1976_05 The Daily Collegian May 1976

              4-THE DAILY COLLEOIAN      Wednesday, May 12, 1976
LETTERS
'Brown proves himself
strong for presidency'
'Something seems a little
wrong': his point of view
Editor:
In La Vor de Aztlan's last is- '
sue, a letter to the editor appeared concerning MEChA's position on the Bicentennial.
MEChA's position was compared
to a comic strip. We as MEChA
students do not and will not stand
tor a psuedo-liberal's one-sided
racist view of 200 years of oppression as not being serious.
How serious can you get? People
have died, such as Danny Tre-
vtno who, although unarmed, was
shot down by San JoseClty Police
on January 22, 1976. How extreme
can you get? In February of this
year, Woodlake High School students were denied freedom of
expression.
MEChA's concern Is In con-
lunctlon with over 60 national,
124 state and several 100 local
organizations known as the July
4th Coalition.
In Mr. Meyer's statement,
•Why don't all non-Mexican-
Americans protest Clnco de
Mayo," his racist overtones appear quite visibly. Does not Mr.
Meyer recognize Clnco de Mayo,
when unarmed Mexican people
defeated some or Napoleon's best
troops, as one ot the three greatest days tor rreedom-> The other
(two being Bastille Day and the
Vourth or July, ir this Is too extreme,   let him ask any history
Does    Mr.    Meyer    also   deny
. Mechlstas the right to protest?
The statement concerning Chlcano Cltlzenshlpof Aztlan(South-
west) has never been finalized by
the United States In any document.
Also, Mr. Meyer should reread
his history of Aztlan (Southwest)
3 United States, and not
Chlca
s cltlze
was granted. Chlcanos have never
voted to be a part of this country.
They were forced at gunpoint to
We do agree with Mr. Meyers
statement, "something seems a
little  wrong   from   my  point   of
Juan Noriega
MEChA Central Chairperson
Valle de San Joaquin
'Hypocrisy...prevalent in U.S. ...'
This Is in regard to Mike R.
Meyer's letter concerning
MEChA's position on the Blcen-
We as mechlstas and as campus representatives for the Chlcano community to the statewide
MEChA anti-bicentennial committee, know the conditions, atO-
C America's birthday
(Happy birthday, America) hut
rather the Ideals (constitution)
which resulted from the 1T7G
armed revolution; life, liberty,
pursuit of happiness, freedom and
justice for all. Let us not forget,
after half of Mexico was stolen,
Its  people   massacred and gov-
people were left al
direction of God (Manifest Destiny and the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo). We as Chlcanos have
yet to experience basic human
as well as constitutional rights.
The thirteen colonies' revolution was an economic struggle
(taxation without representation,
Boston tea party, etc.)
The Chlcano struggle Is one of
Ufa, It Is- of our carnales and
carnalas In the field who live In
poverty. Il/ls our roots across
the borderland the exploitation
by   the   capitalist   growers   and
I   little polltlca
ploym^nt law Is a farce.Our people live In poverty In the barrios,
we rill the Jails, the unemployment rolls and welfare lines.
I might understand how someone ol racist mentality might
believe that Is our nature.
The Bicentennial expresses
that we should he proud as citizens (?) to live under such humane and free government. We as
Chlcanas cannot and will not
participate, to do so would oily
enforce the state of hypocrisy
which   Is  so prevalent  In U.S.
Venceremos,
Member CSUF MEChA
Antl-Blcentennlal Committee
Brown   Jr.   for
Brown Is presently California's
37-year-old bachelor governor,
and despite the fact that he has
been In office for only sixteen
months, he Is now a candidate for
President of the United States.
Brown paints hlmself.as a man
with a vision who can turn the
country on again, and feels his
bid for presidency has a very
possibility   for suc-
The California governor Is a
man of action and has Involved
himself In the Issues. He helped
In the creation of a farm labor
the legislature has Initiated such
measures as — reducing marijuana penalties. Increasing taxes
on oil companies, and permitting
consenting adults to Indulge their
sexual provltcilles In private
without fear of arrest.
Also of Interest and Importance, Is Brown's standing on the
Westlands situation.
The Brown administration has
concluded that the federal government will Invest nearly $2.5
billion to enrich a few landowners
In the Westland Water District
without any compliance with federal reclamation law (the Reclamation Act proposes creating
family farms), and that In fact,
If the law Intended to create
family farms was compiled with,
there would be a boost In crop
Income, employment, and the
economic life of Fresno County.
Many Westlands landowners
dispute this by claiming that only
large-scale farming is economically feasible. These same landowners have been,under attack
by critics who contend corporate
landowners have engaged In sham
transactions In selling their land
to absentee syndicate operators.
While this is technically complying with the law, the sales
have resulted In relatively few
new family farmers In the rich
district, in auuulon, the 600,000
acre Westlands lying In western
Fresno and-Kings counties con.
sumes.more water for Its corporate-owned   farms   than any
Gov. Brown believes the
Democratic party needs to be
revitalized: that new thinking
Is needed. In the beginning, the
governor readily admitted he
thought through all the I
,  but I
felt tl
Issues would Involve a I
mltment to full employment and a
recognition that much greater ef-
forts at conserving our natural
going  lb be re-
At a Capital news conference
*Brown stated, ■! can't give you
ready made recipes on how to
solve each and every problem,
but I have a lot of energy. I hope
I can Inspire some enthusiasm-
I think I can bring people to-
gether."
other candidates to challenge him
In California, where he is willing
Brown feels people In this
country are searching for vision,
and that they are not turned on -
they're not excited and enthusl-
astic about public affairs. He
feels he can make a contribution
going as people. Furthermore,
he feels that only the people win
judge whether or not he can do
"Let  the   people  decide' he
Irene Tinoeo
Ideals have proved fo be empty promises
Editor:
Mr. Meyer, while claiming he
Isn't "much of a flag-waving,
star-spangled banner type,"does
seem to get a little hot under the
collar over our Bicentennial.
This Is his privilege: indeed, his
right. ]
II probability, a minority cl
Bicentennial celebratlonserlous-
ly. Chlcanos. Blacks. Indians and
group hear about the freedom
they are supposed to be enjoying
all   the   time,   but   what   does  It
Bicentennial - regardless ofi
nags Mr. Meyer might wave.
And    so.    to   Mr.   Meyer   a
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The probability Is, though, that
the 'Founding Fathers" are doing
double-gainers In their graves
over this particular Bicentennial.
After all, their Ideals have been
grossly perverted over the years
and anyone thinking this is a truly
free and open society today Is
blind or crazy.
The impoverished and dlsen-
d peoples In this nation
:h Mr. Meyer obviously
p   United   States.   The
Meyer may protest th:it In- hadn't
yet tasted a Bicentennial breakfast cereal; If-he hasn't It's only
because no- enterprising businessmen have thought of 11. He's
right about one thing, though -
the whole affair has a distinctly
"Doonesbury* reeling about it.
Clnco de Mayo Is a celebration
of Mexican Independence and If
Mr. Meyer feels like protesting
It he's more than welcome, though
The fact Is, Mr. Meyer Is not. In
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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1976
'Baxter coercion'
Student officers charge Baxter forced NCAA contract
Staff Reporter
CSUF president Norman Baxter has
been accused by several past and
jrosent student senate officers of coercing student negotiators three years ago
into signing a five-year NCAA contract
which guarantees men's athletics 32 per
rent of the Associated Students budget
until 1978.
The officers claimed Baxter pressured
student negotiators during the latter end
il the summer of 1973 Into signing the
NCAA contract by Indirectly Indicating
lie would not approve the AS budget unless they compiled.
on two occasions, Baxter denied ever
ti-rilng pressure of any kind onthestu-
The matter has become an Issue on
campus this year because men's athletics continued to get a guaranteed
amount (over $100,000 of the $300,000
AS budget) while most areas In the 1976-
77 AS budget were forced to take a 19
. per cent cut this year.
According to Brent Bowen, who will
become a senator starting this fall, the
"shady circumstances" under which the
NCAA contract was passed In 1973 has
made many senators unwilling to let
there be a similar outcome when the
contract  comes   up for renewal In two
There Is a very sjrong possibility that
a lawyer will be hired by the senate when
the charter of the NCAA contract and
the contract Itself are being negotiated,
said Susan Good, legislative vice-presl-
There Is also a possibility that a
lawyer may be hired at present to search
for loopholes In the charter and the
contract, said Bowefu- -
But the $1,500 In the lawyer retainer
fund of the AS budget may not be enough
otoney for the senate to hope getting
a lawyer's services, said Bowen.
Sipriano Marline-?., administrative
vice-president during negotiations three
years ago, said the main stumbling
block was whether or not Baxter would
fund the Economic Opportunity Program
(E.O.P.) summer Institute If the senators
on the Board of Directors and the Athletic Commission did not approve the
NCAA "contract.
David Davenport, who was Involved In
negotiations as  legislative vice-presi
dent, supported what Martinez said.
•Baxter told us by Innuendo that unless we approved the contract at whatever gJWiE. Department wanted, there
would -be no E.O.P. summer Institute
program,"' Davenport told former room-
•mate David Stein by telephone from
Washington, D.C.
•What he specifically told us,' said
Davenport through Stain, 'was (hat unless the contract was on hla desk by
Friday, this was on Wednesday, that be
would not sign the summer institute
funding before he went on vacation.*
Davenport said Baxter was to be on
vacation for a month and the E.O.P.
program needed funding Immediately.
Current Associated Students president David Price recalled that after
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R-TV Dept. may dissolve
by Michael Robin son
Staff Reporter
For the second time In less
>.in a year, the Radio-Television
lepartment has received notlfl-
iiion of a possible dissolution,
rrordlng to Gaylord O.Graham,
t?an of the School of Professional
Graham, who Is finishing his
rst year as the dean, said he
as been studying the School of
rofesslonal Studies to deter-
itna ways to organize the school
.r the best efficiency.
"In my mind the question Is
ii.it is the most efficient or-
jmzatlonal structure to help
em (professors) complete their
n.ils ror students,* Graham said.
He said the R-TV Department
i not the only department In
is School of Professional Studies
that has been s
•We have a unique school,*
Graham said of the School of
Professional Studies.
Graham said most schools have
departments that are quite similar, but this is not always true
in the School of Professional
Studies.
Graham said that at this point,
he Is only studying possible dissolution of the department. He
said he has recently received a
memorandum from' Phillip Lane,
R-TV coordinator, stating the
department's feelings on a possible dissolution.
In the R-TV Department, however, professors have heard of
a possible dissolution since mid-
July. At that time, the department received a memo from
Graham stating that if the FTE
did not go up, dissolution was
possible.
Since that time the FTE did go
up, but Graham said dissolution
Is still possible. Graham says
the latest dissolution talks stem
from the original memo In July.
But he said dissolution of a department does not necessarily
mean that It Is something bad
for the professors or the stu-
If a dissolution occurred, the
professors would be absorbed
Into other departments, he noted.
the s;
pxobabl
and
depending upon  profess
departments Involved.
As for the R-TV major, Graham said that would not change.
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Counselors say
fewer problems
for todays students
by DooNc
Staff Hep
Today's students have fewer p
open In their search for personal k
demanding of themselves than students a decade ago, according to two counselors with at least 10 years experience at
CSUF.
*I feel good about our students now,* said Dr. Viola Davis,
a CSUF counselor for the last 21 years. 'We had more seriously disturbed people when the campus was halt Its size."
She said she has not encountered any serious problems tor
about the last 10 years, but prior
to call the police In some cases where she considered a student
"dangerous.*
•We used to get students here that were s.
we would have to call their parents, or even take the students
out of school,* said Kenneth Blood, a CSUF counselor since
.1966.
Davis and Blood said they consider a 'seriously disturbed'
person as one who could not function in any situation.
Both said even the types of student problems have changed
over the  years. One of the  more  common problems a "
years ago was the fight for personal Independence.
■Fewer people are concerned about emancipation from their
parents,' said Blood.
He said a student would seldom move out on his own If his
parents lived close to CSUF.
Both counselors said that It seems as If students are having fewer problems over issues caused by the prevalent attitudes In society. But as society's concerns change, so do the
problems, they noted.
But, they said, the rapid changes In society can also .a
problems because sudden .shifts in society's values eliminate
the stability a person needs to function effectively. According
to Blood, an Individual needs two basic elements In his lite. He
needs a certain amount of predictability In his environment,
and he needs a certain amount of novelty. An Imbalance be-
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it dreaming of It, are Richard Shults (foreground) and fellow stu-
ats offered by the P.E. Department. (Photo by Joe Laaplna)
Inside
Prof brings two cultures to students
Student referendum cowing this semester
Intra murals flourish Under Conrad