— s p o rts ------------------------------------------- -o p in io n - — inside----------------------------------------- Women's Volleyball Deception World News Perspectives: Rides Waves to Of The Vietnam and the 3-Game Victory Masses Years After the War p a g e 8 __________________________ page 7 Voi. 67, No. 50 Wednesday, November 19,1986 Two Sections, 20 Pages C o m m ittee Leg Council to Choose Seen as not Chancellor Representing Visits UCSB the Majority By W illiam Diepenbrock (Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series Editor In Chief analyzing the 1986-87 Associated Students Legislative Council. Today’s article deals with the so-called "silent majority,’’ said to be alienated by the ac­ UC President David Gardner tivism of many Leg Council members. Tomorrow, and a joint UC Regents-faculty charges of irresponsibility within the organization advisory committee will interview will be examined, and Friday’s article will concern members of the campus and the positive gains made by Leg Council. ) surrounding community today to learn what UCSB wants in its next By M att Welch chancellor. Staff Writer UCSB is one of three campuses which will receive new chancellors next year, with appointments On April 24, 1986, a new Associated Students planned for UC Davis and UC Legislative Council was born. Led by activist Doug Santa Cruz as well. It is the first Yates, the group promised to be the most left-wing, time so many key positions in the outspoken council in recent memory. UC system have been More than 35 percent of the student body, the simultaneously open. largest turnout in years, voted in the spring election. “Since we’ve had a nine-campus Students said they wanted a change from the status system, there have never been quo and a fresh approach. That’s exactly what they three openings at one time. It got. presents a real challenge for Almost five months have elapsed since that time (Gardner),” said Ron Kolb, and a lot of things have changed. Robert Huttenback systemwide director of news and is no longer chancellor, and the University of communication. “ I think it’s safe California has divested from companies with to say this is unique in the history financial ties in South Africa. of the system.” Two of the primary things the Leg Council Faculty members on the UCSB originally wanted accomplished have already been and UCSC selection committees done, so council members have had to seek out new will screen applicants and send 15 “ causes,” such as the legalization of marijuana and to each school. UCSB’s 16-member the elimination of mandatory drug testing. search committee will recommend In recent weeks, a variety of charges have been at least five candidates to Gardner leveled against the 1986-87 Leg Council. Two of the by mid-December. He will make most often-cited “ problems” are the council’s his recommendation to the regents alleged lack of majority representation and a lack of in spring. respect for bureaucracy and procedures. Although UC officials must still Soon, the council will reach its halfway point. Many organize a search committee for students want to know if they were too hasty in their Davis, Kolb expects the ap­ ballot-casting last April and possibly made a mistake pointments to be concluded on But Seriously — Anthropologist Elliot Oring makes a serious point on in choosing the best candidates for the job. schedule. Although UCSB’s ap­ humor and what it can tell about people in his lecture entitled “ The “There’s no way students are going to elect people plication period ended Sept. 30, Anatomy of Jokes.” The Monday afternoon lecture was not a barrage of like them next election,” KCSB Associate Manager Kolb did not know how many ap­ one-liners, but rather a scholarly discussion of why some people, for and 1985-86 Leg Council member Stuart Wolfe said. plications had been received. example, laugh at tasteless jokes, while others find them intrinsically “They (the students) have learned their lesson by Santa Barbara’s national search repulsive. voting in a charismatic executive branch. The next (See CHANCELLOR, p.5) (See COUNCIL, p.12) Campus Groups Work for Rights of Animais ( Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part article on Yates explained. “ I support the bill and I think the killing of animal research at UCSB, its effects and benefits derived animals needlessly should be stopped. I personally would from animal experimentation.) like to see it all end,” he said. University officials are already working to improve the “ We are asking tough questions By Michela Parry quality of care for laboratory animals, said David about the importance of animal Reporter Sprecher, Provost of the College of Letters and Science. “What we are really doing is making animal care the best research on campus, but too we can make it. W e’ve always run a tight ship,” Sprecher many examples of research can At UC Davis, animal rights activists have broken into said. “We are moving now to consistently upgrade the be cited that have directly im­ laboratories, freeing hundreds of lab animals. At UC facility. We are in the process of improving all aspects of Riverside, they broke into labs with movie cameras to care.” proved human existance. ” document experiments and set 1,116 animals free. “We are asking tough questions about the importance of — David Sprecher However, at UCSB, groups opposed to animal research animal research on campus, but too many examples of are concentrating their efforts on educating students about research can be cited that has directly improved human the process of animal experimentation. existence,” he said. An Associated Students Legislative Council bill passed Effective Jan. 1, a number of changes will be made to the “ Because it is such a deep emotional and philosophical two weeks ago raises questions about the care of UCSB UCSB Animal Care Council, and improvements to the issue, the concern among the extremists will still be ‘should laboratory animals, representing UCSB’s first official Central Vivarium will be made by mid-1987, Sprecher said. there be animal research in the first place?” ’ he said. involvement in the animal rights movement. However, “A representative from the Santa Barbara Humane Society “We will satisfy the part of the community (calling for administrators claim they have worked on solving will be on the council to address concerns from the com­ more humane treatment of lab animals), but we won’t problems associated with animal care for some time. munity and a non-science faculty member will also join in satisfy the people who are radically opposed to animal The Leg Council bill called for clarification concerning January,” he said. research. That won’t ever go away,” he said. the extent of animal research conducted on campus and A new staff director and several technical staff members Other groups working independently of A.S. have been questioned the well-being of the animals used for ex­ specializing in animal care will also join the.vivarium’s involved in animal research issues for some time and were perimentation, said Leg Council member Mike Weise, co- rolls in early 1987, Sprecher said. In addition, existing a major force behind A.S. opposition to vivisection. founder of the newly formed Students Investigating the staffers are receiving extra training on animal welfare, he Barry James, leader of the Santa Barbara chapter of Validity of Animal Research. said. Students United Protesting Research on Sentient Subjects, “Our original hope for the bill was to find out information However, even with the changes made, Sprecher believes sponsored a benefit concert in Isla Vista last month and has on what is going on at our campus,” A.S. President Doug the issue of animal research on campus will not go away. (See RESEARCH, p.14) ■ <* * 2 Wednesday, November 19,1986____________ Daily Nexus illead lin ers il From the Associated Press mm World Nation State Renault's President Record Budget Cuts Police Arrest Man in Besse Murdered by May be Proposed by 4 * Connection with San V Terrorist, Say Police Reagan in Fiscal '88 Francisco Bombing PARIS — Police said Tuesday they believe two women WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Reagan’s proposed SAN FRANCISCO — A man identified as the tuxedo-clad from the terrorist group Direct Action killed industrialist budget for the next fiscal year may seek up to a record $54 "bomber who delivered a booby-trapped bouquet that in­ Georges Besse, who was gunned down on the street outside billion in spending cuts and other savings, a 6 percent in­ jured two women was arrested on Tuesday at a country his home. crease in defense spending and no new taxes, ad­ house he reportedly shared with the estranged husband of The president of the state-owned Renault automobile ministration officials said Tuesday. one of the victims. company was shot about 8 p.m. Monday a few steps from Those figures, confirmed in part by budget director Shaun Small, 27, was taken into custody on a federal his house in the city’s 14th district near the Monteparnasse James C. Miller III and in part by other administration warrant charging him with detonation of an explosive railway station. officals, would be included in a budget document designed device involving personal injury. Bail was set at $100,000. Witnesses said the assailants approached Besse, 58, on to pare the federal deficit to $108 billion in the fiscal year Captain Glen Perkins of the Lake County Sheriff’s foot and escaped the same way. that begins next Oct. 1. Department said Small was arrested without incident at Police say that, according to the accounts of witnesses, Miller said “judicious trimming of bloated programs,” about 10:30 a.m.