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Upcoming Court Fight Berkeley Students Resist Dorm Resident Taxation By William Krebs Berkeley. It is said that the Tax Collector The Associated Students of UC is prepared to bill students in the dorms, Berkeley (ASUCB) have gone to court in as well, pending the outcome of the a case with far-reaching implications for ASUCB suit contesting the charge. students throughout California. The Like all public property, land issue: Must on-campus residents at state belonging to the University is tax-exempt. colleges and universities pay taxes on But a person who has “private rights to their dormitory rooms? public property,” such as a lessee, can be Using an obscure law dating from taxed. UC Administrators pay taxes on THE POINTLESS SISTERS - Are trying to make it big in the cultural climate of 1939, the Alameda County Tax Collector their University homes, even though the Santa Barbara. They made their Madrid Park debut on Saturday. has sent tax bills to residents in the houses are on University property. Photo by Doug McCuUoh married students apartments at UC There have been several recent attempts to collect taxes from UC students on the basis of their “possessory interests” in the University housing. In Solid Waste Conversion Dealt With 1971, the Santa Cruz County Assessor was directed to tax the on-campus housing at UC Santa Cruz. On the advice At California Recycling Conference of the Santa Cruz County Counsel, however, the Assessor refused to do this. In the same year, tax assessments were By Susan Swift Pumfrey said, “Americans generate type of recycling project appropriate for reduced, and the University ended up Speaking at the Second Annual enough waste each year to fill a solid line a given area, Pumphrey said. paying the taxes. California Recycling Conference, State of garbage trucks three abreast from Los The Solid Waste Management Board Last July, the Alameda County Tax Senator Omer Rains said that Californians Angeles to New York.” was recently established to coordinate are “addicted to wasteful consumption Collector sent assessments to 1000 Rains also discussed state proposals for community pilot projects in waste habits.” Rains addressed the 250 students living in the married students oil recycling. Over one billion gallons of disposal. The. seven board members, participants on issues of mandatory apartments. The bills ranged from $40 to oil are discarded in California each year appointed by the Governor, the Senate bottle reclamation and the potential at $120. Under the auspices of the ASUCB, and according to Pumfrey, re-refined oil Rules Committee and the Speaker of the UCSB for a solid waste conversion system several residents filed suit to have the tax is just as efficient, if not better, than the House work with the 58 California which could provide cooling, heating and voided. original product. Counties to develop programs for three fuel for vehicles. “Our feeling is that this is a test case,” Emphasizing the necessity of local types of solid waste products. “This is the first time a large number control of energy generating projects, said UCB Administrative Vice President of grass roots recycling people have met Defined as waste materials containing Jeff Bomstein. “It’s the first case of its Pumfrey said, “Recycling is site-specific.” carbon, solid waste, when converted, with legislators, manufacturers and Certain communities will kind anywhere in the country.” media,” said Chris Olsen, a conference becomes available as steam, for turbine The Berkeley plaintiffs argue that a have organic waste which is conducive to engines, as a gas or as liquid fuel. coordinator and member of Santa “refuse derived fuel” recovery while more student living in university housing does Barbara’s Community Environmental According to Pumfrey, solid waste is not have enough control over the urban areas produce “secondary differentiated as industrial, agricultural, Council. property to justify apossessoryinterest in material” for recycling, including or municipal, residential and commercial. The conference brought together newspaper, aluminum, glass and it. This view conforms to that of the representatives from state environmental Acknowledging that he could not feign California Board of Equalization about cardboard. The energy demands of each “great expertise” on the subject, Rains groups, industrial leaders and officials single-student housing. The Santa Cruz community would also determine the (Please turn to p. 8, col. 4) from the Environmental Protection (Please turn to p. 8, col. 1) Agency and the State Solid Waste Management Board. The conference directed attention to Search Committee Finds Scholarship, statewide recycling efforts and the compilation of a handbook to coordinate municipal resource recovery programs. Leadership Top Chancellor Concerns Following Thursday’s workshop sessions, By William Justin is “just beginning to get confidence in member-elect Lisa Pompa. the Solid Waste Management Board held a Academic excellence and itself in terms of academic excellence,” In addition to the open house, the formal meeting to hear status reports on administrative leadership are the most and that the campus community is committee attended a dinner with UCSB state projects and to consider the demanded qualities in a Chancellor, “looking for affirmation from the alumni and community members, a implementation of waste disposal plans participants concluded at an open forum outside.” Graham said that “if you can for San Mateo and Shasta Counties. breakfast with UCSB students, a coffee of the Regent-Faculty committee charged find what the campus is looking for, then hour with UCSB staff personnel and a Rains, whose Container Re-use and with advising UC President David Saxon you can find a chancellor to help Recycling Act (SB 1384) was defeated, lunch with UCSB faculty members. on the selection of UCSB’s new actualize those goals.” She observed that stated that, “We must not let particularly The committee officially includes Chancellor. the “committee members were extremely Regents DeWitt Higgs, William Forbes, narrow interests threaten our larger The Regent-Faculty chancellor attentive and receptive. All were interests for resource recovery.” and Earl Willens. Willens, alumni selection committee came to Santa extremely interested in each comment,” association representative of the Regents, Asked why he thought the “bottle Barbara last week to solicit campus and Graham said. President Saxon did a really is a graduate of UCLA and attended law bill” failed to receive a quorum, Rains community views on the criteria to be good job of ascertaining the essence of school at Boalt Hall. Willens now aide Ross Pumfrey said, “It failed because used in naming a new Chancellor. everybody’s argument.” practices law in Los Angeles. Regents there are a lot of people and companies In a series of scheduled meetings, and During F riday’s open house, William Wilson and Robert Reynolds ar- involved directly or indirectly in the in an open-house reception, the committee member Carl Bovell, president also on the UCSB committee, but w< profits from producing throw-away committee members heard a of the UC Riverside academic senate, unable to attend the campus a containers.” He credited profit motives of commonly-expressed desire to see the indicated that the committee is looking community sessions. Faculty members container companies for successful future Chancellor possess academic for a scholar with a national reputation in the committee are Bovell and Rob. lobbying against the bill. excellence and demonstrated leadership addition to administrative ability. Bovell Connick, chemistry professor at Berkelt Rains believes that political debates on in administrative affairs. was concerned with the new Chancellor’s and UCSB professors Herb Fingeret centralized reclamation plants have According to Jody Graham, familiarity with the academic affairs Gordon Baker, and Duncan Mellichan ignored the fact that there is no simple undergraduate participant on the search which he feels have changed considerably The committee is chaired by and solution to waste problems. Pumfrey committee, another impression garnered in the last decade. assisted by Gloria Copeland, UC assist added that both he and Rains were from the sessions is that “Santa Barbara is Acknowledging that a Chancellor must vice president for academic personnel; especially concerned with consumer finally looking to crystallize its be familiar with Isla Vista problems the administration. Copeland also assists attitudes. self-image.” Graham said that listening to committee members heard from IVCC coordinating the activities of the Observing that every day Americans the comments of the student, faculty, members David Hoskinson, Carmen Santa Cruz Chancellor search commit ‘ produce three pounds of garbage apiece* and staff, participants agreed that UCSB Lodise, and Walt Wilson and IYCC which is also chaired by Saxon, PAGE 2 DAILY NEXUS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1976 Nuclear Safeguard Propositions THE SOVIET NEWSPAPER “IZVESTIA” expressed hope yesterday that President-elect Jimmy Carter will pursue the policy of detente and will re-activate stalled nuclear arms Fail to Gain Support Nationwide negotiations. By Susan Swift commented, “Never before have California on the primary ballot TERRORISTS GROUPS MAY BE PLANNING to sell or use Nuclear Safeguard propositions the citizens of so many states in June. Unique to the nuclear deadly nerve gas, according to a report by the Boston “Sunday failed to achieve voter support learned about the dangers proposals is the intiative process Globe.” The story says that simultaneous raids in Vienna and across the nation Tuesday. “We involved in nuclear, power; it’s by which they attained inclusion - Berlin last February turned up more than a quart of nerve gas expected it (nuclear legislation) definitely not over.” Agreeing on ballots. People’s Lobby in Los similar to the chemical developed by the Nazis. A similar find to be a two to one loss,” with Koupal, Maschke Angeles, in conjunction with was also reportedly made in the UJS. admitted Joyce Koupal, national emphasized a need to involve People for Proof and citizen director of the People’s Lobby.