1972_05 The Daily Collegian May 1972

              *    TWO DAILY COIIEOIAM    Than iday. Pay 4. 1972
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£iies£ editorial
Rodeos cruel to animals
The fair city of Lena Peach, home of the fabulous Queen Mary, had
another eeuelly stimulating event recently. By th* term event I am
referring to On so-called pro-rodeo held M th* Long Beach Arena M
On end of January. This cruet carnival was advertised an local tailboards, radto stations and in the local nawapaparses the Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce urged everyone toon see this eaeiting contest
A rodeo is nta « ooratost between men and beast, rather it is a cruel
and barbaric form of torture with th* tote purpose of turning a profit
tor On p^on^taerseodttwhurnanparticapants. The animal participants
srs In On nsata dec i to enamels. They are transported from city to city
under terrible living condition* and abused M every step.
Most pea* to go to a rodeo tor an exciting and enjoyable week and
outing. Thee* people fail to see the subtle hints of the torture thai is
skillfully bidden from their view. For instance, look M the scars on
the Hanks of th* steers that are used in the steer roping and wrestling
contests. Also, what happens to the many animals wtuch suffer broken
banes or tear off a horn during these contests'*
Another thing to takes dose loot* at is the so-called bucking bronco
contests. The horse is held inasmall corral until a courageous "cow-
poke* climbs aboard. The crowd watches this act ton and waits tor the
ringing bell that luppaaadty signals the gate to be opened. This lets
out man and beast to perform tor the crowd's enjoyment. Whet the
crowd fails to see is the bastard leaning over the book of the corral
and holding a Isathsr strap about the horse's groin area. That ringing
bail is Mee On signal tor this individual to yank the leather noose as
tight as eoestbto about the groin. This causes the otherwise docile
animal to busk in pain m its e f f o r t s to discard the painful leather
strap Ont causes On wild bucking. At the end of the so-called con-
tost a rMmr saaraaeha i the burn inn horse and his first job is to cleverly I ana an On leather strap. Now this ferocious bucking bronco becomes decile again and is led meefclv away.
These are iuet a tow of the many cruel and vicious acts that occur
at the great American rodeo. Hopefully the American people will soon
realize what the rodeo really is and demand a stop to its cruelty, in
tha meantime, these docile creatures are transported from city to
city and forced to per tor m in these cruel carnivals m order to pr ovule
an exciting  ail-American  weekend  tor   the average all-American
-Reprinted from The Forty-niner
Cal State Lang Beach (Feb. It, 197?)
letters to the editor
Podoti fftonk you
Editor of the Collegian.
Now that things are all said and
done, and the results of the elections ere history, I would like to
personally thank Ml the people
who eeapoilcil m* In my Md tor
Administrative  Vice   President.
I wish the newly elected ad-
mlntstration good luck. 1 think
they will need It to fuse the cam
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sore loser, but If a person run-
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twrbed by the fact he did not succeed to Ms sttempt, he should
never have run for office In the
first place.
Sincerely,
Gary Paden
Impressed by FSC
Editor of the Collegian:
I visited your campus last
weekend. April t*-*9th to attend
a Festival of Children's Liters-
tare offered by Proa*i
Nixon, S. Berry, and C. Smith
a School of Education
your E Mansion Crfflce. I was
so favorably impressed that I am
writing to ssy thank you for an
experience I won't forget.
I don't know if It has just happened on your campus or if yod
have consciously worked lor It,
but you hsve achieved s warm,
personally concerned facalty.
staff and student body. An outsider csn feel this sad believe
me it is appreciated. For example, students passing me In the
parking tot smiled spd spoke; th*
cafeteria staff (which I beltov*
was students) was gracious,
unusually accommodating snd
friendly even with the Mg crowd*
- everywhere I felt tMs.
I have returned home and to
my teaching refreshed. I hope I
can extend the same warmth to
my students following your besu-
tiful example
My sincere thanks.
Dr  Barbers Johnson
Associate Professor
E ducat ton^pep* rt mem
Chlco Sta^bCollege
Componies in war
Editor of the Collegian:
On May 4th. the second anniversary of the Kent State massacre, s national moratorium
against the Vietnam war has been
called by various peaceorgataxa-
mtlltary purposes, on th	
of human beings, often without
their knowledge and consent.*
This charge was made by Paul
Jacobs In the New York Review
of Books (March 9. 1972) and It
is documented with numerous examples. These include the exposure of thousands of soldiers
and marines, without their permission, to radiation produced by
nuclear bomb tests, and the experimental treatment of cancer
patients with whole body radiation without fully Informing them
oT the military function of this
research.
The following vers** were excerpted from a poem written not
by protesting college students but
by the men of the First Air Cava|.
ry in Vietnam:
We shoot the sick, the
young, th* lame.
We do our best to kill
sad malm.
Because th* kills all
count the same.
Napalm sticks to Mds.
A baby sucking on his
mother's tit.
Cwlwxren cowering In a
M».
growing  aaajar agtaaei On cor
poration*   Ont profit from On
war. Their laflwsae* ta govern
ment   prevents   oar  withdrawal
from  Vtetaam,  even thoagh tha
msjortty of the people are tor it
If w* really want On war to aad
we meat ax** oar attack oa thee*
rorporatioae and On people that
run them. Pars] Mater Coexgnay,
for example, la oae of the largest
producers of the" A etomatad Bat
tlefield.* la 1*71, tMs company.
who  makes  Par yen  injaMag
from    Lincoln   CeatOaastala   to
Autolite   apart   Mags,  wee the
prime  r oat realm  tor the late-
aa a laser
^^^^^^^ tor On Air
Force Pave Knife Program (night
vision system tor F-4 bombers),
warfare
fwM Mr
gToaTQ. etc.
Henry Ford II ta CtvMratoa of the
Board aad Lee A. loeoecs ls
preMdent. To* can write ta Onm
at Ford Motor Coaagnay, The
American Road,Dearborn,Michigan 4*121. We eacoarage you to
do so.
Th* Freeao
Air-War Commtxtoe
Dow t hem leal doesn't
give a ahlt.
Napalm sticks to Mds.
Drop some napalm on On
barn.
It won't do ton math
harm.
Just bum off a lag or
arm.
Napalm sticks to Mde.
The poem wss reprtated ta a
G.I. i
Ev*ry N*w 1
cense paste la stamped with the
slogan live free ordae.'Tbearrogance of this resaasetaoaa advice ls drsmstlsed by U.S. pilots
who (tally drop sa*-personnel
bomb* on Indochtaeee to free or
kill them. Why coaxda't an have
just Muck with On motto of the
American revolution-* •Civ* »•
liberty or five aae OhMh!*
An Initiative petition calling for
th* removal of pensions tor the
personal aae of mart jeans aad for
"planting,   cultlvstlng, harvest
pnsaaotaat 8*artb;
sons! aae* is a ^^^^^^^^^
culated   la   CMltornta.   tale of
graaa ta i
backers state tla^H	
see smokers *ran atatr owe
rather then have On market
Used by On*
On State by the ant