Vol. 17, No. 32 Califomia State University, Northrldge r da Friday, November 17, 1972 2 students killed (BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Baton Rouge Mayor W.W. Du­ UPI)—Two students were killed mas said, "Two have been shot in a battle between police and and there may be more if ne­ Blacks who had token over a cessary," building at Southern University He added, "We've sent the dogs here today. in to get them out of the build­ The battle broke out when po­ ing. Our people are out there lice swept onto the campus to now. We are going to take back oust the Blacks who had occu­ over the administration at any pied the administration building cost." this morning. "There is a price that you A smoke grenade was thrown pay for appeasement," Dumas from the building toward police said, "and if you appease people, and gunshots were fired. Police you can expect the worse." answered with tear gas,,,but Militant students at the mostly sheriff Al Amiss of East Baton Black college had boycotted Rouge, said as far as he knows, classes for two weeks, seeking none of his men fired gunshots. the resignation of the school pre­ He said police used only tear sident and more student control gas. over campus Ufe. However, at the end of the ten They held the administration ^mminut e battle, two students lay building for eight days but gave dead on the campus. it up last week when the pre­ Sheriff Amiss said there were sident resigned. They took it two-thousand students in and over again today. around the building and he gave After the shooting, police bar­ them five minutes to move out. ricaded the campus. Ambulances The the officers...many leading sped on and off the college dogs...moved in. grounds. WORTHY OR NOT Student government to be tested By Rip Rense Results of the poll will be used when he suggested seven basic how their $20 are spent since A.S. President Dennis Gal sug­ STAFF WRITEK . by the commission as a reflec­ questions which toe body concur­ I have been here.* gested point two—that a graduate A poll of 20 per cent of the stu­ tion of student (pinion and used red wlto as the most likely to Graduate students and their student be included on the finance dent body to test their knowledge as reference for final commis­ receive a valuable reaction from financtal connection with the A.S. committee—and Smith suggested of the Associated Students Go­ sion recommendations. toe stodent body, Govt, was discussed durtog the point three--tliat a commission vernment was partially mapped Mechanics of distributing the Watkins' questions are: 1) Are tast hour of the session, result­ for grant students be established. out and sketchy plans for changes poll and questl(ms It will ask will you aware of A.S. Govt,? 2) Are ing In a tentative three-part pro­ Smith assessed the work ofthe to graduate student funding were l>e decided at a speciai meeting you aware that yoa support A.S. posal complied by Smith for future commission so far as having discussed at Thursday's meeting next Wednesday. Govt.? 3) Are you aware that consideration. 'floundered along slow enough. of toe President's Commission A.S. Senator WiUiam Watkins you l)eneflt from A.S. Govt.? Smith suggested point one be We've got to make some headway to evaluate the Assoctoted Stu­ ended about 11/2 hours of hazy 4) Would you like to be informed that 'this committee recommend now." dents Corporation, conjectore atooat poll quesUons about A.S. Govt.? 5) Have A.S. a reasonable percentage of gra­ He said "Stodent government Govt. poUtlcs affected you? 6) duate stodent activities fees be was very close to dissolving last Have A.S. Govt, policies affect­ placed toto a scholarships and semester. I think there needs to Local C of C backs ed you? and 7) Would you like financtal aid fund to be adminis­ be a student government, and that to participate In It? tered through the financtal aids we've got to decide how to put Watkins said that If the answer office.* life back toto lt.» to number one was "no,* "I White Oak widening would tend to look dimly on By Bruce Schweiger said "That's toe biggest far oe I've toe rest except possibly Sande." STAFF WRITER ever heard." Wand believes the He said that present government The widening of White Oak Ave. members of the White OakCoa- structure was not the fault of its has been "In the city's master liticHi "are people who have been ineffectiveness. plan for 40 years, so It's nothing against any sort of progress In "Most people hate it not because new," says Northrldge Chamber Northrldge. They hate the univer­ of the structore, but because of of Commerce Manager Betty sity l)elng there, toey liate the the politics and games betog ptay­ Wand. shopping center being there, and ed within it." According to Wand, the execu­ some of them aren't even resi­ Former A.S. Senator and com­ tive board of the C of C voted dents. * mission member Mike Leahy con­ to back the city's plans *to widen curred. and extend White Oak Ave. to the Wand seemed very aggravated "The present structure Is big soon-to-be-completed Simi Free­ with the whole situation and enough to be effective and small way. * Wand says the White Oak tried to Impress the fact that the enough to be workable," he said. Coalition, made up of 'less than C of C is an elected decision Dr. Patrick Smith, University a quarter of one percent of the maktog txxly, "There are highly President James Cleary's repre­ residents.* is the only group op­ qualified men that sit oa the sentative on the commission, cit­ posing the plan. *It It Impera­ Board of Directors, We backed toe ed the mato problem as apathy, tive that new norto-south arter­ city,* according to Wand. Wand and that the poll will enable the ies be constructed to handle traf­ says much of the Chaml>er of commission to better understand fic to view of toe soon-to-be- Commerce's suwxirt has come It. constructed stodium at CSUN.* from residents "who live right on •I'll bet most students don't White Oak. The suiqxjsed boycott know that athletics are Instruc- In a previous article in the of toe Cliamber of Commerce by Sundtal, the Whtte Oak Coalition tionally-related activities and are the Coalition has amounted to funded by toe A. S. —they probably charged that Wand refused to ans­ nothtog more that a group of wer any questions directed to­ think they are funded by general elementary school children stand­ funds.* wards her at a meeting held on ing outoide some of the bustoes- There was some discussion of Sept. 13 to discuss the sltuatlcHi, ses of the Board of Directors educating toe student txxly about R espondlng to the allegation Wand carrytog signs,* according to the workings of the A.S., but no said 'I answered every question Wand, that was asked of me. Every final suggestions were made. single one.* Wand toen produced There Is a tremendous amount Some of the Ideas were a two letters from pec^le who attended of controversey growing around unit mandatory freshman orienta­ the meeting stating they support­ the widening of White Oak much tion class, mandatory freshman ed the Chamber's decision and of which Wand feels Is unwar­ orientation, and a suggestion by thought Wand had handled herself ranted. The widening of White Watktos that instructors devote very well In the face of such "rude Oak will be coming up for a vote oae hour of ctass time to ex- people." early next year and It appears ptato toe A.S. In reference to the poll alleg­ oaly this will finally settle the Watkins said 'There has been edly taken by the Coalition Wand Issue. no effort to educate students cm Page 2 Northrldge Dally Sundtal November 17, 1972 Who is really the Third World'? By Frank Meza in this country have become vo­ The basic deftoltlon of the THIRD WORLD EDITOR cal and vlsable and have refused •third world* is those struggling To most people to this country to melt but have demanded to countries who are oRiressed by toe minorities struggle is seen be accepted and respected for either the great powers of toe as a struggle for equal rights, their color, cultore and sex. No eastern world or of toe western but this generality is so broad longer will minorities in this world. This definition would be that it only leads to misunder­ country accept selltog their true confused by the layman to mean standings. sel^ for no Individual should be that all underdeveloped count­ Since the l>eginning of this coun­ forced to do ries are third world countries, try, people have beea oppressed It took violence, Ixiycotts and but here begins the misunder­ and many have been able to rise demonstrations to at least l>e standings which are the causes of from oppression. heard. Today even on this cam­ many of today's problems. Minorities are often not mino­ pus the struggle of mtoorltles Is In this country there are se­ rities, since they often comprise still a reality and now more than veral Interpretations of the "third toe largest groups in their res­ ever, an all out effort must be world concept.