Douglas Attacks Third College in L.A. Times Barb Simon the Only Ones Who Have That Kind of Data, " He Added
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triton ti Vol, .... 13, l,mN' J6 University 01 Ca'ilornia, San Diego Frid"y, M"y 21, 1911 Students Sub-standard Douglas Attacks Third College in L.A. Times Barb Simon the only ones who have that kind of data, " he added . According Stafl Writer to Bowker"s office, the following are accurate stati tics of applications to EOP as of May 16 : 'Tm only interested in facts," Dr . Jack Douglas told the TRITO TIMES in an interview concerning hi s letter to the Muir 181 editor of the LOS A GELES TIMES which appeared last Revelle 130 Sunday. In hiS letter, Douglas stated several times that "Third Third 169 College has failed," and he gave several facts and arguments The TT a ked Douglas where he got his statistic and hi s which he felt prove the failure. reply wa " from the best kind of sources. "My ources are In addition to labeling Third College a "junior college completely right, but they have been guaranteed anonymity program" staffed by facu lty " who did not come near the because some people are still afraid of violence," Dougla standards for the University, ,. Douglas stated that minority explained. students are being forced into Third College. These minority EOP Director Tony Valencia told the TT that the numbers " Su b·standard stud ent ., are allowed into UCSD "only on and reasons to substantiate them which Douglas uses are very condition that they go into the Third College," continued misl~ding .. , As director of EOP, I would appreciate that Douglas in his letter. Douglas not refer to a program unless he has had the No Compulsion opportunity to sp ak with tho e involved ." Valencia added . "There has been no effort at Third College to force EOP, Special Action Distinction mi norities who apply to Revelle or Muir Colleges to attend Third College," Provost Watson told the IT. "No compulsion Ron Bowker made the distinction between EOP tudent and outside normal recruitment is used ," he continued. students admitted under the special action program which i Chancellor York also stated to the TT that minority students University-wide. Special action admission are those student who wanted to go to Revelle or Muir were not forced to accept who either are missing one or several requirement . or who ad mission to Third College. Yet, when the TT asked Douglas if have a grade point average slightly below a 3.0. The e students a minority student who applies for Revelle or Muir is accepted are still above average, Bowker pointed out, because the only at Third College, he answered, ·'yes.·· Douglas told the TT University's standard is the top 12 per cent of high school that what he assumes about admis ion of minority students is graduates. Third College policy backed by the administration. He Bowker also explained why Third College had only 50 new mentioned the policy as appearing in a letter to new students students as of March. when C 0 c10 ed recruitment. a and when questioned as to what letter, Douglas said that he reported by Douglas in his letter to the LO A GELE assumed there was a letter. TIMES. According to Bowker, many pro pective Third College "Third College cannot admit any student. ..as there is only students of both freshman and advanced standing are now one admissions office on campus, .. UCSD Associate Registrar finishing their requirements. When eighth seme ter and Admissions Officer Ron Bowker told the TT. "Not one transcripts are received by his office. the remainder of tudent who did not a k for and want Third College has been qualified tudents will receive formal admi sion paper to admitted ." Bowker reported. Third College said Bowker. In reference to Douglas ' letter which states that " Of 80 . Dougla asserts in hi s letter that Third College faculty as Educational Opportunity Program students for next year. well as students have lower standard than the rest of the .only nine were willing to go to Third College, " Bowker told the University. Yet. in the interview with the TT, Chancellor York TT .. this is not true." pointed out that about one half of the Third College facuity Guitarist John Fabey who appeared Tuesday to entertain oa Revelle College. " 1 don 't know where Douglas got that figure .. .I never talked (Continued on Page 2) with him nor has anyone in my office," stated Bowker. " We 're Polcic Proposes Increase Regents Nix Pepper Ca nyo n Financiol Aids Crisis Foces University John Zoller Berkeley chancellor removed the t ree Carrie Rickey UCSD students for the fall , and drastically cut for the 1971-71 Staff W;iter members of the editorial board who had voted Staff Writer academic year. to run the editorial. Those editors, with regardless of the fact that a The Regents' Educational Policy Committee At the emergency financial majority support of the paper's staff, have AS President, Mike Palcic in projected 30 percent of UCSD ruled yesterday not to renew the license of aids crisis meeting Palcic refused to be fired . " We have the legal help to a meeting Wednesday night has students benefit in some way UCSD 's Pepper Canyon Elementary School. again proposed a fee increase from financial aids, one state described the urgency of the keep publishing for the rest of the quarter," one situation and distributed fact Supporters of the project in the UCSD staffer told the TIMES . But he also admitted, for next year, to attempt to funded and three federally administration, however, say they are still offset a financial aids crisis. sheets illustrating where " that editorial was pretty dopey." funded economic assistance hopeful that an acceptable arrangement can be Despite the estimate of 900 new programs ha ve been $175,000 in federal cuts had Regent John Canaday stated that " It was not been made. The information worked out. a proper type of editorial for a student The largely unstructured and experimental also showed the conf nued lack (Continued on page 10) of state support of the Equal school, operated for about 35 students out of a Opportunity Program. Last small building on the Matthews Campu , is ,-----------------. year a UC wide request of $1 governed by UCSD students, faculty, and taf£. million in state funds was Enrollment is not restricted, and one full time vetoed by Governor Reagan. teacher has been hired from th tuition that the Palcic was dubious about school charges to its pupils. Chancellor gubernatorial approval for next The Pepper Canyon " learning community ... i year's request of $1.5 million an independent organization u ing niversity from UC President Hitch , and facilities on a regular basi for private he was even more doubtful enterpri ," said UC Vice Presid nt Robert Appointment about the UC Sacramento John on . " In keeping with the numerou lobbyist' sucre in policie and by-law of the Regent . it licen promoting the student hould not b renewed for next fall ." legislative program's reque t ice hancellor of tudent Hair George Unlikely of $6.2 million from the state Murphy, who came to the an Fran i co for the EOP program. meeting expressly to defend th proj ct. i Palcic accu d the Governor hopeful that operations may yet contlnU and ome state legislator of unimpaired. " We want to regi ter the P pp r being opposed to tudents of anyon chool ju taw would any other low-income families enrolling student organization." Murphy said " The at the Univer ity of California, chool would then be gov rned olely by citing their consistent veto of Univer ity-related people. although it would giving state EOP mone y to . con tinue serving off-campu inter t , in the while voting these fund for the me wa B and MECHA , for exampl . also have off-campu activiti .. junior coli g and the tate college . Palcic indicated that Although everal Regent feel that the gubernatorial vetoe continuan of Pepp r Canyon would establi h promoted a form of chola tic an unwi precedent. th door wa p clflcally apartheid. left open for r ·op mng th chool next Fall Sin e th cha nces for getting "within a fram work that i compall bl With th regulation ." tate and federal monies ar light, Palci ha propo ed that M anwhile. th Regent also di cu d the a t mporary r e incr a be con trover y that i raging around th B rk I y effected for Winter and pring tud nt n w pap r. In a front-page editorial on Quart r n xt year. Thi May 11 , the DAILY ALIF R IA urged tud nt to " tak P ople' Park," on th ond in r a would con i t of 6 mor ea h quarter, and would anniver r of a di turban that I ft on enabl th to rai 50,000 to stud n~dead and or injur d Men wbo live la lia s bouses boulda't tbrow tODe . or so Although th editor of th pa rand ab ut 20 y a proverb. EveD t_11I Provost Saltmaa jlldlciou Iy $60.000 for financial aid to tho who could oth rwi not afford t ff r lat r pas d out n arly 2000 I afl t in refraiDI from tllrowlq actal tODe , more tbaa oace ~ year an ffort t av rt violenc • a large crowed to all nd . Palcie add d. bis office Ita. proved aD Irrel! tlble tarlet for retallat_ for gath red on th da of th anni ersar ; cia h perlaaPi lOme of III verbal lODe .