1969_11 The Daily Collegian November 1969

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editorial
Public hearings proposal
should not be accepted
The proposal that the Fresno State College Student Senate conduct
public hearings on the "status* of The Daily Collegian should be
rejected.
The proposal, made by Second Vice President Bob Braltman and
Senator Gary Daloyan, can be viewed as nothing less than Intimidation of a free press.
That the idea should come on the heels of Vice President Agnev/s
attack on the news media is no accident. Indeed, there are many in
this nation who would limit expression and the scope of reporting.
But the media, regardless at what level, should firmly fight and
reject such Imposition.
The Daily Collegian has come under attack for its policy of publishing black, and Chicano editions on alternating Mondays. The
newspaper has been accused of 'giving intospecial interest groups.*
The charge is not true.
The only •interests" The Daily Collegian has attempted to serve
are those of significance to the campus. And the culture of the black
and Chlcano community mus>be regarded as an important factor at
Fresno State.
Editorially the newspaper has twice said its pages are an open
forum. This is still true.
There may be inequities with the publication and they should be
discussed and solutions found. But public hearings will only serve
to confuse the issues.
The college currently has a designated body whose function is to
oversee the newspaper - the Board of Publications. And it is this
board, comprised of students, faculty and the college administration,
which should work toward resolution of problems with The Daily
Collegian.
Indeed, the board has already appointed a sub-committee to study
and review the policy of *special editions* and investigate charges
of misuse of the newspaper.
Until the board demonstrates it will not or cannot contend with the
inequities, the Student Senate should spurn any move to usurp the
responsibility of the Board of Publications.
-Gerald P. Merrell
The international lover
much   safer,   progressive,   and
His capabl titles, for J .
formation, are far, far greater
than any XYZ, I mean, an ordinary roan.
Fancy dreams stronger than
reality, a blazing moon despite
shivering wlnt.ery nights, and
a heart-burning uncontrollable
even by Alka Seltzer are a few
popular Inventions he has made.
And what an international lover
could be? Just think. And keep
thinking till you are totally confused or start feeUng giddy.
Suggestively speaking, I would
say you shouldn't think about International lover. This is a much
advanced thing. And you can not
practically think about it unless
you take Us pre-requisite: a basic discussion about lover, a
plain lover.
To help your knowledge widen
and visualization expand, here
goes the basic discussion:
Lover Is' quite a distinctive
face. Introvert, less talkative,
solitude-seeking, these are some
general traits he acquires Immediately  after his getting Into
Since the course was pretty
hard to follow and Irrelevant to
the tastes of lovers, in general,
the authorities on the subject
have recently decided to offer It
pass-withdrawal basis.,
letters
'Unquestioning'
id by the unquestioning acceptance many students
and faculty have given to the
statement that Dr. Falk's action
In dismissing Dr. Walker and Dr.
Burtner and appointing Dr. Flkes
and Mr. Walker was "legal." The
fact Is that we don't know whether
bis action was legal or not.
The consultative procedures at
Fresno SUte College were set up
under the express authorization
of Title 5 of the State Education
Code. Many lawyers, including
statewide counsel for the Asso-
of California State College Professors, beUeve that the
>e procedures at F.S.C.
■e, therefore, legally binding.
These consultant
more modern lovers are becoming Inclined, toward pass-withdrawal system. They reason ltls
were not followed by Dr. Falk.ilf
the courts rule that these procedures are, In fact, legally binding, Dr. Falk's action was clearly
illegal. The courts have not yet
ruled one way or another. Hence,
no one can say for certain whether Dr. Falk's action was legal or
We can say, however, that his
action was patently unethical and
reprehensible within the framework of the due process proce-
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Roger D. Chittick
Apology
I would Uke to publicly apologize for using Bruce Bronzan's
name tn a letter which appeared
In the Collegian November 11.
The action was totally Inexcusable and I alone am responsible.
I organized the Safeguard Committee, appointed Its leaders,
sent the letter, wrote the platform, dictated the position stance
and put together tbe fact sheet
handed out last Tuesday night.
My committee does not presently have the formal support of one
recognized campus organization.
No   m.
runs Into soft faces with variable
speed, directly controlled by the
quality of these faces.
A beloved Is structured of well-
built and weU-maintained piece
of flesh decorated with phoney
smiles and real make-up. He
sees lt, evaluates lt, buys it and
rejects it. Do you see any sign of
Introversion in It? At least,  I
order to have his fishing-net
stretched to greater dimensions
of love-world. And this, as he
thinks, is necessitated to make
up any Incidental loss. Pretty active thought! What do you think?
Seeking solitude, too, Is no
more his desire. Why should It
be in try-your-luck age? Quite
confident, however, he looks for
opportunities. He prefers one
love-thing over the other. Worrying about the results of his
preferential attitude is no more
his headache. Nobody can object
since his course happens to be
on pass-withdrawal basis.
Foolish or wise, pardon me,
International lover Is still stuck
In the mud of old, untimely, and
ideal-fractured system. I mean,
he still believes In taking love
on letter-grade basis.
His general personality traits
However. I do have the commitment of seven beautiful people
who happen to really believe In
democracy and quaUty education
and who care enough to assert
relevant action. They know nothing Ues ahead but hard work and
more frustration but they plan to
do It regardless of wbo or what
I don't apologize for not knowing how to play the political game
with the finesse of a veteran and
I don't apologize for my committee's existence. The fact Is wedo
exist and will continue to exist
until the Flkes-Falk complex
recognizes that this Institution is
not a poUtlcal football to be
kicked whenever Ronnie baby
blows his whistle. I deeply regret
that my negUgence cost seven
dedicated people the support they
both need and deserve. I personally would be wilUng to give up
my chairmanship If I thought lt
would do any good but I'll be
damned If I'll do lt to please tbe
so-called 'silent majority" who
In reaUty are Just too bloody
apathetic to take a stand; I.e. if
somebody would Uke to take a
vote of the student body I'Ugladly abide by youc decision. Meanwhile I plan to do my thing. Again
i yet undetermined. But, recent studies of quite a few individual cases show International
Lover either flunks or gets a.
A-ee is disillusioned and flunk -
ee suffers from a continuous
strain of passive suicidal intentions.
Discouraged  almost to death
many a Ume, the flunking International   Lover keeps moving  ■
from person to person with his
credential:
•I'm from the world of youth.
I have come to the world of youth.
My eternal beloved, though, I
have never met you before, here
is my credential: a true, sincere,
And unbreakable lover . . .*
His unshakable confidence In
his course is worth appreciating.
Reviewing his situation other-
■ wise, better the comments are
my
Switching from sobbing over to
tear-sheddlng, be furthers his
statement, 'One girl was nice
enough to understand me and
good enough to accept my credential. I kept loving her but she
didn't. I asked her why' didn't she
love me after accepting my credential, she told she wouldn't
love me because she had accepted my credential Just on mercy
. basis.*
—Don't be hard on yourself, In-
ternaUonal Lover. Pass-withdrawal  course Is  open  to you.
I  apologize  for  certain actions
but I don't apologize for my intentions. I ask for your support
but I  refuse to beg for lt. It's
YOUR school too and you'd better
decide real quick what the bell
you Intend to do about.lt. Get
INFORMED and foUow your con-
Richard Asarlan
Executive Co-ordinating
Chairman, Student
Committee to Safeguard
High QuaUty EducaUon
at F.S.C.
Clarification
This   1
> clarify t-
Committee to Preserve High -
Quality Education and my office.
as far as the confusion with
their original status as an ad
hoc committee of the Student
Senate, tt was a verbal misunderstanding between Mr. Asarlan
and myself.
Mr. Asarlan consulted me at
the Inception of the organization
and I told htm at that Ume that
I would aid him and to go ahead.
I wholeheartedly support the
committee's position and the
philosophy behind It: However,
my office will not take a leadership role in the organization.
However, I will do all I can to
aid them in their move. The
name of,Student Government, Student Senate, or any individuals
in these areas will only be used
when consent has been given.
Doug Broten
Student Body President
Th* Daily Collegian
<r 19, 1969    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN   .
Overlooked' major offers students variety
An opportune but often overlooked major at Fresno State
College as well as at four other
state colleges Is the Special Major-very legitimate In the quest
for a bachelor of aits degree.
Finding requests for entrance
Into the Special Major program
as far back as 1936, Dr. Warren
Blggerstaff, assistant academic
vice president, defined the program as revised by the Chancellor's office late this summer, as
a speclaUy designed course of
study leading to a degree in which
a student presents a program of
24 upper division units from at
least two fields of study.
Blggerstaff explained the current catalog (1969-70) states only
12 of the required 24 units for a
special major must be upper division' units. To avoid confusion,
Blggerstaff said the school- will
honor special major requests
Irom students according to tbe
catalog each is following.
Averaging about two or three
requests a year, Blggerstaff said
a variety of course study requests can be cited. Past special major studies have lumped
together criminology and psychology, journalism and speech, and
ancient medieval history and
Latin.
There Is no limit as to the
number of directed studies a
student may pursue in fulfilling
his special major outUne. The
minimum, however^ Is set at
two fields of study.
Blggerstaff cited one special
major request from a housewife
who, desiring a degree but
sharing no Interest In teaching
or eventual employment, wanted
to Investigate the general eon- Jor," Blggerstaff emphasized the
cept of the mental and phyaleal special major Is not a double
function of animals. Her special major, as the number of required
major Included course work In units (J4) barely adds op to what
psychology, biology, genetics, ts required in a single major,
hygiene, zoology, and education. Blggerstaff said tha program
Another special major request is not Intended for a student to
was granted to a foreign student bypass normal graduation ~-
wbo was deeply Interested In psychology but planned to teach English upon returning to his native
country. His problem was further complicated when hla stay
In the U.s; was Umlted to a certain number of years. He resolved both problems by electing
a special major, tn English and
psychology.
Convinced that studenU,who
elect to graduate on' a special
major are not looking for an
easy way out, Blggerstaff cited
still another example of a student
who desired a cross-disciplined
background for future employment in an International agency.
The "exception among the exceptions," said Blggerstaff, this
particular student
in anthropology, sociology, linguistics, economics, history, political science and a foreign language  in fulfilling    his special
To be admitted to the special
major program,
have one year c
- 30 or more units
to meet   minimum    degree requirements.      None   of  the  24
"Toe
major I
meet n»
Jectlve
ie who failed, for than through an existing major,
another, to com- There should be some relevance-,
e major In which «onj« foal, In which the student Is trying to satisfy," said .
ask a     Blggerstaff.
He concluded, "I would caution
would be be able to the students, however, tolnvesll-
successfully his ob- fte the qualification of Ms spe-
sugh   this   provision     clal major tot hlgner studies."
question I would a
SPECIAL OFFER
10 FSC STUDENTS
wards general education courses.
Students must have tbe approval of each "department chairman in which he has declared a
course study towards Ms special
major. Final approval for admittance Into the program rests
with the academic vice president.
Calling lt
Representatives elected
to newly formed 'Senate'
Eight representatives have been
elected to the newly formed Agriculture Senate and will be Joined
by the 11 members of the former
agricultural executive council to
form the new group.
Elected from the three agricultural schools were: plant science, Daniel Flanagan from
Chowchllla, a senior agronomy
major; animal science, John Al-
bertson from VaUey Springs, a
senior animal husbandry major;
and agriculture-Industry and education. Ron Wilkinson from Han-
<ord. a junior general agriculture
Those chosen to represent each
erade level were: freshman, Mildred Rogers from Fallbrook, a
reneral agriculture major; sophomore, Dan Dooley from Vlsalla,
an agriculture-business major;
junior Roger Leach-"
dera, anagronomy major;senior,
Joe Bezerra from Lemoore, an
animal husbandry major; and
graduate, Eric James Erickson
from Hornltos, an animal science
The new Senate also Includes
representatives from the 10 agricultural clubs andO. J. Burger,
Dean of Agriculture, who made
"P the old agricultural executive
council, and BUI Jones, student
"nator from the School of Agriculture science, who spearheaded
■he reorganization.
Jones said the Senate will be
concerned with pubUc relations
for the campus as weU as the
community, an agriculturenews-
'""er, employment leads andso-
««'ctivWea.
The otd council had Umlted
student representation and was .
*" almost powerless body, ac
cording to Jones. So
simply revising the
constitution, the whole body was
reorganized to give broader representation as weU as defined
functions and purpose.
In an attempt to bring in new
blood and different opinions,
meetings will be held In the College Union, purposely to bring
the agricultural students away
from their come
Marvin X's
classes nixed,
credit given
Richard Keyes,
the ethnic studies department,
yesterday that studenU enrolled In courses taught
by Black Studies Lecturer Marvin X wlU receive full credit.
Marvin X i
teaching at Fresno State CoUege
early this month on the ruling
of Superior Court Judge Donald
Franson who ruled that Marvin
X was not hired to teach at
F.S.C.
Seventy students had been en-
rolled In Marvin X's three classes, each worth four units o
credit. The classes were officially cancelled Monday and Phillip
Walker, acting dean of the School
of Arts and Sciences, said that be
would leave the matter of course
credit up to Keyes.
CoUege officials eariler this
month had been trying tovsorkout
a compromise on the
Keyes said students' grades
will be detmlned later.