WE'RE BACK TO EIGHT PAGES!!! GRAFOOTIES RETURN — SEE PAGE 8 B4NDDR4S BCK Vol. XXV No. 10 York College—CUNY Jamaica, Queens April 23,1982 Students Rally Against Proposed Tuition By Jeanette Gringo visit with the students. On Tuesday, March 23, hundreds of students from the Assemblyman Albert Vann various colleges in the City (D-Bklyn 56th AD), stressed University system gathered in the importance of the power front of the state capitol of voting by asking "What building to rally in protest of gives legislators power?" He the proposed hikes in tuition said it is the "power of in- and the cuts in the University's telligent, informed, organized L to R Jeanette Gringo, Carole Rosen, Lance Dandrijde, Marie Talley, Carol Mangum, Daniel budget. people who vote." Assem- Minkoff. blyman Victor L. Robles, the After a period of slogan only Puerto Rican in the chanting, the rally took form legislature, reiterated the Ex-Yorkies Discuss Law School with University Student Senate importance of the vote telling chairperson, Garth Marchant us that we should go out and welcoming everyone. He At Political Science Forum impress upon the community briefed us on our purpose in By Sharon R. Llewellyn Brooklyn Law; William schools to determine financial the importance of registering Albany, stating that the There was a tinge of ex- Anderson, St. John's eligibility. The Council vof to vote so that the community national average in tuition citement in the air as one of University; Carol Mangum, Legal Educational Op- can have representatives of costs is $500 and the proposed the panelists related an Columbia University; Carmen portunity (C.L.E.O.) was also their views in Albany. raise for CUNY is over $1000. anecdote told to her by a law Reyes, Albany; Marie Talley, mentioned. Ms. Rosen pointed Assembly woman Penny Thus it was imperative that professor. Referring to the New York University; and out that most schools will find Cooke also voiced her strong students rally for support rigors of law school she said, Adrienne Rogers, Hofstra. ways to accommodate support for the visiting from the legislators on two "There is a light at the end of Mr. Dandridge said he students who have been acc- students. the tunnel. .but it may be in found logic (Philosophy 121) peted by granting scholarships counts: New Jersey, somewhere." to be very helpful. He found a and loans directly from the 1. Oppose a tuition increase The two senators present This was only a part of the few of the L.S.A.T. questions school. New York students are 2. Support Smoler's Upper were Carol Berman and John annual law conference. The to be in pure syllogistic form. eligible for T.A.P. Cut Bill No. 5505 which J. Marchy, both of whom are law conference is the brain- According to Mr. Dandridge, Financing of law school was eliminates the present $200 strong supporters. Senator child of Dr. Shirley Ostholm, you give an answer. You start an important focus of the reduction in TAP grant March was impressed with our fastidious pre-Iaw with a law and then apply a conference since the rate of following a student's 8th efforts and hopes we make professor/Poltical Science fact pattern to reach a con- tuition varies from $5,000 to semester. lobbying a continued practice. clusion." This was only a Department. The conference $8,000. The overall consensus The list of speakers included After pledges from the small sample of the various was designed with the in- on tuition and financial aid Representative Blake and Alan legislators, students grouped experiences which were un- tention of englightening was, that it is very costly but Segal, Chairman of Higher according to boroughs and folded. Some of the speakers undergraduates, who aspire to with a lot of searching Education. They were all sym- were assigned to different repeated each other, since as pursue the law; however, it has students can find ways of pathetic to our cause and floors so that they could meet first year students they un- lured many students who have meeting the costs. assured us of their support. with the legislators to doubtedly had similar ex- never considered doing such. During the program Other speakers included distribute the literature and periences. This year the conference President Bassin and Dean representatives of the East demand the legislators per- took on a new light. Carole At one point during the Stern paid a surprise visit. New York Day Care Coali- sonal pledge to oppose any Rosen, administrator from conference there was a dispute Many students who had never tion. They supported the fight tuition increases in the Brooklyn Law School was our concerning the cost of books. seen either gentlemen had the against all budget cuts Democratic Caucus. feature speaker. Ms. Rosen The contending prices were unique opportunity to hear the especially those cuts facing brought recruiting material $200 and $300. Some of the president give an impromptu their organization. The rally was only the first and the new L.S.D.A.S. panelists claimed that they speech. The rally ended with the step but continued lobbying is packages especially for York's spent up to $40 for a case The panelists all agreed on Solidarity Song after which, needed in order to achieve any students. She gave an insider's book. Of course the un- one point, that is law school is the students were separated success. Subsequent lobbying story of the prospects for law derlying question was, "How very difficult. It is like no according to boroughs before efforts will soon be set in school. She outlined all the does one pay for law school." other type of academic ex- entering the Legislative motion and the U.S.S. is possible avenues of entering There were suggestions of perience. It is also very Building. In the Legislative looking forward to the full Brooklyn Law School. Ms. various grants and loans for rewarding in the long run. Bill Building everyone assembled support of York College Rosen talked about the which students could apply. Anderson felt that there are in a cr.iference room to fill students as is already evident various ways and means of Students were encouraged to jobs for lawyers. A lawyer, out Voter Registration Forms in the circulation petitions. paying for law school, once at apply to the G.A.P.S.F.A.S. after the rigorous training, and to collect literature with a student is accepted. (Graduate and Professional will not settle for $12,000 per breakdown of the CUNY Fellow Yorkies, join in the Among the student speakers School Financial Aid Service), year. Students were en- budget. A few assemblymen struggle because where there is were: Lance Dandridge, which is required by most law (Continued on page 3) and senators stopped by to (Continued on page 3) Pandora's Box April 23,1982 In House Lookout clusters of families. Though Spartacists) were there. An out groups there were the H-Block morning to attend the rally, young people were of work Detroit auto assembly Arms Committee, American which began in Malcolm X Rally Held Against represented: Marxists-Lenin- line worker and a former air Indian Movement, Paul Park. People came from an U.S. Policy in ists groups and Trotskyists traffic controller make for an Robeson Society, National estimated 80 cities. Local (the 'Revolutionary Workers interesting coalition of "new Committee Against police put the number of El Salvador crowd was predominantly radicals". There were Registration and the Draft, people at 23,000, but the rally By Vincent Simpson white, but there was a larger everyday people here who Puerto Rico Solidarity organizers put it at 50,000, the Saturday, March 27, number of Blacks, Hispanics maybe just wanted a job and Committee, and the Women's more probable figure. Washington—Amid a chorus and other minority groups have become disillusioned. Pentagon Action, among But the American dream of different political rallying present than in the anti-war For them the American dream others. became like a sixty-second cries there arose on this day a rallies of the 1960's. has become distorted. Every The rally was organized by commercial, expensive and crescendo of opposition to the The "left" was well radical party with a the Committee in Solidarity over too quickly. The rally was Reagan Administration's represented: Marxists-Lenini- proclamation to shout was with the People of El Salvador a chance to coalesce people for policy in El Salvador. sts groups and Trotskyists (the there trying not to degenerate (C1SPES). There were ap- a continued barrage on the There was an amalgam of Revolutionary Workers into fractionalism over hair- proximately 130 buses leaving policies of the "new right"- people here, from anarchist to League, and the more militant splitting differences. Some New York on Saturday influenced Reagan Ad- ministration, but the rally LETTER TO THE EDITOR LLEWELLYN'S LEGAL BEAGLE organizers failed in this Dear Editor: 1983 total $154 million for respect. Instead of having IS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE keynoters who spoke in a Media reports seem to New Yorkers. The buts would simple direct way about the suggest that the battle against deny grants to anyone with an SYSTEM WORKING? problems of everyday life and massive cutbacks in federal income in excess of $15,000. Editors Note: even though the court in which how they connected with the financial aid has been won. It The total loss of aid to New This is the second of two they are tried may be the same. effects of the Reagan Ad- decidedly has not.