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Black.Threads Shown
WEDN ESDAY, APRIL 28, 1971
NUMB ERS
Jo ne s La be le d D ic ta to r
As V-P .Tentatively Re si gn s Studen t Body Vice Pre~id ent VickF Ruff has tentati vely resigne d a nd a d-: rninist rative assista nt Paul Sepulv eda · has resigne d in protest to ''the dictato rial actions " of P resident Gilber t J ones . In a letter addres sed to the Student . Adm inistra tive Council Miss Ruff said , "I am writing this letter in protest of the1 dictatorial policie s and a ctions followed by the President of the Studen t Administ rative council .. . " Miss Ruff presen ted the letter Thursd ay during a hastily convened meetin g of the council that saw Jones called back from Sacra mento where he was attending the California Comm unity College Studen t Govern lllent Confer ence.
CROWD PLEASING - Stella Lee display s a bare-m idrift ensem ble during Sunday night's fashion extravag anza. With styles varyin g from hot pants to African traditio nal clothing and jump suits, the Black Student Union began their annual "Cultu ral Week" with a fashion show and dance at the Safari Room
on White Road. " Fashions with Soul" comm entato rs were "Maish a" Johnson and Michael Davis, both membe rs of BSU's central commi ttee. Model James Gibbson reportedly brought the house down when he stepped out on stage wearin g a red silk robe concealing his red print silk underw ear .
First of all, Gilber t has been unwilling to allow any other officer their rightfull authority, in order for that officer to effectively discha rge his duties. Eviden ce of this can be seen readily in his controlling of the func tions nor m ally left to the discretion of the Direct or of Activities . Gilber t has comma nded the right to choose the dates of the dances all the way to auditioning the go-go girls. Not only has he usurped the power of the Director of Ac-
tivities, Gilbert has attemp ted to also control financial affairs , which the Director of Finance is fully qualifi ed and capab le of administe ring . One of the major areas of deficiency in this admini stration, has been its inabilit y to appoint and fill all person nel positions. This is the firs t semester that studen t govern ment has been officia lly recogn ized by the quadra partite policy - and yet with the semest er
more than half over, not all college comm ittees have studen t representatives. One reason for this has been the genera l attitude of suspicion and distrus t of ulterio r motive.s of persom.el, even for studen t committees workin g with a membe r of council. Council meetings should allow for a free excha nge of ideas and opinions, however, the attitude from the chair renders this virtually (Continued on Page 2, col. 2)
*** Studen t Admin istrativ e Council: I am writing this letter in protes t of the dictato rial policies and actions followed by the Presid ent of the Studen t Admin istrativ e Council of San Jose City Colleg e. These criticis ms are not meant ' to be a person al attack directed toward s Mr. J ones - but hopefully could lead to better · r elation s throug h discussions. In my opinion the council this semester has been very ineffective for several reason s.
15 0, 00 0 M arch in Cit y by COUR TLAND SAUNDERS warm feelings of brotherhood seized the The April 24 peace march on San crowd, wine, soft drinks and bread began and sharing it with t hose a'round him, helped to make it official that SJ CC was Franci sco went on as scheduled last circula ting from person to person in indeed Saturd ay and if nothing else, left many "peace in suppor t of the peace effort. pipe" fashion. At this point a San Near Baker a nd Geary streets when people with the warm feeling of Jose City College instruc tor participating brother hood that is shar ed by people in the the march had stoppe d for a momen t in march cracke d open a can of beer united in a commo n cause. (Continued on Page 2, col. 2) It began at 9 a.m. when the giganti c parade left the gathering point at California and Marke t streets and embarked upon the first leg of the long trek to the polo fields at Golden Gate Park. Led by Mike Silva, a Vietnam veteran in a wheel chair , the first elemen t procee ded up Califo rnia Street to Montogomery amid shouting, chantin g, and colorful signs bearin g anti-w ar messag es. Although consist ing mos tly of young people , the crowd was made up of SACRAMENTO - California, with more protect ion and " cow·t reform ." people from all walks of life and diver- automo biles than any other state, can CONSUMER F RAUD lead the nation in 'the regulation of sified interes ts. Reapa ir of automo biles is a major a utomob Taking an active part in the march ile repair dealers , according to problem in this state, he said, noting that were a San Francisco longshoreman 's Attorn ey Genera l Evelle J . Younger . there are over 10 million automobiles Th e propos als outline d by the Attorney r egis local, a busloa d from the UAW in Los ter ed in Califo rnia and apAngeles, a hodcar riers local, the United Genera l at a Sacram ento press conproxim ately 30,000 automotive repair E lectrica l Workers, and the San Fran- ference include measu res dealing with dea lers. cisco Muni Worke rs· to name only a few. con sumer fraud, en.viro nment al "At the presen t time," continu ed As the cavalc ade continued down Younge r , "persons in the busines s of Montgomery Street and turned right on repairi ng automobiles need meet no Post Street, it becam e clear that the standa rds (excep t in the city of Los reaction of the people of San Francisco Angele s which has its own ordinan ce) was favora ble to the peace effort . In the and there is no agency that investi gates heart of Sa n Franc isco's financ ia l them. This means that in many cases the district , long establi shed busine ssmen consum er suffers ." a nd execut ives opened windo ws in Although he finishe d fourth in the race The propos al (Senat e Bill 51) int buildin g after building along the route to for .a seat on the City College board of traduced by Sen. Anthony C. Beilenson show the peace sign and chant "Peace Now! " with the marchers below. An old trustees; Henry 0 . Johnson, a n English would, according to Younger: 1) create Autom obile Repai r Deal er lady, smiling from an apartm ent win- instruc tor here, said that he was pleased an dow, gave the impression that had she with the part he played in the Apr. 20 Regist ration Burea u; 2) provide for inspec tion of repai r dealers and inhad a nother hand she would be exhibiting election. J ohnson, who tours the "hallowed-ivy- vestiga tiin of compla ints; 3) provid e three digital peace signs instead of only two. " Hard hat" construction worker s covered" halls of City Colleg e during his regula tions to protec t the consum er waved from the twelfth story of a steel workin g day had, according to political agains t fra ud a nd urlfair dealing; and, 4) fr a m e on Post Street and th e observ ers of the area , one of the most provid e an efficien t method for closing ca m arader ie gr ew st r ong betwe en effective and well planne d campa igns of down dishon est garages All this will be done throug h "street people " and "straig hts." As any of the six ca ndidate s seekin g one of the three--s eats on the board of trustees. registr ation fees and without cost to the taxpay er, according to Younger. . Simila r bills have been introduced by To observe Life Day, Apr. 22, City Senato rs William E . Coomb s and Tom College 's Trash Recycl e Center began Carrell. Younger's office is also sponsoring the accept ing waste metal from empty cans following proposals in the consum er and crushable glass bottles and jars that Membe rs of the newly organized formed . In addition to the constitutional will be stored a nd la ter sold to be refra ud area : \Tetera ns for Responsible Action CVRA) committee, th e VRA formed an election manufa ctured . COOLI NG-OF F PERIOD ratified its constitution in an una nimous commi ttee to admin ister the election for The center, located a t the end of vote at the club's second meeting, president, vice preside nt F OR , ·secretary and Laswe ll Avenu e behind th e home DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES Thursd ay. director of financial operati ons. Club Legisla tion of this type is now in effect economic s buildmg, has si.x five-ya rd " We felt tha t if we could work rapidly organi zers Pete Stellar and George W. in at least 14 sta tes and is also the subjec t bins and two 50 gallon drums which the J ayne presen tly hold the top two spots. on the constit uion a nd prese'n t it to the of propos ed Federa l Trade Commission Ecology Action Club volunteer workers The electio n for next semes ter's officers regula tion. membership in the second meeting, we hope to fill w1th reusab le trash to help · could s how veteran s tha t we mean will be held May 13. " The experience of these states has curb the waste of · dwindl ing natural A publici ty commi ttee, chaired by been busines s, tha t we mean what we say, " uniform ly favorable," commented resourc es. Pete Moylan, secreta ry of VRA and Marcus William s, ·has also been formed Younger, "a nd has do~e " More than just recycling trash and much to protect to initiate publici ty both on and off chairm an of the cons titutiona l comthe consum er garbag . e, a comp·h;t~ change in human mittee, told the members presen t at the campus. life styles 1s neeaea ," said Sal LaRosa , ''The reason s for a cooling -off period " F irst we have to let all the vetera ns on meetin g. are that some door-to-door salesm en preside nt of the ecology club. " We must Over 40 veteran s have joined the campus know we exist and try to con- come into a consum er's home and stay live in ecolog ical balanc e with the a tvince them that we are an .active group organization in less than two weeks and for hours. and the cons um er is under mosphere, land, and water of our planet and not just a social club," expalin ed three active commi ttees have been or mankin d will suffoca te or perish from Moylan . 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" We must live in an ecological balanc e wi th people, loving our brothe rs and sisters too, " (referr ing to eai'th's four and one-half billion people ) said a nother club memb er . The recycle center will utilize the larger facilities of San Jose State's recycling plant that began operati on more than a year ago. Area consum ers using SJS' recycle service telephone for a truck to pick up accum ulated trash. Compa red to Earth Day, one year previous, Life day was a failure at SJ CC. E cology club membe rs stated that plenty of people ha d projects but the organi zing comm ittee fell a part. Some science instr uctors said Earth/ Life days don't deal with real issues. And most ecologists are trying to get with the ' 'in" crowd ; it's just a fad.
George Green spoke to Jess than 30 in the quad about freedom and the increa sing amoun t of ecolog ical disaste r s for about 10 minutes. The audie nce half listened and half toyed with the four display tables, loaded with environm ental awaren ess projects and inform ation handouts, neqr the studen t union in the quad. A project entitled, "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT" was the most popula r. It featured three food trays, represe nting averag e American daily food intake w i ~h a brea kfast of dry cereal, " Tang!' (synthe tic fruit juice ), and a slice of white bread with ma rgarine ; a lunch of soda pop, potato chips, and a ham a nd cheese sandw ich; a supper of process ed ha m slices, canned lasagna , canned peas, with cake for dessert. The food conta ined 33 separa te contain er listing of chemical additives. p~ople