Vol. 16, No. 84 San Fernando Valley State College- Friday, April 14, 1972 Protest^nters final day Leaders call rally 'success;' another march possible today By Greg Waskul buildings gave reports of stu­ In another class the Chicanos ST A F£. WRITER . dent response. Almost all re- appeared to have won over the A mass gathering' ancTpossIBlF^ "TJiied-4hey-4)M-aiel.wit|i_aJijiuted students until a question was rais- march have been scheduled for to­ amount of suceess, with the res~ ^^ whlTrti tte-^oupwa.s^i!nablejo^ day as the Chicano sponsored ponse generally more favorable answer. dempnstration enters its third than they had anticipated. Generally, the groups dis­ and final day of protest, S|)eaking to a group of ap­ covered the majority of students A class-to-class campaign proximately 150, Miss Alarcon to be Ignorant of the EOP cut­ Thursday to spread information urged the students to bring their backs. on thaboycott and obtain signa­ parents to today's demonstration They also discovered that a tures for a petition concerning at 10 a.m. In the Open Forum, majority of students were in sup-, Chicano. demands 'was called a She said ' it would take about port of the first two Chicano' fp.=.;:i**»'''' success By the groups leaders. 300 participants to begtna march demands, but opposed the third,- The protest, sponsored by the similar to Wednesday's .when the which called for ending of the Movlmento Estudiantil Chicano protestors peacefully presented wage-price freeze. • . de Aztlan (MECHA) and the La their demands tb College Pre­ Miss Alarcon pointed out Ijhat Raza Unida Council for Higher sident James Cleary. the petition was meant for bow" "m0 Education, is part of a statewide Miss Alarcon also stressed that colleges and th'e community and demonstration. the Chicanos must not alienate said that the wage-price freeze the Blacks on campus and that The state-wide demands in­ was a "community issue." clude: financial support for all a coalition of Blacks and Chi- needy students without regard to cano.s would l)e neci.-ssary to help She claimed that many peo- race or , sex, open admission fight the E'OP cutbacks. [ilo in the comjuunity were op­ to anyone who wants to go to The signatujes from the can- posed to the first two demands, college regardless of ability to va'ssing were totaled, and 671 financial assistance "for all needy pay and an end to wage-price had been obtained in a little more students and open admission to controls, , ,' than an hour. colleges, she added that it was Lotal MiiCIIA demands also Although the leadership labeled the third demand which swayed include retention, of the Chicano the day a success, some can- community members to sign the House; retention of the Chicano va.ssiiig groui'S did encounter se­ petition. Community Center and parity for veral difficulties. In many ca.se.s The Chicano leader also stres- ~~the~iSS0T7~'itrf—»«4ilQyiaant__on__ professors refu.sed to allov. .sed the 1 mijortancp -of-iwoadening . campus. grdup.s -to Bpealc—while—aUiiies_ _ the Base of power for Chicanos, Evey Alarcon, a spokesman for .were iri session. spying" this""waS~th'i' i cal re^^KOu-., the group, affd-one of five lead­ Few were met with outstretch­ the petition included both col­ ers designated to meet .with the ed arms. In one class Joe Flores, lege oriented and community is­ press, said the response had a monitor, explained the Chicano sues. been very good and that the demands while students - stared Today's activities are de­ Low key leadership was pleased with the blankly. Not a per.son moved or pendent on the number of people Dr. James Cleary confronts peaceful protesters during Wed­ results of the canvassing. asked a question while Flores who attend the rally. Beginning nesday s MECHA boycott and demonstration, which lasts After Thursday's demonstra­ spoke, yet nearly all the students at 10 a.m. a decision will be tion began with a few folk songs, did sign the petition which was made whether or not to attempt through today.- From left to right are Gary Zarnow, Romon the monitors from the various clrculated- another march. Holguin, Richard Hernandez and Dr. Cleary. Daily Sundial photo by Toni Kurman Gradltudents consider secession By Michoel Farkash les submitted included what are FEATURE EDITOR Cite lack of funding as reason the goals of grad students, what Secession of the Assoeiated do you think grad studies' pur­ Graduate Studlnts from the As­ pose is and how do you feel about sociated Students, a topic of con­ -the secession idea? The final cern since the Inception of the for possible break from A.S. poll questions are selected at the AGS in the fall of 1970, and ed Students would probably fore­ 13 students and faculty, which to direct to grad studies awards discretion of the education de­ lack of funding for graduate stu­ stall secession for the present," Wayne Shepard, chairman of the termed "professional participa­ partment. dent needs were discussed at the bulletin stated. AGS, claimedrepresented lOto 12 tion awards." ' Reich implied that the AGS Wednesday's meeting. Reich said he thojjght an "in­ of the grad stiidies deSJrtment. Award monies are used for the was searching for an identity. "We made a $36,000 budget re­ dependent organization is (ba­ The total figure oi' represented financing and reiinbursement for He claimed tha,t grad students quest," said Dion Reich, vice- sically) a bad idea, but 5,000 stu­ departments has been set at 27. expenses raised In the production were different, more serious, chairman of the AGS. He ex­ dents are entitled to more than According to one AGS member, of theses or final grad projects more studious, for • one thing, plained that they were asking $960." The amount referred to the organization has been sus­ and secondarily, to cover the but he couldn't specify furthen for 1/3 of the fees paid by grad was the total budget approved by pected of not being exclusively expenses of presentations at He hopes the poll will reveal students, a pro-rata share com­ the A.S. last year after they an elected body; a person may professional meetings. more of the graduates' feelings. parable to the amount directed examined the $1,600 reque.st.by just show up at a meeting and Any extra money goes for re­ With the financial cutbacks in ,,tD^undergraduate programs. the grad students, become a representative. imbursement of expenses of stu­ many collegiate areas, there •The main reason for discus­ — 'Ut's.^a_.dlsadvantage because '^ .f^ The only thing standing in the dents who attend meetings and won't be that much money coming sing .secession at this time is to of duplication of net'ds,''^~5Sld way, of total representation i.s conclaves of graduate studies in. According to Shepard, they provide an alternate means of Reich, referring to a separate people not coming to the meet­ gI'0UpS7 ,^ will have to compete with other financing AGS plans for prdvidlng organization of grad students. ings, according to Reich.- One In the near future, a poll wHl^ campus organizations for fugds. grad students with a maximum ,, He cite'd expenses which the A.S. example given wa.s the'education be distributed by the education Reich said that "we think of benefit in return for their con­ would have to dupllcate,-sueh-as^- ttepartmeflt-'wliose-meiiibers, ex- department of grad .studies. That this (organization) as a .seed. It tributions in student fees," ac­ paying for supplies and the sal­ plains Reich, li^vetiineconflTcts:^ department- invited_jill .graduate will grow or not, depending on cording to an .'VGS steering com­ aries of new staff meriibers and; This year, the .-VCS received studejit.s>;tuili>ntstqsuggostques- whether we attract interested mittee bulletin, directors. $500 inoce from-the contingency tion.s. " '' ' people. It's a -.seed bed for the "Sufficient fundlngbyAssociat- , Present at the rn'eeting were fund of the A.S., which theytJlan ."Vt Wedne.sday's meeting,(luer- growth of graduate activism." Page 2 Valley State Daily Sundial April 14, 1972 McGovern backs protest Peace Goalition rally set ' Sen. George McGovern today ties throughout the nation, announced his support for the ,, McGovern said, "I support April 22 Peace -Action Day to be those who will join together in April 22 to protest war held in Los .Angeles and qther ci- cities throughout the country on •^ Young Socialists for Jen­ ren are left uncared for while .•\.pril 22 to urge an end to Am­ / By, Joan Rutledgs nings and Pulley believ,e that a their mothers work, tiecause erican military involvement in/ Debate competition On Saturday April 22nd, gay there are no child care facilities. lixlochlna. Through their peap^ massive anti-war movement can liberators, folitical activists, Seeded number oneinthecoun- ful assembly, they will serve no­ force the U.S. government to get The United, States can invent minorities, liberated women and trj'. Valley State's debate team tice once again that a irtajority out of indo-China. highly technological machines but the handicapped plan to march wili-*e- one of approximately 50 of our citizens -A'ant^Xcomplete They noted how anti-war move­ cannot produce safe methods of down Wilshire Blvd. to MacArthur squads competing for the national '.iithdrawl of ' our/fbrces from ments -A-ere able to.force former birth control for women, the Unit­ Park, where a rally will hg held title at the University of Utah Indochina. „ , .^' . President Lyndon Johnson ,put,of ed Women's Contingent said.