Baruchians March on Washington DC

•<&- VOLUME LXXIH, NUMBER 6 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1*75 A FREE PRESS Baruchians March On Washington D.C. By Bob Galliano befitting of Baruch students..? the City University must be About 1,000 Baruch students march peacefully... let our climbed aboard twenty chartered halted," he said, "either-through chants be shouts of conviction." state takeover or through reason buses which congested Lexington This lobbying effort and rally Avenue and 22nd Street on the able tuition charges." in Washington was directed at Atâbout the same time, Profes morning of Wednesday, Novem- Ford and Congress^ since Ford -ber- £9, at a cost of $€,200 to our sional Staff Congress president, had said in his speech to the Belle Zeller, was making a radio student government. The Baruch National Press Club on October ians* destination was Washington, appeal to New Yorkers to D.C, where they joined about 6,00O CUNY students in the march to the steps of the Capitol. „<^J?V,i?dei,ts numb««n8 about 7000 demonstrate in force They marched from 14th Street at D.C. (Photo by Stuart Bloom.) along Independence Avenue, past the Interstate Commerce Com mission, the Internal Revenue Service, the National Archives, the Federal Trade Commission, CUNY Protest and the National Gallery of Art. "The demonstration was peace ful as the mass of students cover ing the bottom, steps of the Capi tol chanted, "No Cut*. No Way/* By Richard W "Education J^ ©u* JRisfct***: several thousand CUNY students SprPTY sniênts stamf behind you: ttsteaed to jjiealbeB^riEjfo and. supporters rode by bus to "" -Wl»em>-ô^.4-''r:yaMJBih|t _ *<r>^ Hx»ji*t ^CML "Omversity Student Senate, the Washington, and then marched to down, SV NY. students' stand be student '"governments of CUNY the Capitol Building. There they hind you.", He closed insisting we colleges, and others. When DSSG listened to politicians, student must keep "open admissions and Treasurer Carlyle Thornhill, leaders and other supoorters of free tuition for every high school backed by President Harry Gibbs, graduate." CUNY students climbing on the steps of Capital as protest mounts. CUNY. approached the microphone after (Photo by Stuart Bloom.) Baruch College's outspoken an introduction by USS chairman Representatives James Scha-uer Student Government Treasurer (L-D New York) mentioned that Jay Hershenson, a resounding 30, that he would veto any Con "demand that New York State Carlyle Thornhill said "They're cheer emanated from the crowd, gressional effort to use federal return our $60-million to the City Rome has been bankrupt for out to kill us. They're out to take 2,000 years, yet Italy has not indicating that Baruchians had funds or guarantees to prevent University," referring to the it from us." He then attacked really infiltrated the masses. Car default. He proposed instead that "windfall" in matching funds that abandoned it. Earl Davis of Med- government policy, at one point gar Evans College said if New lyle yelled, "They're trying to bankruptcy legislation establish will revert to the state as a result saying "there are no f in' jobs KILL us! They're trying to'KILL provision for a federal court to of the reduction in the city's con York goes, then Washington goes; anymore." and urged all students to unite to us! Are you going to let them?!" pass on the city's fiscal affairs in tribution to the university. Sam Manuel, of the "Com And, each time.he asked the ques the event of default. Under this NoWj the university is report save the City Universities and mittee Against Racism" accused law, essential services would be edly under a city mandate to free tuition. Senator Henry Jack tion the crowd screamed. "NO!" politicians of trying to use Blacks "NO!" maintained with federal funds, it reduce its current operating son (D-Washington) said "if we and Puerto Ricans as scapegoats necessary. The essential services budget by $50-64 million. Action provide aid to the railroads and in their efforts to end open ad A letter fro*m Harr> Gibbs had been distributed to Baruchians cited by Ford include fire, police was expected at the November 24 Lockheed, then we can give aid to missions, and of trying to divide and sanitation, but not education. meeting of the BHE when the New York City." Richard Rizzo the people. Divide and conquer? before they left for "Washington. The letter stated that "the pur Then, the day after Ford's PSC and the University Student made the most points with his He also said "veterans who fought speechr Treasury Secretary Wil Senate would again demonstrate. speech. He said "We're being ac in the war are being told they are pose of the march on Washington is to demonstrate our solidarity liam Simon, reporting to the Both groups planned to intensify cused of being selfish. But what not entitled to an education." House Banking subcommittee their efforts to regain for CUNY about the politicians. They have Representative Pete/ Peyser against the cutbacks. We are calling for the preservation of that the city had to make more the $60-million state "windfall" created this mess but they are not said "I have travelled 11,000 cuts, swiftly took aim at CUNY — as the best way to avert immedi affected by it." In response to a miles across this country and CUNY and of our right to a free education. behave in a manner "The drain on city revenues from ate disaster. statement by new Deputy Mayor (Comtimmtd on Page 3) of New York Zicotti who said we should re-evaluate the role of the City Universities, Rizzo said "we Liebert To Investigate Discrimination should re-evaluate the role of our By Bob Gailiano dents, access to course offerings, of the law is athletics, especially bert and explain the circum politicians." He also lashed out at President Clyde Wingfield "has counseling, financial assistance, for schools with large athletic stances to her. She'll review the Governor Carey's proposal to assigned personnel director placement services, athletics, budgets. One has to gauge the ex matter with a responsible college make CKNY another SUNY, Esther Liebert to coordinate Bar- textbooks, and curricular mate tent to which colleges are re employee, and then bring it where tuition is paid. He urged uch's effort to comply with title rial and employment. sponding to the interests of before a formal complaint com "we must protest all cuts. We will IX of the 1972 Higher Education Ms. Liebert stated in an inter female athletes. mittee composed of faculty and not rest until we have stopped the Amendments Act which prohibits view that she is concerned with students. JThe committee will enemies of our schools and sex discrimination in federally racial and religious discrimina If anyone feels discriminated review the questions raised and cities." assisted education programs. Ms. tion also. She is the first person to against, either sexually, racially', develop means of resolving the Other speakers included Liebert, located in room 401C of take complaints to in any of those or religiously, contact Esther Lie problem. National Student Association the 24th Street building, phone areas. She said that students President Melissa Gilbert, a extension 3212, shall investigate might feel that faculty or counse former CUNY student herself. students' complaints under title lors are directing them to areas She said "we have the support of IX which states: "No person in with subtly discriminatory impli people in Colorado, in Texas, and the United States shall on the cations. The students might not be in California." She later said "you basis of sex, be excluded from counseled in as 'broad an area as better help out because we're the participation in, be denied the they should be. As for graduate people and we count." We got the benefits of, or be subjected to dis programs, committees have been support of the Student Associa crimination under any education set up to see whether covert or tion of the State Universities of program or activity receiving overt discrimination has a role in. New York. Its president, Robert Federal financial assistance." the assessment of potential gradu Kirkpatrick gave a very strong Coverage includes such areas as. ate students. , endorsement of CUNY. He said admission and recruitment of stu The most controversial section J! • "=». 2 • THE TlClCERV TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1075 TUESPAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1975 • THE T1CKE* ,• y *»^33Wft:i^<SreSffiWi3^^ pay loads of taxes to pay for the proud when over 1000 of our City Universities. By charging tui- brotherr and sisters packed 20 Club Fair Held tion/you are asking them to pay -buses to Washington! Baruch Thousands Voice Protest for what they bave already paid —comprised" 1+ 8th of_tfae total stu- Simon Says for! Where does this tax money.! /tent force of the rally. Hunter At Student Center 1 go, you ask? It goes to pay the -and many other colleges made By Jim Hedges Perhaps the reason that the stu Over CUNY Cots salaries and expenses of Mayor some very poor showings. Some By Larry Warshawski sister, is an extremely honest per dream that it could be different This past Thursday, November dents didn't turn out. was because By Richard Warren spoke first and also acted as MC. fluenced the U. S. to get out of Beame and his numerous (veFy didn't even attend! We thank Whatever became of the. Simon son when it comes to revealing for her. Given the lyrics from 20/a club fair was held in the not enough advance publicity On Monday, November 17, He stated we must hot let banks Vietnam^, numerous) political friends.

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