1970_10 The Daily Collegian October 1970

              Daily
Collegian
MINORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Community okay sought by
minority council appointees
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1970
No debate held on
legal aid resolution
Expected debateon a resolution
seeking to give financial aid to
students challenging the constitutionality of suspensions from
school without a hearing failed to
materialize at yesterdays Student Senate meeting.
Debate on the resolution was
ruled out,of order by First Vice
President Nat DIBuduo. after the
resolution appeared on the agenda
as an Information Item Instead of
j discussion Item.
The resolution
ch was ln-
f Dire
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funds to assist students suspended under Title V of the California
Administrative Code and Section
C26.4 of the California Penal
Code. Section 626.4 allows the
president of the college to withdraw the right of persons to remain on campus when he has
■ reasonable rause to believe they
may disrupt the normal operation
or activities of the college.*
In introducing his resolution
Sherwood urged senators to talk
proposal, and to consider "all
avenues' leading to establishment of a student legal aid fund.
tie said the senate was on record
opposing Fresno State College
President Dr. Norman A. Baxter's suspension of six students
without a hearing in connection
■nth  the Sept.   12 disruption of
•If the senate takes a'stand,*
lie said, "let's follow It through."
He conceded many questions
had been raised about the resolution. Including questions by the
Board of Directors about Its •legality'-.
Farle nassi-ti. general manager of the Association, said the
■ppropnatlon
rifically  granted
the Board of Directors. He said
Sherwood's resolution might possibly be "Illegal," but a legal
opinion would be required first.
He said such an opinion would
probably Include consultation
with the Chancellor's legal staff.
Sherwood said he has followed
up Introduction of the resolution
by contacting the American Civil
Liberties Union. California Rural
Legal Assistance and the Fresno
Free College Foundation.
The senate will vote on Sherwood's resolution at next week's
The senate made appointments
to several committees-yesterday.
Carol Ann Hlghtower. junior
Journalism major, and Linda
Paulo, junior 'English major,
were appointed to the Registration Committee. Laura Willers,
junior nursing major, and Gary'
Sabbltlnl, junior accounting major, were appointed to the Campus Planning Committee. Curt
Sherwood, a junior social welfare major, was okayed to serve
on the Student Life Committee;
while Jack Leonard, Jr., senior
zoology major, and Sam Germany, senior Industrial arts major,  were approved for the Fl-
A parliamentary duel of sorts
developed over senate ratification of John Powell, a junior social welfare major, tothestudent
Court. Some senators wanted to
delay the vote on the appointment
until next week, so they may consider more applicants for the Job.
Some accused Student Body-
President BUI Jones of trying to
"railroad" Powell through the
senate. Jones denied the charge.
Second Vice President Terry
Stone told the senators Powell
had been the only qualified candidate to file an application for
The motion to approve Powell
Blacks and chlcanos chosen to
serve on theFresnoStateCollege
Minority Council are trying to get
the approval of the respective
communities before they accept
the positions.
Fresno State College President
Dr. Norman A. Baxter announced
Sept. 21 l
matters concerning minority stu-.
dents" and advise the college *ln
the development of programs and
services for those students.*
Baxter has sent letters out to
10 persons, eight of them ln the
black and chicano communlUes,
asking them to serve on the committee.
One of the 10 persons selected
by Baxter said at least seven of
those picked by Baxter to fill
the council feel they cannot serve
on the council until they are-sure
of the community's support."
Baxter said that he would not
lected to serve on the
UI all have accepted.
Charles H. Dick,
the president for community re-
laUons, announced yesterday that
'there is no announcement to
make concerning those who have
accepted to serve on the panel.*
It ls evident that Baxter ls having
trouble finding members to sit on
the council.
One spokesman for the group
receiving letters said, 'It's not
that we are unwilling to accept
the positions.
■Despite  the attempts of the
committee we (seven of the 10)
feel It would be rather foolish
not to have the backing of our
communlUes."
"We want to get the sanction
of the community," they added.
One of tbe a
seven said that they were now
working wtth various group*
within the community to get their
endorsement.
The spokesman said that tbey
were trying to convince them to
at least 'explore the Idea* of a
•I don't agree with the Idea as
outlined by Baxter. But I think
we have to find out what we can
do by going to the table. We Just
can't reject the idea out of hand
that It's not going to do any
good,* he said.
The formation of the council
has been criticized by the president of the Fresno Chapter ofthe
NAACP (NaUonal AssoclaUon for
the Advancement of Colored People) and a member of the West
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Petition urges
end of Student
Association fee
; calling for the repeal
of the mandatory Student AssoclaUon fee ($12 a semester) will.
be circulated on campus, possibly today, according to Bob
Kostove, graduate student ln the
School of Social Welfare.
Kostove said the mandatory
membership forces students to
join a private corporation (the
student association) before they
are allowed to enroll at Fresno
State College, a state educational
Institution.
Kostove, along with Russell
Bader, also ln the School of Social Work, hopes to get the needed 3,000 signatures (20 percent
of the student body) to make the
resolution valid, and will present
It to the administration. A special
student body vote will then be
called, and, If passed, the resolution goes Into effect next fall.
Kostove said that a secUon ln
the California Education Code
proves that FSC students are
definitely overcharged for the
Student Association fee.
•No student shall be required
to pay student body membership
fees ln amounts exceeding twenty
dollars per academic year,* he
read from the Code section.
However, Earle Bassett, student association general manager, said the extra $2 charged
students each semester ls ■voluntary* and for health services.
Kostove also said students are
kept Ignorant of their choice of
either paying the $12 student fee
or working off the fee through
various campus Jobs. Sucbapro-
POP  ARTIST Mel  Ramos, who teaches art at Cal State H .
will be one ,of three artists exhibiting work at Monday's opening of
Ihe  new FresnoState College Art Gallery
FSC art gallery opens
Monday with exhibition
NO DISCUSSION-Phil Sherwood, president pro tempore
Student Senate, explains to senators his-reasons for introducing
his legal aid resolution aimed at challenging Title V of the California
Administrative Code and Penal Code. The-resolutlon, tothe surprise
of many in the audience and on the senate, was presented on
yesterday's agenda as an Information Item. Heated debate had been
expected on the measure which is to be voted upon next week. In
Ihe background Is First Vice President Nat DIBuduo.
Bassett previously stated that
the student assoclaUon ls a nonprofit auxiliary organlzaUon
estabUshed for the sole benefit
of the students.
He added that It was the administration's business to teU
students of the choice to either
work off or pay the assoclaUon
feea.
Tbe mandatory fee was put Into
effect July 1, 1952 after FSC
students voted to make the fee
mandatory ln 1
The Fresno State College Art
Gallery will open lta first exhibition of the season Monday,
Oct. 5, with recent works by
three Northern California artists, Gerald Couch of San Le-
andro, Gary Primer of Sacramento, and Mel Ramos of Oak-
the San Francisco Art lnsUtute.
lie has exhibited throughout tbe
U.S. and recently had one-man
Gary pruner ls a me-nber of
The   exhibition   of   paintings,
the art faculty at American Ri
drawings    and   lithographs  will
ver College ln Sacramento and
conUnue through Friday, Oct. 23.
has exhibited primarily ln tbe
Tbe gaUery,   located   ln^the
Northern California area-     He
Keats Campus Building (old book
bas received numerous awards ln
store),   wlU   be   open Mondays
competitive  exhlblUons and haa'
through   Fridays   from U a.m.
bad recent one-man exhibitions at
to 4 p.m. Tbe exhibition ls free
tbe Artists Contemporary Gal
and open to the public.
lery In Sacramento, and tbe Ban-
Gerald Gooch ls a well-known
sen Gallery In San Francisco.
Bay  Area   artist   who   teaches
Mel   Ramos ls aa Associate
drawing  and   printmaklng   both
at Lalnty College ln Oakland and
Professor of Art at Cal State
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