The Snack Bar Saga by LESLIE LINCOLN
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flsSversity VOL. 1, NO. 5 UCIIRVINE OCTOBER 10. 1968 The Snack Bar Saga by LESLIE LINCOLN Griping students and live guitar music spread out in the gaping space in the 1st floor of the Gateway Commons Tuesday at noon, as people started using the popular old snack bar areaonce again. Meanwhile, the ASUCI Senate had the night before taken over the negotiations on establising a new snack bar in the cafeteria area of the second floor, since Chancellor Daniel Aldrich's adminis- tration decided this summer to take out the snack bar and use the1st floor for student government expansion. Ex-student senator John Krall, who with Rollin Buchanan had called the "lunch-in," said that his purpose wasn't affected by the fact that there would someday be a snack bar on the second floor. "We thought,' he said, "that sudents needed to realize how im- portant it was to have a place to get together and meet - especially the freshmen, who just assume that this university is just a place where students wanderaroundonpaths, and you meet them, maybe, if youhappen to have a class withthem." "This area is ideal as a snack bar,' John went on. "The stu- dent government shouldn't accept a compromise. Ihope thatRon (Ridgle, ASUCI President) will use all the pressure he has to re- fuse to move his offices downstairs.' Students will get together in the empty area again on Friday at noon and whenever they feel 'like it from then on. "It's not something organized,' said John. It's just people bringing en- tertainment, bringing their friends." He hopes that "allthe people who feel they were kicked out of the snack bar" willcome. When construction of offices begins in this area, "we'll just have to find somewhere else." At the Student Senate meeting Monday night, Dave Hufford,one of the founders of the Ad Hoc Committee that was working to get the snack bar back, turned the responsibility for the matter over to the Senate, because it is "a much more representativebody." The Senate, to make the 2nd floor relocation agreementmore formal, recorded in its minutes that Chancellor Aldrich stated that the new snack bar should "fulfill the same services as the old snack bar." The Chancellor, who was at the meeting to answer questions, said he had refused to sign an agreement presentedto him by the Ad Hoc Committee through the Dean of Students' office. He said that when asked to agree to something that he felt he had already agreed to four times, "Frankly,Iwas frosted." At the Senate meetinghe reiterated what he had stated to a meet- ing with the Ad Hoc Committee last week: "Isimplyindicatedto Dean Lawrence and to all others concerned that there was no idea of removing the snack bar from this building. There was a re- locationof it.. .' Dave Hufford pointed out that the Dean of Students office is the students' major channel of information from the Administration, and he repeated that when he talked to Dean LawrenceandRon Ridgle' before school started about the disappearment of the Snack bar, Iasked them if there was going to be a replacement, and I got a negative response. They toldme that it was indeed regretable but there was nothing that could be done." The Chancellor remarked: "Obviously there was a great gap in the information that the Dean of Students and the President of the student body had withrespect to the replacement of the snack bar." He conceded that "It doesn't make much sense, perhaps, to deal with items during the summer unless we recognize that those who are about to deal with them have been empoweredto do so." He pledged more concern with student participation in the future,and said, "I have learned from this snack bar incident." Photo by GORDON COLE (Continued on Page 6) PAGE 2 NEW UNIVERSITY October 10, 1968 American Studies NEWS/ Seems Outasight hopes - By Martin to establish af- The UCI Student Senatei Whereas, the restriction of Oct. 10-13 New Cinema BERTRAND GILDEN filiations with predominantly — passed a resolution at its guest lecturers to one ap- Program I Undergoing a face-lifting this black colleges to permit ex- meeting Monday night insist- pearance per quarter has - year is the American Studies changes of students. Along the -Oct. 17-20 New Cinema Program, enablingit to embrace same lines, he proposes that ing that the UC Regents re- far-reaching consequences Program II a widerspectrum of study. some companies could exchange scind their ruling limiting for undergraduate education, students, Oct. 26-Studio Watts (play) As proposed b\ director Dr. executives with so stu- appearances of guest lec- and graduate and profession- - Jay Martin, the program would dents could study the company Nov. 1 Country ,Joe and turers to one. The resolution al schools, no longer be bound within the structure while executives could the Fish the Humanities De- participate in University pro- was introduced by Senator Therefore, be it resolved — confines of Nov. 8 - Draft Conclave partment but become an inter- grams. Patti Nelson. It reads' as that the ASUCI Senate urges Mark Hatfield, Bishop Pike, departmentalarea of study. This One innovation is the establish- follows: the faculty to preserve this would free the program to ini- ment of a "core" course for Dave Harris. Joan Baez ; "Whereas, faculty right of academic freedom, tiate studies in other areas,such program majors. Thiscoursehas control concert. as American music, urban stud- an open and flexible schedule of content and structure of and urge that Irvine Division Nov. 22 - Jeff Beck, Char- ies, black history, a study of to permit inviting special lec- courses was delegated by of the Academic Senate of ly Musslewhite politics and films of the 1930s, turers when they becomeavail- the Regents of the Univer- the University of California the impact of science on Ameri- able. Martin hopes to attract sity of California in 1920, insist that the Regents re- can culture, and so forth. lecturers of the caliber that he These are a few of the To enhance cross-cultural per- had at Yale, where he formerly and scind this ruling." things being planned by the spectives, Martin foresees field taught. These included authors Whereos, in a free univer- * * * * Programs Board for this quar- including a year abroad, James T. Farrell, S. J. Perel- ter. We want these events work sity system the faculty must Latest information on Selec- inter-campus exchange groups, man, Robert Penn Warren, Kay well and want possess this authority over tive Service will be posted to come off and exchanges with companies. Boyle, Bernard Malamud, Mark to add others. We need your Van Doren and their curricula, and on the bulletin board out- The purpose of going abroad Alfred Kazin. help to do this. If you are would be to view America as Scheduled to be visiting pro- Whereas, the imposing of side the Library, at the Gate- interested in helping to plan, seen in the country visited. Along fessor during winter quarter is of restrictions on experi- way Plaza entrance, accord- allowing Malcolm Cowley, literary lion ing to Jenkins, organize, or run events this with «tudents to go mental courses endangers Jan coordi- — abroad, Martin hopes to bring who has written on American nator of Special Services in quarter come end see me ■ the process of creativity im- foreign observers into class to history, economics, politicsiud the Dean of Students' Of- Harry Markus, ASUCI Pro- participatein discussions. the literary establishment, is a perative to innovative pro- fice. gram Director, 3rd floor Com- At one of the first meetings, a former editor of thj New Re- grams, and * * + * mons. guest lecturer was to have de- public magazine. scribed tin revolutionary fervor among studCTts involved in the Paris revolts. These students were reportedly inspired by the Pigeonholes are relative freedom students have Fg|^^ in Ann rican university systems. VH| for the birds.. 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