University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Book I 19 Area groups rally against Last Temptation of Christ The Last Temptation of Christ opened amidst controver- sy and protests at the Cineplex Odeon and Plitt Theatre in the parking lot of West Town Mall as some religious groups threatened to demonstrate at the Westown Theatre before the first show. One Oak Ridge minister threatened to start a boycott of West Town Mall stores in response to the showing. However, J ohn Pew, the general manager of West Town Mall, said he talked to the minister and expected no problems. iTThe ministerl is trying to express to the business com- munity what his feelings on the matter are? Pew said. liThe mall is private property and we could exclude anybody from protesting? Pew added, but he also said that peaceful protesting would be allowed. He said he expected a lipeaceful expression of a dif- ference of opinion? Pew said that when the film was shown in other markets, it met only peaceful opposition, although Universal Studios, the studio that produced the film, and the theatre 4 Lindsey Doms operators still arranged to have extra security for every theater where the movie was shown. Because the protests occurred on mall property, Pew said that West Town Mall coordinated with the theatre and the studios, but he also said that the mall management had no authority over the movie theater and what it shows. He said the mall tries to keep out of issues regarding iifreedom of expression. ,i Campus ministries did not join with the local religious groups in actively protesting the movie. Bob Hall, issues director for the Baptist Student Center, said ttJesus doesnlt need any defending. He does that quite well by himself? He said the Baptist Student Center did not plan any organized opposition. A representative of the Episcopal Student Center said the student center planned to take a group of students and faculty to see the movie. eby Andrew Greenberg 5 Lindsey Dorris C e Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to 3 9 another. G. K. Chesterson 1. The water in the fountain, gEuropa and the 81111, T runs clear, but fre- quent sudsing with detergent caused om'cials to opt to leave the fountain empty. 2. The University Center Plaza provides some shade from the sun for peaceful studying. 3. The concrete holes in the U . C. plaza offer cameo glimpses ofAustin Peay and other buiIdings on the HiII. 4. Protestors picket the Westown Theatre during the showing of The Last Temptation of Christ. 5. Opposition to the Martin Scorcese fiIm spread across the country even before its release beca use of its controversial portrayal of the life of Jesus.

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20 Book I Shuffling the Defense Donahue ? 3f ' i resigns amid calls for coaching shakeup With Tennessee beginning the football season 0-5, it was only a matter of time before some changes would be made. On September 28, the time came. As of this morning, Ken Donahue has resigned as defen- sive coordinator for the University of Tennessee football team? said head coach J ohnny Majors at a press con- ference. He felt that it was time to turn it over to some other people so he could do some of the things that he wanted to do with his life. Several changes in the coaching staff, including moving running backs coach Doug Mathews to the secondary, were to be expected when Majors called for the special press con- ference in Stokely Athletics Center. Donahueis resignation, however, came as a complete surprise. HI have very strong emotions about Coach Donahue, we go back a long way, Majors said. Without question, there is no way we could have won the championship 0985 Sugar BowD without his contribution. Majorst association with Donahue goes all the way back to the 1950s, when Majors was a Volunteer All-American. He expressed a deep sense of gratitude for the 63-year-old 3 Keith Poveda 2 Robert Cathey man who coached for 37 years, including the past three years in Knoxville. HI have great repsect for the man, and l have a strong feeling of sadness right now. He is an outstanding in- dividual coach and I appreciate all that he has done for me. He is the most unique and hard-working individual coach that I have ever been around, Majors said. The defense didnlt come close to stopping any team this season, but part of the problem was the slow maturing pro- cess of the players. Even with all of the problems on the defensive side of the ball, Majors emphatically denied that he asked Donahue to resign. tiUnder no circumstances did I ask him to resign. In fact, I specifically asked him to stay on and continue to coach our defensive planning. However, he said that he was looking forward to doing some traveling and getting some much- needed restf' Majors said. Donahuels departure came soon after Majors decided to shuffle some of his defensive coaches. Mathews was shifted to the secondary, with secondary coach Kevin Steele moving to inside linebackers. Inside linebackers coach Dick Bumpas was assigned to the defensive line. Majors added that there were no plans for naming a new defensive coordinator, and