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Msi_i 8,1*30-^1-Dd»yCeea>glsav-PW*l
Letters to
tor
i
Student
raps Cypher
In response to the interview with
Dr. Cypher in the Daily CoDea-a on
February 22, in which the lulenleaet
" alluded to Cypher's recent presentation
before the History Chib, a few words are
in order. is"
(,', ■ On February 13, the: History Club
sponsored a panel I—was——I on the
Soviet fatorvention in Afghanistan.
Among the present*ttoos, those by
*_. Dr. Al Evan*, Dr. Dikrah Kcjoymijian
ft and Dr. Robert Lee, were concise,
t. coherent, and _ pertinent. However,
Dr. Jama* Cypher, farriated on dominat-
,*! fag the discussion with his irrelevant
\jff. analogy.between past Soviet and Ameri¬
can policies with the current situation in
Afghanistan.
'. When cjuestioned about his presenta¬
tion, which was rife with inaccuracies,'
Cypher retorted with rambling evasive
• replies: Cypher's demagoguery and
If whining style of delivery is appropriate
' to the Jane Fonda school of International
Politics but incongruous in' such sn
sradernic discussion. Seemingly not a*
misinformed a* those who applauded to
Cypher's pontificationa, I found his
. antics extremely unprofessional in
comparison to the other panelists.
From the outset when he stated his
I intention of providing a TfifMrr1" under¬
standing of the present turmoil in the
Mid-East, Cypher persisted in distorting
the truth. By identifying 1948 aa the year
of Churchill'a famous speech on the
•Iron Curtain" Cypher _____ a lack of
preparation that would embarrass
most professors (March 5, 1946 was the
actual date).
However trivial, this blunder was
followed by a grossly simplified account
of the Yalta agreements. According to
Cypher, Roosevelt and Churchill con¬
descendingly exchanged _pfaHsm in
Western Europe for Soviet suppression
in Eastern Europe, fully realizing that
Moscow intended to impose puppet
I regimes in those countries.
tt In fact, Roosevelt and Churchill
\ pressed Stalin to include in the Yalta
agreements . "The Declaration for
L Liberated Europe," which committed
the three powers to hold free, democratic
L elections in the areas they occuppied.
|f Cypher then proclaimed falsely that
.. the Soviet and American spheres of
i influence have remained static since
■• 1950, and that Moscow ha* not actively
bankrolled leftist subversion. This
r neglects the well-documented Soviet
intrusion into the affairs of Angola,
Ehiopia and South Yemen in recent
yearsj _-'_. .''..'..V-'"-
"" While supporting these revolutions,
Moscow haaj^ gr^ r$frdjh<__u*la of
Cuban liutui*. i*ssvino._sT_*rk«—* for
Soviet policy throughout Africa. These
ex
b-edlwM-flh*' *i„t'-B0_"activity in
Portugal snd Argentina,
ble rhetoric, Cypher
i assail the merits of those
American foreign policy.
, as in the discussion on ban
The Cherry Orchard
t
Tim Ryan and Kathleen McKfalej from C__hov 'a play Cherry Orchard" Is a s
The Cherry Orchsrd* which will be presented March 6-8, on a story that combine
11-15, and 18-22 at 8:18 p.m. fa the Arena Theater. "The
Pbotobj JimKenaey
in December, when he impugned both
the credentials and competence of Henry
Kissinger, Cypher portrayed Zibigniew
Brereiinski aa a reactionary buffoon,
who rates "as the greatest threat to
peace since World War. B. •
Instead, Cypher's alternative was to
place the control of foreign policy,in
the bands of 'we." Personally, I prefer
the rational policy of qualified experts to
that of an alienated professor with delu¬
sions of academic grandeur.
Obviously, Cypher's tirade on the
abuses of American foreign policy
offered no insight* on ths Afghanistan
issue, which after all was the topic of
the discussion. Perhaps the best ex¬
ample of his penchant for misinforma¬
tion occurred when he claimed that the
seizure of embassies was commonplace
and implied that it was acceptable. And
when questioned about the purpose of
Soviet expansion, he replied with a
non sequitnr about babies going without
milk te Nicaragua. .
Eric Carlson
A.S. Coiistit__n. The
Students would not, could not, and did
not violate Title V of the California
Administrative Code. We did, as a
matter of public record, allocate $3,000
to educate the students of our system as
to the pros and con* sad the probable
impact on our system should Proposition
9 pass.
As AS. President, I stand ready to
defend the A.S. Senate's action. As
students, we are fighting for your very
right to an education for the very nature
of our institution. The simple fact is
this: a 30%, a 20%, or even a 10% cut fa
our system will cost us more and give
us a lower quality education. This we
cannot afford; our only hope to defeat
Proposition 9 ia to become educated,
vocal, and active voters. Voter registra¬
tion and voter education are proper
activities for the Associated Students to
participate fa. We will continue to do so,
te accordance with Title V, te a non¬
partisan manner.
For those of you interested fa fighting
Pix»p<__On 9 with all th* partisanship
you can muster, a Campus No on Nine
Committee is being formed. The next
m*et_gw_ be Wednesday, March 5 fa
College Union 309 st 5p.iT.
If you care about, your education,
you'll be therel
Dear Sir/Madam,
March 18, I960 marks the first anni¬
versary of the Victorious Grenada Rev¬
olution.
To codnaamorat* thi* historic avent,
the People's Revolutionary Govern¬
ment wiD be staging * two week 'Festi¬
val of the Revolution * from March 1-
March-13.
During thi* time, we will be hosts to
Heads of State, and Representatives of
Governments snd Politic*! and Cul¬
tural Organ—*—onI from all over the
world.
The festival will be both celebratory
and educational, and will feature exhi¬
bitions, cultural events, mass rallies,
panel discussions snd symposia.
Over the past 10 months, sine* our
Revolution, Grenada had been con¬
stantly in the news. Much of what haa
been ssid, had reflected a lack of infor¬
mation about out country, our people,
lOu OUT FBVOnluOB.
During-efei—vel there will beample
opportunity far any .tet*r**t*d journ¬
alist to acquirei first hand teftamat—a.
Dear Editor:
Your February 28, 1980 front-page
article 'AS Fund* Ruled U_*xnsti_-
tional" contained several major factual
errors. First of all th* Title V regulation
that prohibits the expenditure of A.S.
monies fa support of or in opposition to
a measure before the electorate 1* a
state-wide regulation and a part of the
California Administrative Coda, not _• y/fc ifitijt/ttQ&fc*1!*"*?* '. VW*$°!*S
David Ditora
Addiws GofiMpO-nMm:
Med_C__mittee
MsrchlSth Secretariat
P.O.Box S15
Grenada. W J.
Telex: Grenada 423 GA -
TeletAooe 2908 or 2226 (info.)
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| Title | 1980_03 The Daily Collegian March 1980 |
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| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1980 |
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| Title | March 3, 1980, Page 3 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1980 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Msi_i 8,1*30-^1-Dd»yCeea>glsav-PW*l Letters to tor i Student raps Cypher In response to the interview with Dr. Cypher in the Daily CoDea-a on February 22, in which the lulenleaet " alluded to Cypher's recent presentation before the History Chib, a few words are in order. is" (,', ■ On February 13, the: History Club sponsored a panel I—was——I on the Soviet fatorvention in Afghanistan. Among the present*ttoos, those by *_. Dr. Al Evan*, Dr. Dikrah Kcjoymijian ft and Dr. Robert Lee, were concise, t. coherent, and _ pertinent. However, Dr. Jama* Cypher, farriated on dominat- ,*! fag the discussion with his irrelevant \jff. analogy.between past Soviet and Ameri¬ can policies with the current situation in Afghanistan. '. When cjuestioned about his presenta¬ tion, which was rife with inaccuracies,' Cypher retorted with rambling evasive • replies: Cypher's demagoguery and If whining style of delivery is appropriate ' to the Jane Fonda school of International Politics but incongruous in' such sn sradernic discussion. Seemingly not a* misinformed a* those who applauded to Cypher's pontificationa, I found his . antics extremely unprofessional in comparison to the other panelists. From the outset when he stated his I intention of providing a TfifMrr1" under¬ standing of the present turmoil in the Mid-East, Cypher persisted in distorting the truth. By identifying 1948 aa the year of Churchill'a famous speech on the •Iron Curtain" Cypher _____ a lack of preparation that would embarrass most professors (March 5, 1946 was the actual date). However trivial, this blunder was followed by a grossly simplified account of the Yalta agreements. According to Cypher, Roosevelt and Churchill con¬ descendingly exchanged _pfaHsm in Western Europe for Soviet suppression in Eastern Europe, fully realizing that Moscow intended to impose puppet I regimes in those countries. tt In fact, Roosevelt and Churchill \ pressed Stalin to include in the Yalta agreements . "The Declaration for L Liberated Europe," which committed the three powers to hold free, democratic L elections in the areas they occuppied. |f Cypher then proclaimed falsely that .. the Soviet and American spheres of i influence have remained static since ■• 1950, and that Moscow ha* not actively bankrolled leftist subversion. This r neglects the well-documented Soviet intrusion into the affairs of Angola, Ehiopia and South Yemen in recent yearsj _-'_. .''..'..V-'"- "" While supporting these revolutions, Moscow haaj^ gr^ r$frdjh<__u*la of Cuban liutui*. i*ssvino._sT_*rk«—* for Soviet policy throughout Africa. These ex b-edlwM-flh*' *i„t'-B0_"activity in Portugal snd Argentina, ble rhetoric, Cypher i assail the merits of those American foreign policy. , as in the discussion on ban The Cherry Orchard t Tim Ryan and Kathleen McKfalej from C__hov 'a play Cherry Orchard" Is a s The Cherry Orchsrd* which will be presented March 6-8, on a story that combine 11-15, and 18-22 at 8:18 p.m. fa the Arena Theater. "The Pbotobj JimKenaey in December, when he impugned both the credentials and competence of Henry Kissinger, Cypher portrayed Zibigniew Brereiinski aa a reactionary buffoon, who rates "as the greatest threat to peace since World War. B. • Instead, Cypher's alternative was to place the control of foreign policy,in the bands of 'we." Personally, I prefer the rational policy of qualified experts to that of an alienated professor with delu¬ sions of academic grandeur. Obviously, Cypher's tirade on the abuses of American foreign policy offered no insight* on ths Afghanistan issue, which after all was the topic of the discussion. Perhaps the best ex¬ ample of his penchant for misinforma¬ tion occurred when he claimed that the seizure of embassies was commonplace and implied that it was acceptable. And when questioned about the purpose of Soviet expansion, he replied with a non sequitnr about babies going without milk te Nicaragua. . Eric Carlson A.S. Coiistit__n. The Students would not, could not, and did not violate Title V of the California Administrative Code. We did, as a matter of public record, allocate $3,000 to educate the students of our system as to the pros and con* sad the probable impact on our system should Proposition 9 pass. As AS. President, I stand ready to defend the A.S. Senate's action. As students, we are fighting for your very right to an education for the very nature of our institution. The simple fact is this: a 30%, a 20%, or even a 10% cut fa our system will cost us more and give us a lower quality education. This we cannot afford; our only hope to defeat Proposition 9 ia to become educated, vocal, and active voters. Voter registra¬ tion and voter education are proper activities for the Associated Students to participate fa. We will continue to do so, te accordance with Title V, te a non¬ partisan manner. For those of you interested fa fighting Pix»p<__On 9 with all th* partisanship you can muster, a Campus No on Nine Committee is being formed. The next m*et_gw_ be Wednesday, March 5 fa College Union 309 st 5p.iT. If you care about, your education, you'll be therel Dear Sir/Madam, March 18, I960 marks the first anni¬ versary of the Victorious Grenada Rev¬ olution. To codnaamorat* thi* historic avent, the People's Revolutionary Govern¬ ment wiD be staging * two week 'Festi¬ val of the Revolution * from March 1- March-13. During thi* time, we will be hosts to Heads of State, and Representatives of Governments snd Politic*! and Cul¬ tural Organ—*—onI from all over the world. The festival will be both celebratory and educational, and will feature exhi¬ bitions, cultural events, mass rallies, panel discussions snd symposia. Over the past 10 months, sine* our Revolution, Grenada had been con¬ stantly in the news. Much of what haa been ssid, had reflected a lack of infor¬ mation about out country, our people, lOu OUT FBVOnluOB. During-efei—vel there will beample opportunity far any .tet*r**t*d journ¬ alist to acquirei first hand teftamat—a. Dear Editor: Your February 28, 1980 front-page article 'AS Fund* Ruled U_*xnsti_- tional" contained several major factual errors. First of all th* Title V regulation that prohibits the expenditure of A.S. monies fa support of or in opposition to a measure before the electorate 1* a state-wide regulation and a part of the California Administrative Coda, not _• y/fc ifitijt/ttQ&fc*1!*"*?* '. VW*$°!*S David Ditora Addiws GofiMpO-nMm: Med_C__mittee MsrchlSth Secretariat P.O.Box S15 Grenada. W J. Telex: Grenada 423 GA - TeletAooe 2908 or 2226 (info.) |
