College Student Presidents Moving Broad Front Against Threats of Tuition for State Universities
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College student presidents moving broad front against threats of tuition for state universities By PETER HOWARD now directly lobbying the GI giant and loan plow allls, student t.,:t llelelme Student Lualio. anti work-studt lie feels if through in StaI.III :,tlt Seeing a threat of tuition from two legislature. lees, and instructionally related activities grants in part to finance the basic op- transfer funding of IRA from student Without a doubt, such an action would sources, the California State University A committee motion was passed funding. portunity program which, if not set in government to the state general fund with result in substantial reductions in the and Colleges Student Presidents As- unanimously urging "each student body Describing it as "a unique program in motion, would means severe over-all cut- a concurrent reduction in student body budgets of student governments - in- sociation (CSUCSPA) resolved Sunday to president to lay the groundwork fur com- that everybody has a shot at a certain back. lees, which the Board of Trustees itiVilrs luding that o! San lose State I nitl ersity. move on a broad front to defeat any municating to and mobilizing students, amount of money." Spencer Reidman, Hayalso pointed out that "the schools - the A.S. will FM longer be aide it. On other i. att. II, ' ! 'SPA attempt at instituting tuition in the CSUC and issue an individual press statement to member of the National Student Lobby are trying to advise incoming freshmen function. Funk a stand rising tuition system. their local media, opposing tuition; and INSL) from the Universtiy of California. and transfer students about financial aid, He therefore sees the two issues lit Ian, lo. out -ti. .1,, who are The first threat they envision is from further that a committee be formed to Berkeley. spoke before the meeting but how can you do that now." withal) the trol of student body lees and that ol IRA Ainerican iii miens 'ant- I) S.B. the Board of Trustees which has develop a CSUCSPA position paper..." Saturday in favor of anew program called uncertainty that exists. as inseparable. 'the CSUCSPA resolved president at CSU Chico spoke agaii.st this recommended two possible tuition plans. Although the California Constitution Basic Opportunity Grants. The group resolved to send Hay to the Sunday. on King's motion, to obtain position but alter Hay pointed out that he One is to set tuition at the cost of instruc- states, .....he first priority of the general This Federal program would provide NS1. conference in Washington. D.C. from student body funding independent from couldn't present a unified front against tion - or about $45 per unit. The other Is fund shall be for education." Hay believes each student with a grant of $1400 minus Feb. 28 to March 2 where Federal student the Board of Trustees, and decided by a general tuition if the CSUCSPA came out I the recently publicized idea of charging philosophical arguments against tuitioi, whatever contribution the parents could aid will be one of the eight issues dis- vote of students on each campus. Only on in favor of increased tuition for non- "professional students" for excessive are not enough now. The strategy should make. cussed. (Of the remaining seven only Af- this condition will King support general residents, the meeting passed his units. be "attacking whatever they come at us At this time money for the grants has firmative Action deals directly with funding for IRA. recommendation to oppose the increase. The Joint Legislative Committee on the with. Hay proposed. He meant concen- been authorized but the machinery has education.) Along with Willis Edwards, At any rate. Jorge Haynes. the Defeated a motion to seek the Master Plan for Higher Education recen- trating on specific plans. not been set up for appropriating it, ac- the student body president at CSU. Los CSUCSPA legislative intern, sees funding creation of a third administrative vice tly released the report of a study done by However, the CSUCSPA is not merely cording to Reidman. Angeles and chairman of CSUCSPA, Hay through student bodies continuing for at president on each campus to relieve the the Academy for Educational against tuition but also the "scare of Comparing this to impoundment of will lobby Congressmen to raise Federal least another year. dean of students of personnel duties so Development of Palo Alto at the com- reverse racism" which they see being used funds Hay is worried that if "the Nixon grants and loans. "People will go through the motions that he could deal with student grievances mittee's request which recommended as a tactic by those favoring tuition. administration has its way we're in a lot As the Spartan Daily reported last knowing it will fail." he predicted. in the role of an ombudsman. raising student fees in the system by 1700 The presidents (10 out of 18 attended) of trouble. We'll have a lot less money Tuesday, A.S. Pres. Dennis King fears the Not surprisingly, the CSUCSPA came The presidents will get together next on per cent - or to about $2050. The all felt disgust at this tactic which they than we have now." Board of Trustees may use the issue of out in opposition to AB 159. being carried Feb. 25 and 26 in Los Angeles before the CSUCSPA lobbyist. Joe Hay, thinks the said consists of dividing students along He was referring to the fact that monies instructionally related activities (IRA) to by Assemblyman Ray E. Johnson, R- Board of 'trustees meeting the following Joint Legislative Committee is liberal and racial, class, and economic lines by get- are being cut beck from EOP, National abolish the power of student government. Chico. which would do away with man- two days. won't recommend tuition but the threat ting white middle-class students to is there." believe that poorer minority students are There have been no bills regarding damaging their educational and job op- Wednesday, February 21, 1973 tuition introduced to the legislature as yet portunities by allowing them late and so Hay recommended at the weekend minorities) to attend school free-of- meeting at San Francisco State charge. University that the CSUCSPA concen- Money seemed to be the concern of the trate its attack through the campus media day as the association took up the topics POW wife tells ,partan Daily about ruined R&R Serving California State University at San Jose Since By DEBBIE TERESI wounded in the lung. And she added that Iranian students In a press conference at the San Fran- her husband owed his life to a French cisco Presidio Feb. 16, a POW's wife told photographer for UPI, Yves Michele how her husband was captured on the Dumond. who saved his life with quick very day she was to have met him in first aid when they were captured Bangkok on his R&R. together. bring awareness Her husband is Major Albert E. Carlson According to Mrs. Carlson, her husband of the U.S. Army, a 1971 graduate of San was kept in isolation for most of the eight By RAMIRO ASENCIO capital to protest the arrest of Khomeini. On their way, army Jose State University. months he was held prisoner by the Viet Community News Editor troops attacked them, Carlson arrived at Travis Air Force Cong. "He couldn't have made it without CNS The Iranian Student Association killing 400 villagers. Base Feb. 15 where he was met by his God," she said, adding. "He has much is working to bring awareness of the "Most Iranians live in small mud wife, Nancy jean, and their four-year-old inner strength." plight faced by many Iranians. and of the huts. Only 28 per cent of all living son, Eric. Asked about her son's reaction to his "repression against all domestic op- quarters in Iran are made of solid Carlson was taken immediately to lather's homecoming, Mrs. Carlson position" by the regime of Iran. materials; the remaining 72 per cent are Letterman Hospital at the San Francisco commented, "He's so proud to have his As part of their cultural presentation made of mud or straw. Over 41 per cent of Presidio where he under-went physical daddy home." week. Feb. 20-23, ISA members express it all households of five or more people live tests and debriefing. Although she wrote letters every two is important for all peoples to know of the in one room. 75 per cent of all houses have Army Lt. Col, Bernard Powell said that weeks and sent as many packages as were "injustices" faced by many of the people of no electricity; 85 per cent are not supplied Carlson used the word "fantastic" to des- allowed each week, Mrs. Carlson said that Iran. with water." cribe all the new things he observed. her husband did not receive one piece of According to the 1SA's publication In some provinces, there is only one He "looks forward to the special meat- mail from her. "Resistance" if ormerly "Defense doctor for every 50.000 persons. It is com- balls his father makes," stated Powell. And she said that she did not receive his Bulletin") children as young as six and mon in rural areas that only one doctor According to Powell. Carlson was im- letters either. seven years old work as many as 12 hours can be found for hundreds of miles. About pressed by the number of American flags Commenting on her husband's con- per day tying the necessary knots used to a third of all children die before the age of displayed upon his arrival at the post.