Garfield Thomas Watertunnel (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
The Garfield Thomas Watertunnel was a counterculture
underground newspaper based in University Park, Pennsylvania
. It was named after a military research facility at the nearby Pennsylvania State University
, named for a Penn State journalism graduate killed in World War II. The first issue was sold January 27, 1969.
and Yoko Ono
. After the initial issue, sale of the paper on campus was banned by Charles Lewis, the Vice President for Student Affairs at Penn State.
Future editions were sold off-campus in the town, notably by Nittany News.
As with other underground newspapers of the era, an attempt was made to suppress publication by pressing charges for obscenity
( Commonwealth vs Youngberg, Farb & Shore), April 14, 1969 .
Counterculture
Counterculture is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition. Counterculture can also be described as a group whose behavior...
underground newspaper based in University Park, Pennsylvania
University Park, Pennsylvania
University Park, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the location of the flagship campus of the Pennsylvania State University....
. It was named after a military research facility at the nearby Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, named for a Penn State journalism graduate killed in World War II. The first issue was sold January 27, 1969.
History of Publication
The first edition was offse printed by a I.W.W. printer in the basement of Canterbury House, an off-campus organisation not otherwise associated with the publication, and usually referred to by its unofficial name, The Shelter. It featured a front page nude photograph of John LennonJohn Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
and Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
. After the initial issue, sale of the paper on campus was banned by Charles Lewis, the Vice President for Student Affairs at Penn State.
Future editions were sold off-campus in the town, notably by Nittany News.
As with other underground newspapers of the era, an attempt was made to suppress publication by pressing charges for obscenity
Obscenity
An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time, is a profanity, or is otherwise taboo, indecent, abhorrent, or disgusting, or is especially inauspicious...
( Commonwealth vs Youngberg, Farb & Shore), April 14, 1969 .