1978_04 The Daily Collegian April 1978

              UHURU Reflects on Past
BY rXIBARI ZULU
OntJctober 13, 1969, California State University
Fresno (CSUF), produced their first Black newspaper,
The first issue of UHURU was dedicated to
Ellhajl Malik El Sh_-*u_- (Malcom X). It des-
played a Black Power fist with the words: "Symbol of Brotherhood," printed along the side-.
UHURU (which means "freedom" In Swahill)
thus became a journalistic mechanism for Black
students and Black faculty to tackle the controversial Issues of tbe times and simultanlously
educate, agitate and organize Its readers.
According to UHURU editions in 1969, Black
students were demanding an end to CSUF in-
stitut.o-_U radam. They were also demanding
an adequate academic curriculum relevant to the
Black CSUF populace.
The non-hiring of poet Marvin X was a controversial issue for UHURU. The following
was submitted to UHURU by tbe Black faculty
and staff association in reference to Marvin Vs
application for a position in the Ethnic Studies
Program:
"The Ethnic Studies Department finds Itself
being subjected to vicious slanders and allegations and a series of Indignities which is unprecedented In the history of any other department in the coUege."
Other events occured during UHURU's early
years: a resignation from CSUF's president; a boycott of CSUF football games; demon -
sbntions den-anding an EOP dire-tor's dismissal;
CSUF's executive vice-president, Norman Baxter's
"attempt to bridge the gap of communication
and clarification of opinions that are circulating
around campus."
As the 1970s emerged the ideals of people
shifted and with it came new experiences and
voices: Angela Davis, Snlrley Chlsboim, "blck
Gregory, Sam Greelce and other social activists
made campus visits; Eldrldge Cleaver and SoI»-
dad brother George Jackson coctrtbcted articles
to UHURU; Gwen Barefleld was attacked with
racist slurs when she announced ber candidacy
for homecoming queen; an antl-ROTC rally surfaced; five students were accused of retaining
an acting dean on campus; Blacks boycotted
CSUF's cafeteria; Lestor Rlgglns set up four
main goals for the Black Studies department;
and Ernie Shelton, currently assistant EOP director, established a 20-polnt supportive services plan for students.
The establishment of the Pan Afrikan Union over
the Black Student Union, found space In the pub-
Ucation as wtbII as the Nigerian Independence
Anniversary Celebration, tbe Soledad Prison Poets,
Malcom X Week and reprinted interviews with
Muhammad AU.
Today UHURU is still active In reporting events
of particular Interest to Black sttMents: Sidney F. Walton's chaUenge of effective affirmative
action policies, the Bakke case, demonstrations,
conferences such as the State of the Race Conference, active organizations. Black Profiles. . .
UHURU has documented a brief history of Black
people at CSUF and in Fresno's Black community.
..     .. „sicier,t.':: office- use-; ,.
_. vpcte rilspoftal during the unroar
of rthe 60'--. _PPER:    Students "voic;
their disapproval with signs and
qttlre.
students unhappy with a decision r-egardinfj -,a<
warance at CaliforniaJ3tate University in reference to proposition 1"?.
C. xiarance at California State University in reference to proposition H.
Pianist Contributes to Choir's Popularity
BY LINDA GLAUDE
Michael Green, affectiocatley
called "Gold Fingers," ls one
of tbe reasons for the rising
popularity of tbe Black Gospel
Choir at Cilifornla State University Fresno (CSUF).
Green said he holds the choir
in high regard and believes It
- has   a real future on campus.
"Tbey are a hard working,
dedicated, energetic bunch of
people, serious about doing a
good Job spreading the message of the Lord," be sail
"They symbolize a unity among
Blacks students at CSUF that
has been lacldng for quite some
time. Involvement and dedication Is what the choir is all
about,"
Green said he got Involved with
the choir so be could get together with other Blacks and do
something constructive. Headd-
ed that It serves as an outlet
for his energies.
Green, a native of Phoenix,
Az.has been a resident of Fresno
13 years. He ls a music major
at CSUF.
He said his focus on music
was encouraged by his family
and inspired by bis mother.
"Back in Arizona and here
in Fresno, my mother use to
play the piano a lot and 1 would
spend much of my time llsten-
ipg to ber," he said. "I eventually decided that I wanted to
learn to play, so I practiced
on my own and took lessons."
Green said his sister suggested he play the organ for the
Young Adults choir and he has
been playing for It ever since.
In addition to his music en-
deavors, Green enjoys swimming, hiking and being aloae
with bis music.
"Although I feel the need to
be around other people once In
a while, I also need time to be
with my music," he said.
"Often' I have locked myself
in my room aad Just listened
to the radio or to records or
made my owa music by pecking  out   tunes   on  the piano."
Green said listening to a variety of music assists him In
developing his musical ablUties
and adds to his knowledge of dif
ferent aspects of music.
"I enjoy all types of music
and feel they each have something to offer," be said.
At this time lu bis musical
it comes to me," he said.
As of yet. Green said he has
not studied composing or analyzed  his work as a piece of
"'lirhael' "jold ringer-'1
performance,
training Green said he Is concentrating on developing his vocal
abilities, though he does compose.
.reen ;.
When he went through his teenage life, Green said he was
labeled "tbe boy who plays the
organ," and because of the label
he lost sight of who really
was.
"I went through a phase of
Just banging a.-jund looking for
an Identity," he said. "It wasn't
until I did some soul searching
-at I found some m4|
life and discovered the part
me t_*t was real and that vU-j
was Just a social Image."
Green  said  that  through *|
music he found a part c   "'
self, but "music ls Just
tioo of what mak-s me s
person."
Green  is   sensitive* sod-IB^
aware, and concerned with
Is happening to tbe Blade -
m unity.
"In our lives and society today, love has lost
Realization of love as an fr
trlnsic value rather than
commodtty can bring us closer-
the end of our search for it>
we are," he »ld.
It  is  Green's  hope  that tl]
will  be' able  to reach
with tbe communication-
and   trust, /hrough his
"I want the message
music to encourage moi
in  the  Black family strut
and in the race as
be said.
Green's educational goals
elude a masters degree and"
sibly a doctorate.   His ulP
goal Is to do the i
through his musical talents.
Thursday
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April 27,1978
1978-79 senate budget supported
AS senate overrides Brewer veto ,10-3
In a dramatic muscle-flexing move,
the Associated Students (AS) senate over-
role AS President BUI Brewer's veto'
d Uiesenate's proposed budget ofl-78-79
ln a meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Brewer told an audience, double the
room's capacity, that the problem he
saw with the senate's budget was "basically" with reserves, lack erf long-term
planning, lack of rodeo team funding,
pd the funding for Women's Athletics.
With the exception of roleo team funding, the senate did not concur with Brewer's beliefs. The 10-3 veto override
Included an amendment to siphon three
percent from all budgeted_reas--except
AS reserves and operating expenses —
and allocate that money to the rodeo team.
Brewer complained of a "breakdown
In communication" between his office and
the senate, saying he could not live
with the budget, nor did he think the
"I  made a promise during the campaign last year of fiscal responsibility," -
tie said.   "I don't think the budget reflects fiscal responsibility."
AS Senator Russs Greer, speaking after Brewer, said the AS Finance and
Budget Committee and the senate had
vorked several months on tbe budget,
ud he believed they t'	
responsible one. -
"In the Finance and Budget Committee, we came up with a list of priorities this year," Greer said. "We
pretty much followed those priorities.
We have" tapes of the interviews we
conducted (with representatives of the
funded areas).... ' We have 250 pages
of material from these budgeted areas."
Brewer focused on what he saw as
the need for large reserves of funds.
"This organization needs to have
approximately one-half of Its budget set
aside for operating reserves," he said.
"The point ls you have nothing for the
future. You have no long-term planning... no room for expansion."
In place of the senate's budget, Brewer offered one of his own—which was
distributed along with his veto notice.
Brewer's budget recommendations
ranged from a $20 cut for Greek Week
to a $9,433 cut for The Dally Collegian among many other areas. The
bulk of tbe money accrued from the cuts
went towards reserves.
If his budget had passed, $54,000 would
have goae Into reserves, bringing- tbe
1978-79 total to $U3,763.
The AS has an additional $151,000 In
frozen reserves.
Brewer's proposed Increases Included
$4,600 for Tec_nlc_-n's fees and $4,000
to  go  Into discretionary funds to be
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A packed meeting....
(Photo by Loonle Eskridge)
used for speakers or entertainment by
a number of diverse student groups.
Several members of the audience commented that Chicanos, Blacks, fraternities and sororities, dorm students and
IRA fee needs Baxter's okay
others would all have to battle for their
fair share of that money.
Brewer's budget also would have allocated $4,500 to the rodeo team, $400
(Continued oa pg. 7)
AS senate budget based on IRA fee passage
The 1978-79 Associated Students (AS)
budget is based upon the assumption
that funding for Instructionally Related
Activities (IRA) wUl be provided by the
implementation of a $5 per student per
semester fee.
(For related story on the AS budget,
see elsewhere, this page.)
The IRA fee recommendation was made
to CSUF President Norman Baxter by
the IRA Advisory Board. The board has
sir mernhers—three of whom ire students and three of wliom are admini-
The California State University and
Colleges (CSUC) Trustees passed a measure January 24 enabling colleges In the
CSUC system to charge between $1.50
Ud $5 in IRA fees per student per se-
The exact amount of the fee to be
charged at each campus is to be set by
tne college's president.
Fur 1977-78 IRA areas, the AS allocated $146,730. IRA areas Include fort-si cs, athletics, the marching band,
tkatre, music, Judging teams, modern
knee, the art gallery, Judging teams and
the syn<±ronl_ed swim show.
Two areas Included under IRA for
15"-73--buslness slmulati an game sand
Us rodeo team—are not Included under
Bext year's ERA, in accordance with
guidelines set down by the CSUC Chancellor's office.
Next year, the cost of the simulation games will be abflorbed by the Business Department. The* rodeo team ls
being budgeted by the AS.
The 1978-79 AS budget Included only
student services, the a "    "
that funding for the ERA areas win be
provided by the IKK fee.
Student services areas Include the
Child Day Care Center, the pep squad,
Tutorial Services, Recreation, The Dally
Collegian, Vintage Days, Intramurals
and other areas which, under the Chancellor's guidelines, are not lnstruction-
ally-related.    -
President Baxter has made no decision about the fee. According to administrative spokesman Don Winkler,
director of public affairs, the president
still has the ERA fee under consideration.
Winkler read a prepared statement
regarding tbe fee on Wednesday. Tbe
text follows:
"To submit a request to the Chancellor for establishing an ERA fee, the
president must Include certain budgetary Information.
"For example, he muststateproposed
expenditures for each ERA area for
1978-79 and the source of funds for
those areas (e.g., general fund, foundations, admissions, IRA fees).
"In addltiop, he must Indicate proposed expenditures from the IRA fee.
"The presldenl prefers to have as
much relevant Information as possible
before submitting this information (to
the Chancellor). Specifically, he would
prefer to have received recommendations from the IRA (Advisory) Board
before taking any action,"
Tbe inforrnatiou—toci-ding tbe budget proposal for ERA areas-does not
have to come from the ERA Advisory
Board, according to the Chancellor's
guidelines.
The president's office could supply
that Input, although Baxter has Indicated he w.,uld prefer to have the board's
recommendations.
The "working date" for submitting an
IRA proposal to the Chancellor's office
ls May 1, Winkler said.
AS President Bill Brewer, as chairman of the ERA Advisory Board, is the
one who sets the meeting dates.
Brewer said he was working on the
budget, and that he anticipated one being worked-up within the next two weeks.
He said there would be at least two proposals-one including state ERA fees, and
"There ls a lot of grey areas" with
respect to the budget, he said.
"We haven't even seen a prototype
anywhere of any kind of fee like this.
We've got no -ackjround."
Brewer added that there was no guarantee the Chancellor would agree to set
the fee at $5 per student per semester
for CSUF.
"We are one of the few colleges that
are requesting the full fee." >» sajd.
- Editor's Note: A complete listing oi the
1978-79 AS budget, as passed by the
senate on Tuesday, will appear in next
Tuesday's Dally Collegian.