MORE BLACKS ARRESTED Seven BSD Leaders Taken; Second Time in Two Weeks Seven members o f the Black These were the second and Student Union (BSU), third incidents in the last two BSD Letter Asks including chairman Maurice weeks involving BSU members Rainey, were arrested and charges o f stolen property. Support; Cites yesterday morning after Income Property Sheriffs deputies entered one Management, which handles apartment with an eviction the apartment, denied Harassment notice and another with a knowledge o f the eviction F e llo w Students, It has felony warrant. notice. The writ was sworn out become obvious that police Rainey, Rashidi Ali, Deborah-Toole, Robert Allen, harassment is not some Arraign merit abstract concept in a sociology Mike Harris, and Vallejo Ryan text book; it is a reality which Kennedy were all arrested at is happening at the University 6765 Del Playa about 8:30 At 1:15 Today o f California Santa Barbara. a.m. on the strength o f a “ writ Arraignment for the six The predictions o f massive o f possession,” which legally black students will be held at police suppression are being allows the police to remove the 1:15 this afternoon at the Municipal Court, 118 East fulfilled before our eyes. It is residents o f an apartment and Figueroa in Santa Barbara. time that the student body inventory all property in the U.F. leaders are urging those begin to see the shame and building in order to who have transportation to go forces which permeate this differentiate between the to the courthouse as early as academic community. A R R E S T E D — The Sheriff's Deportment takes Robert Allen (front) property of the landlord and 10:30 a.m. in case the In the last week, nine and James Johnson (Rashidi) into custody. — photo by Roger Hagie that o f the tenant. authorities try, in the words of one leader, "to ram it through members o f the Black Student early." Union have been arrested. BSU leaders have also called (Continued on p. 8, col. 2) a rally for noon today on the apartment was charged with UCen lawn, from which they suspicion o f burglary, receiving expect large numbers of stolen goods, possession o f students to leave for the dangerous narcotics, possession courthouse. EL GAUCHO o f marijuana for sale, and by Channel Properties, the possession of narcotics local owners o f the building. paraphernalia. Voi. 49 - No. 73 Santa Barbara, California Tuesday, February 4,1969 Robert C. Olshausen, o f As of late yesterday Channel Properties, was not afternoon, Sheriffs officials available for comment were still checking with BSU STATEMENT CLAIMS yesterday, but it was learned Sacram ento to ascertain that the notice was based on an whether the confiscated goods, alleged failure to pay rent. allegedly stolen from Richard Arrests'Politically' Motivated Each o f the six black Finear last fall, were in fact students arrested at the (Continued on p. 8, col. 3) constitute attempts on the part ( E d i t o r ’ s n o te: Th e community that has rallied o f the powers that be to buy fo llo w in g statement was behind the BSU’s demands. time in order to forstall its released to EL GAUCHO late This attempt to damage the inevitable confrontation with yesterday afternoon by the image o f the BSU is supported Noon BSU Rally-- the Black students and their Black Student Union.) by the policeman who said it is irrelevant whether the BSU supporters. The role o f the UCSB Seven members o f the Black members are innocent or administration in these acts of 'Trumped-Up Charges' Student Union, including one guilty. The fact is they have political harassment must not sister, were arrested by the been arrested and charges will By BECCA WILSON be o v erlo o k ed . In the SherifPs department early be brought against them. and non-public negotiations that yesterday morning on the All students and members o f GARY HANAUER were taking place between the alleged charges o f possession of the community must be made EG Staff Writers U nited F ron t and the stolen goods and narcotics aware o f the nature o f these Members o f the United Front (U.F.) yesterday charged that the administration, it was agreed paraphernalia. arrests. Although these arrests arrest o f seven members o f the Black Student Union (BSU) was that all business between the These arrests are an are political harassment in its part o f a large-scale police “ conspiracy” and based on “ trumped-up (Continued on p. 2, col. 1) undeniably blatant form o f most obvious form, they also charges.” political harassment. Two o f “ Nine pigs fell into my crib the Black students arrested this morning, and confiscated were Rashidi and Maurice everything o f value,” Robert Rainey. Maurice and Rashidi, Mason, a member o f the BSU, besides being on the BSU*s * ¿ told a noon-time on-campus guiding central committee, are rally. the BSU’s two chief The BSU also charged that negotiators in the talks that are one o f their members, Rashidi, taking place with the UCSB was served with an “ eviction administration concerning the notice at 6 a.m. by 20 armed demands o f the United Front. policemen...some with When these arrests are sawed-off shotguns.” coupled with the earlier arrests Another spokesman hinted o f Andrew Jackson, a member that the “ conspiracy against o f the BSU’s central committee rabble-rousers” extended onto and a vocal spokesman for the campus. “ The Sociology BSU, and the recent attempted Department has refused to arrest o f Rashidi, the political fund teaching assistants for harassment o f the BSU’s Sociology 137 (Black leadership can’t be denied. Nationalism), the most popular This arresting and class in the Sociology incarcerating o f the BSU’ s Department...persons we feel leadership-particularly its are qualified.” negotiators-is an attempt to C om p lain ts about the discredit the BSU and its “ private negotiations’’ demands. The powers that be currently going on with the hope that their attempts to S E V E N BSU M E M B E R S were arrested yesterday on burglary and narcotics charges. Here, Robert Allen (who administration were also damage the reputation o f the was also charged with assaulting a police officer) is put into a police car with Rashidi, right behind, awaiting his revealed. United Front termed BSU will result in the turn. Andrew Jackson, who was arrested last week, looks on from the left. Others arrested were Michael W. the “ meetings definitely disintegration o f the campus Harris, Vallejo R. Kennedy, Maurice Rainey, Deborah Poole, and Earl McMillan. — photo by Roger Hagie (Continued on p. 8, col. 1) P A G E 2 ----E L G A U C H O ---- TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1969 New Dean of Politically Motivated-BSU Grad School (Continued from p. 1) campus police that the S h e riff’s department and Sheriffs department had a Announced members o f the campus warrant for his arrest. Clearly community would be the administration has The appointment of Dr. Nor­ conducted through the UCSB breached its agreement with man J. Boyan as Dean of the campus police. Those the United Front. One wonders Graduate School of Education at the University of California, if this is indicative o f future individuals o f the ' campus Santa Barbara, was announced community who are wasted by breaches on the part o f the today by UC President Charles the Sheriffs department would administration. J. Hitch and UCSB Chancellor be informed o f such by the There doesn’t seem to be a Vernon I. Cheadle. campus police. limit to the extent that the Boyan will succeed Dean R. The agreement also powers that be will go to stifle Murray Thomas who has stipulated that within a change and maintain the status resigned to return, to teaching reasonable amount o f time quo. The escalation o f their and research. after being informed o f the regressive acts on those who On leave from his faculty position at Stanford University, warrant for his arrest, the dare to make change is Boyan is Associate Commis­ individual involved would be imminent. sioner of the Bureau of Res­ expected to answer to the Our only salvation is for the earch of the UjS. Office of Sheriffs department. United Front and its Education. He previously was This morning, not one o f the supporters to continue its Director of the Division of Ed­ DR. NORMAN J. BOYAN, newly appointed Dean of Graduate School seven Black students arrested relentless struggle for the ucational Laboratories for the of Education. was informed by the implementation o f the just same office. administration through the demands. Efforts to discredit In making the appointment development programs, which the BSU and hence negate its public, Cheadle said, "W e look are aimed at improving the quality of education at all lev­ demands will prove fruitless. forward to Boyan *s joining the els. The commitment o f the UCSB academic community. He KIOSK will bring to our Graduate Sch­ Prior to joining the Stanford BSU, UMÀS, SDS, and their ool of Education a broad under­ staff in the field of school supporters is firm and final and standing of the entire American administration, Boyan was a TUESDAY by no means, the discrediting educational scene and an aware­ consultant on secondary educa­ o f the BSU and political tion, teacher education, and ness of significant advances in M EETIN G S harassment notwithstanding, current educational research.