sed
      him.
      Lastly,
      |
      want
      X-Press
      readers
      to
     
     
      ar
      my
      version
      of
      the
      story.
      Myself,
      Lisa
      Reiten
     
     
      along
      with
      another
      female
      student
      and
      Professor
     
     
      Vaughan
      Jelliffe
      who
      as
      many
      people
      know
      teaches
     
     
      women’s
      studies
      at
      this
      university
      and
      Professor
     
     
      Peter
      Trnka
      who
      is
      a
      philosophy
      professor,
      went
      to
     
     
      Robertson
      Library
      where
      Professor
      LeClair’s
      class
     
     
      was
      taking
      place.
      I
      knocked
      on
      the
      door.
      Professor
     
    

    
     
      "
      LeClair
      came
      outside
      of
      the
      classroom.
      Professor
     
     
      Jelliffe
      introduced
      herself
      and
      expressed
      herconcerns
     
     
      about
      the
      film.
      She
      felt
      that
      many
      students
      would
      feel
     
     
      uncomfortable
      having
      to
      watch
      it.
      Professor
      LeClair
     
     
      INVITED
      her
      into
      the
      class
      to
      verify
      if
      what
      she
     
     
      thought
      was
      true.
      As
      it
      turned
      out
      several
      students
     
     
      kindly
      pointed
      out
      to
      us
      that
      they
      were
      there
      of
      their
     
     
      own
      free
      will.
      It
      was
      an
      uncomfortable
      situation
      and
     
     
      undoubtedly
      the
      atmosphere
      was
      hostile.
      The
      four
      of
     
     
      ‘us
      subsequently
      left.
      It
      is
      my
      feeling
      that
      students
      do
     
     
      not
      have
      to
      have
      “‘a
      note
      of
      permission
      from
      their
     
     
      mommies’’
      to
      watch
      something
      of
      that
      nature.
      How-
     
     
      ever,
      when
      a
      student
      is
      taking
      acourse
      from
      a
      profes-
     
     
      sor
      and
      such
      material
      is
      shown
      they
      are
      in
      acompro-
     
     
      mising
      situation
      in
      that
      the
      professor
      in
      question
      has
     
     
      power
      over
      them
      for
      grading
      purposes.
      This
      does
      not
     
     
      make
      it
      impossible
      that
      a
      student
      would
      express
      their
     
     
      sagreement
      with
      a
      professor’s
      viewpoint,
      but
      it
     
     
      ncreases
      the
      liklihood
      that
      this
      would
      happen.
      Re-
     
    

    
     
      _
      gardless
      if
      people
      agree
      with
      what
      we
      did
      ornotI
     
     
      hope
      such
      an
      event
      will
      make
      them
      think
      about
      why
      a
     
     
      ilm
      with
      NO
      EDUCATIONAL
      VALUE
      is
      being
     
     
      hown
      in
      an
      educational
      context.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letter
      to
      the
      editor,
      OUR
      RIGHTS,
      AS
      STUDENTS,
     
     
      HAVE
      BEEN
      VIOLATED!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Friday,
      Professor
      Leclair
      was
      about
      to
      show
      a
      humor-
     
     
      ous,
      anthropological
      film
      to
      his
      students,
      when
      Pro-
     
     
      fessor
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe,
      Professor
      Peter
      Trinka,
      and
     
     
      Lisa
      (Acting
      student
      representative),
      decided
      that
      he
     
     
      hade
      made
      a
      politically
      INCORRECT
      decision.
      Thus,
     
     
      without
      discourse
      with
      Professor
      Leclair,
      they
      im-
     
     
      posed
      on
      hisclass.
      Nevertheless,
      Professor
      Leclair,
     
     
      not
      being
      entirely
      sure
      of
      what
      they
      wanted,
      invited
     
     
      them
      to
      come‘in
      and
      comment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First
      of
      all,
      Professor
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe
      lectured
      to
     
     
      Leclair’s
      class
      on
      her
      opinion
      regarding
      this
      film
     
     
      which
      she
      claimed
      was
      degrading
      to
      females.
     
     
      Secondly,
      she
      offered
      her
      comfort
      and
      support
      to
     
     
      those
      females
      in
      the
      class
      who
      wished
      it.
      She
      sug-
     
     
      gested
      that
      they
      not
      view
      the
      movie,
      but
      she
      allowed
     
     
      them
      the
      choice,
      as
      though
      she
      were
      in
      charge!
     
    

    
     
      In
      response
      to
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe’s
      intrusion
      on
      their
     
     
      class,
      Professor
      Leclair’s
      students
      commented
      that
     
     
      they
      knew
      there
      wasachoice.
      They
      have
      an
      active
     
     
      sense
      of
      humour
      and
      thus,
      said
      they
      were
      not
      at
      all
     
     
      offended
      by
      the
      connotations
      of
      this
      film.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are
      a
      number
      of
      issues
      here,
      the
      primary
      one
     
     
      being
      that
      a
      professor’s
      academic
      freedom
      has
      been
     
     
      violated
      and
      in
      turn,
      OUR
      RIGHTS,
      AS
      STUDENTS,
     
     
      HAVE
      BEEN
      VIOLATED!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Have
      recent
      ‘‘politically
      correct-ing,’’
      events
      so
     
     
      greatly
      altered
      the
      minds
      of
      some
      women
      and
      men
      on
     
     
      this
      campus
      that
      the
      mutual
      respect
      of
      colleagues
      is
     
     
      discounted
      altogether
      and
      instead
      priority
      is
      given
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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