San Jose City College Times, Spr 4, Mar 17, 1971

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Bars For Four In Tactical Move

Arrests And Threats Lead To ASB-Supported Rally by Paul Ogren " We're up s--t creek without a paddle, " shouted Ron Mozingo into a microphone to a crowd of an estimated 350 present at last Thursday's ASB sponsored rally. "Forty per .cent of the money at this school goes tiJ the administration. Somebody in that office gets $18,000 a year just to set up football schedules." The rally was called by ASB President Gibert Jones to air grievances over the arrest of four non-students, the expulsion of a student and threatened arrest of two students. "We're going to find out who's responsible for the police,'' said Jones, in reference to the many plainclothed and uniformed police present on campus last week. We're going to find out who decides who comes on campus." Chris Payne, second SJLF speaker, was talking about a questionnaire he had made from the Bill of Rights. "I went to the police department and asked about 50 officers to sign it. Not one of them would sign it! These are the

people who arrest you! The people of the American government are not going to support the Constitution so someone has to, and it's you," Payne said. City College student Mike Nocera, not affiliated with any campus organization, then took the platform and read: "We Resolve and Demand. 1. "Amnesty for any person or persons suspended or arrested resulting from involvement in rallies taking place on Monday, March 8, 1971, or Wednesday, March 10, 1971. 2. "R~peal of the policy of prohibiting ~on-students from speaking before assemblies of students at the discretion of any persons other than those who constitute the assembly. 3. "An end to the use of police to intimidate and instigate violence upon lawful and orderly assemblies of persons on the San Jose City College Campus. 4. "Total freedom of speech; the repeal of the policy designating the hours of 11:00 a.m. to ~2:00 noon bn the days of Tuesday and Thursday; and that an open policy be adopted to insure freedom of speech and assembly at any time." Perry Hartline, member of the Radical Action Movement, spoke of the proposed child care center, the 28 million Americans under surveilance, and the right to a free and open campus. He had this to say of Wednesday's confrontation: " It was not a rally, just a meeting. Seven of us - all students were talking on the lawn. Then, Hartline went on, several non-students joi,ned the group. They were given 10 minutes to leave. Mike Nocera ·and I will probably go to jail when we get -off campus. We are unfortunate victims." The high point of the rally was when Mozingo told about his experiences during last Wednesday's confrontation ' between students and police. "I was bored with RAM's glittering generalities and WilS about ready to leave when Becker came over and told some people that they had ten minutes to get off campus. So I decided to stick around."

THE "V" ISN'T FOR PEACE, and it's probably not for victory as members ol' the San Jose police are withdrawn from the midst of students during Wednesday's action. The police were looking for nonstudents in the crowd, but found none.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation telephoned City College administrators Wednesday morning to report an alleged " invasion" of ~his campus by a group of " militant" Minutemen, according to Dean of Students Paul Becker. According to Becker, · the FBI then contacted the San Jose Police Department in order to respond to the impending crisis. City police responded by informing college administrators that the Tactical Squad would be on campus and that Barry Greenberg _of the Revolutionary Union was on his way to City College with a bullhorn in his possession. When Greenberg arrived, it was · without Minutemen and without the bullhorn. Greenberg was reportedly on campus to distribute a recent edition of "Salt of the Earth," a tabloid newspaper published locally. Becker approached Greenberg as he stood in a group of about 15 students and non-students and demanded that he and other non-students get off the campus. Becker read the appropriate section. of the California Penal Code in the presence of Greenberg and other non-students. Asked later if he would have asked the . non-students to leave if the Tactical Squad of the San Jose Police Department had not been present, Becker was unsure and said that it would have been an entirely different set of circumstances. Referring to the police, Becker said, "I could have asked them to leave, but I doubt it would have done any good." Greenberg and several others made an appeal for student support to protect those who had been ordered to leave from arrest. "It's up t(} you," Greenberg told the small crowd which had gathered as

Becker was ordering him off campus, " If you want me to leave, I'll leave - if you want me to stay, I'll stay. If you decide I should stay, I ask that you form a ring around me to protect me from arrest." One member of his audience called out to be heard, and asked Greenberg, "Why should I get my head busted for you?" Greenberg re-emphasized that the choice was the students' and that he would leave if not promised support. After some discussion, Greenberg said it was obvious that "now isn't the time," and told the crowd he was leaving. After Greenberg and other nonstudents had left, Becker returned leading a detachment of nine uniformed police. When it was discovered that no non-students were present, the police were withdrawn. Informed later of the negative attitude of the crowd in general toward the student activists who spoke after the nonstudents had left, Becker admitted that he "had passed up an excellent opportunity to do nothing." The arrival of police , according to witnesses, changed the mood of the crowd and seemed to polarize students and administration. Greenberg and three other nonstudents were arrested as they left the • campus. According to witnesses, the four, who were booked into the county jail on ·charges of disturbing the peace and trespassing and released on their own recognizance, were pulled from their car and lined up along the street before they were arrested. Arrested, in addition to Greenberg, were: Karl Schacter, 21, a member of the Revolutionary Union; Mrs. Melody Hartline, wife of Radical Action Movement activist Perry Hartline; and Linda Sakata, 22.

He said he "despised Becker's direction of the police, and though he f~rmerly respected the Dean' s intelligence, now he knew better. " ''A little later, after the non-students had be~n arrested off camp\ls, therewas· another gathering and I'll be a son- of - a - gun - - - Becker assembled it! So I arrested him! The administration's got to play it like U.C. people ...well, they can't tell you what to do," concluded Mozingo. ASB President Gilbert Jones trying to NUMBER4 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17,1971 clear up one of many mis-conceptions SPRING that surrounded Wednesday's events, said the Administration did not call the police. The police called the administration. Jones went on to warn students of "overreaction," and said that we must The father of City College freshman were sitting in the men's gym, six picket Chicanos, or American Indians are in watch out for provocateurs, yet we reality Native-Americans. The term cannot and will not tolerate repression. Louis Rangel addressed about 200 native lines were displaying the United Farm is used inclusively. Native-American Safeway local at symbol Huelga Workers an of necessities the on Youths American The Quad is for the use of students and its Native - American that suggested He nonof purchase the picketing stores, use should not be determined by outside education if the struggle for Native -· · American equality in America is to be union lettuce. According to Rangel, the youth organize state-wide voter forces . a The podium was then turned over to· won at the Mexican American youth real problem of Huelga (a black eagle on registration to mobilize the race into block. voting formidable united means that background red 6, March Saturday, here, held conference many Becker, who tried to answer the The Community Alert Patrol, a struggle) is the United States govern1971. questions presented him. ment's war contracts with Bud Antel, a volunteer organizatio that follows San worker farm migrant a Rangel, Hringo He explained that the rules were to large· California farming corporation; Jose Police department squad cars protect the students' rights and that, in for 25 years, is the Santa Clara County that sells non-union lettuce at inflated around the East Side to prevent overFarm United the for Coordinator · the past, rallies with amplified equippriaces. American . tax money buys reaction by patrolmen, reported no menthad brought many complaints from Worker's lettuce boycott and had no overpriced lettuce to feed the troops who prutality at community nightclubs for to kids you, to up is "It education. formal teachers. "Places like the pull us out of the hole and get recognition are killing South East Asians, he said in a four months. Bachelor's Club and the Rainbow were "It's because of our crowded small for the race," said the senior Rangel in later interview. campus," replied Becker to a question Spanish, his native tongue, to the crowd Ricardo Romo, 1970 California guber- wekend battlefronts between citizens and concerning free use of the quad. which included his son, Louis, who plans natorial candidate, also spoke at the police before the Alert Patrol," said "Why did you lead the police out into to be a lawyer. conference. He said the reason that he Sonny Madrid, MECHA spokesman. Fonner student Pete Stensrud told the the crowd Wednesday?" a student Times Sunday that City College Before working as a union organizer, ran for governor was to show California's They also spoke about one Nativequeried. President Dr. Otto ROemmich told him Rangel drove a tractor on a farm in more than two million Native-American American family of six, who were sup"I was to identify the non-students that CaliforniaHis annual wage was $3,900. population the need for the Raza Unida posedly beaten with clubs and maced by after International Women's Day I had given a 10-minute warning to. " San Jose Police. A suit and countersuit ceremonies that " he'd use any means to One dollar per hour times 75 hours per' political party. The hour of free and legal speech then week. Romo developed the point that all were filed by both police and family, the keep anything he disagreed with off · came to an end. campus.'' Rangel told the youths ' tha~ while they Mexicans, Mexican - Americans, alert patrol said. The ~onference ended with much inStensrud said Roemmich greeted him formation diseminated concerning on campus with "There he is, ". whi~h, political problems that face the youth. coupled with other remarks, lead Food was provided and music was played Stensrud to believe Roemmich was for late afternoon dancing. blaming campus dissent on him. proposed budget) they are making it just . Stensrud denied that he had had a hand There is a growing concern among recipients, that Govern_o~ Reagan's organizing the demonstration, and that much harder-- But then again it has Chicano students at San Jose State· proposed b~dge~, now ~wa1 tmg appro~al pointed out the fact that he was in jail (on College, the majority of which are EOP by the Cahforma Legislature, will v1r- always been hard for us " he said. charges which were later dropped) Chicanos are putting forth " a strong tually ~liminatE: the Educational 0~ during the planning stages. portumty Program <EOP ). Thts effort to inform other students and the Stating that the Times account of his program allows for underprivileged general public of the disastous conconversations with Roemmich and Dean minority students to enter State Colleges sequences" if the Governor's budget of Students Paul Becker "made ·it look passes and is approved by the with the aid of government loans. EOP, first set up in the fall of '68, with a legislature. like I was baiting Roemmich, and that I "Many students thaink that the ASB An increase in sales of ASB cards this . actually exchanged ideas with Becker," In a recent rally, Garza asked for the budget of $250,000 for 250 Mexican Williams, cards don't meet their needs," said Americans, was expanded the following support of other student groups, but, as Phil by announced was spring Stensrud pointed out that it was Director of Finance. Williams, "but we had a team scout fall with an additional 350 students. Last he later told a meeting of Chicano Roemmich who approached him. He also for discount rates that would around City College·~ jazz band will attempt to Williams attributed the increase to the semester, 450 new students joined the 600 students, " Let us not lose the issue. said the conversation with Becker students." the to attractive more seem the title of North Central reclaim the to attached about ecology," he said. " It consisted of Becker telling him to get off amount of benefits Williams also explained that financial other EOP recipients with a budget of People talk we cleaned up this mess in California's top band held by them two time about is campus and that he would not be allowed student body cards. Among these: 50 $250.000. years ago. percent discount on tires, reduced aid is available to holders of ASB cards. This year 's proposed budget for education." to register for the Fall '71 semester. Book loans (up to $25) are available with The competition will be. held at the " Roemmich was waging a personal student car insurance, 25 per cent lane no interest charged and are payable up to education cuts EOP grants from $245,000 According to Garza, it is the "poor job Jazz Festival at the University of· annual attack on me and the women bowling at Fiesta Lanes, and reduced the end of the semester. Also, personal for 1050 students to $43,000 for these that is being done by the public school Nevada's Reno campus, Friday. golfing. for prices EOP. like programs make that system Mexican additional 430 plus students said. Stensrud rally," the who organized emergency loans (up to $50) are In preparation for this competition the necessary." available in order to help out needy American EOP recipients. band practices as a regularly scheduled !~;!;~·!·!·!·!·!·!·:·:·:·:·~·=·:~:-:;~: ~==~=::=::::::::::;:;;;:::::::;:::::::::::::~:=:=:::::::;:::;:::·:·:;:.:.:;:::;:-.:.:;:.:-:;:~:;:;:~:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;~;:;:;:;:~:;!; " If the needs of each individual school class, and has also given out of class Overall effect of the State EOP at San students. were being documented and met there performances. Presentations were given Wi.lliams pointed out that the spring Jose State College will be: would be no need of grants, " stated ·at both the noon concert for the March 2 loss of $202,000 in grants to ~j1: ASB cards are effective throughout the Garz9. students. bond election, and a standing room only summer or until the fall semester The general public seems to be under performance for the YMCA's central 2. decrease in the number of new commences. the illustion that students who are going kick-off dinner held earlier. this month. There were 1865 failing grades · .:;; students admitted under EOP. Of the 21,550 grades given at City :~: "Student body cards were projected to to school with the aid of the EOP are ;:; College last semester, 17 per cent making up 8 per cent of the totai :;:; be around 1,100," stated Williams, "but 3. loss of some EOP staff- clerical, Performing and competing at the welfare recipients. The money that is tutors, etc. :;: were "A's, according 'to' Paul marks . Distribution of the ;:;: they exceeded this number greatly to sell festival not only provides a chance for. There is an intense feeling among received is a National Defense I.:oan awards, but gives the participants an :;: Becker} pean of Student Services. remaining grades was : "B" - 27 per . ;:;i over 1,850, bringing sales up to 32 per Chicanos that the program was <NDL) and must be paid back after opportunity to listen to other top bands cent, "C" - 30 per cent, "D" - 7 per .··.·.·.: cent over the previous semester." · :.::. Figures given by Becker pertain ;:; only to day students, enrollee! for the cent, and 2 per cent incomplete. Not :;:; Williams reminds students that ASB originally set up to fail. But instead it leaving school. from the western United States. It is this concept (welfare recipient mcluded in the percentages were ;:;: cards are still available in the Student grew and became successful. Humberto :;: Fall 70-71 semester. This year's band is under the direction :::: 6271 withdrawals Chicanos are trying to get :: Finance Office. The cost is $5 for day Garza, Director of Mexican - American fable) that of Darryl Johnson and student leader canwhen community the to across attitude. this reflects EOP :~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::::::::::::;.;.;::.:·:·:·:·:·:·:·;·:-:.!if students and $3 for evening students. Andy Fuentz. " It did not fail and now (with this vassing for support.

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