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November 17- 1975.Pdf PAOT>ORA'S> BOX Volume 15, No. 10 YORK COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK JAMAICA, QUEENS Monday, November 17,1975 Administrators Show, Students Absent APATHY AT "TEACH-IN" by Eugene Delgaudio, Jr. A rally called by a special Ad-Hoc Committee of the York College Student Government, Students Against Cuts, resulted in less than fifty students giving up their club hour last Wednesday, November 12 th.. Leaders of the committee include Geneva Scott (vice-president of the Independent Black Organization), and student senator David Wayne. They attributed the poor showing to lack of student interest in saving C.U.N.Y. It was apparent that the rally was competing with other clubs for "free students," and was also handicapped by inadequate pub- licity efforts. Undeterred by this showing of Student Body President Mary Lewis (above) addressed "Teach-in" York College President Milton Bassin (above) addressed students student apathy was York College held in the Humanities North Building assembly hall, and assailed concerned about the current budget cuts last Wednesday, November President Milton Bassin, who student apathy. She joined other student leaders in welcoming Presi- 12th. He commended student leaders for organizing the rally and cancelled several engagements in dent Bassin's promise of Administrative cooperation in "helping to upcoming efforts to "keep York going." order to appear at the student further the York College Project." (Photo by R. Raczkowski) (Photo by Richard Raczkowski) "teach-in." He chose to stay and address the students assembled But more students had gathered Matthew Hunter, Rennee on the current implications of in room 404 in the Humanities Marshall, Georgia Williams, John Advisory Committee the chaotic city budget crisis. He North building as 11:30 A.M. Jemmont, H. Simms and student was introduced after Geneva approached. It was fully body president Mary Lewis. Offers Recommendations Scott told students of the apparent that the President, President Bassin, showing his November 15th, Teach-in held unlike thousands of his students, by John B. Jemmott, III delineation of the problem to the concern for student apathy, at Hunter College this past chose to stay and speak to the student members of the committed the administration in Saturday. students who felt it "was worth The City of New York is in the committee. Aware of the present helping the student government the time" being there. midst of a severe financial crisis. financial situation and with the Initially, there were only nine and the S.A.C. further the Many city employees have lost realization that things may get students present for the event, Among those students at the preservation of the York College their positions and fiscal default worse, the committee then dealt which was to start at 11:00 A.M. meeting were student senators project. seems imminent. These are hard with the difficult task of finding times and city institutions are ways to achieve economies while forced to make difficult at the same time maintaining the decisions. York College, as one of quality of education. A number the youngest units of the City of suggestions were made which University, is no exception. will be transmitted to the College President Bassin asked student Committee on Personnel and body president Mary Lewis to Budget by means of a report. appoint three students: Lamar The proposals advanced include Letters to the Editor . .page 2 Williams, Karen Haug, and John the following: New Editors Elected Jemmott to an Advisory 1) That there be greater and Special Committee for the purpose of inter-institutional coordination Announcements page 3 meeting with Dean of Academic among sister components of York College Affairs, Lewis Bodi, and Dean of CUNY. This should involve the Administrative Affairs, Richard liberal issuance of permits, Happenings pages 4&5 Horchler in order to provide a coordination and Brecht Reviews.. pages 5&6 classroom perspective and general synchronization of upper level Fashion Show student views relevant to offerings (possibly through Photos page 7 budgetary alternatives. The Dean of Student Development Daniel Stern, Dr. Max Prola (Student standardization of patterns), and Grafootie page 10 committee met on October 10th localization of program Development) and Dr. Esther Clarke (ass't. Dean of Student De- and again on October 15th. Dean velopment) reflected more interest than students (they listened at- Sports pages 11&12 tentively, respectively, above). Horchler presented a detailed (Continued on page 3) (Photo by R Raczkowski) ..'• Page 2 PANDORA'S BOX November 17,1975 PANDORA'S BOX LETTERS TO Eugene Delgaudio, Jr. Editor-in-chief THE EDITOR Axel Schirrmacher Managing Editor Craig Robertson News Editor lisa Dawn Grossfeld Feature Editor Kathy O*Neil Copy Editor Bernard Tittman Arts Editor Richard Raczkowski Photography Editor Dewey Frechette Sports Editor sent to the York College student president of the University U.N. body after the current mailing is Student Senate. Pandora's reporters, writers, etc.: Gary Babyatzky, Eli Hypocritical completed. A calendar of events was Berkowitz, Steve Berman, Derek Bunyan, Tricia Carter, Staff will continue to maintain presented with major emphasis Dewey Frechette, Michael Goldberg, Brian Graziano, Ray- Dear Editor, records of overdues and fines. on the Nov. 15 Teach-in, the Nov. mond Hughes, Jack Katzanek, Danny Leon, Mary Lewis, This month of November, The names of students who owe 17 Wall Street Rally and the Nov. Alvin Lucas, Thomas Macys, Maureen Mooney, Barbara 1975, may sound the death knell such fines will' be filed in a 19 March on Washington. The of the United Nations. This "block" file, which means that tentative schedule for CUNY Moultree, Roberta Morris, Kerry O'Brien, Kathy O'Neil, organization which was supposed such students will not be allowed WEEK is as follows: Gary Polovsky, Edward Reilly, Jay Rice, Terry Robinson, to be the hope of mankind, is to charge out materials, register Nov. 17 CUNY WIDE RALLY Steven Rund, Martin Stein, Jonathan Yarde. slowly being destroyed by the for courses, receive transcripts or ON WALLSTREET 12:00 Arab states, the Soviet Union, other pertinent information, until P.M. Pandora's Box Advisors: Dr. Joan Baum (English), Ms. their third world lackeys and the record is cleared with the Library. Nov. 18 Legislature Hearings Arleen Schreiner (Student Development), Dr. Donald. oil starved African Nations. By It is each student's of the Committees of Higher Ed- Williams (Psychology). their vote to declare Zionism as responsibility to clear his or her ucation from both Houses of the "racist and racial discriminatory" record without having recourse to State Legislature at the CUNY Pandora's Box welcomes your comments, in the form of they hope to destroy the Jewish reminders and duns. Those Graduate Center at 10:00 A.M. letters to the editor or written opinions. Submitted copy or people's struggle for liberation, students who have been dropping Student Senate Association of freedom and rebirth of nation, letters must be typed and signed in full. Names of authors overdue books in the book slots the State University (SSASU) which has been going on for over will be withheld on request. We will try to publish as many (having already removed the date Day in Washington in support of 2,000 years. This conglomerate due slip or not) are equally as CUNY. __ different opinions on a variety of subjects as space allows. of nations has made the U.N. not responsible for clearing up their Nov. 19 CUNY WIDE MARCH Address your comments to Pandora's Box, c/o the Editor, only a sounding board for world records as those students who ON WASHINGTON 150-14 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., 11451. anti-Semitism, but also a return books in person and settle Nov. 24 Board of Higher Our office is Room 420 E in the Main Building at York destructive force against any their accounts simultaneously. Education meeting at 35 E. 80 St. democratic movement or College. Phones: (212) 969-4326-7. Gladys W.Jarrett at 4:00 P.M. philosophy that they oppose. If Acting Chief Librarian Nov. 26 Fight Back the United Nations wished truly Pandora's Box is the official student newspaper at York York College Library demonstration by worker unions. to examine a people who are There will be a peaceful College, now published weekly. Editorial comments reflect racist, they should discuss the demonstration on Wall Street on the views of authors and not necessarily of the editorial, past and present history of the November 27th. With the board or the staff. Pandora's Box is a member of the Al- Arabs, themselves. Close Down possibility of closing down the ternative News Service, Free Campus News Service, Human For centuries the Black peoples Wall Street? financial center of the world for a Events, Inter-collegiate Press, Pyongyang Times and the ' of Africa have been oppressed few hours in mind, we figured this and degraded by being forced Dear Editor, to be the best way to attract Dingbat Service. into the horrors of chattel On Saturday, November 8, an publicity and get our point Deadline for Next Edition: slavery. For this they have the open meeting of concerned across. It will, furthermore, warn Arabs to thank. After all, it was Washington of what they can Tuesday, November 25th, 12 Noon students, unofficially called the the Arabs who were the slave CUNY CRISIS STEERING expect. for publication traders, that sold and put these COMMITTEE, was held at the The meeting ended with the December 1st. poor human beings in chains on CUNY Graduate Center. formation of various committees the boats sailing to Europe and Not responsible for typographical errors beyond the cost of the Approximately fifty students, to decide on the trivialities of the space occupied.
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