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Slaves Of Tyranny?, Art Dostie Mar 1974

Slaves Of Tyranny?, Art Dostie

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Yes, Mr. Volin, there has been a heck of a lot of misery and bondage in our history and there's a lot more to come. But as to those who are inflicting all of the misery, just what is it they are gaining? True, they do gain a lot of physical and monetary pleasures, but whether you belive in God or not, you've got to admit that human existence means a little more than the gaining of these pleasures.


Estabrooke Lends Gays Lounge, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Estabrooke Lends Gays Lounge, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Wilde-Stein Club has been given facilities for a private social gathering by the Estabrooke Hall Club. The local gay group will use the basement lounge for a "purely social event" Friday, April 19, the evening before the state-wide gay conference scheduled at the Hilltop Complex.


Oh, Brothers!, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Oh, Brothers!, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Seldom has DLS [Distinguished Lecture Series] displayed such an astute sense of timing or rare insight into the campus scene as it did when it scheduled Dr. Joyce Brothers to address the university community.


Christians Pass Word Of God On To Gays, Joan (Ireland) Pieczarka Mar 1974

Christians Pass Word Of God On To Gays, Joan (Ireland) Pieczarka

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

As an alumnus of UMO and a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. I have been deeply concerned about the conflicts that have arisen on the Maine campus since the formation of the Wilde-Steirn Club.


Slaves To Non-Existent God, Charles Volin Mar 1974

Slaves To Non-Existent God, Charles Volin

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Michael Bakunin once said that, "If god really did exist it would be necessary to abolish him." A truer statement could not have been written. Religion has been the bane of humanity.


Bubar Et. Al. Practice Their Own Form Of 'Perversion', Walter Thompson Mar 1974

Bubar Et. Al. Practice Their Own Form Of 'Perversion', Walter Thompson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

They say every two-bit Latin American dictator who wants to unite his country declares war on his neighbor. The Revs. Mr. Bubar, Frankland, and Gass have declared war on their neighbors and one wonders why? These Pentecostal prima donnas compete with each other in the media in their denunciation of all of us who do not live under the domain of their world view or theology. They also compete with each other for the market that exists for such an upside-down gospel. Could it be the media and the message are tailored to the tastes of the consumer?


Women Hope For Creation Of Women's Yellow Pages, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Women Hope For Creation Of Women's Yellow Pages, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

UMO and community women met Wednesday night for the first time in more than a semester to discuss women's concerns ranging from film and art festivals to women's careers.


Maine Campus Editorials, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Maine Campus Editorials, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The two-page editorial spread with letters and opinion pieces expressing various expressions on the Wilde-Stein club and homophobia.


Minister's Attacks On Gays Result In Radio Show Exit, Jan Messler Feb 1974

Minister's Attacks On Gays Result In Radio Show Exit, Jan Messler

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A Bangor minister has accused a Bangor radio station, WLBZ, of dropping his program, "In Times Like These," because of his attacks on the Wilde-Stein Club at UMO. The Rev. Herman C. Frankland was notified last Friday that his program was being dropped and he was not to present the program he had scheduled for Saturday's airing which was a second affront to the homosexual group. His previous broadcast criticized the university's condoning of the group's existence on campus and the trustees' decision to allow the gay group to hold a conference on campus in April.


Spectator Sport For Women, Warren T. Stull Feb 1974

Spectator Sport For Women, Warren T. Stull

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter to the editor of The Maine Campus about streaking or running naked through a public place such as sporting events, as a prank.


Dls Committee Turns Down Wilde-Stein Club Request, The Maine Campus Feb 1974

Dls Committee Turns Down Wilde-Stein Club Request, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"A spokesman for the Wilde-Stein Club expressed dismay Monday at the refusal of the Distinguished Lecture Series [DLS] committee to grant the group $500 to sponsor Dr. Harold Brown as keynote speaker for the gay conference to be held this April and UMO."


Bostonian Urges Support For Wilde-Stein, Donald M. Klein Feb 1974

Bostonian Urges Support For Wilde-Stein, Donald M. Klein

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter to the editor of The Maine Campus responding to a Letter to the Editor published February 12, 1974, expressing homophobic views.


Bubar Started Gay Hysteria, Susan W. Henderson Feb 1974

Bubar Started Gay Hysteria, Susan W. Henderson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter to the editor of The Maine Campus asking the University of Maine community to "put the whole furor over the Wilde-Stein club in perspective."


Homosexual Funding Evokes Sharp Student Opposition, Lisa Halvorsen Feb 1974

Homosexual Funding Evokes Sharp Student Opposition, Lisa Halvorsen

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"Every great movement has started out by being a 'pain in the ass'." Person on the Street-style article soliciting student opinions about the Student Senate decisions regarding funding for the Wilde-Stein club.


Government By The Pollsters, The Maine Campus Feb 1974

Government By The Pollsters, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The "Good German" syndrome seems to have struck the Student Senate. Maine Campus editorial reacting to the Student Senate decision regarding funding for the Wilde-Stein club.


Campus Editorial Damned, Ted O'Meara Feb 1974

Campus Editorial Damned, Ted O'Meara

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"Oh boy. Here we go again." Letter from Ted O'Meara, Vice President of the University Student Government defending the position of the Student Senate on the Wilde-Stein club.


Senate 'Libelously' Labeled By Campus, George S. Pitarys, John B. Osolin, Bruce J. Leavitt, David B. Sherlock, Robert S. Thurlow, Richard Z. Vantine, Charles Z. Cyr Feb 1974

Senate 'Libelously' Labeled By Campus, George S. Pitarys, John B. Osolin, Bruce J. Leavitt, David B. Sherlock, Robert S. Thurlow, Richard Z. Vantine, Charles Z. Cyr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter to the editor of The Maine Campus. "We feel it necessary to take issue with your recent editorial, entitled, "Elected Cowardice." The seven authors of the letter express support for the decision made by the University Senate to deny finding to the Wilde-Stein club and vow, "...if they successfully obtain travel funds, we intend to approach the senate with the idea of one of our classmates and form a Happy Hetero Club, and [ask] for funds to travel [to] prime chick locations."


Senator Writes Gay Scenario, James L. Gagne Feb 1974

Senator Writes Gay Scenario, James L. Gagne

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter to the editor from Off-Campus Senator, James L. Gagne, refuting points asserted in a Maine Campus editorial about the denial of funding to the Wilde-Stein club.


Senate Bows To Pressure, Refuses Wilde-Stein Funds, Debbie Sline Feb 1974

Senate Bows To Pressure, Refuses Wilde-Stein Funds, Debbie Sline

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A resolution that would have granted $200 to the Wilde-Stein Club was defeated by the Student Senate Tuesday night after nearly an hour of emotional debate. The resolution, defeated by a vote of 28-10-3, was introduced in the Senate last week after the group was granted $150. The original request for $400 made by the Wilde-Stein Club was reduced at a Finance Committee meeting to $150.


Legislators Take Aim At Gay Conference, The Maine Campus Feb 1974

Legislators Take Aim At Gay Conference, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Controversy continued to mount this week over the proposed statewide homosexual conference to be held at UMO in April.


Elected Cowardice: Blaming The Constituents, The Maine Campus Feb 1974

Elected Cowardice: Blaming The Constituents, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Oh, boy. Here we go again. First we learn that UMO Student Senate has suddenly decided they can't give the Wilde-Stein Club $300 to help finance for their scheduled gay conference. Next, we find out that the Republican House members, during a party caucus, decided they can't consider giving the University of Maine any more money until the Board of Trustees reneges on their decision to let the gays hold the statewide conference at UMO.


Letters To The Editor About Wilde-Stein, Tim Keating, James L. Bray Jan 1974

Letters To The Editor About Wilde-Stein, Tim Keating, James L. Bray

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letters to the editor of The Maine Campus newspaper addressing concerns over the Wilde-Stein Club using the University of Maine Student Senate Office for club business and condemning members of the Wilde-Stein Club using Christian biblical quotes promoting heterosexual sex.


Women's Symposium Opens With Mild Lecture, The Maine Campus Feb 1973

Women's Symposium Opens With Mild Lecture, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"I don't know where ladies come from; I do know they've been a problem."