1970_10 The Daily Collegian October 1970

              EDITORIALS
Congress   and the crime bill
The U.S. Senate's acceptance yesterday of House chant*** ln
President Nixon's crime bill demonstrates an lncredlblejack
of Insight Into tbe nation's current crisis.
The crime package, which ls now assured of becoming law,
offers nothing ln the way of soluUons to America's poUUcal and
social problems. Instead, It offers a repressive formula of law
and order ln the place of meaningful fundamental reform.
The changes accepted by the'Senate Include the death penalty
for those convicted of fatal bombings and —*"■
agents to investigate campus bombings am
and school officials object. The changes also permit judges „
impose addlUonal sentences of up to 25 years on certain "dangerous adult special offenders* convicted of crimes which carry
lesser penallUes and allow special grand juries to Indict or issue
reports on noncriminal misconduct by appointed governmnet officials Other provisions establish federal control over Interstate
and foreign commerce ln explosives. The bill Itself contains
the Infamous *no knock" and preventive detenUon clauses.
The crime package, which has been billed by the Nixon Ad
ministration  as  being  aimed  at organized
part   reaUy  c
3   bill   r;
with the li
It  seeks to curtail c
lng harsher penalities
techniques   which
r  begins
)   the
rolutlonary activity
least minimize guerrilla
ln many cases employing .
clearly unconstitutional,
surface of the problems
against  the  system.
causing   widespread   rebellion   and
If anything it strays ln the opposite direction. It offers only police
state solutions to ailments of a democratic society ln turmoil,
ailments   caused   by  an  unwillingness  to  change  with  the times.
Revolution ls never stopped by those who choose repression
over reasoned reform. The crime bill will not, as Its authors
Intend, curtail or minimize revolutionary activity ln America.
To the contrary. It will accelerate open and violent rebellion
against the government as more and more people become convinced
1984 ls passing from fiction Into non-fiction.
The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives should spend
less time and energy on repressive measures such as the crime
bill and more time on constructive legislation aimed at eradicating
poverty, racism and the military-industrial complex. If they do not,
what they fear most will ln the end overwhelm  them.
Burton Swope
Smittcamp appeals to student-haters
The Idle mind ls Ihe devil's tool. So It seems, at least, with
California State Senate candidate Karl Smittcamp. In recent flyers,
Smittcamp alleges that all students at Fresno State are all wild-eyed
radicals desperately seeking buildings to blow and cripples to assault.
It would be Improper for this tabloid lo say whether Mr. Smittcamp
Is Inferior or superior to Assemblyman George Zenovich as a candidate. We leave that up to the discretion of each and every voting
student. It Is proper, however. lor the student body to defend itself
against obviously Ignorant and sweeping verbal attacks. ,
Since Mr. Smlttcamp's flyers exploit the community's current
paranoia over college students, his adding of fuel to the fire can
.only be condemned. We are, by and large, voting and active members
of this community. We do not need to be discriminated against any
more than we already are. Mr. Smlttcamp's blanket statements
should be clarified and/or withdrawn . . . NOW!!!
Smlttcamp's flyer Infers lhat college discipline should be made
more strict and more heavily enforced. This ls exactly what we. as
students, don't need. This sort of "gut-level" politics undoubtedly
appeals to the Splro Agnew crowd of student-haters. This is clearly
his plan. We. as students, have the right to self-defense against
such slander . . . and we should take II.
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JOHN
TRAVIS
Down at
rhe Fresno Airport
liberals had succeeded ln naming
three of their people, they sat
stunned, but bombastic, as the
senate members voted to approve
the most qualified candidate.
Since this time, Jones has been
falsely accused of playing back
room poUUcs. If this ls true,
what about the three senate appointments to the board, which
were nominated by liberals? This
is only one example of how,
those who claim they lack power,
have   applied  unscrupulous  and
Yet, the ones who yell the
loudest are the liberals, UkeMr.
S., when not getting their way.
For example, during the first
Board of Publications meeting,
a chairman had to be elected.
Mr. S., who had previously
served as chairman of the board,
wauled the position so bad, he
was drooling at the mouth. But
he failed to gather the votes, while
J/ John Travis
In an effort to relate to my
cynical, untolerant critics, I am
curtailing my satire, 'grounding
my plane', and returning to easily
understood, hard-nosed editorial
Dan R. Safreno, the Dally Collegian editorial writer despot,
once again has distorted and mis-
:i  that
lng the validity of student government. Fortunately, rational Individuals understand the Land of
Nod's frugal attempt at collecting
true information. But he does
have a vague ability to present
falsehood, under the subhead of
truth.
Mr S., In his latest editorial,
stated that the "Student Senate
Freak Show ls on again," while
the senate grovels to the "Hlng-
inast-.s: ■:* feet (Jones and DIBuduo). If this ls true, why Is It
Jones, who knew he must get
the funds for the Dally Collegian
reinstated, called a special session of the senate in late August.
The sole purpose of the meeting
was to fill the vacant positions
on the Board of Publications. By
doing this. It was a first step
in  getting   President   Baxter   to
many of the liberals on the senate, that filling the vacant positions on the board possessed no
answer. Why did they feel this
way? Because they fought Jones
was going to stack
thus giving Baxter :
would surrender and concede the
basic editorial rights ofthe Dally
Collegian.
Ironically, If It were not for
J. V. Henry Burton Swope's
lawyer (for suit against Falk and
Baxter), FSC would not have a
paper today, and the question of
the power of a President to
withhold student funds, would still
be ln the courts.
Henry pointed out. that It would
be a positive action for Swope's
pending suit, If the Student Senate
decided to exhaust all channels ln
effort to get the funds back.
the board Just a few nights before by liberals, received the
majority vote.
Immediately, it became ob-
vlous that Mr. S. was not to be
beaten. He yelled one irrelevant
liberate effort to prevent any
action on getting the Dally Collegian funds back. But he was
soon shot dead. Noi by a con-
new chairman Stan Short. No one
envied Mr. Short's difficult position ln keeping the mad Mr. S.
contained. But he succeeded.
Eventually, the guidelines were
decided, the funds returned, and
the rest is history.
Later, Mr. S. threatened to re-
slgn f:
rned out.
Of   r
One of the vacant positions on
the board was a student appointment. Jones, as past student body
presidents have done, exerted
his right In suggesting a name
for their approval. The individual
was Jim llaron. IFC President,
and a p.-.s: ,nein)>er on the Board
>r the senate
Ir. S.
did resign, but only to accept the
Dally Collegian News Editorship.
Unfortunately, Mr. S. never
realized that he would not have
had a paper to serve on. If it
wasn't for the senate's decision
to appoint board members, and
the reasonable actions taken by
the Board on Publications.
Yet, because Mr. S. lost his
foothold and mouthpiece, not only
on the board, but In the senate, he
wants to do away with student
government.
What does he suggest to replace It? Nothing more than a so
labeled INDEPENDENT Student
Union, headed by the chief cam-
(Continued on Page 3. Col. 3)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Defends article
Ilreoted toward the student sen
ers   must report fairly and ac
ate  by   Dan  Safreno  which   ap
curately.  If he doesn't, he will
peared  in   the  Oct. 9 Collegian
lose   his    credibility   with  the
jnder the guise of editorial com-
reader.   With   these concepts ln
mind 1 wrote    the pollution ar
If the senate ls Indeed a freak
ticle   which appeared in Thurs
show,   then   Mr.   Safreno   Is the
day's  edition  of the Dailv Col
lead freak.    If the senate ls as
legian   (Oct.   8.    1970)   entitled
meaningless and Ineffective as he
•FSC's   Pollution ls a Potential
claims it is. then why does he
bother to participate in senate
meetings as a proxy? The answer
is  all to obvious:    Mr. Safreno
doesn't get his way he rants and
raves like a spoiled child. Perhaps the senate represents the
students better than he realizes.
Cameron F. Balrd
Senator. School of Business
Killer:*.
I reported all facts as honestly
and as accurately as possible. I
made no guesses but used Information which was quoted to me
by the various professors and
chairmen whom I
One of the people 11
was Dr. Michael Zender, chairman of the physics department
at FSC. He was very cooperative and he gave me Information
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um tests which I Incorporated
into my story. I reported this
information exactly as he report-
In a letter to the editor on the
day following my article. Zender
stated that I had nol reported the
facts as he had related them to
me. He called me anoverzealous
and Inaccurate reporter and presented "facts" ln his letterwhlch
he said would "clarify* the sit-
I would now like to clarify his
•clarifying* facts.
First. Zender DID state that
the air filters become clogged ln
•several hours". 1 took several
Now. In Zender's letter, he states
that when he stated "several
hours" he had really meant several days. Am I to be blamed
for his weird deflniHon of time?
Secondly, Zender states that
I am an inaccurate reporter because I stated that the pads were
completely blacked out when he
had stated that the pads were
•blackened out". Again I see this
as a question of semantics, not a
question of my accuracy.
Thirdly. Zender stated ln his
(ConUnued on Page 3. Col. 1)
IHE DAILY COLLEGIAN
LETTERS
(ConUnued from Page 2)
letter t.iat he did know where all
the radiation In our atmosphere
came from. THAT IS A LIE. Not
only did Zender tell-me that he
did not know the origin of the
radiation before this story was.
printed, but he said the same
after the story was printed. In a
telephone conversation on the day
that his letter appeared In the
paper Zender stated that I should
not go around scaring people
telling them about the radiation
because, although he did not know
where the radiation came from
now. with the proper equipment
and time he could find Its origin.
I do not doubt that he can find
the origin of the radiation, BUT
the fact still remains that he does
not yet know where this radiation
is coming from. This ls exactly
what I reported.
Finally, by trying to cover up
statements which he has already-
made by trying to make me out as
has actually reemphaslzed that
we do have a serious pollution
problem here at FSC. For this I
thank him. Steve Soriano
Collegian Staff Writer
Apology
I want toapologlzctoJohnTra-
it up anyone
e I v
angry that I did say I wanted to.
I still feel that Travis owes
t lie student body an apology for
his article and I still feel that
lie should be fired.        Disgusted
Marvin's poem
I am disappointed In four lines
•De Judge ls dead - good!
Shot dead ln de-head - good!
He wasn't giving up no jusUce
Marvin - If you can glory ln
the death of any man and justify
his death because he was not Just,
who is there amongst us who deserves to live?     Vincent Lavery
Proposition 18
The San Francisco Chronicle
on Oct. 7 endorsed Proposition
18 on the November state ballot.
Proposition 18 would permit use
of gasoline tax funds for mass
transit   and  smog   research.  If
popular vote, to spend up to one-
quarter of their gas tax allocation for rapid transit systems.
Fuel tax revenue has traditionally been spent on freeways and
streets. This has only spread the
use of autos and their fumes.
Proposition 18 offers an alternative to the private auto and shortsighted highway construction.
Unfortunately, Proposition 18
and a coastline access bill were*
the only environmental bills that
passed through the state legislature this year. Twelve vital environmental bills were killed ln
the Senate and Assembly. The
burled bills Included bills to ban
smog-producing vehicles, to
eliminate lead from gasoline, to
ban offshore oil drilling, to pro- '
hiblt construction ofpowerplants
in public parks and to create a
coastal conservation authority.
The Planning and Conservation
League called this'wanton legislative slaughter.* ^
In a written report on the
legislative session, the league
listed eight Senators and 10 Assemblymen as "major killers who
voted against all or very nearly
all of the environmental measures that came before them* on
the floor or ln committee. The •
Senators on this list Included
Clark Bradley (R-San Jose), Randolph Collier (D-Yreka) and Hugh
Burns (D-Fresno).
For students interested In environmental Issues, I urge you to
write to Mr. Burns and voice
your concern. It ls hard to un
derstand our representaUves*
procrastination on such vital Issues, for the,- environmental
issues neglected In 1970 wlU be
unsolvable In 1980.    John Lewis
Non-group complaint
I am regretfuUy forced to call
the attention of the Inmates of
this wretched Institution to the
plight of two of their less fortunate fellows as they labor in
front of the Student Life Committee to get sanction for their
attempted formation of a non-
group which ls known to all as
the Anarchists. Unknown to many
students, there ls a mighty effort being made on their behalf
to receive this officious blessing
which   hopefully   will  allow  all
COMMENTARY
Sexual inferiority complexes
e of th
FSC
Association, Inc. facilities
the College facilities without
having to belong to a pesky group
which is now a requirement for
facilities.
It would be Inappropriate to ask
any of your readers to think for
a   moment  and  contemplate the
advantages  which would accrue
potentially beneficial non-organization. There Is little doubt that
any rational man would Immediately recognize the advantages
to this scheme and with his
curiosity aroused by this brief
letter would Inquire as to the
meeting time and place of the
next session of the Student Life
Committee so as to lend support
to this measure. I enjoin all of
you to lay aside your meager
tolls and Join with your br-jthers
in this bitter struggle which will
establish justice and further help
to end the tyranny of dealing with
a bureaucracy and Its Inherent
and burgeoning committees.I beseech all of you to action ln the
name of truth, justice, motherhood, apple pie, Crusader Rabbit
and the only true-democratlc-
AMERICAN WAY: This, in Dudley
Swim's name we ask.
Non-Member and
Mercenary P.R. man for
the non-group, the
' By Behrouz Saba
Let us take a step beyond the
aura of humor, bitterness and
confusion that has. surrounded
the Women's Liberation Movement and examine the issue ln
Its psychological and social complexities. Such complexities have
haunted human beings since the
formation of the primitive societies.
What are the women ln the
movement asking for? Equal pay
and equal job opportunities, and
child care centers so they can go
freely about their business. Most
importantly, they are asking for
new social treatment. No longer
do they want to be thought of as
"playthings."
 Women have not achieved the
above   goals,   however,   due  to
some physical and sexual factors.
The myth of women's Inferiority begins with that well-known
complex caused by lacking a
penis. This realization Is usually
made ln the early ages and has jj,
life-long Impact.
The sexual inferiority complexes that lead to social Inferiorities    become   far  more
complicated when we consider
the physical shape of male and1
female sexual organs and their
mode of action.
Slmone de Beauvolr, famous
French author of *The Second
Sex,* speaks of the Issue very
luckdly.
She writes, 'The act of love
(for men) ls completed ln or- -
gasm, Its natural outcome. Coition has a definite physiological
end and aim; ln ejaculation the
male rids himself of certain discomforting secretions; he obtains a complete relief, following
upon sex excitement, which ls
unfailingly    accompanied   with
Then she comments on the
same factors ln women: "Woman's eroticism ls much more
complex, and it reflects the complexity of the feminine sltuaUon.
We have seen that instead of integrating the powerful drives of
the species into her Individual
life, the female ls the prey ofthe
species, the Interests of which
are dissociated from the female's
Willie
Stekel   (1868-1940),
TRAVIS
(Continued from Page 2)
pus liberal despot, Mr. S.
The sad, absurd part of Mr.
S's statement about student government is his evaluation of the
student senate. This year's senate ls not only functioning, but
researching and making rational
decisions before acting. If Mr.S.
ls looking for an analogy, It Is the
past student senates that have attempted to label, criticize, condemn, before trying tocommunl-
Of course, whm Mr. S. and
other campus veteran Uberals,
If falling to have a potent Influence on decisions, throw their
hands up, and declare all a waste.
stop working with the administration, well Mr. S., you can kiss
goodbye any student rights. For,
if It wasn't for Jones, DIBuduo,
and others, the administration
would not have any Input on decisions from campus students;
eventually this might lead to no
student Influence. If you don't
beUeve It, look at the polarization
that existed between the Broten
Administration and President
Falk. Neither could talk or communicate, but the decisions to
influence 12,000 students were
continuously made.
Knowing what the administration Is doing, ls not conceding
power. It ls just common sense.
If someone has the power, you
try and work with them. And If
you believe, Mr. S., that students
don't have any rights, then Jones
and his student senate freak show
stands no fear of being used.
Right?
Let's give this year's student
senate  a   chance.  It   may make
, Mr. S.
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who ls considered to be a genius
■In* human psychoanalysis, mentions that the tragedy begins
when this "prey of the spedes"
and this object of desire becomes
aware of her potentials as an
autonomous human being who ls
capable of being Involved ln social activities and the hunt for
fame and fortune.
The constant Internal battle
between the factors that reduce
a woman to an object of desire
and her state of ego that urges
her to be completely jell dependent ls called 'the tragedy
of the physical* by Stekel.
Women did not hunt because
they were weaker, but because It
did not make sense to them to
become the hunter and the hunted.
Today we are aware of the
above mentioned fact. This longest psychoanalysis ln the human
history shows that our reason tor
treaUng women as the Inferior
sex has Its roots ln sexual com-
These facts must be explained
first before women can achieve
their desired place ln society.
Before women state their demands, they should tell why society has not treated them fairly.
The Women's Liberation Movement ls not a Joke.
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