Pitt Takes Case To Supreme Court
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and utilities. Nasar said that before filing
the suit, editors of The Pitt News contact
ed Penn State University and the
University of Pennsylvania about joining
their action. He reports that the staff of
Penn State's Daily Collegian allegedly
"had other matters they were pursuing
internally" and could not lend their sup
port to the suit, while the student news
paper of the University of Pennsylvania,
independently operated and funded,
declined to pursue the matter. The Pitt
News editors then approached the ACLU
who agreed to argue their case.
Vic Walczak, the Pittsburgh-area
director of the ACLU and the attorney
handling the case, is guardedly optimistic
about the possibility the Supreme Court
will hear the case. The Pitt News lost its
case in federal court in Pittsburgh as well
as its appeal before the 3rd Circuit Court
of Appeals. According to Walczak, the
Supreme Court hears only about 80 cases
each year out of about 9,000 applications.
But he adds "you never know what to
expect," and, despite "its move to the
right, generally, the court is supportive of
First Amendment rights."
Nasir says the protracted legal
process has drained the enthusiasm of
The Pitt News staff who are anxious for
the issue to be resolved. Nasir notes he
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was a high school senior when the news
paper initiated its action, and now, as a
senior at the university, he fmds it ironic
that he is overseeing the newspaper as it
nears the conclusion of its unique battle.
Walczak says the Supreme Court
should announce its decision on whether
it will hear The Pitt News lawsuit between
January and March next year. If the court
decides favorably early in January, the
case could be presented before the court
some time in April; if their decision is not
announced •in January, it probably would
not be heard before October.
At least one Middletown restaurant
proprietor claims the Liquor Control
' Board's strictures would not necessarily
deter him from advertising his restaurant
in The Capital Times. Ken Butler, who
recently acquired managerial responsibil
ties at Guido McNeil's on Main Street,
says the restaurant's promotional efforts
focus on their food operations and their
ads describe the establishment as a
"restaurant and pub," without mentioning
what the pub serves. Butler says their cus
tomers, including faculty and student
groups from PSH recently served at
Guido's, seem to have no difficulty figur
ing out that alcoholic beverages can be
purchased at Guido's.
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PSH Group Plans
International Film Festival
A group of film buffs working with Mosley said.
Eton Churchill, assistant professor of The idea for the festival evolved
humanities and communications, is orga- through Churchill's involvement on the
nizing an international film festival to be International Affairs Committee of the
held during the spring 2001 semester. faculty senate. Mosley's interest in foreign
According to communications major and independent films developed over
Matt Mosley, the time. He frequents
team, which includi 'The Ritz East and
Churchill, Mos,
and
Kasunick, will p
view films over
semester brel
Many of the fill
being reviewed wt
recommended durinj
a meeting betwel
Churchill and mei
bers of the
International Affair!
Association. Churchill added That the lAA Churchill plans to begin the festival in
group, which includes students from out- February and show one film per week
side the United States, "had many great through April. He hopes to run each film
suggestions." multiple times to accommodate students'
Films from Brazil, China, Germany, varying schedules. The program is being
England, Ireland and Japan are being con- funded by a grant from the Student
sidered. While a variety of films is Activities Fee, and admission to the films
expected, "nothing is pinned down," will be free.
By Cathie McCormick Musser
Capital Times Editor In Chief
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other art houses in the
Philadelphia area.
Mosley believes the
PSH film festival is
an opportunity to see
"filmmaking in a dif
ferent light." He adds
that "foreign films
leave more to the
imagination than a
typical Hollywood
movie."