1968_10 The Daily Collegian October 1968

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2    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Thursday. October 10, 1968
Are there 2 Cleavers?
Black Panther Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver took a
one-day respite from his obscene attacks on all that he opposes —
and he opposes much — before resuming his nonsensical tirade.
Cleaver startled his critics Tuesday when he delivered his first
lecture at the University of California's Berkeley campus. His ap¬
pearance was described as "scholarly* although some of the 350 who
attended said they were "bored" by Cleaver's presentation.
At his first lecture, the controversial Black Panther not only re¬
frained from a single obscenity, but never once alluded to the battle
that raged over whether he should be allowed to give even one lec-
Cleaver spoke of concepts of history, asheldby blacks and whites,
and the gradual development of white as the symbol of cleanliness -
and black as the symbol of darkness and fear.
He told the class he did not believe there was "anything In human
feel "there ls a human nature that determines there should be con¬
flict among people."
Yet when he spoke at San Francisco State College yesterday,
Cleaver was his old self, firing obscene broadsides and threats at
all that represents the "Establishment." He vowed that If Black
Panther leader Huey Newton, sentenced to prison for killing a po-
Uceman, ls not freed, "we're going to free him and we're going to
do It with guns."
The question now arises, did the Experimental College class at
UC see the real Cleaver? Obviously not. Cleaver may have short¬
changed the students who took the course In an effort to learn about
racism and black militancy from one of the foremost advocates of
lng nine lectures at UC. Who knows, maybe his appearances at
places other than the Berkeley campus are all put-ons.
Bronzan recommends students
Addressing the student senate
last night, Student Body Presi¬
dent Bruce Bronzan recommend¬
ed 17 people to work on the fol¬
lowing student committees:
Russ Mills and Doug Broton,
Academic and Policy Planning;
Ron Capps, Budget; Allan Dorf-
man, Campus Planning^ Kevin
Gupton, PubUc Affairs; Paula
Young, Mike Branch, Nat Rich¬
ardson and Gulllermo Martinez,
Student Affairs.
Also named were Jesse Gon¬
zalez and Dennis Ma or, Finan¬
cial Aids; Phil Sherwood and
Sarah Malloy, Student Life; Mike
Wheeler, Jim Haron and Marian
Holmes, Reglstratlon;Donna
Hodges, Women's Affairs.
Suspending debate for alcohol
on campus, the senate agreed to
further  Investigation on the ls-
Also on next week's agenda wlU
be Representative B. F. Slsk D-
Fresno. Slsk will have a ques¬
tion and answer period from the
parking coordinator Robert
Nash reported a 1,000 parking lot
ls being planned on campus. Sen¬
ior Senator Sherman Lee Pompey
asked Nash If Fresno State Col¬
lege could retain some of the
parking fees collected on campus.
Nash replied this was beyond
Ms Jurisdiction but he would look
further Into Ihe matter.
College Union appointees Kathy
Lowry and Phil Sherwood were
given senate approval after
stormy debate.
Senate president pro tem Ran¬
dy Walsh argued a high percent¬
age of Greeks were Involved In
student government committees.
Senior senator Doug Broton
disagreed, saying Interested stu¬
dents - regardless of their cam¬
pus affiliations — should be In¬
volved In student government.
Third CU appointeeNadlne
Williams was approved without
discussion.
Concluding senate appoint¬
ments, Linda Tokal was named
secretary and will be paid $5
Thursday, October 10, 1968    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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As a Chicano as well as a con¬
cerned student at Fresno State
College, I want to join in support
of the proposed bylaw revision
to allow two senatorial positions
for the black and Chicano stu¬
dents.
It Is irue that we could run for
senatorial positions through reg¬
ular   elections.
junty has over 16 percent Chi-
mos alone. Although there are
ily three percent Chlcanos in
e student body, over 40 percent
esno Coun¬
ty in Vietnarr
thermore, not until a
Fur-
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xit of Ihe Federal Building did
r governor appoint a Chicano
chance of getting elected.
The above figure Is certainly
when   you  consider   the
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norltles are not-totally to blame
for It either.	
The proposed bylaw to come
before you next Monday Is hot a
request for charity on behalf of
the blacks and Chlcanos; It Is an
appeal for a commitment by the
whole student body to unite and
work together to make FSC truly k
a college of ALL the students.
Andy Tobar
Editor:
This letter Is primarily direct¬
ed at Russell Slvlck of the YAF
(Young Americans for Freedom)
and all other such persons who
share his narrow and ridiculous
Alews concerning freedom and
anarchy.
Mr. Slvlck apparently Is un¬
aware that he now lives in a time y
of change, In which minority
groups no longer Intend to suffer
the humiliation of the master-
slave system. Black students,
Mexican students, and other ra¬
cial minority groups realize the
fact that we are as Intelligent
and as ration as our so-called
•white superiors."
Furthermore, we realize that
our capabilities and aspirations
have been hindered and dis¬
couraged by these same people,
but we refuse passively to suc¬
cumb to such treatment any long-
Mr. Slvlck condemns such rea¬
sonable requests as "special
books" for minorities, special
courses, teachers, and senate
representation, as undemocratic
LETTERS:   Readers support minority senators
appear on page 2.
Editor:
In Stephen L. Hudson's letter
of Oct. 7, would you mind giving
the full and not the abridged ver¬
sion of his quoting me on Oct. 3:
"If these minorities are not al-
*lowed a voice to air their griev¬
ances on campus through legltl-
ans, then they will be
it It will be the voice of
are prejudiced and do
about their personal
■ I do not mind being
; long as 1 am fully quot-
it misquoted or partially
Russell Slvlck's letter In the
Oct. 8 Dally Collegian contains
the phrase, "after attending FSC
for three weeks I'm wondering
who actually ls In control of this
campus." I'd Uke to suggest that
Mr.  Sivick  stop wondering and
In regard to the minority sen¬
ators, this ls a matter under the
complete Jurisdiction of the As¬
sociated Student Body and Its
elected representatives, the Stu¬
dent Senate. UnUke most col¬
leges, the student body ls actual¬
ly  a corporate  entity, the FSC
;   the
s the
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lege Union as "our" College U#*«*
Ion, "our" obviously excluding
black students, Mexican students
and other minorities.
What Mr. Slvlck ls advocating
ls freedom for some and bondage '.
for others, namely minority
groups, for he has convinced
himself that the ideas and plans
of minority students are unintel¬
ligent and unsound, and that such
people should be comtrolled and
•kept In their places."
duty of representing the student:
In matters having to t
with the Association. The
of the administration ls to advise
the Association.
Incidentally, the College Union
ls paid for by the students,
through the Association. As a re¬
sult, the management and use of
that building Is under the direct
control of the Association,
through the Senate and its sub¬
sidiary, the CoUege Union Board.
Thus, decisions as divergent as
dishes tor the coffee shop and
uses of specific rooms are under
the  Jurisdiction of the College
As far as the special classes
on minority groups, Mr. Slvlck,
I'd suggest you look at your cata¬
log: you'll find these classes are
part of the Experimental College
- a separate entity - academ¬
ically from the rest of the col¬
lege. Classes may be suggested
by anyone on this campus. If the
Experimental CoUege Committee
(made up of administration, fac¬
ulty and students) deems the idea
worthwhile, it ls approved and a
class set up.
Incidentally, as a student at
this college, and representaUve
of the Senior Class, I would ap¬
preciate It If you would present
me with the name and proof of
this 'Marxist and Cuban-trained
revolutionary." If you'd like you
can leave It In my mallbox(num-
ber 8) In the Student President's
Office.
As has been proved In the past,
it ls easy to complain from the
outside - but It takes work to
change things from the Inside.
Why don't you Involve yourself
In student government. You might
learn something.
David Oslroff
Senator, Senior Class
Editor:
• There appears tc
fusion and misunderstanding as
to the proposed senatorial re-
. The revision, If agreed
upon by the student body, would
■ Mexican stu-
Negro student activities, to the
present Student Senate. The pro- —
ponenls of the measure have gone
through the estabUshed poUtlcal
process In placing this proposal
before the student body. A near
unanimous Senate, and a unani¬
mous Board of Directors have
approved. the Bylaw revision to
appear on the ballot Monday.
The Senate has not approved
of the senatorial change, to give
vote, simply because they are
minorities. The Issue Is deeper
than that. It should be obvious to
most students that these seg¬
ments of our campus are faced
with certain social and educa¬
tional problems that need under¬
standing, and resolving, by the
majority of white students.
I don't believe the approval of
these two senators ls going to
shake the college to Its founda-
Nelther do I believe It Is favor¬
itism, or discrimination In re¬
verse. This proposal, if passed,
can only help the structure of the
college, and break down barriers
of faulty communication and mis¬
understanding.
Whatever the fate of this pro¬
posed amendment change, let us,
the general student body, attempt
to understand each other, and
come to grips with the problems
facing   a vital  segment  ot our
Three members of the school
.of education faculty made an
effort last weekend to become bet¬
ter acquainted with their stu¬
dents- outside the classroom.
Drs. Andrew Rlppey, George
Avery and James B. Lundberg
coordinated an overnight retreat
for students In the elementary
division.
•The purpose-of the trip was
mainly to have lnter-action with
a variety of people, Ideas, and
problems while in a beautiful,
natural environment,* Rlppey
said. "We hope to deepen a
person's awareness of himself
and the world of teaching.
•This retreat gave students
a chance to gain an identity with
education as a powerful lnstru-
for social change In the
field of lnter-cultural conflicts
and minority problems."
In addition to the faculty i
ber,   speakers   Included Carlos
' Look at what's happening!"
Endnas, representing the Fresno
City School's Human Relation!
Services. Dr. Clyde James spoke,
and the Dls-
rson," and Dr. -
Harold Sllvanl spoke on "Compen¬
satory Education.*
.Robert Winter discussed oat-
door laboratories for learning,
and Mrs. WandaLlsker explained
the non-graded classroom.
These speakers were available
to share up-to-date develop¬
ments and to consult with the
students.
Equipment used as teaching
tools in the classroom were also
available for the student's exam-
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