1979_03 The Daily Collegian March 1979

              Commentary
The Dairy Collegian
Marx: an appreciation on the memory of his death
'On the fourteenth of March, at a
quarter to three in the afternoon, the
greatest living thinker ceased to
think An immeasurable loss has been
sustained both by the militant prole¬
tariat of Europe and America, and by
historical science, in the death of this
"For Karl Marx was before all else a
revolutionary His real mission in life
was to contribute in one way or another
to the overthrow of capitalist society
and of the forms of government which
it has brought into being, to contribute
to the liberation of the present-day pro¬
letariat, which he was the first to make
conscious of its own position and its
needs, of the conditions under which it
could win its freedom...
"His name and his work will endure
through the agesl'
The above quote by comrade George
Friedrich Engels was spoken upon the
graveside of Marx 96 years ago. Marx
may be physically dead, but his words
are as applicable today as then.
We are living in a system which
Marx correctly saw as exploitative,
dehumanizing and alienating. As
workers we are denied the attainment
of our very essence through profit and
inadequate wages. As humans, we are
urged to compete, not to love As stu¬
dents we are indirectly channeled into
roles to fill positions in a society which
refuses to respond to its inhabitants'
basic needs.
Economically, we have nothing but
our labor power to sell to the capital¬
ists, who control the means of produc¬
tion. In return, we are given wages
which are increasingly worthless.
Legally, we are forced to obey laws
which are written manifestations of
the values pushed upon us by the
ruling class. People and their needs
become subordinate to private property
and the accumulation of wealth
Politically, we are given the opportu¬
nity every four years to choose a presi¬
dent from a field of candidates who
may differ superficially in issues but
not in their defense of the capitalist
Socially, the government does not
want us to believe that the struggles
for emancipation, for peace, for justice,
throughout the world, are our struggles
also. As humans oppressed by the
bourgeoisie internationally, we are
sisters and brothers in the same
struggle
If Marx were to walk across our
campus today, he would see that his
prophecies were not idle words
Universities no longer share know¬
ledge, nor do they show us paths of
wisdom Rather, they have become
training grounds for corporations.
B'mdly we create technology, never
pausing to morally view the use of
that technology
This campus is certainly
The administration, as the
five of the ruling class, has structured
the priorities of the educational system
to reflect corporate needs and values.
Preparation for vocational careers has
taken precedence over such non-
marketable abstracts as morals,
ethnics, knowledge, justice and com¬
passion
-Ahmad Hassaninia
CU: structure of a student service
From Page 2
Association Proceeds from sales go to
repay that loan.
Bassett said he did not know how
much the Association currently has
invested because the money is con¬
stantly switching between accounts and
paying debts. The holdings must be
somewhat significant, however, be¬
cause last year the Association paid for
the all-weather surface on the track.
The Association also plans to pick up
the tab for the brick facing on the yet to
be completed library addition.     ,■ —
The Association has been around
CSUF in one form or another since
1922 In 197S, the Associated Students
broke off from the Association and the
Association was reorganized into its
present form.
Decisions concerning the invest¬
ments and plans of the Association are
handled by a Board of Directors The
Board consists of the president of the
University, the executive vice presi¬
dent, the director of business affairs,
the dean of student affairs, one faculty
member, the Associated Students'
president,  and a  member  from  the
The CSUF Association, Inc. is one of
four auxiliary organizations on campus
Handling gifts, donations, research
grants, and scholarship monies is the
CSUF Foundation. Bassett said Foun¬
dation holdings are around $1.5
million. That money is invested in
stocks and bonds through the San
Francisco investing firm of Dodge and
Cox.
Also serving CSUF are the Agricul¬
ture Fund of CSUF and the CSUF
Associated Students.
Trustees accused of amendment violations
A memorandum to Marx
From Page 2
ment precludes any actions by the
CSUC Board of Trustees to limit edi¬
torial expression by student news¬
papers.*
Several CSUF campus newspaper
editors present at the CIPA conference
stated that they intended to run un¬
signed editorials, representing the opi¬
nion of the newspaper, endorsing cand¬
idates and issues coming before the
Asked if the CSUC Chancellor's
Office or Trustees would prosecute vio¬
lations of their campus newspaper
policy, general council Mayer Chap¬
man said, *l can't tell you what is go¬
ing to happen. There are reflations
that exist (prohibiting unsigned en¬
dorsements).*
Several journalism law professors,
meeting at the CIPA convention, pas¬
sed a similar resolution in favor of cam¬
pus press freedom. The resolution,
approved Friday, said:
The Western Regional Law Confer¬
ence meeting of the Association for Ed¬
ucation    in    Journals
(March   9,   1979-Dr.   Rick   Pullen,
chair) hereby resolve that:
'As a group we support the position
that student newspapers at public in¬
stitutions have a right to make editor¬
ial endorsements on political issues as
an opinion of the paper. This support
stems from our ethical responsibil¬
ities as journalism educators to instill
in students an awareness of journal¬
ism's First Amendment rights and res¬
ponsibilities.*
In other actions, the CIPA:
-Passed a resolution requesting the
Attorney General to clarify the Infor¬
mation  Practices Act    of  T977 w
respect to campus press access to can
pus police files;
-Created CIPA liaison positions at
each of the member campuses;
-Established a press affairs commit¬
tee to 'facilitate an intercollegiate
press through exchange of informa-
tlon',-
-Created a new office, that of Third
Vice President, to better serve the
students at campus radio and television
This is a memorandum to Karl Marx,
who was born on March 14, 1818
Marx, at one time, was a student who
studied mostly at the university of
Berlin, where he came under the influ¬
ence of the 'Young Hegelians.' He
received his doctorate in philosophy for
a dissertation on the philosophies of
Democratus and Epicurus. Since his
radical ideas made an academic career
impossible, Marx turned to journalism
and became the editor of the democra¬
tic newspaper. Rheinishe Zeitung It
was here as editor that Marx con¬
fronted a cold brutal fact for which he
had no answer.
At this time in Germany there were
several large tracts of forested land
owned by noble families- To trespass
on these lands was illegal. A peasant
was caught taking wood from one of
these tracts. He was arraigned in court
tried, and found guilty. The case of this
man came to the attention of Marx
The question was this: who owned
the land, the peasant or the noble
family? By law. It was the noble family
The next question was: who owned the
law? For who had the greater right of
ownership, the peasant who worked the
land or the noble family who inherited
it? If it was the worker, then the law
was wrong If it was the noble family,
then who had decreed the fact that
thousands of peasants should have to
freeze to death for lack of wood while
one noble family had thousands of
acres of wood with which it could do as
it pleased? Does private ownership
mean that one group is condemned to
suffer and die while another is con-
demned to a life of wealth and power?
Thus Marx questioned the sanctity of
the law For this he was to pay dearly
He was continuously bounded by the
police He was thrown out of country
after country. He could not find a Job.
Two of his children died because of the
Poverty in which he was forced to live.
He was inally to reside in England. His
°b$£'a,K)?S <* the abjett conditions
» I? ""J miner5 spurred him on to
attack with ever greater mental efforts
«>e capitalistic system It is because of
his courage, compassion, convictions,
and dedication that those of us who
would wish to exploit others have no
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J^^J^ Uw i$ "° lon«er considered
an absolute nor justice its equivalent.
-Dennis C. Kroeker
>ff rJiecufJ
"To conserve fuel, would you rather have gas stations closed on certain days or ration
cards passed out? Why?
Iran and just take the gas we need and
just knock out anybody that gets in
our way.*
-Andy Wittmayer, Radio-TV major
home. There would aha be long lii
the day before. *
-SenCerney, Radio- TV m
out of gas.  It would be" easier I
Anti-draft group formed
Students for a Libertarian Society
(SLS) announced the formation of a
national student anti-draft movement
last week. The new organization pro¬
mised to hold demonstrations around
the nation on May 1.
The   group   formed
protest   of
recent bills introduced in Congress to
resume draft registration and establish
compulsory national service.
Persons interested in information
about the draft resistance project can
write to SLS, 1620 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco, CA. 94111.
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