1985_12 The Daily Collegian December 1985

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EDITORIAL
Dec. 6,1985
Espionage warrants swift action
The old adage 'You scratch my back. 111 scratch yours,' has
undergone some changes recently. The Hebrew interpretation now
reads 'You scratch my back. 111 stab yours."
This variation became apparent when Jonathan J. Pollard, a
U.S. Navy intelligence analyst was arrested Nov. 21 on the charge
of selling secret information to Israel over an 18-month period.
The Israeli government has denied perpetrating or having any
knowledge of the spying activities.
In light of this dental, wouldn't it seem that Kenneth Bialkin,
chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American
Jewish Organizations, would protest the accusations emphatically,
instead of calling the alleged drafting of Pollard "a foolish endea¬
vor, probably an unnecessary endeavor."
This hardly seems the righteous indignation that would stem
from such a charge if the accused were innocent.
If it cannot produce a better defense than this, the Israeli
government will have a very difficult time convincing the United
States, one of its primary allies, that it was not involved in the
spying activities.
In addition to the weak denial by Bialkin, the Israeli government
is further incriminated by the immediate withdrawal of two Israeli
diplomats from the United States without explanation, and its less
than prompt cooperation in dealing with the situation.
President Reagan has made a vow to "root out and prosecute the
spies of any nation," regardless of the results.
"We'll let the chips fall where they may," he said during his
weekly radio address.
It's too bad that such a strain had to be placed on the relations
between the United States and Israel, but the time has come to take
action.
Since 1981 the United States has apprehend 31 persons on
charges of spying, compared with 13 in the previous five years.
Clearly, the problem is increasing, and the answer can be found
in nothing less than absolute denunciation and swift punishment of
those involved in this heinous crime, whether they be friend or foe.
Veto ludicrous
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Editor
The AS p
from ihe Scnalc 51,000 so he (alone) could
goto Washington. DC ncxl semester for
a CSAA meeting. If the Senate grams
Hansen ihis studeni money, would he
exercise his'righi to velo and charge the
AS with fiscal irresponsibility0 If consis¬
tency or fairness means anything lo Jeff
Hansen, he w
ihem only $250. Should we ignore this
inequality of allocating funds simply
sees no reason to send political science
students lo Washington. D.C. for infor¬
mation they could easily receive here in
Fresno. Bui whal of the ol her clubs? Docs
le this
r. Hanse
*cioed a collective decision made by th
AS Senaie. The victim was a Washingtor
D.C. symposia sponsored by the Politic;
Science I'ublic Administration Associa
tion (PSA) for $595. He gave three equall
rule apply only tc
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Jld not have reached I
Jt funded them?
re.  whal   informalio
c sel up for a specific purpose, and
uld be allowed lo plav Iheir role."
.-.What if Ihe committee recommended
The same committee sub:
mended $3,940 so anothi
Kentucky for a conventi
iinglon(i
$1,000)? Every month  Hansen uses his
travel expenses (coming from student fees)
to attend CSSA meetings throughout Cali¬
fornia. Only once has he made a detailed
report (almosi) to the Senate and nevei
have we received something from him in
writing or the minutes from earlier meet¬
ings. What information is he sharing that
could   not just  as  easily  be  found   in
His
■nfortr
asked for
used for
1 directly
he felt the PSAdii
enough "initiative" by raising matching
funds of their own. If by "initiative" Hansen
means corruplible. he is indeed correct.
As far as generating matching funds is
concerned,  the PSA  has accomplished
o o! li
Washingtor
Daily Collegian
— Founded in 1922—
AdverMig Product
stituency is suffering
result. No club or student should have to
go through so much hassle, veto, and
scandal for attemptirrgt,o utilize the'Asso¬
ciated Students. If I'm not mistaken, we
are supposed to be "students working for
Danny Chacon
Senator. School of Social Science
Article disappointing
"Hansen Vctos AS Funding Decision." It
misquoted Jeff Hansen, he does support
ihe F & B Committee structure; you
quoted Senator Kevin Kodama out of
context; and you failed to quote me
correctly.
When Anne Dudley telephoned me 1
told   her that  senaiori  have  expressed
one. I never viewed the funding support
given byanysenatorasanatlempt to gain
a space at the symposium.
Political Science/Public Administralion
for being placed in a peculiar situation
and for the club being used as a vehicle to
attack Jeff Hansen's executive discretion.
I understand Danny Chacon's position as
Ihe Senator from the School of Science.
He fell our funding request was legitimate
and it was. but he did not have the concen¬
sus of the Commissioners to use our club
as a means "to get at" Jeff.
r      Paula Clayton,
One of the four Commissioners from the
PS/PA Association
Editor's note: Due to a typographical
error Jeff Hansen was quoted in the Dec. 4
issue of The Daily Collegian as saying he
did not have respect for the structure of
the Financing and Budget committee. In
actualil v the quote read "I do have respect
for the comm
Where are priorities?
The food drives for the Fresno poor are
good ideas — it never hurts to be reminded
that olhers are suffering while we have the
luxury of attending university. However,
iething for the
What really needs to be examined is WHY
our society has so many homeless, unem¬
ployed, poor people? What are theelected
churches, the schools, the parents, you
and I, doing incorrectly? There is an
abundance of food being stored for rats to
munch on. There is garbage and litter on
city streets. We have over-kill in our
"nuclear weapons store-houses? WHERE
ARE OUR PRIORITIES?
So as you drop off your cans of food,
think about whal you can and will do to
solve the problems that put people into
destitution. Every child born has the
potential for a happy, healthful life. That
simple achievement should be the goal for
about other human beings 365 days of the
year.
Sigrid Hawkes
Move ceremony date
Editor:
I strongly recommend and urge that the
Spring Master's Hooding Ceremony be
changed from May 16 to May 23. 1986.
Changing the date will allow graduate
students to enjoy the hooding ceremony
papers. Furthermore, having the Univer¬
sity graduation ceremonies and the Mas¬
ter's Hooding Ceremonies one week apart
could cause unnecessary financial burdens
to graduated students, forcing students,
and/or families to attend only one cerem¬
ony rather than both. A change in the date
to May 23, 1986 will definitely make the
Master's Hooding Ceremony a more plea¬
sant experience.
Robert Castorena
Senator of Graduate Studies
and Research
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Dec. 6,1985
NEWS
KM* 3
Funds
l two-week exploration...of the
current trends and developments surroun¬
ding a contemporary issue. Activities in¬
clude lectures, panel discussions, debates,
briefings and site visits."
The funding request said speakers would
be members of Congress, staff members
from the White House and other areas of
the executive branch of the government,
national news media correspondents, for¬
eign diplomats and business and financial
"Faculty leaders bring it all together
and guide the student through an expe¬
rience of new ideas and challenges," the
funding request said.
Paula Clayton, who is a member of the
association and one of two students going
to the symposia, said at the Senate meet¬
ing on Nov. 26 she had made arrange¬
ments to meet with the appropriate con¬
tacts at the symposia to give CSUF stu¬
dents a chance to obtain Washington
Center internships.
When Hansen was asked in an inter¬
view if he thought that information
brought back from the symposia was as
important as that brought back from the
Block and Bridle convention, he said he
was not comparing the two trips.
"1 had reservations about it (the Block
and Bridle trip) too," Hansen said. "But I
think it's just a little more legitimate (than
the symposia)."
The veto is Hansen's first in this t
came after the Senate on Nov. 26 i
9-5 in favor of funding the Political Sci¬
ence/Public Administration Association
$595 for the symposia. The association
had asked for $2,000.
The Finance and Budget Committee,
which reviews funding requests and makes
"This time I really didn't
think the funding request
was worthy, and I put my
foot down." „
 —Hansen
funding recommendations lo the Senate,
had recommended that the Senate not
fund the symposia trip.
Sen. Daniel Chacon, school of social
sciences, and Sen. Lawrence Tovar. at-
large post 4, lobbied for the funding
request and the Senate granted it.
Chacon will try to convince senators
this week to vote to override Hansen's
veto at Tuesday's meeting.
Two-thirds of the Senate, which is 10,
must vote against the veto to override it.
That is one more senator than originally ■.
voted for the funding request.
Gene Catania, a member of the Politi¬
cal Science/Public Administration Asso¬
ciation who will accompany Clayton to
the symposia, said that Hansen's concep¬
tion that the association does not have •
matching funds is wrong.
He said that fund-raising efforu have
paid off androost of the money needed for  ,
the trip.has been obtained. ..,'/..
Counsel
Continued Irom nag* 1
the session so the student can play tbe tape
back and bear the critiques at the same
time. In order for the counselors to deal
with these problems and learn from their
experience long wrap sessions are held
twice a week after counseling is over.
"Some clients dont want to be video
taped," he said "but we cant help the
client with out it." Tbe tapes are a big part
of the learning process he added. Smith
pointed out that the program provides a
"tremendous opportunity (for students)
to tee the struggles in tbe profession."
However, students often branch out to
a specialized area of counseling after the
initial exposure is received, he said.
The Clovis Family Counseling Center's
motto is "dedicated to family therapy,
counselor education and research." Inter¬
ested families can contact them at 299-
3507 for further information.
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