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MARSUPIAJL HANIA3E
Council Questioned
Ethics Missing in Sholars Removal
La Voz   Staff
Universities should provide a forum and atmosphere where ideas, ideals,
and idealism flourish. Recently the Media Council at an emergency meeting
removed Anthony Sholars as acting editor of the Freedom and Unity, the
black students' newspaper. The process by which the council proceeded was
unethical and bias. One has to seriously question how someone can be
accused, tried and removed from a position in one meeting. In a similar
incident last year two minority editors brought grievances against the
editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian. It took the Media Council almost four
weeks to make a decision and after finding the editor guilty the Council
proceeded to protect him by arguing that government should not interfere
w*ith the media. One must now question the sincerity, of that argument.
Secondly, the Media Council appointed an overseer for the Freedom and
Unity. There is no provision in the Media Council bylaws for such action. The
Council, particularly the chair, needs to read them to know ^yhat^power
and responsibilities they have. It makes us nervous at La Voz when we
A" realize that a committee of people that have no concern for the respective
minority communities can make such a quick, almost secret meeting
concerning the very voice of our rights and concerns. Furthermore, the Daily
Collegian, who filed charges against Sholars under the current leadership
has violated the trust of the students by failing to report the incident. The
removal of AnthonySholars was of significant importance not only to black
and other minority students on campus, but to the entire student body.
Certainly students have the right to know what is going on. The credibility
of the Daily Collegian has deteriorated and one can onry doubt what is
printed on its pages. The Media Council and the Daily Collegian need .to
wake up. They are dealing with people who have the ability to think
critically. Hopefully, the editorial staff of the Collegian will be more
conscientious and have the moral courage to cover such a story.
Censorship
Of Students
Air Guitar Committee
Violates Civil Liberties
ByBIIILerch
Staff Writer
I have read every argument concerning
the censorship of an Air Guitar act called
"Some     Band"     and their     sudden
disqualification .
The problem is not contained within the
lyrics being immoral; rather.the problem
is in the evaluation of accepting a band
for Air Guitar in addition to the
misunderstanding of analyzing artistic
expression. ' Whatever party judged the
band's chosen material for Air Guitar
should deeply consider, the civil liberty of
free expression.
Expression through whatever medium
should always, no matter what be
unrestricted from the despotic, tyrannical
hand of unmerciful arbitrary decision. The
reader should reconsider the prestige of
Vintage Days, for the image has been
slightly rearranged due to the discretion of
the Air Guitar committee.
For equal measures. coordinators
shouldn't be so hedonistic as to exclude
spirited individuals from participating in
any aspect of Vintage Days. If it is
necessary to be dogmatic in such
situations , then it should be necessary to
over emphasise the obscene gestures of
Vintage Days participants. One should
refer to the April 29th issue of The Insight
where a young man is clutching hi'
testicles . Such expression doesn't disturb
my morals. I believe in freedom to
express.
A panel of discretionary judges, so to
speak, shouldn't be so demanding as to
coerce enthusiastic people to unknown
standards just because they see it fit to
protect the "integrity "of Vintage Days.
Such action is arbitrary and a travesty on
civil liberties.
California State University Fresno
cannot abandon it's students from
expression. Every party who takes upon
himself the burden to express, should not
be denied with bureaucratic restriction. "
Some Band" has been deprived*, too much
to mention. Liberties should not be judged
by people who think they are protecting
the morals of the people. Contrary, it is,
immoral to desecrate civil liberties from
the peopje.
Besides, "Some Band" chose it's
material for Air Guitar for a reason. The
reason is to express a viewpoint for
people to understand. Today, our society
faces a spectrum of dilemma in the social,
economicand political world In order to
repair the injury in the social realm, we
need to encourage not discourage artistic
expression. V^ .
the   progress   ot   tomorrow   depends, on
the unrestricted expression of    today. The
Air Guitar committee needs to reevaluate
this  year's decision so  that Fresno  State       *
won't be victimized by decisions that
strip to the bone our civil liberties and
intimidate us Trom participating in campus
wide activities.
Now, reconsideration of whose civil^
liberties are supreme should bestow on
the student population the reality of
participating in Vintage Days. Whose
morals are good? Is it the Anglo-Saxon's
? Should we all be subject to the so-called
White elitist fraternity mentality ? NO!!!!,
I say. Surely, we are not equal in ability
because we exist concurrently. ,
However.civil liberties and civil rights
should not be dependent on the dogma' of
supremacy derived from an arrogant
ruthless dictatorship. They should be
respected with the utmost integrity that
can be bestowed upon virtue.
Vintage Days has discriminated. We, is
students, should leans from such ar*
insolent mistake.
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