Perspectives 2-3 The Collegian News 4-5 Features 5 Religion 6 Entertainment 7 Sports 8 Vol. No. 3 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, September 25, 1992 Books & Café promotes Banned Books Week By DAVID N. PISANI illustrated the diversity of the Editor-in-chief movement with over 50 pages of Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 is Banned challenged or banned publica- Books Week and the Books and tions. Works ranged from classic Cafe wants Grove City to know it. literature to religious books; from The theme for the 11th annual children's books to Supreme Banned Books Week is "Censor- Court cases. The following list ship: Old Sins in New Worlds." CAUTION includes publications that have SENSITIVE MATERIAL Banning books is nothing new. been banned or challenged in Recorded controversies regarding some areas (States are listed, but books date from the present to the ban is not necessarily 387 B.C. According to the Ameri- statewide): can Booksellers Association Banned Book Week Resource Mark Twain's The Adventures Book and Promotional Guide, of Huckleberry Finn. Challenged "Most complaints about books are in Michigan, Texas, Arizona and concerned with sex, obscenity and Louisiana because the novel is 'objectionable language," or racist. The book repeatedly uses witchcraft. Challenges, however the word "nigger" and damages are not limited to any one political the self-esteem of black youth. perspective or interest group. Par- ents have objected to books deal- National Register Publishing ing with rebellion, sexual refer- Staff, Official Catholic Directory. ences, drug use or crime; femi- Challenged in Oregon because nists to unfair gender stereotypes; public funds should not be spent Broad Street Books & Cafe "warns" Grove City about the "dangerous" material in their store. the awareness campaign is part of Banned Books Week. and atheists to biblical refer- on religious books. ences." In other words, conserva- tives seeking clean language and Stephen King's Carrie. Banned Rhymes. Challenged in Florida for District to purchase 12 copies of restricted to anti-religious books, liberals seeking political correct- in New York because of violence. an anti-Semitic verse: "Jack sold the Bible for a high school library. until 1956. In 1952 and 1953, ness can both be in favor of ban- American Heritage Dictionary. his gold egg/to a rogue of a The above list includes a wide fundamentalists in the U.S. at- ning some publications. Banned in four states due to "ob- Jew/who cheated him out of/half range of literature. Surely, no as- tacked the Revised Standard Ver- jectionable language." of his due." pect of literature is out of the sion because of changes in termi- Bookstore manager Kelly Labor realm of censorship. If the previ- Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adven- Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Chal- nology. It was banned in Ethiopia ous list does not jump out at you, lenged in California because it in 1978 as "contradictory to the tures in Wonderland. Banned in perhaps this will. "criminalizes the foresting indus- ongoing revolution." China in 1931 because "Animals The Bible was burned by Papal should not use human language, try." authority in Germany in 1624. It The objective of Books and Cafe GO and that it was disastrous to put was banned in the USSR, whose is to inform people of the move- animals and human beings on the George Orwell's 1984. Chal- religious sections of libraries were ment and its diversity. same level." lenged in Florida because it is "pro-communist and contains ex- F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great plicit sexual matter." WOLVERINES Gatsby. Challenged at the Baptist College in South Carolina because of "language and sexual refer- Evans v. Shelma Union High In loving memory ences." School District of Fresno County. California State Supreme Court Mother Goose: Old Nursery permitted a Fresno County School Campolo urges intimacy with God By KENDRA CARLSON ject, asking the question, "What Collegian Staff Writer can God do through me?" He pro- On Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in Craw- ceeded to tell the story of a boy ford Auditorium, Dr. Anthony named Billy who was teased Campolo, a popular and powerful spitefully by his peers at camp be- speaker, commanded the audi- cause he had cerebral palsy, ence's full attention as he falked which resulted in broken speech A memorial service will be held for Frank Pittock and Robert about intimacy with God and the and a tortured walk. When Billy Cornelison Sunday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. For story please see importance of working for God's gave his heartfelt testimony of his Page 4. kingdom. relationship with God, the boys started to cry. Campolo used this People started to enter the audi- story to illustrate how God often torium before 6:30, and within works through humble people, not Paine Webber job seminar minutes, almost every seat was necessarily talented ones. If He filled. For 20 minutes the audi- can work through Billy, He can ence joined members of Salt work through anyone, Campolo slated for Wednesday Company in song. said. Many people in the audience The Third Annual PaineWebber with Armstrong for 30 years and were touched by the story. Job Outlook Seminar will take currently lives in Lancaster, Pa., After an opening prayer and in- place Wednesday at 3:30 in Pew troduction by Dr. Richard where the company's headquar- Finally, Campolo turned his at- Auditorium. Mr. William J. Morledge, Dean of the Chapel, ters are located. Armstrong World Dr. Tony Campolo tention to education. Rather than Mehaffey, vice-president of in- Industries currently employs over Campolo walked onto the stage choosing a vocation for money or vestments for PaineWebber and a and commanded attention without 50 Grove City graduates and will move that barrier by dying for the prestige, be stated, there is a more 1964 Grove City graduate, will even saying a word. He opened by be interviewing on campus Oct. sins of His people. important reason for the college run the program. 29. reciting the Lord's Prayer, from experience. "Education is to equip The objective of the event is to Another Grove City graduate, Matt. 6:9. He referred to this pas- Campolo used a political anal- you to serve the people of this provide juniors and seniors with Roger K. Towle, will focus on the sage throughout the lecture. ogy to illustrate how God world through Jesus Christ." both general career orientation as finance industry. Mr. Towle is the "forgets" the sin of those who Lawyers, doctors and teachers, be well as specific orientation in se- chief financial officer of The He began speaking about the have been saved. He mentioned said, should go where they are lect fields. This will be accom- Abraxas Group, Inc. in Pittsburgh. Rosemary Woods, the secretary most needed, whether it be the in- importance of a personal relation- plished through guest speakers in He is responsible for all financial ship with God, saying, "God who erased part of a tape that al- ner city to teach or the remote the fields of engineering, finance activities of the $25 million not- wants you to be intimate with legedly proved that Richard jungle to heal. Campolo said, "He and business administration for-profit organization which him," and that many people do Nixon covered up the Watergate wants you to surrender your life to Russell E. Clark, manager of works to rehabilitate young peo- scandal. Campolo said that "God Him." not feel close to God. This is be- product engineering floor division ple with drug, alcohol and behav- cause people are sinful, be said, has erased your tape" in the same for Armstrong World Industries, ioral problems. Prior to joining and sin is a barrier that interferes way. This statement prompted an Campolo closed with an emo- Inc., will address the engineers. Abraxas in early 1992, Mr. Towle with the ability to be close to God. enthusiastic round of applause. tion-filled prayer, during which Clark is a 1959 mechanical engi- was an audit and administrative He went on to say that Jesus audience members could "invite neering graduate of Grove City partner with Deloitte. & Touche, Christ came into the world to re- Campolo elaborated on the sub- Jesus into their lives." College. He has been employed Please see Jobs on Page 4