Coblentz Against Open UC Admissions Policy

f Strangelove 2: Coblentz Against Open Nuclear Power UC Admissions Policy by Paul Watry Issues .Eyed . Staff Writer ~illiam Coblentz, Chairman of the Board of Regents, discussed the BY STEVE LEMKEN wldespread effects of the recent Bakke decision in a visit to UC San Diego (CPS)- Nuclear energy is fast last Tuesday. becoming the number one issue Coblentz' talk, one in a series of "question and answer" sessions that he among this nation's en has been conducting at UC campuses, was done because he believes no vironmentalists. The questions other Regent has made a significant attempt to get in touch with the regarding nuclear power are students. Further, he feels that it is "his duty" to g~t some perspective of myriad. The answers Jre often , what's on their minds." complex and confusing, depending Bakke Decision on whether you are talking to a "I've long felt that we need more women and minorities in the proponent or an opponent. the In . (n Photo: Bill Brooks) Un~versity ," said Coblentz about the Bakke decision. The Bakke decision, long run though, the only question which may really matter could be, Board of Regents chairman William Coblentz fields a question during the ' which was handed d~.wn by ~~ State ~upreme Court on Sept. 16, 1976, "Is nuclear power worth it?" question and answer period held here Tuesday. Jo Alln Ritchie, student overturned the ~pecl~ admlSSlo~.policy based on race and minority organizations advisor looks on status. Coblentz is agamst the declSlon and asserted that every university Is it safe? Is it clean? Is it cost , . should do its utmost to bring in more minorities. efficient? Will we further strangle I "We are trying to rectify, if we and deplete spaceship Earth's can, the injustices of the past," resources? Off-Campus Housing Office said Coblentz. Citing the Reagan NearMiael administration, Coblentz said Although there hasn't ' been a "that UC Regents should keep major' accident at any of the Legal Help with .Landlord Woes their poses out. They are not currenUy operaUonal atomic or qualified to pass judgement." nuclear reactors in the U.S., there by Usa Frankel Open Admissions Pollcy have been some .very near misses. landlady. Finally, the tenants tenant and landlord, possibly Staff Writer contacted the landlady and before the tenant faces eviction or Connected to the Bakke decision a few variations of an all-to-real was the question of an open ad nightmare are: "The place had a foul odor. demanded their money back. a rent increase. " There were dog hairs all over the However, she only returned missions policy. Coblentz em -an experimental breeder plant floor. The didn't work. The No Student CommuniUes phatically stated that he was in in Detroit underwent a partial core oven $400.00. Three of the !lngry plumbing was bad and the power students, Keith Armstrong, Kevin Another factor contributing to favor of the "master plan," one melt-down in 1966. off~mpus housing problems is which states that there is strict -a full-scale meltdown was and gas were slult off. And the Gaffney, and Michael Brown, are landlady didn't do a thing about now taking legal action against the that there are not any large student criteria for selecting students. An narrowly averted in 1975 at the it." communities near the UCSD open admissions policy, he Tennessee Valley Authority's landlady, Janice Hernandez, with Yes. It's one more of(-campus the aid of the Off-Campus Housing campus in contrast to heavily claimed, would, he claimed, Brown's Ferry nuclear plant only housing gripe ... populated student areas near urn, would "considerably lower the after the facility was shut down by Office at UCSO. In Sept. 1976, four UCSD students Legal Aulstuce UGB, and UCSB. quality of education" in any school. hand. Seven of the eleven pressure Aguilar urges students to form This would, he believes, con relief systems failed, as well as one looking for off-campus housing Many students are being assisted inquired aboui a house in in handling not only unfair landlord student tenant unions to influence sequently bring disaster to the UC of the cooling systems for the landlords to change policies and schools. reactor core when a plant worker UniversIty City. The house for rent practices but also in finding was filthy and in poor condition, available housing through the 00- make repairs. Heavier populated Coblentz is in favor of a balance. accidenUy started a fire near the student areas, such as Del Mar, "You want to have as many core. The fire burned for seven but the landlady agreed to repair Campus Housing Office (located in ConUnued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 hours. Damage costs estimated at damages as long as a $775.00 Building "B" at the student $100 million. deposit was given to her im Genter). Nick Aguilar of the office mediately. Only a verbal contract recommends to any student con -83,000 gallons of water co~ taminated with radioactive Tir was made, and the four students templating obtaining a legal moved in on Sept. 15, finding the contract for housing to come and Women's Center Sets :Rape tium was dumped into the Co~ necticut River by the Vermont house in its· original decrepit see him first. condition. Yankee plant. ~ "Most contracts are landlord A week later the students had oriented 'and ·it· is possib1e to Awareness Week for Monday CoatIDaed OD Pace 8 still not received word from the negotiate with the landlord to get provisions deleted or revised. " by Dorothy Houston Aguilar encourages students to Staff Writer No Government Models? thoroughly read contracts and not A Ra~ Awareness Week involving discussions, films, and to sign it unless they are satisfied. presentatlOns on rape has been organized by the UCSD Women's ~~pty Many landlords are able to take Genter for Jan. 17-21. - Ballot is Possibility, advantage of tenants, Aguilar said, "We want to make people aware that rape happens at UCSD and to by Laura Richter simply because, due to shortage of show women basically what they can do to protect themselves " says Staff Writer housing in San Diego, the vacancy jun~or Vandi Linstrot, member of the UCSD Rape Task Force. ' As it stands now, UCSD students students, though, feel the Coop has rate is very low. San Diego has a J...!-nstrot ~dds that another purpose of the week is to help eliminate a are faced with the prospect of an realized its own impending defeat. vacancy rate of between 1.5% - ~,ocletal. atbtude that ~ape. results from a man's strong sexual desire. empty ballot on the upcoming Says Andy Schneider, campus 2.5%, and available housing is Rape lS a man domrnatmg a woman," says Linstrot. "We want to governance referendum. representative to the Student Body rarely empty for more than a make people a~:rre that rape is not a sex thing but a power thing." . As of Monday, the UCSD Elec- Presidents Council, "It appears to week. Some of the Rape Awareness Week " events include a discussion bons Board reports that no me that the people in the Coop have Aguilar stated, "The tenant is at and presentation with leading rape authority Freada Klein a film petitions have been turned in for seen the writing on the wall. " a disadvantage and has little room presentation, and a seminar on self defense. student govenunent models or The EDNA staff which has been for bargaining. The Off~pus . Women Fighting Rape . comprehensfve questions for the issuing the petiti~ upon student Housing Office seeks to assist Additionally, Lmstrot hopes tl)8t women will emerge from the referendum, currenUy set for the- request, says that several inquiries students end act as an arbitrator events of the Rape Awareness Week "more willing" to fight against seventh week of this quarter. have been made into placing where there is a dispute between ConUnued on Page 3 However, Fred Speck, who measures on the ballot. Yet those headed a task force that met last requests, staff members say, have SURUner to investi8ate alternative been made by people who seem to student government models for have had only a "vague" idea of UCSD, said )(onday that four whattheyplantopropoae. g~venunent petitions are being A Rft JI'adUty clrculated. Three of the petitions, It has been reported that a group he said, represent the models is circulatinc a measure that calla • devised by tbe task force: an for a student vote -on a propoaed electoral model, with · repreaen- recreational facility that would tatives from the colle8es and the provide revenue for the University. student body, a non-electoral Although the Coop baa macIJ no model and a parUamentary- move to issue ballot me ..... participatory model. they have reIeued a lilt of ~ AMIIer 481 Interutl pertaining to tbe The fourth petItioD, Speck I8Jd, referendum. Student academic Is a propoIed relnltMement rl aD freedom, UC aclmluiana polidel, ~ ........cw.,....t, women', ri,btl, student and Wltha rwIIIdCClllltitutloL community .ervlcea, and Wltb &be referendum petition dllclalure.1Id aev.. nee of tIC deadUue appI'OIICbbtc nat Jl'rlclay, aA .....UanIbIpI .... IIIlq their Student CeoperaUve Union buIc concerns. (TT Photo B.lI Br00(3) sPOkelpenon MantJ Reed aid tile Sctmelder aaya the Coop WIll "die Ron Bur~s. an Instructor at the at the MI ion Bay Aquatic Cent r points out the Intr:casies of th sailboat to Muir Coop doea nit plan to clrtulate ltI a quiet death. Their orllinalloala Junior Shirley Doell ~'e I rday afternoon on the Revelle Plaza Th Aquatic C nl r. 0 joint v nlur with an Di go own petition nut ........,.

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