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Is censorship threatening
the first amendment?
Meese, Strossen
half of Speaker
Loretta Russ
The Collegian
The argument on censorship
and its role in America comes to
Behrend tonight as Edwin Meese
111 and Nadine Strossen debate
"Clamping Down on
Censorship" at 8 p.m. in Erie
Hall.
From his days as a District
Attorney in California to his
three-and-a-half year term as the
head of the Justice Department,
Meese has been repeatedly in the
news, leaving his mark on
America. Meese, who holds
degrees from both Yale and the
Handicap accessibity at Behrend
New buildings to have improved facilities
by Mark Owens
The Collegian
Handicapped access - how
much is there at Behrend?
Depending on where you
look, buildings are either difficult
or easy to gain access to,
especially from a wheelchair-level
view of the world. While many
of the older buildings on campus
have been retro-fitted to
accommodate wheelchair users,
some have expressed concerns
that Behrend's new buildings
should be more accessible.
To be certain, physically
challenged students have proven
that they can get along just fine
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Series with debate
University of California at
Berkeley, has served in a wide
variety of fields. He was vice
president of a leading aerospace
and transportation technology
company, a practicing private
Tonight's debate
centers on whether
censorship
impinges on the
First Amendment
or protects
Americans from
immoral language.
attorney and a faculty member at
the University of San Diego
before becoming the nation's
751 h Attorney General.
It was in this last capacity
that Meese made his most lasting
contributions to this country.
Dozens of espionage arrests, a
western world united against
terrorists, increased drug
enforcement and education efforts
are all results of Meese-Heritage
in a university setting - not to
mention anywhere else. And
while there aren't that many
physically challenged students at
Behrend, administrators want to
make sure that when those
numbers increase, Behrend is
ready.
"So far there hasn't been a
large problem with student
accessibility," said Gerald Spates,
minority student and special
programs counselor for Behrend.
"Students have been made aware
of Behrend's accessibility before
enrolling here, but we provide
many services that make their
lives easier."
Depending on the student,
Foundation and the Hoover
Institution, and is a nationally
syndicated columnist.
One year ago, The American
Civil Liberties Union elected
Nadine Strossen its first female
president in the organization's 71 -
year history. Strossen, a
professor of constitutional law,
Federal courts and human rights
at New York Law School, has
served the A.C.L.U. as a board
member since 1983 and as a
general counsel since 1986. She
has taught at Columbia and New
York law schools and practiced
commercial litigation at several
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those services range anywhere
from relocating classes to the
more accessible Reed Union
Building to specially-equipped
vans to transport students.
"Students need to help us by
letting us know what their needs
arc," said Spates.
While Spates doesn't foresee
an appreciable growth in the
number of physically challenged
students in the next few years, he
said eventually Behrend may
reach the point where a separate
office for disabled students may
be needed.
"Frankly, 1 don't think we're
capable of handling it (large
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