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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1970-03-11 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1970). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2234. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2234 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .. ~ ·.) Vol. LIV . XAVIER UNIVERSITY. CINCINNATI. OHIO. WEDNESDAY.- MARCH 11. 1970. No. 17 Co·mmittee Announces Set!Jp byPAULMcLAucnuN of Proposed Xavier Senate of the CBA representatives, two shall The faculty contingent of fourteen At the beginning of the current be tenured and one non-tenured. academic year, the Very Rev. Paul L. members includes six members of the The ten administrative members ol O'Connor announced the appointment College of Arts and Sciences, three the Senate are: the President; the Vice of a committee to study the formation from the College of ~usiness Adminis Presidents of Academic Affairs, of a university-wide Senate at Xavier. tration, three of the Graduate School {one CBA, one the Department of Student Affairs, Community Relations, In previous years, the Faculty Com Education, one Arts and Sciences other and Business; the Deans of Arts and mittee, the Board of Governors, the than Education), ~rid the President of Sciences, CBA, Graduate School, and Joinf-Statement Committee, and the the Faculty Committee. Evening College; and one additional Xavier Chapter of the AAVP have person whom the President appoints. adopted resolutions supporting the In addition to these thirteen 1 There are three alumni members of ·establishment of such a senate. representatives, all of whom must hold llen lllac:kwell, pres1aen1 01 ane l\tru-amencan :nuaen1 Auocaaaon, regular academic rank in the university, the Senate, of whom the President of Such a body, which would be based explains his views to last Friday's FAST audience. Seated to hls..ri&ht Is Ralph there is one representative of all the the Alumni Association is one. upon broad representation, would be Watson. faculty who does not hold regular rank Flnally, two Sena!~ ;~Its have been able to discuss and advise on any (lecturer or adjunct rank, but not assigned to the staff and employees. matter which affects the University. graduate assistant). One seat represents the members of the official clerical staff and, to other Blackwell Calls for End To The committee, chaired by Dr. At least two Arts and Sciences similarly structured employees not McCoy, has tentatively agreed upon the faculty members shall be non-Jesuits composition of the senate. There will be included in the Food, Service, and and at leas~~ shall be_ ~esuits. Of the 'Whitewashing' of Blacks 38 members, of whom nine will be Building and Grounds staff, the other Arts and Sciences representatives, four _by PEG~Y GRIFFIN students, fourtee~ faculty members, ten seat represents members of the Building community than we are in educating shall be tenured and two non-tenured; administrative officials, three alumni, and Grounds, Food Service non Ken Blackwell, president of the the white man to his past evils." Asked and two representatives of the staff and supervisory staffs. ·Afro-American Student Organization what the white man could do to help, employees. and Ralph Watson, AASO member, Blackwell stated, "You can go into your c . addressed themselves to the problem of community and get yourselves Of the nine student representatives, ounc1 1 Sets 'Ecology Day' "The Learning Process and Changing together." three are ex officio officers: President of the Student Body, President of the Perspective's of Black Students" at the One student in the audience accused Commuter Council, and the President March 6th FAST in the 9rill. Blackwell of being a white racist. "I have been accused of being a reverse of the Dormitory Council. There are to April 22, Pending Approval "Black students," Blackwell began, racist' before," he replied. "But I don't be two dormitory students (one Arts "have come to realize that they have think I can be called a white racist just and Sciences, and one Business A "Day· of Xavier University The program, according to something more important to do than because I tell it like it is. Am I a racist Administration) and two non Community Awareness on Environ Awareness Day co-ordinator Tom play the role of the 'perfect Negro'." because I recite the horrors white men dormitory students (one Arts and ment and Ecology" was proposed by Bamrick, will include "a wide diversity The "perfect Negro," the education have committed against the black Sciences, and one Business Tom Bamrick and approved by Student of topics centering around air · major explained, is the black man who people? I mean, these are iust.facts." Administration). In addition, one Council at a recent Council meeting. pollution, water pollution, over popu lives the life of white ideals. "Some -Next Friday at 2:30 p.m., Nick Seta, graduate and . one evening college · The suggested date for the lation, urban planning, noise pollution, . 'Negroes' are .. still so. emotlo~ally . Chairman. of the . Department of .. student will have membership in the Environment Day is April 22nd. political tactics of anti-pollution, and committed to whites that they can't Education· at Longview Hospital will Seilate. Student Bcidy.President Tim Burke said industry's point of view." meet the problems of the black com- speak on "Childre·n of Longview ... that a request asking for the suspension The tentative program will consist munity." Blackwell remarked that he · "of classes on this day has been 'of five panel discussions, two question wished the "Negroes" didn't even exist. presented to Father O'Callaghan. At and answer periods, and approximately "The 'Negro' is a man defined by Eder Offers to Dissolv~. Father O'Callaghan's request, Council six individual speakers. Of the two another man. The 'black man' is a self- is now polling the faculty for their morning panels, one will discuss the determined man." , · opinions on the Awareness Day effect's of pollution on wildlife and the "Whites keep telling us to strive for All Student Government proposal. other will center on air pollution. educational individuality, but they Xavier's prop_osed program will be · "This is the mi>st fantastic thing I've The individual speakers already ·'don't realize that we can't afford tion wanted'to find out why you did it," · affiliated with National "Teach-In" in eonfirmcd for the day include Mr. education individuality. We must strive seen in· council all·year," Junior Repre she warned, "there wouldn't be anyone Washington, D.C. Also affiliated, for sentative Nick Esposito told Student Stanley Hedeen, Xavier Biology for the .black community or the black for them to talk to." the saJCe of communication and massive instructor; Robert Taft, member of the community will deteriorate." Council's third round Constitutional Parliamentarian Mike Curro said representaiive power, will be the Convention last Wednesday, March 4. U.S. Congress; Dr. Buff, original inves Blackwell felt that tho: success of the he wasn't even sure that Council could University of Cincinnati, Thomas More tigator of "Black Lung" disease;; and black community depends on "black ·Before Council was a proposal legally disband. "De jure," · he College, Edgecliff College, the College Mrs. Elizabeth Leny, from the Planned men who. have knowledge and skills which, if passed, would dissolve student remarked, "only the Board of Trustees of Mount St. Joseph, and some of the Parenthood Association, who will relevant to the black people - our government entirely. George Eder, can dissolve us, and de facto. the student local high schools. speak on over-population. _ people." For blacks to capture t~is author of the plan, asked that it be seen body must approve." relevant knowledge and master these as a tactic' to forward the formation of a necessary skills, "there must be a revolu "true university senate." tionary change in~ the educational Such a senate, Eder explained, XU system." would seat administrators, faculty C.u.i tar Duo members, and students on an equal "Blacks no longer want college · · The Athenian Guitar Duo, the Wednesday, at 8:15 p.m. throes of a coast-to-coast United States basis, as members 'or a "free community degrees to escape from the black com world's foremost . virtuosos of duet · The famous Greek husband-and tour, and they have been greeted by of scho~rs, where ~II 'i:ducate and are munity. We want degrees to aid it." guiiar playing, will appear in concert in wife duo of the classic guitar, Evangelos packed houses and standing ovations educated." It wou.ld be a real governing Blackwell stated. "The present educa Kelley ~uditorium tonight, and Liza Zoe, are currently in the wherever they have performed. tional system is trying to reproduce body, not simply and advisory board, Evangelos and Liza will present an people in its own image - a white and, as such, would replace not only attractive program here, featuring such image. Blacks don't want this. We want Student Council, but also the Faculty mast..-rs as Scarlatti, Handel, Soler, to preserve our blackness. The present Committee and the· Board of Trustees. Diabelli, Granados and Falla. system is destroying our culture - The University President would be exe- destroying our creativity - destroying cutive, Eder explained. ., · Following their Cincinnati our blackness: It is brainwashing us; it Chris Markey, Fre~hman Class engagement at Xavier, they are slated is whitewashing us." · President, challenged the feasibility of for appearances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City.