Godard, Gorin Participate in Dialogue in Cafeteria
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Godard , Gorin Participate in Dialogue in Cafeteria Carrie Rickey political id as, and de iding that dialec "France is just a colony of the United tic should eclipse id alism; "Pravda," a States, and, since France is the colony, as mock epistolary film concerning lenin's slaves, we were interested in looking at second coming to modern the master's house-the people here look Czechoslovakia, r vealing his revulsion like particles in a wave of money," said at the Communist revisionis m in Prague; visiting filmmaker Jean-luc Godard in a " letter To Jane", an investigation of a dialogue that took place Tuesday photograph taken by Joseph Kraft in evening in the Revelle Cafeteria. Vietnam in such a way that, according to Over 600 people were in attendance the narration by Godard and Gorin, to see and hear Godard, .and his capitalized on her star status; and " Tou t collaborator, Jean-Pierre Gorin, par Va Bien," a film with Jane Fonda and ticipate in the dialogue. Yves Montand about the reactions of The pair was introduced by Visual Arts dormant radicals to the work r takeov r instructor Manny Faber who termed the of a meat factory. appearance of these two filmmakers as, The purpose of the visit of the two "Crucial-because up until now you've filmmakers was, according to Gorin, to had only celebrities like Desi Arnaz, rais money for their next project. Thev Andy Williams, that inspiring composer made "letter To Jane" specifically to Burt Bachrach, a director named Delmer show at universiti s in the United States, Daves-one thing about these people is and, " With th return of $10,000 so far in that they are - very radical." I cture fees and for showing this $2,000 Faber continued the introduction film, "letter To Jane" has become our with, "They're away from death and own "Godfather," with such a return on sleep-in art, the truth is the next step, our investment." and Godard made movies that con Th y criticized American audiences sidered the next step and were shocking Manny Farber, at podium, introduces Jean-Pierre Gorin and Jean-Luc for being too con cious of the verbal because they gave you images brutal in Godard to audience in Revelle Cafeteria Photos: Sesma aspects of film, Godard said, "You try to their content. The purpose of art is for hear every word, but you don't try to one person to speak to another serious For The Devil," radically changed his evening had the opportunity to view hear every note of music on the sound ly, and Godard brought that previously directorial orientation in 1968 when he screenings of four Godard/Gorin film s track ... we're trying to make listening slumbering seriousness back to movies." abandoned the concept that a director that were screened all day Tue day and pictures, not talking pictures." Godard, first a film critic, then the was the sole author of a film and began on Monday evening where the two In answer to th question, " How do maker of such landmark movies as collaborating with Gorin on movies that made an appearance. you se the American left?" Godard " Breathless," "Co ntempt," address themselves to raising the These films were: "Struggle In Italy", said, "We don't see it at all." " Alphaville," "My life To live," "A political consciousness of the viewers. told from the point-of-view of a Univer Woman Is A Woman," and "Sympathy Many in the audience on Tuesday sity stud nt coming to terms with her (Continued on page 3) Volume 1' , Number 2 University of California, San Diego Friday, April 6, 1973 Fourth College North Star Madrid Accepts Plans Approved Funding Suspended Minnesota Post Karen Armitage and Hannah Cohen Don Maker On March 8 the Committ on Educational Policy Vice Chan ellor of Student Affairs Gorge Murphy hould th Adminl tration grant rturo Madrid, approved the preliminary plan for Fourth College as informed the TRITON TIMES W dne day evening that Ph.D. and in tructor in panish Literature, accelerated did th Acad mi c enate on Mar('h 20. During the fall he had plac d a "temporary suspension" of activity and t('nure on the taff of Thiro Colleg ? of 1973 a d tailed plan will be d veloped by a registratio n fee monies that were alotted to th TO THE TRITON TIMES : provisional fa ulty m aae up of professors from the ORTH STAR because of what "appears to be a I would like to thank my student (graduate and three now xisting coll ege. continuing defiance of th Communications Board undergraduate) at Revelle, Muir, and Third College The goals of Fourth Colleg ar to provide a general with th NORTH TAR's continued anonymity." for their letters in upport of my tenure nomination. du ation with pecial concern for profe sional and Th Communications Board has asked that the Although the UCSD Administration deni d me that pre-profe sional training, together with an emphasis ORTH STAR publish the names of cO (ltributors and promotion it was gratifying to have our vote of on the study of problems of social policy. All editors in cach issue. confidence. departm ntal majors will be available within Fourth lhe NORTH STAR Collective responded to Murphy's I have accepted the tenure po ition offered to me b 011 ge. In addition, special majors will be developed action by stating that, " Murphy has violated due the University of Minne ota and will start there in withi n the ollege. proc ss of the Communications Board. The fa ct that September (1973). The deci ion wa not an easy one, The pr paration for Fourth College was initiated we'r an anonymous paper is unfounded. Our office is but in view of the decision of the UCSD Admini tration after the ten-year enrollment projections for all cam open to the public - people know who we are and it wa a necessary one. puses of UCSD were ·developed by the Academi where to find us. Th e administration knows which of us Because then' has been considerable misinformation Planning and Program Review Board in May, 1972. In are allowed to sign out for our account. W 're goin~ to circulating on campus about my tenure nomination, I Jul y, 1972 the campus Ad Hoc Growth Committee met continue publishing - we're going to seek redress.' As would like to use this letler to clarify some matter . and d veloped a faculty allocation and student growth of Wednesday evening, the ORTH STAR hadn't yet De pite tatements to the contrary: plan whi h included proposal for two additional been informed of their funding suspension. 1. My nomination to tenure had the unanimou coll eges, th fir st to begin admission of about three The Vice-Chancellor maintained that " The issue here support of the Spani h eclion of the literature hundred stud nts in fall, 1974. is not one of freedom of the press, or of administrative Department. According to the proposed academic plan, Fourth censorship - it is one of protest of the continued 2. My nomination to tenure had the upport of College will offer a framework of courses, programs anonymity of the NORTH STAR." . the Provo t of Third College, Jo eph Wat on. and major~ within which students can acquire an Prior to Wednesday, it appeared as though arbitra 3. My nomination to tenure wa up ported by ducation that will be of relevance and use for a career tion between NORTH STAR and the Communications twelve of the fourteen voting tenured member of in a variety of professions, including engineering, Board regarding the issue of " anonymity" as oppo ed the Department of literature. medicine, the performing arts, administrative sciences, to "identlfication" was progressing smoothly. Murphy 4. My nomination to tenure wa neither ays that "The Communications Board is aware of my du ation, law, and archite ~ ture , as well as the natural "premature" nor " accelerated" except in a sc!ence fi Ids of physics, chemi try, biology, and earth action, but I took this action without th ir r qu t or technical en • My current appointment i at SCI nces. concurren e." As istant Professor Setp 6, which i primaril a At pr sent, stud nts can acquire a professionally Murphy add d that the NORTH STAR will stilr have "holding tep", and I would have b en con ider d rei vant educational background in some of these acc to its adverti ing r venue, and aid that the for tenur in S pt mb r of 1973. in e I am fi Ids in th oth r colleges. Fourth Colleg intends to Univ r ity ha not int ntion of stopping the NORTH ompleting my 8th y ar of lull-time t aching (5 add to the pre ent colleg off rings a curriculum with a TAR' continued publication. H al 0 aid that the year at Dartmouth Colle~ and 3 y ar at UC iD) I s t of programs and majors that will provide greater "Communi at ions Board ha invit d alternative feel I have erved out m 'apprenli e hip" and am opportunities at UCSD for stud nt inter sted in a pro po ai, but the NORTH TAR ha r j ct d and now qualifi d to join th rank of the tenured prof ss ionally orient d education. r fus d It rnatives to th qu tion of anonymity." H fa ult , the Admini tralion of UCSD not with tan As part of the lower division course off rings, Fourth stat d that th su p n ion would b li ft ed if the ding.