1970_04 The Daily Collegian April 1970

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Curd and bees in land of milk and honey
 > By Tom L. Smith
Beware foreign students, you
are ln the land of symbols. These
symbols are clashing so loudly
that the gands of Sousa have
grown to see the space ofaUena-
Uon. Foreign in a foreign land.
Being American, my Imagination
spUts ln fragments collected
from a crumbled statue of liberty,
pondering the dismay and lonll-
ness that must be felt by the for-
elgh students at Fresno State
College. You came to the land of
milk and honey and found curds
and bees. Be you to the right,
left, center, good luck.
Talking to a young girl from
Formosa the other day I was Intrigued by her trip. She feels
Mao Tse Tung ls a better man
than Chlan Kal-Chek of naUonal-
lst China. Being In America she
can't understand what the hell
we're doing to our freedom. She
can't understand why her teachers gag and turn purple when ,
she explains this to them.
I told her to keep quiet unless
she is prepared loqutt school and
make her own freedom. It took
her a long Ume to figure out why
to her opinions.
I   t
rather  than Intelligent specula-
ers got where they are because
they copped out on the obligation
that goes with being free. There
Foreign students, we need you.
Help us destroy all the myths of
the bureaucracy that has led us
to the tune of a hideous monster
of a nation rising ln resistance
to all who flow ln alien patterns.
See the statue, hail the statue.
When you came to this free-
thlnklng  Institution  did you ex-
feels, let's challenge him to a
pubUc debate on the concept of
freedom. Are freedom and com-
peUtlon directly correlated? We
must be free and work together.
As foreigners It must be difficult
for you to sort out the variables
factionalism of the American society, since America ls so diverse and spread out the epidemic
of value decay ln this country ls
far from being cured.
Where does a foreigner go lna
foreign land surrounded by alienated beings assuming roles so
strong that there are approximately three guns for every per
il gobbles eighty per
kill foreign people. I love, they
don't. If you find a friend, don't
let him go. They're hard to come
by and precious to have. It ls not
latters, Just
u say
o the a
let It flow at. any angle )
please, If they're free hold
and cry together till this bloc
s puppets such here. Reagan
ell us what the protesters cov.
edom are. Did     bands.   Well,
we laugh. Ther
hung up on trying to be Good-
housekeeping orSunset, yea, Sunset in a sea of oblivion and myth,
Woodstock rise, join Mort Sahl,
We'll laugh, narvona.
No longer can we afford to
compare ldealogles, ABM's are
too spooky. We must no longer
look   at comparative ldealogles.
Instead each nation rise above
comparison and become self,
existing entitles, searching for
our own core and letUng others
do likewise. As Individuals we
must attempt to do the same
thing, no longer comparing our
way of life as good or bad, but
Instead turning Into our own guts
and sorting the dogma out.l don't
want to be an American, Russian,
Chinese, or whatever, let's have
the earth, together we will do it,
Culture and society may get in
the way of progress by not keeping up with freedom as It rises
higher. Foreign students, I'm a
foreigner. All my friends are
foreigners   also,   we  all  suffer
yea, cultural shock ln your own
culture. Let your spirit swim
ln Its Insanity, America ls Insane. We're marching to a new
time ln a method unknown to
mankind, there ls nothing to lose.
Don't let the myths rule, oftentimes It ls the thought to be bad
side that makes history, with foreigners' help we can not only
make history, but transcend it for
once and all. There were five
hundred thousand foreigners at
the San Francisco moratorium
and a million at the Washington
moratorium, welcome foreigners
to America as It takes to the
streets to say hell-o to freedom.
We must not fight amongst ourselves. Abble Hoffman: 1 believe
ln compulsory cannibalism. If
people were forced to cat what
they  klUed,   there  would  be no
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Desperate escape to unreality
C. I. Staff Writer
Drng abuse is rapidly at
through collece .ice. ih.-y seem
to be making strong commitments to drug and to Ihe unreal
world drugs help Ihem create.
Much has been written about this,
and the country ls concerned
about the threat which the rise of
drug abuse and narcotics Imposes.  People blame (lie society
(or   making   the   ■
slam the door on society'
A Gallup Survey
the New York Times found that
some 38 per cent try pot simply
curiosity.   Others  gave
the same as he keeps liquor.
This is Just one report that Indicates the popularity of the drug,
especially among young people.
A psychologist at the National
Institute of Mental Health while
i  like  v
eallty.
? desire to re-
that famous end  run around life
An attorney once explained to
a reporter that pills arc growing
popular among friends at his
parties   and that he keeps them
•You
child getting arrested,
g Impede the kid's ca-
llie rest of his days, and
that they have failed ln
as parents. Neverthe-
plays a significant part
ctlon to drugs. Quoting
of Dr. Freedmanof the
Medical College: "The
ireat to society where
Western .look
OUTFIT yo
with the new
WESTERN BOOT & SHOE CO.
way  of demonstrating their un-
happlness with the establishment
just products of an e
adults help create. As one doctor says, many of today's young
people are "making their com-
> drugs rather than to
solve   society's   Ills,   and  they
have their own reasons."
In the April 7 Issue 'of Look
magazine a significant amount of
space (15) delves Into the sltua-
attltude towards the
ism of drugs and parents must
be careful not to underestimate
the ability of their children but
try to get their youngsters involved ln responsible family and
community roles.
It ls unfair to have the parents
carry the full weight ofthe blame.
For not jusl the parents of "those
kids," but all the adults, the
teachers, the society, are lacking
In their understanding of today's
youth and this "generation gap'
contributes greatly to the problem. In the book, "Drug Abuse:
the chemical cop-out", JohnFln-
;s thai
d thai
1
day's youngsters ti
drug problem. Ira Mothnerwrote
ln his article: "Kids don't need
analysts for parents. They need
parents who'll give them advice,
Information and love, and somewhere ln all of this ls discipline."
However, more often than not,
parents react emotionally than
acting wisely after they have
learned their children are on the
drug scene. Theirs ls an element
of fear and lncredtblUty - fear
in ifffportant part ln tri
to the drug problem, the education which "concerns Itself with
the sociological and psychological aspects as they relate to the
motivation for using drugs."
Although the educational process  ls difficult,  yet It Is Iro-
;, understanding and
care. These elements should not
be misused as a platform from
which to preach, but Instead, as
a platform for establishing a
common ground upon which youth
and   adults can approach their
Eco-festival dramatizes world crisis
Despite bad vibrations and
campus hostility, the Ecology Action's eco-fesUval was a mlrac-
Tbe group's fifty marchers
transformed the Fresno State
College Free Speech Area Into
a veritable showcase of roan's
waste. Hardly a student passed
by the area without stopping to
study the exhibits, gazing at the
puppet   show,  rapping with the
">«    -J. .,:.-,
to stop water poUution by not
taking baths. Others expressed
that the marchers should start
at home - with their own bodies.
But these arguments only re-
emphasized the marchers' contention that man ls a first order
polluter.
The marchers, who wlU resume their 'Survival Walk' today, planned tbe display to educate the Individual about pollu-
THB DAILY COLLEGIAN    7
Thursday, April 2, 1970
Sacramento  te the people,* one
stated.
Hon, populaUon pressures and place It with the value of Ufe.* The question now la what the
the environment.   Many rapped Another chimed In, "the less     people are going to do with tbe
Individually and ln classrooms you have the less they can take information. Appropriately a
with students to outline lines of away from you - we can see. world glc*e, the ceqter of the
action open to the average cltl- how happy we can be on as Utile display, suspended by a hang-
zen. as possible.' man's   noose said, 'Four BU-
"Basically we have to chuck The group contends that what     lion Hanging".   Maybe when the
the profit system,'said one eco- America needs ls a cultural noose tightens we win wake up,
logy leader, 'which ls the result change not a legislative one. or must Use Juglar rein be se-
of the ecological problem and re-      'We  axe marching away from     vered?
Tran Van Dinh
Student Senate
make It appear the senate was
saying the suspended students
were not guilty of the charges
Issued against them.
GU Acuna, President ProTem,
said, 'All we're saying is five
students have been suspended,
and we are questioning whether
Tho only thing we're asking ls
for Dr. Falk to listen and to
please lift the suspensions. It's
a neutral resolution."
Gloria Plerro, freshman class
senator, said, "We're voting on
an issue where people's rights
Petitions
(ConUnued from Page 1)
tors. Woody Brooks and Guade-
lupe De La Cruz unopposed for
Sophomore Class Senators. Since
two senators are elected for each
class, the only contest then will
be for Senior representaUves.
Active campaigning will begin
Monday April 6, when the campus
will come alive with posters,
booths, pamphlets and "poUtlcal
rhetoric." Wednesday, April 9,
a meeUng of all candidates will
be   held   ln   CU  312-313-314  at
11 a.m. to draw lots for positions on the primary election
baUot.
The deadline for expense accounts and withdrawal of candidates  ls   Friday April 10 at
12 noon. The primary elecUon
will be held between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. April 13. The counting
of ballots will be ln the International  room  of the Cafeteria
The run-off or General elecUon
will be held Wednesday April 15
from  8  a.m.   to 5 p.m.    Ballot
11 be ln CU 312-313-314
have been violated. One thing we
do know. They (the five students)
haven't  had  a trial and they've
Broten explained that senators
were not taking a stand on the
on the suspensions themselves.
Jim Haron, sophomore class senator, told the senators the question of Investigation Into the facts
of the March 19 Incident should
Lloyd Carter, junior class senator, said an Investigation was
•doomed to failure."     He said
about the Incident In detail, and
suspended   students   could   not
come   on campus to testify In
their own behalf.
Dan Safreno, chairman of the
"people are being punished without a trial. That's the Issue. If
you (the student senators) need
a committee to find facts for
you, you're ln bad shape. That's
your persona] responslblUty."
When the showdown came to
vote on Inclusion of the investigative committee amendment, It
was defeated, and the main resoluUon passed unaltered.
In other senate business, Lloyd
Carter was named to serve on
the Board of AthleUcs by accla-
matlon, and Gary Daloyan was
elected member of the Board of
PubUcaUons. Daloyan flUs a
poslUon vacated by Arlene
Pierce, former Senator for the
School of HumanlUes.
Acuna requested a special
meeUng of the Student Senate
tomorrow at 2 p.m. to consider
discrepancies ln the ASB Bylaws. Acuna heads the senate's
Bylaw Revision Committee. He
" i wanted the spe
cial   i
it 6 p.m
(ConUnued from Page 1)
•The present Tu government
would collapse without the American support," he remarked.
When asked If he felt President Nixon's VletnamlzatlonPlan
would work he answered "no."
'President Nixon's Plan depends on three things: the ne-
gotlaUons ln Paris which are now
dead; the ablUty of the South
Vietnamese troops to fight, and
the acUvltles of the enemy,' he
said.
•All of these factors are outside the control of the President,
he cannot do anything about them
and that Is why 1 feel the plan
will not work," he reiterated.
He said he felt the only way to
end the war ls through an International Conference between
Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
•It ls an InevltablUty that North
and South Vietnam will get together; every country needs one
problem so thepoUtlclanscanset
out to alleviate It,'-
1  the
problems' In Ume to get revision proposals on the April
13 primary election ballot. His
request was approved.
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