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SCTA Resolves Internal Conflict By DUNCAN REED Dennis Olivarez, claiming the Student California Teachers' Association is " just now beginning to mature," retrieved his letter of recognition last week and announced that he intends to continue as club president. His r esignation, in which he cited " petty issues," " hard feelings ," and " greedy intentions" as reasons for resigning, was rejected by the club's advisor, Alfred Alexander. In order for the resignation to have become effective, it would have to have been ratified by a two - thirds majority of the club membership and accepted by the club's advisor and by the headquarters in Burlingame.
"Olivarez has, through a tremendous · personal effort, more than doubled the club's mem bership and has made many valuable contributions in terms of ideas and programs," Alexander sa id. He also said that Miss Kathy P erlongo, one of the leaders of the group which confronted Olivarez with his " lack of leadership" and motivated his now defunct r esignation, "is one of the importantly vital members." " Olivarez, Miss Perlongo, and the club's liaison director with Burlingame met the other day and ironed out their differences ," Alexander said.
Dr. Hayakawa Maintains Cool
Hecklers Fail To Tie The Golden TOngue
Olivarez claimed the misunderstanding Hayakawa would answer. One shouting at his rhetoric. He suggested we take a By STEVE BRUMMEL that resulted in his hedged resignation match"ended when Hayakawa said, " I habitually critical view towards was a result of the fac t that the club is In an interview with the Times, growing rapidly but finding that the Hecklers abounded and catcalls filled the can outshout all of you bastards." The language so that we could determine who we could believe and who we could not. Alexander said the club 's constitution policies it has used in the past are "ob- air of the men's gym last Wednesday applause ~fter that was deafening. makes no provision concerning the solete iri view of the present fun ctions night when S. I. Hayakawa spoke of communications and community college · Another time he quipped, "I want to "A spirit of arrogant dogmatisn' which forced resignation of club officers. This and goa)s of the club. " thank you for making what started to be will not listen to others has invaded our functions. means the "ouster" reported last week in a lecture an illustrated one. " And the lives, our college campuses, " he said. the Times was completely invalid, and "What we have now is a si tuation which "This is an age of anti-intellectualism, that the .officers responsible for that is dividing the club between the con- One girl creid out at Hayakawa, "You're place roared. represented by anti-political fanaticism getting $500, for this. I've never gotten action apparently are not familiar with servative faction and the rabble It was quite a performance living up to where rationality has gone out of $500. for two hours." the language of their own constitution . rousers," Olivarez said. the Times suggestion of last week that fash ion. " "You're not worth $500. for two hour$, " the talk would be entertaining and Olivarez expressed optimism that the enlightening. " To understand the words we hear, " he SCTA President Den nis Olivarez club will determine its direction without retorted a member of the audience. added. "We must develop a critical announced Mo nda y that the future blow-ups. And so it went. Hecklers would cry out. Through it all, Haya kawa plugged awa y method of analysis."
SCT A co nvent i on in L os Angeles voted last week end to support Wilson Riles over i n c umbent Max Raffe r ty i n t h e race for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Hayakawa challanged educators not just to teach students to rea d and write, " but, to read critically and listen critically. "
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MECHA Calls f or Chicano Unity By RAMIRO
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- Mar.iJ! explained his call for unity-:-
MECHA representative, Ruben Marin, Times: "Ruben, as a representative of said yesterday that Chicanos should get MECHA, what do you see as the involved with other Chicanos on campus responsibilities of a Chicano student in to become aware of and respond to the college?" needs of the Chicano community. RUBEN: " We as students have a "Through self - determination, Chicano responsibility to m·ake sure that the students must work with one-another for college and its departments, especially social change," said Marin. the Chicano departments, are kept responsive to the needs of the Chicano According to Marin, there are many community. Chicanos on campus looking for an opportunity to respond to the Chicano "Our involvement in Academic Council, community and their needs. Student Council, and other activities for 1 the purpose of influencing campus policy "Social consciousness and a new sense of must be applied not for the benefit of the identity among Chicanos at City College individuals on this campus, but for the is part of what MECHA (Movimiento Chicano community at large. Estudiantil Chicano de Azland) is all about. " continued Marin. " We must make sure that Chicano During an interview with the Times, students do not forget their people as has
THESBIANS PORTRAY MILLER CLASIC San Jose City College's Drama Depart- is an excellent design), costumes, Nancy ment will present Ar thur Miller's " All Johnson and Technical Director, Ben My Sons" this Thursday, Friday and Sheldon. Saturday evenings. This will be the first dra matic production of the year on . Arthur Miller has proven to be one of campus. Am er ica's finest playwrights an d tragedians. "All My Sons" is no exUnder the direction of William Kester ception. City's thesbians will try to cr eate a truly American tragedy as Miller had planned. , Cost to see the City College interpretation will be $.75 ASB card holders ; $1.00 for Miller succeeds in bringing about a other ASB card bearer s and $1.50 for the conflict between the values of business general public. Tickets are available at pragmatism vs. res ponsibility to the the door. brotherhood of man is the way Kester describes the play . Miller achieves this moralistic mismatch by setting the play in the following fashion.
been the case in the· past. Our empha~ii:. must lie in going back to the community. TIMES: "Once in MECHA, to what can the Chicano student look forward?" "0~ responsibility is in pointing out discrimination and exposing inadequate RUBEN : " By being an active member of services and any other inj ustices MECHA, the Chicano student gains wherever they exist in the community. firsthand information about the Chicano community. With this knowledge, the "We must work to make our people Chicano student is then able to direct his aware of what is rightfully theirs, and energies into projects that help LA RAZA has been denied them for so long." (Chicano community). TIMES : "How can a Chicano student fulfill his responsibility to his people? " RUBEN: "We must go out and work to change our country's systems. In doing this, we will often be confronted by the need for radical changes, and must not be afraid of radical change. We must see it as an instrument of social revolution, and be prepared to use it. "We owe this much to our parents who have struggled hard to get us where we are. We have a responsibility to them and to their struggle." TIMES : "What is MECHA'S responsibility to the Chicano student? " RUBEN : " MECHA, the student organization on campus, is here to help us to help each other. It must be a vehicle through which we students can talk to each other. No matter what you consider yourself. . .Chicanos , Mexica n Americans, or Americans of Spamsh surname ... we must talk to each other. "Knowledge of philosophy is not a prerequisite for work. What will count is that we are working on real projects. So, if you want your ideas heard, you must go to the meetings and become involved. The strength of your influence depends upon your initiative."
UCSC Seen as Ideal Chicano Studies Co llege
Mexican - Am erican groups from Santa During the Second World War Joe Keller Clara, Salinas and San J oaquin Valleys, (Gordon Tufts ), and Steve Deever ( never seen), se)I the government cracked have decided that an existing university, cylinder heads which lead to the downfall such as UC at San ta Cruz, would be the ideal ·spot to esta blish a primarily of 21 planes over Australia. Deever is Chicano College. convicted and sentenced to jail while Keller eludes punishment. During a recent meeting at the Service Employment Redevelopment office in Chris Keller (Don Moore) is Joe Keller's San Jose , the representatives, recomson and 'he represents the responsibility mended that : federal funds be made to man portion of the intended conflict. available to Chicano youths in rural areas who must help their families with The person serving as · a catalyst in this agricultural work ; more Chicanos be drama is George Deever (Dick Foster) urged to work for doctorate degrees ; and who IS the son of the imprisoned man. that students and faculty from the The younger beever has made ac- proposed Chicano c ollege counsel_ cusations towards the elder Keller elementary and high school students to concerning his business dealings. To convince them of the need for a good further complicate matters the younger education. Keller has fallen in love with Ann Deever The group plans to formulate its <Eileen Mazikewich). proposals and present them .to ~he PeqpJ e be hin d th e scenes include governing boards of th~ state umvers1ty Designer Stuar t Bennett (Kester says it and college systems for consideration.
"How about it, Chicanos ? Get it together. There are MECHA meetings every Thursday at 11 a.m. in Room 303. See you there."
Hayakawa said. " Education is too precious to be wasted on the immature." He sighted that those students that were older and more mature were better students. He suggested that young men and women should get out in the world and experience some of life before going to college.
In this special, part of the 1970 Maryland Workshop on Crime and Col'l'ection held at St . John's College in Annapolis, the camera has recorded the reactions of 24 inmates as they disc ussed the turning points in their lives - from the time they were apprehended through the trial and subsequent prison life.
It didn't take that many here at City College.
Vasconcellos Riled Over Rafferty By STEVE BRUMMEL "I know Max Rafferty," said Assemblyman Vasconcellos . "His views on education are not only contrary to mine, but to anything healtl!y." " I am very concerned with education," he told Mr. Doerr's political science class last Thursday. "Of course I back Riles. I know Wilson Riles and I trust him."
Vasconcellos is running for re-election in the 24th Assembly district against San "I question whether the universal belief Jose Councilwoman Vit·ginia Shaffer. He that everyone should have the opartunity · told students that " We need to discover a source of faith. Things are bad, to go to college is mistaken." but . .. hard work, effort by those who care can change things without violenEducation he said, should have three ce. " basic goals : • To reach understanding' of the natural world we live in so that every person respects our environment and is concerned about keeping our world habitable. • To teach understanding and appreciation of the various peoples of the world, so that we learn that people are different and that those differences are neither· superior or inferior to one another. • To teach each student to seek out and cultivate an area of aesthetic experience and appreciation, whether it be art or music or literature or religion.
The Cons Talk A hard look at prison life and criminals will be telecast by KPIX tonight at 10 p.m. in a program titled, "On Trial: Criminal Justice."
5000 police to protect his right to speak at Columbia University after he was invited there.
In an interview he also discussed the State College Presidents Meeting from which he had just returned. "We a dopted a new policy on tenure, " he said. "The recommendation suggested a probationary period of seven years instead of the current four years, and an evaluation system similar to the one used at the junior colleges like San Jose City College." He commented that he truly believed in freedom of speech as a valid foundation to our democracy. He said that it took
" Peace and Love ," he said, "are conservative values. " The Assemblymall talked about th e generation gap, but not the one between those over 30 and today's college students. He said, "There is a new source of faith , the beautiful kids in high school. They 've gone past where the college kids are . Th ey are more personally aware, honest, innocent and gentle. They a1·e not conservative, but they have chosen a new way." When questioned about education he responded, "I would work to reverse the education code. Today it is very restrictive. An instructor can do only what is specifically stated in a given rule. The code should be a non-restrictive one, like the state and federal constitutions. It should state that a teacher can do anything that is not against the rule." He advocates immediate reform of the prison system which he calls, "schools for crime ... iin,.moral and stupid." Vasconcellos sees himself in a place to feel what's wrong with the culture and implement specifics to help, " but, government is not going to solve problems," he said, " people must, people and government together here, now, can. ''
"The most important thing I can do is bring people together," he concluded.
No Solution in Sight
Parking Becomes Crucial Problem By PAUL OGREN Parking at San Jose City College has become a crucial problem, and key administration officials say a solution is not in sight. There are 1700 parking spaces, but more than 6000 day students (and slightly more at night . No direct bus service exists, which makes the problem more ac ute .
Dr. Otto Roemmich, City College The group also hopes tq apply to the President, explained during a recent Department of Health, Education and interview that because of a shortage of W~lfare for funds to aid Chicano funds, there can be no purchase of new students. parking facilities .
The Mex ican -Americans' next meeting "If Evergreen Valley College is open, " is slated for Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. Anyone the parking problem will ease up," Dr. interested in attending should contact Roemmich said, " but the fa te of EVC a nd Jos e P alacios at th e SER office at 249 S. the whole college district rides on the tax Second St. override election to be held Feb . 23. "
VDTO POW Governor Ronald Reagan has pr oclaimed Veteran' s Day, "Pr isoner of War Day" in California. This, accor ding to the Reagan. administration, will aid the efforts of groups seeking signatures on petitions to urge humane treatment of American military men held captive by the North Vietnamese.
area will be available for parking space. On the state level, a bill has been passed The area behind the stadium can also be allowing community colleges to charge used for parking in the future. up to $20 a semester for parking. Fees from such a program would be used fo r There is a possibility of a split the construction of new facilities and session ... either a morning afternoon upkeep of existing lots. split or Mon. -Wed. -Fri./ Tues. - Thurs . - Sat . split, according to Trent. Paul Becker, dean of student services, said funds from the new fees (initially) would go toward the purcha se and erection of collecting gates. He added that problems such as towaways will intensify when construction begins on the freeway across Moorpark Avenue from the college; excavating is expected to begin within a few weeks. The large lot adjacent to the college on the Bascom Avenue si de is pr ivately owned a nd leasing would be far too expensive fo r the college. The owner is liable for any accidents that would occur if he simply.let cars park on it, according to Larry Arnerick, director of community services.
ASB Officers To Attend Convention
Student Body President Dennis Manning and 14 other students will travel to Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz County on Hall owe ' en to attend th e annual California Community Coliege Student Government Association Convention. The CCCSGA is divided into nine di visions which hold conventions before the state convention .
Dur ing the state gathering, delegates The administrative assistant for will attend wor kshops in finance facilities planning and construction Don ·presidential, minority affairs, effectiv~ Trent , gave information about the :'only legislative action, and community hope" for new parking areas, remarking relations . that the elementary school which lies to the east of campus is owned by the Manning and four others will travel to distrjct, and the city is planning to extend Fresno for the state conference , Nov. 23 Porter Avenue th1;ough. The remaining 24 and 25 . '