1970_03 The Daily Collegian March 1970

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Campus footnotes
REVIEW
The male conspiracy
By Barbara McDoweU
CoUegian Staff Writer
Dramatic activity will dominate Fresno State CoUege Ufe
ln the days ahead, with the pre-
sentaUon of two theatrical efforts, -x
•A House Divided*, a muiu
media presentation of songs,
poems, short scenes and picture:
of the Civil War period, will run
today, tomorrow and Saturday al
8:15 p.m. ln the FSC LltUe Theater. Directed by Assistant Professor Edward EmanuEl, It will
be Uve flrst of this spring's
reader's  theater presentations.
Student tickets for 'A House
Divided* are priced at 25 cents.
ETC, the student-directed experimental theater, has also
scheduled a production for this
week. "The Knack*, a play by
Ann JeUlcoe, will continue Its
three-day run today and tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. Admission to
the Arena Theater event has
been set at $1.
Mysticism series
•The Sacrament of the Present
Moment", adlscusslon by Crist
S. Lovdjieff, wiU be tomorrow's
offering In tbe MysUdsm lecture series. The program wlU
be presented at 1 p.m. In Science
121.
Lovdjieff, Instructor of mysticism at the San Francisco State
College Experimental College,
has formerly taught at various
California Junior and senior high
schools and at the San Quentln
Prison. His work with the San
Quentln Inmates ls discussed ln
Edlrldge Cleaver's book, 'Soul
On Ice*.
Business colloquium
The AssoclaUon of Graduate
Students of Business wlU'conduct Its first faculty-graduate
business student colloquium at
noon April 1 ln the Cafeteria's
Collegiate Room. Dr. H. C
CosUs and Steve Dleber will present research papers, with all
faculty members and graduate
business     students   Invited   to
Reservations for the event may
By Vonnle Madlgan
Collegian Staff Writer
Ann JelUcoe's 'The Knack*,
an Experimental Theatre presentation, ls an ln-depth study ln
male sexual hangups; or how a
virginal little girl can blow sexy
Rexy's mind.
The play's male triumvirate
vary ln their meurosls from a
five-hour dally quota to two
lays ln two years. The sacred
goal of the terrible threesome
Is *a HtUe subtlety and skill for
a three minute make.*
WiUlam Reeves, the director,
creatively used body English
throughout the play. The true
comedy of the human situation
was best Illustrated ln the fan-
9 Hon ti
e,   the   piano-bed  put-on,
and Colln's 'walking* lesson.
Paul Renner as Tolen, wore
well the mantle of the lady-
killer. Renner's characterization   epitomized   the   ego-filled
male superiority camp. Tolen as
•The Master* was real, and one
noticed the female members ol
toe audience paying close atten-
authoritarlan alter ego, ls a
feather ln the Women's Liberation campaign.
Bill Lerrlgo was Tom, the
weirdo. At first Lerrlgo's char-
acterlzaUon   was  'hard  to be-
bellevablllty that was Tom. His
childlike explosions and baiting
of Tolen were superb and well-
motivated.
Roger Keller characterized the
uptight, romantic Colin. Keller's
mime routines were enjoyable,
as were his facial responses to
a convincing good-guy.
Nancy, tbe subject and fuse ^
v to the play's action, was played
by Janice Jackson. Miss Jackson
pulled- off the basic Innocence
called for, but lacked a type of
vocal vitality needed to comply,
her characterlzaUon. The'rapss
scene  was  really  a victory 0!
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a different person would not Increase   the   total   departmental
offerings.
Walker stated that three cen-
lnatlng Heard for appointment.
His main argument Is that
Heard was hired for the 1909-70
year only and that his appointment was *above and beyond'
any consideration of lecturer. He
said he confirmed this via telephone and written memorandum
with Dr. Dallas Tueller. former
academic vice president who
okayed Heard's original nomination.   The   English   Department
appointment   and   other lectureships,   all   which  automatically
terminate at the end of one year.
Walker also argues that while
writer and 'Is of great value to
the college," his position should
be terminal.
education beyond high school,*
said Walker, 'consequently disqualifies him as an Instructor of
more than an Inordinately narrow
range of courses and the unavoidable  paucity  of his  experience
with and knowledge of pedagogical
skill and techniques required as a
college professor should clearly
preclude  his  appointment for a
The English Department contends that to argue lack of formal
training  Is  'to  Ignore  the fact
Heard's natural abilities, his
■ loin
azing
istrable si
The   <
t  has  s
charged that Walker has advanced no "defensible arguments" or facts and no "compelling reasons" for his nonsupport
of the nomination.
Walker has reputed the charge
thai he may not be capable of
making an objective evaluation
of Heard because of personal
conflict and has declined to disqualify himself as the department
suggested.
If the English Department and
the renomlnatlon, the department
can submit their recommendation of Heard to the office of the
academic vice president where It
could be accepted or rejected.If
accepted, the nomination would go
to the Acting President for final
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male ego, but Miss Jackson's
inadequate vocal dominance watered down the spoils oftrlumph.
For an educational glimpse lota
the male conspiracy, I would urjt
all females to see "The Knack*
without delay. It will be performed today and Friday at 4:13
In the Arena Theatre.Tlcketsare
$1 and available at the uttle
Theatre box office.
Senate
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the SI
;s thai
meetings of a public nature
be opened to the press, and
whereas, the Brown Act of the
State of California ls a part ol
the enforced law of that state,
and whereas, the Brown Act does
not apply to state supported Institutions, and whereas, the Student Senate feels that the principles of the Brown Act should
be foUowed at FSC, and whereas
there has been some doubt as to
where some meetings of a public
nature have not been opened to
the press on this campus, be it
therefore resolved that all organizations and meetings held on
this campus be opened to press
coverage, and be It resolved that
the Student Senate requests that,
for all meetings not dealing with
a personnel decision, the press
be notified prior to the meeting
of any campus groups, and that
the meeting be opened to the
press, and be It further resolved
that this be stated, as law, ln
all manuals of procedures of all
Student Association Boards.*
In other seante business, Royce
Warden, a graduate business ma-
vjor, was approved as Senator of
the School of Business. He alls
a vacancy left by Fred Sheriff,
who ls attending graduate school
at the University of SouthernCa-
llfornla.
Nominations were opened to fill
a vacancy on the Board of Athletics, left by Ernesto Trejo,
Senator from the School of Humanities, who recently resigned.
The only nomination was Lloyd
Carter, JunlorClassSenator.se-
lectlon of a senator to sit on the
Board was tabled until the next
regular meeting on April 1.
Thursday, March 19, 1970   THE DAILY COLLEGIAN   3
We have met the enemy and they are us!
THE SANTA BARBARA DECLARATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS
Photo by Don LeBaron
Planning—alternative to
ecological death of Valley
Associate Professor of Biology
Ecological planning ls needed
desperately If the death of tho
San Joaquin Valley ls to be prevented or at least delayed.
Ecological planning ls based on
the Ideal that our land, water and
air can be used and reused safely, If treated with respect for
their limited capacity for abuse.
Examples of lack of ecoluglcal
planning are all around us ln
Fresno. The public waler supply
Is becoming so heavy with nitrates that ln some areas It ls
being declared unsafe for children and expectant mothers;
smog levels are continuing to
rise; soon levels may be reached
where physical7 activities must
be reduced, or even sudden epidemics of deaths due to aggravated lung conditions or disease
may occur. Uniform zoning continues to be applied over a heterogeneous environment of mountain, foothill and valley floor so
that erosion results from Improper construction by develop-
i  liveable
One need but examine the data
now available lnthe FresnoCoun-
ty Health Department and ln the
Fresno County General Plan for
Foothills (ln your public library)
to make reasonable guesses as
to what tomorrow holds for our
water  and  air  If action ls not
Water - we all drink It and
need It. Each family (average
3.5 persons) uses 525 gallons per
day. In Delano, one well became
contaminated by fertilizer to
above the "safe" 45 parts per
million nitrate level. Expectant
mothers and new-born Infants
had to drink "Imported* purified
bottled water to protect their red
blood cell supply. In 1963 all
wells tested ln Fresno were well
below the 45 ppm nitrate level.
But ln 19G7 wells near tbe Fresno
sewage plant had levels of 130
ppm. The wells near the central
water drain west of Fresno had
similar high levels. Many other
wells around Fresno such as
those near the airport are now
above the safe levels. Health officials fear many other city wells
will become unsafe because the
heavy withdrawal of water from
wells under the city ls causing
water from the central drain to
backflow into them. And so our
fertilizers and effluents come
back for us to drink. If this happens the good water of Fresno
will become nothing but a memory.
Actually, If the present foothill
building trends prevail, the water
will be polluted before It even
reaches Fresno. For example,
our supervisors did not stop
Wonder Valley from being developed for residential homes
using septic tanks. And yet this
was done ln the full knowledge
that the septic tanks would not
work because the soil was unfit
to filter out bacteria and nitrate
wastes before they reached the
ground water. A lovely collection
of "Typhoid Mary* wells Is lnthe
making, wells to spread the developing medicine-resistant dls-
Toward a clean ecology
The biggest roadblock on the
path to a cleaner environment ls
public Ignorance.
Not apathy, as ls the case ln
many campaigns to get something
done, for this time nearly everyone seems willing to do something to Insure a safer ecological
climate. But, unfortunately, few
people know just what It ls they
lany of
them requiring Uttle effort, are
coming from many sources today .
as more and more Individuals
and groups become ecology oriented. We have compiled a few
-Stop using plastic dishes ln
the Union and the Cafeterias.
Whatever happened to old-fashioned plates that could be used
more than once? To cut thievery,
make the student association pay
—Make sure that returnable
bottles only are used ln vending
being advised by the planners to
use surface water. Thus they will
have the opportunity to drink the
wastes produced by their neighbors on the slopes above them.
Alr-as we breathe It, we take
ln 700 pounds of our own waste
products each year. Oxidant levels, the measure of photochemical poisons In the air, are considered safe when below 0.10.
Last year ln Fresno we breathed
air above this level on I07days-
nearly one-third of the year. We
even had ar lev lovely days of
.42 measurements, 4.2 times the
safe level. Based on current
climactic trends, the decline In
the air movement ln.the valley
during the last five years will
continue, thereby reducing the
smog flushing activity of wind and
producing longer fall temperature Inversions. Soon our valley
will become famous for Its fall
kill of plants and animals, Including man.
We ln the Fresno area can take
pride ln the fact that we have
risen to third ln California in
oxidant levels, trailing only the
more windy areas of Los Angeles
and Oakland. Present planning
calls for new Industries, recreational activities and vehicular
movement In and through the valley. Take note of future recreational projects: Fresno County ln
1980 will provide 36,946,700 activity days (one activity /person/
All men have the right to ai
life and promoting happiness. If the accumulated actions of the past
become destructive of this right, men now living have the further
right lo repudiate the past tor the benefit of the future. And it Is
manifest that centuries ot careless neglect of the environment have
brought mankind to a final crossroads. The quality of our Uvea Is
eroded and our very existence threatened by our abuse of the natural
Moved by an environmental disaster ln the Santa Barbara Channel to think and act ln national and world terms, we submit these
charges:
We have Uttered the land with refuse:
We have encroached upon our heritage of open space and wildland.
We have stripped the forest and the grasses and reduced tbe soil
to fruitless dust.
We have contaminated the air we   breathe for Ufe.
We havAjbefouled the lakes and rivers and oceans along with their
shoreUnes.
We have released deadly poisons into the earth, air and water,
Imperiling all Ufe.
We have exterminated entire species of plants and animals and
brought others close to annihilation.
We are overpopulaUng the earth.
We have made much of the physical world ugly and loud, depriving
man of the beauty and quiet that feeds his spirit.
Recognizing that the ultimate remedy for these fundamental problems ls found ln man's mind, not his machines, we call on societies
and their governments to recognize and Implement the following
principles:
We 'need an ecological consciousness that recognizes man as
member, not master, of the community of Uvlng things sharing his
environment.
We must extend ethics beyond social relations to govern roan's
contact with all Ufe forms and with the environment Itself.
We need a renewed Idea of community which will shape urban
environments that serve the full range of human needs.
We must find the courage to take upon ourselves as Individuals the
responsibility for the welfare of the whole environment, treating
our back yards as if they were the world and the world as If It were
our back yard.
We must develop the vision to see that ln regard to the natural
world private and corporate ownership should be so Umlted as to
preserve the interest of society and the Integrity of the environment.   '
We need greater awareness of our enormous powers, the fragility
of the earth, and the consequent responsibility of men and governments for Its preservation.
We must redefine "progress" toward an emphasis on long-term
quality rather than Immediate quantity.
We, therefore, resolve to act. We propose a revolution ln conduct
toward an environment which is rising ln revolt against us. Granted
that Ideas'and Institutions long established are not easily changed;
. yet today ls the first day of the rest of our Ufe on this planet. We will
begin anew!
Paper and FSC—
a sheety problem
day) a
)  first f
-Reduce waste ln office supplies by replacing staplers with
paper crimpers and encouraging
the faculty to save and reuse
small Items such as paper cUps
and rubber bands.
-Allow no pesticides and
weedkillers to be used on campus,
except for agricultural expert -
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up of only 58 per cent Fresnans.
With our present recreational
dependence on the automobile,
this can mean only an intolerable
Increase ln air pollution.
If you want your future air to
be non-toxic, your future water
to be clean and your land to be
useable, become Involved. Find
out what has been gathered at
tax expense and then use this information to demand that elected
county and state officials give the
people's needs first considerations. Seek ecological planning.
You Ufe may depend on li.
By Bftl Martin ,
According to statistics from a
New York-based ecology organl-
zaUon, some 3.S billion tons of
solid waste material ls a
lated ln the United States each
year.
A major portion of this garbage
ls paper ln a variety of forms,
including cardboard, newsprint,
poster board, bond, etc. Fresno
State College - with a population
equal to a good-sized city - ls
holding its own ln the paper waste
Paper ls streaming through Um
campus at an Increasingly rapid
rate. The coUege administration,
already poltedwlth wads of grievances from many sources, may
soon be the target of environment-minded Individuals and
groups demanding prevention of
paper pollution.
Fresno State CoUege ls ln tbe
midst of a paper glut. Tbe college
print shop orders some 1,500
reams of paper each month. The
Shipping and Receiving Department orders an average shipment of about 1,000 reams of
dupUcating paper every 10 to 14
days. And bookstore customers
- mostly students - consume an
books, scratch pads and typing
paper each semester.
The worst part U that most of
" Vary rarely
paper which
i both sides. Often
only a few lines are written before tbe paper is discarded, A
conservative estimate would be
that one-half to two-thirds of
paper space available ls wasted.
Tbe print shop - responsible
for most major reproduction projects at the coUege — orders
about 750,000 sheets of paper
each month, ln five colors. In
the last three months — December, January and February —
Print Shop Manager Carl inslnga
has ordered 4,790 reams of paper. That's almost 2.4 million
sheets of paper.
Figuring an average of 8 1/2
by 11 Inches for each sheet of
paper, during tbe three-month
period the FSC print shop ordered enough paper to run ln a
straight Une for some 425 miles.
That's   enough  paper to cover
dered through the campus shipping and  receiving department.
Most of the paper ordered here Is
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