Volume 11, Number 11 Publishedat UCSD 19thYear of Publication March 11-31,1986

I I I USA / / I I / / / /

\ U4~.v~ (,~S \ t \

\ \ \ \ k k

In ThisIssue: Emergency Vigil FratJokes Commie Comix Weds., March 12 and March 1.9, 4 p.m. Gregs Go Berzerk Federal uilding, San Diego FunkyLa Jolla A.S.Violence HelpStop Our Taxes or,O!n,urre,,OO o , SocialCritic Going to Contras Other Culture

New Indicator Non-ProfitOrg. Student Organizations U.S. Postage The contrasare a group of rightwingterrorists who have torturedand killed UC Sen Diego, B-023 PAID thousandsof Nicaraguans--mostof them unarmedcivilians. They have little La Jolla,CA 92093 La Jolla,Calif. popularsupport among the peopleliving in Nicaragua,as evidencedby the Permit No. 256 factthat they don’t control any regionsof the country--unlikethe FMLNin El Salvador.The onlything that sustains the contrasis themillions of dollarsof our tax money they receiveeach year. Now Reaganwants to dole out another $100 million,not to mentionthe covertaid funneledthrough the ClA. You can helpstop this horrible use of yourtax money by comingto the vigiland calling your congresspeople.Call SenetorAlan Cranston(213) 215-2186 (Los Angeles office),Senator Pete Wilson(619) 293-5257 {San Diego Office), and Rep. Lowery(619) 231-0957 (41st District). ,ooo, ,u,,,,, aoo, 2Ltte,, ..,..i.. stereotypinguntil the big hoopla hit the StudentsSpeak Out; Art"n.z. idealists shadow boxing’.’ Guardianconcerning Greek brutality at lhcI’tu lilm re~ic~ r~used the issue of a fundraising dance, and thesubsequent Gregs Go Berzerk San Diego Labor Council "intellectuallabor." There is no World rebuttal by Greg McCambridge, shado~ boxer, hut ityou presidentof the intrafratcounci,.I’m I Exec Sec ¯ Endorses Media believe"the sensesare primar~and enlightenednow. I’ve been set straight; Thepast two A.S.meetings have set the California Review and the new materialrcalitx is therclorcderiva/tvc’" Greeks at UCSDare philanthrops, tonefornextquarter’sA.S,elections, as indicator) and read by Yareli Dear BrotherLonidier: you arc ccrtainlxa contenderlor the teetotalers,"unique’, and theycarry on the currentA.S. has refusedto deal Arizmendi from MEChA, pointed out Withthe currentarticle we feelwe iitle, tradition(like the KKK). 1 assume fairlywiththeAIternativeMediaoverthetheunfairness of theRiley proposal as Re New Indicato / " ’ mustspeak out Incest is nota jokeand Whereis the"raw material"’?ln front though, that their traditionmeans fundingissue. A highlycharged crowd of amendedby A.S. PresidentMary Rose : r Untverslty ’ " .... Activities the mcredtble" msensmvlty of The of youreyes’? Behind your eves? Or is it carryingonthehighideaisoftheancient 60 peopleconfronted the A.S.Council Alexander.The main complaintof the ...... Koalaeditors on thissubject warrants simplyraw materialstacked on top of Greeks concerning philosophy and at its February26 meetingto protest Media was a clause that prohibited ms a matter ol generat poncy, at least a reprimand by the science.Needless to say, these same against the A.S.’s attacks on the AlternativeMedia members from fitting organizedlabor in the communityhas raw material---allequally derived from administrationat UCSD. Greekskilled Socrates -- thevanguard ot AlternativeMedia and its disregardfor longopposed any atemptto stiflethe thatprimary reality, the senses? on the committee.The statementalso intellectualprogressiveness. On a more Third World people.The crowd,which addressedthe A.S.’srefusal to seat disseminationof factualinformation Thestatistics now show that I outof 5 As for that old obsoleteMarxist positivenote, I’m sure the frats wouldn’t was comprisedof ThirdWorld students, that may assistany constituencyin college women have been sexually theory that "materialreality was Sergio Chavez, a supporter of the arguewith Nietzsche’s summation of the progressivewhites and off campus reachingsound decisions. abused;many by their fathers,These primary"despite the fact that trees Media, on the subcommittee as the womenhave been traumatizedfor life. grew and animalsthrived on Mother Greeks"You shall always be thefirst and supportersof AlternativeMedia, was studentat largeappointee. Our democraticsociety is endangered excelall others: your jealous soul shall quitevocal in itssupport for the Media, whenforces attempt to restrictor shape Our societydoes not condoneracial Earth before the appearance of The issue of the subcommitiee’s loveno one,unless it be thefriend." frequentlybreaking out into chants, fairnesswas discussedby both Barry news. andsexual slurs in thepress and we feel humankindand independentof his,her that the university community and ideas and consciousness-that old applause,and vocal expressionsof Harris,the person appointed by theA.S. administrationneeds to speak out to theorywhich is the cinc qua notl of disbeliefat A.S.antics. as the studentat large, and Sergio Sincerely,Joseph S. Francis The Koalato let them knowthat these physicstoday can be eschewedby the Many of the people in attendance Chavez,to whom the A.S. deniedthe ExecutiveSecretary-Treasurer I knew the Frats would love the limitsextend to the campuspress as modernn.J. collective. "friend"part becausethe fratboysgo wishedto voicetheir opposition to the position.Harris stated that he wantedto San Diego-ImperialCounties well. A.S. policiesdirectly to A.S. council workwith the committeebecause"l fdt I know you are over-workedand are throughsuch lengthsto prove their AffirmativeAction Committee(SAAC) sendingtt to committee,the A.S. was l.aborCouncil, AFI.-CIO members themselves.New A.S. Chair that 1 could have some impact."He Thankyou for yourattention to thi~, being harassedby the Neanderthal loyaltyto the frat:this is the pledge chairDenise Miura, to re-examineboth forcedto re-examinethe Rileyproposal MichaelFahlbusch, however, tried to proposedthough, that the committeego matter. right,but to my knowledgeconsistent system.When one is firstaccepted to the the Rileyand Fahlbuschproposals. The thereand then. After a longand tedious limitthe students’ voice by restrictingback to the structure originally and accuratethinking, though it may frat,he is considereda pledge,whose A.S.had initially voted not to re-examineseriesof debates,explanations, and Verytruly yours proposedby Riley,which included two takemore time. will not weakenyou. dutiesinclude always wearing the frat theirinput to only15 minutes,despite the proposals,which led the crowd to manipulations,the A.S. agreed to Mary R. Virga thefact that 15 peoplewere still waiting AlternativeMedia representatives. We in the communityrely on 3’our pinas a signof humility,learning arcane walk out chanting,"The peopleunited reinstatethe originalRiley proposal, to be heard.Fahlbusch was appointed to Chavezfollowed Harris, saying that he JenniferH. Wells accuracy. oaths and bylaws,and to developthe will never be defeated."The crowd which would include two Alternative IncestIs had no problemswith Harris,but that feelingof belongingto an "exclusive" the chair afterformer Vice President continuedchanting outside the North Media members, plus appoint both A FaithfulReader "My problemis with the attackson the group.It alsoinvolves putting up with ArielAnguiano resigned in lateFebruary Conferenceroom, which irritatedA.S. Chavezand Harrisas studentsat large to protestagainst what he perceivedas AlternativeMedia." He pointedout that hazing,which includes being a servantin council members inside to such an to the now renamedad hoc committee. No Joke Hi, the A.S.’soverall tendency to ignore the A.S. "...must allow different mildcases to mentaland physicalabuse extent that one member,Muir Senior Could you send me a sampleof your alternativeviews. Specifically, Anguiano perspectives",and also commentedthat Alexanderthough, in a brilliantseries Dearn.i., in theextreme, all of whichis to prove Senator Greg MacCrone, physically paper?1 was theOpinion Editor for our citedthe A.S.’s refusal to dealfairly with he feltpersonally insulted by MaryRose of manipulations,once again added We are writing in objectionto a one’sduty. So forgiving up allone’s self- chargedthe crowd.MacCrone had to be amendment after amendment to the campus paper at UNC Charlottelast the AlternativeMedia. The students Alexander’searlier assertion that he and valentinemessage which appearedin FratsAre respectfor a quarter,a pledgelearns restrainedby other council members proposal,nullifying all the gainsmade year.The administration ~,adited us and though, were able to persuade the Anguianowere friends,"Just because the February5 issueof The Koala.We humility,belonging and duty, and is time and time again as he repeatedly shut us down. They hired a media we are of the same ethnicbackground thatevening by theMedia.For example, have encloseda copy of this message. ordaineda truefrat boy. councilto extendthe timealloted for attemptedto physicallyassault people in consultantto police the place and A Joke studentinput in orderto allowall those does not mean we are friends,"Chavez Alexanderwas ableto tack on two A.S. As you can see,it is a tastelessjoke the audience. At one point during council members to the ad hoc about a very seriousissue for women effectivelytransformed the paperinto a interestedto speak. said. Dearn.i If thisisn’t a wayto developlife long MacCrone’suncontrollable rage, V.P. committee,thereby assuring a pro-A.S. Young Republicanrag. Speakers at the meeting mainly Severalother people spoke as well, and men; incest. "friends"what way is there?Of course,in Greg Arnold grabbed a microphone ,majority.She was also able to re- I’m interestedin attendinggraduate I’m one of the majorityon campuswho addressed the need for a truly many of them pointingout the racist stand-withwhat intent is anyone’s The Koala consistentlycontains placeof learning,they learn how to use structurethe committee’smandate so schoolin California,UC Irvinemaybe, has a greatdeal of antipathytowards representativecommittee to come up atmosphereon campusand the need for guess which had to be torn from his sexualinnuendos which are degrading otherpeople, all of whichwill probably that the referendathe committeewas so i’ld like to find out about the UC fraternities.It’slike when I’m waiting for with workable alternativesto the the A.S. to help combat that to women,but we generallychalk these preparethem to use peoplein the future handsby a personin the audience. supposedto developon its own was now systemtoo. a classto beginand there’sa groupof Fahlbuschmedia fundingproposal. A atmosphererather than contribute to it. Due to the strongoutrage expressed up to bad taste and immaturity of to make more money for themselves. predetermined;the realrole of the ad obnoxious,loud-mouthed individuals statement prepared by the entire Afterconducting usual A.S. business by the crowd at the A.S.’s blatant students who use women, ethnic aroundme, I immediatelysay to myself, i hoc committeewould be merelyto word groups,and others as thebrunt of their Thanks,Bobby Caldwell Alternative Media (including the a motion was made by Student attempt to kill the Media issue by the referenda. "Yepthose are fratboys." jokes. Charlotte,N.C. continuedon page 13 The Alternative Media left the meetingfeeling that they had once again continuedfrom page 2 FRIDAY MARCH 21 After The Summit: Nuclear Illusions be obtainedthrough the Friendsof and Realities,"a talk by Dr. Fred beenbetrayed by the council.The A.S. WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 NicaraguanCulture: P.O.Box 8305 La ongoingwork in peace education.The Special Film Sneak Preview of Knelman,author and peaceactivist, on had again refused to establish a committeewith fairrepresentation and Jolla,CA. 92038 (619)459-4650.For SDSU D epartm ent of Afro-Am erica n Swap Meet is locatedat the San Diego "Broken Rainbow",an Academy Award the periodbefore and afterthe Summit information on Nonviolence structure. The Media recognized, Studies Martin Luther King Jr. SportsArena,. 3500 SportsArena Blvd. nominee for best documentary,about and what we must do to save peace. Training,call 223-8826 or 225-8796. though,that this committeemeant the CommemorativeLecture Series, "The Formore info call 265-7300. the forcedrelocation of over 10,000 7:30pro,Friends Meeting Houise, 7380 Volunteer Work Brigades to Navajo people at Big Mountain in Eads, La Jolla.Sponsored By PRC and last opportunity to work with the Nicaragua 2 and 3 week cotton and StruggleThrough the Music."2-4:00pm, Arizona.The fdm will be shown at the AllianceFor Survival,and WILPF. presentA.S. to come up witha logical coffeepicking brigades beginning Nov. Wesely Foundation, SDSU. Public PacificBeach Methodist Church, corner and fairreferenda on how bestto fund to Mar.For applications and infocall Invited.Info. 265-6531 A Peasant in El Salvador an award of lngrahamand Thomas,at 7:00pro,$5 the AlternativeMedia. The Alternative winningplay sponsoredby Interfaith Interfaith Prayer Servisce on the 459-4650. donationrequested. Mediatherefore planned to attendthe TaskForce, CISPES, and others, will be anniversaryof the assasinationof ad hoc committeemeeting of March 3 performed at the First Unitarian ArchbishopRomero in E! Salvadorby with the hope that some compromise FRIDAY MARCH 14 Church, 4190 Front St. at 8pm, in SATURDAY MARCH 22 the Army. 7pro, ist LutherenChurch, couldbe reachedwith the peoplein the Hillcrest.Tickets are $7 perperson and 3rd and Ash, downtown.1nfo:698-1150. Women’s International League for ad hoc committee.Since the ad hoc San Diego Society for U.S.-Soviet $15 per family.For moreinfo call 231- committee was new and completely, Friendshipwill host a Dinnerparty and Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Pancake separate from the old discredited MONDAY-SATURDAY EVERY SATURDAY 4984. BreakfastMeeting, with a reporton reception for 19 Soviet visitors, subcommittee which had been WILPF’selection year project"What is Support Groups: Third World Women, includinga folk group. $17.50 per condemned by all the Alternative Rape victim’ssupport group meeting. TELEPHONE HOTLINES Jewish Sanctuary For Central Real Security? A Peace Primer for WEDNESDAY MARCH 26 ProgressiveWomen, Incest Survivors, person.6pm, HanaleiHotel Conf.Ctr. Media, the Media assumed that Center for Women’s Studies and A~ericanRefugees, Catered dinner; Votersand Politicians."9:30am, 7380 ExploringSexuality, Lesbian/Bisexual, Services,2467 E Street,Golden Hill. (202)547-4343. For national Reservationsand Info:464-4963 or 297- Amnesty International reghular everythingthe old subcommitteehad legislationinformation. Rabbi Weizenbaum, Rabbi of a Eads,La Jolla.$3 donation,lnfo: 755- meeting,7:30pm, I st UnitarianChurch, and others. At the UCSD Women’s 233-8984.Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30AM - 7513. sanctuary congregationin Tuscon. proposedwould be abandonedso that (202)332-9230. Nicaragua and 4283 or 273-5268. 4190Front St. lnfo: 283-1637. the new ad hoc committeecould begin ResourceCenter in the StudentCenter. 4:30 PM. Refreshments,7:30pro, Temple Emanu- CentralAmerica.(24-hour) Call452-2023 for timesand more intro. l124-HOUR EMERGENCY HOTLINE: SATURDAY MARCH 15 El,6299 Capri Dr., Free. 698-1150. from scratch.The Mediaalso wanted to I ! AM - g PM: GroundworkBooks. In 233-30111111 (202)543-0006.Nuclear arms control BenefitConcert for CISPESfeaturing assurethat the new ad hoc committee the UCSD StudentCenter acrossfrom information. The Peace Resource Center will be singer/songwriterPeggy Watson.8pm, would not be a mere rubberstamp for the GeneralStore Co-op. 452-9625. (202)547-3336. For space weapon sponsoringa plant and book sale at GrassrootsCultural Center, 1947 30th theold committee’sfindings, i.e., the TO MARCH 30 info. Kobey’s Swap Meet to support its St.$5. info: 231-4984. Mediawas determinednot to legitimize Textures of Black America, An (202)546-0408.South Africa info. WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 (throughits participation) thefindings ExplorationOf Afro-AmericanLife continued on page 3 SUNDAY MARCH 29 the A.S.’s anti-democratic sub- SDSU Department of Afro-American And Themes Expressed Through committee. TUESDAY-SATURDAY Studies Martin Luther King Jr. 1986 Spring Frlerndship Tour to ContemporyAnd TraditionalMotifs. thenew indicator At the ad hoc committee’s first thene,v indicator is a memberof the CommemerativeLecture Series, "The Nicaraguasponsored by the FriendsOf Mixed Media Works By Black Artist. isofficially recognizedas a campus SUNDAY MARCH 23 meeting the Alternative Media ! 0 AM - 6 PM: GrassRoots Bookstore. AlternativePress Syndicate (APS). Impactof the CivilRights Movement on NicaraguanCulture, departs. Spaces Villa MontezumaGallery, 1925 ’*K" newspaper of the Universityof Materialpublished inthe new indicator is representativesmade known the Media 194730th at Grape.232-5009. Sundays Other Social Movements." 2-4pm, stillavailable. Contact Immediately, 459- from 11AM - 3PM. Street. California,San Diego. The views copyrightedby theAlternative Press Supportthe WatsonvilleStrikers, a positions outlined above. One expresseddo notrepresent those of the Syndicateand may not be reproducedfor Public invited,Wesely Foundation, programin supportof the Watsonville 4650. AlternativeMedia representative urged , Chancelloror the Regents. profitwithout prior, written pfrmission. SDSU,lnfo. 265-6531 strike. Featuring as speakers, the other committee members to COMMUNITY ALERT Permissionis granted for reproduction of Watsonville strikers and Superior articlesfor non-profit, educational Vigil For Central America Ist of request more time from the A.S. EVERY TUESDAY PLAN TO PICKET! in response to any purposes. monthlyvigils reaffirming Congressman Workers, plus a speaker from Unity Council because the complex media thenew indwator Isa collectivelyproduced, Jim Bates’proclamation of SanDiego as newspaper.2pm at GrassrootsCultural fundingissues could not be properly new prosecutionsof San Diego area university.-communit~,neWspaper,funded by as a non-sectariannewspaper, the new 6 PM: Free and confidentialDraft draftregistration resisters. First working UCSDstudents, anddistributed toSan [)iegi~ indicatorpublishes articles from a "VigilCity" for CentralAmerica. 3rd Center,corner of 30th and Grape St., studiedin theridiculously short time the Counselingwith professionallegal day after any new indictment.Federal Countycollege campuses and selected groupsindividuals holding different Wednesdayof every month,5pm at the Golden Hill. $2.00/$1.00Donation. councilhad giventhem- which was one workers.Chicano Federation building. communityaction human sers’tces positions.Accordingly, articles printed FederalBuilding. lnfo. 698-1150 or 262- Sponsoredby Unity newspaper. Building,Front and Broadway.Draft organizationsandother sites. Subscriptions witha bylinedo not necessarily represent week. One Media delegatepointed out Alsoby appointment"adth the National 6489 MONDAY MARCH 31 thatit wasthe ninth week of thequarter, ResistersDefense Fund. 753-7518, 282- are$8.00 per year. the positionof the New Indicator 6"- LawyersGuild. 233-1701. 9969. articlesandletters are welcomed. Please type Collectiveand a//collective members are LutherenPence Fellowship:"How are withfinals week fastapproaching, and 6 PM: Spanishlanguage classes. Grass themdouble-spaced, witha 55-space line. and not.necessarily infull agreement with the the Peopleof NicaraguaFating Between the committee members would PLEDGE RESISTANCE!Pledge to join a includeauthor(s? phone number for editing posmon(s)expressed. MONDAY MARCH 24 Roots CulturalCenter. 1947 30th at pubficfast, peacefully protest, write consultations,aswell as suggested headline. the Policies of the Reagan thereforenot have much time in the Grape.232-5009. sub-headsorkickers, by-line, and photos or contributorsandworkers: joe, marylynn, A Talk By JudithWilllamson entitled Administrationand the Sandinistas." followingdays to formulatevalid media lettersand engage in othersuch acts of otherillustrations. Thesedetails improve your rob?n,jelger, robin, ullie, barry, antone. THURSDAY MARCH 20 Women as an Island: Femininity Ternot MacRenato,who fought in the fundingalternatives to presentto the 6:30 PM: New Indicator Collective non-violentcivil disobedience to prevent submissionandsave us lots of time. Send to: randall,francis, larry, florence, jerry, NewIndicator Collective. UCSD B..023. La Pilgrim PeacemakersMeet, 7:30pm, studentson the referenda.Such was meeting. New volunteers welcome! theinvasion of Nicaraguaor El Salvador. mathew,craig, tracie, sue, marie, lisa, and Popular Culture, 7:00pm. At revolution,will share his views about the Jolla.CA 92093. Phone: 1619) 452-2016. Or Pilgrimt.ongr,c.ationai Church, 2020 especiallythe case considering that the Support progressive in,~ependent Pledgesare being distributed by theSan bringsubmissions bythe office atthe Student brian,byron, dan, yareli, nancy, nancy, 2end Floor Theatre,Pacific Design currentsituation in Nicaragua.7:30pro, journalism! UCSD Student Center, Diego Chapter of the National Center,Room 209, preferably at our monty,susana, karla, shirley and robert. Chestnut St., Carlsbad, All are Center8687 MelroseAve., Los Angeles.¯ Ist LutherenChurch, 1420 3rd Ave. old subcommitteehad not been able to Room 209. 452-2016. Emergency Response Network or may scheduledmeeting time. I thanxa lot. welcome,lnfo. 72%3790. Admission$3.50. lnfo:234-8410. continuedon page 5 5 4 Arabs.Apparently MacCrone found it EntrenchedUniversity FunkyLa ]olla turnsout that the A.S. is spendingover amusingto pickout two membersof the $400for a roundtrip air ticketto n.J.to publiclydenigrate. Because the A.S.Resorts to Violent Columbus, Ohio, while, as the twopeople he chose"to make fun of" are DiscriminationAttacked inquisitiven.i. crew discovered, they theonly two Jews in thecollective, some Threatsto Quiet Oppositioncouldhave booked a flightfor nearly peoplehave questioned whether there is halfthat price, in addition,they could ~lntlna~dapfi~imnteP:tg:s4ymbolicpostsat be callel a’subversive’ in such acontext, Are youready for a longlist of A.S. In the category of "Reverse an elementof anti-semitisminvolved, in ~ ~~~ ~ havesaved money on roomand board by replyto theseaccusations, MacCrone, in UCSD, Clendenin affirmed, the real Andalcio noted, because it means being .... antics?Well that is justwhat you are DiscriminationMentality" (Awarded to puttingthe person up at thelocal "Y", goingto getin thisedition of FunkyLa Greg MacCambridgefor his allusion a recentletter to theGuardian, claimed powerbrokers remain the Chancelloropposed to racism, sexism and (whichcomes complete with a pooland thathe was onlymaking fun of their and the UC Regents.The students Jolla.The A.S., probably because their that the Chicano graduationmay restaurant)... oppression.More specifically, Andalcio termis aboutto expire,have been up to ’deflect’from the individual college "fanatacism."It strikes many of us here sshould hold these power brokers condemnedthe UCSD administration more than the usual amount of ceremonies),the A.S. is refusingto at then.i. as oddthat he didnot choose responsibleforUC policy,he added."It forconsidering several incidents of racial hasalways been the studentswho have chicanery.The amount of fiscalabuse, adequatelyfund Chicano Graduation. Our "MonthlyAct of Bestiality anyof us other"fanatics" to put on his andsexual harassment as "not serious." abusesof power,and abuses of student Students from "Mecca", as Muir Award"goes to Muir SeniorSenator cartoon.Was it justa coincidencethat fosteredchange," Clendenin told the Norhas the A.S. government raised its rights(sometimes potentially physical SenatorBill Eggers called it, instead of outof the30 people in thecollective, he crowd.He endedhis addresswith the voiceto protestagainst the seeming Greg MacCrone.By now most people thoughtprovoking remark that "this is abuses,at that)have mounted to an MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil have probably heard about Greg choseonly the two Jews in thecollective increaseinracist and sexist attitudes and impressiveheight. So withno further Chicanode Aztlan),a Chicano Student MacCrone’sattempted assault of 60 forridicule? our campus." actionsoccurring on campus as well as in ado we shallenter into the matter at organization,areseeking funds from the peopleat theA.S. meeting on February RussellAndalcio from CFSA, the thesociety atlarge. hand... A.S.to put on a graduationceremony 26. MacCrone,who manyhave accused manfalsely accused of lynchingby the Thenext speaker, Josefina Chavez of Media fundingla~ (the infamous In the "We Admire Your Honesty for Chicanostudents which would be Watson Pretends administrationand latervindicated responsiblefor puttingfood on our of havingthe mentality ofa Cro-magnon MEChA,said "we owe our presenceon Fahlbuschproposal) holds, the budget tables,she said. Department":at a recentA.S. meeting reflectiveof their culture, versus the man (hence, his pet name, Mac- whenthe charges were dropped for lack thiscampus to the strugglesof our of Vo:Fronteri:a and other newspapers Commissionerof Finances Jill Lifschiz, "mainstream"ceremony which is Cromagnom),is prone to violent That He Cares of evidence,spoke next. "Today is an reflectiveof Anglo-Saxonculture. The Other-A.S.news: the word is outthat brothersin thepast." She mentioned the (suchas then.i.) will be drastically The finalspeaker was Cal fromthe in a clumsyattempt to playthe role of primordialinstincts. Many people historicday on thiscampus," Andalcio difficultto explain fact that in thepast reduced.The speakersfrom MEChA modern day Inquisitor(or maybe A.S.,in a blatantexample of intoleranceassumethis is so becausehe is not Joe Watson is pushing for the asserted."There has been a public OAS."We supportthis movement," he constructionof a recreationcenter north tenyears there has been no increasein alsocriticized theA.S. for its handling of toldthe crowd. "In the future, you’ll be contemporaryevangelist?), attempted to andbigotry, voted to giveonly $200 to eloquentenough to expresshimself declarationof unityamong all the the numberof Chicano..’Mexicanos at SergioChavez’ appointment to the decreewhat the Mediamay or may not MEChAfor this event. MEChA felt that verbally.In any case MacCrone of ThirdCollege which would cost $2.5 oppressedgroups on thiscampus. Our hearingmore from us...we’re getting print.Lifschiz stated that she felt the milliondollars. Apparently Joe wants UC.Chavez also delved into the recent subcommitteeon AlternativeMedia organized."The purpose of theOAS, he it needed$1300 to puton an appropriatedisplayedhis true essencewhen he messageto thepowers that be is this: AlternativeMedia controversy. She funding.It wasthis controversy which Mediashould not be ableto endorse ceremony.The A.S. though, led by Jill, attemptedto attackthe crowd.The someof thatmoney to comeout of our whatyou see is justthe beginning." said,is to "refuteideas propagated by the candidatesin theA.S. elections. When pockets,that is outof ourregistration praisedVo: Fronteriza, which is oneof sparked the resignationof Vice mainstreammedia about Arabs." claimedthere was not enough money to reason?Were peopleattacking him? Andalcio pointed out that "the thefew publications available that offers PresidentAriel Anguiano. askedby anothercouncil member if that fundit (eventhough they admitted that Werethey throwing rocks, or sticks,or fees.Joe has been putting pressure onthe educationalsystem is oneof themost qualifiesas editorialcensorship, Jill criticalanalysis from a Latino/ChicanoWhilediscussing broader issues of therewas $8~000 left in unallocatedotherprojectiles? Or were they calling studentswho oversee reg. fees to cough importantmeans of propagatingthe perspective. responded--witha smirk on her face up the money. Even though Joe concernto the Chicanocommunity, NadirHaqq, the emcee,closed the funds).At whichpoint the A.S. tried to himnames or antagonizinghimdirectly? dominantculture." Since that culture Chaveztold the crowd that she detests rallyby urgingstudents to document whichcontributed to her already close claim that MEChA did not need No, all the crowd was doing was technicallydoes not need anyone’s propagates racism, sexism and Chavez,along with another speaker resemblanceto the wicked witch of the permissionto takethe money,he is the term"illegal alien" because it racistincidents in order to present them musicians,certificates, et cetera, and chanting"The people united will never imperialistdomination, Andalcio said, from MEChA, condemnedthe A.S.’s dehumanizes real people. Un- to peopleof colorin the administration. westfrom Wizard ofOz fame--"Yes, it is thenhad the gall to askif MEChAcould be defeated."Apparently, people with lookingfor the A.S. to legitimizethe "wehave a responsibilityto subvert that heavy-handedtactics with respect to the editorialcensorship." chargethe parentsfor attendingthe transaction.In the past the A.S. has been documentedworkers, as they should "That .way we can hold them MacCrone’smentality cannot tolerate educationalsystem." It is honorableto Mediafunding issue. If the present properlybe called,are largely accountablefortheir policies." The newA.S, Chair, none other than ceremony.At whichpoint Third Senator suchstatements, and sincethey are more than willingto rubberstamp MichaelFahlbusch, immediately began EricWeiss asserted that "We have an unableto react in a civilizedmanner they anythingJoe wants,or mounta little to repeatover and over, as in a stateof obligationto fundthis event," and respondwith brute force. cursoryopposition--like with the until12 am."The statement also said opposedto it."He added"no one has thiscountry living in a stateof slavery." shockover hearing Jill come out and say proposedthat money be takenfrom paid alcoholpolicy. In this case it lookslike thatthe Alternative Media feels that the beencoming to thiscouncil and saying Epperlypointed out that the A.S. states outrightwhat everyone already knows is backunderwrites to finance it. in any anotherA.S. rubber stamp is in the trueintent of thecurrent A.S. is. to ’Welike the Fahlbusch proposal’, alll’ve thatthe Fahlbuschproposal would not Media attackAlternative Media funding, and hertrue opinion, the phrase "It is only casefunding for this important event A revealingaspect to this(since most works even though Third College gottenis a negativereaction." And in a restrictany paper from publishing as her personalopinion." Apparently remainsup in theair... SenatorRobert Rios had the courage to continuedfrom page 3 that"The Media will not go willingly like revealingcomment, about what many muchas it wantsto sincethe Media peopleare already aware of MacCrone’s sheepto the slaughterhouse." The Michaelis a bitmore politically astute Meanwhile,the A.S., who know say "We couldsay no to Dr. Watson," completeits workin overa monthof peoplefeel is thetrue purpose of the couldraise ’additional advertising thanJill (who is graduating this quarter) animalmentality) is the reaction of the statementalso condemnedMacCrone’s what’sworthwhile and what’s not, are A.S.,or should I say the lack of reaction, thebest bet is thatthe A.S. won’t, and meetings-- andthis without any Media Fahlbuschproposal, Riley stated that revenue."Yet", he wenton to say,"it and can smellan ACLUlawsuit in the consideringspending $10,000 for a one onceagain student money will be spent attemptedassault of theaudience at the themuch vaunted concept of equalityis wouldbe incrediblyignorant for anyone to thisact of attemptedviolence. The representativesto offer any opposition. lastA.S. meeting (something the A.S. making. dayJazz Festival, in addition they just council has not yet condemned on a projectwithout student input on The Mediadelegate proposed that the "anattempt to limitcertain newspapers, to say that VozFronterizacanraise Outside,Jill, in another-momentof spentover $600 to senda personto Ohio whetherit is wantedor not... has notyet done)and askedthe A.S., likethe new indicator." thesame amount of addrevenue as Th e MacCronein any manner for this ad hoc committeerequest from the "Do you want a futureof MacCrones completecandor, made the followingfor a weekend conference. The shamefulbehavior... Councilthat the committeebe givenan Koala.Or that IBM, or the Marine remark about one of the n.i.’s conferenceis an incredibleexample of extensionuntil the secondweek of defamingminorities and physically l,ilysMcCoy Supported Media Corps,wouldadvertise in the new members:"He’s a slime,it hasnothing to A.S.fiscal incompetence. Two n.J. Well,that’s it fornow, folks. Stay Springquarter. That way thecommittee assaultingpeople, or do you wantone LilysMcCoy, the Chair of thead hoc indicator.Certain papers--the do withhis affdiations, nationality, or members, always on thelookout to save tunedfor next issue’s revelations ofA.S. with a freeexchange of ideas?"The People’sVoice, Voz Fronteriza, Furtl~erMacCrone news: MacCrone couldformulate some worthwhile Media statementended by sayingthat the only committee,spoke out in supportof the race,he’s just a slime."It’s nice to know students’money (especially when the recentlyhas exhibited hisartistic skills follies.Since their term is windingdown fundingproposals and a specialelection Mediaas well.McCoy stated that the and the new indicator--aregoing to that we have suchunbiased student A.S.is attemptingto throwit away), by scrawlingthe words Byron and we can expectto seea growingamount recoursethe Media has left is to "vote A.S.cannot generalize about the Medi-a~- behurt the most, and talk of ’equality’ is couldbe heldnext quarter. The Media yourslate out." representativesamongst us... brokedown the line item for the trip. It Monteabove a racistdepiction of two of outrageousness. felt that a well-researched, thatthey have specific needs and that notrelevant because we do notlive in a comprehensivefunding proposal was The A.S. was encouraged,by the Fahlbusch’s$4,000 Limit does not countrywhere equality exists." immigrantsin the U.S. enjoy a privileged necessaryto counteractthe hastily studentsgathered at the March 5 addressthe uniquenature of each Despitethe logical arguments against A.S. and UniversityAdministrators Attacked standardof living,by citingstatistical throwntogether Fahlbusch proposal meeting,to rescindthe Fahlbusch Media.She saidthat in the Fahlbusch the Fahlbuschproposal from A.S. evidencethat Asians earn only 80% of which, amazinglyenough, was the proposalas a wayof provingthat it was proposal,"there is no room for membersMcCoy and Riley,as wellas thepay whites receive. currentlaw. willingto work with--insteadof flexibility."McCoy also felt that there frompeople in theaudience, the council against--theAlternative Media to wouldbe problemsin the futureas a votednot to rescindit. As theMedia and StudentsUniting Against Racial, Turning his attentionto dis- A votewas held and the motiontoask developa fairmedia funding proposal. criminationon campus, Koria criticized the Councilcame to a tie,with both resultofthis lack of flexibility. its supporterswalked out of the the UCSDadministration for offering Media representativesand the two Afteranother long (three and one half Dan Epperly from the new meeting,Coalition For a FreeSouth Sexual and EconomicDiscrimination AsianAmerican Studies only once every studentsatlarge voting for the proposal, hours),tedious series S’of reports, indicatoralso spoke out againstthe Africamember Russell Andalcio took a fouryears. "As Third World students we and the four A.S.members (two A.S. proposals,and other A.S. business, the Fahlbuschproposal, saying, "l’ve heard momentto speakout againstwhat he A rallyagainst racial, economic and made its way along the previously EmceeNadir Haqq, an internalaffairs mustunite to fight these racist attacks," Councilmembers and two A.S. Media Fahlbuschproposal came up on the a lotof talk about equality here tonight, feltwas the A.S.’s refusal tolisten to the sexualdiscrimination, heldon Februarydesignatedroute, since many concerned internfor the StudentAffirmative he continued."We’ve got to turnthis Boardrepresentatives) voting against. agenda.Jelger Kalmijn frtom the new yetwe arehardly Living in a countrythat students.Andalcio accused the A.S. of 26,clearly indicated that Third World studentsjoined the march in progressto ActionCommittee (SAAC), introduced suckeraround," Koria advisedthe At thispoint President Alexander, who indicatorspoke first on themotion to practicesequality. After all, only a little neglectingto "do your duty, which is to people,women and progressivewhites expresstheir solidaritywith the the firstspeaker, Samoa Koria from students,*’we have to changethe was"sitting in" at themeeting, advised rescindthe Fahibusch proposal. Kaimijn over100 years ago, there were people in hearall points of view." are unifyingat UCSD.Several Third oppressedgroups, APSA.Koria pointed out that"since atmosphereon campusby electinga ChairpersonLilys McCoy -- whom attemptedto pointout the seriously Worldstudent organizations joined Uponcompletion of thefirst march Reagantook office, the gains from the morerepresentative A.S. Council and Alexanderappointed -- thatshe could flawedlogic behindthe Fahlbusch ranks with the Women’s Resource (laterthere was a secondone to the pastare being stolen from us. Today civil holdingit accountableforits actions." votein caseof a tie.Predictably, McCoy proposal.As an examplehe pointedout Center,the Coalition for a FreeSouth Dean’sOffice at ThirdCollege), the rightsare stamped on, union busting is TheAPSA speaker finished his remarks votedagainst the proposal. At that point thatthe F, ahlbuschproposal States that Africa(CFSA) and concerned whites diversegroup of students--stillcommonplaceand interventionin the by callingon other Asian/Pacific bothAlternative Media representatives one of its purposesis to "alleviate condemn recent blatantly dis- chanting--settleddownin frontof the ThirdWorld is rampant."The APSA studentsto get involvedand fight for andone of thestudents at large(Sergio argumentation"between the A.S.and criminatoryincidents on campusand the Gym stepsto listento a seriesof speakerexposed the ModelMinority theirrights. "History shows that only Chavez)walked out in protestagainst the Media. Yet one part of the apparentlack of concernwith which the speakers. myth, which claims that Asian throughcollective efforts are gains what they felt was a stubborn Fahlbuschproposal calls for a "quarterly UCSD administration and the made...educationis a right,not a unwillingness,on the part of theA.S. review"of all theMedia, which would AssociatedStudent government has privilege." memberson the ad hoc committee,to createa thriceyearly battle with the handledthese cases. The students linked workwith the Media. I A.S.,instead of theonce per year now theselocal cases of discriminationto At theA.S. Council meeting two days scheduled.Kalmijn also stated that nationwidetrends hostile to boththe The next speaker was Cheryl later,on March5, theMedia gave the Fahlbusch’ssystem of review"smacks theoryand practiceof Affirmative Cartwrightfrom the Women’sResource of censorship."He went on to saythat Actionas well as to reprehensible A.S.yet another chance to cooperate. Center."Many people don’t see sexism The Media again came up with a theFahlbusch proposal was written and policiesof theReagan administration. asthe social disease it is,"she asserted. cogectivestatement, endorsed by The passedwith little or no inputfrom the studentsor Media. Thecrowd of studentsfirst gathered at Cartwrightinformed the crowdthat Koala,Voz Fronteriza,and others, RevellePlaza then marched past Muir womenreceive only 69% of the wages whichwas read at themeeting byMiguel A.S.President Mar.,,’ Rose Alexander College,around Peterson Hall then back and benefitsearned by men for doing Chavez from Voz Fronteriza.The ~poke next.Alexander launched an to the UCSD Gym steps where an similarwork. In addition,the Women’s statementexplained why the Mediahad immediatebroadside against what she amplificationsystem had beenset up. ResourceCenter speakerreminded decided to boycott the ad hoc teferredto as the Media’s"lack of Duringthe march, the studentschanted studentsthat women face constant committee.Their reasons, besides the assaultson theirreproductive freedom. concern."She falsely asserted that the sloganssuch as "ThirdWorld people and A.S.’srefusal to workfairly with the Mediahad beengiven enough time to womenunite, together we can win this Media, included Media Board comeup withan alternativeproposal. fight,""Raza si, Migra no," "UC Divest" DennardClendenin from the BSU representativeGreg MacCambridge’sSheopposed rescinding the proposal on and"Equality yes, racism no." Some of was next at the microphone."We no personalassaults against Alternative the basisthat "the A.S. has takena the studentsfrom the ThirdWorld Media representativeJoe Wainio stand,there is no reasonto recind." organizationssuch as theBlack Student longerwill be manipulatedby the Administration"which today "basks in (callinghim "blind and hypocritical") and Alexanderwas followedby Warren Union(BSU), Asian/Pacific Student’s self-exaltation"over its 25th theexcessive interference of the UCSD Senior Senator John Riley, who Alliance(APSA), and Movimiento anniversary,Clendenin stated. He Administrationin the process. Director questionedthe Fahlbuschproposal’s Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan criticizedChancellor Atkinson’s of StudentGovernment and Services, support.Riley stated that "only one (M EChA)held banners proclaiming the consciouspromotion of researchover RandonWoodard, had declaredthat the mediahad supportedthe Fahlbusch reasonsfor their participation, as did educationat UCSD.While people of ad hoc committeemust completethe proposaland thatwas the California studentsfrom the Women’sResource referendumby March 5, "evenif it takes Review, but now even they are Center.The procession grew in sizeas it continuedon pare 5 6 7 Historyof an Island theyasserted that the peopleof the Historyof Grenada Caribbeanthemselves requested the invasion,and that it wasdone for their continuedfrom page 6 ReaganVisits Grenada benefit.All these reasons have turned ._) outto have little credibility. internationalbranch of-the AFL-CIO, Why do we evenconsider all these ~.-~ and ThreatensNicaragua the AIFLD,attempted to pull away The U.S. studentswere never Cui~ll " \ supportfrom the localunions. The U.S.threats to the PRG whenan ex- endangered.The Coard government ~ ":- Dom,n,can 8atbaclos Theseweapons indicated a country with NJM member,Bernard Coard, was the - -IIIIL"aop~t,,,~ A~,,~. PresidentReagan has gone to actionsas longas liesupported their Grenada,explained that the people AIFLDhas long been connectedwith immediatelysent a messageto Reaganr "==-’""/mk=,o~ a militia,not a "Cuban military onewho overthrewthe PRG? Because it thatthe students were in no danger.In Grenadato celebratethe invasion of this interestsin thearea. Starting in the neededto buildtheir own nation and the CIA and thiswas no exceptionin ¯ ~ . rioI:1 ~.o presence." is clearthat U.S. contributed to the addition,the governmentof Trinidadi Jamaica Mal|l " f:"~ islandwhich occured in October1983, sixtiesthere were movements against the nationalidentity. This process takes Grenada.At least one prominent Oomtn*ca , time. In many South and Central TheU.S.’s relations with Grenada had AIFLDleader was laterexposed as an conditionsthat made Coard’s rise to and Tobagooffered to airliftthe S! Luoa and to lobbyfor the $100million of Gairyregime. He squelchedopposition powerpossible and, in addition, there is SI V,ncent’ militaryaid he proposesto givethe by imprisoningthe leadersof the Americancountries, democracy has beencallous to belligerent.The U.S., agent. studentsoff the island; the U.S. did not significantevidence that the coup was accepttheir offer. contrasfighting the Sandinista movementand oftentorturing them. become,or was, a thin veil for an under both the Carter and Reagan Severalother unexplained incidents oligarchydr monarchy;the PRG wanted administrations,had consistently eveninstigated by the U.S..Coard governmentof Nicaragua.Both Reagan Eventuallya coalition of opposition occuredthat lead one to suspectU.S. droppedout of the NJM partyabout a Thecontroversial airfield in Grenada andthe current head of the Grenadiangroups, called the New Jewel toavoid this fate for their own country as refusedto supplyeven economic help. foulplay. For example, during a speech yearbefore his successful coup because wasto be no differentthan any of the government,Paul Scoon, said the people Movement,were able to wrestpower it had happenedunder Gairy. They They had encouragedtheir Western by MauriceBishop, at whichall of the he didnot think that the government was other numerousairfields in the of theisland supported the invasion and fromGairy in 1979.This movement was consideredthat the onl b’ wayto do this alliesto participatein their efforts to nation’sleaders were present, a bomb Caribbean.It was being built by (UNITYmap) isolatethe island, which depends largel> nationalizingtheeconomy fast enough. companiesfrom severalcountries, that the previousgovernment was led by MauriceBishop, among others, wasby politicallyeducating the people blew up under the podium. The At thetime, only the properties that had Reagan’sVisit creatinganother Soviet/Cuban outpost whobecame the new primeminister¯ so theycould develop an understandingon theexport of itsnutmeg, cocoa, and attemptedassasins had not takeninto includingtwo fromthe U.S. The major previouslybelonged to Gairyhad been purposeof theairfield was to allowthe in thewestern hemisphere. Reagan also In 1983,Bernard Coard, initially a of thenew democratic process. Andalcio bananacrops. The U.S. also played an accountthat the podiumwas madeof nationalized,noneof thelittle industry Giventhese numerous reasons why comparedthe situation in Grenada,one memberof the New Jewel Movement pointedout that the historical importantrole in discouragingthe IMF concreteand the blastblew into the Grenadiansto developtheir tourist or agro-businesseshadbeen affected. industry,which would have greatlytheGrenadians should disapprove of the and half yearsago, to the current (NJM),led a coupbecause he thought backgroundof a countryis relevantand from offeringloans to Grenadian crowd,as a result,instead of killingthe U.S.invasion, why did 20,000people situationin Nicaragua.We mustask mustbe takeninto account: one cannot business,making it evenmore difficult The above outlineof Grenada’s benefittedtheir economy. thecountry was not nationalizing fast officials,two young girls were killed. foreignrelations with the U.S. clearly cometo see Reaganand why did Scoon ourselveswhether these claims are true: enough.Eight days after the coup U.S. simply,and completely,alter the forthem to developtheir country. Oddlyenough, shortly after the blast, the If the U.S. was so interestedin did the peopleof Grenadawant an indicatesthat they actively sought to callthe U.S. Grenada’s savior next to troopsinvaded. After they had secured politicallife of a communityinone day. In additiontothese indirect efforts to U.S.government issued condolences for defendingdemocracy why did they God? Americaninvasion? Do the peopleof theisland a provisionalgovernment was During the four years of the PRG destabilizeBishop’s government and hinderthe steps Bishop was takingto destabilizethe Grenadian government. the deathof the PRG leaderMaurice forcedthem to seekhelp from the only Nicaraguawant the U.S.to overthrowsetup underPaul Scoon, which is still governmentthey did not think it timely the U.S. also pursuedan actively Bishop.Another example, the U.S. navy establisha tradition of democracyon Firstof all,in Grenada.whenever the theSandinistas? These questions are currentlyin power. to holdelections yet. This brought much one’swho would provide it, Cuba. Grenada?If the U.S.government was, governmentwants to impressforeign offensivepolicy towards the PRG ships stationedin the area often dignitaries,theybring out all the school extremelyimportant, for if theanswers criticismfrom the U.S.and Europeangovernmentof Bishop. performedmaneuvers, just as theyhave Thatthe U.S. had a directhand in the concernedwith democracy,it should to themare "no",then we cannotbut countrieswhich all liveunder "five overthrowof thePRG would be difficult havelet thepeople of Grenadadecide childrenand givethem flags to wave. GrenadaUnder the PRG When the Bishopgovernment first doneseveral times in therecent past in Beforethe British gave independence to concludethat Reagan has violated the second-fiveyear democracy." Honduras,a country neighboring to prove, but there is much theirfuture and not invaded. rightof theseThird World nations to came into powerin 1979 the Carter circumstantialevidence that points to Grenadathe royalfamily would get The economyof Grenadahas long administrationconsidered a total A groupof Caribbeanstates did take wavedin a similarmanner, only weeks self-determination.In other words, To understandthe concernsof the been troubled,as in many other Reaganadvocates and enacts a policyof blockadeof the island.As Grenada partin theinvasion by givingapproval laterafter one of theseceremonies the Grenadianswith respect to theinvasion countriesin the area.Rather than cannotproduce many of thenecessities and 600 hundredtroops. These states Grenadiansburned the British embassy. callousimperialism, in every sense of the we mustexamine their conditions under attemptingto industrialize as fast as wereall pro-U.S,and havetheir own word. of modernsociety, such as oiland many Second,when the representative of the Bishop, how the coup of Coard possible,the PRGwanted to createan essentialfoods, this would have led to problemswith democracy. In addition,mostpowerful nation in theworld comes On closerexamination the answerto occurred,and how the Grenadiansare economymore autonomousfrom the theU.S. reportedly had been training the thesequestions is indeedan emphatic thecollapse of thePRG. to an islandmany people come out to see presentlyliving under Scoon. superpowers.Instead of takingout large secretpolice of several of thesecountries him whetherthey disapprove of himor ’no’.What follows is a presentationof The governmentformed by the NJM, loansto modernize,they preferred to for an invasionlong beforeCoard’s theactual history of Grenada in the last not.Finally, many of the Grenadians the People’sRevolutionary Government progressmore slowly. In addition,they coup. weretoo relievedby theoverthrow of tenyears, giving special attention tothe (PRG),instituted radical political, began to process their own raw. economicand political situations the In addition,the U.S. invasion took Coard’smilitary junta to be very economic,and educational policies. materials,even though it wouldhave place with a brutalitypreviously skepticalofthe invaders. In fact, recently peoplelived in. Then, by analogy,we can beenmore efficient to,for instance, send unknownto Grenada.The U.S.killed a Grenadianwho claimedto be in concludecircumstantially, thatReagan’s The Grenadians called the their raw cocoa to Englandto be propagandaand actionsin Nicaragua parliamentarysystem prevalent in the scoresof Grenadiansand buried them in oppositionto the Scoongovernment west,"five second-five year" democracy: processedand then buy it back.Unlike massgraves. Also, at leastsome of the sald-t~at-~nternment-and torture was areoffensive and reprehensible to the most revolutionarygovernments the peopleof thatcountry. you take five secondsto mark your bodiesthey sent to Cubaturned out to againinstituted for those with points of PRGdid not nationalize industry, but not be Cubans,but more Grenadians. ballotand then are stuck with this for theydid supportstrong labor unions view differingfrom those of the SinceGrenada became independent fiveyears, having no moreinput into the The Grenadiansthemselves reacted government. fromEngland inthe fifties ithas bad four governmentuntil the nextelection. whichgave the workers more influence. violentlyto the invasion.Andalcio differentgovernments. The movement Instead,they strived for popular power The thirdmajor project of the PRG describedthe downing of a U.S. forindependence wasled by EricGairy in whichthe citizensare continually was to educatethe peopleand make helicopter.Some Grenadian children got Comparisonto Nicaragua throughthe labormovement. At the involvedin thedecision making process themliterate. Illiteracy wasa widespread to the siteof the crashand cut the Howdifferent have Reagan’s policies timehe wasconsidered a hero and thus by meansof towncaucuses. In thisway problemunder the previous British and soldiersto pieceswith machetes. been towardsNicaragua? They have becamethe primeminister of Grenada. the Grenadianstook advantage of the Gairyregimes. They virtually eliminated Scoon’sGovernment beenidentical in the details, there have He, however,widely abused his power smallsize of theirpopulation which illiteracyinone year. Also, special onthe been economicsanctions, military and beganto accumulatewealth for made it possibleto havethis mass jobtraining programs were instituted to The U.S. set up a provisional blockadesand the mining of theharbor, make many of the teachers more government,under the last ruler during andthere has been a generalslander of qualified. theBritish occupation, Sir Paul Scoon. the Sandinistagovernment in the U.S. As is currentlybeing done against The economy, which had greatly newsmedia. We mustinterpret Reagan’s ForeignAffairs Nicaragua,the U.S. waged an intensive improvedunder the PRG, has once requestfor $100million and recent propagandaeffort to discreditthe PRG again stagnated. The two U.S. threatsto invadeif he doesnot get the government. Although the U.S. companies who have invested in money,as seriousthreats to Nicaragua’s Grenadianforeign affairs have two governmentdoes not dictateto the Grenada have gone bankrupt. autonomyas a country.These actions sides,those with the U.S.and other mediawhat to presentto thepublic, they Unemploymenthas risen again to andfurther threats amount to a policy Westernnations, and those with Cuba. are considereda primarysource of Nicaragua.The Navyand Marineseven around30%, whereas it had gonedown not far shortof outrightnineteenth Cubawas the onlycountry to send information:whatever the President thisconclusion. First, CIA agents have to 14% under the PRG. The massive centuryimperialism. practicedmock island invasions against beenexposed in both the government significantamounts of aidto Grenada.saysgets reported whether it is falseand twosmall islands, suspiciously enough education,and attempt to increasethe Neitherthe people of Grenadanor the Theysent $27 milliondollars to help misleadingor not. In thesesituations the andthe American University. What were politicalawareness of thepopulation, peopleof Nicaraguadesire to be U.S.or code-named Amber and the theseagents doing there? Second, the buildan airstrip,many doctors, as well U.S.public gives more credibility to Amberdines,which sounds remarkably has cometo a standstill.In short, Sovietpawns. These states have a right as more minorhelp for the economytheirown government than to the half likethe two existent islands Grenada and bomb that was used in the Bishop Grenadahas been divertedfrom its and are loudlydemanding that the such as fishing trawlers. The completedescriptions that they get from the Grenadines. assassinationattempt was more radicalattempt at democracyand superpowersallow them to remain controversialairstrip was being built to ThirdWorld countries, which are also sophisticatedthan any thatcould be deferredinto a pathof a forcedpro-U.S. independent. helptourism, because at thetime it was In summary,Grenada’s relations with producedon Grenada.To mentionone stereotypedas corrupt,and at best veilof democracy. JelgerKalmi|n impossibleto land any planes larger than undemocratic. the U.S. were troubledfrom the moresuggestive incident, a few days those that could carry two dozen Tourism,provided by the luxury beginning.U.S. showedhostility afterCoard obtained power, Bishop was passengers.This made travel by boatthe linersthat visit Grenada, provides one of withoutany provocation.Only two killedby a truckfulof unknownarmed onlyway tourists could get to Grenada,the main sourcesof incomefor the plausibleexplanations could account for men. Andalciopointed out that in a whichhence limited the tourist industry. island.The U.S. issued travel advisories thispolicy. The U.S. government feared smallcountry like Grenada there would Grenadahas a potentialfor a tourist warningtourists not to go to theisland theanti-imperialistic sentiments of the be veryfew unknown men. Finally, there industrygiven that it has oneof the becauseof the relationsit had with Grenadians,which were largely in the is oneother very coincidental fact that longestand most beautiful beaches in the Cuba.In fact,Grenada has, according to formof fearand antipathy towards the mightindicate that the U.S. government Carribean. Andalcio,a historyof littleto no U.S.government. This fear cannot be engineeredCoard’s coup in orderto give violence,unlike many of the other judgedas anti-U.S,and pro-Soviet it legitimationto invade. Reagan had Why did Grenadaseek help from becausethe Grenadians have contiually justmade a controversialforeign affairs Cuba?Because no othercountry would countries in the southwestern stressedtheir desire for autonomy. The hemisphere. decisionby puttingthe marinesin givethem aid. When the NJM overthrew ideathat a ThirdWorld country is either Lebanoninto a positionas Christian Gairyit requestedeconomic aid from all TheU.S. also involved itself ~n the ’pro-wesror ’pro-easris a dangerous militiasupport troops (this led not countries.The U.S. sent an insultinglaborunions that formed the locus of the andethnocentric myth that is all too surprisinglyto the death of about250 $5000 out of the ambassador’s NJM’sinfluence and enabledthem to predominantin the policies of boththe marines),in addition,U.S. ships discretionaryfund. The PRG had no wrest power from Gairy. An Eastand the West. appearedoff the coastof Grenadatwo choicebut to turnto Cuba. himselfwhile doing little for the people participation.The PRG was m the continuedon page 7 A secondpossible explanation is that daysafter Coard’s coup, while it takes of thiscomparatively impoverished, and processof settingup this form of What were Cuba’s interestsin themfour days to sailfrom their port in not yet industrialized,country. The theU.S. demands that all its smaller governmentduring the fouryears it Grenada?At leastpart of theirreasons alliesbecome its economiccolonies. Jamaica.The Reaganadministration disconnectionfrom the needsof his existed.This leads to oneof themost werehumanitarian, one does not send Whenthe U.S. tries to dk;tate to France,explainedthat these troups had been country,as wellas hisown desireto internationallycontroversial policies of doctorsto setup militarybases. They enrouteto Lebanonat thetime of the aggrandizehis ego, are evidenced in his whoit canand whoit cannotsell oil the PRG:they never held elections. werealso probably seeking allies in the pipelinesto, it is no surprisethat they coup. attemptto starthis own religion. Despite Bishopexplained that the people of his Caribbean,of whichthey havefew. The U.S.government offered several theseclear abuses of powerGairy was mightconsider the independent - minded countrywere not yet prepared for this What about the Cuban arms caches Grenadiansan affront and take action to reasonsfor invading5renada. First, greetedby thePresident of theUnited radicalform of democracyand first foundon Grenada?As Andalciopointed theyclaimed that the 1000 U.S. students Stateswith smiles as an ally.Gairy bringthem into line just ak they neededto be educated.Accordingly, he out,the Grenadian’s had to get their threatenedwith France. at theGrenadian medical university were maintainedstability in his country setup suchtown caucuses and continued armsfrom somewhere and if theydid not endangered.Second, they claimed that becauseother countries such as theU.S. to supportstrong labor unions, in an getthem from the U.S., or itsallies, it theCubans were setting up a military wouldnot hold him accountable for his interview,Russell Andalcio, who lived in hadto getthem from Cuba or itsallies. Coard’scoup and the invasion baseand airfield on Grenada.Third, that theywere defending democracy. Finally, 8 9 WorldInsurrections: The PolisarioFront WorldInsurrections: Ethiopian Colonialism ¯ Liberationof WesternSahara Erltrea" ’ s Strugglein Stalemate E E

Eachyear, a newset of issuescomes Spainto colonizethe region to preserveFrenchquickly intervened in the MustaphaSiyed began to organize Eritreais on theRed Sea in northeast to the foreground:Nicaragua, El theirown strategic interests elsewhere underminedit’s authority. The Empire struggle,however, and succeededin againstthe Spanish in theinterest of the Africa,bordered on the northwestby had maintainedits economicpower by Salvador,the Philippinesand South in northwestAfrica. restoringSpanish control in theregion preservationofI slam. Organizing atfirst Sudan,on the southeastby Djibouti, Africaare now in the limelight,and trade,and after the Arab occupation it Initially,the Spanish remained in the by 1958. Although the Spanish in Morocco,he was offendedwhen and on thesouth by Ethiopia.It is a declinedeconomically and politically. receivethe most attention. Butthere are coastalareas and receivedlittle protectorateover southern Morocco treatedby theMoroccans as an inferior smallprovince of around120,000 square oftenconflicts going on in theworld By theend of the9th century, the empire resistancethere. What resistance did wasended in thisyear to appeasethe provincial,whose territorywas miles;nevertheless, ithas a populationof hadcompletely collapsed. whichare of greatimportance, but existwas of a sporadicnature due to Moroccans,the lattercontinued to inherentlya part of the Moroccan over3 millionpeople, mostly Caucasian whichnevertheless arelargely ignored. religiousdifferences with the native agitatefor "ti’ieir" territories. empire.Consequently, he moved on to in latercenturies, Eritrea was invaded One of theseis the struggleof the Muslims(Hamites). by theBeja, nomads from eastern Egypt, Islamicpeoples. However, the extensive Unableto challengesuperior Spanish forma separateorganization. PolisarioFront for the liberation of the colonizationof northwest Africa by the Eritreahas been colonized by three whoheld sway over the region until the and French forces, however,the In 1972,the Frelisario (People’s Front differentpowers in its history:the 13thcentury. After the collapse of the WesternSahara. Frenchushered in thefirst organized Moroccansmerely waited. Meanwhile, forthe Liberation of the Saguit al-Hamra Thisconflict began in 1976,when the attemptby theSahrawi people to oust Italians,from the late 19th century tothe Beja,Ethiopia began to exertinfluence they resistedthe decolonizationof and Rio de Oro) was informally SecondWorld War, the British, from the overthe area. In 1557,however, this Spanishfascist government of Franco, theEuropean imperialists. This first Mauritania(claiming it was their constitutedby El Oualiand a handfulof aftera colonialSpanish presence dating resistancewas organizedby Ma al- SecondWorld War to the early1950s, processwas limited by theconquest of territory)and fought a warwith Algeria others.It wasunsuccessful in gaining and fromthe ’50sto the presentby the coastalregions by the Ottoman from1884, finally gave the territory over Ainin,who felt the French presence was in1963 for Algerian territory. Thefailure muchfinancial support at first,but to Moroccoand Mauritania. Since then, a dangerto Islam.Preaching "jihad," or Ethiopia.Under Ethiopia, the Eritreans Turks,who maintainedthe territory of both these efforts convinced eventuallyit came to be acceptedas the have knowntwo masters.During the until1875. a 3,000(and now 10,000)man force "holywar," Ma al-Aininand his sons and Moroccothat there was nothingto do foremostrepresentative of the Sahrawi underthe leadershipof the Sahrawi relativesresisted French and Spanish first two decades of Ethiopian butwait for more favorable conditions. people.It was formally instituted on May colonization,Eritrea was ruled by the PolisarioFront has beenfighting for poweruntil 1934, when the last of 10,1973 in Nouakchott,the capital of Colonization independence, first from both Sahrawiresistance was crushedin the Through the 1960’s, Morocco feudalmonarchy of Haile Selassie graduallychanged its foreignpolicy. Mauritania,and set up operationsin (backed by the U.S.). Since the In 1875,Egypt bought Eritrea from Moroccanand Mauritanian,now only Anti-Atlasmountains. Zouerate,a Mauritanian city dose tothe theOttomans. The Egyptians valued the Moroccan,rule. Ratherthan antagonize its neighbors for Ethiopianrevolution of 1975,however, Whenthe Frenchhad finally crushed Greater Morocco, the Moroccans WesternSahara. It advocated,inter it hasbeen ruled by a "Marxist"regime territoryfor its strategic and economic The Moroccan government,now thelast Sahrawi resistance, theSpanish soughtto bringtogether alliances with alia,total Sahrawi independence, supportedby theSoviet Union. In both importance. However, when the stronglysupported by bothFrance and expandedtheir control throughout the Algeriaand Mauritaniato expelthe supportfor ThirdWorld liberation, cases,however, the colonial domination Egyptiansinvaded Eritrea to acquirede the UnitedStates, has effectivelycolony.After this, there was no more Spanish.Morocco first recognized nationalizationof Saharanmineral of theregion is historically,legally and factosovereignty, Eritrean forces fought maintaineda powerful military presence resistancefor 22 years.When Morocco resources and general economic themoff and convinced them to giveup in the northwest,despite great achievedits independencehowever, Mauritania--as an independent morallyunjustifiable. The peopleof theeffort. nation--in1969 at theIslamic summit in development. Eritreaconsider themselves a separate oppositionfrom the PolisarioFront- resistanceonce more began to flareup. Rabat.Next year, Morocco signed a In 1974the Polisario Front began its Thefailure of theEgyptians, however, supportedalmost entirely by Algeria. nation, unjustly conquered and Thistime, however, it was not the friendshippact with Mauritania and resistanceto the Spanish imperialists on colonizedby a powerwhich never held did not discouragethe European Sahrawis,who had come to accept initiateddiplomatic ties with the a largescale, sabotaging the Bu Craa any formalcontrol over their nation imperialists.Italy showed an early SpanishColonization Spanishrule, but the Moroccanswho country.In 1970,Morocco, Mauritania conveyorbelt, which carries phosphate interestinEthiopia, asit had an interest initiatedthe resistance. When Morocco beforethe early ’50’s. and Algeriamet at Nouadhibou,in fromthe minethere. This shook the Eritrea’sstruggle for freedom is now in neighboringSomalia. In 1885,with obtainedits independencefrom the Spanish. In the same year, the thehelp of theBritish, the Italians took The WesternSahara is an area in French protectoratein 1956, it Mauritania,to discuss the de- in a stalemate.The Ethiopianshave northwestAfrica on theAtlantic coast of colonizationof the WesternSahara. Portuguesehad been expelledfrom thecity of Massawa.in 1887they moved immediatelyclaimed sovereignty over capturedthe major cities with Soviet and on Dogali,but thistime they were thecontinent. It is surroundedon the an areamuch larger than its colonialFrom this meeting was issued a [heircolonies inAfrica, and this had set Cubanhelp, but are unableto conquer north by Morocco,on the east by statement in favor of "self- offa socialistcoup in thatcountry. defeatedbythe heroic efforts of Eritrean boundaries,it claimeda "Greater Francoand his elitewere feeling thecountryside. The EritreanPeople’s tribesmen,in spite of their loss, however, Algeria,and on the southand eastby Morocco"which included the Spanish determination"forthe Sahrawis. LiberationFront, which is fightingfor At theJune 1972 Meeting of the OAU threatened,in the sameway, by the independence,hasbeen unable to drive theItalians continued the effort, and (OrganizationforAfrican Unity), further revolutionin theWestern Sahara. They soon had the colonyunder complete feltthey could not maintain it, but they the Russiantanks from the cities,or agreementswere made among the three engagethe large Ethiopian infantry in control. parties.Morocco and Mauritania, neverthelesswanted it to remain openbattle. It hascontinued in this way, TheItalian effort nevertheless drove Ethiopiaas well.In spiteof stiff valueof the Red Sea--leasingKagnew apparentlywith Algerian cognizance, independentof the other powers in the withoutdecision, for nearly a decade. theEthiopians, concerned that Italian Ethiopianresistance and strong baseto the Americansfor military agreedto spheresof influencein a regionif they were to control itat all. influencein Eritrea would threaten their internationaldenunciation, in 1936 Italy purposes--Secretaryof StateJohn future,independent Western Sahara. At Consequently, the Spanish owninterests, to try to takethe region subduedthe country and proclaimed it Pre-ColonialHistory FosterDulles pressured the British to thesame time, Morocco made territorial announcedthat they would hold a themselves,in 1889Emperor 3ohn of Italianterritory. However, when Italy supportthe Ethiopian claim to Eritrea. concessionsto Algeria in thedisputed referendumfor Saharanindependence. Ethiopiadied while trying to detach declaredwar on theallies in 1940the In 1950UN resolution390A was passed, regionover whichthe 1963 war was Immediately,attention shifted from The existenceof Eritreaas an Eritreafrom Italy. The new emperor, Britishimmediately sought to expel makingEritrea an autonomousunit fought,and madeeconomic agreements Spainto Morocco.Morocco strongly independententity long predates its Menelik,decided to signa treatywith themfrom Africa. In 1941this task was federatedwith the Ethiopianregime. favorableto Algeria.The next day, King assertedthat there was no needfor a colonizationbyItaly. It flourished inthe Italiansby whichthe Ethiopiansand completedand Ethiopiawas givenits Dullesopenly stated before the General HassanII of Moroccoannounced that referendum,’since the WesternSahara earlyChristian era as the Axumite Italiansagreed to an alliance.In 1890 independenceunder the rule of Emperor Assemblyin 1952that strategic concerns Algeriawould no longertrouble itself belongedto them.Putting intense Empire, founded near modern Eritreawas formallyproclaimed an HalleSelassie. However, Eritrea was weremore important than "justice" for with the Western Sahara issue. pressureon S’pain,they managed to Massawa.The AxumiteEmpire drew its Italiancolony. The Italianswere not retainedby theBritish. theEritreans. Ironically with respect to Apparently,a quid pro quo had been convincethem to postponetheir strengthfrom trade on theRed Sea. The satisfiedjust with Eritrea, and sought to Decolonizationand Re¢olonization futureevents, the Soviet Union and its arranged:Morocco would forget the referendum,r which had been planned for Empirewas converted to Christianityin conquerEthiopia as well.But their allieswere almost alone in opposingthis 1963territorial dispute if Algeriawould early"!975. In themeanwhile, theUnited the4th century by theSyrians, and since severedefeat and massacre at Adua(in Whilethe British were trying tc expel decisionand declaringin favorof forgetabout the Western Sahara. To the Nationssent a taskforce to thearea to then the CopticChurch has been a Ethiopia)in 1896 put an endto thisidea. the Italians,they spread propaganda Eritreanindependence. throughEritrea stating that if the Moroccans,it seemed as if theway were discoverthe feelingsof the Sahrawi powerfulforce in thearea. After their defeat,however, the TedlaBairu of theUnionist Party was clear for conquestof the Western people. Ethiopiansnevertheless agreed to sign Eritreanpeople helped them "liberate" In the 7th century,however, a new thecountry, they would be givenfull madehead of theEritrean government, Sahara--theonly obstaclenow was forceimpinged upon Axumite power. In Eritreaover to Italy. which was given autonomyonly in Spain. 640,the Arabsconquered the Red Sea independenceafterward. But soon after The End to SpanishRule In 1935 Italy,under Mussolini, theBritish took over they decided they internalaffairs. However, even that Indigenousresistance to theSpanish Coast.This shut the AxumiteEmpire becamedissatisfied withjust Eritrea, and wouldstay anyway. Immediately, the privilegewas immediatelyundermined beganto growin the late 60’s, although it When Moroccogathered troops on outof tradein theregion, and severely again launcheda driveto conquer Eritreansbegan to organizeagainst the by Ethiopia.By 1955 it hadbecome clear remainedsmall and insubstantial. Three the Saharan border to threaten British.By theend of thewar they had that Ethiopiahad no intentionof organizations,theNidam, Mouslim, and invasion,Algeria responded by massing formedthree anti-British parties. One preservingEritrean independence in any the Mouvement de Liberation du troopsin thearea as well.To prevent a. was calledthe EritreanIndependence form.Haile Selassie’s representative, Sahara,came into being in 1968and 69. misunderstanding,King Hassanmet Party.Another one, the Rabitaal- Andargachew,proclaimed in thisyear On June 18, 1970, theseand other withAlgerian President Boumedienne, Islama, was formed by Moslem that"the affairs of Eritreaconcern organizationsshowed their first signs of andon July4, 1975,theyi3sued a joint Eritreans.A third was formed by Tedla Ethiopiaas a wholeand the Emperor." resistance.The Spanishhad organized a communique. According to the Bairu,called the Unionist Party. Unlike However,soon Tedla Bairu resigned, pro-Spanishdemonstration this day, andresistance to Ethiopian imperialism communique,Algeria was happywith Maur~ania theother parties, the UnionistParty andin responsethe Sahrawis organized the Moroccan/Mauritanianagreement ¯ advocatedunion with Ethiopia. beganin earnest. an anti-Spanish, pro-Moroccan todivide up the region. Yet, little more EthiopianAnnexation and theRise of deomonstration.2,000 Sahrawis Sudan Throughoutthe postwaryears the than a week later, President UnitedNations and the alliedpowers the EPLF showedup forthe demonstration,and Boumediennerequested before the ERITRIA theSpanish, terrified by the support for continuouslytried to finda solutionto TheEthiopians began early to employ WorldCourt that the Sahrawis be given the Eritreanquestion, but strong independence,brutally suppressed all thefight to self-determination.These brutalmeans to forceEritrea into opposition.Hundreds were arrested, two acts have frequentlypuzzled disagreements among them, and submission,and destroytheir economy villageswere burned, and manywere Britain’sdesire to maintainits colony, to makethe processeasier. In 1955 observers,who haveconsidered them preventedsuch a solution.A United Selassieremoved several Eritrean executed.Thus the longresistance to contradictory.Since the two statements Spanishcolonial rule began. Nationscommission of inquirywas industriesand relocated them in Addis wereso closeto eachother in time, dividedover the issue, some advocating Ababa,the Ethiopian capital. This effort Thefirst wave of Spanishrepression however,it is likelythat the Algerians unionwith Ethiopia, others federation crushedall the originalSahrawi wasdesigned to underminethe Eritrean were in favor of Saharan self- or closeassociation, and othersfull economy,and to weakenthe Eritrean organizations,andin 1971there was a determination,whether it meantunion independence.TheEritreans themselves Mauritania.it has a populationof lullin resistance.New organizations, withMorocco or independence,it is also workingclass, which had been among WesternSahara, all of Mauritania, consistentlyasked for independence, but the most ardentgroups working for 100,000to 200,000largely nomadic northernMarl and Western Algeria. however,were sprouting. In the same possiblethat Boumediennejust changed werenever consulted on theirfate. The Berbersand Arabs, called (because they year Edouard Moha created hismind. independence.This sameyear Tedla occupythe Sahara desert) ’Sahrawis.’lt Britishclaimed that the Eritrean resignedand was replacedby Asfaha, EarlyResistance MOREHOB, or the Movement of In late1975, Algeria and Morocco economy was not viable as an is thesepeople who continue to resist Resistanceof Blue Men (Hommes whohad been an Italiancollaborator. becameincreasingly at odds. Algeria independententity, and suggested Allthese actions stimulated oppostion Morocco’simperialist aimsin the region. Bleus)--denotingthe Sahrawi people, begangiving immense quantities of aid partition.Butthe violent reaction of all Spain beganits conquestof the The Moroccansimmediately began whoseblue ink rubbed off on theirskin. to the Polisario,who had already amongthe Eritreanpeople. Wolde-Ab agitatingfor all these possessions, under Eritreanstothis suggestion, andthe lack began to broadcast in favor of Western Sahara in 1884, when it Moha’sorganization never got far denouncedMoroccan intentions in the of supportfor it amongthe international occupiedthe coastalregion. Spain theteadership ofthe fanatical nationalist beyondmere propaganda and symbolic independencefrom Cairo, and in 1956 lstiqlalparty, in 1957,Moroccan forces WesternSahara. To intimidatethe community,made the optionuntenable. and 1957 student unrest became acquiredthe colonyonly because the resistance.However, renewed fighting Spanish,King Hassan announced that attackedthe Spanishin the northernin Mayand March of 1972in thedries of it was the Korean War which endemic.In the late’50s the Eritrean greatercolonial powers saw nothing of portionof the WesternSahara, and ultimatelydecided the issue. When Haile valuethere; however, the French helped El Aaiun and Villa Cisneros, LiberationMovement was formed,but effectivelydrove them to thecoast. The reinvigoratedtheopposition. El Ouali continuedon pare 11 Selassiepromised tosend a contingentto Ethiopianpolice action successfully Korea,and stressed the crucial strategic continuedo-n PaRe13" 10 11 continuedfrompage 8 beena greatsetback to thePolisario LarryFiske--Rock’s Greatest Social Critic Front,since it receivedmost of itsheavy weaponry front Libya, needed Morocco desperatelyfor stormingthe wall CelluloidRecords and Local Talent: he wouldconduct a dramatic"Green createdby Morocco. March" into the Sahara,in which At present,therearecertain signs of a hundredsof thousandsof civilians, crackingin the diplomaticsystem set How Slick Can It Get? armedonly with their Korans, would againstthe Polisario. Forone thing, the marchin andtake it forMorocco. This UnitedStates has offered to begingiving CelluloidRecords has recently Hendrix’funky blues guitar playing. A First,some background on the man Hey babe, you like that uptown threat,combined with Frenchand militaryaid to Algeria,because of the distributeda three record set called savinggrace on Hard CellcomesfromSlick who is responsiblefor the cash,that’s your style bash, ain’t Americansupport for Moroccoand alliancebetween Libya and Morocco, Trilogy,which features many of its the superenergetic, jazz funk from directionof thegroup. He hasbeen a it hate/Don’t want no gutter Spanish fear of the strategic and becauseof recentclaims by Libya diverseartists. Saying that Celluloid Massacrein a songcalled Legs. ThirdWord solidarity activist since the trash on your precious stash, vulnerabilityof their presence in the on the Algerianborder. In the first Recordsis adventurouswould be an Thethird album of Trilogyis called latesixites, as well as playingrock music right babe?/ Well I got my mojo CanaryIslands (right off the coast of the Algeriantrip to Washingtonever, understatementas they featurean BeatFreaks and featuresrap music sincethat time. He describeshimself as working, got my mojo working, SpanishSahara), convinced Spain to PresidentBoumedienne, in April 1985, eclecticmix of African,rap, funk, rock, with all its scratching,tapes, a ’h’anof Moa,"and has done extensive babe/That’s gonna move your give in. Hassanbegan his "Green condemned the Libyan-Moroccan jazzand experimental music. synthesizers,drum machines,etc.. travelingin Africato learnand become preciousass/I’m 1o w-lil’eglitter-- March"on November6, and by the 9th agreement.In addition,Libya has Theirfirst album in Trilogyis called Mostof thesongs present rap music at sociallyand politically responsible as a flash,l’ast-assed gtitter trash, but theSpanish agreed to negotiate. recentlyshown signs of a potentialbreak New Africa and is the most itsworst, i.e., repetitive, overproduced solidarityactivist. I’m nice.all night. On November14, 1975,a tripartite withMorocco. The mercurial nature of consistentlysatisfying of the three. The rhythmswith selfcongratulatory, He explained that he got the Libyanforeign policy under Qaddafi, nickname"’Slick" from being a slec/v This song, along" with Last agreementwas concludedbetween Senegalesegroup Toure Kunda kicks pompouslyrics. Morocco,Spain and Mauritania.The combinedwith Qaddafi’swell-known off the albumwith a coupleof great card player.Regarding the South Rhapsody. Jeans to Jeans, and personalhatred of KingHassan, might songs called Casa Di Mansa and Someof thesongs do workwell, like Africansituation. Slick said that SouthBlackstone Street truly are Spanishagreed to evacuatetheWestern Get .~lovin’from the originalstreet Saharaby February28, 1976,and hand verywell lead to sucha break. ToureKunda. Each song features an rappersthe l.ast Poets. l-his tune. like sanctionswill hurt Blacks and not the guttertrash. Conclusion upbeathea,,y rhythm dominated by whiteruling class. Furthermore, he the country over to Morocco and D.S.T.’sHome Of Hip Hop, has a Mauritania.Immediately, the Polisario Regardless of what happens horns,drums, synthesizers, andin the relatedthat the Artists United Against Father.Vapalm is a stark,hard- catchyrhythm and some insightful Apartheidalbum called Sun Cit vwasa turnedagainst the invadingMoroccan diplomatically,it is unlikely that there lattertune. a jazzylead guitar. Three social commentary.Home t~f Hip hittingsong about the murderous South theextent that the Mauritanian effort in Moroccanimperialism. The UN fact- willbe any substantialchange in the bloodbrothers do thesinging for Toure bunchof "richwhite guys singing about and Mauritanianarmies. At firstthe Hop alongwith another D.S.T. song Africanmilitary, and sung effectively by Polisariowas successfulagainst the theregion was no longersupportable. findingmission reported that the patternof militaryaid with respect tothe Kunda,and displaywell theirhigh called Mega Mix IL featuressome somethingthat they know nothing Sliok. To stopthe senseless effort, President pitchedfalsetto voices. about."Finally, he disagreeswith the Mauritanianarmy, which was weakand Sahrawiswere "categoricallyfor WesternSahara. Even if theunion with brightcall and response vocals alarum Father.Napalm/tit the ground, ill-supported.Butin openbattle against OuldDaddah’s military officers threw independenceandagainst the territorial Moroccofails, it is unlikelythat the The great Nigeriansinger and D.M.C..The rest of the songs by AfricanNational Congress strategy of himfrom office in June,1978. A cease- not armingthe Blackmajority at this kids all around/ ,unnv Sunday the Moroccans,the Polisariowas claimsof Moroccoand Mauritania," and breakin Libyanaid to thePolisario will saxophonist,Fela AnikulapoKuti, D.S.T.,Material.B-Side. Time Zone morntng near Naputo/Dirt turns extremelyunsuccessful, dueto superiorfirewas arrangedwith the Polisario theInternational Court of Justiceruled end,unless Libyan involvement in Chad contributesthe songsNo Agreement and Shangosuffer from the previously stageof the struggle. 1 take issue with all Front,and in 1979the Mauritanians of theseopinions, and present them to red, half the kids are dead/ Moroccanman powerand effectiveair that"Morocco and Mauritaniahave no ends.Because ofits strategicinterests, it and Mr. FollowFollow. Each song mentionednegative aspects of rap chopper’sgun it tears the town support.Consequently, the Saharans drewout of thewar completely. valid claim to the Sahara." is improbablethat France will stop featuresFelas’ intense pofitical lyrics music. gwe a broaderunderstanding of the group’sself-titled E.P. to shreds/ H’hite troopers own revertedto guerillatactics of hit-and- In responseto increasinglybold Subsequendy,the UN has come out sellingarms to Morocco.If Morocco and uniquemusical blend of Western Trilogyis a fineintroduction to some the killing zone/openseason on run. Polisarioattacks-on southern Morocco stronglyagainst Morocco, and the losesthe war, a new,radical regime will funkand African rhythms and grooves. of the mostcutting edge music from The E.P.features four songs about anything that’s Black attd as wellas postsin theWestern Sahara- Organizationfor African Unity, after emergein the WesternSahara and the Also on the firstalbum is Manu "lust,loneliness, sexual tension and moving/Bantu in their path, get experiencingthegreatest crisis of its stabilityof theMoroccan monarchy will Third World and African-American Moroccan Colonization theMoroccans changed from defensive Dibangowith a rip energyfunk tune artistsand groups. Celluloid records is conflict"and two political songs dealing h/own in ha!/)’troopsjumt; the to offensivetactics. In 1979-80they history,almost coming apart over the be endangered. This would be /calledElectric Africa, and thenice to be commendedfor makingavailable with South Africa.The music is a .~hips.hack to SouthAlrica they beganactively seeking out PolisarioWesternSahara issue, eventually extremelythreatening to Americanand bluesguitar work from Mandigoon in theUnited States of Conformitysuch combinationof reggae and Elvis run/Inthe blood-redsun, law o/" Whilethe Moroccanswere setting up unitsto destroythem, and in additionturnedagainst Morocco and seated the Frenchinterests in the region. De ~gal. The only dud is from Costello/Squeezestyle pop-rock. Most the gun/Do not talk to me of theiradministrative system in the SaharanDemocratic Arab Republic as brilliantartists as FelaKuti and Toure beganbuilding a huge sand wall around If the Polisario-whichnowcontrols Deadlineand is calledBoat People. Kunda,and to distributerecords from of the tunesare goodmusically, and peace bless the kill today good WesternSahara, the Polisario formed a thecrucial northwestern area of the the51st African state. Slickis an effectivesinger. /ather. provisionalgovernment-in-exile, called 90%of theWestern Sahara-is ultimately Albumtwo is calledHard Cell and manyof the littlepublicized groups Sahara(where most of thepopulation Other diplomaticdevelopments, successfulin expelling the Moroccans, kicksoff with the chilling song World around. Themajor problems with the E.P. are The otherpolitical song is called the SDAR,or the SaharanDemocratic andthe Bu Craaphosphate deposits are however,have favored the Moroccans. the"boy wants to make it withgirl" lyncs ArabRepublic. By doingso, they were the monarchyin Moroccois unlikdyto Destructionfrom Time Zone and A. K. M. anddescribes a Soviet training located),fully equipped with advanced As soonas the Reaganadministration lastlong. Moroccan expansionism is featuresArea Bambaataaand John donein a pseudostreet tough style. All campfor youngkids in Africa.Slick successfulin gaining diplomatic support. Americanradar technology. Since then, came into office,it removedall of thesesongs deal with, in varying verypopular in the country,and all Lydon. This is the best song supportsthe concept of gettingtraining Withtheir diplomatic victories came thePolisario Front has been unable, in restrictionsplaced on militaryaid to politicalparties support it unanimously. Bambaataahas done and ditto for degrees,a "lonelyguy who putson a fromanyone, but opposes the training of militaryvictories. Thefirst three years of spiteof usingplenty of heavyweaponry Morocco(enacted under Carter) and slickbravado to impresswomen he Previous displays of military t Lydonsince his Sex Pistolsdays. theseyoung teenagers as theydon’t the partitionwere ones of almost andarmored vehicles, to penetrate it. offeredto greatlyincrease military and incompetenceby King Hassan have led, / (Lydoncomes across as an arrogant, knowshe is notgoing to get."The album fightwell and make lousy soldiers. The unqualifiedsuccess. By incessant economicaid to Morocco.The Polisario cover(see photo} conveys this image. In thepast few years, the diplomatic in theearly 70s, to twoattempts on his narcissisticjerk in the February8th situationemotionally upsets him and the guerillaattacks, the Polisario Front was Frontstrongly condemned this decision, lifeby high-rankingandwell-respected issueof the Englishnewspaper, Newt Thesesuperficial songs have been lyricsare strong and stirring. ableto forceMorocco out of theeastern effortsof thePolisario have been much warningthat if the UnitedStates moresuccessful. After some initial militaryofficers. Loss of theWestern MusicalExpress.) Besides this great heardthousands of timesbefore, as they /he productionon the E.P. is portionof theprovince of Saguietal- continuedto givearms to Moroccoit Saharais verylikely to bringabout a song.Lydon has gonefrom exciting lackany emotionaldepth and feeling. Hamra.in addition,by concentratinghedgingfrom the Organizationof wouldgo to theSoviet Union(until then, anythingbut slick, as thesound is thin AfricanUnity, and ambiguous decisions militarycoup. Considering the feelings punk to boring junk. World Slicks’male hard-on viewpoint towards and under-produced.The contrast theirefforts on sal~ota~ngthe weak Algeriaand Libyahad beensupplying ofHassan’s officers, itis also likely that Destruction,with its heavyguitar womenis immature,narcissistic and Mauritanianeconomy, they increased from the United Nations, both Soviet weaponsindirectly to the betweenpolitically radical and organizationshave come out against sucha militaryloss and coup will lead to soundand funk-rock beat is oneof the repulsive. personallyreactionary songs on one Mauritaniandefense expenditures to Polisario). a directattack by Moroccoon Algeria. classic songs of this decade. An exampleof theseconsciousness recordis startling. It can be purchased at itis unlikely,however, that the United However,the expense of thewaritselfis Unfortunately,most of theother songs lesseninglyrics appear in the song called AssortedVinyl and at Off the Record Stateswill end its economicaid to also dangerous,since the Moroccan on Hard (’ell arc mediocre.The GutterTrash. GoldenPalaminos (a groupof rock, whichis locatednear San Diego State. Morocco,for Moroccois one of the economyhas beenfaltering recently, jazzand funkmusicians) contribute strongestof conservative Arab states in andthere have been violent bread riots North Africa,and a strong ally. by thepoor in thedries. threesongs: the mediocreOmaha the However,it is alsounlikely that the abrasive,irritating, improvisational THE UCSD As it currentlystands, the struggle is Chieftains’Indigenous Music SovietUnion will start giving arms to the likely to last a very long time. Two Sided First,and the wistful PolisarioFront either. Morocco is oneof Boy.Two tremendously trite songs are Whatdoes the nameSlick bring to Strategically,the Moroccanwall is the SovietUnion’s largest trading almostimpregnable, and the Moroccans MakossaRock from Deadlinesand mindwhen applied to a nameof a rock On Tuesday,February !1, University music.This time around (they have been 1984from the ubiquitous Bill Laswell, partners,and supplies the Soviets with arenow trying to squeezethe Polisario group?Maybe macho heavy metalor Eventspresented the Chieftains, a group at UCSDfor at leasttwo engagements in largeamounts of phosphate,crucial to (whoproduced and playedon mostof cockrock as a possibleanswer. Slick is outof theregion further by building which has become a folk music previousyears) they not only brought Sovietagriculture. Although the Soviet anotherwall. In response,the Polisario Trilogy’ssongs). One dichotomous a new bi-coastalband made up of the institution.This group, formed 25 years the musicalinfluences from other tune is entitled Doriella Du Unionhas ties with Algeria, its interests has attackedcities in southern threeCronin brothers (Matt is notone ago,is embeddedin theminds and hearts countriesbut also brought a musician. A aretoo closely connected with Morocco Fontain e fromLightnin Rod and Jimi of them).Slick writes the musicand Morocco,and it is possiblethat the ’wall’ of thosewho are endeared to them.They traditionalstring instrument musician forit togo againstthat country, and the policywill be continuedthere as well. Hendrix.The songfeatures indulgent, lyricsand sings, while his two brothers havealso introduced this expressive from China accompaniedthem. The SovietUnion has consequently stayed a sexiststreet talk from Llghtnin Rod to playthe instruments. formof musicto millionsof people Yetthe wall is not entirely invulnerable, beautifulmusic produced attested to the gooddistance from the issue. andthe Polisario is unlikely togive upits aroundthe world.The groupmembers Chieftains’open experimental attitude Anothervictory for Moroccohas attacks.In addition, Algeriais unlikely to whoare: Paddy Moioney (uillean pipes towardsall forms of traditionalmusic. beenthe defectionof Libyafrom the enterthe war directly. There is little Political Film Series andtin whistle), Derek Bell (Irish harp, The Chieftains have brought Polisariostruggle, in mid-1981,after popularsupport for the war in Algeria tiompan,and piano),Scan Kean and traditionalmusic out of thepubs and Libyabegan its intervention in Chad, it (unlikein Morocco),and the Algerian Fall 1985 MartinFay (fiddles),Kevin Conneff intothe international music scene. They foundit neededdiplomatic support in economyis in very bad shape.The (bodhranor hand-helddrum, vocal), did not stop withthat success, but theOrganization for African Unity for benefitsAlgeria receives by spendinga and MattMalloy (flute) have toured continuedto developand expand their thisventure. Consequently, in return for littleon military aid and putting a burden UCSD extensivelythroughout the world. traditionalmusic repertoire. Their a haltin its military aid for the Polisario on the Moroccan economy greatly Whiletheir touring has aided their exceptionaltalents lie with their ability Front,at this timeLibya accepted outweighthe costs to itself.Morocco’s internationalrecognition, it is their to keepthe sentiments of the traditional reneweddiplomatic relations with indiffernceto negotiationsand incredibletalent that keeps people music in their music. These Morocco.In 1984,Libya and Morocco unfalteringhostility to thePolisario comingback. Each musician’s talent as unpretentiousmusicians awaken deep signeda "Unityof States"pact, whereby Frontmakes any other that a military Ice March 14 an instrumentalistis apparent when they cornersof theheart to empathizewith the two statesbecome one unit.In solutionimpossible. Thebloody conflict In the futurewhen all personalliberties are flagrantlyabused by playtheir solo melodies. Their talent as a thestruggles and successes of the people return,the Moroccanshalted all willthus continue until the Moroccan the State,an urban revolutionarygroup plans an offensive;the tightensemble is apparentnot only in who wrote the music. Their support,diplomatic and otherwise, for imperialistsarefinally driven out by the successand setbacksof their activitiesare depictedin their their playing,but also in their interpretationreminds one of a timein the Chadiangovernment and agreedto relentlesspressure of the Sahrawi camaraderie,jokes (which, for the most historyand further reminds the listener ignoreLibya’s efforts there. This has concreterealization of freedom.(1969) partwent over the audience’s head), and liberationforces. bowdifferent life was. ~-~%~ bandleader Paddy Moioney’s few words Whethera listeneris a traditional of praisefor the other performers after musiclover or curiousabout this rich eachsong. Their interaction, which musicaltradition, the Chieftains is a couldeasily appear insincere or corny in groupnot to miss.Their reputation for othergroups, gives the Chieftains a touringis almostas bigas theirmusical downto earthwarmth that endears them one,so theyshould be backnext year. Fridays 7:00 p.m. FREE to theaudience. Whenthey do return,buy a ticketearly Musically,this group does not limit (theyalways sell out) and prepare for 8:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday-Friday TLH ! 07 itselfto Irishfolk music: they discover traditionalmusic encounter to fulfilla uniqueindigenous music wherever they lifetimeof traditionalmusic interest. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.Saturdays go,and incorporateit into their own NancyFinch 12 13 Letters(cont.) C’monby the Ch6 Caf --onlya 3-minute Frat Boys walkbehind Revelle plaza,and the trees. Stuck in Mud Hot New Specealsand continuedfrom page 2 The frattradition towards women is Dearnew indicatorstaff: no different,andthis was exemplified in Yourlatest issue has convinced me Border Art Workshop SaladBar Daily for Lunch the SDSUrape incident. The District thatthe AS wasfight when it cutyour Attorneycouldn’t press charges because budget.The written form of Englishhas Talh’r~h’ Gra/icaFronterizo the sororitygirl was an unfortunate artists beenexperiencing a steady demise of victimof circumstances,vis-a-vis lateand you’re only hastening it. Your tradition.There’s a traditionat frat writingstyle shows me you’vecaught a partiesthat there be two types of alcohol: degenerativedisease--orthodoxy, in IsaacArtenstein one,beer for the males, and two, punch, placeof originalthought is a barrageof David Avalos usuallya wickedconcoction of high pre-processed,pre-packaged phrases. Sara-.]oBerman alcoholand high sweetness to hidethe Inplace of creativity isregurgitation. ethanolcontent, for women.Therein, Philip Brookman Yourentire paper consists of trite thefunction of a fratparty is notto 19th centurycliches (e.g. "The Guillermo Gome/-Pena discussGreek philosophy or art, but to Victor Ochoa getthe women drunk enough to bedwith imperialistcapitalist oppressors of an immature,insecure frat boy. progressiveminorities have sung their Michael Schnon swansong.") strung together in a most illogicalway. Throughall the accusationsof Untilyou can improve the quality of brutalityand self-centeredness heaped yourpaper, your argumentfor more on the fratsby the Guardian,Greg fundingwill be as hollowas yourdated McCambridgefrequently reminds us philosophy. thatfrat boys are charitable. In anycase, Dan Harkins oneday of kindnessdoes not atone for 364 daysof obnoxiousness.(For some Coalitionfor a FreeN. Ireland All You Can Eat TKE’s, even one day seemedto be difficult). In summary,we aretold that the Frats at UCSDare "unique"fratboys unlike March 12 otherfraternities at other campuses. Wellthey are "unique" just like a Ku IndianFood with Live Band KluxKlan memberfrom Louisianais differentfrom one in El Cajon; ni response neverthelessthe Ku KiuxKlan, the Boy Thisis thetypical fascistic rantings of Scoutsand fraternities allfollow their oneof thatcore of capitalistrunning respectivenational guidelines and dogswho, under the guise ofinteUectual Border Realities!1 traditionalrituals which help mold them pretentiousness,seekto railroadthe intoa typicalmember of the group. industrial/internationalproletariat into A provocative multi-media Coleshot acrossthe borderat 12- Weds. 5-7 pm $3.50 Unfortunately,for new fiats,their eternalsubjugation. We say downwith exhibition entitled "Border year-old HumbertoCarrillo, who Supportyour Co-op and enjoya goodmeall traditionisa sorryone, but, you new fiat theseabusers of self-determination. RealitiesII, 1986" is currently was standing in Mexico. Another boysalso have done nothing to change Down withthese imperialist verbal yourhistory, which is not to say that you agressorsout to seekthe destruction of showingat the CentroCultural de is a gruesomephoto of a Border cannot.Perhaps with time and effort you the gloriousand industriouseternal la Raza in Balboa Park. The Patrol agent modelingthe helmet canerase the less than noble history of masses.Smash them into the firesof exhibition, recently returned with infraredglasses that allows yourpriors¯ eternaldamnation, into the fires of hell, froma tour in San Francisco,is a nightvision. JER praisethe lord. joint project of the Border Art Border Realities11, combines Workshop (San Diego) and the its assault on Border Patrol Taller de Grq/ica Fronterizo human rights violationswith an continuedfrom page 9 The StruggleContinues withtheir new constituency. From 1975 TheSoviets are unlikely togive up the (T~/uana). expressionof Chicano.Mexicano Thestruggle began in the’60s, but did to 1977,the EPLFwaged an aggressivestruggleeither. The EPLF has adopted a Marxistprogram and is clearlyanti- The dynamic mix of art and not reachfull pitch until the ’70s. guerillawar against Ethiopia, achieving existencealong the borderregion greatsuccess against the pro-Sovietwesternin outlook,but thathas not politicsspeaks to the realityof the and a reflectionon living in a Eritrean Meanwhile,a struggle broke out within the movementitself¯ The Eritrean regime.They were so successful, in fact, stoppedthe Soviets from pursuing their border zone for Mexicanos and dominant Anglo-Saxon culture. LiberationFront came to be divided thatthey were able to escalatethe strategicconcerns in otherareas where Chicanos police brutality, Above all, the exhibitionshows Stalemate betweenthe more conservative elements, conflictto a conventionalwar. By 1978 Marxistliberation movements conflict racism, low wages and unsafe the border as a political whichwere primarily concerned with the theyhad retaken all of thecountryside withtheir concerns, andit is likely to be working conditions.The Border destroyedthe organization.However, andmost of thetowns. thesame here. The Soviets need to keep phenomenon,enforced by a small strugglefor independence,and the theEthiopian regime stable--for it is a Patrol or migra is a subject group, destinedto be destroyed theact of suppressionitself stimulated radicalelements which saw the struggle In October 1978, however, the furtherresistance. In 1958a general againstEthiopia inthe light of a generalEritreanssuffered a severe setback. The closeally--and it needsaccess to presentin many of the works.One by people united. The show strikeby Eritreanunions was violently UnitedStates had slowlyremoved its Ethiopeanbases on theEritrean coast. exampleis the graphicrecreation struggleagainst economic exploitation. continuesthrough April Ii. For suppressed,and the Eritreanpeople Theradical elements, supporting land presencein Ethiopiaduring the years Eritreais ofcrucial strategic importance of the border shooting when more informationcall the Centro became even more militant and andsocial reform, socialism, andgreater from1975 to 1977,while the Soviet to the Sovietsto counterwestern Border Patrol Agent Edward Culturalde ia Raza at 235-6135. determinedfor independence. independencefrom the influence of the Uniongradually replaced them. In influencein Egypt,Sudan and theGulf Octoberthe Soviets decided to aidthe States,in additionto the Red Sea region. in September,1961, the Eritrean powerfulCoptic Church, broke off in It is a vitalfactor in thelink up with Liberation Front was formed, 1970to form the EritreanPeople’s Ethiopianregime and broughtin Soviet LiberationFront, or the EPLF. tanksand Cuban troops to crushEritrea. SouthYemen, which is alsoa Sovietally. "MEXICOIS SINKING, announcingthe beginningof an armed Althoughunable to subduethe rebels in TheEritreans have already been aided struggleagainst Ethiopia. The next year, By championingland reform,they CALIFORNIAIS ON FIRE withfull acquiescence of the United the countryside,the Sovietsand by theconservative Gulf states, which managedto gather broad popular supportedthem against the Ethiopians ~. WE ALL ARE GETTINGBURNED. Nations(in spite of thedecision of that supportamong the poor and middle Ethiopiansdrove them out of thetowns AREN’TWEf and backinto the countryside.Their evenbefore Ethiopia became pro-Soviet, body in favorof internalautonomy) peasants.In 1972they began a more to underminethe pro-israeli Ethiopians ,Ethiopiaformally annexed Eritrea. powerfuland aggressive military effort victorywas made less sweet, however, by WE ARE JUST A BUNCH OF BURNING MYTHS themass emmigration of Eritreans from andto protectthe Moslems in theregion. HIC, SALUDI the townsinto the countryside.This TheEPLF has not asked for any western BUT WHAT IF SUDDENLY showedthat the Eritrean people favored support,however, for it distruststhe THE CONTINENTTURNED UPSIDE the EPLF. motivesof the westernpowers. The UnitedStates now supportsEritrea WHAT Conclusion againstthe Ethiopians (asthe Soviets did WHAT The struggle for Eritrean whenEthiopia was allied with the U.S.) independenceis likely to continuefor a andtheir Soviet allies, but can do little to TO long time. Superior Ethiopian helpunless the Eritreans agree to accept manpower,Soviet tanks and Sovietair it. support,make it unlikelythat Ethiopia willbe drivenout of Eritrea.it is also TheEritrean population is,~airly large, unlikelythat Ethiopiawill leave and is capableof sustaininggreat voluntarily.Deprivation of their casualties.The Eritreans hr, ve always positionthere would severely undermine showna goodfighting proficiency and theireconomy, as theywould need to ask highmorale, as wellas strongsupport the Eritreansor the Somalis--bothfromtheir peasant constituency. A new bitterenemies--for access to thesea. offensiveby theSoviets and Ethiopians Withliberation movements going on in onthe coast is threatening, buthas so far Tigrai(next to Eritrea)andOgaden beeneffectively repelled¯ Considering (nextto and supportedby Somalia), theconsiderable resources available on defeatin Eritreawould no doubt bothsides, the struggle for Eritrean encourageother separatist movements liberationis likely to continuefor a very longtime. -Ben Ceremos and undermineEthiopian authority R. Llewellyn throughoutthe country. 14 15 Open Letter ConstitutionIs --- < ommie Comix hallenged by SCU Selfemployed 0

Joe Watson I. Amendmentsshall be approved BuzzerBells Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate uponconcurrence ot iv, o-thirds(2 3)oi salvationnumber comes up. Affairs themember.’, of ASU(’SI). No more deutsch Universityof Califonia,San Diego SectionC Uponreceipt by thePresident La Jolla,California of a petitionsigned by tenpercent (10q) justthe bell of themembers of the ASUC’SDor upon number passageby two-thirds(2 3) ol a council salivatedvisa. DearSir: resolution to the elfect that a ConstitutionalConvention be held,then Bing Ding As the Chancellor’sdesignee for thePresident ,,hall schedule a convention No. 454 undergraduateaffairs, we arerequesting withintv,elvc (12) academic days. and 1 move stupidly th;t’tyou quash the current constitution presideover it. correctnumbered door underwhich the AssociatedStudents is I. A conventionshall be opento all operating.Furthermore, we requestthat membersol the ASUCSI). to the window you recognizethe AS constitutionin "Work papersT’ effec.tuntil it was arbitrarily discarded by 2. Amendments.revisions, and new constitutionsshall be proposedby a "No,I’m an artist. the AS Councilin Winter1985, as the simplemajority of thosein attendenceat Here’sthe papers for future projects. ot~icialconstitution governing the theconvention and shall be placedon the activitiesof theAssociated Students. ballotof an electionwithin twelve (12) Hands Sweat academicdays of theadjounment of the Scratch Background convention. my leftear withmy righthand. In 1977 Chancellor McEIroy ArticleVII clearly specifies the method Showingmy solvency. discontinuedthe StudentCooperative to be followed to propose new Caughtin my firstlie. constitutions: a constitutional Union as the studentgovernment,and Humbly leave the REST convention must he hehl. The AS appointedthe CampusElections Board doing to hold a campus-wideelection to Council,however, chose to completely d~termine a new model of student ignorethese provisions, ostensibly to a governance.The ElectionsBoard, in serveits own politicalneeds. Moreover, one eighty consultationwith the Chancellor, the blatantactions of the Council, FEEL HOTTER stipulateda 25~ voterturnout. Three havinggone unchecked for so long,has Not knowinghow to be elegant castserious doubt on the credibilityof I~roposedmodels of studentgovernance: 1 take my faceaway . The StudentCooperative Union model, thoseadministration officials who work from the germ proofglass the CabinetjAssembly model, and the closelywith the AS andare charged with AssociatedStudents model, were placed overseeingits functions and operations. on theballot for a vote.Following the As you well know, upon approvalin AUSLANDER vote, ChancellorMcEIroy authorized 1977 by ChancellorMcElroy, the AS laststation in Berlin-West the AssociatedSt’udents model as the constitutionbecame part of University monolithto ancientsnakes ~fficialform of studentgovernance at policiesand procedures.In 1977the AS VISUM UCSD. (A copy of the Associated model was hailed by the UCSD Germanythe West Indiesof Europe. Studentsconstitution is attachedfor administrationas a "time-testedmodel yourreference.) recognizedby the Unversitysystemwide Pay money to keep peopleout In 1981, severalstudents offered and Regents as a legitimate and Tamilsthis year amendmentsto the AssociatedStudents accountable form of student Turkishlast year constitutionwhile other students representation."Why eightyears later SOLDIERS proposedentirely different models. the Universityhas apparentlyturned a Tommys,Yanks, Frenchies. Therefore, in accordance with blindeye to suchmassive violations of STUDENTS provisionsin the constitution,the AS Universitypolicies is incomprehensible Councilvoted to holda Constitutuionalto reasonablepeople and is tantamount selfemployed, WHAT’S THAT Convention for the purpose of to politicalpandering. My visaforbids this crime. proposing amendments and/or new 2. The voter turnout of approxi- We laugh constitutions.The conventionrecessed mately650 studentsin the Winter1985 stampsthe same stamp, afterthe first meeting and no datewas set ratificationvote represents less then 6% Selbstandige to reconvene. of thetotal students eligible and it is unselbstandig In fall1984, some students including reasonable to assume the results, then-PresidentMarc Boroditskyand therefore,cannot be recognizedas Vice PresidentMary Rose Alexander conclusive. -- Barry Hyman sought to institutea new model of Article 61.00 of the Universityof studentgovernance. In Winter1985, a Cal(forniaPolicies and UC San Diego new constitution--outlining the Regulations Appl.ring to Campus functionsand operations of an entirely Activities,Organizations and Students new model--wasapproved by the AS delegatesauthority to the Chancellor Councilto be placedon a ballot.No who "may discontinue student Constitutional Convention was governmentsas officialunits of the convenednor wereother constitutions, Universityof California..." includingthe constitution in effect at the Thus far, we have been unable to °,.,~ time,placed on theballot. Following the uncoverany evidence to indicatethat the vote, the AS Counciladopted the new Chancellorinvoked Article 61.00 to constitutionas that governingits discontinuethe AS priorto the Winter operations. 1985referendum and therebypermitted f Basedon thisbackground, and strong the AS to placea newconstitution for a FEELING DISORIENTED? legal and campus precedentswe are vote withoutrequiring it to follow askingthat you declarethe currentAS constitutionalprovisions (Article VII). % constitutionnull and void. Our request is Wasa minimumvoter turnout set? If this 1985-86 basedon the following: is the case,please be kind enoughto DISORIENTATION provide documents confirming this I. In failingto holda constitutional MANUAL convention the AS Council grossly action. violatedArticle VII of theconstitution. We trustyou will give this matter your ArticleVII states: seriousconsideration and we anticipate Section A. Amendments to this a timelyresponse. Articleson historyol UCSD,racism constitutionmay be proposedby either two-thirds(2/3) of theCouncil or by a Sincerely,Jelger Kalmijn andsexism on campus,nature of petitionsigned be twentypercent (20%)of In behalfof the OrganizingSupport researchon campusand a guideto the membersof the ASUCSD. Group of the Student Cooperative IJCSDbureaucracy. SectionB. Uponreceipt of sucha petition Union or upona Councilresolution proposing an amendment,the ASUCSDpresident CC: shallhold an electionfor the purpose of ChancellorRichard Atkinson presentingthe amendmentto the ProfessorPeter Irons Nowavailable at: GroundworkBooks, Che Care, Food Co-op, membersof the ASUCSDfor approval AmericanCivil Liberties Union 4 withintwenty-four (24) academic days EDNA,General Store, Libraries and of coursethe New NationalLawyers Guild receiptof theproposal, unless the general Indicatoroffice, Room 209 in theStudent Center electionis scheduledwithin sixty days, in new indicator whichcase the proposal shall be placedon UCSD Guardian theballot of thegeneral election. AssociatedStudents, UCSD 16

PentagonTheorist Speaks Out FastLearners RetiredU.S. Army Colonel Benjamin FrancisMatthias yon Stahl,Nebraska Is sexeducation wasted on seventhand state-chairman of civildefense and eighthgraders’: A recent study published environmentfor the Veterans of Foreign in theJouurnal oJthe American Medical Wars,says "millions ofillegal aliens" are Rambo Is Associationsuggests not. To startwith, the advance guard of an enemy sexgets their attention. Regardless of incursionthat must be repelledby PlasticPatriotism socio-economlcbackground, the 1,133 veteransacting as "Warriorsof Christ." kidstested in thestudy remembered very Rakingin Profit Says state VFW Commander Jack Lettersto Colect~Industries protesting wellwhat they were taught. "After only Armagost,"some people think he is theintroduction of the "Rambo" doll are two hoursof instruction,inner-city Drtftnetfishing is takingits toll on crazy,but I don’tthink he’s so damned beingresponded to by BarbaraWruck, childrendemonstrated a 32 percent marinelife in the NorthPacific. The crazy. He used to work in the Coleco’svice-president of Corporate increasein testscores and they had fleetsof Japan,Taiwan and the Republic Pentagon." Communications.in a standardized approximately100percent retention 10 lettershe remarks: "Coleco intends to of Koreaset more than 20,000 miles of the Progressive weekslater," Dr. Michael D. Bensonand sheerplastic netting each day of the developthe Rambocharacter into a hisco-authors wrote. These findings fishingseason. They pull in notonly the heroicfigure whose patriotism and love spokewell for the Discovery program, a fishesthey seek,but also tens of of countrywill attract children and sexeducation course presented in two thousandsof dolphins,sea birdsand appealto adultsas well.These qualities one-hoursegments, which the authors other marine mammals caught and willbe emphasizedby Colecoin its hopewill serve as a modelfor other killed in the treacherouswebs. portrayalof theRambo character and in programs.The question of whethersex Greenpeaceis upset--andso is the the advertisingand promotional education cuts down on teenage Americanfishing industry, since driftnet programsfor the Rambotoys." preganancy,theauthors added, deserves overkillis depletingfish stocks, How to... "We respectyour opinion and thank furtherstudy. particularlysalmon. Environmentalists youfor sharing your thoughts with us. In TheseTimes andfishermen alike have called for the In a recentissue of the journal We also appreciateyour reviewof U.S. to negotiatea phase-outof Computers& Security(North-Holland),Coleco’sposition and hope that you will driftnets.Talks with Japan have already Dutchengineer Wire van Eck outlined a ¯ reserveyour judgement until you see the begun. methodwhereby an ordinarytelevision formour Ramboproducts will take and In TheseTimes receivercan be modifiedto recreatethe themanner in whichwe portraythem to images on any nearby CRTs or thepublic." computerdisplays. The modifications That’s"corporate communications" requireapproximately $15of electroniclanguagefor "buzz otW" partsand a directionalantenna. In one test,van Eck set up hisequipment in a The NonViolentA ctivis! van parkedoutside an officebuilding and was able to read classified informationdisplayed on a computer terminalinside the building. U.S.Fears Byte GenocideChar ges

The Senatevoted 83 to 11 Feb.19 to approvethe UN genocideconvention-- 37 yearsafter it wasfirst submitted to Congress.But it attachedprovisions to protectthe U.S. from being charged with genocide TheI I whovoted against it, a rosterof mostlyright-wing Republicans in the Senate,argued the U.S. shouldnot Legendsin their submit itself to international jurisdiction.Though they lost, their Own Minds viewsare embodied in theprovisions to thetreaty. One of thesewould deny the WorldCourt jurisdiction if the U.S. is Moreproof that a heroain’t nothing charged with genocide, unless buta sandwich:Ferdinand Marcos was Washingtonagrees. (In 1984, the U.S. notthe military leader in WorldWar II refusedto acceptthe court’s jurisdiction that he says he was. A historian overNicaragua’s charge that the U.S. burrowingin the NationalArchives minedits harbours.) recentlyexposed the Philippine Anotherprovision states that the U.S. dicatator’sfabrication. shalltake no actionprohibited by the A fewweeks earlier, the publisher of Constitution.Thisimplicitly negates the the Phoenixnewspapers admitted that genocideconvention’s provision that he liedabout being a retiredAir Force countriesthat endorse it mustcarry out combatpilot. Darrow "Duke" Tully itsdecisions. The Senate resolution also oftensported uniforms and medals stipulatesthat extradition of people And the Heavens aroundtown. He resignedwhen his guiltyof genocidewill apply only if their Obey: Full Moon charadewas discovered. actionsare considured criminal by bothl~ Winnin At aboutthe same time, "60 Minutes" countriesinvolved. That violates a basic ! aireda storyshowing that President conceptof theconvention: that the UN ~[ 9JP For the Queen Reagan’sfrequent anecdotes about shalldetermine the punishmentfor Assurances wartimeheroism are drawnnot from genocide. Protests continue during Queen historybut from the silver screen. Elizabeth’sNewZealand visit despite an One reason the Senate avoided SmithCollege students ended their apology to the monarch by Prime Notlong before that, one of Reagan’sdealingwith the issue over the years was relatedto theU.S. having been the first occupationof a campusadministration MinisterDavid l.ange for a "shameful appointeesquit after it wasdisclosed buildingin Northampton,Mass., after act of grossdiscourtesy." Lange was that he hadn’tearned the starshe countryto be chargedwith genocide at the UN. gainingassurances that the school would referringto an incidentyesterday in claimed.Louis Giuffrida, who headed reviewits investmentsin firmsdoing whichthe queenwas hit by an egg. the FederalEmergency Management The Guardian businessin SouthAfrica. After two days Today, a Maori native bared his Agency,preferred the title-General. of negotiations,six studentleaders tattooedbuttocks at the queen’s Ifall this represents a trend, it’s an old reachedthe agreementwith college motorcadein Napiera protestover one.Joe McCarthy,for example,was President Mary Maples Dunn and Britain’salleged failure to abideby a nevera tailgunner,except on theSenate celtnbratedtheaccord with a rallybefore treatywith the Maoris. Police said the floor.He andthe otherveteran liars leavingthe building. About 200 students queenprobably did not seethe latest acquired power through rank occupiedCollege Hall last Tuesday. insultbecause her Rolls-Roycepassed dishonesty. L.A. Times theman before he liftedhis grass skirt. The Prolre~ive March3, 1986 --TheTribune