I.V., Campus Voter Registration Campaign Shifts Into Overdrive
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T VOL. 53-N O . 9 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1972 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. SANTA BARBARA ■ I.V., campus voter registration campaign shifts into overdrive By DAVE CARLSON Building, Library, and McGovern organizer for Gary Hart, is If you have changed your, Headquarters at 6527 Madrid are particularly concerned. address in any way since you last other sites where registrars w ill be " I f people register in I.V .," he registered to vote, you must located. said, "they're more likely to have re-register or you , will be an effect because of the marginal ineligible. Assembly race. Also, it's a If your 18th birthday falls on genuine hassle to get absentee any date before November, you ballots in time." should register now. Supporters of Hart and Tim October 8 is the last day to ■ Lemucchi, who is running for photo: Tom Lendino register for the November Congress in the Bakersfield REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLYMAN Bill Ketchum: candidate for re-election. elections. District to which I.V. is These are the messages that connected, are basing much of partisan campaigners are trying to their hopes on a huge Isla Vista convey to Isla Vista's 13,000 flore. Daus io turnout. young and mobile inhabitants. Santa Barbara County is now Ketcham’s platform: The McGovern-Shriver and Gary Registern Wok over 50 percent Democratic, Hart for Assembly campaigns are thanks to I.V.'s contributions to working hard to register at least Persons need only register 30 the Democratic voters column. 8,000 Isla Vista ns- on the days before an election to qualify The Republicans will also be ‘cat, squeeze, trim’ assumption that the populous for voting, according to the working in Isla Vista, "but only enclave is rich in liberal Supreme Court, which struck on a door-to-door, personal By SCOTT LARSON The Paso Robles assemblyman Democratic voters. down the old 54 day rule. This level," according to Nixqn Speculation about William boasts one of the highest lifetime The NEXUS will offer, for the gives local strategists a big break organizer John Yingling. Ketchum's intentions in regard to attendance records of any first time, a voter registration in registering the' 2,500 freshmen The County Clerk's Office lists campaigning in the Isla legislator in the history of service in our offices directly at UCSB. about 60 registrars in the I.V. Vista-Goleta area has recently California. In six years he was beneath Storke Tower. Registrars Some registrars, however, are area, which means that each become the concern o f local absent 54 days, 20 of which were w ill be here every day except finding that large numbers of new registrar must process over 100 supporters of Ketchum’s for legislative business, 22 for Saturday until the Oct. 8 students still wish to remain new voters for I.V. leaders to Democratic rival, Tim Lemucchi. personal business and twelve for deadline. registered at the home of their meet their stated goal for voter Supporters of Ketchum, State illness. ’ The UCen, Administration parents. Joe Caves, registration registration. Assemblyman of the 29th District, which includes part of Kern County and his home area of Paso Robles, have disclosed no definite plans for the Republican Mural-trashing: I.V.’s had it Congressional candidate to execute any significant amount By CATHY COGGINS 'They're fairly flippant about defacing art—instant community feedback, in a of campaigning here. Indiscriminate trashing of several Isla murals," says Anderson, who is upset that sense? In releases issued since the Vista murals by unidentified vandals has most of the scrawls are hackneyed political And what should IVCC (or any other beginning of his campaign for provoked a fresh look at an old problem in slogans—"stop the war," "o ff the pigs," local governmental agency) do about Jt? Congress, Ketchum has blasted I.V.: where do.individual rights stop and and so on. One mural; however, has How much power do they have to wield? government in general as the real community rights start? nothing more than "JOHN + MARY" cause of the inflationary spiral Longtime (i.e., five-year) Isla Vista scrawled on it. MEDIA CAMPAIGN residents still recall the notorious IVCC members have decided that a and has come out against a Anderson thinks he can save most of the mural-trashing escapades of one Roland media campaign condemning mural killers reported movement in Congress murals, but it's wasted time to do so. "I'd (Continuea on p. 8, col. 2) to push through another pay rather be working on my own murals than increase after the November replacing these, but they have to be election. restored first," he says. Ketchum termed the salary “...Now from his pocket quick he flashes hike as "another outrageous The crayon on the wall he slashes. IVCC—WHAT TO DO? squandering o f taxpayer's money Deep upon the advertising; The issue of mural destruction and how and monumental hypocrisy by to prevent it came up for action at the IVCC our government in a period of A single word, known comprising meeting of Sept. 18. After much unpopular wage and price Four letters. discussion, the resolution condemning controls." And his heart is laughing, screaming, mural defacement was approved. Another, On the issue o f government pounding more stringent resolution written by I.V. spending, Ketchum has said, ...Shadowed by the exit light Planning Commission member Hugh "There's a lot more to His legs take their ascending flight, Carroll was discarded after Council government control than merely members thought it would be impractical. dictating by what percent the To seek the breast of darkness federal budget can be increased. And be suckled by the night.” The "im practical" resolution called for a ú $100 reward for the "positive m x a i When I get to Congress, I'll be Paul Simon pleased to remind my colleagues identification o f any persons responsible that there's a lot to be said for for the defacement o f our walls and murals spending w ithin our budgeting with slogans or other alteration not' means." permitted by the owner of these walls." Ketchum also issued the Smith. His destruction of two full-wall Unenforceable as it might have been, the statement this summer that he murals caused the Isla Vista Community Carroll resolution forced IVCC to face called Sacramento "to urge in the Council to pass a resolution declaring him several questions, which are still not strongest possible terms" that "out of the purview" of the I.V. resolved: Governor Ronald Reagan sign community, a year ago last summer. Whose rights are more important—those .Senate Bill 1009 which But the more recent defacing cannot be of the artist who creates the mural or those appropriated $35,000 to preserve attributed to one individual-, though John of the individual who exercises free will Isla Vista's Foot Patrol program. Anderson, an artist who has been selected and destroys it? Ketchum reported that he acted to repair the murals which can be salvaged, Is graffitti an art form? Is it still an art after hearing a rumor that the thinks the similar handwriting on a lot of form when it defaces someone else's work Governor was considering a veto them points to one culprit. of art? Or does it contribute to the work of of the bill. PAGE 2 U CSB DAILY NEXUS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1972 population control, corporate DAILY NEXUS power, energy, the environment New Dept, policies and work alienation. Kiosk By SCOTT LARSON undergraduate Business with the addition of classes Johnson pointed out that the TODAY A desire for greater liberty for Economics major in response to geared to the new empjiasis. The class is open to freshmen and A.S. Leg Council meets tonight at 7 in economics majors in planning widespread requests for such a department will also continue the sophomores and w ill be graded so UCen 2284. their curriculums and for a wider program in recent years," quantitative emphasis for those that they will not be penalized by Duplicate Bridge will begin tonight at variety of Economic courses according to information released planning to go on to graduate working with upper division 7 in the UCen Program Lounge. for non-majors has spurred by the department. work or law school. students. Everyone welcome. TTie Library will sponsor a slide show, changes in UCSB's Economic The contemporary problems Notable among several new The ten teachers have “How to Really Use the Library” at Department for the fall quarter, emphasis for the regular course offerings is Economics collaborated on a textbook for 4 in South Hall 1004. All Welcome. according to Bruce Johnson, economics major, as well as the 110 (Contemporary Economic the class which will be available to Campus Crusade for Christ will hold department chairman. Major previously established liberal arts Problems) to be offered in the students at lower cost. its first meeting tonight at 7:30 in UCen 2272. Topics will include life alterations include the addition emphasis, w ill not necessarily fall and spring and taught by a Johnson added that the styles. of a new Business Economics require a strong background in volunteer team of ten members department has an undergraduate major and a new emphasis for the mathematics, depending on of the department faculty. The lounge located in 3035 North TOMORROW regular economics major — which course the student class is made possible by an Hall and that he personally Hie Department of Dramatic Art’s Contemporary Problems. chooses. Johnson expressed the Innovative Teaching grant from maintains an "open door" policy Theatre Workshop class, number DA 49/149 will meet Wednesday at "The Department of desire.