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LETHBRIDGE, Alta (CUP) — Because of objections from faculty and threatening phone calls, University of Lethbridge has cancelled a seminar that was to have featured Jim Keegstra, con- victed of promoting hatred against Jews. L U of L education professor Colin Thomson said he invited Keegstra to speak October 18 to

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his class on racism in Canada.

“I have a Keestra file I use as a textbook,” Thomson said. “It made sense to me to have him at- tend a class in person to be chal— lenged by the students."

Thomson said nearly 250 other students an facuzy wanted to attend so it was moved into a bigger hall. No media were to attend and only the

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fifteen students in the class would have been allowed to question Keegstra.

“I couldn’t let Keegstra bring his Neo-nazi philosophy here without challenging it,” said U of L sociology professor Dean Frease spokesperson for the U of L ad hoc Committee to Fight Racism.

“The whole format of the seminar was bizarre," Frease said. “We were to si'. there for 75 minutes with no objections from the audience. This would have infringed on my freedom of speech.”

U of L dean of education Eric Mokosch said Keegstra’s visit was strictly a class project.

“It was not an open forum for .

Keegstra to spout his views,”

kt sch said. “Keegstra would have been questioned by the class. We do not share his beliefs and the class would have made that abundantly clear. ”

“I don’t think Keegstra woutu not spout his views, Frease said. “lf Thomson wanted to maintain a classroom atmosphere he should have limited it to a class instead of renting a hall.”

Thomson said he and his stu- dents threatened with physical harm unless the seminar was cancelled.

“Anonymous phone calls can be most unpleasnt,” Thomson

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“One caller offered to burn a cross in my front yard." '

Thomson said he is disap- pointed the seminar was cancelled. “We lost a chance to do a real public service." he said. “Ap- parently my students’ intellectual

and academic courage is to be circumvented by a ‘let’s not ruffle feathers’ approach to learning and teaching and to the pursuit of truth.” ‘

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