1977_11 The Daily Collegian November 1977

              Pa|»S
AS President spea ks out
for student government
By William Brewer
AS President
Whenever someone opens his or her mouth,
it seems that someone else can find a way to
put the person's foot In that mouth. Well here
The Collegian editor offered this column to
me at the beginning of this semester. Such an
offer was unprecendented and I do wish to say
"Thank you. Diane."
I have hesitated to write the column because
of the inevitable criticisms to follow. However,
there Is too much Information about the affairs
of this campus that the students must become
aware of.    For this reason, I feel compelled
Student Government is a very Important
part of the operations, and well being, of
California State University, Fresno. A great
number   of   beneficial   programs   now   exist
government.    That isn't a plug, it's Just the
Cal. State Sonoma has no student government.
They also have no football, no lntramurals, no
forenslcs, no child day care center, no radio
station, no student newspaper (a state bulletin),
The students at Sonoma State voted out the
$10 per semester tee several years ago. They
tried   since  then to re-estahllsh the fee and
The Collegian
therefore student government, but have failed.
Why?
-Student Government Is a burden to campus
administration, the Board of Trustees, the
ChanceUor's Office, and all others concerned.
Student Government is Just one more Unk
added to the many other complex Unks in the
chain of helrarchy necessary to acquire the
approval of campus programs. This Includes
campus policy and campus planning. In other
words, your Involvement in Student Government
has. a direct effect on your education. .
Recently applications for faculty-student
committees were open to students Interested
In having a "say so" ln the decisions made
about their educations. Several students took
advantage of the opportunity, however, many
others dldn'L The opportunity Is, still open,
though.
If you are Interested, drop ln the office
and let me know. If you decide not to, that
Is up to you.
.Remember though, when another Issue like
the plagiarism poUcy comes up for approval
and no students are there to examine the
policy and lt innocently passes, then that'll
Just he the way lt goes, or Is lt? I hope we
won't let that happen...
If you have any comments, Just call or
write the Associated Students Office, College
Union 300, 487-2651.
Letters to the Editor
Shah graffiti criticized
4. Demonstrations are Ubor
efficient If the objective is w.
ting attention, but a lot of peop),
are tired of them from the to>s.
Don't use them.
These suggestions wont pro.'
vide much frustration releaseb»j
If there is an Interest in sol.
ving a problem, frustration rt.•
least should not be incorporate]
In (he solution. Treat it in.
dependently-.
Roger G. Mult,
Students gripe
Senate Outreach
cleptione 487-2266.
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Minorities must unite for recognition
Bv Beth Meverson »!.-»  ~» .--—    —■
» State University and
Colleges participating ln the 1977-
78 International Programs.
The International Programs, established ln 1963, permits students to study lhany of 12 countries
for an academic yearwhlle simultaneously earning credit at their
home   campuses   ln California.
Students     selected    for this
year's programs, by meeting eligibility requirements for participation, represent only about one-
half of those who actually applied.
Students from CSUF now participating are:
Barbara Bates of Cloverdale;
University of Heidelberg, Germany.
SUsan Harms of Dlnuba; University of Provence, France.
Spbl Ansley of Fresno; University of Florence, Italy.
Alan Davis of Fresno; Waseda
University, Japan.
Margaret Jones of Fresno; Unl -
verslty of Provence, France.
Susan Scheldt of Fresno; University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Lee Stelnmetz of Fresno, University of Provence, France.
Kathleen Doud of La Habra;
University of Provence, France.
Steve Albrecht of Lodl, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Richard Moreno of Salinas;
Untversldad     Ibero-Amerlcana,
This morning on the east wall.
of the first floor mens' wash room
ln the .East Engineering building
there appeared "Down with te*
Shah" written tn Mack, wide felt,
permanent marking pan.   .
To put my response about a
little graffiti In perspective, the/
engineering students are generally of a constructive attitude,
as I think are most student*
these days. The building is new.
In that context, writing on the wall
is out of line.
It Is my suggestion, written
by someone that would like to
express an opinion, that they ln
the future choose a different
means of expression for the following reasons:
1. Most people like to see
their property taken care of and
wilt be displeased with those
who don't respect It.
2. It will create a poor Image
of the Iranian student In general.
Not all students have personal
contact with Iranian students, so
the public opinion will be based
on any outstanding Indicators.
If they are negative, a prejudice
may be extended to Iranian students In general.
3. It   Is   vandalism-illegal.
Here are some suggestions for
expression that might be effect-
1. Keep lt low key and soft
sell  with no Jargon or slogans.
2. Talk to people on an individual baste so the communication may be two-way.
3. Be specific and accurate
ln the problem identification and
realistic ln the analysis. Present a viable alternative.
By Beth Meyerson
AS Senator
On the weekend of October
H-16, I attended an excellent
conference at McGeorge School
of Law In Sacramento on "Women
and the Law."
The general theme throughout
die weekend was "power."^
In a speech by the Honorable
Yvonne Bralthwaite Burke, U.S.
Congresswoman (California, 37th
District), dealing with the acquisition of power, she stated
that all struggling groups "have
to  mobilize   forces  to become
el that this concept has some
trusty not word, and personality rooo.y from Enrollment fall* «ich
ft   am writtoe- a.th*-r.nr. **" wMto ">«•"<>" Increase*,
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year*.
common enemy succeed
, ... -.   In splitting us.  Togetherwehave
Due to serious organizational      me   strength tin     number, '  ir
""" "" "   ""        " nothing else).  Hopefully by rea
son and strong lobbying wa will
be able to avert a messy battle
with tea administration over the
IRA Contract
weU a* the administration. The
recent vote of the Senate to
take a flrrt step te terminating
the IRA contract might not have
happened  without  tbe minority
probtei
ter and tea Human Potential!*!
Committee (HPC^ »e navebeen
relatively anemic for the past
year or two.
I* tee amount of time needed for
individual group issues. This is
a valid excuse, but only to a
point If a trust is built between
groups through mutual Issues,
group input. think of tee added resources when
Aside  from   ' tela budgetary    we help each other on ln
battle,   we  have much to fate     Issues.
---* "       .   Christina Rose,  ;    _..
advocate from Sacramento, at the
Continued oi
from forming a strong coalition.
A common argument I've heard
a* reason for not Joining together
pleased .to *ay that we
have ' . gotten our desperately
needed new blood this year. The"
energy and organization that Kris
Eyssell, the new Women's Center
At   the   present   time In
School of Social Work, the sec-
ond year graduates studentsi
genuinely     concerned with th,
quality of the education they
going to receive in their final
semester at CSUF.
Seventy percent of the School
of Social Works students ten
have signed a petition request^
faculty changes ln cor* require.
mente and electlves.
Student criticisms Include Lv
who are not familiar with course
content, teachers whoexpi
dents to teach the classes; tad
teachers who do not Impart ny
knowledge to student* under the
guise of classes called seminars.
Thus far, the adminls
has stated that students are en-
titled to a delayed pn-regU-
tratlon date.
DON FREEMAN,
Children's Author
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campus. Offhand, I see these
"struggling groups" as the various Third World and women's
p-oups as well a* the Gay
peoples Union. In other words,
those of us dedicated to te*
realization of civil right*.
In the light of politic* on our
campus and ln our community,
t reel that this pulling together
Is imperative. As of now, the
unity exists only ln terms of
personalities.
Representatives from most of
the factions met and became
friends under the guise of student government. This unity,
while a necessary first step. Is
weak, lt must be based on more
than personality or else what
•i-lll happen when these representatives graduate? This feel-
las of togetherness has not filtered down to the ranks of the
various groups.
The trust is not autte there
When this . 	
elected last Spring, we held a
few unofficial meeting* to get
better acquainted. It was a
general consensus from all aides
and HPC coordinator, has brought that we would tight for what we
to us has been inspirational. We      thought was Just, even If lt meant
•trattoo. In our minds we couldn't
Justify having to drastically adjust a budget proposal we felt
was fair in order to appease
r. Baxter, (Ilk* last year'* Sen-
realize that our silent anger 1*
useless 'and are ready for
"action", ready toworkonforming a true coalition with the
Third World group*. .
Coalitions are more successful        ^_
when formed around a specific     ate did).
»««•• Personally, I believe this now
One does not have to look far more than aver. It will be Into find an Issue oo our campus, teresting to see how my col-
The instructlonally Related Act- league* ln the Senate react If
lvlties (IRA) contract threatens a confrontation becomes more
*« right* of democratic repre- than Ju*t a projection. I hope
.«-« «._ -ti *. ...     «• aat mejr ^jjj unygfoir their
convictions of last Spring.
In the meantime, It is important that the student groups
keep lobbying their Senators, as
for all 6f
-of the Third World or Women's
groups faU under the protected
area of this budgetary contract
Instead, at a time when Incoming
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