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i Saturday demonstration to cap Abortion Rights Action Week w Monday, October 22 marked the first day of “Abortion Rights Action Week” sponsored by CARASA/Buffalo. The week-long schedule of events are intended by CARASA (Coalition for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse) to help achieve the goal of keeping abortion safe and legal as well as ending all sterilization abuse. On Monday,-a champagne open house was held at Erie Medical Center. Tuesday, protesters picketed downtown’s Rath Building. Today, a press conference sponsored by the Religious Committee of the Western New York Cbalition for Freedom of Choice will be held at 11:30 a.m. with clergy from almost every Protestant and Jewish denomination. Afterward, the headquarters of Democratic candidate for Erie County Executive Frank McGuire will be picketed (McGuire has received the endorsement of the Right-to-Life party). On Thursday, from noon-1 p.m., the Catholic Diocese at 100 S. Elmwood Avenue will be picketed. The week culminates with a march and speakout on Saturday, October 27, starting at 1 p.m. The march begins at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer located at 656 Elmwood Avenue. The speakout starts at 2 p.m. Childcare will be available. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS? University Police (above) look picture* of ■ scheduled food fight In Goodyear Cafeteria last Fall. The police take plcturee when the law could bo broken, according to Lae Griffin, Director of Public Safety. The police look photos of last week’s Hooker rally lor their files. Smile —UB police snap photos of Hooker rally by Joe Simon Campus Editor A plainclothes officer from the Department of Public Safety—in accordance with Department policy—photographed students at last Tuesday’s rally against Hooker Chemical Corporation. The pictures were to be used for evidence in case of illegal activity. Although most were destroyed, four photographs will remain on file with the department. These arc shots of broken windows at Hayes C, the sight of the protest, and of students blocking the doors to the building. Director of Public Safety Lee Griffin said these pictures will be used if legal proceedings are initiated against any student. Assistant Director Jack Eggert first explained that photographs were of signs carried by protestors, taken for “merely curiosity” reasons. These comments were later clarified by Griffin. Elllcott Complex it back up to lull tlaam tinea It found a naw Pranata. tachnlcal director latt November. Above, Director Jerry Kaglar New technical director casts spotlight back on UB theater “Any time there’s the likelihood someone will break the law, we’ll have someone taking pictures,” he explained. A few yea$:hgck, at a UB rally protesting the murder trials of Attica inmates, the CKputment 0 f Public Safety was forced to subpoena local television news tapes as evidence against students. Griffin said the present policy was. instituted to avoid a reoccurrence. i; by Seth Goodchild Spectrum Stuff Writer As was .expected, Kegler explained, the theater’s use dipped in the summer months, but returned (o normal with a 200-hour schedule this month.\’ ” - \* * Verbally reprimanded T , . r-,r- At Tuesday’s rally, Dan Pfoltzer from The Other One spotted a familiar man wandering about the crowd taking pictures. Upon Pfoltzer’s inquiry, the man identified himself as an officer from Public Safety, but would not disclose why he was photographing the rally. Pfoltzer then went to Griffin. \I invited him to watch us develop the pictures,” Griffin said. The pictures were “not reflective of criminal activity or an arrest situation,” according to Pfoltzer, and were destroyed in his presence—except the four specific shots that were kept by Griffin. Some of the photographs which Griffin reviewed, had no specific relation to what the officer was assigned to cover. “1 had instructed him to take pictures only when justice was in danger of obstruction, and he got a little carried away,” Griffin said. The officer was “verbally reprimanded” by Griffin. If he receives a similar mark on his record, Griffin said, “Department action will be taken.” The Katharine Cornell Theater,stymied by the absence of a Technical Director, appears to be fairing well since it found a new Director last November. The two month absence of a person qualified to run complex equipment caused the cancellation of many shows last Fall. Following the resignation last October of former director John Pietruszka, the theater was plagued with other problems. Necessary technical facilities, such as sound and lighting equipment, could not be used. “We have one of the most lighting boards in Western ' New York,” reported new Director Jerry Kegler. “They just couldn’t have someone walk off the street and operate it.” The board’s value, Kegler estimated, is about a quarter of a million dollars. Consequently, many shows had to be cancelled as Faculty of Arts and Letters Dean George Levine refused to authorize the use of the technical facility. In October 1978, concert coordinator for College B, Mike Sheffield, told The Spectrum that the theater’s credibility was poor and many groups who had the theater reserved pulled out. He added that this shift in altitude also hurt the entire Amherst Campus’ respectability. All kinds of shows, concerts and other performing arts are held at the theater. Earlier this month, political satirist Mark Russell performed a show telecast by Channel 17. The theater will continue to play host to a wide variety of classical concerts, dance troups, College B activities and other cultural Affairs, including a WBFO benefit. Even keel When Kegler took over, he was the only staff member. Now he has two part-time students to assist him with technical duties. Previously, only Pietruszka had authorization to use the equipment. The former director, however, ‘,‘oul of necessity,” agreed to training volunteer students to operate the complicated boards, Sheffield reported. The theater has no budget per se. Kegler, whose duties extend beyond technical matters to the day-to- day management of the theater, is paid through the University Office of the President. Operating expenses come from minimal fees the theater charges for nightly use. In addition, all groups requiring lighting or sound, have to pay equipment fee. “Lighting and sound,” Kegler noted, “are expensive and we charge the minimum necessary to keep us operating.” He added that the theater makes no profit. A few years ago, the theater was flooded and the all wood floor was warped and never fixed. “The floor could be a future problem,” admitted Kegler. He noted that they must lay a temporary floor for visiting dance groups. Cudek said that there are plans for replacing the battered floor sometime in 1980. Over 100 studctlts came out on October 16 to demand that Hooker Chemical Corporation bear responsibility for the chemical disaster at the Love Canal. Initially, the rally was planned to lend support to the Love Canal Homeowner’s and not to protest student recruitment. But a few protesters nonetheless blocked the doors of Hayes C where students were being interviewed by the company. Griffin indicated that he could not remember the last time his Department used officers to photograph an event at the University, although The Spectrum has pictures of officers filming the Goodyear cafeteria last September after reports of a planned food fight. Griffin remarked that when officers from his seven-man investigative unit photograph an event, they arc not doing so deviously. He said that they always wear plainclothes in their work, and do not specifically shed their uniforms for the event. Improved The delay in filling the post stemmed from the inability to find a qualified person and then having that person approved by the State, according to Ellicott Complex official Richard Cudeck. “Two months isn’t really that bad with the State system,” he added. Kegler, who has a degree from UB in technical theater and art management, was selected in November but, he explained, did not actually begin work until December. The theater’s credibility has improved drastically since then, reported the new Director. He pointed to a full schedule for October with only one open date left for the month. In April 1979 —termed an average month by Kegler— 28 of a possible 31 dates were filled. Everything else is running smoothly at Katharine Cornell, the theater is booked, and is for the first time operating without a deficit. Keglcr predicts no other future problems, unless requests for the theater dip. “As long as it (need for the theater) keeps up,” he reported, “we’ll have our income on an even keel.” HALLOWEEN SALE Up To 50% off Clothing $10 off Frye Boots HALF SHALF TRADING CO. 3268 Main St 838-4744 984 Elmwood Ave 886-9583 PIZZA Western N.Y.’s Favorite For Over 30 Years! Open Daily For Lunch 833-1344 BOCCE CLUB PIZZERIA, INC. 4174 Bailey Ave, Eggertsville, N.Y. (Minutes from either campus)
