1985_03 The Daily Collegian March 1985

              12 The Daily Collegian
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"Unfinished Business"
UNFINISH EDBUSWE
As part of Amer-Asia week, PULSE along with Amer-Asia
bring the story of the Japanese American Internment Cases
to CSUF by presenting the documentary film, "Unfinished
Business", on Wednesday, March 6 at 8 p.m. in the
College Union Room 312-314.
Wed., March 6 - 8 p.m.
College Union Rm. 312-314
Admission is free /
Sponsored by PULSE and Amer-Asia
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Monday, Mar. 4,1985
way the selection process is currently meeting," Rice said. "They claim they are
being handled. a student organization, but I have yet to
Rice also claimed there are no accurate see how decisions are being made."
of the proceedings of meetings of Leonard Salazar, assistant vice p'resi-
the lecture series committee, which in- dent of academic affairs, organizes and
eludes five student members, seven faculty calls the meetings of the ULS committee.
ibers (two non-voting) and two ad- Although minutes are not kept, "decisions
ministration representatives. are based on the active participation of the
"There is a lack of a formal type of committee members,""
Salazar said he could point to guests on
the list of the current lecture series schedule
. which are a direct result of individual
students and faculty on the committee.
.He said to ensure a "broad base of
campus participation,"the committee also
solicits nominations of speakers and
performers from the university's schools
and departments as well as from faculty,
staff, students, and sources outside the
university.
When the committee meets, Salazar
said, the members compile a list of
potential guests and rank them according
campus interest, financial capacity of
: program, availability and subject
"We go right down the list in the order
the speakers were rated,"Salazar said. "In
e, the final selection is the minutes
from our meetings."
He pointed out that the meetings are
open to anyone who would like to attend.
He has postponed the committee's next
meeting, which wil! start the selection for
the fall season, until two student vacancies
* been filled, he said.
Salazar said the recent resignation of
e members Brian Bellis and
was because of conflicts
with their work schedules.
Bellis had "i
a the fairness of the
Civil rights repaired by Congress
B, 'Vlnce Rembulat
The Civil Rights Restoration Act df
19K5 a is recently introduced in the House
°(Representatives, in an attempt to restore
> comprehensive ban on discrimination.
Currently, the bill is seeking approval
from Congress.
The new Restoration Act would reverse
list-year's Supreme Court decision that
"ales rule ix of the 1972 Education
Amendment Act could only be enforced
in specific programs receiving federal
"In [CSUF's) admissions, with the
exception of work studies, there's no way
to enforce against discrimination because
Acre's no federal funds to take away,"
said CS U F sociology instructor Elizabeth
Nelson. "Another example is the Daily
Collegian. Technically, the Collegian can
discriminate and not be penalized [because
11 isn't federally funded]. However, there
may be state laws to protect against it. But
because state laws vary [from state to
"ate], it is important that the interpreta¬
tion of ihe current laws be broadened."
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in
•he Grofe City v. Bell case that Title IX,
*Wch bans discrimination on the basis of
"« in federally funded programs, could
•* enforced if the specific programs or
activity received the funding.
Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilita¬
tion Act of 1973 (which prohibits discrim¬
ination based on handicap), and Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibit¬
ing race discrimination).
Last year, the House overwhelmingly
See Rights, Page 6
"The Grove City decision took away a
lot from civil rights," Nelson said. "If it
isn't changed, we could all be vulnerable
to discrimination. The list includes minor¬
ities, the disabled, the aged, and sex
Title IX states that: "No person in the
United States, shall, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrim¬
ination under any education program or
activity receiving federal financial
While colleges and universities receive
federal assistance in the form of grants,
loan programs, and student aid. Title IX
covers employment in education and
practically every aspect of student life.
The act prohibits sex discrimination not
only in higher education admissions, but
in curricular and extracurricular programs,
student services and beneftts(like counsel-    	
ing, health care and financial aid), and job by the Fresno branch of the
access and promotion within the agencies Society of Civil Engineering,
and institutions. *Dr- Chandra S. Brahma received the
However, many civil tights groups des- award on Thursday night at CSUF, where
cribed the Supreme Court's Grove City the national president of the society deli
ruling as unprecedented. The jr—:--    "»™h ih* m_in addreia,       )V
why he quit or
Jensen could n
Patrick Young, a ULS committee
member for the past year, said he doesn't
view the problem of the fair selection of
guests as "black and white."
He said because of a lack of student
participation, and because there is a
history of certain faculty members should¬
ering a majority of the responsibility for
See Investigation, Page 5
Professor wins
engineering award
A CSU F engineering professor received
the first ever "Outstanding Civil Engi-
' for the Central Valiey award, given
Department under the Reagan Adminis¬
tration provides a narrow interpretation
of the "program or activity" language in
Title IX, which only applies to sex discrim¬
ination, unlike other civil rights laws. The
Restoration Act would broaden the r ■■
erage
, include the Age Discrimination    involved.
vered the       .^^^^^^^^^^^
Harold Haak, CSUF president, in wel¬
coming Richard Kara, the national presi¬
dent of the ASCE, pointed to the limited
but increasing number of women students
in the department of engineering and
expressed his wish to see more of them
Karn, in his speech t
audience of about 80 people, said Ameri¬
cans no longer "have the comer of the
market all around the world." We are
going from a national economy to a global
economy where competition is no longer
just between General Motors, Ford and
Chrysler," he said.
Kara said the foreign firms, especially
Japanese firms, are outbidding American
firms not only in the auto industry, but
also in other areas including engineering.
In an attempt to overcome this prob¬
lem, the Strategic Planning Committee of
ASCE has developed 91 initiatives con¬
cerning new areas that have either been
neglected or should be strengthened, said
leglected or should bt
Kara also pointed to the problem of
S*« Award, Patt *