triton ti Volume 12, Number 20 University of Coliforni.o, Sa'; Diego Friday, March 12, 1971 The Regent W.ho Came to Supper Frank Phil/ips University." Students need to convince " the Staff Writer little old ladies in La Jolla that tudents are not University of California Regent DeWitt Higgs a bunch of long-haired , drug using radicals was on campus Wednesday night having dinner attempting to tear everything down." with Diddo Clark 's Contemporary Issue s class. One of the greatest problems facing U 0 is Higgs told the ten freshmen attending the convincing people of the need for Third College. informal dinner in the Mandeville Suite that Higgs said he i a a supporter of the College and " unless greater support from the tate comes hopes that the Regents will give the experiment the university will be in real trouble in (he next at least ten yea rs of development before two years." reaching an y conclu ion . Higgs began the discussion by outlining the Many people are convinced that Third College function of the Board of Regents and how is a ·· training ground for revolutionarie . and regent are selected. Higgs told the attentive only the students can change that image ." group that he didn 't know exactly why Former Higgs said that he has a great deal of faith in Governor Brow n selected him to serve. His Provost Jo eph Watson and hope that the participation in various public affairs project , experimental college, which is attempting to such a the California Water Project, may have open up educational opportunities for minority been a rea on, according to the Regent. Higg tudents. will be succes ful. said that "certainly the fact that I am a The evening' di cu sion ending with students Democrat was a factor." expressing their feelings about the Regent . Inevitably. someone asked about the their education. and UC D. All agreed that it termination of Angela Davis from her po ilion was a worthwhile di cus ion, with HIggs as assistant philosophy professor at UCLA . commenting that he would like to have more Higgs said he would not apology to give for hi s contact with student in the future . vote in favor of the firing . The Regent pointed out that there were two separate i ue involved . The first was whether she should be George Winne Memorial is a place for quiet contemplation and reflection away from the madding fir d. Higgs said " it is my gut feeling that no crowd on Revelle Plaza memb r of the Communist Party can be an objective teacher. I know thatlo join the party a Eucalyptus Grove person must swear to work for the violent overthrow of our government. " The second is ue involved was whether Davis should be rehired. Higgs said that a faculty Winne Memorial Initiated report was highly critical of the controversial professo r. The report "said that numerous Barbara Simon is not a political sym bol. organic natural style." says times she had violated the standards of Staff Writer DeLaix continues that the Todd . One illu tration of the academic freedom set forth by the American A grove of Eucalyptus trees site i in keeping with the quiet, natural form are the many Association of University Professors." Higgs located southeast of the serious character of George smooth rocks which dot the told the somewhat skeptical students that he Central Library may soon Winne. area. The rock , which were felt he did the right thing in voting to fire and become one of the most Mrs. Winne ha s been hauled to the site, appear as if not rehire Angela Davi s. As for Davi s' charge they belong in the eucalyptus bea utiful ites on campus. consulted and according to that the Regent's action was motivated by The area has bee., 'iesignated deLaix, she feels that the site is grove. racism, Higgs said " there is nothing in my as a memorial to Muir College appropriate for a memorial to Another natural effect is background to indicate that I am a racist. ,. graduate George Wlnn t:' ,,,h.) set her son . created by several mounds of The greate t problem facing the univer ity himself on fire in Revelle Plaza dirt which Todd 's class has today , according to the San Diego Attorney, i last spri ng as a personal The site by the Central gaining greater support for public education. Library was chosen for several buil t. The mounds are planted protest against the war in with bright green mo. sand Higg said that the people "who sa y governor Indochina . Development of the reasons besides the fact that it Reagan i all wrong are no more correct than is relatively quiet. It is an colorful flowers . site began this quarter with A light breeze in the grove the people who say that Re;lgan can do no Visual Arts Professor Michael accessible area and it contains wrong." Reagan 's proposed budget for the a fallen eucalyptus tree which rustl es leaves high in the Todd as architect assisted by euca lyptus trees but hardly Univer ity " is ill-conceived , ill-timed and would his "ecological sculpture" ha s new branches growing be a disaster for the future of the ys tem ." DeWitt Higgs explain univer ity problem straight out of it. touches the leaves of the class. smaller cedar, juniper, and Reagan is acting in respon e " to what he through a Regent' eye during an aftter dinner Initiation of the memorial Professor Todd explains that silver dollar trees which have considers a mandate to clamp down on the chat with Muir tudent . came from the George Winne the fallen tree i symbolic. " An bE!e n planted this quarter. Memorial Committee of analogy ca n be driven to a At Muir Faculty Meeting fac ulty and admini trative fellow student who survives Each member of Todd 's personnel which wa organized spiritually." he says. class submitted a plan for soon after Winnes' death. The Clearing the grounds in a land caping the area . " We memorial i intended to be a large radius around the fallen di scuss the plans and pick out Req't Changes Meet Resistan(e quiet area for contemplation tree wa s a first step for Todd 's the best ideas." tates Todd . ~n d tud y according to class. A thick carpeting of His s pring quarte r Frank Phil/ips good education ," in a very narrow education." leaves are noisy when walked co mmittee chairman. "landsca pe architecture" class Staff Writer Of the approximately 40 After the meeting Muir on . says Todd . He points out Professor Roger deLaix . will continue the project which Proposal for changes in members of the 99 member College Council student " We are trying to perpetqate that the leaves that fall in the includes planting a hedge of the graduation requirements facu lty attending, most who member Jon Collins told the an attitude of concern for the cleared area contributes to a trees to creen the library of John Muir College were poke expressed opposition to TRITO TIME that he feels kind of feelings students natural landscape effect parking lot from the memorial di scussed at a meeting of the the elimination of the faculty is attempting to have." says deLaix . He without causing a sound . site. "We hope to finish the college's faculty on Tuesday. requirement . The chief avoid the most important emphasizes that the memorial "We are developing an basic work by June," Todd The proposed changes met concern expre sed wa that issue involved . He said that ....................................................... says. Thereafter, the memorial stiff resistance from tudents would not receive a the faculty 's " fear of AS Referendum Results will have to be kept clean members of the faculty who broad education if the choice eliminating requirement i perhap by volu nteers. fear that the proposals, which of cla ses was left entirely up obscuring a nece sary 1) Continue the relatian.hip with los Alamo. and livermore . 191 (44%) Professor deLaix report call for the elimination of to the individual student. reflection on the goal of the Sover .... .. ........... .... 238 (55%) that a fund raising campaign ome or all of the college's ociology profes or Joseph college." The meeting was Ab,tain . • . .• . .... , . 2 (0.5%) will be undertaken sometime graduation requirements, Gusfield said that a student recessed without any action during the spring quarter to would weaken the academic would " naturally choose only being taken until AprIl 6th 2) Budget Acceptable Increa,e Decrea .. pay for the landscaping. Funds program prese ntl y offered to the classe whi ch interest when the proposals will again Communication. 80ard 288 (64%) 71 (18%) 74 (1 8%) are needed for plants, a water students. him at the moment, re ulting be di cu ed . Programing 160 (40%) 204 (51 %) 35 (9%) system. and an iron table which At the opening of the Student Club. 193 (48%) 77 (19%) 131 (33%) will bear an in cription. di cu ion , Muir Provo t AS Administration 242 (60%) 24(6%) 136 (34%) According to deLaix , the John tewart read a lirs:;ii:;;;;:; ':':i'; ':·:'ii;:;:;ii:;r"l: Stipends 170 (42%) 30 (8%) 199 (50%) in criplion will contain the statement in which he warned Miscellaneou. 253 (63%) 27(7%) 121 (30%) word that George Winne that any "change in th 3) Should members of the AS Council receive Stipend,? wrote on a sign before igniting character of the college is a Revelle College Provo t Paul altman ha be n admItted himself. The word are "in Ye, .