Organizers Postpone Hands Across Campus Event Closure O F

in sid e paged Francisco Torres Resident Slashed Critical Reports Focus of UCSB Faculty Meeting Senate to Review Chancellor Expenditures and Leadership By Steven Eber Campus Editor One of the most important UCSB Academic Senate meetings in recent years will convene this afternoon as faculty members discuss several critical reports on Chancellor Robert Huttenback and vote whether to hold confidence polls in the chancellor and key senate leaders. Huttenback said he may not attend the special 3:15 p.m. meeting in the Snidecor Hall Main Theater because of his perception of its content. The chancellor declined to comment on any charges released in three senate reports that examine and evaluate his abilities to manage the university. The reports focus on many topics including the senate/administration relationship, known as shared governance, the chancellor’s commitment to long-term academic planning, use of discretionary funds and a proposed $160-million cogeneration facility. While Huttenback would not comment on the charges specifically, he did defend his use of university funds to provide partial accommodations for two Santa Barbara TOM REJZEK/Naxut County Supervisors to attend an environmental con L ik e A R o c k — Assistant Professor Cathy Busby-Spera uses a bullhorn to point out sedimentary features in the ference in Italy last October. rocks to geology students during afield trip to Pyramid Dam in Los Angeles County. Supervisors David Yager and Torn Miyoshi (currently running for reelection) traveled to Europe after Hut tenback invited them to represent the county at the conference. The university paid almost $2,000 to tran sport and accommodate the supervisors. Organizers Postpone Hands Across Campus Event The Daily Nexus learned of the trips from conflict-of- interest forms, which are required of publicly elected Nicholas’ Environmental Hall as the energy toward the recognition of peace,” officials. By Leslie Segal Reporter originators of the idea. Forman said. However, Miyoshi originally failed to report the trip as Dubbed “ Hands Across Campus,” the “ Hands Across Campus is the UCSB a gift on his conflict statement. An amended disclosure event is sponsored by Students for Peace, recognition of peace as a desirable goal,” was submitted last week to record the $678 payment With a last-minute delay, a campus Students Against Apartheid, Students for he said, adding that it is a chance for made by UCSB on his behalf for hotel accommodations. celebration of the May 20 International Liberty, Associated Students and the people to come together and think about Y ager’s annual statement did include a $1,220 gift from Peace Day has been postponed until May American Indian Association. It will start the state of the world. the university to pay transportation costs. 27, when organizers believe they will at in front of the Library and branch out from The event will follow the nationwide Miyoshi said he didn’t believe he had to report the trip tract more participants for a human chain there. Hands Across America, scheduled for May because of its educational value. “ M y understanding across UCSB. “ One wing will go north and run along 25. “ Hands Across America is something was that for educational trips, it doesn’t require “ We need to be sure that everyone who the north end of the Library to the east end that was organized to provide food and reporting to the Fair Political Practices Commission,” might want to participate in this event has of campus, and the other wing will go west shelter for the homeless. The goal is to he said. heard about it,” said Associated Students along the walk that is north of Storke form a human chain across the country,” “ Any trips that relate to my responsibilities as a Internal Vice President Mikhael Smith, Tower,” said Scott Forman, a member of Forman said. supervisor do not need to be reported,” he explained. one of the organizing students. Students for Peace. According to Forman, Unlike its nationwide counterpart, Miyoshi said he inquired about the expenditure over “ It’s been planned for a while, we just it will take approximately 1,500 people to Hands Across Campus is not a fund-raiser. one month ago, before the audit into the chancellor’s use had difficulty getting our press releases span the campus if they are spaced 3 feet “ This is just a grass roots, come-out-have- of funds was initiated. He was advised by the F PPC that out and we really want interested students apart. a-good-time-and-do-something-positive the trip had to be reported, but was delayed until last to become active in the planning,” Smith “ I would like to see people spend an hour type event, ’’ Smith said. (See REACTION, p.12) explained, naming students on San thinking about peace and putting out good (See HANDS, p.12) Closure o f Shelter Brings Problem Home to / . V. (E d itor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series on the lives of "There's money for shelter, that's not the As many as 2.5 million Americans are homeless, according Isla Vista’s homeless. Wed to estimates by USA for Africa, national sponsors of the May 25 nesday’s and Thursday’s articles problem. I don't think there is a consensus Hands Across America. The group also claims that families recount the experiences of the among various groups about what to do." with children and the mentally til are among the fastest homeless who stay at the URC - Joe Mortz, director of Le t Isla Vista Eat growing homeless populations. shelter.) Citing a 1985 report conducted by the Congressional General Accounting Office, USA for Africa maintains that cuts in By Amy Siegel To combat this problem, the URC opened its doors as a public assistance programs, a decrease in the availability of Contributing Editor temporary shelter in winter 1984. But it is doubtful the shelter low-income housing, and the deinstitutionalization of the will reopen next winter because the URC Board of Directors mentally ill have all contributed to the increase of and other community members failed to solicit enough homelessness in America. Despite individual efforts to open a new homeless shelter in committed volunteers to operate the shelter, said The Rev. “ There’s money for shelter, that’s not the problem. But Isla Vista, a lack of organization and commitment among Gary Commins, Homeless Shelter Committee chair and a URC money is work. I don’t think there is a consensus among community groups, compounded by inadequate facilities, will director. various groups about what to do,” Mortz said. leave at least 15 people without a place to live when the Commins, associated with St. Michael’s Church, solicited UCSB junior and URC shelter Co-director Holly Keraan University Religious Center permanently closes its shelter adequate funds from the community to maintain the shelter hopes to open a new shelter in I.V., Goleta, or on campus May 31. but the URC directors and sympathetic community members through UCSB’s sociology department as a study in the Although there are an estimated 200 homeless in I.V., no have not organized to keep it open, he added. “ I ’m a little tired pathology of homelessness. The shelter would be modeled organization has forwarded plans to open another shelter. of trying to lead it, but I ’d love to be involved ... being con after the Santa Barbara Transition House project, she said. It is difficult to determine the number of homeless in I.V. cerned and doing things are a different story,” he explained. Commins hopes that I.V. groups will network with the because many, including students, temporarily live in vans, Yet, the problem of homelessness expands beyond I.V.’s Transition House, a permanent shelter facility which opened storage sheds and with friends, said Joe Mortz, who runs the boarders and is increasing nationwide, with every city and in March 1985. Transition House shelters a maximum of 35 Let Isla Vista Eat program at the URC. state finding more of its residents without a home each year. (See HOMELESS, p.3) 2 Tuesday, May 20,1966 , Daily Nexus World Nation State South Africa Raids Supreme Court Sends Son of Masterspy j Alleged Guerilla Sites Mixed Message on m Testifies in S.F. V in Three Countries Affirmative Action Espionage Court Casej 1 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa raided WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, while striking down a SAN FRANCISCO — The son of masterspy John Walker said targets in three black-ruled countries Monday, sending job-security plan for black teachers, signaled strong support Monday his mother told him in a drunken rage when he was warplanes and airborne commandos hundreds of miles in its Monday for affirmative action in the American workplace. 13 years old that his father was a spy for the Soviet Union. biggest operation to date against alleged guerrilla bases. By a 5-4 vote, the court invalidated a Jackson, Michigan, “ She was drinking heavily at around midnight,” said The attacks, in which at least three people were killed, plan protecting from layoffs black teachers with less Michael Walker, testifying in the espionage trial of Jerry provoked an international outcry and jeopardized a peace seniority than whites. But the narrowness of the vote and the Whitworth. “ She dragged me downstairs.... She just brought mission by a Commonwealth delegation. The White House court’s reasoning, explained in four separate opinions, may it up— ‘Your father’s a spy for the Soviet Union.’ ” condemned the raids “ vigorously.” portend a future victory for on-the-job racial preferences. Michael Walker, who has pleaded guilty to five espionage- South African commanders said their forces hit operations In separate actions also involving race relations, the court: related charges and is awaiting sentencing, said he didn’t centers and “ terrorist transit facilities” of the African —Agreed to decide in a case from Pleasant Grove, believe his mother.

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