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KQED auction bid gets girl high An auction bid, it seems, is the reason Brent Stock- madly rushing and noisy world for the serenity above well’.s balloon feat at De Anza College’s sports and the earth. recreation day last Sunday was adorned by the smiling and waving Ms. Sydney Long. Our photo shovvs the very brave and smiling Ms. Ms. Long’s boyfriend placed and won the bid at the Long and the intrepid balloonist Brent Stockwell on KQED auction which was held in behalf of channel 9, the takeoff. Due to his skill in airmanship and the favorable non-commercial and educational television station in winds that blew over De Anza that afternoon, Stockwell San Francisco. So, Ms. Long was able to leave this was able to return the craft to the point of departure Page 2 La Voz Friday, June 6, 1973 Nailing it down When the State Attorney General’s representative compared the De Anza security-discipline confusion to the recent Berkeley struggle between city council and police chief, he hit the nail on the head. (See story on Page 5.) In both instances, peace officers were ordered to make marijuana arrests only with the prior consent of administrators. The Berkeley case set a precedent which should apply to DAC’s problem: peace officers must enforce state law regardless of local law or local pressures. However, when an administration asks a peace of ficer to follow its dictates instead, it is offering him three choices: a) he can shirk his duty — and maybe drink a lot; b) he can quit; c) he can stand and fight. Abrego is an extremely open and sincere man, so it is not likely he will choose to shirk. The paradox is that the man the administration seems to unwilling to trust is N o w - T u w r V o u ’me R e a d a n d such a gentle man. His face glows when he says he loves UNDERSTOOD THeSC STATS LAW COOKS i 'LL kids. “I’m not cite happy,” he said once. On another oc TE l l Hou uiw ftr THey QEftaV SAV/ casion, he told of agonizing for hours over cases he handled during his sheriff’s department days. This Letter to Editor doesn’t sound like a man eager to incarcerate every student in sight. There are no good guys and bad guys in this story — Student government rapped on only what appears to be misunderstanding among the participants. Dr. Clements’ sin (if it is one) m ay be that he tries too hard — a common malady among dedicated shoddy politics and procedure men. When he says, ‘‘I don’t like discipline — period . To the Editor, Fischer’s new budget proposal liable to such misinformation, I do the best I know how to do,” you have to believe him. On May 31 the House of Repre (which was accepted 11-3-1) was As for solutions, La Voz would like to see Chief sentatives of the student council manipulation and shoddy par based on his allegation that a liamentary maneuvers. Abrego remain as a member of the De Anza family, held, its initial budget meeting. division requesting money That meeting began at 1 p.m. and Morris Steddom, pride intact. through the ASDAC budget al Rep-at-large continued for approximately five ready had funds available in an Chief Abrego should continue to keep Dr. Clements or six hours, until it was ad advised of any infractions of campus rules and of cases instructional account of the dis journed by Rob Fischer (ille trict budget and therefore should referred to the sheriff. However, we agree with our legal gally, since it was a main motion have its allocation cut down. Chief bids a sources that the decision of whom to arrest and whom and no roll call was taken). On his budget, he made one not to lies in Chief Abrego’s realm. We have confidence The next meeting, scheduled subtraction: Ethnic Studies was that he will make these decisions wisely. We believe Dr. for the most convenient time on allocated $1,500 as compared to tearful adieu Clements should act after the fact, i.e., after Chief Friday or Monday, finally took the $8,500 recommended by the place on Tuesday immediately budget committee of the House of Abrego has acted. upon the conclusion of student It was learned today that Eric Reps. This division, therefore, “The Organic Chief” Hieber, And finally, we recommend that when student council. At this meeting the en has been unfairly deprived of campus security personnel do an especially good job, or tire proposed budget that had after abdicating his desk to the funds slated for student-oriented new Editor-in-Chief, immediate when they are injured in the line of duty (as Mike Mac- been formulated by the House on programs. ly left for the Amazonian basin ' Millan was during the rock dance last April) that some Thursday was rejected on the I am objecting, however, not strong recommendation of Rob where he will observe the initia special note of this is in order. Considering how often primarily to the fate of this divi tion rites of the Mundurucu Fischer. Also involved at this they are subject to criticism, a good word now and then sion (though that is indeed im Tribe. time were some voting maneu portant) but, rather, to the sorry is certainly in order. During his regime Hieber in vers of doubtful validity. state of a student governm ent stituted a variety of interesting Letter to Editor and exciting projects for that special group of people that staffed La Voz, a group to whom Letter claims mis-implications in article he wishes to convey his heart-felt The May 11 La Voz, Vol. 6. No. quotations were cited which had could be interpreted as purely a these three points, and what was thanks. 26 carried an article entitled many far reaching implications. minority issue. When the re said is a m atter of record of that Among the projects he started ■ “New dean of instruction ap As spokesman for De Anza’s porter arrived ten minutes late, board’s minutes. were, coverage of the annual proved in spite of charges.” Black Students’ Union, I, Errol L. she consequently missed the im Had the reporter wanted to do Kumquat Festival in Newton, In that article many fallacious Holliday, want to make clear the portant issues that we presented. a real job of reporting, knowing California, coverage of the first fact that I was not acting on my As a further clarification, I she had missed something but not Contortionists Day held in Bent own impulses. This fact was so would like to point out that I was knowing how important what she Elbow, Wyoming, and the Coro stated at the very beginning of one of two speakers on behalf of had missed was to the article, she nation Ball and crowning of the the board of trustee’s meeting the B.S.U. Our introduction was would have investigated further Royal Water-Closet Queen fes Wednesday, May 2, 1973. given by Mr. Gerald Boyd, a con for facts. This would have al tivities held in the North Beach cerned De Anza student and lowed her to report all the facts district of San Francisco. THE ARTICLE in its B.S.U. m em ber. I addressed m y instead of partial facts which During his term in office published form served to distort self to the three points that caused distortion of said article. Hieber engaged in such daring the real issues. Further, the ar brought us to that meeting. Let it be known that “ as exploits as, exposing the ‘Foon- ticle was incomplete in that it spokesman for the Black Student man Papers” for what they failed to present all of the facts of THE POINTS WERE: Union at De Anza, the only group really were, writing the least that meeting. 1. The original formation of I can speak for, we did not and do amount of editorials for publi As a reporter, one should be the Committee not level any charges against the cation than any other chief, and aware of promptness as a 2. The Augmentation process New dean of instruction. Our con re-opening the Red Dog, You Bet, journalistic value. To appear ten of that committee cerns were, as stated, about the and Last Chance gold mines in minutes late possibly points up 3. Under Affirmative action processes and the procedures in the Sierra Nevada all on one the attitude of the Voice of De the Non Representation of Black volved while we were still in the drunken Friday night. Anza in regards to the issues we and Asian Students. screening stages of the com Following his planned sixteen addressed ourselves to, which I then elaborated on each of mittee work.” year exile, Hieber anticipates re Errol L. Holliday turning to the U.S. to continue his Black Student Union intellectual pursuits in the field of Chairman growth and cu ltiv atio n of of De Anza College brewers yeast. “THE VOICE de BE ANZfl EBbbEGE OF OE ANZA" OPENING JUNE 14th HOBBIES Editor-in-Chief, Eric Hieber Associate Editor, Diann O'Connell Sports Editors, Mark Fenton, City Editor, Kathy Hill Rick Thoman News Editor, Marla Stein Photo Editor, Larry Kay Feature Editor, Dave Fama Staff Artist, Frank Deale 00PERT1HO W? Copy Editor, Paul L. Beck Ad Manager, Fidel Gumin Adviser, Warren A. Mack REPORTERS' Scott Amundsen, Kevin Danaher, Fernando Decena.