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4-THF DAIIY COLLEGIAJI-FrL, Eeb.8,19» New class stresses English skills Watergate ethics class reviews political system y ZtnobU Gerald Collegian Staff Wrltei Students who feel they have a serious problem In mastering tot English language will not bo able to receive close supervised Instruction in 'English tor English Speakers,* a pilot course currently being offered by the Experimental College. The Experimental College offers experimentation In higher designers of the course, Puru- shottaro Mlstry, chairman of the Linguistics Department, and linguistics professors Jerry Hopkins and Frederick Brengelman, the course will test the hypothesis that specific Instruction and practice In English structure and style can help a student Improve his writing, and It will provide students with the opportunity for small group exploration of his own writing problems. ■English for English Speakers* Is a six-unit basic English class which will take a -linguistic* approach to English. The class will stress vocabulary building, spelling, and sentence World news (Con and federa d from Page 1) 1 Investigators said -Symblonese Liberation Arm reporting thai Miss Hearst w TRUCK STRIKE Confused and st pendent truck drl try, Thursday called for a genera] election on Feb. 28. He posed a; Its core Issue the question o: whether Britain shall be ruledh) by the leftist Labor Party and Its CLERGYMEN Four Christian clergymen sere senlenced to 15-year prison terms by a South Korean military 10-year sentences on charges of defying a presidential decree banning opposition to the constitution. The court said the six held an Indoor rally, signed a petition and scattered leaflets demanding retraction of the decree. MEN! - WOMEN! 3££ ."oi*^ " *hIn€,0n IR E W A R D Male black <* white Springer Spaniel lost 11/73 east of Fresno Airport. Phone 225- 4548 or 291-7070. Lost: 2 mkte-dogs In vicinity of First and bar slow. 1 tri-colored Beagle, 1 small, furry off-white \ 224-1742 proposal for the class last semester to the Experimental College Committee. At the time, Mlstry Informed The Dally Collegian that he saw a need for such a class on this campus. Saying that some students have a 'good command of English, but are poor In spelling,* Mlstry listed this as one of Ms reasons for proposing ■English for English Speakers.* In their proposal, the professors say, Irrespective of what department a student is In, he will be expected to be able to i articulate his ' newly acquired knowledge as well as to master his subject matter. •We often assume that students have adequate written language skills upon entrance to college. However, as Instructors well know, quite a large number of students are poorly prepared," says the submitted class This situation Is especially know subject matter very well and yet get poor grades precisely because of his Inability to practice lb using the rules that The remaining two hours will be spent In small group discussions which will be supervised by one of three Instructors teaching the class. During discussion, students are expected to make and receive suggestions about papers they are preparing for. other courses, and may engage in further practice in sentence and paragraph While the course is only In Its first semester. Mlstry sees a future need for a more 'modi- fled program" for teachingEng- By James Guy . . • Staff Writer If student response to a new political science course at CSUF Watergate Is still high. Dr. Bernard E. McGoldrick, associate professor of political science, said he was surprised to a— 38 students sign up for a new one unit course In Watergate ethics. He said if such Interest continues, the department might consider offering the class again next fall, possibly for more than one unit. Dr. McGoldrick said the Idea for the course had come from himself and Dr. Freeman J. Wright, department chairman. He feels the most Important part Harris favors amnesty prised when the Watergate scandal was uncovered, 'because I'd seen It coming on since 1950." ■Nixon has been that kind of politician all along,' he said, ■and the American political sys- that kind of sys- <-on Id (long. I j Nixon f s said the energy c may help the American people in one way, by "forcing them to learn that the whole world Isn't at the disposal of the Amerl- •Thls could be a very frightening time for Americans," he said, "because our whole Identity is based on being consumers.* Harris, who Is currently writing a story on the truckers' strike for Rolling Stone Magazine, said the truck drivers' protest is 'dramatizing the way our economy Is functioning, and the position the little man has been forced Into." will look a causes of Watergate. "There Is s good chance that Watergate has a 200 year bis- -■ tory," he aald. . - He feels study of the testimony already aired so fully In public is of secondary Important to looking at the nature of the American political system Itself. A key question Dr. McGoldrick plans to raise la whether or not the Watergate syndroms has been long Inherent in the system. ■? "I plan to raise some questions," he said. "One of them will be: 'Has Richard Nixon victimized tbe system, or has the system victimized Richard Dr. McGoldrick also challenged the contention that things would Improve simply by putting the right people In jail. He si lure of the American political Readings for the class will come from a selection of essays called tbe 'Watergate File," (stamped 'For Political Scientists' Eyes Only*). Some topics ethics of executive power, national security, the public myth and Ihe military industrial complex. , Dr. McGoIdrlck'a area of special Interest In political science is political philosophy. Black History SATURDAY Ethiopian Night a Black History Week rafetena at CSUF. F ( History Week will MYSTIC REVELATIONS arris said one of A me ent problems, the € is, "Is a trick to Isis right n, ■The oil roi SUMMER JOBS op* to Opportunity H >«pt. sjo. 55 Flathead Drlvi tallipall. MT 59001. ...YOU MUST APPLY EARLY.. SIGMA NU [^FRATERNITY ALL COLLEGE DANCE Rainbow Ballroom f^^l TONIGHT FRIDAY, FCB. 8 9 p.m. 'til 1 a.m. S2PRE-SALE - BAR OPEN - *2.50ATCX3OR 30% discount on all ARTIST MATERIALS JACKETS BOOK PACKS OF EVERY QOT| ' DESCRIPTION I VO UP WAR SURPLUS DEPOT HEAOQOAiiTEBS FOR ARMY- NAVY CLOTHNG 6Q2. tJROAPWAV 237-3*513 GREEN'S CYCLERY 1855 E. GETTYSBURG (1 block east of Blackstone) Phone 227-5331 PEDAL YOUR WAY TO GOOD HEALTH ■■■■■■■■■■■■■a INSTANT CREDIT to the holder of any MAJOR CREDIT CARD NEW & USED BICYCLES ADULT 3-WHEELERS IXPERI BEPARING ALL MAKES AND MODELS ^AuruRNIA 'Affirmative Action^Tnalces moderate gains By Philip Hagoptan Collegian Staff Writer Tbe landmark Civil Rights Act of IBM provided the impetus for a series of federally-mandated programs designed, ltwas hoped, to eliminate discrimination from all facets of American One of these programs is "Affirmative Action," which was' created by presidential order rive years ago. It stipulates that "an employer shall not discriminate for employment on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin and color,'according to Andrew Alvarado who heads up the faculty arm of CSUF's "affirmative action* ef- The Initial thrust of the program, which Is administered by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, was directed toward private Industry, Alvarado explained. *lt was not until a year ago that higher education was affected.".' It was lo 1971. however, that the program was first coordi nated at CSUF, equally affecting a rpjsslble; aa/lrmative action both faculty and staff hlrlngs. hfrf .B sJaM Wlbot. who has Tbe director of the program headed the staff program since at the staff level la Lionel Tal- March, 1972, when he came to p.r^n..m.n.gerforLfg;g^rj^ ^ ^ ^ hiring guidelines for categories ranging from administrative to clerical to custodial positions. "In setting these guidelines, you must realize that some of them are unattainable,* he said. The difficulty, Talbot aald, ta the university. Talbot explained1 that affirmative action's move onto campuses was tbe result of private-sector criticism of the government. This thinking, he said, asked, in effect, If the federal government wants us to do it, why don't they do it, too?" Like private employers, Alvarado said, campuses are directed at the behest of HEW to develop affirmative action plans labor force of ti I determining The 'protected groups,* he said, that are Included tn the program are women and ethnic minorities - blacks, chlcanos, Asians and American Indians. Institutions that lack plana for Implementing a program, Alvarado aald, are faced with a cutoff of funds by HEW. Accordingly, "every hire we , have is potentially looked at as bera of qualified people In each profession.* He cited aa an example the case of blacks a few years ago — and chlcanos at present — receiving training In sociology, resulting In an overabundance of persons lo that discipline. Nevertheless, Talbot aald, affirmative action la now receiving the cooperation of tbe Economic Opportunity and Financial Aids programs fields. The "overall aim* of the staff program, Talbot said, Is to lions within Fresno County. , Thus far, the greatest discrepancy, Talbot acknowledged, Ilea In chicano employment. The chlcano population of Fresno County la 'roughly it, per cent, yet the percentage of chlcanos employed in staff positions at CSUF la just under lS*per cent. However, he noted that affirmative action la actively involved In recruiting In the (community, with job advertisements In Spanish-language newspapers and radio stations, In addition to ads tn tbe California Advocate, a black-published newspaper In west Fresno. Despite these efforts, Talbot estimated It trill be ten years before full "parity" la reached between employment and population figures. "We hope that people will recognize a great statistical Imbalance, and that people will realize that we hare to correct thla.* While Ihe staff level of af firmative action la centralized under Talbot's direction, the faculty program la diffuse, with each of 48 departments on campus formulating its own affirmative action plan. "Each department will be different,* aald Alvarado, woo has coordinated the program for tbe past year. Faculty, be said.Vlll time schedule tor achieving their Unlike the staff program, tbe faculty has vet to solidify its effort. Alvarado said an'Interim plan* is now being prepared, which be aald will concentrate more on the procedures to be followed than actual goals. Ha said he expects the plan to be finished within a month. currently under way to attract to attract women and minority faculty to CSUF. Tbe 75 faculty hired last Fail, Alvarado noted, included 23 white women, seven (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1) ft h ix MONDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1974 LXXVIII/75 EGIAN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO WUHS students, administration ask release of mari'iupna article WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF By Philip Hagoptan Collegian Staff Writer After five days of sharp and sometimes bitter disagreement, students and the administration al Washington Union High School elected last week to pursue a common front at the Eastondistrict's board meeting tomorrow night. TheyXejdll seek to have the confiscated Tbagazlne, "The Hatchet," released to the pub- "We're going to present the same side," said Sharon Ran- sler, "Hatchet" editor. "It's all According to Ms. Ransler, . superintendent Frank Thompson met with student journalists last Tuesday In an attempt to settle a dispute that resulted when Thompson prohibited distribution of the magazine because It contained what he purported was 3 controversial article about marijuana use amongWUHSstu- Thompson seized alt 1,700 copies of the monthly magazine on the evening of Jan. 31, shortly after receiving support for his action from three of the Hatchet" was scheduled to appear the following day. When contacted about his turnaround in approaching the matter by meeting with the magazine's staff, Thompson said, *I left it up to the students as to howthey wanted to handle It. I said I would be willing to ask the board to release the paper.* Commenting on the meeting, Ms. Ransler said, *I think It's great. He (Thompson) was really willing to talk to us, really willing to work It out.* A week ago, 'Hatchet* staff members were expressing strong displeasure that the superintendent suppressed the magazine without talking with students about it beforehand. •Wo have opinions that should be counted,* Ms. Ransler said then. Others College Union committee seeks teachers for classes Thompson'a decision constituted a clear case of censorship of an article that attempted to present Its material objectively. The contentious article was written by Jeff Freltas and Mike Shaterlan, who surveyed 349 WUHS students on subjects such as whether the students ap- ' proved of marijuana and whether they used it themselves. They also interviewed an Eastern physician, whocommented on the harmful effects of marijuana, and two of the school's administrators, one of whom was Thorn - 'Hatchet' adviser, Edward Galdrtklan, also had been critical of Thompson's move, saying, If he wants me to be a public relations agent for the school, I'll handle It. but that's not journalism. That's not the same as being a journalism teacher and adviser.* Galdrtklan, a WUHS English and journalism Instructor for 13 years, said the decision was a consensus- to ask the board to sanction distribution of the mag- OIL PARLEY A conference of 12 major, oil consuming, nations Is scheduled to get underway today in Washington. The conference waa called at the request of President Nixon, who felt a united front needed to be presented to the Arab nations by the free world's leading Industrial powers. COAL STRIKE England Is entering the second full day of a nationwide coal strike today. The strike was called by British miners wage Increasesl government's, wage and price guidelines. As a result or the strike, a nationwide general election has been called for Feb. 28. TRUCKS ROLL A growing number of Independent truckers are to be back on the road again after ending an 11- day strike. The strike had been called by truckers protesting high dlesel fuel prices.' PATRICIA HEARST The FBI has announced It Is seeking two more persona In connection with the abduction of 19- year-old Patricia Hearst. Tbe FBI' aald that It was seeking a white man and woman who had been seen close to tbe apartment where Ms. Hearst waa kidnapped. Earlier, investigators had said DEMOCRATIC CONTENDERS No prospective candidate for Democratic nomination for governor received tbe 60 per cent the California Democratic Council. RepresentatlveJeromeWal- dle (D-Contra Costa Co.) came closest with 47.9 per cent. Next was Assembly Speaker BobMor- etti with 29.8 per cent; he waa followed by Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown, Jr., with 16.6 Waldle claimed control of the party's liberal wing. lng San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, financier William Roth, attorney Herb Haflf and State Senator James Q. Wedworth, did not qualify for the second round balloting. (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1) The College Union Program Committee Is looking for students, professors and community members interested tn teaching non-credit classes being sponsored by tbe CU this semester. Committee members said anyone who Is Interested In one of the class areas and feels qualified to be an instructor should contact the Program Advisors Office, CU 312, as soon aa possible. Instructors will be selected next Thursday. Class areas Include wine appreciation, home crafts (such as candle-rr- king and macrame), gourmet cooking, Indoor gardening, sketching, embroidery >f chance," cooking flscafed. students will propose to the board that an Insert, written by tbe administration, be Included In the magazine explaining why the copies were originally con- on a budget, and ct Most of the classes will be held on week nights In toe College Union and Instructors will be paid $2 an hour. There will be no charge for students unless materials are required for the class. Classes win be bald on a weakly basis, and committee members aald, the claaaaa will end before finals to avoid Interference with exams. ■ The karate claaa which waa offered last semester will be held again In tbe spring, but an Instructor already has been selected. The superintendent, repeating a justification stated earUer, said the Inserted material will be concerned with administration consulted about the contents of the article before It waa printed. Thompson said he objects to In criticizing his that be feels the Issue "baa been blown out of proportion." .- "The thing we're talking about la to have the students be sensitive to public relations with tbe community," he said. Thompson claimed that the subject of the article was of a "delicate na- EARLY N40RN1NG students Judy Taylor andSteveKalmlrls find their way about campus and meet in front of the College Union by moonlight. At 8 a.m, one can catch a simultaneous view of the rising sun over the mountains to the east and the setting moon by the , western foothills. Photo by Barry Wong.
Object Description
Title | 1974_02 The Daily Collegian February 1974 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1974 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | Feb 8, 1974 Pg. 4- Feb 11, 1974 Pg. 1 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1974 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | 4-THF DAIIY COLLEGIAJI-FrL, Eeb.8,19» New class stresses English skills Watergate ethics class reviews political system y ZtnobU Gerald Collegian Staff Wrltei Students who feel they have a serious problem In mastering tot English language will not bo able to receive close supervised Instruction in 'English tor English Speakers,* a pilot course currently being offered by the Experimental College. The Experimental College offers experimentation In higher designers of the course, Puru- shottaro Mlstry, chairman of the Linguistics Department, and linguistics professors Jerry Hopkins and Frederick Brengelman, the course will test the hypothesis that specific Instruction and practice In English structure and style can help a student Improve his writing, and It will provide students with the opportunity for small group exploration of his own writing problems. ■English for English Speakers* Is a six-unit basic English class which will take a -linguistic* approach to English. The class will stress vocabulary building, spelling, and sentence World news (Con and federa d from Page 1) 1 Investigators said -Symblonese Liberation Arm reporting thai Miss Hearst w TRUCK STRIKE Confused and st pendent truck drl try, Thursday called for a genera] election on Feb. 28. He posed a; Its core Issue the question o: whether Britain shall be ruledh) by the leftist Labor Party and Its CLERGYMEN Four Christian clergymen sere senlenced to 15-year prison terms by a South Korean military 10-year sentences on charges of defying a presidential decree banning opposition to the constitution. The court said the six held an Indoor rally, signed a petition and scattered leaflets demanding retraction of the decree. MEN! - WOMEN! 3££ ."oi*^ " *hIn€,0n IR E W A R D Male black <* white Springer Spaniel lost 11/73 east of Fresno Airport. Phone 225- 4548 or 291-7070. Lost: 2 mkte-dogs In vicinity of First and bar slow. 1 tri-colored Beagle, 1 small, furry off-white \ 224-1742 proposal for the class last semester to the Experimental College Committee. At the time, Mlstry Informed The Dally Collegian that he saw a need for such a class on this campus. Saying that some students have a 'good command of English, but are poor In spelling,* Mlstry listed this as one of Ms reasons for proposing ■English for English Speakers.* In their proposal, the professors say, Irrespective of what department a student is In, he will be expected to be able to i articulate his ' newly acquired knowledge as well as to master his subject matter. •We often assume that students have adequate written language skills upon entrance to college. However, as Instructors well know, quite a large number of students are poorly prepared," says the submitted class This situation Is especially know subject matter very well and yet get poor grades precisely because of his Inability to practice lb using the rules that The remaining two hours will be spent In small group discussions which will be supervised by one of three Instructors teaching the class. During discussion, students are expected to make and receive suggestions about papers they are preparing for. other courses, and may engage in further practice in sentence and paragraph While the course is only In Its first semester. Mlstry sees a future need for a more 'modi- fled program" for teachingEng- By James Guy . . • Staff Writer If student response to a new political science course at CSUF Watergate Is still high. Dr. Bernard E. McGoldrick, associate professor of political science, said he was surprised to a— 38 students sign up for a new one unit course In Watergate ethics. He said if such Interest continues, the department might consider offering the class again next fall, possibly for more than one unit. Dr. McGoldrick said the Idea for the course had come from himself and Dr. Freeman J. Wright, department chairman. He feels the most Important part Harris favors amnesty prised when the Watergate scandal was uncovered, 'because I'd seen It coming on since 1950." ■Nixon has been that kind of politician all along,' he said, ■and the American political sys- that kind of sys- <-on Id (long. I j Nixon f s said the energy c may help the American people in one way, by "forcing them to learn that the whole world Isn't at the disposal of the Amerl- •Thls could be a very frightening time for Americans," he said, "because our whole Identity is based on being consumers.* Harris, who Is currently writing a story on the truckers' strike for Rolling Stone Magazine, said the truck drivers' protest is 'dramatizing the way our economy Is functioning, and the position the little man has been forced Into." will look a causes of Watergate. "There Is s good chance that Watergate has a 200 year bis- -■ tory," he aald. . - He feels study of the testimony already aired so fully In public is of secondary Important to looking at the nature of the American political system Itself. A key question Dr. McGoldrick plans to raise la whether or not the Watergate syndroms has been long Inherent in the system. ■? "I plan to raise some questions," he said. "One of them will be: 'Has Richard Nixon victimized tbe system, or has the system victimized Richard Dr. McGoldrick also challenged the contention that things would Improve simply by putting the right people In jail. He si lure of the American political Readings for the class will come from a selection of essays called tbe 'Watergate File," (stamped 'For Political Scientists' Eyes Only*). Some topics ethics of executive power, national security, the public myth and Ihe military industrial complex. , Dr. McGoIdrlck'a area of special Interest In political science is political philosophy. Black History SATURDAY Ethiopian Night a Black History Week rafetena at CSUF. F ( History Week will MYSTIC REVELATIONS arris said one of A me ent problems, the € is, "Is a trick to Isis right n, ■The oil roi SUMMER JOBS op* to Opportunity H >«pt. sjo. 55 Flathead Drlvi tallipall. MT 59001. ...YOU MUST APPLY EARLY.. SIGMA NU [^FRATERNITY ALL COLLEGE DANCE Rainbow Ballroom f^^l TONIGHT FRIDAY, FCB. 8 9 p.m. 'til 1 a.m. S2PRE-SALE - BAR OPEN - *2.50ATCX3OR 30% discount on all ARTIST MATERIALS JACKETS BOOK PACKS OF EVERY QOT| ' DESCRIPTION I VO UP WAR SURPLUS DEPOT HEAOQOAiiTEBS FOR ARMY- NAVY CLOTHNG 6Q2. tJROAPWAV 237-3*513 GREEN'S CYCLERY 1855 E. GETTYSBURG (1 block east of Blackstone) Phone 227-5331 PEDAL YOUR WAY TO GOOD HEALTH ■■■■■■■■■■■■■a INSTANT CREDIT to the holder of any MAJOR CREDIT CARD NEW & USED BICYCLES ADULT 3-WHEELERS IXPERI BEPARING ALL MAKES AND MODELS ^AuruRNIA 'Affirmative Action^Tnalces moderate gains By Philip Hagoptan Collegian Staff Writer Tbe landmark Civil Rights Act of IBM provided the impetus for a series of federally-mandated programs designed, ltwas hoped, to eliminate discrimination from all facets of American One of these programs is "Affirmative Action," which was' created by presidential order rive years ago. It stipulates that "an employer shall not discriminate for employment on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin and color,'according to Andrew Alvarado who heads up the faculty arm of CSUF's "affirmative action* ef- The Initial thrust of the program, which Is administered by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, was directed toward private Industry, Alvarado explained. *lt was not until a year ago that higher education was affected.".' It was lo 1971. however, that the program was first coordi nated at CSUF, equally affecting a rpjsslble; aa/lrmative action both faculty and staff hlrlngs. hfrf .B sJaM Wlbot. who has Tbe director of the program headed the staff program since at the staff level la Lionel Tal- March, 1972, when he came to p.r^n..m.n.gerforLfg;g^rj^ ^ ^ ^ hiring guidelines for categories ranging from administrative to clerical to custodial positions. "In setting these guidelines, you must realize that some of them are unattainable,* he said. The difficulty, Talbot aald, ta the university. Talbot explained1 that affirmative action's move onto campuses was tbe result of private-sector criticism of the government. This thinking, he said, asked, in effect, If the federal government wants us to do it, why don't they do it, too?" Like private employers, Alvarado said, campuses are directed at the behest of HEW to develop affirmative action plans labor force of ti I determining The 'protected groups,* he said, that are Included tn the program are women and ethnic minorities - blacks, chlcanos, Asians and American Indians. Institutions that lack plana for Implementing a program, Alvarado aald, are faced with a cutoff of funds by HEW. Accordingly, "every hire we , have is potentially looked at as bera of qualified people In each profession.* He cited aa an example the case of blacks a few years ago — and chlcanos at present — receiving training In sociology, resulting In an overabundance of persons lo that discipline. Nevertheless, Talbot aald, affirmative action la now receiving the cooperation of tbe Economic Opportunity and Financial Aids programs fields. The "overall aim* of the staff program, Talbot said, Is to lions within Fresno County. , Thus far, the greatest discrepancy, Talbot acknowledged, Ilea In chicano employment. The chlcano population of Fresno County la 'roughly it, per cent, yet the percentage of chlcanos employed in staff positions at CSUF la just under lS*per cent. However, he noted that affirmative action la actively involved In recruiting In the (community, with job advertisements In Spanish-language newspapers and radio stations, In addition to ads tn tbe California Advocate, a black-published newspaper In west Fresno. Despite these efforts, Talbot estimated It trill be ten years before full "parity" la reached between employment and population figures. "We hope that people will recognize a great statistical Imbalance, and that people will realize that we hare to correct thla.* While Ihe staff level of af firmative action la centralized under Talbot's direction, the faculty program la diffuse, with each of 48 departments on campus formulating its own affirmative action plan. "Each department will be different,* aald Alvarado, woo has coordinated the program for tbe past year. Faculty, be said.Vlll time schedule tor achieving their Unlike the staff program, tbe faculty has vet to solidify its effort. Alvarado said an'Interim plan* is now being prepared, which be aald will concentrate more on the procedures to be followed than actual goals. Ha said he expects the plan to be finished within a month. currently under way to attract to attract women and minority faculty to CSUF. Tbe 75 faculty hired last Fail, Alvarado noted, included 23 white women, seven (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1) ft h ix MONDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1974 LXXVIII/75 EGIAN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO WUHS students, administration ask release of mari'iupna article WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF By Philip Hagoptan Collegian Staff Writer After five days of sharp and sometimes bitter disagreement, students and the administration al Washington Union High School elected last week to pursue a common front at the Eastondistrict's board meeting tomorrow night. TheyXejdll seek to have the confiscated Tbagazlne, "The Hatchet," released to the pub- "We're going to present the same side," said Sharon Ran- sler, "Hatchet" editor. "It's all According to Ms. Ransler, . superintendent Frank Thompson met with student journalists last Tuesday In an attempt to settle a dispute that resulted when Thompson prohibited distribution of the magazine because It contained what he purported was 3 controversial article about marijuana use amongWUHSstu- Thompson seized alt 1,700 copies of the monthly magazine on the evening of Jan. 31, shortly after receiving support for his action from three of the Hatchet" was scheduled to appear the following day. When contacted about his turnaround in approaching the matter by meeting with the magazine's staff, Thompson said, *I left it up to the students as to howthey wanted to handle It. I said I would be willing to ask the board to release the paper.* Commenting on the meeting, Ms. Ransler said, *I think It's great. He (Thompson) was really willing to talk to us, really willing to work It out.* A week ago, 'Hatchet* staff members were expressing strong displeasure that the superintendent suppressed the magazine without talking with students about it beforehand. •Wo have opinions that should be counted,* Ms. Ransler said then. Others College Union committee seeks teachers for classes Thompson'a decision constituted a clear case of censorship of an article that attempted to present Its material objectively. The contentious article was written by Jeff Freltas and Mike Shaterlan, who surveyed 349 WUHS students on subjects such as whether the students ap- ' proved of marijuana and whether they used it themselves. They also interviewed an Eastern physician, whocommented on the harmful effects of marijuana, and two of the school's administrators, one of whom was Thorn - 'Hatchet' adviser, Edward Galdrtklan, also had been critical of Thompson's move, saying, If he wants me to be a public relations agent for the school, I'll handle It. but that's not journalism. That's not the same as being a journalism teacher and adviser.* Galdrtklan, a WUHS English and journalism Instructor for 13 years, said the decision was a consensus- to ask the board to sanction distribution of the mag- OIL PARLEY A conference of 12 major, oil consuming, nations Is scheduled to get underway today in Washington. The conference waa called at the request of President Nixon, who felt a united front needed to be presented to the Arab nations by the free world's leading Industrial powers. COAL STRIKE England Is entering the second full day of a nationwide coal strike today. The strike was called by British miners wage Increasesl government's, wage and price guidelines. As a result or the strike, a nationwide general election has been called for Feb. 28. TRUCKS ROLL A growing number of Independent truckers are to be back on the road again after ending an 11- day strike. The strike had been called by truckers protesting high dlesel fuel prices.' PATRICIA HEARST The FBI has announced It Is seeking two more persona In connection with the abduction of 19- year-old Patricia Hearst. Tbe FBI' aald that It was seeking a white man and woman who had been seen close to tbe apartment where Ms. Hearst waa kidnapped. Earlier, investigators had said DEMOCRATIC CONTENDERS No prospective candidate for Democratic nomination for governor received tbe 60 per cent the California Democratic Council. RepresentatlveJeromeWal- dle (D-Contra Costa Co.) came closest with 47.9 per cent. Next was Assembly Speaker BobMor- etti with 29.8 per cent; he waa followed by Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown, Jr., with 16.6 Waldle claimed control of the party's liberal wing. lng San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, financier William Roth, attorney Herb Haflf and State Senator James Q. Wedworth, did not qualify for the second round balloting. (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1) The College Union Program Committee Is looking for students, professors and community members interested tn teaching non-credit classes being sponsored by tbe CU this semester. Committee members said anyone who Is Interested In one of the class areas and feels qualified to be an instructor should contact the Program Advisors Office, CU 312, as soon aa possible. Instructors will be selected next Thursday. Class areas Include wine appreciation, home crafts (such as candle-rr- king and macrame), gourmet cooking, Indoor gardening, sketching, embroidery >f chance," cooking flscafed. students will propose to the board that an Insert, written by tbe administration, be Included In the magazine explaining why the copies were originally con- on a budget, and ct Most of the classes will be held on week nights In toe College Union and Instructors will be paid $2 an hour. There will be no charge for students unless materials are required for the class. Classes win be bald on a weakly basis, and committee members aald, the claaaaa will end before finals to avoid Interference with exams. ■ The karate claaa which waa offered last semester will be held again In tbe spring, but an Instructor already has been selected. The superintendent, repeating a justification stated earUer, said the Inserted material will be concerned with administration consulted about the contents of the article before It waa printed. Thompson said he objects to In criticizing his that be feels the Issue "baa been blown out of proportion." .- "The thing we're talking about la to have the students be sensitive to public relations with tbe community," he said. Thompson claimed that the subject of the article was of a "delicate na- EARLY N40RN1NG students Judy Taylor andSteveKalmlrls find their way about campus and meet in front of the College Union by moonlight. At 8 a.m, one can catch a simultaneous view of the rising sun over the mountains to the east and the setting moon by the , western foothills. Photo by Barry Wong. |