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'Jipt-'lm jjj^ Crowd gathers at Cc 15ftnro By Kimberiy Cihtar Qamecock Staff Wrtt?* A crowd of more than 150 people gathered in front of the Columbia Mall Cinema Monday night to protest the cancellation of Monty Python's "The Life of Brian." The story, by Britain's foremost comedy troupe, revolves around Brian being confused with Jesus Christ as the "Messiah." A petition was passed around at the Columbia Mall as the crowd chanted 44We want Brian" and sang 44My Country 'Tis of Thee." The petition concluded, "As Americans, we want to protest and ? I- A? A ' io asK uiai you reconsiaer tnat decision which has deprived us of our constitutional rights." THE MOVIE WAS suspended after Rev. William Solomon called Sen. Strom Thurmond's wife, and she relayed the complaint to Sen. Thurmond. Phyllis Gault, assistant press secretary to Thurmond, said the senator called the distributors of the movie "expressing his views as a private The distributors, The Central Office of General Cinema Corp. in Chestnut Hill, Mass., then called the theater in Columbia - and directed them to suspend the showings last week. HP U /V film A0 me 111111 was vaiitciiiEU yesterday, and according to Jim Navey, manager of the Columbia Mall Cinema, "the film has been cancelled at this location, and isf now in the hands of Warner Brothers who will decide what to, do with it." Solomon said he did not see the! movie, but listened to the soundtrack and "it was personally offensive" to him. ONE OF THE PROTESTORS, Hal French, USC religious studies student, quoted from George Bernard Shaw and said it was only a movie,and "they've made it an issue of public morality." Rev. Phil Spencer said, "I have confidence in an adult to see what he wants to see. My purpose in getting involved was educational." He said he never did want to see the movie closed. i "If any pressure was brought to bear, it was the pressure of Sen. -~r^-^yi^^^j,y?j^m crr^?^Vp^r^&7^^^m M ws > v : *ol A :>>$ ? >lumbia Mall protesting cancelli test canc< Thurmond's office," Spencer said. "As far as I'm concerned, I'd rather have the movie showing. But I don't think it's worth $3." One of the pro-suspension protestors, Richard Gant, Presbyterian youth minister, said, "We were not trying to get the movie banned originally. All we were trying to do was to educate r nAAnla am kmif fKSe ?vt/\?r?A ttmn I ptvpit Ull HUVY UllO 111W V 1^ W do blassphemous to the name of Jesus Christ. We were not trying to censor a man's right to find his hell. We were here praying and hoping they would know the difference." THE DISTRIBUTORS had no desire to show the movie if people were objecting to it, according to GaulL 11111:11. it Willi power piivurge, Spencer said. "It was just a request on the part of Sen. Thurmond. The same guy that would've like to have seen it should call Thurmond. These guys are gonna move on a political basis." Gant handed out leaflets saying, "Brian is not Jesus of Nazareth." In the paper, Biblical scriptures are listed such as John 3:16, explaining, "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son, that whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." The page explained that "when] Brian died, he will sit in the grave' f n? imwcocn * * worn MiMfipv af <h? IWwwHi) at Iw#i Cmfew ?m4 to puMMw* # Mm a wwti on Mwtort. WMMateyi arf M> AIHBJ AS ABB iprttQ MMWW Ortitf oMt wpQoAfy sn AuCbf iMMh Dwhwwlty ht^Msyt Mtd vwnlMktloA IMilodi. OpWwM i?pw?i< In the GAMECOCK W thou ?< tht idlww wxl ww tfww o< M Tb# UnhronHy ?f South CarolM to ? lNi fiovrd of Itudmt PiMchIoivi And Communkwiooe to tha puMahar of tht Oamaooofc. Tht DttwHwu Modta OfMoo Ik Mm parant organisation of tha Qantaoocfc. Changa of a?nn form*, wbtcripiton twnmn and ultiw oontipondinM atiouM ba mm to tho OANN:COCK, ton 85131. Wt??ai Hon>i, IMWoroHy of S.C., * Columbia. S.C. 2*108. Subocriptkm rata* ara tt.SO p*t mwww and 62 f?? tho TMM alaaa piin.ji ptftf at Cabnafcln. iiliiffir i# ||f| t?l cal ? & * pro ?8i83?ia& i?L? *& J. pro ^ i ' ^F? suH bf m ^ J V tivi a knc y ~: -1 ibrh : 9 4 < ^6SflB88^H Atr ^wnjjmni - fVi^^BKssI^^b co? me 197 fl iaMBM me ? aft< Rustall K. Pace ? GAMECOCK He, ation of 'Life of Brian' prc ellation until the dav of Judgement. He died in payment of his own sins." THE LEAFLET also called "Brian" a mocker who "followed after its own lust." The message cited eight passages from scripture, ranging from John and the Hebrews to Psalms and Matthew. I South Carolim Coliseum n meet in Ci By Ronda Ternf Gamecock Staff V meeting of coliseum managers fror olina Colispum TiiPsHnv fnr Hicnn blems in the music industry, ay Collier, assistant manager of th seum must concentrate on big nan ley, as well as becoming "more comr he nine coliseum managers at the m ts are forcing coliseum managers ainment bookings and concentrate oj money. IM OHURST.of the Greensboro Colis i, "Record companies have oversj mote their artists, and with the co iness is cutting back now and is not | ups as in the past." IcGuire from page 1 KAY said, "McUuire's been in a kin ropes. It's a shameful situation. If i 5 his last year, let them sit down in a 1 to retire." Hugh Wells, chairma: ties Committee, said, "There has >wledge, I have no comment." Nothing of that sort was discussec iletic Committee meeting; that is a U mber William E. Whitney. len Jobe, former assistant to McGui ;ch at the University of Denver, s ntioned as a successor to McGuire^wl 7-78 season. 'he McGuire controversy arose at eting in which the board decided not er the 1979-80 season. The board disc ad Football Coach Jim Carlen's coi shensive conference," for USC memb PlnnnAfl Dm BIRTH CONTROL FREE PREGNAt 2711 MIDDLEBURG DRIVE, SUITI COLUMBIA, SOUTH O 256-4! HHMHBHHHIi ICfifiL w hi a State Student Let Wants If oil! J t>bby For Your c?rp vuiuiiiiu i k> Something 'ourself! Stop By Student G Office managers jlumbia >let on Vrlter n the Carolinas was held at the ssion of common trends and e Carolina Coliseum, said the ne acts in the future to make nunity oriented." leeting agreed that operational to reconsider their future eni booking acts that can bring in eum complex in North Carolina >ent in the past few years to st of everything ?oing up, the )romoting as many acts or new id of holding position. He's on they're determined to make CiUOCU-UWI dCOdlUll CII1U ddKV n of the Intercollegiate Acbeen nothing done to my 1 at the last Intercolligiate ilse rumor," said committee re and now head basketball aid he heard Daly's name tile he was at USC during the a i>epi. q Doara 01 irusiees to renew McGuire's contract ussed this action, along with ntract and seeking a "comership. renthood ABORTION sICY TESTS E 110, KITTRELL CENTER VROLINA 29204 *08 gislature I School! 1 Involved! I For I overrun ent 1