1986_05 The Daily Collegian May 1986

              The-
Dailv Collegian
Final
Edition
Apartheid foes fight on
The divestment of university funds i
companies operating in South Africa wi
continue to be urged by students an
faculty, although the academic year draw
"We will follow through with our pre
posals during the summer. What we ar
seeking is too urgent to put off," sai
Warren Kessler, professor of philosoph
and member of a faculty ad hoc commine
seeking divestiture.
 e oppression of people in Soul
Africa doe
lake a
Faculty members and students have
passed separate resolutions this year de¬
manding that the CSUF Foundation re¬
move monies invested in South Africa.
The foundation "is composed of local
best interest of the university," according
to A.S. Senator Greg Barfield.
"CSUFcurrently^as $532,000 invested
over there, but the foundation does not
feel it would be fiscally responsible to
remove these funds."
Kessler said, "Right now we are just
passively holding on to our stocks and
taking the dividends. This is tainting the
university; it is like operating with blood
money. Whenever we dip into these funds
for faculty research or student scholar¬
ships, it comes up tainted."
"Sixty-five percent of the
students who voted were
in favor of the referendum."
- Whalen
do business with the university's name. It
isa part of CSUF, and its action should be
consonant with the overall attitudes and
values of the students and faculty."
AS Senator Barfield sponsored a div¬
estment resolution which was approved
by the AS Senate one year ago.
CSUF students recently passed a refer¬
endum this spring which also urged the
foundation to divest. The proposal was
placed on the student ballot by Barfield
and AS Legislative Vice President Bob
Whalen.
"Sixty-five percent of the students who
voted were in favor of the referendum."
Whalen said. "I think thai
col
A lull assembly of faculty members
passed a resolution last fall which con¬
demned apartheid and called for the foun-
said. "There is a great deal of concern
among faculty members, and they strongly
support this resolution."
He added that the faculty wants to
impress upon the foijjadaiion that "they
are not a separate entity which happens to
happening in South Africa, and
they want to do something about it."
Barfield said some companies in South
Africa arc poor investments in general,
and the foundation would be more likely
to remove CSUF funding from them.
"Others make money every lime and the
foundation is not as likely to consent to
Kessler said the faculty committee is
See,. APARTHEID, peg* 4
Sheets, .76, earned Use Honor of I
Cons limine award because of his week -' I
within the fraternity since hereftCSUF I
when it was Fresno State College .ia I
1931. Sheett, however, heverns
his degree.
"I never figured yd crime up with I
anything this fancy in Sigma Chi," he I
,said. "I've been of service because I get I
a kick out of it. 1 enjoy younger pe "
and the Organization.
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