1977_10 The Daily Collegian October 1977

              State professors view Bakke case
In the past few weeks, considerable press attention has
been devoted to tbe Bakke Case,
involving alleged "reverse discrimination" in tbe medical school admissions policy of tbe University of California, Davis.
■ Numerous reports have indicated correctly that Mr. Bakke's
suit is being supported by the
American Federation of Teach-
As the largest higher education
affiliate of tbe .American Federation of Teachers ln the state,
representing more than 3600
state university and colleges faculty, tbe United Professors of
California wishes to record its
rtlssent from the position of our
national federation.
We are extremely distressed
that tbe Bakke suit threatens to
turn back the clock on years
of vigorous efforts to end ethnic
and sex discrimination ln the
areas of educational opportunity
and Job advancement.
As academic professionals'
equally committed to the maintenance of academic excellence
as well as ethnic and sexual
equality, we wish to underscore
the following points in the often
emotional debate about the Bakke
Iranians to rally against Shah visit
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah
of Iran is once again coming to
the U.S. In itself this visit,
scheduled tn or before November
is not unusual for this notorious
dieUtor~ha» made this pilgrimage
every time a new administration
has taken office since Truman's
presidency.
Owing his despotic throne to the
"freedom-loving" U.S. government and his repressive secret
police organization (SAVAK) to
the CIA, he is always eager to
present his new boss with reports
of the tasks he has performed
and attentive to -the new orders
which are given him.
This trip, however, is particularly special. Thirst of all the
Shah is coming at the tail end
of Mr. Carter's huff and puff
"absolute respect for human
rights" campaign. This visit,
since the Shah Is an absolute
tyrant, Is very dear to Mr. Carter's "human rights" campaign
to tbe winds leaving this fake
"crusader's"    hypocrisy expo
sed. S-cond, the Shah Is coming
to see Mr. Carter, frightened
out of his wits-and clutching
his bags of troubles.
Now the question is raised,
what is tbe Shah's visit to achieve and do these have anything in common with tbe interests of the Iranian and the
American people?
The Shah's visit is to serve
the following purposes:
1) Brief tbe Shah on the results of the Carter administration's six-month study on Iranand
the Persian gulf. This study
broadens the direct military involvement of the VS. in this region and includes plans for military VS. invasion in case tbe
Shah's regime and VS. corporate Interests are seriously
threatened either by the liberation by the otber superpower,
the Soviet Union.
2) Conclude arms agreements
with the Shah promising him a
continuation of the NUonAdmini-
stration's   carte  blanche arms
The Collegian
ated Students o
f California State Univer.
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er and $12 per vear.  Edi-
elephone 487-226G.
ose of Californ
ia State University, Fres-
Editor-in-Chief Diane Valeska
Managing Editor     Susan Shroder
Feature Editor. Diame Solis
Photography Editor Sunny Frazier
Sports Editor John Esparza
Photographer Melissa Baro
Reporter* Steve Cavailero, Mike Fitzgerald,
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sale policy for his regime.
3) Aooly make-up to tbe notorious image of the Shah who internationally known as a vicious
dicator and regime as the most
repressive in the world. "In
this way, Carter hopes to hide
tbe glaring contradiction between
continued U.S. support for tbe
Shah and his rhetoric on "human
rights".
4) Both tbe Shah and Carter
hope to convince and unite tbe
entire U.S. ruling class around
the Shah'and his regime and press
the point that the Shah is still
the best agent the VS. corporate bosses have in Iran and the
most capable of protecting their
To conclude, it can be seen
that what the Carter administration plans for Iran is greater
military U.S. involvement in this
area, greater backing for tbe
Shah's repressive Regime, further protection for tbe plunder
of Iran and exploitation of the
Iranian masses by VS. corporate bosses.
The Northern Gauiornia Iranian Students Association in Fresno, a chapter of Iranian Students Association in VS., is
determined to organize a Rally
on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at CSUF
and also on Thursday, Oct 27,
and is going to bold a demonstration starting at CSUF and
follow with a march to Fresno
City College and then to Federal
Building downtown. This is part
of our nation-wide activities in
the VS. and all over the world
against Shah's VS. visit.
We profoundly demand all the
progressive and freedom-loving
people of America to actively
participate our activities against
the repressive and fascist regime
of the Shah. We say let's stand
• together, let's unite and fight
against fascists, let's show tbe
Imperialists and their puppets
that final victory belongs to tbe
masses, and this is an irresls-
table trend of the history.
Northern Californla Iranian Students ' Association in Fresno
(N.C.IAA.)
1. The controversial admissions policy which sets aside 16
of 100 medical school admissions
slots for minority students was
adopted by tbe faculty ot the
UC Davis Medical School.
These faculty are charged with
tbe responsibility of maintaining
academic standards in tbe medical school and have, we believe,
the strongest claim to concern
for the quality of their graduates.
. They apparently do not believe
that the ultimate quality of (heir
graduates is Jeopardized by their
special admissions program.
2. Tbe 16 minority slots sre
maintained among qualified
applicants. It is a vicious distortion to suggest that minority
students admitted under tbe program are unqualified.
3. Mr. Bakke's claim is that
he Is somehow "better qualified" than minority students admitted ahead of him. While it
makes a great deal of sense to
distinguish between tbe qualified
and tbe unqualified, the Judgement of who is better qualified
among qualified people is at best
One, and at worst arbitrary.
What tbe Uc faculty are saying
with their admissions policy Is
that within the cloudy area of
Democrats to
talk politics
Students interested in the political aspects of environmental
protection, marijuana cultivation, the federal criminal code,
and otber issues, are welcome
to attend the statewide meeting
of tbe Student Democratic Coalition (SDC) at Cal State North-
ridge,   Oct.   29  and  30.
The Coalition is a statewide
organization which seeks to act
as a catalyst for progressive
social and     political    change.
Those who are interested in
the Northridge meeting or who
wish to know more about SDC
should contact Carol Smith at
(916) 756-3096.
distinguishing among quality
applicants, they wiU conslik,
the life and death social dm
to provide basic, medical ettea-
Hon to minority people '
out our nation.
4. It is important tc _____
guish standards for admissi__
from standards for '— -
At worst, the UC
program takes a chance on sis!
dents who may not be able t_
make the grade: lt places _>
one under any obligation to a
or graduate these students
physicians.
Again , it Is nothing bo.
vicious smear to suggest Bat
minority physicians graduate.h
the University of Ch-tforma art'
suspect because of the special
admissions program. We ca
and should presume that all students graduated by tbe
qualified faculty of the medial
school meet appropriate stu.
duds.
The tragedy of this case k
that Mr. Bakke and his
ers have singled out tbe wmt
target. Tbe problem is not Hat
qualified minority students in
admitted over qualifiedanglostudents.
Tbe problem is that many qnti-
If led medical school      '
are turned away while
costs are sky tfjpV    "
begging for proper medical attention.
The culprits are not tbe it
minority students admitted at tot
UC Medical School, but tbeef
forces within the medical profession which have worked successfully for decades tc ' "
tbe supply qf medical doctors
in this nation.
It has pitted anglos :
minorities and men agaii
men while basic inequities Inour
society eo untouched ania privileged element within th?medical profession laughs all ns
way to tbe bank.
Warren Kessler
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Senate Outreach
Personal conflicts in Senate
The Senate meetings of late have reminded
me of when I was a kid and we used to pick
sides for a game of teg.
There is a definite split In this year's
senate. I can't help but feel that this split
only serves- to make things a little more
Interesting. After all, lt all the senators
agreed with each other, our meetings might
not last very long, and heaven forbid that.
There is a more serious problem, however,
and that problem Is distrust among the senators. During the course of last year's election there, was a certain group ot students
running on a slate that made quite a few'
promises. That bunch ot students was enthusiastic, hopeful, and quite ambitious. How
all these students got together and Joined
hands for a CAUSE will probably always remain a mystery. What puzzles me is what
drove them apart.
it seems to me that these senators should
realize that group strength Is Impossible without a group. To fulfill the promises that were
made to tbe last election, the senators must
think collectively instead of separately. Our
Letter fo*
ffie editor
Last week, one of tbe fraternity
bouses (Theta Chi) near Fresno
State CoUege was partially gutted
by fire, damage amounting to
about 550,'000, and causing a 11 occupants of tbe building to have to
move to a nearby, almost vacant
sorority dorm.
Fire investigation officials now
declare that tbe fire was started
with a fireworks rockets, which
conclusion has beensubstantlated
by fraternity "brothers."
Unfortunately, there may be no
prosecution to this case. Theta
CM fraternity members have refused to cooperate with officials .
providing the officials with the
names or identity of tbe individuals responsible for the Are,'
One brother stated no action.
should be taken "because those
vmo started tbe fire have learned
their lesson."
If this is not in fact a criminal
attitude (obstructing Justice,
vithholding evidence, et. al.), it
certainly is immoral and unethical. I seriously wonder how
the homeowners In that Are district are going to feel when their
fire insurance premium rates go
«p next quarter. As long as
550,000 fires, and tbe individuals
»ho start them, go without thorough investigation and prosecution, such losses wiU continue and
Insurance rates wiU continue to
If this whole mess is any example of the attitudes and leadership evickmrasd by typical fraternities, then I'm beginning to
understand why more and more
schools are disaUowing fraternal
organizations and their activities
on campus.
This fire, and its subsequent
hck of responsible follow-up,
»lso raises some very serious
questions about several of our
community agencies—to wit,
D-Vs office, fire department in-
fKUgative sections, other law
«ntorcement divisions, etc.
John T. Weatherbe   '
Wltor's Note:
» is not tbe responsibility of
"» fire Department or other
WMlc agencies to initiate prosecution against the people who
wy rave caused the Theta Chi
•to H is tbe responslbiilty of
■» fraternity Itself to file coin- '
wints or charges with law enforcement agencies If they wishto
Prosecute. Since fraternity mem-
wrs have not chosen to do so,
"» chances for prosecution are
minimal.
senate could accomplish much more if there
was unity and trust within lt.
There is no need to point out the fact that
personality conflicts exist. There Is a need
however to point out the fact that these conflicts at times interfere in tbe decision making
process of the senate. We can ln no way
combat this problem. What we can do is make
an attempt to build a sense of trust and
friendship among ourselves.
If a senator walks into a senate meeting
he .could probably sit down and count the
senators who would not be in the same room
it there were no senate meeting. The senators
are brought together every Tuesday at 3 p.m.
We only have to see each other once a week.
Other than that we are tree to go about our
daily Uves. For pete's sake, lt shouldn't be v
that difficult  to set aside our personaUty '
Realizing that I have been part of the pro-
. blem, I will from now on consider each of the
senators a trustworthy friend ot mine.
Speak Out!
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