1969_10 The Daily Collegian October 1969

              Daily
Convocation opens with
few students attending;
panel differs on issues
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1969     ca-oo
ixchange clears up
rumors concerning
i.O.P. on campus
By Esther Gabriel
Collegian News Editor
F regno SUte College'g coevo-
^^^^^^^^^^        intment to
many people yesterdsy. Ths penel
Is s liberal approximation.
Dr. Frederic VV. Ness, F.S.C.
president, was first to addroao
ths Catherine- His principle
statement dealt with gtudsnt gnd
of spealters at the morning see-      fscelty dlssentlou sad tbe widen-
alon were well Informed, bat few
of them spoke in any bwt the most
reneral terms.
Despite ths extensive publicity
gl ven to the meetine, there were
lsst Ore years need to keep theee
hostilities alive and aald they
conetltutod g dtetractlon which
roschs*. even Into the classrooms, 1 roped-* t_e quality et
lgarqgBg which ghould hsve been
lng split ln ths F.S.C. I
comment ty.
Ness said that hs reached two
conclusions concernlnc the split,
faculty tor the
oaly 700 to 1,000 there, sad that      co—tlni man
By Beverly Kennedy
Colleclsn Manefinc Editor
PSQeabrj ths most relevant
"dialogue" to come oat ef yea-
terday'g convocation discussions
occurred during an exchange with
men-berg of the audience and the
pangl, made up of representatives
of the students, faculty and administration.
In at least one Instance, the
exchange cleared up rumors that
had been spreading Meet the educational Opportunities Program
and offered students end faculty
silk* to sir their side of the
story.
Refsrrlne to s handout betnc
circulated during the panel d.s-
cueston by Students for a Democratic Society that criticised
planners of the convocation for
organl zinc ateht months too lets,
an F.8.C. student. Dave Vertln
declared that If the convocation
had been held dcht months ago,
during the period when tempers
were flaring, It •wouldn't have
accomplished s damn thing."
The handout, written by a group
jgjvho supported convocation plans
^aet semestsr, criticizes a "blatant aad irrational system (the
college) which decides to discuss
problems which rose to near
crisis eight months sgo."
In the handout, S.D.S. goes on
(ConMaued on Page t. Col. S)
w
here were the students?
Reasons vary for absence
By Barbara McDowell
Collegian Staff Writer
It is Tueeday, yet classrooms
**• dark and silent. Empty
Parking spaces ae evident.
as sre unoccupied tables ln the
College Union's coffee shop.
In the amphitheater, a group of
*» •tedents participate la the
convocation, but where U the remainder of FreanoStsteCollege's
enrollment?
In sn attempt to Isolate tho
problems facing Fresno Malt,
-• «as decided lo hold a tee-
•**•) session of 1fmg|-
lnvolvtng all -.targeted parties.
Respite two weeks of publicity *no the frequently *wleed
grievances of the college popu
lation, a   vast   majority of students  tailed to attend.
Excledlng complaints of amphitheater conditions, specifically heat and Insect-1 Blasted
grass, reasons for sbssocs fell
Into three categories, Ignorance,
apathy aad ■MaaaHea from ths
By 9 a.m. yeoterdsy, moot studenU had baaa tatormstl of the
co-vocation, primarily through
reminders of class <_smissal
However, s large number see ro
ed unaware <_ whaa or where It
waa to ha held, and, la oome
of aha waa allowed to
BILL WRIGHT highlighted the exchange between tho panel
audience at yesterday's convocation when he commented on t
plight of minority atudsnts: *1 can't be peaceful and hungry at t
same time."
V/hat parking problem?
By Margie Barger
Collegian Staff Writer
Student apathy has proved to bo the moat efficient sola—ao la
Freano Stato College's parking problem.
Nearly 2,500 empty parking stalls yesterday reflected the
lack of stedent Iatereat la commwdcatlag and, perhaps, ln
reeolvtng campus conflict.
Classes ware dismissed yeeterdey to allow maximum par-
-ctpatlss la the convocation. The purpose of tho convocation
waa to create a "meaatagfal d__ogwe"> tigtwssa students,
faculty and administration.
However, tho sharp Increase ln parking apaeoo (TAC.
boasts s studont enrollment of 11,000 bat has parking spaces
ter only i.OSd) ledUsled s mini mam of partidpatloo aad quae
tions tho convoca-oo'a "meaniagfuinees*.
What harpeaed to the other 11,004 stwdsnts? Maybe they were
on toot, or perhaps thsy took g Ove-dsy
hy Dr.^T^^^^^^
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aay benefit from any of the in -
fighting and dleoontiee. He alaa
aald that the time ls long overdue
tor this type of activity to cease.
George Benoit, seal ir political
octence major and past leader of
the Young Americans tor Freedom, s rightist political groep,
said the meter problem centered
around the large Impersonal nature of this type of lnstltvtioa.
He propoeed several solutions
to ths current problems. In a
statement that defied logic, ha
contended that hy cutting atate
and federal Bpsailliig we could
aomahsw alleviate these problema. He did not, however, satisfactorily explain his reasoning.
He said that hs would like to
oee welfare and toretgn aid cat
by substantial gggg—ts and proposed tax credits ef at least
$1,000 to help paroota pat tholr
children through achool.
Ho contended that tho gap existing bslwssa minorities end the
white middle class la cawed by
their reliance oa csoer um sat al
effortg to better thorn and no reliance en their ova effort a.
9k aald there was alaa a constant effort oa the part of aaaaa
prople
tt-dty program e§M	
alleged that "no afJort has baaa
made oa the part af tbcoo students te live op te current academic standards. They enroll in
classes ea a pass-withdrawal basis, allowing team te pick ap
class credits without having in
compete tor meaningful gradee."
Rsprossn-nc the leftist groups
oo campus was Don Teeter who
need Ma time te nnmptata that
tho convocation was too late to do
very much goad. *We (the coalition) tried to got i
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-ort and Sat. f- raixiaco State were
forcing everyone to take s aids.
ticipate - I dent really blame
tor taking a five-day
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