Irate Protesters Picket Recruiters the Target: Iranians by David Willman and Jan Greben a Group of 25 Persons Protested for More Than Two Hours Yesterday Against U.S
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
SPARTANVolume 69, Numbei 1111 A!, Serving the San Jose State Community Since 1934DAILY Tuesday, October 18, 1977 Irate protesters picket recruiters The target: Iranians By David Willman and Jan Greben A group of 25 persons protested for more than two hours yesterday against U.S. Navy recruites on campus, and particularly objected to two female Iranian military members who accompanied the recruiters. Fifteen minutes after the protest began, the two Iranian women left on the advice of Lt. Rick Chavez, who was a part of the SJSU recruitment drive. Chanting loudly and carrying signs critical of United States support of the Shah of Iran, the protesers continually circled in front of a Navy enlistment table in the A protester confers with University Police Chief Earnest Quinton, Protesters, afraid of possible repercussions, hide faces behind signs objecting to OS Iranian Student Union. attempting to disperse the rally. who was Yelling "Iranian military relations, recruites off campus," and "What again responded, this time warning protestors. SJSU campus represented direct about the 100,000 political prisoners the group that if it did not leave "I'm gonna break your face," Iranian and U.S. government in- in Iran?" the noisy protestors within 10 minutes, an unlawful Muhammed Mobarez, one of the volvement. continued until University Police assembly would be declared. protestors, told Spartan Daily "It is collaboration between the told them to quit shouting. University Police Chief Earnest photographer Sydney Brink. ( (Iranian) regime and the Two women Quinton then explained to one of the Another Daily photographer, Ed military," Mobarez said. "It Pat Wiley, acting S.U. director, protest leaders that officers would Souza, said Mobarez pushed his (recruitment) is being done under said leaders of the protest, begin arresting demonstrators if camera back into his face. the guise of human University Police and he agreed that rights. The they did not leave. "He said 'if you take one more Iranian military was represented the demonstration could continue on beaten, raped The crowd lingered, however, picture I'll break your camers,' " campuswhat does that mean to until 1 p.m. if the group remained until University Police Officer CS. Souza said. quiet. you?" Wixon began taking photographs. Mobarez said afterward that However, less than one hour Jo Dee Catlin, Navy lieutenant Wixon said he was taking the pictues Iranian protestors' safety after they left the Union, the will be in charge of the campus recruit- to disperse the crowd. jeopardized if pictures of near campus protestors were back in front of the them are ment, said the two Iranian military Although the group eventually published. He said the Iranian secret Navy recruites, shouting "CIA members were at SJSU "just to did disperse, and no arrests were police (SAVAK) will use the pictures observe Two young female hitchikers picked up early Saturday evening near agents out of campus," and other recruiting techniques. made, press photographers covering as evidence of anti-shah activity. "We First and San Salvador Streets-a few blocks from the SJSU campus-were slogans. are here recruiting for the incident were physically Mobarez said that the presence officer raped and beaten later that night according to police. Four University Police officrs training threatened by some of the of Iranian military members on the (Continued on page 81 The victims, sisters aged 15 and 20 who live in the downtown San Jose Rape seminar area, were freed early Sunday To reduce 'Tower List' load morning after an all-night ordeal, focuses on officers said. An all-points-bulletin was broadcast for two Latin males in Tau Deta Phi goes co-ed prevention their early 20s, both about 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds, driving a large, By Chide Chorness Baptista, a journalism senior, said discriminatory to have only men ments from students are also in- A common sense approach to older model sedan. Women's liberation takes a step the fraternity passed a resolution working on it," he said. cluded. rape prevention is the theme of a The incident follows an increase forward this semester as Tau Delta last semester to allow women The "Tower List" is a com- Baptista said the fraternity rape awareness presentation from to in rape assaults around the SJSU Phi, SJSU's oldest honorary join. pilation of student evaluations of decided that an all -male noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow in the S.U. campus and the surrounding fraternity and publisher of the "We Published by organization "narrowed the insight amphitheater. looked at our male university teachers. downtown area. "Tower List," opens its membership chauvinism and how it was affecting the fraternity since 1963, it has in- into how to improve the List and the Sponsored by the SJSU Women's to female students for the first time the university," Baptista said. formation on teachers' university." Center, the presentation is part of a San Jose Police are in- in the history of the organization. "The 'Tower List' influences the requirements, work load, fairness campus-wide rape preventoion vestigating whether the case is Membership to Tau Delta Phi is Tau Delta Phi member Nick whole campus and it's and overall performance. Com- seminar beginning this week. connected with other similar in- now open to any student with at least "We are going to offer practical cidents occurring in the area during 30 cummulative semester units at and common sense informatiuon on the last two months. SJSU and a minimum grade point how women can protect themselves Two men fitting the description Wright rejects bid average of 3.0. from rape," she said. are suspected of a rape which oc- Civil Rights Act Baptista said admitting women Speakers include Vice Mayor curred about a month ago in the to the organization will reduce the Susanne Wilson, Thelma Parker southwest San Jose area, police by RSB for $99 work load involved in compiling the said. from the National Organization of A.S. President Steve Wright has "Tower List," which is scheduled Women, and Jackye Read from the of 1964 may for publication fall of 1979. The sisters told detectives the vetoed the allocation of $99 to the Valley Rape Crisis Center. suspects gave them a ride to a party Revolutionary Student Brigade for Tau Delta Phi members cir- Read will speak on the near Coleman Avenue about 9 p.m. an ad in the Spartan Daily asking culate evaluation cards to students psychological effects of rape and the Saturday. The suspects also at- SJSU President John Bunzel to both in and out of classrooms. The lessen Bakke effects counseling and legal aid resources tended the party, and on request of debate with Bakke opponents. cards are divided into departments available to rape victims. the victims, drove them to a sup- The A.S., Council had approved Compiled from the Associated Press stitutions which receive federal and then into individual instructors. representative from the San A posed second party in southwest San the allocation on Oct. 5 by a 13-2-2 There is a chance that the funds. If the court decides Bakke' Comments from students are read Jose Police Department will speak Jose about 10 p.m. vote. controversial Bakke case might not case only by the wording of this law, and summarized. Read on the legal in conjunction with "I think it will be a waste of end with the kind of landmark legal the potential for a ruling with Tau Delta Phi's initiation period a rape The party was fictitious and the process involved in money," Wright said. "The at- decision many legal scholars had profound effects on the nation's race is signified by the red plank and women at prosecution. suspects raped both tention drawn to the Bakke case has hoped for, the U.S. Supreme Court relations will be diminished. banner hanging from Tower Hall's Self defense techniques for knifepoint, then beat them, detec- been more than adequate. I think said today. Allan Paul Bakke sued the top window. tives said. women will be presented by Paul people are plenty familiar with The court asked attorneys on University of Caifornia after he was The victims were released about Initiation for new members will Linden of the Physical Education Bunzel's stand." both sides to submit additional legal denied admission to the UC-Davis Sunday and hitchhiked back be Friday at 6 p.m. in the Education Department. 5 a.m. The vetoed fiscal action will be briefs so the justices can hear how Medical School. The school held 16 to their home where they called Building. Contemporary folk music sent back to the council, which may the 1964 Civil Rights Act affects the spots out of 100 for special minority centering around women in ac- police. override it by a two-thirds vote, Bakke "reverse discrimination" admissions, and Bakke claimed in Interested students should tivities will be provided by They were taken to Valley call which is 14 of the 29 council mem- case. his suit that he was more qualified Richard Kraynick at 266-7502, psychology senior Nancie St. John Medical Center by ambulance where Gary bers. The 1964 law forbids racial for admission than any of the Ching at 277-8040 or David on the guitar. they were treated and released. Sturrock This is Wright's first veto. discrimination by academic in- minority applicants. at 252-8353. PERSpECTIVE surrounding us. We liberated 35 blocks of 12 kids at minimum wage? Then don't exist, people have to get more involved in though, for seven days." do it to anyone else. local politics. Throughout his speech, the "Would you like to be raped?" he He is worried politicians have become democratic conservative, as he likes to be asked again.