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Use UC To Combat EL GAUCHO Uiban Crises-Hitch Vol. 48 - No. 130 Santa Barbara, California Monday, May 20,1968 By RICK ROTH student recruitment program. EG Staff Writer Calling his special report "a part of a very rapid upward Calling for "a University that slope on the part of the Uni is as large in spirit as these versity (concerning minority times demand/* U.C. President aid),” Hitch expressed the hope Charles Hitch presented a that his proposal would "cause broadly based special report an increase in momentum, if advocating a mobilization of possible.” University of California re The U.C. President empha sources to combating Ameri sized "research, public ser ca ’ s urban crises to the Board vice, and education” as the of Regents Friday in the UCen areas in which the University Program Lounge. should take action. He said that ASUCSB President Greg Sta- he has asked the heads of Cali mos and ASUCD President Steve fornia’s public and private col Woodside also presented pro leges and universities, as well posals to the Board on behalf as federal and state agencies o f their respective student bo and public secondary school dies. It appeared, however, that officials, to join U.C. in find the Regents rejected the two ing out "what must and can be student proposals (both of which done” to offer minority groups called for the appointment of the opportunity for higher edu- advisory committees composed cation. of various administrators, fac ulty members, and students), in UCEN LUNCH CROWD— Part of the 200 Davis and Santa Barbara students who waited over three favor of the plan set forth in IN GRIPS OF CRISIS hours to gain admission to the General Session of the Regents Meeting Friday afternoon. President Hitch’s report. "Our nation, our state and — photo by Steve Riede. our cities are in the grip of "NON-EXPLICIT" PROPOSAL a crisis,” he delcared. "It is Hitch’ s proposait also calls a moral, economic and racial for the formation of a commit crisis. It is also an educational Cautious Optimism Felt by Student tee with members of the fac crisis. This trouble will be with ulty, student bodies, and ad us until every man is allowed ministration. He seemed reluc his full measure of human dig tant to spell out completely the nity,” Leaders Over Regents Actions makeup of the committee, Specifically, Hitch announced caHing it "too soon to be ex four immediate steps: ( 1) pro plicit,** although he did saythait viding $1 million in new revenue By BECCA WILSON various student leaders would from student fees fo r the Edu EG Staff Writer be included on the committee, cational Opportunity Program, Davis and Santa Barbara students expressed cautious optimism about Regent reaction to their specifically mentioning A.S. thus doubling the amount avail proposals. Presidents. able to aid minority and low Disappointment was not generally felt, following the Friday afternoon meeting, because, ac Hitch’s proposal came after income students who need spe cording to one Davis student, "W e didn't come down here expecting very much.*» O fficial statements the disclosure of an earlier cial help; (2) focusing attention from both Davis and UCSB student leaders revealed that students w ere ’ ^leased” that the Regents report by the Southern Educa on minority teacher training; "responded and listened.»* tion Foundation which praised (3) establishing a fair employ Davis AJS. President Steve Woodside explained that, although the Regents are still talking about the University for its minority ment co-ordinator to push U.C. existing programs such as EOP, campus programs for hiring “ some of them still understand members of minority groups, what we*re saying — that we and (4 ) asking for a review of want programs over and above Thousands Rally in Berkeley Plaza minority group enrollments in all others.»’ graduate schools. 'FIRST STEP, BUT... TAKES EXCEPTION UCSB Aj3. President Greg To Honor Campus Draft Resisters Hitch, as well as Regent Co- Stamos remarked that even if fa lentz and UCLA Chancellor President Hitch’s report *Alid By JOHN RETHORST 70 minutes long; the rally on lations were broken by the Franklin Murphy, articulated demonstration, the only com exception to the student pro not give us what we asked for, EG Staff Writer Friday lasted an hour. "The ment was from Regent Grant, posals. He did admit that "ou r it is a first step.’’ Pointing O ver seven thousand U.C. cutting down was just in the who warned " I just hope your objectives are the same.” out the importance of "trying Berkeley students filled Sproul length of speeches,” Scheer information is accurate.” He explained that he differed to get students into advisory Plaza Friday to honor draft noted, "all the essential con with the proposals on the basis positions,” he added, " It is up resisters. tents were the same. $18,000 SUIT of mechanics, financial feasi to us to follow through on this The noon rally as originally CDO member Debbie Heintz The Regents may have some bility, and possible underesti first step.” planned was in a “ commence thought that since the demon troubles from the American mation of far-reaching national Perhaps because the demands ment” form to be held in Berke stration was' held in Sproul C iv il Liberties Union (A C LU ), implications. As Murphy put it, o f the Davis students w ere not ley’s Greek Theatre, the Re P laza and did not take the form however, which has announced "A problem of this sort can, included in Hitch’s report, their gents objected on the grounds of a commencement, the Re that it wiU appeal the court de ultimately, have only one mana reservations about the outcome that such a ceremony would gents had little cause for com plaint. When Berkeley Chancel cision favoring the Regent’s ger: that responsibility rests of the Regents meeting were resemble an official University lor Roger Heyens told the Re veto of the original commence with the President.” stronger than those of UCSB function. students. " I don’t think the Uni gents at their Friday meeting ment ceremony. They plan to Stamos had requested the es- versity really gives a damn CDO CHALLENGES at UCSB that no laws or regu- (Continued on p. 8, col. 5) (Continued mi p. 8, col. 3) about m inorities—you have to Campus Draft Opposition see that there is a difference (CDO), sponsoring the com between their rhetorics and the mencement - rally, challenged reality of what they do,” said a the Regents* authority in a San student observer from Davis. Francisco court on Thursday. Another remarked, "They’re That court decided in favor of giving us little concessions . the Regents, saying that it was but it ’ s time fo r us to start within their power to regulate thinking of new tactics, because such activities. these channels just aren’t get At the rally, 150faculty mem ting us anywhere!” bers signed a statement indi cating that they were present at DISAPPOINTED WITH UCSB the rally and that they sym Explaining what these tactics pathized with the draft resis might be, a Davis campus leader ters. announced, "W e ’ll continue working with the Regents, as W ILL NOT GO much as possible, but we’ll also Two hundred students signed have to be doing some money pledges declaring either that raising elsewhere — like lob they would not report for induc bying of foundations.” tion or that they supported those Other Davis students, in par who would not go if called. ticular those who came to UCSB Mark Schechner, cme of the two weeks ago to gain support organizers of the rally, told EG for their proposals, were more that signatures for the pledges disturbed by the reaction of w ere not solicited or en UCSB students than by the Re couraged, but just resulted from gents* attitudes. the meeting. Outside of changing Russ Bishop, Off-Campus the location from the Greek ■Rep from Davis who tried to Theatre to Sproul Plaza, the organize this campus for sup only changes in the ceremony 3000 SCREAMING, TIN-EARRED mini-hoppers are going to buy your tickets to the Cream Concert port, felt that ‘Ahere was a large was the time: in the original (Continued on p. 8, col. 4) plan the ceremoney was to be if you don't buy them before Tuesday afternoon— good luck! P A G E 2 ----E L G A U C H O ---- MONDAY. MAY 20. 1961 Pantagleize Opens Tonight; ATTENTION To Run Through Saturday SENIORS!! SPECIAL SENIOR OFFER EXTENDED The Bookstore has extended the deadline for purchasing tim graduation announcements and renting caps and gowns to May 31. 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