.·.·.·.·.·.:.·.·.·.·. "[ . · . · . ·.· ·.· . ·.·. · . ·.·.· . ·. · ·. ·· . · . · Brian Marshall - < ] · . ·.·.~ . · -·· Unfortunately, life is not black and white. The gray areas which lie in between are too often mistaken for the extreme. Such is the case with the caste systems which some believe define MSU. Take fraternities. Some would tell you that the fraternities are social clubs which are created to aid others. Nope, thanks for playing. Others would tell yol.i they're No doubt, many of you have seen the plywood monuments erected in front of Wells Hall the past few weeks. ,, Tom McWilliams Doesn't anyone care that our freedom is evaporating around us?? Have you thrown it in? You do have options, if you would like to live in a free society. The first and foremost thing is to get beyond the deceptive language that politicians constantly outgas when they speak. To wit; Government: An abstract entity, orginally applied to a group of indi viduals, but now referring to any form of power with the mandate of law, often sanctified with images like eagles and bells. Th is word is dangerous. A ----- -----------~~ - - - - - - ~- - 8 • u · ersity Reporter-Intelligencer sources tell me that many men could use a product like this. Keep it In mind, guys. Q) Why are you· so down on people who are either doing their jobs as public officials or are sincerely . interested in maintaining East Lansing as a legal and rational kind of town? A) I received three or four letters all asking this same basic question. Two of them were actually quite hostile to old Doc's political point of view, suggesting that I am some sort of pinko or commie radical who is interested in the violent overhtorow of EL Ha! Let me say it isn't the issue of law and order or public safety that concerns me. It is how over-control leads to sex problems later In life. More unhappiness is caused by the difficulties we are beginning to see in therapist's offices than all the parties and Cedarfests combined. Not only that, over-control creates more problems for us in the future. We are seeing only· the tip of the ieberg now in the form of date or acquaintance rapes in college-age people and criminal sexual conduct in the older generation. If we begin removing children from their families as part of the state's protective . services, where are these children to go? And will we see a future that has no intact families? I am concerned right now and I hope other thinking people are too. Increasing pressures for: control only increase the probabil ity that behavior will break out of control. Sex and parties cannot be· stopped any more than human nature can be dammed up Pressure contin ues to build behind the dam and the longer we wait to draw it down, the. more explosive it is when it finally breaks through. And it will break through. EL,. being what it is, police and politicians will point their fingers at the . "guilty" parties rather than coming forward and placing the blame for the outbreak on repressive policies, which is where the real cause is. Q) I know I am one of your older readers, but sometimes my husband has a problem having an erection. It really doesn't matter to me because we wind uo holding each other and I 11111111 II 'i;;;,i' ·Dr. Sex lives to answer your questions! (In order to save space I am deleting salutations and editing letters to get to the bottom line. I apologize to letter-writers whose beautiful missives have been cut to pieces. A lot of the letters were very funny. Almost as funny as I am, but you'll never know that, will you?) · Q) What is smegma? My boyfriend and his friends laugh about it but they won't let me in on their little joke. A) Smegma is a cheese-like, waxy substance that collects under the foreskin of uncircumcised males. It has a characteristic odor many find offensive and is similar (in hygienic disgust quotient) to toe jams or the lint that collects in your bellybutton. The uncircumcised man has to retract his foreskin to maintain good penile hygiene, which may account for why many parents opt to have their sons circumcised - of trouble. it saves everyone a lot The real joke is although men point a finger at women, everyone has a characteristic crotch odor, but only women are targeted for products to "maintain freshmness." The vagina is self-cleaning. You do not need to buy products in order to do what nature does for free. Can you imagi~e a ball-deodorizer? My like that almost more than Intercourse. But he doesn't believe me. We fight about my "failure" to turn him on and I am afraid he will turn to a really beautiful young woman to solve the problem. What can I do? A) Thank you for trusting me enough to write about what is a very common male problem. I .have received several letters along this very same line, but I chose yours because you combined a lot of issues in one place. · ' My opinion 'is you are telling him the truth but he doesn't want to hear what you are saying. "Getting it up" is a common concern for men because we have been trained in the counting mentality where more is better rather than seeking a few high-quality experiences. My sources tell me that orgasms from sexual intercourse are less frequent and often less intense than those produced by a mechanical vibrator, masturbation and oral sex, in that order. Serveral sources revealed that, like you, there are many times that being held by someone they love feels far better than being penetrated. If you are happy with the experi ence, what is really going on with him? He obviousoy is not concerned with your pleasure because you are reporting having a pleasurabe sex act. Show him this column to reir:iforce the idea that he is giving you exactly what you want and to help him formulate whatever it is he wants from your relationship. Couples, older or younger, have to discuss their wants and desires as the relationship evolves. It is not a sign of trouble or incompatibility. If this more open and . honest discussion does not bring results, a few sessions with a trained counselor can help open things up a lot. Please write back to tell me how everything works out The intimacy generated by a deep relationship brings far greater personal reward than a superficial, cheap fuck. Good luck. · 16 May 1990-· Chicanos, and some women know exactly what I am talking about. It is why As One isn't sending letters about what a racist I am to the editor or boycotting advertisers. White students are being afforded the same racist, sexist treatment as minorities only you don't seem to notice because you have been led to believe you are on top of the power structure. HA! Let's take two short examples, only let's change the names of the group involved to "protect t~e innocent." The ELPD calls a me~ting of liquor store owners to "educate" them about a problem in the community. "Hell," they say, "we don't care if people buy one keg, but if the nigger wants six or eight kegs, you have to notify us so we can 'educate' niggers about what the law is regarding liquor. Can't have niggers breaking the liquor laws, can we?" If a store owner protests that it means losing business, the cops give him "the look" and ask: "You aren't a nigger-lover, are you?" Well, are you? Second example: You know how Jews are~ clannish. Give a housing license to a Jew.and all the other Jews want to crowd in so they can get a cheaper rate. The city of EL has a housing ordinance, a zoning code, to limit the number of unrelated individu als who can crowd into a space for safety and health reasons. But when inspectors come around to do a spot check, they are refused entrance until they come back with a warrant. Meanwhile, the Jews clean up the extra mattresses and hide them away, a lot like Anne Frank. City inspectors are very frustrated: "God-damned Jews," they mutter, "give us a fucking, n0-kriock provision so we can break in and catch them in the act:. Knock, knock. Who's there? Gestapo. What Gestapo GESTAPO actually stands for Geheim Stadts Politzi, the State Police, get my drift? Q) How do you suggest we solve the Cedarfest problem? Q) What is your problem about A) I've said it before. Make all being Jewish? · A) Actually, my problem isn't about being Jewish. It is about being a minority individual in a repressive, hostile culture. The Afro-Americans. the Cedar Village residents wear yellow, six-pointed stars to identify them to the police. The ghetto is the Ghetto. Provoc promises not to insult tho.se football idiots again this week - really! Chuck D., est my diapers/ And you, foonshly Joyal readers, it's almost good to see you back again for another week. After all, where would I be without you? , Probably with nothing lo bitch about/ So you're here, I'm here, and Jet'• hear what I've writ here ••• Hear, hear/ work; why else would anyone shell out top dollar for some gaudy-looking rag made in a laboratory? I see where The State"We're Doing . Just Fine, Really We Are, Especially With Our New Independent Tax Increase About To Kick In" News is looking for 20 new bodies to begin work in either summer or fall. to let you know that it has almost healed, and that the diapers believed to have caused the awful backdoor blemishes are now being used as hand towels at the Ad ministration Building. How was your Maternal day? My was OK, but I kept getting dead flowers. Seems word got out I was the biggest It's so nice to see the campus in the you can start as managing editor •.• full bloom of spring - birds, trees, flENT Even if you haven't seen it you've probably heard about Twin Peaks - David Lynch's funky hybrid mix of Payton Place and his cinematic · · odyssey, Blue Velvet. In fact, the star of Blue Velvet, Kyle Maclachlan, stars as the compulsive coffee-drinking, donut chomping FBI agent Cooper. Cooper is assigned the task of finding the answer to the burning question - who killed Laura Palmer, Twin Peak's homecoming queen turned drug- . addicted sex slave. Like Lynch's world of Blue Velvet, · the town of Twin Peaks seems like a quaint little logging burg in the Pacific Northwest. However, when·the mutilated, cellophane-wrapped body of Laura Palmer washes up with the . morning tide, we realize there is something evil lurking under the surface of this innocent looking town. Lynch pa/nts a dream-like picture of a Norman Rockwell painting gone askew. The town of Twin Peaks is inhabited by some of the most bizarre people you're ever likely to see on the boob tube. So finding a murderer in this neck of the woods is like trying to find a glass eye in a bowl of marbles. Practically everyone is a suspect in Laura Palmer's death.- The mur derer could be Dr. Jacoby, a psychia trist who not only sees the world through rose colored lenses but blue ones too. It could be Leo Johnson; the local psychopath. We can't rule out Bobby, Laura's rebel without a MOVlNG SALE: ONKYO 23 watt receiver good condition ... $75 TECHNICS cassette recorder/ player ... dbx noise reduction ... $70 TECHNICS compact disc player ... fresh tune-up ... w/remote ... $11 O BOSE 201 direcUreflecting speak ers .. : still under warranty .. . $130 $325 TAKES ALL! Assorted rock & roll compact discs ... $10/disc Assorted rock & roll cassettes ... $3 per tape K2 5500 skis w/ SALOMON 747 bindings ... TOP NOTCH ... $275 (2) 14K gold chains, both 18", (!)herringbone, (1) rope ... $125 for both HONDO electric guitar. .. \~·ith case ... $100 No Reasonable Offer Refused! I I Call Steve at 351 -4626leave message f _ cause boyfriend. Then again, it could be the mysterious log lady and her log. Who knows, but at the rate the show is progressing, the castaways will be rescued from Gilligan's Island before we find out who the murderer is. Only David Lynch and co-writer/ producer, Mark Frost, could devise an innovative TV show like this. This program boasts some of the greatest production values ever to be found on TV. Twin Peaks features eerie but enthralling music, beautiful cinematog- raphy, and weird dialogue that is often funnier than most lines on sitcoms. . Lynch only directed two episodes . of Twin Peaks, but since he also wears another hat as the show's executive producer, he has recruited other innovative directors, like River's Edge director Tim Hunter, who share his twisted vision to continue the saga. In addition to the brilliant but moody direction, Twin Peaks .also features a great ensemble cast featuring Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Michael Ontkean, and Russ Tam blin, just to name a few. · On the down side though Twin Peaks main plot seems like it will never be resolved. Lynch has also injected several confusing subplots involving mundane soap opera themes like adultery to juicier ones involving a sleazy S&M porno mag called Flesh World whose pages feature residents of. Twin Peaks. Lynch also creates a TV show it's a soap opera within a TV show - called Invitation to Love. This is what the residents of Twin Peaks watch on r---------, 50¢ I I · : BURGERS: BIGTASTE I I I I IN A SMALL BUN I I I I I I I I \. _________ _, TIL 1 lP.M. THRU 5•30•90 WE DELIVER 332-2381 ~o~o't, ~ · tioned is Nadine's silent drape run ners, along with those mysterious flashing street lights, the Lamplighter Inn's cherry pie and those wonderful Douglas firs. If all this Twin Peaks talk seems confusing don't worry, ABC will. re-run the whole series later this summer. Don't miss it - or the log lady's log will never speak to you. · TV and s.omehow it may also provide clues to who killed Laura Palmer. When Twin Peaks debuted, it was one of the highest-rated programs of the week. Unfortunately it has been loosing more ground in the ratings every week since. This usually is the fate of ground- breaking shows that rise above the usual excrement the networks shove in our face every week (remember Police Squacf?). However, ABC still considers the show a success and hopefully it will be renewed for next season. And hopefully all the networks will continue the.trend of bringing direc- tors who are on the cutting edge of film to the s·mall screen. 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And this year, the rain was bad enough to cancel the show, thus depriving the MSU faithful of the chance to see some talented national and local acts. Not the least of which was the funky world soul band, Third Estate. The eight-member group, which hails from the musical metropolis of Boston, was in the midst of a two week tour of the Midwest when they hit East Lansing last week. The band credits (bop) Harvey with getting them going in this neck of the woods, and their sound is not entirely unlike that of the former MSU based world beat band. 'We tend to be funkier and a little more R&B-based than (bop) Harvey," said lead guitarist and lyricist, Shaun Wort is. But Wortis and the rest of the band admit a variety of styles find their way into their music ("it's a stew"), including world beat, reggae, Brazil ian, and especially funk. Their lineup is rounded out by Suzi Lee, songwriting and keyboards; Gerald Dowd, drums; David Merlin Jones, saxophone; Mike Green, trumpet; (Sean) Huff, bass; "8ureen Kinnera, vocals; and (Christopher) Ash, rhythm gui~ar. They just released a four-song cassette entitled Pany of 4, and the jacket describes it as •a preview to our up-coming full-length album." All the tracks do display the barrage of influences the band claims to have, and the production is unexpectedly sharp for a four-track recording. Not surprisingly, with eight mem bers, the songs have a very full sound. The pace is brisk, and each tune contains crisp-sounding arrange ments. The band did play Rick's last week and they say they will be returning there soon, before taking time to complete their album. Expect the show to be hard driving and danceable, because as Mike Green says, "We're just not happy at the end of the show if everyone isn't up dancing.· Entrepreneurs use week for some Grecian earning by Mctw. PFEIFFER uR-1 FASHION CORRESPON>ENT Two East Lansing residents hflve chosen to pass on the Greek Week polos and boast their own garb: The Anti-Greek Week T-Shirts. ~uss Jensen and Steve Angelotti have been pounding East Lansing's pavement with dozens of their tees. The shirts, designed by Jensen, display the logo IP on the front right breast, with •Disgusting lrreputable People· printed under it. The back pictures five "faceless frat boys• encircled in red with a line slashing through them. "Anti-Greek Week" stretches over the faceless men. The •N in "Anti" is the symbol for anarchy. Jensen said he has had the idea for the shirt for eight years, but the actual shirt didn't materialize until this year. The spirit of the shirt might provoke some unwelcomed responses, but Jensen said he only r.eceived some "verbal abuse, and mostly just some cold stares.• Jensen also said the shirt isn't a direct attack on the Greek System; rather, it is just a reminder that there is life without Greek-ness. "The shirt is meant to be funny. We just want those who take the system too seriously to take a closer look at themselves." Angelotti and Jensen have been selling the J ees at area bars, and sales are going well. If you are interested in making a purchase, then you can look for the duo around town or just call Russ at 336-7231. THE 2ND ANNUAL JOHN BELUSHI MEMORIAL FOOD FITE BETWEEN THE "Q" AIRST AFF & THE DOLLAR THE BAND: SUBWAY ANOTHER HOT ACT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA 351-2-450 INFORMATIONAL RECORDING OUTRAGEOUS AGAINI t ' ' • ' t ' t ' • • • ' ·' ) ' ' . .. '° Jo • I • ) ~ •