1974_11 The Daily Collegian November 1974

              2-iTHE DAU.T COLLEGIAN       Friday, November
Parker's rights were violated: why?
Two weeks ago today, the Uhuru published an article abouUhe
football team. This article was written, and subsequently pu¬
blished, In the hope that something could be done about a team
that was obviously having more than its share of problems. The*
results, however, were that nothing was done about the problem
and that Ron Parker, a brave star running back who had the guts to
say what he thought, was evicted from the team. Why was this
done? ^
Do you relinquish your freedom of speech by joining the Bulldog
football team? Why was this violation of an individual's rights
allowed to just go by? Why? *
Why should Coach Boone be given the power to decide what a
player should think and say? Sure, a coach's job also involves keep¬
ing the team together, but Parker's opinions were echoed by
more than one player. Coach Boone, how long can you keep sweeping
your dirt under the rug? Anybody who has seen Parker play football
has seen the tremendous amount of talent that this player has. Any
hopes that he had of a career In football are not doomed. Everybody
has the right to decide on their future as their talents dictate. Why
has Coach Boone been given autocratic powers over the football
team? Why can't something be done about it? Why not?
The football team ls funded by Student Body funds. We have a
senate that is apparently supposed to safeguard the Interests
of students on this campus. Why didn't the Student Senate do any¬
thing about this affair? Why wasn't an Inquiry set up to Investi¬
gate the allegations made by Parker and his colleagues? Why?
Why not?
The Student Senate has a senator who sits on the Board on
Athletics. He ls popularly elected by the students to represent
the students on such matters. Or what are his duties? If this case
did not come under his duties, why not? Why should we have an
official who does not take our problems under consideration?
Why should we have representatives, or a Student Senate, for
that matter, if they cannot at least even deal with a problem that
affects student body funds? Why?
The Student Affairs office of the college is set up purposely
to safeguard student welfare. A student's rights and welfare have
obviously been violated. Why was nothing done? Why was nothing
said? If this does not come under this office, why not?
The Pan-African Union claims to be the only organization on
campus that represents Black students and strives to solve
their problems. Ron Parker is Black, isn't he? Why didn't the
Union rally behind this brother who stood to his word until the
end? What did he have to do or say to warrant the Union's sup¬
port? What Is the purpose of any party, organization or Institution
If it cannot effectively support and come to the aid of its mem¬
bers when in need. Why have the organization at all? Why?
The "Ron Parker* Issue should not be forgotten just Uke that.
What Is to safeguard that what happened to Parker will not hap¬
pen to another athlete In the future? Why haven't the students
done anything about this sorry incident? Why? Why not?
-John Kariuki
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Commentary
Parker vs. Boone revisited
By V
lvln R
Two weeks ago Ron Parker was the starting fullback for the CSUF
football team. Ha was their leading rusher, and an important asset
to the offensive team. He was a very respectable and dependable
player,  but a lot has changed for Pirfker since two weeks ago.
At the present time Ron Parker ts4no longer a part of the team,
and will not play anymore this year. Many people believe that he Just
quit the team because be was unsatisfied with It. But the events
and circumstances Involved with his leaving the team are very un-
On October 11, an article In The Dally Collegian In which Parker
was quoted extensively, stated'that the team's coach-player relation¬
ship was In a very poor condition. He commented that this was one
of the team's major problems. He accused Coach Boone of not be¬
coming Involved with the players and that the relationship with
Boone and the players was In a very bad condition. He also stated
that during the ballgames he was sometimes forced to sit on the bench
because the coaches were attempting to make one of the white players
into a superstar.
As a result of these statements, Ron Parker and another player
who was also quoted, were put under extreme pressure by the coach¬
ing starr and as a result of this pressure the other player charged
that the part of the article that Involved him was a misprint. Ron
Parker' refused to retract his statement and for this reason, Parker
claims, he was forced lo quit the team.
Ron Parker ls not the type of player who would simply quit the
team; football has always been a part of his life, he played four
years In high school, one year at Portervllle Junior College, there
he was honored by being chosen as an "All Conference" player, and
he has also played a year for the Bulldogs. Like most athletes
Parker has dreams of becoming a professional player, but in the
past two weeks these dreams have been badly damaged.
Parker has said that Boone told him that unless he retracted his
statement he could no longer play football. The Dally Collegian has
quoted Boone as saying, "I didn't tell him he had to retract the story,
I Just told him that he had to get some things straight with me before
coming to practice."
In my opinion the thing that Boone wanted straightened out was
Parker's comments in the paper, and the only way Parker could
straighten it out was to either deny or retract*hls statements.
On Tuesday Parker told me that when he returned to practice
after the article had been published Coach Stockton told him that
Boone said that he couldn't play. "I was asked to leave the practice
field and not to return until the situation was cleared up.*
lt could have been simple for Parker to retract Ms statements,
but he refused to do so. Parker has stated that *I said what I said,
I meant lt and I am not going to retract lt." Parker's honesty should
not be doubted by anyone. Football is very Important In his life and
he   would   not   have   risked   something that he loves In a story that
Parker
et   making   the  staten
ls that lt
>ded to be done. Parke
r also stated
to me on
Tuesday
that *I still get along great with my
'S, I wish
best   of luck
I  hope that they win
all of the res
t of their
football,
but I will
never play for
Parker
against   Boone  perso
rally.  He  sti
; a good coach
on the field, but It's hli
i off the field
coaching
Is going to have to sta
like men
instead of boy
s. What happened this
year will happen again
unless Bi
rone changes.
PAU to reconstruct
At the present time the Pan
African Union, which is the only
Black organization on campus
that Includes all Black students.
Is suffering from a lack of active
members. Previous efforts toget
Black students involved have all
ended In failure. Many Black stu¬
dents have experienced problems
with PAUs and BSUs on other
college and high school campuses
so they refuse to becom
le Pan African Union.
Nov.   13  is the date that was
set    for   the    "reconstruction*
meeting. A* 'his meeting the PAU
meet the needs of the Black stu
Involved     dents. New elections will also be
have an opportunity to make tbe
PAU Into what they want It to be.
At the meeting on Wednesday
It was decided by the members lo
put on some type of activity to
help .with the publicizing of the
Nov. 13th meeting and to brine
about student attention to the
PAU. A basketball game to be
played by members of the Black
faculty and Black students was
decided upon. A date for the
game was not set but a committee
was established to work out the
necessary arrangements.
-Melvin Ricks
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
FEATURING: JIM WALLER, ROY CARLSON.
COLEMAN HEAD, LOUIE PARDINI, JIMMY
WALKER.
yhiXRCWCANAuwgz
Ford
(Continued from Pace 1)
rjrd: Oh yes, I certainly think so
Ford: This Is my second year,
so I have been here really for two
academic years.
Uhuru: Moving on to the question
of Black Studies, what do you see
as the future of Black Studies on
this campus and all over tbe
country? Do you think there ls a
future for Black Studies as an
academic discipline?
Ford: I think there ls a very
valid, real and meaningful place
for Black Studies In academla.
Whether that place will be In¬
stitutionalized In terms of-major
campus programs ls another
question. I think there Is Some
serious fear on the part or most
of us that we are beginning to
see a dismantlement of the Black
Studies programs. I think this Is
unfortunate. We have seen In most
try thatJewrthStudles, Armenian
Studies, Asian Studies have been
Institutionalized In those schools.
There is no great hassle about
•hem; they are part of the recog¬
nized acceptable programs of
those schools for those students
■vho wish them to be their major
areas of study. We would hope
that that would happen on the
part  of Black Studies. That iw
tonallzed program of the Uni¬
versity. I sense that this Is hap¬
pening here. There are obviously
■me difficulties and since Black
studies Is not a major on this
i ampus there Is some fear that
the new computerized registra¬
tor! Is going to hurt that. Simply
people are advised about
through their major
.  So  II }
major In that area, there ob-
lously being some disdain on the
part of the faculty about the Black
-tudles In Ihe first place, they
t re not going, to counsel students
io take these kinds of courses.
me of the difficulties that Black
-tudles face ls that they de-
■ eloped and grew out of a period
>< confrontation and conflict. lam
ifrald that so many people con¬
tinue'to .relate to It In that light,
i'ey relate the whole Black move-
Tent on campuses to Black
Studies. They do not perceive
Black Studies as a legitimate
irademlc area of pursuit and
Mudy as they do other kinds or
hlngs. as I think It Is as leglll-
mata an area of study as any that
»« have on this campus.
1 hum: Do you think that the
Mack students themselves are
antrlbutlng enough towards the
access of Black Studies? Be-
' ansa we have seen a steady de¬
cease tn registration by Black
indents all over the country.
s-ord: WeU, obviously the answer
to that In a nutshell ls NO. Black
students are not contributing
fnough to the development of
Black Studies In a way that we
A LOVE LETTER TO MY BROTHERS
(To brothers here at CSUF and elsewhere)
Majestic warriors walking
In the light of their ancestors.
The traditional garb Isn't
always there, but the great
Mass! Stride still lingers on.
Your talent is
Your Pride and Strength overwhelms my being.
I stand In total Awe of you.'
My fire burns and the serene ^_
singing of Smokey
brings me to a boil.
Smoke can clear the soul I
Rembrandt ain't got nothing
on Mark Teemer as Mark
brings Black Beauty to light on canvas.
Gazelles can't match the speed and
grace of Cedrlc running the 100 under 9.5.
And when I see Jimmy
carrying the pig sklr% I recall
the legendary Greek god Hermes.'
Yeah, and when Russell throws a pass,
I see a sptar hurling from a Black warrior's har,
'Greg's gentle smile brings
truth to StevlCs 'Sunshine of My Life*
because it takes strength and
gentleness to be a Beautiful BlackTnan.
YEAH, AfMDI CHERISH ALL MEN WHO ARE BEAUTIFULLY-* LACK.
.     -        .  A.N.A. Cyrus
(Anna Cyrus, the author of the poem published above, is a sophomore
would hope they would.
But here again because Black
Studies Is not a major and soone
has to take It as a supplement to
whatever else that they are tak¬
ing. 1 guest there ls some con¬
troversy even In the Black com¬
munity, both , professional and
non-professional, about the place
of Black Studies as a major area
of study or as a supplementary
area which Is not to be limited to
Black students only. One has to
In education, and I think there
is some beginnings of this, work
towards a realization of cultural
pluralism. We are a nation which
Is culturally pluralistic and In
order to really move to the most
effective utilization of all of our
have got to deal with varied cul¬
tures and ethnicities that exist In
thts country One cannot function
unless one does know something
about Black, Chlcanos, Asian
Americans, something about Na-
of tl
matter and ought to be part of
their education. If you are going
to deal with human beings you
must know something about them
and that ls how I perceive Black
Studies.
I believe In the whole concept
of cultural plurality. The only
way we are going to survive as a
nation or as a world ls to begin
to develop an understanding and
appreciation of our differences
that exist between us.
I am always sensitive to the
concept of developed and under¬
developed nations; civilized and
we classify people. I am con¬
vinced that.if you talked about
man's relationship to man, that
the more technological
are much more'primltH
If your conotatlon of something
that Is not good Is primitive, or
superior or Inferior one has to
raise questions about this kind of
thing. Therefore we are dis¬
covering for example that as peo¬
ple begin to look at and study the
civilizations of Africa some of the
greatest and most productive
Ideas, family structures and In¬
stitutions were developed In Afri¬
ca while most of Europe was
still In caves and wandering
around in bare skins. So ope has
some problems in trying to put
values into that kind of tiring
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