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Page 4-the Doily CoUegion-April 21,1980
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Protest: Was security adequate ?
by Steve Schmidt
Despite the fact campus police 'gear¬
ed for the worst,* security wss unable to
prevent part of Thursday's verbal and
- physical flare-up involving American
and Iranian students, University Police
Chief William Anderson ssid this week¬
end.
It was not until Anderson colled about
25 Fresno police officers to the scene was
security acceptable, nearly 60 minutes
after a short skirmish put the 14-member'
campus force on edge snd pointed out
the potential for danger. ^
The vocal Iranian demonstration and
counter-protest by some Americans wss
triggered by the mid-sfternoon appear¬
ance o f former Iranian ambassador to the
UN, Fereydoun Hoveyda, in the Men's
Gym. Hoveyda was shouted down ss he
tried to speak.
In his two and a half years st CSUF,-,
Anderson ssid in s telephone interview,
'It was the most intense situation I've
witnessed oh campus.* .
But why was security inadequate for
dart of the emotionally-charged inci¬
dent?
Anderson ssid that with the limited
manpower available 'it was the best shot
we could do. With fourteen officers you
can only do so much. *
In planning for the event 'we made
the assessment that we wonted to gear
for the worse. This was based on post
information on potential people that
might (be at the scene),* Anderson said.
The Fresno police were alerted before¬
hand that their help might be needed.
'But you can't call in outside organiza¬
tions until you need their help,* he said,
citing normal low enforcement proce¬
dure.
That time came as incensed and chant¬
ing Iranians clashed with some Ameri¬
cans in s egg-throwing, crowd-shoving,
and a brief fist-swinging match which all
A line of Fresno policemen, arriving thirty-five minutes after
they were called in, block a of Iranian protester, at the gym
produced o high-tension atmosphere
outside the gym at around 2:00 p.ra..
Anderson made the call for help and
about 26 uniformed officers, equipped
with clubs, helmets and handcuffs pro¬
ceeded to form a line between a close-
knit group of vocal Iranians and the gym
American, Iranian cited
for demonstration roles
The Iranian demonstration and the
counter-protest resulted in the arrest
of one Iranian and one American.
Both were involved in separate inci¬
dents.
Los Angeles resident Iradj Daft-
arian was held in the Fresno County
Jail and then released early Friday
morning after being cited to appear
before the Fresno Municipal Court on
unspecified charges.
Doftarion waa apprehended after
be mounted the speaker's platform
and tried to speak to the crowd aa Col¬
lege .Union programming director
Gary Bongiovanni waa introducing
Hoveyda.
The unidentified American strident
was taken into custody and later re-,
leased with a misdemeanor citation
for battery. The student was appar¬
ently involved in a short skirmish trig¬
gered when he threw an object out¬
side the gym. - •■ ''.'•'
Anderson said the student's identi¬
ty would not be released until evi¬
dence can be gathered against him for
prosecution.
But that prospect will be a 'real
problem,* he added, because the
Iranian victims of the incident have
refused to give their names. Con¬
flicting scenarios of the event also
exist, muddling police efforts.
Another Iranian, said Aasadisn,
was briefly taken into custody snd es¬
corted out of the Men's Gym after
creating a disturbance.
Daftarian, who has returned to Los
Angeles pending his court appear¬
ance, sat on a panel of Iranian repre¬
sentatives during a news conference
before the speech.
The panel made assurances that
Iranian students would allow Hoveyda
to apeak, but demanding that they too
be given time to sir their views.
entrance.
It took the Fresno force 36 minutes to
answer the call for aid, but Anderson
said the police would have arrived
sooner if the situation hod been worse.
In the final analysis, Anderson said his
department performed well because it
followed ita objectives—to protect lives,
and property.
That 'procedure* included: a precau¬
tionary bomb search just before the gym
speech by the Fresno area bomb detail;
about eight Fresno low enforcement
ploinclothesmen in and around the gym
Photo by Greg Trott
to boost security; snd one FBI agent
planted on the scene for, 'observation.*
Anderson said he hod made it *loud
and clear* to the campus administration
before the event that his department
would not attempt to squelch the heck¬
lers, but would instead concern itself
strictly with protecting lives snd proper¬
ty-
'It was very intense,* Anderson said
of the incident, 'Everybody was taunting
everybody. There were very few who
were not upset one way or another," he
said.
Earth Week 1980 begins today,
speech, bike rally event slated
Earth Week 1980 will commence today
and end Thursday at the Fresno Conven¬
tion Center and will be highlighted by
speakers, exhibits, workshops and
luncheons.
Tomorrow's National Earth Day fes¬
tivities st CSUF include speeches by
professors snd an energy symposium,
which is scheduled for noon in OS 121.
Jim Harding, former advisor for the
■"California Energy Commission snd Dir¬
ector of the Friends of the Earth energy
project, and Mark Varsdervelden also
of FOE will speak on the topic "Non-
nuclear Future."
A bike rally sponsored by the Fresno
Cycling Crab and the American Cancer
Society that served as a Irickoff for Earth
Week Sunday, was scheduled to end up
at Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno.
Exhibits by CSUF's Students for Al-
', Croftsfolk' Faire'duririg Vintage Days!
April 26 and 27.
The California State Solid Waste M an-
agement Board is scheduled to meet in
Fresno today, and 'Energy Element of
the General Plan* will be the topic of a -
joint workshop tomorrow between the
Fresno City Council snd the Fresno
County Board of Supervisors.
At the Convention Center, Peter Behr, '
former California State Senator, will
speak at noon avthe National Earth Day :
luncheon. Behr is sponsor of the Envi- ■
ronmental Bill of Righto Initiative, and a
teacher at the Graduate School of Public
Policy at UC Berkeley.
Tomorrow afternoon, the National De- I
bate Over Solid Waste Management
Legislation will feature such topics as
state plans, packaging lows snd litters
taxes.
Denis Hayes, Director of the Solar -
Research Institution, will .peak We,
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| Title | April 21, 1980, Page 4 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1980 |
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| Full-Text-Search | >-——7 Page 4-the Doily CoUegion-April 21,1980 • r Protest: Was security adequate ? by Steve Schmidt Despite the fact campus police 'gear¬ ed for the worst,* security wss unable to prevent part of Thursday's verbal and - physical flare-up involving American and Iranian students, University Police Chief William Anderson ssid this week¬ end. It was not until Anderson colled about 25 Fresno police officers to the scene was security acceptable, nearly 60 minutes after a short skirmish put the 14-member' campus force on edge snd pointed out the potential for danger. ^ The vocal Iranian demonstration and counter-protest by some Americans wss triggered by the mid-sfternoon appear¬ ance o f former Iranian ambassador to the UN, Fereydoun Hoveyda, in the Men's Gym. Hoveyda was shouted down ss he tried to speak. In his two and a half years st CSUF,-, Anderson ssid in s telephone interview, 'It was the most intense situation I've witnessed oh campus.* . But why was security inadequate for dart of the emotionally-charged inci¬ dent? Anderson ssid that with the limited manpower available 'it was the best shot we could do. With fourteen officers you can only do so much. * In planning for the event 'we made the assessment that we wonted to gear for the worse. This was based on post information on potential people that might (be at the scene),* Anderson said. The Fresno police were alerted before¬ hand that their help might be needed. 'But you can't call in outside organiza¬ tions until you need their help,* he said, citing normal low enforcement proce¬ dure. That time came as incensed and chant¬ ing Iranians clashed with some Ameri¬ cans in s egg-throwing, crowd-shoving, and a brief fist-swinging match which all A line of Fresno policemen, arriving thirty-five minutes after they were called in, block a of Iranian protester, at the gym produced o high-tension atmosphere outside the gym at around 2:00 p.ra.. Anderson made the call for help and about 26 uniformed officers, equipped with clubs, helmets and handcuffs pro¬ ceeded to form a line between a close- knit group of vocal Iranians and the gym American, Iranian cited for demonstration roles The Iranian demonstration and the counter-protest resulted in the arrest of one Iranian and one American. Both were involved in separate inci¬ dents. Los Angeles resident Iradj Daft- arian was held in the Fresno County Jail and then released early Friday morning after being cited to appear before the Fresno Municipal Court on unspecified charges. Doftarion waa apprehended after be mounted the speaker's platform and tried to speak to the crowd aa Col¬ lege .Union programming director Gary Bongiovanni waa introducing Hoveyda. The unidentified American strident was taken into custody and later re-, leased with a misdemeanor citation for battery. The student was appar¬ ently involved in a short skirmish trig¬ gered when he threw an object out¬ side the gym. - •■ ''.'•' Anderson said the student's identi¬ ty would not be released until evi¬ dence can be gathered against him for prosecution. But that prospect will be a 'real problem,* he added, because the Iranian victims of the incident have refused to give their names. Con¬ flicting scenarios of the event also exist, muddling police efforts. Another Iranian, said Aasadisn, was briefly taken into custody snd es¬ corted out of the Men's Gym after creating a disturbance. Daftarian, who has returned to Los Angeles pending his court appear¬ ance, sat on a panel of Iranian repre¬ sentatives during a news conference before the speech. The panel made assurances that Iranian students would allow Hoveyda to apeak, but demanding that they too be given time to sir their views. entrance. It took the Fresno force 36 minutes to answer the call for aid, but Anderson said the police would have arrived sooner if the situation hod been worse. In the final analysis, Anderson said his department performed well because it followed ita objectives—to protect lives, and property. That 'procedure* included: a precau¬ tionary bomb search just before the gym speech by the Fresno area bomb detail; about eight Fresno low enforcement ploinclothesmen in and around the gym Photo by Greg Trott to boost security; snd one FBI agent planted on the scene for, 'observation.* Anderson said he hod made it *loud and clear* to the campus administration before the event that his department would not attempt to squelch the heck¬ lers, but would instead concern itself strictly with protecting lives snd proper¬ ty- 'It was very intense,* Anderson said of the incident, 'Everybody was taunting everybody. There were very few who were not upset one way or another," he said. Earth Week 1980 begins today, speech, bike rally event slated Earth Week 1980 will commence today and end Thursday at the Fresno Conven¬ tion Center and will be highlighted by speakers, exhibits, workshops and luncheons. Tomorrow's National Earth Day fes¬ tivities st CSUF include speeches by professors snd an energy symposium, which is scheduled for noon in OS 121. Jim Harding, former advisor for the ■"California Energy Commission snd Dir¬ ector of the Friends of the Earth energy project, and Mark Varsdervelden also of FOE will speak on the topic "Non- nuclear Future." A bike rally sponsored by the Fresno Cycling Crab and the American Cancer Society that served as a Irickoff for Earth Week Sunday, was scheduled to end up at Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno. Exhibits by CSUF's Students for Al- ', Croftsfolk' Faire'duririg Vintage Days! April 26 and 27. The California State Solid Waste M an- agement Board is scheduled to meet in Fresno today, and 'Energy Element of the General Plan* will be the topic of a - joint workshop tomorrow between the Fresno City Council snd the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. At the Convention Center, Peter Behr, ' former California State Senator, will speak at noon avthe National Earth Day : luncheon. Behr is sponsor of the Envi- ■ ronmental Bill of Righto Initiative, and a teacher at the Graduate School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Tomorrow afternoon, the National De- I bate Over Solid Waste Management Legislation will feature such topics as state plans, packaging lows snd litters taxes. Denis Hayes, Director of the Solar - Research Institution, will .peak We, |
