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Vol. 99, No. 59 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1880 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday November 17,1988
200 protesters stage rally at Liberty Hall
By Daniel Niemi Kansan staff writer
"The Last Temptation of Christ", the film that has sparked protests across the country, tempted about 200 people into the cold last night to demonstrate at Massachusetts St. 642, Massachusetts St.
The protesters, most of them from St. Mary's Academy, Church and College in Leavenworth sang hymns, carried banners and knelt in prayer in front of the theater for about an hour. They arrived about one-half hour before the 9 p.m. showing of the film.
directed by Martin Scorsese and based on a book by Nikos Kazantzakis, have focused on a scene where Christ is tempted by lust toward Mary Magdalene.
De la Tour said he hoped the protest would halt the showing of the movie at Liberty Hall. It is scheduled to run through Dec. 3.
The Rev. Herve de la Tour, headmaster of St. Mary's, said the protesters were there to pray and serve penance in compensation for an offense against God. To offset this charge, he offered to dissuade people from seeing it.
"It mocks our Lord. It insults him. It's sickening. It's porno-
Jerry Kramer, a senior at St Mary's, said he hoped the protest would keep people from seeing the movie.
To protest the local showing of the film, "The Last Temptation of Church gathered in front of Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., last Christ," about 200 people from St. Mary's Academy, College and night.
"I hope we're blocking the doors enough," he said.
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The protesters, however, did not stop Sarah Buchnuehler, Overland Park sophomore, from seeing the movie.
"This guy was grabbing me and trying to get me to read this stuff," she said. "I said, 'I just want to see the movie.'
"It made me want to see the movie more."
Jill Johns, a theater employee,
for the film earlier in the week.
Rob Fitzgerald, assistant manager at Liberty Hall, said earlier yesterday that three to four people had protested the film almost
want. They have the right to protest."
John Winfrey, KU assistant professor of Army ROTC, also was protesting the movie.
testify for Christ," he said.
Many of the students refused comment. De la lea told the policy stemmed from a similar protest of the movie "Hail Mary."
student who was in the seventh grade, and he didn't give the right answers. I think sometimes the younger students don't know what to say," de la Tour said.
or the protesters inter- ved had seen the film or
Picking up the pieces
Oklahoma's Stacey King was picked as the Big Eight Conference preseason Player of the Year.
KANSAN file photo
King has transformed into a scoring machine
Two years ago, Stacey King was a sophomore forward fighting for recognition on an Oklahoma basketball team loaded with talent.
By Arvin Donley
Kansan sportswriter
potential.
Last season, King emerged as one of the top players in college basketball, earning second team All-Big Eight and All-America honors and helping the Sooners earn a second place finish in the Final Four.
The Sooners were dominated by stars such as Tim McCalister, Harvey Grant, Darryl Kennedy and Ricky Grace. King was labled as a player who had yet to reach his potential.
In his first two seasons at Oklahoma, King started only 10 games and averaged 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds a game. But last season the 6-11 Lawton, Okla., native started in 38 of 39 games and posted the fourth best scoring season in Big Eight history with 869 points, averaging 22.3 points a game. He broke the single season record for blocked shots with 103.
What transformed King into an All-America caliber player?
“It’s harder for a reserve to go in and come off the bench because you know you’re in a for starter and you can’t afford to make those mistakes. You put a lot more pressure on yourself and it’s difficult to play that way.”
Because of last season's performance, King will face high expectations this season. King has been named as a first team All-American in most polls and was an overwhelming preseason pick as Big Eight player-of-the-year by the Big Eight media.
"Playing time," King said. "The more playing time you receive, the more confidence you'll gain. Being a starter on the team, I didn't have to worry about making a mistake and getting pulled out."
He has made the cover of three national basketball magazines, Inside Sports, The Sporting News and Street and Smith, and is an analyst for several analysts as a player of the year candidate.
"One of the major things Oklahoma has going for it is Stacey King," ABC and ESPN television analyst Dick Vitale said. "He has
Please see KING, p. 16, col. 3
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4. finish their degrees
with a lot of freshmen and who were interested in majoring "he said. "When told the major a lot of people were really
mplain it is academically weak
courses to continue", he said.
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who attended the hearing, said
with Drury that the program
discontinued.
rd was convicted in 1965 in the h of his wife, Sandy, who at first sared to be the victim of a traffic dent at the Rocky Ford Bridge the Cottonwood River near poria. The investigation was ened after Bird's conviction on solicitation charge. The prosecunted that Bird threw his from the bridge and tried to uise the slaying as a traffic dent
and was killed . . . I gave Tom 22-caliber Woodman that he to shoot my husband. "she said, drridge, 35, awaits sentencing on second-degree murder charge is already serving 5 to 18 years an earlier unsuccessful plot on husband's life.
nister rooting
the story of Eldridge and Bird,
of whom have remarried, was
subject of the CBS miniseries
order Orainted," a movie filmed
and around Emporia. It aired in
1987.
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habit of smoking is no longer in iion in New York City."
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amblished urge smokers uncon-
sider about their health to think
ut their friends and family,
ag the recent death of his friend
"A Chorus Line" collaborator
vard Kleban. The yricist, avy
smoker, died of cancer last
member.
he event, held under the big top "The Big Apple Circus" in coin Center, ended with two shants crushing giant plastic in cigarettes as the celebrities did nearby.
the Tobacco Institute officially
ouced its "Great American come" program in newspaper
ertirements Tuesday, but a
not planned as a resulut to
Smokeout.