Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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i ,f .-fi N .A if '-42 JP' ,.... student body and the SEB existed. emphasized a need for change and over a large quantity. 1.14.5 per cent of the student body voting, Palestina, 626 votes to 316. , pledged a change in organization and kliifmgjrtayed publicity to attract students. students was the cornerstone prob- -lim-at-iti3e.l.pas1. wi' liigum fSIlU'd9F1t attendance, little revenue 4 Gal. ltsjeflbrought in. ' .jrgiiiiaithts attending usually brought dates, other sources of money. .appointed Ray Roy to head the concert Kern, dance series, Andrew Sioux 'fllitliflllg..llQotufesg Alan Fomorin, film seriesg and Mark .llf6halriiTFiiimgmeier, publicity. IQIZMQMQS--Continued their 25 cents admission pol- T if, vliiitltiiiinlcreased admission for non-students. WM greatest changes were made in concert oo by in 'an attempt to attract needed students. p an acoustics and a hard gym floor were heard, Pxeltier Auditorium was selected for the Phillips ' Q -5532-. 4 gn.. l t' I 4 i ead of Shaver Gym, where complaints of 'Vt L 4:11:- ' QOUIMSSN- Bl Kent Madere and Elaine Rogers do more than just listen to Flash Cadillac, rocking to the music as several couples even began a bunny-hop chain around the floor of Shaver Gym. Lyndel Williams, fall SEB chairman, Cleftj surveys the stage before a concert in Shaver Gym. Concerts in the spring semester were held in Peltier Auditorium and the Thibodaux Civic Center to attract larger audiences. .-a 5' -1 Flash Cadillac 67

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X-ing out a film on its ra ting The pace of the summer session, marked by heat and a slow atmos- phere, picked up briefly in July, with the announcement of the showing of Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt. The SEB, left with a small budget after the spring, decided to invest in movies. WarhoI's film, with an all-male cast feven in female rolesj never paid the 35,000 fee to be rated, earning an automatic X rating. Film Series Chairman Alan Fomo- rin was notified by G., G. Varvaro, dean of student services, the film would not be shown. Exercising his authority as an educator and administrator, Var- varo said the film would be discrimi- natory since students under 18 years would not be allowed to see it, Community relations were also mentioned, when two students apparently went to members of the Thibodaux community, who in turn put pressure on Mayor Warren Har- ang Jr. Fomorin said he was approached by two students who were offended by the film and described X-rated films as the devil's work. The film was shown privately, to a 'lfcross-section of faculty, students and administrators, he said. Pennington The group recommended the film be shown. However Dean Varvaro, who chose not to view the film Cso his decision wouldn't be influenced by the quality of the film, he saidj stood behind his decision, which the SEB followed. ln the end, the Student Senate passed a resolution recognizing the SEB had the right to show any film regardless of its rating, the film was never shown and a new phrase slip- ped into student vocabulary, remi- niscent of Watergate's point in time. November election brings new directorg student interest White Witch's lead singer uses one of several cos- tumes and props as the hard-Qpck band completed a four-and-a-half hour concert in Shaver Gym. Spring Film Series Chairman Alan Fomorin addresses the Student Senate on his feelings about why the X-rated film should have been shown to the students. ' Don't confuse me with the facts. White Witch 69