1968_09 The Daily Collegian September 1968

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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Monday. September 30, 1968
Growing hay on campus
The University of California regents came dangerously close to
bungling the dispute, over Black Panther leader Eldrldge Cleaver's
appearance as guest lecturer on racism. Under pressure from Gov.
Ronald Reagan and censure from the state Legislature, they com¬
promised  —  heavily  —   the proposed 10-lecture series down to a
The chief argument against Mr. Cleaver Is (hat he Is a black mili¬
tant and has a criminal record. The chief argument
e is  tl
Is appear-
a right to hear al
it he represents a point of view that undergraduates have
it first hand.
The compromise will frustrate the student-faculty-admlnistratlo
detente at Berkeley, In which giving "black studies" access Into tri
curriculum figured strongly. It also came close to breaching th
principle of academic freedom, so vital to the Integrity of a unlver
slty.
if the matter of course is the changing n:
vorsny in America - especially the public unlver.sll)
to become increasingly Involved with the social Issti
It should be noted that at privately funded Harvard
ClM
s  Invll
n lo li
eof theui
rsliy, a
caused no stir at all. The major part of the UC's troubles In this
matter can be attributed to the recent practice of making Incidents
like the Cleaver affair Into political Issues.
Governor Reagan and State Superintendent of Puhllc Instruction
Max Rafferty both have used the campus for harvesting political hay.
The UC was a principal victim of the Governor's austerity drive of
a year ago when he cut $84 million from Its budget. This year, de-
—■-- -  —■-     - 0f JIC7 million, he has again wielded his veto
Ion from the university's budget.
those members of Legislature who condemned
may be right In their Instincts that a tsrce
'Oters are ready to oversimplify the unlver-
Berkeley       largely as a refuge for radicals
power to lop $70
The Governor
the Cleavei
segment of
slty's
and drug-users. But it would
most grievous if they were also
to take lightly the principles of
academic freedom and the right
of free access for minority view¬
points on the campus. If these
are not protected the state of
Berkeley as one of America's
great universities will severely
be Impaired.     -
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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say anything In support of the
new housing complex.  He didn't
own laundry room, study room,
lounge ami kitchenette area. In
addition to those minor Improve¬
ments over the older halls, each
room as well as the hall and
lounge area Is completely car¬
peted. Balconies and patios, like¬
wise, add to the living space.
Fumlhire   Is In and has been
coming In bul
d three weeks ago. Mr. Hoi
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Imagination could think up some
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present time. Besides, only a
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can be solved" Is only Mr. Hol¬
land's personal opinion. As I see
It. concerns of any significant na¬
ture are practically nonexistent.
The very fact that he refers to
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After reading through the Fresno State College Association budget
for 1968-C9 and being dead sober, I can only conclude that either the
student senators charged with ministering to the collegiate weal
have been smoking the goofy weed, or -- more likely — that certain
Association   chieftains  have been exploiting the students again.
The Association, In case you haven't already been told, is a
moneybags outfit that ostensibly exists to promote the Interests of the
students at this college. Ostensibly, I say. since Its been my experi¬
ence that any dealings I've had with —
store and cafeteria. Invariably left n
lamb.    Whatever   benefits have ace
one regards me like P. T. Barnum used to regard the rubes. Sniff.
The thing that unglued me was the Item In the budget for "Ded -
tcation Ceremonies" during Student Union Week, Dec. 1-7. Reliable
finks loll me that this "ceremony" Is going to consist of a large size
banquet for some local big shots who, euphemistically, are regarded
as "friends of the college." This shindig is going to cost $1,000-
$2,000. I haven't gotacopyof the menu yet, but for a thousand bucks
the dinner might well consist of lobster tails and Mumm's '57
with Strasbourg pate on the side. And, while the hoi pollol strangle
on their hot dogs, the "beautiful people" will be offered a feast that
would have made Falstaff quiver with envy.
Oh. we're Included In the plans -- we get to pay for It!
Who would imagine?
And guess who's on the guest list? The foremost enemy of higher
~" ■*-*—   ■*-! man who has never attempted to
Freedom  --  Ronald  Reagan,
t chutzpah!  What guts it must take to raise prices In the book-
economize  on  food  In  the cafeteria and snack bar -- both
operations that affect every student — then spend lavish amounts of
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Someone help me—I'm drown-
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Speakers suggest
social changes
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early in November after gala
US will increase strength in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (DPI) - Defense
Secretary Clark M. Clifford said
Wednesday the United States
would continue to Increase Its
troop strength In South Vietnam
until it reaches the authorized
strength of 549,500.
Clifford reiterated Pentagon
plans to continue the U.S. build¬
up In response to a statement by
Rep. Melvin Laird, R-Wls., a
member of the House defense ap¬
propriations subcommittee, that
the number of American troops
In Vietnam would be reduced by
90,000 In the next nine months.
The defense secretary said he
told Laird's subcommittee Sept.
10 that there were no plans to
cut U.S. forces In Vietnam and
Calendar
Monday. September 30. 1968
plans called for even more re- have no Intention of lowering that
lnforcements until the authorized level, either by next June oral
strength was reached. This would any time in the foreseeable fu-
mean about 4,000 more men. tore."
•I want today to reiterate that In Seattle Tuesday, Laird said
position,*  Clifford   said  In a the reduction was the result of
statement. "We have not reached "ordinary and methodical mlli-
the   level  of   549,500 in South tary planning" - and not the type
Vietnam. We Intend to continue of a cutback forecast by  Vice
to build toward that level. We President Hubert H. Humphrey.
Campus footnotes
What In society needs chang¬
ing most was discussed from
three viewpoints - social welfare,
religious and political - during
the second Cross Currents pro¬
gram Wednesday.
War, race and poverty are the
three major concerns of our time,
according to Thomas Brlgham,
dean of the school of social work.
•War is Inappropriate and Im¬
moral,* he said. "Nationalism
ought to be out as a solution to
men's    problems.    It doesn't
The welfare program needs to
be thrown out and replaced by
a guaranteed national Income,
Brlgham added. The race prob¬
lem, he stated, must continue to
have law and order, but Justice
Is another vital necessity - and it
has been left out.
Art Gafke, associate pastor of
the First Methodist Church, said
most important is a change from
worshipping the system to making
the system help human Ufe.
■We do need a system, but it
is becoming an unseen false god.
It has a high priest in the word
'they' which is also unseen,' he
Speaking from apolitical stand¬
point, Jefferson Haheay, Fresno
County supervisor, said society
must change from "spouting of
myths to talking of realities."
There Is something comfort¬
able In blaming women who, keep
having babies and using up wel¬
fare money he said. It Is much
harder to accept real answers.
People, he added, realize the
need for programs combating
such problems as alcoholism, air
pollution and welfare - as long
as It doesn't cost them any money.
The discussion, sponsored by
the CoUege Y, was the second in
a series of four Cross Currents
programs concerning "Changing
Society and the Self-
ling, pastor of the East Prince¬
ton Baptist Church, will talk on
-The Changing Self: A Theolog¬
ical View,' In the Collegiate
Room at 12:10.
The final program of the series
wlU probe the changing self from
a psychological view.
Newman director
The Rev. J. Wayne Hayes, for¬
merly Of St. Helen's Church In
Fresno, will be the director this
year for the Newman Students
Association. Father Hayes Is
substituting for Father Sergio P.
Negro, who Is on leave studying
for a PhD In theology at the Grad¬
uate Theological Union lnBerke-
ley.
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Biology seminars
The first of a series of biology
student research seminars will
take place Wednesday at 4 p.m.
in Science 221. Miss Marcella
Flores,' a senior biology major,
wlU discuss the work she did on
a research project last summer.
The presentation, OUed "Re¬
search On a CaUfornia Heart As¬
sociation Fellowship," is joint¬
ly sponsored by the Biology De¬
partment and Beta Beta Beta, the
biology club.
Dr. Joanne Plgg, Trt-BeU's
faculty sponsor, said that all in¬
terested students and faculty are
Invited to attend.
Republican speaker
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Any student with Freshman
Class standing Is eligible for the
position on the Student Senate.
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