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Bulldog objective: Dismantle Sipe ByRonOrozco The letter which 111 CoU*gian Sports Writer laughed at Fresno's d Fresno State CoUega's bitter backfleld and warned them not to fMUngs toward San DlegoState's show up for mis week's show- football team grew even strongar down game In Ratcllffe Stadium, this week after receiving an Az- was read aloud by defensive back- tec letter which Insulted and field coach Jim Colbert to his blasted the Bulldogs' defensive squad. Waterdogs here tonight The home pool is always nice to come back to, especially for the-Fresno State water polo team as they host Cal State Los Angeles tonight at 7 p.m. In a Pacific Coast AthleUc AssoclaUon The Bulldogs, now 5-6 after losing aU three games on a road trip last weekend, hope the Indoor' water of the Men's gym pool will revive them back Into the win •We hope lo bounce back from deleat tonight,' said coach Ara Halrabedlan. "We really didn't play that badly as two or our lasl four losses were In overtime. Take away a few missed shots we I PCAA at 10-2. Last year tbe two clubs split, Fresno taking the dual with the Diablos winning In the conference tourna- "Los Angeles' tremendous record has to make them the favorite tonight, "he said, "although they probably are not as good as San Diego because of the competition they play." To help the Some players laughed themselves, saying lt was merely a hoax, while others got fired up and wanted to use the letter as an Incentive to bury San Diego State In this Saturday's battle for the Pacific Coast AthleUc Association's first place cushion. •I would Just love to see us handle their offense,* remarked Colbert, speaking with hopes that his defensive secondary can contain San Diego State's superb passing attack, led by quarterback Brian Sipe. Fresno's main objective wlU be to dismantle Sipe, the alleged writer of the belittling letter. ■Last year, Slpe ate up our secondary. He completed 25 of 35 passes for 280 yards and four 'said Colbert, a former Colorado University coach. •We feel we are prepared to cope with San Diego's offense better than ever before. It's not going to be a runaway because we're not going to He down and If the letter Is valid, Slpe has more than enough reason to boast ol his success. Last week he threw for 438 yards on 28 completions In the Aztecs' 36-20 win over Utah State. His favorite target Is receiver Tom Reynolds, who many professional football scouts believe will go high In Ihe draft casting, in last week's victory, Reynolds caught 17 passes from the arm of Slpe. With this clearly In mind, Colbert offered, 'It's going to be up to the secondary, as far as keep- il the s ty win be for this game He is assigning Fresno's gnat right cornerback Dwayne Crump to cover Reynolds man-to-man. Crump did not have to face tbe moves of Reynolds .last year since Reynolds was a red-shirt, but he did have to cope with the moves of Ken Burrows, a star receiver for the Atlanta Falcons today. •Crump Is the best cornerback I've ever coached. He has the respect of all of his teammates. the h the arrival of the new scoreboard yesterday. Halrabedlan says It should be In operating order tonight providing there are no prob- Expected to start tonight for the Waterdogs are: goalie-Chuck Chatten; rieldmen - Coleman Sigmos tie SAE 12 • 12 Sigma Alpha Epsllon got Its rirsl Intramural flag football blemish, a 12-12 tie with Sigma Chi yesterday, but still is In the running for the Greek Blue League championship. Undefeated Lambda Chi Alpha the st rSAE d Glenn Branco led the Lambda's erfort. throwing for five touchdowns and catching another from Otis Thompson. Receiver Loren Kegal had TD receptions. Theta Chl's DaveGroomls hll for rive touchdown passe: got a sarety. Two o tions went to Bob Gibbons. The Renegades, no doubt from Bakersfleld. had four scoring Strong safety Phil Borjas wlU cover Dennis Sutton, left corner- back Nate Butler Is In charge of Marv Owens, and free safety Ray Sherman will challenge the other FSC's mo a safety, backs. The entire secondary leads th*-- conference In passing defense, giving up Just 91.3 yards through' the air per game. •We've only Intercepted five passes, but we've eliminated the long pass,* Colbert said. "The defensive line has been the strong point of the defense. We want ei Slpe, but nt SOPHOvVORE running back Larry Miller (42) Is the recipient ol Valley Sportswriters and Sporlscasters Player of the Week award. Blocking for him in this photo from the Cal Poly game, is Pal Pickford (77). Miller, a 6 foot, 180 pounder from Oxnard (Moorpark J.C.T leads Ihe Bulldogs in rushing with 346 yards, and gained 84 i Saturday against Cal State 005b! TV RENTALS* PARK Theatre 1324 W. Shields MIDNITE SHOW EVERY SAT. STUDENTS $1.50 FRI-SAT-SUN-OCT 29-30-31 MICK JAGGER PERFORMANCE' MICK JAGGER & ROLLING STONES 'GIMME SHELTER' FRI-SAT-SUH-NOV 5-6-7 ELVIRA MADIGAN' FRANCOIS TRUFFAUTS THE WILD CHILD' L ONLY WITH TAX REFORM Daily Collegian FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29,1971 Six students vie for senator posts Six candidates their Intention to run for the two freshman senator posts and began formal campaigning yesterday. Nominees are: Debbie Gauss, Lloyd Jansen, Vlncente Mendoza, Kirk PUger, BUI Plank and Sharon Robinson. The campaign period will end Nob. 1. Freshmen will vote Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at two poUlng places: Ihe Free Speech Area and the quad In front of the Social Science and Business Building. ■ The FresnoStateCoUegeElection Code allows candidates to Senate and committee openings still vacant A number of openings on the Fresno State College Student Court, student-faculty committees and Student Senate boards Applications for students Interested in applying for these positions are currently available In the Student Prestdent'sOfflce, CoUege Onion 306. Positions available are: two seats on the Budget Committee, three seats on the Experimental College Committee, one seat on the Financial Aids Committee, one seat on the General Education Committee, three seats on the Admissions Committee, three seats on the ReglstraUon Committee; Two seats on the Graduate Forum, one seat on the Governmental Relations Committee,one seat on the Health and Housing Committee, two seats on the :, has be ., FSC a Assembly restores EOP, salary funds display posters, distribute leaflets,, and adverUse In the Dally Collegian and Insight. If the candidates are Interested, they may also stage a rally In the Free Speech Area. Campaign expenditures are Umlted to $63.30 per ' The two hopefuls who poll Ihe highest number of votes will be declared winners. A runoff election the following Friday wlU re- The California Assembly voted yesterday to restore $3.6 million In educational opportunity programs and $17.8 million In state coUege and university faculty salaries - but only if the legislature includes replacement revenue In a tax reform and withholding package. Earlier this year. Governor Ronald Reagan veined budget allocations for the cost-of-living Increase tn faculty salaries approved by the state legislature. California state college and university faculty have not received such a salary Increase tor two In vetoing the $3.6 milUon In educational opportunity program funds for state and community colleges, Reagan said that the reduction would be offset by an increase In federaUy allocated tl funds have not come through, both sides had predicted that Unfortunately for both faculty However, Reagan, reportedly and disadvantaged students, ne- met yesterday with Republ gotlaUons between Reagan and and Democratic tax expert! legislative leaders on a compro- agreed to keep working ft mise tax program broke down compromise property tax r three weeks ago. Only hours be- program. ) College Board of Trustees approves 1972-73 budget Homecoming Dance to be held tonight The annual Fresno State College Homecoming Dance wlU be presented this evening by Theta Chi Fraternity. The dance, featuring music by •Twelve Miles Out.* -Band of America* and •Starvation,* wlU take place from 9 The Board of Trustees of the California State CoUeges, meeting yesterday In Los Angeles, approved a $382.2 million support budget for the 1972-73 school The. figure Is $66.4 million above the support budget under which the state coUege system is operating t In his budget message to tbe ment. and I wiU propose that an enrollment curtailment be exercised In order to preserve the essential quality level,* he continued. The budget approved by the trustees provides for the enrollment of 236,215 full-ti mo stu- lege system, an Increase of 15,195 over tills year's enroU- it the R wBallro > dance wlU be on sale today In the Free Speech Area for $1.75. price at the door will be $2. trustees, Chancellor Glenn £ Dumke warned that without Increased funds he would propose curtailing state college enroll- •I would be less than candid,* said Dumke, "if I did not Indicate that we are reaching a critical point this year. •The 1972-73 budget proposed here Is essential. Unless lt is realized, quality will be diluted to an unacceptable academic level Although the trustees' 1972-73 budget would allow the hiring of 1700 new faculty members, lt falls to Include au lncrease'ln faculty salaries. Among those attending the Board of Trustees' meeting were Fresno State CoUege Academic Vice President Harold Haak, Associated Student Body president Phil Public Affairs Committee, three seats on the Student Life Committee, one seat on the Student Affairs Committee; Two seats on the Faculty Awards Committee, one seat on the Student Senate Board on Performing Arts, one seat on the Student Senate Board on Publications and four seats on the Student Admissions head changes position Dr. Harry Jones, Fresno State College director of admissions since 1957, will become assistant executive vice president to Dr. Horace O. Schorllng r Campus peace group and College Union will sponsor lecturer on the Far East By Ron Orozco .Collegian Staff Writer The College Union Forum Aria Committee and the People for Peace will co-sponsor a lecture Monday night on the Far East with Maud Russell as the guest Ms. Russell, a publisher and authority on the Far East, will speak In the CoUege Union Lounge at 8 p.m. A native of California, Ms. Russell is a citizen determined to make use of her knowledge gained of Ihe Far East to help build awareness of the relationship between her fellow clUzens and the United State's Far Eastern policy. Her lecture tours are particularly timely as Asian developments and the US's Far Eastern policy Increasingly affect the peo- Some of her talks, particularly on China, have been given in over half of the US to varied organisations, forums, picnics, rallies, discussion groups, and churches. In the summer of 1959, Ms. Russell made a three month visit to China where she covered 10,000 miles or both urban and She visited 10 provinces, attended court sessions, attended the opening session of the National Congress, and attended the semi-annual Commodity Exports Trade Fair in Canton. She resided In China from 1917 to 1943. spanning the beginning years of China's now matured political movements, and Including fire of the war-time During those 26 years, Ms. RusseU was connected with the Young Women's Christian Association (TWCA) of China and was able to work with the student, labor, and women's movements. Her speaking and reading knowledge of the Chinese language give her particular help In understanding the meaning of social developments, nationalist feeling I Brown challenges graduate examinations By Jenny Bailey Collegian Managing Editor The constitutionality ofGradu- e Record Examinations (GRE) will b n the c> Alexander Brown, of Fresno State College and a sociologist with the California Rural Legal Assistance, has filed a class action suit In the Fresno U.S. District Court challenging the constitutionality of a lest to determine whether a student can enter graduate school. Currently, the GRE Aptitude Test Is a copyrighted testing device administered nationally ty the Educational Testing Service to coUege seniors and Is required for admission to most graduate and professional schools and fellowship competition. According to Brown, the GRE Aptitude Test "claims to measure the candidates'- knowledge of words and their relationships to one another and his ability to comprehend reading .materials from a variety of sources.* Brown, a candidate for Congress In the 33rd District, took the GRE twice, three months apart, In October 1969 and January 1970. Brown paid an $8 fee for each test and on the second try scored a 90 point Increase on the verbal part of the test and a 50 point decrease on the quantitative pari of the test. After taking the second test, Brown submitted his test scores to the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Stanford University, which he was required to do since he had already applied their graduate According to Brown, on tl basis of his scores, 1 Stanford refused I ' him on the basis of his poor showing In comparison to other students seeking admission. According to Brown; tests like tbe GRE Apptltude Test Is a •fraud.* •The Educational Testing Service, In order to perpetuate their lucrative monopoly In the testing business and In order to force upon the public and the academic community their own self-serving definition ot what constitutes socially desirable traits, characteristics and behavior has willfully misrepresented the GRE as a measure of verbal and quantitative reasoning powers,* Brown said. The test "constitutes a nationwide fraud of million dollar proportions with victims numbering In the tens of thousands* according to Brown. •The test lacks external valid ity by baring no relation as to how well or how poorly a person wlU do in coUege or graduate school,* he said. catlonal Testing Service, through its "unsophisticated and misleading* testing devices, intenUonally penalizes "cleverness aad ingenuity* and willfully and knowingly discriminates against persons whose thinking processes Ue at the divergent end of the intellectual spectrum, In direct violation of their right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Section' I. Brown is suing the Educational Testing Service, Stanford University and the fraudulent and, by misrepresenting them as measures of aptl- tude or ability, the ETS has committed fraud In violation of the law and public policy. Brown also asks that the court enter an order declaring that the ETS's practice of reporting GRE scores to colleges which either state or infer as to a person's relative aptitude and ability violates • person's right to equal protection under the 14th A mend- Brown says thai student wlU conttnue to suffer •irreparable harm, Injury and loss* unttl
Object Description
Title | 1971_10 The Daily Collegian October 1971 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1971 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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Language | eng |
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Title | October 28, 1971 Pg 8- October 29, 1971 Pg 1 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1971 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Bulldog objective: Dismantle Sipe ByRonOrozco The letter which 111 CoU*gian Sports Writer laughed at Fresno's d Fresno State CoUega's bitter backfleld and warned them not to fMUngs toward San DlegoState's show up for mis week's show- football team grew even strongar down game In Ratcllffe Stadium, this week after receiving an Az- was read aloud by defensive back- tec letter which Insulted and field coach Jim Colbert to his blasted the Bulldogs' defensive squad. Waterdogs here tonight The home pool is always nice to come back to, especially for the-Fresno State water polo team as they host Cal State Los Angeles tonight at 7 p.m. In a Pacific Coast AthleUc AssoclaUon The Bulldogs, now 5-6 after losing aU three games on a road trip last weekend, hope the Indoor' water of the Men's gym pool will revive them back Into the win •We hope lo bounce back from deleat tonight,' said coach Ara Halrabedlan. "We really didn't play that badly as two or our lasl four losses were In overtime. Take away a few missed shots we I PCAA at 10-2. Last year tbe two clubs split, Fresno taking the dual with the Diablos winning In the conference tourna- "Los Angeles' tremendous record has to make them the favorite tonight, "he said, "although they probably are not as good as San Diego because of the competition they play." To help the Some players laughed themselves, saying lt was merely a hoax, while others got fired up and wanted to use the letter as an Incentive to bury San Diego State In this Saturday's battle for the Pacific Coast AthleUc Association's first place cushion. •I would Just love to see us handle their offense,* remarked Colbert, speaking with hopes that his defensive secondary can contain San Diego State's superb passing attack, led by quarterback Brian Sipe. Fresno's main objective wlU be to dismantle Sipe, the alleged writer of the belittling letter. ■Last year, Slpe ate up our secondary. He completed 25 of 35 passes for 280 yards and four 'said Colbert, a former Colorado University coach. •We feel we are prepared to cope with San Diego's offense better than ever before. It's not going to be a runaway because we're not going to He down and If the letter Is valid, Slpe has more than enough reason to boast ol his success. Last week he threw for 438 yards on 28 completions In the Aztecs' 36-20 win over Utah State. His favorite target Is receiver Tom Reynolds, who many professional football scouts believe will go high In Ihe draft casting, in last week's victory, Reynolds caught 17 passes from the arm of Slpe. With this clearly In mind, Colbert offered, 'It's going to be up to the secondary, as far as keep- il the s ty win be for this game He is assigning Fresno's gnat right cornerback Dwayne Crump to cover Reynolds man-to-man. Crump did not have to face tbe moves of Reynolds .last year since Reynolds was a red-shirt, but he did have to cope with the moves of Ken Burrows, a star receiver for the Atlanta Falcons today. •Crump Is the best cornerback I've ever coached. He has the respect of all of his teammates. the h the arrival of the new scoreboard yesterday. Halrabedlan says It should be In operating order tonight providing there are no prob- Expected to start tonight for the Waterdogs are: goalie-Chuck Chatten; rieldmen - Coleman Sigmos tie SAE 12 • 12 Sigma Alpha Epsllon got Its rirsl Intramural flag football blemish, a 12-12 tie with Sigma Chi yesterday, but still is In the running for the Greek Blue League championship. Undefeated Lambda Chi Alpha the st rSAE d Glenn Branco led the Lambda's erfort. throwing for five touchdowns and catching another from Otis Thompson. Receiver Loren Kegal had TD receptions. Theta Chl's DaveGroomls hll for rive touchdown passe: got a sarety. Two o tions went to Bob Gibbons. The Renegades, no doubt from Bakersfleld. had four scoring Strong safety Phil Borjas wlU cover Dennis Sutton, left corner- back Nate Butler Is In charge of Marv Owens, and free safety Ray Sherman will challenge the other FSC's mo a safety, backs. The entire secondary leads th*-- conference In passing defense, giving up Just 91.3 yards through' the air per game. •We've only Intercepted five passes, but we've eliminated the long pass,* Colbert said. "The defensive line has been the strong point of the defense. We want ei Slpe, but nt SOPHOvVORE running back Larry Miller (42) Is the recipient ol Valley Sportswriters and Sporlscasters Player of the Week award. Blocking for him in this photo from the Cal Poly game, is Pal Pickford (77). Miller, a 6 foot, 180 pounder from Oxnard (Moorpark J.C.T leads Ihe Bulldogs in rushing with 346 yards, and gained 84 i Saturday against Cal State 005b! TV RENTALS* PARK Theatre 1324 W. Shields MIDNITE SHOW EVERY SAT. STUDENTS $1.50 FRI-SAT-SUN-OCT 29-30-31 MICK JAGGER PERFORMANCE' MICK JAGGER & ROLLING STONES 'GIMME SHELTER' FRI-SAT-SUH-NOV 5-6-7 ELVIRA MADIGAN' FRANCOIS TRUFFAUTS THE WILD CHILD' L ONLY WITH TAX REFORM Daily Collegian FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29,1971 Six students vie for senator posts Six candidates their Intention to run for the two freshman senator posts and began formal campaigning yesterday. Nominees are: Debbie Gauss, Lloyd Jansen, Vlncente Mendoza, Kirk PUger, BUI Plank and Sharon Robinson. The campaign period will end Nob. 1. Freshmen will vote Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at two poUlng places: Ihe Free Speech Area and the quad In front of the Social Science and Business Building. ■ The FresnoStateCoUegeElection Code allows candidates to Senate and committee openings still vacant A number of openings on the Fresno State College Student Court, student-faculty committees and Student Senate boards Applications for students Interested in applying for these positions are currently available In the Student Prestdent'sOfflce, CoUege Onion 306. Positions available are: two seats on the Budget Committee, three seats on the Experimental College Committee, one seat on the Financial Aids Committee, one seat on the General Education Committee, three seats on the Admissions Committee, three seats on the ReglstraUon Committee; Two seats on the Graduate Forum, one seat on the Governmental Relations Committee,one seat on the Health and Housing Committee, two seats on the :, has be ., FSC a Assembly restores EOP, salary funds display posters, distribute leaflets,, and adverUse In the Dally Collegian and Insight. If the candidates are Interested, they may also stage a rally In the Free Speech Area. Campaign expenditures are Umlted to $63.30 per ' The two hopefuls who poll Ihe highest number of votes will be declared winners. A runoff election the following Friday wlU re- The California Assembly voted yesterday to restore $3.6 million In educational opportunity programs and $17.8 million In state coUege and university faculty salaries - but only if the legislature includes replacement revenue In a tax reform and withholding package. Earlier this year. Governor Ronald Reagan veined budget allocations for the cost-of-living Increase tn faculty salaries approved by the state legislature. California state college and university faculty have not received such a salary Increase tor two In vetoing the $3.6 milUon In educational opportunity program funds for state and community colleges, Reagan said that the reduction would be offset by an increase In federaUy allocated tl funds have not come through, both sides had predicted that Unfortunately for both faculty However, Reagan, reportedly and disadvantaged students, ne- met yesterday with Republ gotlaUons between Reagan and and Democratic tax expert! legislative leaders on a compro- agreed to keep working ft mise tax program broke down compromise property tax r three weeks ago. Only hours be- program. ) College Board of Trustees approves 1972-73 budget Homecoming Dance to be held tonight The annual Fresno State College Homecoming Dance wlU be presented this evening by Theta Chi Fraternity. The dance, featuring music by •Twelve Miles Out.* -Band of America* and •Starvation,* wlU take place from 9 The Board of Trustees of the California State CoUeges, meeting yesterday In Los Angeles, approved a $382.2 million support budget for the 1972-73 school The. figure Is $66.4 million above the support budget under which the state coUege system is operating t In his budget message to tbe ment. and I wiU propose that an enrollment curtailment be exercised In order to preserve the essential quality level,* he continued. The budget approved by the trustees provides for the enrollment of 236,215 full-ti mo stu- lege system, an Increase of 15,195 over tills year's enroU- it the R wBallro > dance wlU be on sale today In the Free Speech Area for $1.75. price at the door will be $2. trustees, Chancellor Glenn £ Dumke warned that without Increased funds he would propose curtailing state college enroll- •I would be less than candid,* said Dumke, "if I did not Indicate that we are reaching a critical point this year. •The 1972-73 budget proposed here Is essential. Unless lt is realized, quality will be diluted to an unacceptable academic level Although the trustees' 1972-73 budget would allow the hiring of 1700 new faculty members, lt falls to Include au lncrease'ln faculty salaries. Among those attending the Board of Trustees' meeting were Fresno State CoUege Academic Vice President Harold Haak, Associated Student Body president Phil Public Affairs Committee, three seats on the Student Life Committee, one seat on the Student Affairs Committee; Two seats on the Faculty Awards Committee, one seat on the Student Senate Board on Performing Arts, one seat on the Student Senate Board on Publications and four seats on the Student Admissions head changes position Dr. Harry Jones, Fresno State College director of admissions since 1957, will become assistant executive vice president to Dr. Horace O. Schorllng r Campus peace group and College Union will sponsor lecturer on the Far East By Ron Orozco .Collegian Staff Writer The College Union Forum Aria Committee and the People for Peace will co-sponsor a lecture Monday night on the Far East with Maud Russell as the guest Ms. Russell, a publisher and authority on the Far East, will speak In the CoUege Union Lounge at 8 p.m. A native of California, Ms. Russell is a citizen determined to make use of her knowledge gained of Ihe Far East to help build awareness of the relationship between her fellow clUzens and the United State's Far Eastern policy. Her lecture tours are particularly timely as Asian developments and the US's Far Eastern policy Increasingly affect the peo- Some of her talks, particularly on China, have been given in over half of the US to varied organisations, forums, picnics, rallies, discussion groups, and churches. In the summer of 1959, Ms. Russell made a three month visit to China where she covered 10,000 miles or both urban and She visited 10 provinces, attended court sessions, attended the opening session of the National Congress, and attended the semi-annual Commodity Exports Trade Fair in Canton. She resided In China from 1917 to 1943. spanning the beginning years of China's now matured political movements, and Including fire of the war-time During those 26 years, Ms. RusseU was connected with the Young Women's Christian Association (TWCA) of China and was able to work with the student, labor, and women's movements. Her speaking and reading knowledge of the Chinese language give her particular help In understanding the meaning of social developments, nationalist feeling I Brown challenges graduate examinations By Jenny Bailey Collegian Managing Editor The constitutionality ofGradu- e Record Examinations (GRE) will b n the c> Alexander Brown, of Fresno State College and a sociologist with the California Rural Legal Assistance, has filed a class action suit In the Fresno U.S. District Court challenging the constitutionality of a lest to determine whether a student can enter graduate school. Currently, the GRE Aptitude Test Is a copyrighted testing device administered nationally ty the Educational Testing Service to coUege seniors and Is required for admission to most graduate and professional schools and fellowship competition. According to Brown, the GRE Aptitude Test "claims to measure the candidates'- knowledge of words and their relationships to one another and his ability to comprehend reading .materials from a variety of sources.* Brown, a candidate for Congress In the 33rd District, took the GRE twice, three months apart, In October 1969 and January 1970. Brown paid an $8 fee for each test and on the second try scored a 90 point Increase on the verbal part of the test and a 50 point decrease on the quantitative pari of the test. After taking the second test, Brown submitted his test scores to the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Stanford University, which he was required to do since he had already applied their graduate According to Brown, on tl basis of his scores, 1 Stanford refused I ' him on the basis of his poor showing In comparison to other students seeking admission. According to Brown; tests like tbe GRE Apptltude Test Is a •fraud.* •The Educational Testing Service, In order to perpetuate their lucrative monopoly In the testing business and In order to force upon the public and the academic community their own self-serving definition ot what constitutes socially desirable traits, characteristics and behavior has willfully misrepresented the GRE as a measure of verbal and quantitative reasoning powers,* Brown said. The test "constitutes a nationwide fraud of million dollar proportions with victims numbering In the tens of thousands* according to Brown. •The test lacks external valid ity by baring no relation as to how well or how poorly a person wlU do in coUege or graduate school,* he said. catlonal Testing Service, through its "unsophisticated and misleading* testing devices, intenUonally penalizes "cleverness aad ingenuity* and willfully and knowingly discriminates against persons whose thinking processes Ue at the divergent end of the intellectual spectrum, In direct violation of their right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Section' I. Brown is suing the Educational Testing Service, Stanford University and the fraudulent and, by misrepresenting them as measures of aptl- tude or ability, the ETS has committed fraud In violation of the law and public policy. Brown also asks that the court enter an order declaring that the ETS's practice of reporting GRE scores to colleges which either state or infer as to a person's relative aptitude and ability violates • person's right to equal protection under the 14th A mend- Brown says thai student wlU conttnue to suffer •irreparable harm, Injury and loss* unttl |