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Explaining The Anti-Pageant Petition, Louise M. Velletri Mar 1974

Explaining The Anti-Pageant Petition, Louise M. Velletri

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

I would respectfully like to respond to Ms. Jane K. Bailey and her remarks on the petition being circulated concerning the Miss U.M.O. Pageant.


Rape Lecturer's Suggestions Could Deter Attack, Barb Manuel Mar 1974

Rape Lecturer's Suggestions Could Deter Attack, Barb Manuel

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"When a woman is hitchhiking, she wants to be raped, right?" asked Frederick Storaska in his lecture about rape Monday night. "Wrong--but this is one of the many myths of our society propagates today. It's myths like these and other silly fears that will kill people."


Correspondence From A Maine Citizen, Geri Merola, Howard R. Neville Mar 1974

Correspondence From A Maine Citizen, Geri Merola, Howard R. Neville

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Typed letter from a Maine citizen in support of holding a "gay symposium" on the UMaine campus. President Howard Neville penned a handwritten response at the bottom of the letter that reads: Dear Gerri Merola - Thanks very much for your letter. The "Ayes" stack is much smaller than the "Nays." Yours helps - S Y - HRN


Letter From Maine Civil Liberties Union, Gilbert Zicklin Mar 1974

Letter From Maine Civil Liberties Union, Gilbert Zicklin

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Typed letter from Gilbert Zicklin, President of the Maine Civil Liberties Union, to Lawrence Cutler, chair of the University of Maine Board of Trustees supporting the decision to protect the civil rights of Wilde-Stein Club members.


Wilde-Stein Gets Funds, But Dls Stipulations Added, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Wilde-Stein Gets Funds, But Dls Stipulations Added, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Wilde-Stein Club was successful Monday in its second attempt to secure funds from the Distinguished Lecture Series Committee to sponsor Dr. Harold Brown of the Gay Activist Alliance as a speaker at the UMO campus, but the victory came with DLS strings attached.


Faculty Circulating Letter Of Support For Trustees, Jeff Beebe Mar 1974

Faculty Circulating Letter Of Support For Trustees, Jeff Beebe

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In an attempt to crystallize solid faculty backing for the trustees' decision to allow the Maine Gay Symposium, several UMO faculty members are circulating letters of support to be signed by university employees.


Turning The Tender Cheek, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Turning The Tender Cheek, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

They say what goes up must come down. The law of gravity was proven once again last weekend. Friday afternoon was a planned faculty meeting designed to vocalize encouragement and support of the trustees' stand upholding the rights of the club appeared as a singular vestige of hope amid repeated setbacks and disappointments. This hope was quickly slashed when only ten faculty members bothered to appear at the meeting.


Ye Who Exorcise, Beware, Demons Are A Dime A Dozen, Bill Ferguson Mar 1974

Ye Who Exorcise, Beware, Demons Are A Dime A Dozen, Bill Ferguson

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The streetlight spilled a soft puddle on the dank ground as three dark figures emerged from the foggy darkness to form silhouettes in the glare. All wore robes, carried valises and stood stooped and bent as if shouldering a great burden. They were dressed in black and their collective presence seemed ominously portentous.


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.


Ideal Women' Standards Are Arbitrary, Jane K. Bailey Mar 1974

Ideal Women' Standards Are Arbitrary, Jane K. Bailey

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In response to an article published in your newspaper, dated March 8, 1974, concerned with the meeting of the Women in Maine group.


Correspondence From Parent Of A Male Student, Name Redacted, Howard R. Neville Mar 1974

Correspondence From Parent Of A Male Student, Name Redacted, Howard R. Neville

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Typed letter on personal letter head from "a very concerned father" to President Howard R. Neville "about the homosexual situation at the Orono campus."


Essay Of Support From A Maine Citizen, Lisa Giguere Mar 1974

Essay Of Support From A Maine Citizen, Lisa Giguere

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Typewritten, five page essay by Lisa Giguere in support of the University of Maine Board of Trustee's support of the Wilde-Stein Club.


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.


Correspondence From A Maine Citizen, Name Redacted, Howard R. Neville Mar 1974

Correspondence From A Maine Citizen, Name Redacted, Howard R. Neville

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Typed letter from a Maine citizen expressing homophobic views and President Howard R. Neville's response.


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?


Gay Legal Battle Is Over, Gil Zicklin Mar 1974

Gay Legal Battle Is Over, Gil Zicklin

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

It may interest your readers to know that the Federal Courts have already decided that campus gay organizations have the right to exist and to use the university facilities made available to any other group on campus. The relevant decisions involved the University of New Hampshire, University of Georgia and Oklahoma University. This is not the first time that the Courts in interpreting and enforcing the Bill of Rights have blazed a trail for those not so well-versed in Constitutional law nor well-traveled in the realm of liberty.


Fiscal Budget Approved, House Scraps Pub Help, Jeff Beebe Mar 1974

Fiscal Budget Approved, House Scraps Pub Help, Jeff Beebe

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine's Board of Trustees was vindicated for their support of the Wilde-Stein Club on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives last night as the House approved $35.4 million of the Supper-U's 1974-75 budget.


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.


Wilde-Stein Expected To Air Rebuttal To Gass' Attack, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Wilde-Stein Expected To Air Rebuttal To Gass' Attack, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In accordance with the Federal Communication Commission's Fairness Doctrine, WLBZ has responded favorably to a written request by the Wilde-Stein Club to answer what the club calls "malicious and distorted charges" made against it by Rev. Robert Gass on his Sunday broadcast "Glad Todings."


Letter Summarizing The History Of The Wilde-Stein Gay Symposium Controversy, Howard R. Neville Mar 1974

Letter Summarizing The History Of The Wilde-Stein Gay Symposium Controversy, Howard R. Neville

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letter from President Howard R. Neville to Chancellor Donald R. McNeil summarizing "the various steps which took us to the Board of Trustees meeting on the Wilde-Stein issue."


Letter Of Support From Parents Of A Umaine Student, F. L. Bull Mar 1974

Letter Of Support From Parents Of A Umaine Student, F. L. Bull

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Typed letter from Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bull expressing support for the Civil Rights of homosexual students attending the University of Maine.


Women's Arts Festival Scheduled For Saturday, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Women's Arts Festival Scheduled For Saturday, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Women in the arts will be the theme of a Women's Art Festival in the Memorial Union from noon to midnight Saturday, May 11, including exhibits, workshops, readings, dance and films.


Results Of Ongoing Survey Of Student Opinion Indicate A Growing Trend Toward Liberalism, Paul Betit Mar 1974

Results Of Ongoing Survey Of Student Opinion Indicate A Growing Trend Toward Liberalism, Paul Betit

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"Are you opposed to homosexual relations between consenting adults?" "Do you drink alcoholic beverages?" "Are you opposed to the dissemination of birth control devices to college students by the infirmary? "Would you favor the elimination of legal sanctions prohibiting the use of marijuana?" The answers these questions have elicited over the past seven years convince Dr. Kenneth Hayes that a social revolution has slowly and quietly changed the attitudes of students attending UMO.


Trustees Accept 39 Proposals Of Longley Efficiency Report, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Trustees Accept 39 Proposals Of Longley Efficiency Report, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of implementing 39 or 68 recommendations suggested by the Maine Management and Cost Survey during its monthly business meeting at the UMB campus Wednesday.


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.


Pregnancy Insurance Clause Approved By Senate, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Pregnancy Insurance Clause Approved By Senate, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A proposed change which adds student coverage for pregnancy to the present health insurance plan at a cost increase of $4.50 per year, was approved by the Student Senate, Tuesday night. The approval, by 28-2 margin, came after a debate on the validity of increasing insurance costs for both males and females to provide coverage for a problem applying primarily to women.


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.