1977_05 The Daily Collegian May 1977

              tf-THC COLLEGIAN
Editorial
Threats hurt the cause
For nearly 11 hours yesterday,the Associated Students
Senate tried to put together a budget for the 1977-78 year.
But the end result wasn't the budget, but an
illustration on how overbearing an audience can be.
Many students, mainly blacks and Chicano*, objected
to the budget proposal submitted in the meeting.
These students had justification for objecting. An
attempt was made to eliminate the minority editions of
The Collegian. But the biggest outcry, again justified,
wa* over the 58 per cent cut in the EOP (Educational
Opportunity Program) Summer Institute which is
mainly utilized by minority students so they can more
easily adapt to university life.
But even justified complaints can be carried too far.
Thi* was definitely the case yesterday.
An -early-afternoon outburst nearly brought the
meeting to a close. This came when the senate prepared
to vote EOP $5,000. EOP received more than $11,000 last
year.
Richard Carrlllo increased an already-emotional
crowd's furor when he asked it to voice objection to the
budget "or it will be voted on as It Is."
Stomping feet, screaming and clapping is acceptable
behavior. But when threats are hurled at a group of
people, threats that silence two senators because they
fear for their own safety, then it is no longer acceptable.
To stifle people goes against every principle this
country stands for. Some of the audience said the senate
was presenting an unfair proposal, but many of these
people turned right around and tried to correct that by
Intimidating.
The meeting broke up at 6:30 with no action taken on
the budget. Seven senators walked out of the meeting
when threats such as "We're going to get you
tomorrow,'' were screamed at them.
Normally, I would be very upset if I saw people with
responsibility cop out and walk out of a meeting. But in
this case the personal safety of the senators was
definitely threatened. They had no choice
But the audience did have a choice.
I hope common courtesy returns to these people
tomorrow when the budget hearings resume. Any
program that seems so important today may be
unimportant tomorrow, especially if violence breaks out
that all parties regret.
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Bowen. who »poke often
throughout the meeting, said too
many group* h*d asked for
*p«ci»l edition*, including the
lr»nian ttudenta, the women'*
center and the intramural*
program
Ricks, editor of Uhuru. said.
"You should re«llie the impact
(hi* it going to have Thi* i* a
lotal rlpoff"
Collegian editor Jeff Evan*
joined Ricks in support of the
minority edition*, saying they
(La Voi and Uhuru) are the
"best ways" of getting in
formation out to the campu*
minorities
Evan* later said Sena(or Gary
Nel»on had "been after" the
minority edition* for some time
Nelson  allegedly   recently   told
clause from the proposed budget
eliminating (he minority edition*
passed. Bill Pelllgrini. a student,
ssld, "There are people on this
campus who are detrimental to
students I'm referring, lo Jeff
Evans and Bob  Cuddy of The
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Collegian. They take 830,000 of
the cookies," he complaine 1
"! challenge Jeff Evan* to give
up 820,000 of hi* budget and
divide It among the other group*.
Mike It (The Collegian) like  he
Tim
supportive," he said.
Evan* refused to reply to
Pelllgrini'* remarks.
The funding of the EOP
Summer Institute al a level of
only So.OOO also spurred con-
troveriy and emotion*.
EOP Director Manuel Perez
addressed the senate, saying that
f the s
1   political
Injtitute   "h
plications."
Those implications were made
clear when Rick*, among others,
accused the senate of having a
Emotions ran high on both
sides, finally erupting into an
angry exchange between
member* of the *udience and the
senate on at lea*t two occasion*.
A( one point in (he morning
se**ion, Darrcll Fonseca, sena(e
pro-tern, pounded his gavel
upon the table shouting, "I want
everyone In this room to listen to
the speakers or I'm going lo have
apparently unhappy with the
Finance and Budget Commendations, according to Bowen
Several students, like Anne
Cyrus, «ugge»ted (hat Baxter's
influence over the senate wa* too
»trong.
"The senate is supposed to be
for the students but I see that it
i* haunted by Norman Baxter,"
Cyrus said
"We'vecome lo you politicly,"
she said. "We've come to you
intelligently...now we're going lo
have to go back to the old ways."
Blanca Gomes had another
suggestion for the senate: Keep
the increase and the decrease of
program funding at the same
level for all programs
And Ben Ratcliff told the
senate the EOP Summer Institute needed at least 810,000 to
be a viable program
The meeting came to an
abrupt end at approximately
6:30 p.m. though, after the crowd
senate proxies, Richard Carriilo
and Gordon Riddle, who refused
to support a final compromise
It
debate be lir
minute* per person Carriilo
a»ked Fonseca how he-planned (0
enforce the three-minute limit
and Fonseca replied. "Security
(officer*) p»trol thi* campu*
constantly and they jusl happen
to be outside now " A quick check
outside the room revealed no
uniformed  officers   in   light.
After considerable debate, two
point* remained: that CSUF
President Norman Baxter'*
signature is required on the AS
budget,  and  that  Baxter  was
vote for this," Riddle added.
The audience clapped,
stomped and cheered.
earlier threa tended to leave the
meeting if the audience continued to intimidate them, rose
and left the room, breaking
quorum and ending the meeting.
Information on the location of
Friday'* emergency meeting can
be obtained at the AS office.
College Union room 308, or phone
est. 26S7.
Thuraday, May 5, 1877
Nikssarian
(Continued from p. l)
demands of the administration.
"I don't see any basis for that,"
he said. "Our student government this ye»r has always
worked for the student*. I myself
haven't heard, one student
complain," he said. However, be
has attempted to get the
cooperation ot the administration, be said.
"The university has been very
receptive to us (student government members) when we have
shown a concerted effort,"
Nlkssarian said.
At one point In Nlkssarian's
term, 530 student signature*
were gathered for his recall. The
recall driv* was started after he
froze AS funds for the December
"fUixberry" Issue of The
Collegian. Nilrsssrian's action
also caused six members of the
Media Council to resign.
"Apparently only a smsll
percentage of itudent* were
involved,   because   it   didn't
reviews his career
succeed," be said. "I think to be press, but I've talked with other
a good and responsible student student president* and I un-
government leader, you have to     dersUnd thi* Isn't	
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Although Nikssarian  said he
did hav* .
some regret* about his action item* he booed to accomplish
with the Media Council. before hi* term ran out.
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are still point* of conflict between himself and the press, but
he feels disagreement* ar* not
"I   think   we've   had   our
As for the future, 1
political science major, said be
plan* to work on th* famlly farm
in Fowler, and possibly return to
CSUF   to   pursue   ~ ""*-
*nd attend West Hill* College. H &	
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Urn* of bis death. F*r*on* Interested in donating
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lieu of flower*, a memorial fund Fund,    should    contact    the
should be established with the department of history office for
money to be used to purchase Information.
but  1
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perspective, I think The
Collegian has become more
Impartial as the year* have gone
on. There are still places that I
have  disagreements  with   the
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