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Viet Speaker Chairman I Siciliano Pilots ' Cancellation Raises Choice To Unity To Victory hy Barbara Hellman Serious Questions In the Student Government\ ·speaking'' from ·recruiting' on Rest With elections held, last Thursday, the campus." He agrees with one's $500 Price Tag - Why? UNITY party captured the' freedom to speak but is opposed The cancellation of a speaker · to accept payment for a goodwill winning votes for all offices. to recruitment. I from the South Vietnamese speech. With the interest of the ·Provost Ralph Siciliano was elected In Thursday's elections, a new college in mind. this paper placed President by a large majority. I Egbert Union Board was also embassy. d uc to speak here last Tuesday, raised some quest ions a call to the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C. ('ailing as a Economics Dep't. concerning sponsorship and the cost to the school for 'his group on campus interested in The Economics department, in presence. According to an official inviting a ~peak er. the embassy a move towards greater academic spokesman from the Egbert Union was asked what the process would efficiency, is planning a separation Board, a woman identified as involve. We were told to ask in from the Business Department Carol White, the President of the writing for the speaker. next fall. In order to facilitate this Ithaca College YAF, called the Calling the Embassy move, a new chairman for this Union office requesting that the The final question concerned division must be hired. However, a school sponsor the Undersecretary what the cost to the college would problem has arisen concerning of the South Vietnamese Embassy be for a member of the embassy how the decision for this office for a speech here at the college to speak. The Ithacan was told by will be arrived at. Whereas in most The YAF (Young Americans for Mr. Hoc of the embassy that there departments, the chairman is Freedom) is a nationai organization would be no cost. When chosen with joint faculty .and of conservative students with questioned again if there were any student input, responsibility for groups located on college campuses charges for travelling expenses, this decision will rest ,olely with The board stated they they would Mr. Hoc stated that the entire cost the Provost, by his own choice. be glad to sponsor the speaker would be absorbed by his office Three men from outside of the since it would be in the and that it would be free. After a . ; , college faculty resources are being educational interest of the school brief conversation the question of considered for the new position. According to the same cost was brought up a third time. The three candidates are: Mr. Ja:i, Nawm.n contratulatH Ralph SlcHllano on wlctor:i, Pl'loto b)' Richard Sharp spokesman, the caller men,ionecl Again the cost free aspect was Emerson, Dean of Business at On the ballot forms, in elected. The five-member board that the cost to the school for the affirmed. University of New Haven; Mr. addition to selecting candidates will be maintained by Donna speaker would be SS00.00; the Now we have the final th Newman, chairman of e for student government offices, Wexler as president; Tom Nast, official agreed to the price bu! verification for these allegations. Economics Department at Hood students were able to answer three vice-president; Barry Schmitt, mentioned that a check request About a month ago the Ithacan College; Mr. Schaeffer, Assistant referendum questions. The treasurer; Laney lzenburg, would have to be made out in attended a meeting of the Y AF. Professor of Economics at student body by an ovcr\vhclm1·ng corresponumg' sccre t ary; Pa tt'1c advance. Miss White said that she The meeting was not an official University of the South. The majority ratified the People's Ryan, recording secretary, would call back again. Later that one and when we arrived it was former two already have received Peace Treaty. The document calls Mark Spiro, of the UNITY week, Mis.~ White was asked what announced that in fact it had been tenure from their institutions, for immediate withdrawal of all party, will succeed Arthur the present situation was cancelled. However, Mbs White while the third has an assurance of U.S. troops from Vietnam anJ Badavas next year as president of concerning the speaker. The check agreed to discuss some of the being granted tenure from his. It further declares that the people of the senior class. His opponents request was again brought to their aspects of the organization. She is understood that the men will the two countries arc not at war. were George Pinc of THE at~ention. Miss White was told handed out some Y AF literature not accept the position here F.B.I. recruiting was banned from RESPONSIBLE ALTERNATIVE that in order to give the speaker and talked briefly. Conversation unless tenure is granted upon their the campus; however, military and J on Sad wit h ( W a x). thl' check the night he would eventually turned to future plans appointment. recruiting passed by a slim margin. independent. Working with Mark speak. the request would have to of the club. At this time she The problem_ as_ far as the In his victory statement, next year will be Lcshe (Sam) he made in advance. The president mentioned that a speaker from college community IS concerned , Sicilia no advocated "keeping Stern, vice-presid c n t; Caro I of the Y AF said that if they could South Viet Nam was planned. The cen!ers around the_ method by support for next year. The Mahoney, secretary; Geoff Wright, not get the check that night, they speaker she said would come to which the men will be chosen. important thing is to get Student treasurer. could pick it up later. the college for free. However, she According to sources close to the Congress together, reassert its This year, 1479 students voted The April 26 Intra College also discussed a method for raising Economics Department, the credibility, and make it responsive in the Presidential race. The figure stated under the column "Events money for the YAF which ; Provost has declared that he will to the students." Ralph stated compares with the 1970 race in of the Weck" that the "First involved charging the school for · make the final decision. It has that the students should get what which 1 141 voted, ekcting Paul Secretary of the South the Undersecretary been stated that the four Ithaca they want. Leventhal of the CHANGE party Vietnamese Embassy" was due to services. Y AF as yet had not College economics professors sent Whatever the reason, the to office. The previous year, speak on April 27. It was at this 1 been recognized by the Ithaca a letter to the Provost asking to be UNITY party gained the greatest K c v i n O • Bric n , run n in g time that certain discrepencies College Student Congress. Next involved in the appointment and I number of vote5. In most of the unchallenged, was elected as were brought to the attention of year they will go before that body were refused. Months later they races, they received two time~ the President having received only one the Ithacan. It seemed rather for recognition. received a response from Job Hall, votes of the nearest competitor. vote. unprofessional for an ambassador sent via the President of the Arts I This may have been due, in part, and Science Faculty Council,! to the fact that UNITY stating that the economis.ts would campaigned more extensively than be allowed to rank the limited the other parties participating in New Trustee Nomination number of candidates according the election. Campaign buttons to their acceptability but would with a peace symbol and the word not be given the responsibility to "unity" written in block print Opposed By Student Rep elect one as the chairman of their were distributed. department. Elected also to the Executive The professors were not given I Board on the same ticket are: There arc presently 22 groups.Mr.Baldrich,asareallthe the resumes of the prospective Greg Davis, vice-president; Mark members of the Board of Trustees other members of the Board, is a chairman and were only allowed Teach, treasurer; Robin Youngs, i n c I u d i n g 2 s t u cl e n t white, upper-middle class male . .to meet with them informally. correspondmg secretary; Nancy representatives and 2 faculty Possibly in anticipation of Students from t~e departm~nt Mcndelkern, recording secretary.