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Editorial: Unfair Draft Provision
What kind of political definition
would you give a government that
would want to control your every
decision once you turned eighteen
years old. Without giving it much
thought, you would probably say a
dictatorship or a communist government like the kind that operates
in Cuba and in the USSR, right?
Well, you could be right, but your
best bet would be to say a capitalist
governement like the kind we live in.
That is exactly what the U.S.
House of Representatives is proposing by authorizing a provision in the
1983 Defense Department bill that
would make registering for the draft
a requirment to receive federal
financial aid. How Much Closer can
we get to a dictatorship?
Somewhere buried in the 1983 billion dollar Defense Department
budget exists $800 million used to to
make eighteen year-olds comply
with the registration draft.
The provision also authorizes the
defense department to use part of
the $800 million for basic research
within its own department and $30
million to upgrade university research equipment.
According to the Selective Service, 8.4 million men, or 93percent of
those eligible for the draft, have registered, while about 674,000 have
not. That means that our govern
ment is willing to spend close to
$85,000 on each individual that did
not register for the draft.
This is only the beginning. The
author of the bill, Rep. Gerald B. H.
Solomon, New York Republican,
said he would also propose similar
amendments to bar men who have
not registered from receiving other
benefits, such as job-training grants
and unemployment compensation.
The problem with the provision is
that it will affect minority students
since the majority of financial aid
recipients are Blacks, Chicanos,
and poor Anglo students.
Wouldn't the millions of dollars
that will be spent to prosecute non-
registrants better serve to create
jobs, help students, and provide
more social services. That would
certainly help young men be more
productive rather than destructive.
Pedro Perea
enter for Chicano Research
Bv Bokbv Roerwwf
The Center tor Chicano Rematch.
Educenon. and Ccewsseety Service*, e s
prnrxwsd plan curreratp bcsng worked on
under the guidance
Fsrjueroe.
of Dr Means!
Acccxckng to Dr Fspueroe the plan e
las' rrxnds lor
Last year MEChA end the La Raze
WaJLm** rhoseshj a would tts s
w toeetebttahe reeeerch cemer
deal wsth Crecano saeues The Center
be a ptece where students could
tamitrli skats m research wffh a
h.* Dr Ftpkrroa
The fratearch Center s few! draft mm
begun by Dr Msnuef Pens, who efter
taking a leave of absence, handed the
plane to Dr. Manuw Fwueroc The feral
draft e stsl under rcvsnon and hm yet to
be approved The mean purpose lor the
Cesser e to ew et the La Raze Srudws
rok by creatine; a better ewmeness of the
tocwJ. cultural. pcerhcW. and ecooormc
wcenwie facing Chscanos and to come
up with vwbk solutions La Ram Studies
nswt keep abreeet of reeeerch on swum
thw ere enteral to the interests of the
Chscano population and to relay thw
reeeerch to the ttudents and the
community 'We need to est more
invccusd, and the Center can be a place
tar ffwt." Dr Fsgueros sssd
h eel be focused on issues
rskiing to Chscanoa. such aa crane,
ethnic relations, and cultural
Dr Faxwaoa noted ffwt ffw
change
Offwr rcBpcewanaatws of the Center
wil be to provem extraction between
raCissy. Wuderas.*wdlhc cixiciaanty. Dr.
Figueroe sasd. The Center also wants to
maintain good relations with other
university units such ae the Lew rang
Center. MEChA. ffw Office of Student
Afisars. and other •Sudani service " "In
of the conewsnrty we went to be
by orcenWen] events to educate
the pubsc. the ssssffrnts and the com
rrxeety.'addewDr.**cxueToa The Center
wsl ekoattempt nteaxntain contact with
other centers, euch m the Mexican Stu
cms Cenwr w UC Berkeley snd ths Cwv
ter for Crar^ano Stuffks st UCLA
The furxffng for ths Center ww come
parffy from research and cducBtxmsxpro-
kk tt generated from the Center itself snd
through Irxffvxjuel donanons
The adrrwsett Wax t, says Dr Figueroe.
hm been cooperative, nernefy Academe
Vice Prescient Dr Arcwxegs snd the
Dean of SocwJ Scwnces. Dr Klacsen Dr
FigucToe says the poeeibsmy of ths Cen
Wr'treakzatxxiitocxxf.andn'movexjto
ttnd arxjnwntum. we're m the fswl push *
The final phete of the protect wtfl includes
physical place for the ceter and ths rwgo
eft
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| Title | 1982_10 The Daily Collegian October 1982 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1982 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Title | October 7, 1982 La Voz Pg 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1982 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| 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, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Editorial: Unfair Draft Provision What kind of political definition would you give a government that would want to control your every decision once you turned eighteen years old. Without giving it much thought, you would probably say a dictatorship or a communist government like the kind that operates in Cuba and in the USSR, right? Well, you could be right, but your best bet would be to say a capitalist governement like the kind we live in. That is exactly what the U.S. House of Representatives is proposing by authorizing a provision in the 1983 Defense Department bill that would make registering for the draft a requirment to receive federal financial aid. How Much Closer can we get to a dictatorship? Somewhere buried in the 1983 billion dollar Defense Department budget exists $800 million used to to make eighteen year-olds comply with the registration draft. The provision also authorizes the defense department to use part of the $800 million for basic research within its own department and $30 million to upgrade university research equipment. According to the Selective Service, 8.4 million men, or 93percent of those eligible for the draft, have registered, while about 674,000 have not. That means that our govern ment is willing to spend close to $85,000 on each individual that did not register for the draft. This is only the beginning. The author of the bill, Rep. Gerald B. H. Solomon, New York Republican, said he would also propose similar amendments to bar men who have not registered from receiving other benefits, such as job-training grants and unemployment compensation. The problem with the provision is that it will affect minority students since the majority of financial aid recipients are Blacks, Chicanos, and poor Anglo students. Wouldn't the millions of dollars that will be spent to prosecute non- registrants better serve to create jobs, help students, and provide more social services. That would certainly help young men be more productive rather than destructive. Pedro Perea enter for Chicano Research Bv Bokbv Roerwwf The Center tor Chicano Rematch. Educenon. and Ccewsseety Service*, e s prnrxwsd plan curreratp bcsng worked on under the guidance Fsrjueroe. of Dr Means! Acccxckng to Dr Fspueroe the plan e las' rrxnds lor Last year MEChA end the La Raze WaJLm** rhoseshj a would tts s w toeetebttahe reeeerch cemer deal wsth Crecano saeues The Center be a ptece where students could tamitrli skats m research wffh a h.* Dr Ftpkrroa The fratearch Center s few! draft mm begun by Dr Msnuef Pens, who efter taking a leave of absence, handed the plane to Dr. Manuw Fwueroc The feral draft e stsl under rcvsnon and hm yet to be approved The mean purpose lor the Cesser e to ew et the La Raze Srudws rok by creatine; a better ewmeness of the tocwJ. cultural. pcerhcW. and ecooormc wcenwie facing Chscanos and to come up with vwbk solutions La Ram Studies nswt keep abreeet of reeeerch on swum thw ere enteral to the interests of the Chscano population and to relay thw reeeerch to the ttudents and the community 'We need to est more invccusd, and the Center can be a place tar ffwt." Dr Fsgueros sssd h eel be focused on issues rskiing to Chscanoa. such aa crane, ethnic relations, and cultural Dr Faxwaoa noted ffwt ffw change Offwr rcBpcewanaatws of the Center wil be to provem extraction between raCissy. Wuderas.*wdlhc cixiciaanty. Dr. Figueroe sasd. The Center also wants to maintain good relations with other university units such ae the Lew rang Center. MEChA. ffw Office of Student Afisars. and other •Sudani service " "In of the conewsnrty we went to be by orcenWen] events to educate the pubsc. the ssssffrnts and the com rrxeety.'addewDr.**cxueToa The Center wsl ekoattempt nteaxntain contact with other centers, euch m the Mexican Stu cms Cenwr w UC Berkeley snd ths Cwv ter for Crar^ano Stuffks st UCLA The furxffng for ths Center ww come parffy from research and cducBtxmsxpro- kk tt generated from the Center itself snd through Irxffvxjuel donanons The adrrwsett Wax t, says Dr Figueroe. hm been cooperative, nernefy Academe Vice Prescient Dr Arcwxegs snd the Dean of SocwJ Scwnces. Dr Klacsen Dr FigucToe says the poeeibsmy of ths Cen Wr'treakzatxxiitocxxf.andn'movexjto ttnd arxjnwntum. we're m the fswl push * The final phete of the protect wtfl includes physical place for the ceter and ths rwgo eft |
