10— The Daily Collegian Thursday, February 10, 1977
Nimoy
,By STEPHEN WHITE
Collegian Staff Writer
Leonard Nimoy, a-k-a Mr. Spock of
"Star Trek," said the Space Shuttle
recently named in honor of the series'
Starship Enterprise could change the
structure of the U.S. space program.
Speaking before 4,500 people at Rec
Hall, Nimoy said the Shuttle is re-usable
up to 100 missions .and lifts economic
restraints 1 on increased space ex
ploration. He said this eventually could
facilitate colonization on space stations.
"Great new breakthroughs in space
technology are coming," Nimoy said.
He also attempted to explain the
continued popularity of "Star Trek,"
which was cancelled nine years ago.
"The show was a remarkable thing,"
Nimoy said. "The appeal of 'Star Trek'
is still tremendous, largely because it's a
hopeful show and shows that man indeed
made it into the 22nd century. The
characters interact very successfully
and the'y're intensely human. People can
identify with them very easily."
He said the series operated on several
Mankind must
on gays, HOPS
By FRAN WEISBERGER
Collegian Staff Writer
Homosexuals have been
condemned as outcasts in our
society, and throughout their
history they have been pitied
and despised, Peter Sichel,
secretary of the Homophile
organization, said last night
at a seminar on homosexual
life.
Yet, mankind must revamp
his present attitudes toward
the acceptance of this "in
visible minority, Sichel said.
"The minute you start
labeling ppople you begin to
judge them, and we act on our
judgement," said Sichel. Major areas of gay
Homosexuals have never discrimination today include ht..
been given a place in our housing, jobs, credit, in- and L.
society because of the in- surance and licensing op- Yet, hu,
tolerance of people toward portunities, Sichel said. deal with e,
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such a subculture, Sichel said.
HOPS "provides a social
outlet for gays in the com
munity," Sichel said. The
organization specifically
functions as an educational
and political resource for
sexually oppressed
minorities.
Homosexuality has always
existed in all cultures. This
counterculture has been
subjected to psychiatric and
medical 'cures.' Until 1953,
male homosexuals have been
castrated in hope to cure their
"unnatural" behavior, Sichel
said.
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praises shuttle
levels magical for children and He said "Star Trek" has provided him
sociological for adults —as well as being with new opportunities.
a well-done drama. "I've been able to go places, see
Nimoy said the series' cast were people and indulge my curiosity,"
professionals who ignited each other's Nimoy said. "If you make life a curious
creative talents. thing, it can be very rewarding and
"I can't tell you how much respect I
have for Bill Shatner as an actor," he
added. .
Nimoy said ,he would be interested in
appearing in a "Star Trek" movie,
providing there is a good script.
"I don't want to be in a rip-off 'Star
Trek' movie. I want to be in a good one,"
he said.
Nimoy also said that:
Every episode of "Star trek" that
was filmed has been shown on television.
The series was cancelled solely
because of poor ratings, not because it
was "too good."
The Vulcan greeting was taked
from a Jewish Orthodox ceremony.
' His Vulcan ears were made of fine
rubber, and the friction caused by their
attachment was sometimes painful.
revamp attitude
fulfilling."
After the demise of "Star Trek," he
joined "Mission: Impossible" for two
seasons but said he left the series
because his creative talents weren't
being utilized.
Nimoy said he then entered UCLA to
study black and white photography and
began writing poetry to accompany his
pictures.
Nimoy read several passages of
poetry from his books, "You and I" and
"Willi Think of You?"
He is currently host-narrator of "In
Search Of . . . ," a documentary series
that examines unexplained phenomena
such as the Berm . uda Triangle.
member says
Year after year bills have
been introduced into the
Pennsylvania legislature
which discriminate against
hothosexuals in state jobs,
such as mental health clinics
and corrections and law
enforcement, Sichel said.
Before World War I, a man
was considered a homosexual
if he wore a wrist watch.
Other stereotypes include
those who use pocketbooks,
penny loafers, and wear keys
outside of their pocket.
Today, the lambda sign worn
on a necklace symbolizes gay
liberation, Sichel said.
There are many different
types of sexuality, including
hermaphrodites, transexuals,
and transvestites, Sichel said.
Yet, humanity must learn to
deal with a changing society,
Nimoy's appearance was sponsored
by Colloquy, and the Panhellenic and
Interfraternity councils.
he said. "The gayness is not
wrong, just societal opinion,"
Sichel said. "This is not a free
country; •we conform to
certain unwritten laws,"
Sichel said. People must be
open to complete freedom of
choice, as "we are all really
arguing about sexuality,"
Sichel said.
'Homosexuals are in French
classes, and are bosses, yet
when their homosexuality has
been exposed, they are
assumed as homosexuals first
and last, Sichel said. •
Americans feel "dropping
bombs in Cambodia is okay,
but sex between members of
the same sex is the last
straw," Sichel said. "I'm
outside society, I am my last
judge," Sichel said.
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Black author views Bicentennial
By DEBBIE SHEER
Collegian Staff Writer
Black Americans need their
own view of the Bicentennial,
according to one black
author.
Playtell Benjamin, former
professor of Afro-American
studies at the University of
Massachusetts, said , at a
reading last night, "I thought
future generations should
have at least one intelligent
account of the Bicentennial."
He said he decided to start
the book, ``On Being Black in
American Civilization
Reflections of the Bicen
tennial," after hearing
Barbara Jordan talk about
how good things are for
blacks. Before that he had
decided not to write about the
Bicentennial, but "to pass
over it in silence."
He said he thinks his book
will be published • when he
finishes it, although he
doesn't expect much at
tention. "I personally believe
there is a ban on intellectual
black people in the media,"
he said.
He said he wanted to make
sure that Barbara Jordan's
type of view won't be the only
black one. i`Let the white
folks praise all the things that
are good about America," he
said.
"The auction block is not
wholly purged from our
midst," he said. He said the
race issue is not settled.
In the portions of his book
that he read last night,
Benjamin asks why most
blacks never had an equal
chance to become famous and
powerful Americans. He asks
why the black teenagers he
sees were not given the op
portunity to enter "dignified,
productive, work." He also
follows black history in the
United States from before the
revolution. •
Benjamin's book says
slavery in Great Britain and
in the British colonies ended
much earlier than it did in
America. Also, once slavery
was abolished there, there
was no evidence of
segregation or racial killings.
"Sometimes I'm not sure
that a British victory wouldn't
have served us better," he
said.
He said, though, that this
oppression created "the most
unified, progressive and race
conscious community in.
society." It also has forced
blacks into a unity which
ignores class structure, he
said.
He said he still sees,
however, "a preoccupation
with survival on the part of
black people most of the time.
Black people must interpret
what the black experience
means."
"One sees most clearly
when one is most ware of the
concept of tieing black,'.'
Benjamin noted. He said
questions must be asked, but
added, "We are not the first
generation to raise these
questions." . .
He traces this book to 1792
when a prominent black scorn•
ed Thomas Jefferson's
"Jeckyl-Hyde" practices.
Benjamin said that although
Jefferson wrote in the Declar
ation of Independence that
"all men are created - equal,"
he clearly stated his belief in
the inferiority of black peopld'
in his Virginia notes.
Benjamin praised men like
Frederick Douglass and
Booker T. Washington who
greatly contributed to black
awareness and civil rights.
He said, however, that people
are still ignorant of•much of
black history.
"The scholarly opinions of
our professors are too often
confined to the pages of
scholarly journals,"• he said.
This accounts for the
historical ignorance of
America, according to
Benjamin.
At present, he also is
writing a criticism of the
television program, "Roots."
His objection "is that it was
done as if what happened then
has no ' connection to what
happens now. This is
ridiculous nonsense," he said.
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A box 4f paints and rags
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According to Mary Beth
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Nittany 21, residents of that
dorm smelled something
burning in room 20 at 8:30
p.m. Suzanne Demmel, (11th-
art education), occupant of
the room, was not at home,
and a resident assistant
opened the door, saw the
smouldering -box and called
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of the room, and it burst into
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