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              THE LOYOLA MAROON OCTOBER 27, 1989 VOLUME 68, NO. 9  LOYOLA UNIVERSITY. NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 70118 Knipfing clarifies censorship rule By John Davis Assistant News Editor Magazines such as Time will be removed from bookstore shelves if they contain advertisements that contradict Catholic doctrine, Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, said. The unwritten policy excludes the library,library, classrooms, the Student Health Center and other places where academic information is sought, but includes any other campus location, he said. Campus Connection, a national publication which caters to college students, was removed from the University Bookstore a month ago because it contained an advertisement for Trojan condoms. "The bookstore is something very different from the library," Knipfing said. He made the distinction between publications used for the sake of academic pursuits and publications that promote ideas contrary to Catholic teachings. He said, however, that the office of Student Affairs does not have the time to look through every publication on campus. Therefore, the publications would be examined on an individual basis, provided the publications are brought to the attention of Student Affairs. Last Tuesday three copies of Campus Connection magazine were on a shelf near the door to the bookstore. Mary Grey Hardwick, University Bookstore manager, said a bookstore staff member apparently put the magazine back on the shelf by mistake. Last Wednesday, the bookstore carried at least three magazines, including the November issues of Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Rolling Stone, which displayed advertisements for condoms, spermicides and contraceptive sponges. When informed that the bookstore currently carried magazines with advertisements for contraceptives, Knipfing said Ihe issue did not seem to be a campus issue. "The only people [concerned] are The MaroC n [staff members]," he said. "The issue is being overblown ... promoting it and discussing it is something else," Knipfing said. "You have a lot more freedom in terms of those types of issues in the classroom and in the library. We're not in the business of promoting [the use of] condoms," he said. He added that Student Affairs would keep publications that are "blatantly offensive to the values of the institution" from being distributed on campus. "We have the right to determine what we're going to sell, or give away or anything like that," he said. "It would be irresponsible for us to call ourselves a Catholic institution and permit the promotion of things that are contrary to that If people don't like what the Catholic Church teaches, that's certainly their right, but this is a Catholic institution." He said the restriction also applies to publications or broadcasts distributed or exhibited by campus organizations like WLDC-AM, the Film Buffs Institute, and Campus administrators to assess window's use By Dodie Anderson Staff writer The window in the schedule, during which many student organizations and academic departments schedule meetings, is currently being reviewed by the Dean's Council and the Student Government Association. The groups are evaluating the window to decide if it will remain a part of the weekly academic schedule. The window, instituted in the Fall of 1987, is a break in the schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. during which no classes are held. "This is simply a review that was intended right from the start," the Rev. George F. Lundy, S.J., senior vice president and dean of Faculties, said. "We [the Dean's Council] are not actively entertaining any proposals to abolish it," he said. "We're just reviewing iton schedule. "It's very clear that the departments are Photos by Charles Baker Light*, Camera, Action — Crew members of the film "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" bustle in front of Marquette Hall Thursday, Oct. 18. Approximately 45 Loyola students appeared as extras in a shot which will be a sequence used in the film's opening. The students received $40 and a free haircut styled in the 1950's fashion. The movie will star Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk, and John Laraquette. It is directed by Jon Amiel. See Condoms/page 5 See Window/page 5 Inside This Week Halloween Issue