1978_11 The Daily Collegian November 1978

              Analysis/commentary
Into the mirror and through the looking glass
By CAROLYN VAN SCHAIK
Wednesday' ■ Budget Committee
meeting was pleasantly uncomplicated
for once as committee members moved
quickly through the issues of the Program Change Proposal, assigned time
: chair;
a proposed computer a
is late (David Quadn.
«,nd for  three    there
refer to positions allocated to programs
based on shifts in enrollment
It appears the mail was exceedingly
slow this summer as Quadro has not
yet received the list drawn up by the
Academic Planning and Policy Com
mittee (AP4P)-dated June 6- and the
result    was   some    slight   differences
the nee
f   APSVP a
Letter to the Editor
'CSUF is a mausoleum'
1 he proposed computer-assisted instruction laboratory, and member
Dr Hussain Nur presented a preliminary review of his findings and on
faculty reaction He mentioned that
tacultv wi|l likely ask for assigned time
tu design new programs if the computers go through That brought snide
laughter from the light-hearted mem-
U-'S .seems they laughed at most any-
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all feo.-r
Scott Collins
t   the   lowest   priority   pro
grams may soon tie getting the ane
The Program Change Proposal was
dealt the old "wait and-see' as mem
bers decided to make their own prionts
list to be compiled by Chairman Dave
Quadro in time for final appruval at
the  next  meeting    Program   changes
Book review
CSUF faculty and staff from Dr Ceorgr
Lewis, professor of English, concerning
(he 'troubles'oncampus
I suggest we start using backhoes in
stead of teachers out here If you could
abstract tno physical campus from the
location vou could use a manure
spreader on the rest This is a mausu
leun. We could he shoveling these
ashes instead uf having the taste ot
them in our mouths With ou.
procedures  we   f.ave   been   strangling
.Id not bring forth a gnat
veled womb Ask and ye
I 00k at the abomination
nest This is the opposite
■  it is the rendering of a
•t down on your unblemished
d ask pardon for the insolence
rdu e vou harbor tn your heart
iH-ing a lousy sheperd. You
only loosed wolves among us,
beep the leader of the pack
Ihe lord s commands are
ve the Lord thy Cod with all
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Jack Vance creates spaced- out worlds
Vance, despite having won two Hugo
Awards for his short novels 'The Ora
gon Masters' and 'The Last Castle'
remains one of  the most  underrated
His stories are filled with excellent
characterization on unique and differ
ent worlds an abundance of highly
imaginative   concepts   and   gadgetry
rumors ot an easy life have put a strain
on the already limited production of
the planet Soon it will become impos
sible lor the factories to produce
enough gruff, deedle and wobbly (the
only types of food the society can
produce) to go around
Despite   these  problems,   however
his life while he tries to f
to leave the planet, whic
standably  lost   some  of
subtle ai
delight t
His stories abut some ot the 3000
inhabited worlds of the Alastor Cluster
in the Caean Reach is one of the best
examples of his talents, and the most
recent of these, Wyst: Alastor 1716, is
a fine addition to the set
The story is set on the planet Wyst
which is a very unique world even by
Vance' s standards Its citizens are preparing to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the conversion of their society to pure egalitarianism
The class system has been abolished,
and each man, woman and child must
work only thirteen hours a week as
their 'drudge* or obligation to society
However, some problems have developed to threaten the system that previously worked so well.
The machines which have kept this
Utopian society running for a century
are failing, andihere is no one trained
to repair them. Further, the tremendous influx of immigrants'drawn by
Vance
he fi
Irod
Wyst:   Alastor   I
the planet a
Style) to the very description of the sun
light of Wyst s sun Dwan. the world
comes  alive  until     -
visualize
ol the
majority of the people on Wyst
enjoy themselves almost to the point
of decadency, though many dream of
raising themselves to a more elite
standing in the world so they can get
some decent food
The hero of the story is one Jantiff
Ravensroke, who has travelled from
Zeck, Alastor 503, to experience some
of the wonders of Wyst. While there
he accidenUy stumbles on a plot by
certain people to raise themselves into
Vance's descnptio
society is realistic and
it is one of the better
concept I've seen
The people  seen,  to  breathe,   and
thii?0,Ka,rs are en,lrel* '" line
with their background (in this free and
easy society, copulation is an everyday
topic of discussion, but real food or
MlMir, is taboo). Vance has literally
created a world here; so real that It
seems likely it .might actually exist
somewhere, someday
What is really amazing is that Vance
has not reached any new heights for
• himself with thiv.rjovel-. That lm-.l of
vhy his works are so overlooked
rt of this might spring from the
hat Vance, despite the variety of
tific ideas and machines he has
up with over the years, really
s  very   little emphasis  on  hard
wever, he differs from most
rs who emphasize social behavior
lotivation in that he doesn't have
urnmg issues he wants to discuss
ice is simply a storyteller, first
foremost, and the unfortunate
about the science tictfon reader
s that they tend most unjustifi-
o look down on pure storytelling,
s they tend to look down on fan-
which is probably a higher art
In fact, most of Vance's works are
actually fantasy novels with scientific
backgrounds, but he remains relative
ly unknown to that segment of the
market also.
There is hope, however, that some of
this is beginning to change DAW and
Ace Books have each begun reviving
some of Vance's earlier works, and his
books are finally beginning to get some
attention from the SF book reviewers.
However, the previous books of the
Alastor series remain largely unavail-   .
able. The titles, for those who might be
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The Daily Ce-Jfton
Celebrating 10th anniversary
Foundation struggles for academic freedom
 i . i _-_  Th. FrrF has heen involve!
By MARGUERITE LUMLEY
Ten years ago CSUF (then Fresno
State College) held a seminar on mari-
luana Invited to speak at the seminar,
■Panel on Pot' was English professor
and poet Robert Mezey Also included
on the panel were the district attorney,
sheriff, and a psychologist
Ten years ago Robert Mezey upset
the D A and sheriff when he said that
he felt marijuana laws were vicious and
vicious laws should not have to be
obeyed Community and faculty members were angered also   and Mezey
Ten years ago some students started
a Mezey defense fund On top of that.
Mezey'
dismissal as a free speech case, started
a foundation which later assumed the
Mezey defense fund
With the goal of supporting Mezey
and his family until Mezey was reinstated, the Fresno Free College
Foundation (FFCF) began in 1968.
Mezey was never reinstated at CSUF-
he now teaches at Pomona College-but
the FFCF will celebrate its tenth anniversary tonig'it. Mezey will be among
Today the purpose of the FFCF is to
raise the intellectual and cultural level
of the community*'
-The founders of the FFCF knew that
their first project would be the Mezey
fund, but they also saw an organizatio
which would go beyond that, and fi
has,* Alex Vavoulis FFCF president
and CSUF chemistry professor, said.
In 1969, West Fresnans set up a
FFCF fund for Marvin X, a black
Muslim who taught some classes at the
University Religious Center. He was
not allowed to continue teaching because he was under indictment for refusing to serve in the armed forces
The FFCF, in cooperation with the
United Professors of California, also
worked to defend the five CSUF faculty
members (Fresno Five) who were fired
in 1970 for political reasons. Three
were reinstated at CSUF and two took
positions at other colleges
The FFCF has been involved in other
Vavoulis sees this as in keeping with
the foundation's goal of intellectual
and cultural advancement.
'We saw these freedom cases as
being educational,- Vavoulis said.
'Our opponents would want to 'see
them as political, but they offered an
the community and to
munlty, the FFCF established radio
station KFCF (88.1 FM) in 1975.
-Our motive behind establishing the
radio station was to offer an alternative
CSUF Black Gospel Choir
Students share religious
By RANDY RISNER
If you have an interest in music and
sharing a special message, the CSUF
Black Gospel Choir may offer 'another dimension in student activities
for you, according to Ernest Shelton
director of the choir.
The choir, formed in fall '77, is made
up of students of different ethnic backgrounds that have a religious message
to share with the CSUF community and
the surrounding area.
Many students come to the choir,
said Shelton, with a tradition of strong
religious conviction from their home
church. The choir serves as a unit -
religious meaning and background to
them, he said.
-The purpose(of the choirjis to go out
and sing the LogfJ'* word wlth the "°P*
of touching someone or changing some-
ones'way of thinking to the Lord,' said
Shelton.
•We don't want people to look upon
us as performers. We are delivering a
message,* he added.
Shelton believes that young people
are 'rasping for a religious tie.' He
feels that they r -" *~ "*-~
message
of mind   Religion, he said can give
them these things.
The 45 member choir has performed
at various churches, schools and community organixations in the state of
California. Last year they had 43 different performances in the Ce-rtral Valley
The choir holds rehearsal twice every
week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The
rehearsals, according to Shelton, are
very Intense. -We are very critical of
ourselves.'he said.
The choir has received awards from
e searching for peace
Oranjeboom
has landed here
From Holland
where ther,
their,
beerl
0-
YOu know how good Holland's
beer is, and Oranjeboom has been a premiere bee.
In Holland since 1671