PAGE 12 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 20,1970

The Philosophy of Student Power • * bvf

I. PHYSICS Power is derived from t h e peop le : t he people

possess the power . Therefore , t he s tuden t s possess poli t ical power at t he decision-ma king level; n o o n e has t o give t h e m this power because n o o n e could ever have t aken such p o w e r from t h e m . Therefore , t he on ly issue is t he use o f this power .

I t is, qu i t e frankly, possible t ha t an a t t e m p t migh t be m a d e by a no the r g roup within t he university s t ruc tu re t o unlawfully prevent t he stu­den ts from lawfully using the power they possess (by a u t o m a t i c right as s t a t ed above) for whatever ends this first g roup might have (political power being defined as a means to an end ; in the case of the universi ty, tha t end being the kind and qual i ty of educa t ion offered at t ha t universi ty) .

T h e specific issue at this university is t he p rob lem tha t has arisen by the consc ious decision on the par t of o n e part icular group within this university to forcibly ( through in t imida t ion and lies) prevent t he s tuden t s from exercising thei r r ight of a voice and a vote at the decision making levels, t he in ten t ion of this above-ment ioned, bu t u n n a m e d , g roup to exer­cise all power themselves, power by them being defined as an end, the end itself to cont ro l , manipula te , direct , and d ic ta te the lives of s tuden t s as academic part icipants within the university com­muni ty .

This is in specific violation of t he acknowledged right of s tuden t s to have an equal say in de te rmin ing the kind and qual i ty of educa t ion that they pay for this acknowledged right being, of course , only one phase of the s t uden t s ' inviolable " p o w e r " as mem­bers of the university c o m m u n i t y . As this power canno t be taken from the s tuden t s , t he a t t e m p t by the above- men t ioned , bu t unnamed , group to thwar t them from the legit imate use of this power is in direct violation of the " n a t u r a l " laws under which a university functions as a peaceful com­muni ty .

As the above-ment ioned group is the administra­t ion, and us tha t group has assumed, through its illegal actions, the dominan t posit ion of power in the university c o m m u n i t y , thereby threatening the security and jeopardizing the rights of the s tuden ts it is entirely within the right of the s tuden t s to demand that the adminis t ra t ion recognize the reali­ties of s t uden t power or else suffer the con­sequences of a political revolut ion tha t might ut ter ly remove the adminis t ra t ion from all decision­making levels (within the university) as a groups possessing real political power of any a m o u n t whatsoever, equal or o therwise .

II. METAPHYSICS The system by which the university c o m m u n i t y

allows for part icipation of all groups in the exercise of political power is democracy . T h e specific form of democracy might he summar ized as equal i ty of interest. The three pr imary groups whose interests are no ted as equal (at the decision-making level) are the s tudents , the faculty, and the admin is t ra t ion .

Under the American sys tem, it is believed tha t inst i tut ions must be run in such a manner tha t they achieve the maximum efficiency For the univer­sity, max imum efficiency is defined as providing the best in quality and the most s t imulat ing in kind of educat ion that can possibly be provided; obviously , it is necessary that I further ex tend this s t a t e m e n t to declare that the educa t ion is to be provided for the s tuden t s , for whom the ins t i tu t ion of the university was crea ted .

T h e s ta le university sys tem is funded by the people of the s ta te us a whole . Therefore , the legislature of the slate has in their laws provided for max imum efficiency by s t ipula t ing as a r equ i rement in the management of s ta le universities t he luring of u group known collectively as " t h e admin i s t r a t ion . "

By virtue of the law, bo th the s tuden t s and the faculty have acknowledged the necessity of the administrat ion for the purposes of co-ordinat ing the managerial details of the university and, in lieu of the demands of s ta te law, have guaranteed the administrat ion the right of exercising some , possibly an equal , .share in the exercise of political power at the decision- making level.

The s tuden ts are one political group. T h e faculty are the group who are hired specifically for the purpose of teaching, that is, providing an educa t ion for the s tuden ts . The faculty, then, also possess a "na tura l r igh t" to exercise power in the manner s tated above. However, the adminis t ra t ion does not

possess this na tura l r ight; it is a granted right, a cond i t ion of t he s ta te legislature in re turn for s ta te monies t o permi t the s ta te university t o exist a t all.

Nevertheless, it is cus tom and t radi t ion tha t t he admin is t ra t ion ' s share of power be equal to those shares exercised separately and independen t ly by the faculty a n d the s tuden ts . A practical ra t ion­ale for this cus tom is t ha t under such a sys tem, t he admins t ra t ion may act as a " r e a s o n a b l e " check upon the abuses of power by the faculty and-or t he s tuden ts when e i ther or b o t h groups th rea ten to use their power in a manner which would jeopard ize their financial suppo r t from the s t a te , specifically the legislature.

However, the administration at this university consciously and eagerly sought to prevent the students from using their power under the pretext that the students kicked the proper experience within the university lo use such power (whose end, of course, is to determine the kind and quality of education offered at this university).

This rat ional izat ion was willingly accepted by the so-called lower-echelon adminis t ra t ion ( the depart­men t chai rmen, deans of divisions, schools , and colleges) who , in the manner of the theatre-absurd d ic ta tors in Orwell 's 1984 wished to exercise power over both the faculty and undergradua te majors within their depa r tmen t s (divisions, schools or colleges) simply for the sake of using the power and to no cons t ruc t ive or product ive ends (as tha t end described above towards which political power at the decision-making level in the university is intend­ed to lead).

I t is in the interests of nei ther the faculty nor the s tudents to permit such a s i tuat ion to c o n t i n u e any longer. The adminis t ra t ion must acknowledge that their exis tence, despite even s ta te law, is a t the whim of the collective desires of the two pr imary groups no t ed above ; s tuden t s come t o the universi ty for an educa t ion and , once having achieved and received their d iploma (which is the legal proof of that fact) leave; faculty w h o are able to prove their wor th after an evaluation of their abilities in teaching by fh ir s tuden ts and their capabil i t ies in research by titeir peers are granted t enu re ; an adminis t ra tor w h o fails to work lawfully wi th in t he democra t i c power s t ruc tu re of the universi ty com­muni ty co/i he dismissed at any time.

If the adminis t ra t ion naively con t inues to indi­ca te their unwillingness to permit the s tuden t s to exercise their equal share in the political manage­men t (at the academic level) of t he universi ty, the adminis t ra t ion risks a revolut ion by b o t h the faculty (who will no longer accept as feasible restraints on their " n a t u r a l " right lo the exercise of political power, in return for which the admin is t ra t ion has pe rmi t t ed even them a token voice and vote a t t he decision-making levels, primarily at the expense of s tuden t power , thus permi t t ing the ghastly spectacle of seeing faculty and s tuden t s in con ten t ion in the past when their interests have always been so mutua l ly allied) and the s tuden ts .

T h e unsubt le result could be t he comple t e re­moval of the adminis t ra t ion from the arena of political power , which act ion could lead to a legislative halt in funds by virtue of the a rgumen t that this revolution in the power s t ruc tu re of the university c o m m u n i t y would be a violation of s ta te law.

The adminis t ra t ion is not hired to destroy the university by intimidating ei ther the faculty or the s tuden t s to violate s ta te law. The adminis t ra t ion in hired to preserve the operation of bo th s ta te and " n a t u r a l " laws us bo th function to oversee t he peaceful and equal use of political power by all three pr imary groups at alt the decision making levels of this universi ty 's power s t ruc ture .

111. ETHICS Power is not the pursuit nf intellectuals, and is

too serious a game for dreamers . I have discussed the source of s tudent power and discovered it to lie tn certain inviolable " n a t u r a l " laws which opera te within the university c o m m u n i t y . I have discussed the sys tem of governance on this campus and discovered that the power s t ruc ture conta ins equal e lements of the faculty, s tuden t s , und admtnis t ra lion at all decision-making levels I will now become pract ical : I will discuss the use of s tudent power at thin university.

The basic issue here is the use of s tudent power.

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by Robert B. Cutty The adminis t ra t ion is opposed to the s tuden t s exercising their right as a political b o d y on this campus t o share equally in t he decis ion-making process. Why?

One year ago, former President Collins an­nounced t o t he university c o m m u n i t y t ha t he would no longer be pres ident after t he conclusion of t h e spring semester . Within several weeks , t he Board of Trustees a n n o u n c e d tha t then-Vice-President for Academic Affairs Kuus is to , appo in t ed t o his post just tha t year, would serve as the act ing President until a search c o m m i t t e e chosen from the three primary groups of the University could select a new president.

Why was Kuusis to chosen? Precisely because because he was such a new appo in tee Lo the adminis t ra t ion ; the University Council had definite reservations abou t the o the r leading choices (wi thin the University admin is t ra t ion) , among w h o m were Vice-President for S t u d e n t Affairs T h o m e and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Per lmut te r .

Why Kuusis to? Many people believe, and the p resumpt ion is certainly a safe one to make , that Collins himself had r e c o m m e n d e d Kuusis to before the University Council as an excel lent acting presi­dent . Collins had guided every single " soc i a l " ireformi (as alcohol on campus , no w o m e n ' s hours , etc.) before a publicly skeptical (if not privately hosti le) body of men and women w h o , by virtue of state taw have final au thor i ty over alt change at this university ( the only appeal being to the Board of Trustees of SUNY, the Chancel lor the Commis­sioner of Educa t ion , and the Governor : I personally find this list so incredible as to be side-split t ingly hilarious).

But wha t was the effect of Collin's resignation on the university c o m m u n i t y as a whole? All th ree primary groups saw the a p p o i n t m e n t of Kuusis to as acting pres ident as a signal to them to consolidate their political power.

It is frequently believed that Kuusis to inspired the idea, first formula ted as a working policy of the faculty and admin is t ra t ion last year, tha t s tuden ts be directly involved at t he decis ion-making levels: depa r tmen ta l , college, and school t enure commi t ­tees , Facul ty Sena te and its c o m m i t t e e s and coun­cils; and the Council on S t u d e n t Conduc t . This presumpt ion is also reasonable to make since as Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Kuusis to had been hired by Collins specifically t o imp lemen t academic reforms involving s tuden t s , all " soc i a l " reforms having been achieved under T h o m e .

The main bulk of academic reforms are listed in ano the r article in this paper which excerpts perti­nent sect ions from Dean Per lmut te r ' s r epo r t of three years ago, wri t ten originally to suggest new direct ions in educa t ion for this university to prog­ress to . Both the faculty and the adminis t ra t ion endorsed this r epor t as pol icy.

In throe years , Per lmut te r has seen this repor t c o m e to no th ing : it has been comple te ly ignored by the d e p a r t m e n t cha i rmen benea th him w h o see academic reform as a th rea t to their exercise of power and no t as a means to providing the best educat ion for s tuden t s . D e p a r t m e n t chai rmen are c o m m o n l y known as " lower -eche lon" admini­s t ra tors ; they are not even chosen by their own faculty: their a p p o i n t m e n t s mus t be approved by the upper-echelon admin i s t ra t ion .

I re-iterate that the adminis t ra t ion consciously chose to prevent the s tuden t s from using their lawful right of pwer. I s ta te further tha t the section of the adminis t ra t ion w h o are to be singled o u t for this charge are t he d e p a r t m e n t chai rmen.

It is a frightening co-incidence tha t , beginning in the academic year 1968*69 and con t inu ing for three years, virtually all the depa r tmen t s of this university will bo headed by new cha i rmen . 1 s ta te this fact in light of tho observed political behavior of depar t menl chai rmen in in teract ion against (definitely not with) bo th their faculty and their majors.

The d e p a r t m e n t cha i rmen enter ing this university power s t ruc tu re have willfully chosen to block the final and most impor tan t (because it will lead to all the others in Per lmut ter ' s r epor t ) academic reform, the three d e m a n d s of Central Council . Because If s tudents can freely exercise their power of an equal voice and vole in nil university c o m m u n i t y govern auee decisions, they will, qu i te obviously, deny the depar tmen t chai rmen the right to play cynical games with their futures, lives and careers.

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UNIVERSITY SENATE and the Class of '73

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FIRE! Fim brake out on th» 14th floor of Eastman Tower at about 11:30 last night. Tha dorm was soon avacuatad and fix

fira anginas on tha scene brought the blaze under control. However, residents above the 9th floor ware not allowed back into the tower.

Flames shot out of the buldlng and ware visible from Livingston Tower. Glass shattered all over tha quad, causing R.A.s to clear the quad to avoid accidents to students watching from below.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. One of the girls in whose suite the blaze began related that she had been talking on the phone when the alarm went off and saw flames from one of the bedrooms as she left.

Other residents of the dorm had no trouble leaving tha tower, although thay reported smelling smoke. They alto noted that the tower was well-experienced in such emergencies since this was their 14th fira drill of the year.

Vol. LVM No. 13 State University of New York at Albany Friday, April 10. I970

Sunken Gardens, Motel Housing, and Passover

by Carol Hughes Sunken gardens, mote l housing,

and closing school for Passover were among the topics discussed in the past two Presidential Press Conferences.

President Allen Kuusisto an­swered quest ions concerning con­s t ruct ion at his March 2:Jrd con­ference with the assistance of Vice President for Management and Planning, Walter Tisdale.

The contractual obligations are not for " sunken ga rdens , " accord­ing to Tisdale, but "Eas t and West Podium Cour t s . " The cour ts will consist of grass, trees and shrubs with some sidewalks between the Library and the Social Science b u i l d i n g at a t o t a l cost of $310 ,000 .

In answer to the often-asked " H o w can we gel out. of it,?," it was staled that the President lacks the power to s lop work since it is control led by the State University C o n s t r u c t i o n Fund , and funds were allocated by the Legislature for that specific purpose . Both Kuusisto and Tisdale agreed on the impor tance of keeping the university c o m m u n i t y "be t t e r in­formed on cons t ruc l ion p lans . "

Vice President Tisdale was also asked abou t the hiring practices of the firms involved in cons t ruc t ion on campus . Because of the large a m o u n t of cons t ruc t ion in the Al­bany area, it is necessary to "im­port w o r k e r s " from outs ide of this area, To coun te r charges of discr iminatory hiring procedures against blacks, President Kuusisto noted that the percentage of non-white workders was higher than the percentage of non-whites re­siding in the Capital area.

Albany 's future as a graduate center was also discussed. Even­tually the university will be 50-50 graduate and undergradua te stu­dents , with 60% of the under­g r a d u a t e u p p e r c l a s s m e n , • !()% freshmen and sophomores . The hulk of the s tuden ts would be ac­cepted from s ta te c o m m u n i t y col-legeS.

T h e A p r i l 7 t h c o n f e r e n c e touched on several different prob­l e m s . President Kuusisto an­nounced thai act ion was begin-

cont inued on page 11

A Spring Goodbye to "Pie Nation"

By At Senia

'Today is the beginning of the end of Pig Nation control at Albany State...'

-a student in the liberated 'people's park'

The long-anticipated s tudent -adminis t ra t ive controversy over SUNYA's " s u n k e n " gardens came to a head yesterday a f te rnoon. Within the space of an hour , o n e side of the fence was lorn down , there was a mock burial of "Pig Na t i on" , and s tuden ts confronted Voting President Kuusisto in his

a Iministralive offices. T h e day 's events began at noon

in front ol the Campus Center w h e r e a b o u I 2 5 0 si u d e n t s

;>und the

a mock fountain

it said, and the ', "O 'Re i l l y " , '

coffin . "Pig names Rocky ; Hoff-

FLOWER TO THE PEOPLE "potshowski

gathered p l a c e d Na t ion" . " A g n e w and his F m a n " were

As the b o m b was released and, as green smoke billowed to the top of the c o n c r e t e p i 11 a rs, the demon-

e n d s " and "JulUii inscribed on it. crowd grew, a smoke

OFF TO JAIL by William R c h d e

March li). Induc t ion Center . Albany, Seventeen men and wo­m e n arrested for "obs t ruc t inn governmental admin i s t r a t ion . "

Richard Evans, demons t ra to r . "We are demons t ra t ing against the w a r in Vietnam, bu t we are demonst ra t ing also against all war. Against tho war of man against m a n everywhere , and of man against n a t u r e . "

March :i(). Albany Coun ty Po­lice Court . J u d g e T c p e d i n o . Eleven men and throe women refuse bail.

Erik Johnson , Demons t ra to r . "We feel deeply tha t wealth or class should not de t e rmine w h o is free and who is imprisoned. A $100 fine is not much lo the rich man. To the poor if means less food and she l te r . "

Sentencing. Fifteen days. The judge sits behind a massive oak Bench. A bullet-proof glass parti lion separates him from specta­tors. His voice crackles from two

Unity Conference at SUNY Buffalo

by Al Senia admissions al all s ta le universities

Oil expressed plans for bringing In addi t ion , the Black S tuden ts unity l<> •'!! Ihe schools of Ihe Alliance and P.O.D.E.R., a Puer to Stale University system may be Rican activist g roup , will hold sep realized m'xl week when a state- urate I'ora to discuss c o m m o n wide conference will be held on problems. Iln- University of Buffalo campus. Il is hoped the conference will

Four I'ora will be I "Id April IT) serve as an impetus to further soli-and Hi All universities, colleges, clarity among s luden ts in the s ta te and communi ty colleges in the system. stale university system have been II appears uncertain at Ihe pre urged I" send representatives. sent time whether or not Albany

Among live topics lo he dis Slate will have representat ives at cussed will lie the feasibility of tending the conference. selling up a stale-wide comnnin i C O R N E L L cal lous system through which any mumber tumlil reach any other Cornell University was under an

, l a l e college in Ihe sys tem within ' ' :t,t> !»•'"• u> 7 : ( U ) »•'»• t ' l l ' l ' 7 twenty-four bourn. L o t i u y - Impound by President Dale

Also, plans will be formulated ]L C o w m ' T , w B C t i u n f o l l o W e d

to s tudy the problem of open- con t inued on page 11

rectangular speakers perched near the ceiling. He speaks lo the mi­c rophone . He wears a frigid scowl. He is a machine. Well oiled.

Judge . "You have been charged with violating 2-1027 of the Penal Code . How do you plead, guilty or not guilty? What 's tha t? 1 d o n ' t want any s t a t emen t . Tell it to your lawyer. N o w , guilty or not gu i l t y?" Gui l ty .

Doris Trashen, demons t ra to r . " T h e machinery of death runs only because we--you and l--let it run. They have jailed some of us for blocking doors . They have j a i l e d o t h e r s for refusing in­duc t ion . They will jail more of us. But they cannot jail all of us. If we refuse to lubricate the ma­chinery, the war will he over, sud­denly, everywhere , and at o n c e . "

April 7. Albany Peni tent iary. R o b e r t R o h d e , demons t ra to r . Visiting t ime ten minutes . We speak through a perforated steel plate. Thick glass separates o u r eyes.

"We've been fasting in here for seven days. Bring some fruit next t ime. They took most of our books . They let us have bibles. The guards told us to shave our beards. We are b roke up laughing. That really freaked them o u t . "

More people. Echo noise of b o u neing voices. Fathers . Mo-I h e r s . Wives. Sisters. Brothers . Qliet to people. Low-Bent people . Never-had a-chance people .

"We don' t gel. lo talk to o thor prisoners. They keep us separated. But the word gets through. Last night a black bro ther smuggled us a c a k e . "

Black. South End. T e p e d i n o . Stiff fines. High bail. Long sen­tences. If you ' re whi te , you can pay. If you ' re black you s tay.

"This place rots a man ' s soul. The inmates have noth ing to do. No rehabi l i ta t ion. Twice a week they get some t ime in the gym. The library is o u t d a t e d . There ' s an old man next to us who cries all

day . " Prec ip i ta t ing depression. Tile

orange. Steelwall green. Jai lbar red. Lonliness. Boredom. Fut i l i ty .

"Monday night we held a silent vigil in m e m o r y of Martin Luther King. You know what they did? THEY T E A R G A S S E D US! We all got on the floor and covered our faces. II was bad. That stuff bu rns !

Tear gas. . .GAS. Jus t ice . Peace.

L a w . Order . God. Count ry

W a s h i n g t o n - V i e t n a m

continued on page 11

strators set off toward the dis­puted gardens facing the Human­ities and Social Sciences bui ldings.

O n c e they arrived, approxi ­mately twen ty s tuden t s pushed against the wire fence; it was 12 :20 when the fence came t u m ­bling down and the g roup passed through. Even Securi ty sent a re­presentat ive . Inspector J o h n

Hcnighan, w h o watched passively, a t t i red in a b lue tu r t l eneck , bush jacket and be l l -bot tomed jeans.

A b o u t a h u n d r e d s tuden t s milled a round inside the fence. The "cof f in" was d r o p p e d in to t h e g r o u n d and symbol ical ly buried. Someone planted four yel­low daffodils in the barren ear th . "This is people 's garden n o w , " a s tudent said.

Another s t uden t appealed to those still s tanding on the o the r side of the fence and those peer­ing ou t the windows. " Y o u can s t a n d outs ide the fence y o u r whole life", he told them. " Y o u can stand outs ide your whole life and just look in.. . this is wha t this whole scene is a l l ' abou t . " Most of them preferred to stay where they were and watch .

T h e c rowd, chan t ing , "Smash c o n c r e t e . . p o w e r to the peop l e ! " , headed toward the Adminis t ra t ion Building. Behind them remained a cardboard sign planted on one of the mounds of dirt in t he park. It said:

"To the Construction Workers: The Administration has ignored our demands that the money being wasted on these 'sunken gar­dens' be put toward education. We sincerely wish no one to be injured by these devices-only that the construction be hatted.

Please take notice. LANDMINES"

At the President 's office

continued on page 11

A hot time In the old dorm last night.

-broBterman

PAGE 2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 10,1970

There will be an organizational meet ing of Concerned Under­graduate Education Students on Thursday, April 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Fireplace Lounge of the C.C.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the implementation of 50-50 representation on the Teacher Education Committee.

No one should miss La Chi-noi'seat I.F.G. tonight.

The Ukrainian-American Stu­dent Society of the Capital Dis­trict is sponsoring a dance at the Ukrainian National Home in Watervliet on Saturday, April 11, at 8:30. Coat and tie. For infor­mation, call Alex— 273-5995.

There will be a general member ship meeting of Hillel this Sunday, April 12, at 4 p.m. in the C.C. Ballroom. Refreshments will be served.

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Guitar Cup will be held this Sunday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dutch Quad Flag Room. Ad­mission is $.25; free coffee and doughnuts. Sing along or sit in si­lence !

Will the authors who signed themselves "P.F.E.", "Skip", "Joe Kurisco", "E.G. Carroll", "G.S. Briggs", "D.J.B.", and "Jesse" and the authors of "Peerl", "Acti­vities of the Mind", and "April" please call R. Cole at 457-8073 before 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12. All authors must identify them­selves as students in order to have their material considered for pub­lication in Primer.

All Speech Path majors who are not in a SAU course this semester please contact Nancy Zollers at 7-4760 in order to determine the number of Speech Path majors.

There will be a meeting to elect students to committees of the Ro­mance Languages Department on Monday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. in Humanities 355.

A discussion with special guest Ebriham Shabad, Socialist spokes­man and intellectual from Israel, will be held Monday, April 13th from 3-5 in C.C. 315.

Mr. Shabad, an Israeli Arab, is the editor of the newspaper "Al-Mirsad" and on the editorial board of "New Outlook Maga­zine."

He will answer questions and comment on the situation in Israel and the Israeli Socialist Party.

Everyone is encouraged to at­tend.

An end to unconstitutional wars

Andy Stein introduced an Act In Assembly which will prevent New York citizens from serving and perhaps dying in an illegally constituted war.

Open hearing will be held Tues­day, April 14th at 11:00 A.M. in the DeWitt Clinton Hotel, Albany

Speakers: Paul O'Dwyer, Basil Paterson, Adam Walinsky, and other state condidates will testify.

The Department of Romance Languages is sponsoring a lecture in Spanish by Proffesor Alfredo Roggiano on "Memorial de Isla Negra de Pablo Neruda." The lec­ture will be held on Thursday, April 16, 1970 at 4:00 p.m. in Hu 354.

Passport application froms and certificate of vaccination are avail­able at the Office of International Studies (SS 111) for those partici-pationg in the SUNYA programs abroad.

The Golden Eye Coffee House presents Drew Paton, blues guitar­ist, Friday night at 9:00, $.50 ad­mission. 820 Madison Avenue. For information: 462-0304.

The Chinese Club is sponsoring a trip to NYC Chinatown on Thursday, April 16. Round trip bus costs $3 and leaves the ad­ministration circle at 9:00. Every­one in the university community is invited. If you are interested, please contact Jim Wong at 434-3806 or Marshall Toplansky at 157-7935 no later than Tues­day.

Art Council is sponsoring a lec­ture by Walter Heun on Friday, April 10, 1970 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Room 1. Mr. Heun will speak on Leica photography.

All students applying for en­trance into creative writing, please submit your work by May 7 to Hu 375.

Be a winner—learn about the latest campaign techniques. "Who Wins and Why", sponsored by the N.Y.S. College Republicans, will be held Friday and Saturday, April 24th and 25th at SUNYA.

There are three openings for freshmen and sophomores in the University Student Judicial Com­mittee. If you are interested, sub­mit your name, class year, address and reason for applying to Ken-n e t h K u r z w e i l , Box BT 9021-Stuyvesant Tower.

Contrary to popular opinion, there will be a Kosher food plan next year, for 14 meals, under the same terms as this year. If you wish to participate, please notify the person in charge when you hand in your housing packet.

WANTED Big Brothers and Big Sisters

For Incoming Freshmen Anyone Interested May Sign Up

Tuesday, April 21-

Thursday, April 23

All Quad Dinner Lines

Classified ads Great Buy-'64 Chevy SS.

A.C., Auto, all extras. Call Ala-ed-din is doing his own 434-4358. ""'"*•

Campus representative need­ed immediately. No Product to sell. NSTS Inc. Box 696, Ellicott Station, Buffalo, N.Y. 14205.

Tutoring-489-5668. Italian, German, French, Latin. Reason­able rates.

Social-Economic Develop­ment Employment Opportuni­ties. Nationwide directories of positions. All relevant fields. Accurate. Current. Inexpensive. Information write: Sociocom, Box 317, Harvard Square P.O., Cambridge, Mass. 112138.

But was it "theater?"

Dr. Allen Kuusisto; "Let my people go!" (Home for Pass­over).

Dearest Peter, Roses arc red. Novas are blue, Wendy and Temurg say Happy Uirlhday to you!

Harriet loves Maynartl.

Summer sublet—88 Willell -right on Washington Park; 5 rooms furnished-occupancy 2-4 - $ I 3 51 m onlh. Call 165-3 747.

Yes, before Jane's class, after esp between 4&7, then dinner always late. My sensuality and yours, the Sun would stop your flight; the need for it would be gone, you are beautiful.

The Phantom

Martha's Vineyard Summer 1970 student employment opportunities. Hundreds of choice jobs still open! Descrip­tions, addresses, contacts, salar­ies in hotels, restaurants, shops. Send $2.00. Applied Research Associates, P.O. Box 391)3, New Haven, Conn. 06525.

For Sale: 1967 Lotus Elan S/E. Con­

vertible; 19,000 miles; not used winters; tonneau.

377-4207 after 6 p.m.

Expert secretary desires typing at home. 765-4116.

Students with Car, 16 hours free: Evenings and Saturdays. $ IN 0/month guaranteed income. Advt. work for local firm. Apply in person; 7:15 p.m. Friday, 105 Wolf road, Colonie; 2nd floor.

Nemlich, Coke cans forever!

A SHOW OF PEACE All University Talent Show May 7 and 8

(Parents Weekend)

AUDITIONS- in CC Assembly Room Sunday, April 12

11 am - 3 pm OPEN AUDITIONS

for groups, singers and

all people working on the show

Any questions CALL 457-4057

special events board

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Council Asks for Passover Action; Hires Law Firm to Aid Students

The lake area provides far from an idyllic atmosphere this spring. -potsllOW'Iri

Stein Bill Limits N.Y. GI Service in Combat Zone

by Robert Schwartz

A week after the Governor of Massachusetts signed a bill em­powering the state attorney to take any necessary legal action to prevent Massachusetts service­men from fighting in a combat zone unless Congress has declared war, Assemblyman Andrew Stein, a New York City Democrat, is fighting to get the New York State Legislature to pass a similar bill which he introduced several weeks ago.

The bill differs slightly from the Massachusetts bill as it would permit New "York servicemen to fight in an undeclared war up to

60 days from the commencement of hostilities before Congress would be required to declare war.

By enabling New York service­men to refuse combat duty with­out a formal declaration of war by Congress within 60 days and by requiring the State Attorney General to represent these men in court, the bill intends to force the Supreme Court to rule on whether or not the President of the United States has the constitutional au­thority to involve the nation in an undeclared war as is currently the case in Vietnam and Laos.

On Tuesday March 30, the Re-

Major Committees Need Students

Four major committees at the University are presently in need of student representation. They are the University Governance Com­mission, the Special Committee on Faculty Evaluation, the Uni­versity Parking Appeals Commit­tee, and the Search Committee for an admissions director.

The University Governance Commission will be charged with restructuring the guidelines for such organizations as Senate and Student Association. The commis­sion is the immediate successor to the University Governance Com­mittee.

Six undergraduate students are needed, for the commission Lhree of whom 'wouldl be Senators, as well as three graduate students. The commission's ideas (and find­ings) will later he recommended to thi' Senate.

The Special Committee on

STATE FAIR

IS

fast

approaching

Final deadline for booth applications is Friday, April 17. Please obtain forms at the C.C. Information Desk or call Pal Schumann, 4574012.

faculty evaluation was conceived by the Senate to study policies and procedures for faculty evalua­tion, and to develop explicit cri­teria regarding faculty term re­newal, promotion, and tenure.

In ad dition to five faculty members, the committee needs three undergraduates and two graduate students. Recommenda­tions of this group will be sub­mitted to the Senate also.

Primarily because student ap­peals are heard, the University Parking Appeals Committee would like three student mem­bers. The group hears appeals con-cerning parking violations and views requests for special parking permits.

The Search Committee for an admissions director is in need of two undergraduates. The purpose of the committee is to screen and recommend candidates to the

V i ce-President for S t u d e n t Affairs.

Undergraduates interested in these positions should contact T e r r y M. th ias in CC 346 (457-3430), an d graduates should contact Charles Stephenson in CC 333 (457-7791), as soon as possible.

publ ican dominated Assembly Commit tee on Governmental Operations killed the bill and thereby prevented it from being brought to the floor for debate. After this setback, Assemblyman Stein requested Assembly Speaker Perry Duryea to re-introduce the bill in the Assembly Rules Com­mittee but has yet to receive a re­ply.

In an attempt to push through the bill through the legislature As­semblyman Stein held a press con­ference in New York City on April 8 in which he criticized Dur­yea and Senate Majority Leader Eari Bridges for preventing debate on the bill in either house of the legislature.

Stein and other Democratic supporters of the bill have sche­duled a public hearing in Albany for next Tuesday which will in­clude testimony from such Demo­crat ic office seekers as Paul O 'Dwyer , Eugene Nickerson, Adam Walinsky, and Basil Patter­son. By then Stein hopes to have gained enough support in the legislature to bring the bill to the floor for debate.

Despite Stein's frantic efforts, chances for passage of the bill are very slim. Tuesday's hearing will occur only a few days before the expec ted adjournment of the legislature. Also it is doubtful that the Republican dominated legisla­ture would pass a bill which so directly challenges the Nixon ad­ministration.

by Bob Warner

Central Council last night urged once again that President Kuusisto close the university for Passover. In a bill introduced by Dick Wes­ley, Council requested that classes be cancelled on April 20, 21, and 22 'out of respect for the Jewish population of this University'.

In an additional bill, Council called for a student referendum on April 13,M,and 15. This refer­endum will determine student support of a boycott of classes during Passover if Kuusisto refuses to recind his decision to hold

classes.. It should be noted, however,

that Kuusisto and O'Reilly have asked the faculty not to penalize students who do not attend class, and not to hold examinations and labs those three days.

As a gesture to the ad­ministration that students are not irresponsible, Council also stated in its position statement that they ^re willing to allow the three days

be made up. However, this wou'd only take effect if Kuusisto dec- led to cancell classes; in other ware's, if students must boycott classes to meet their demand, they will no t accept an extended school year.

The argument against cancelling classes was that students have missed too many classes already (Dialogue, Moratorium, etc.) and that the teaching schedule is tight already.

The argument in favor of can­celling classes was that the Univer­sity ois discriminating against Jew­ish students by not permitting their religious and cultural holi­days to become University-wide holidays. Time off for Easter and Christmas are presently allowed in the University calendar.

V o t e 7 6 - 7 3

GOULD Dr. Samuel Gould announced

his resignation as head of the State University .system last night, effective October 1st of this year. Me gave no reason for resigning.

The trustees of the state system accepted the resignation with "profound regret." Gould has been chancellor for the past six yeurs.

I ra te Jewish students who attended the Central Council meet­ing felt that since 40% of this school is Jewish, Jewish holidays should no t be discriminated against.

The referendum on the boycot­ting during Passover if the Admin­istration doesn't cancel classes will be held on April 13 (12 - 1 p.m.), 14 (I - 2 p.m.), and 15 (2 - 3 p .m.) in tne Campus Center Lobby. If you would like to assist in the running of the referendum, please contact Norm Rich at 457-4077.

In a bill introduced by Dave Neufeld, Council unanimously voted to hire, for the student body at large, the law firm of Rosenblum and Leventhat. The services the law firm would offer are: legal aid in initial proceedings with regard to arrest, advanced draft counseling, advisory opin­ions, and bi-weekly meetings on campus. Students may also visit the lawyers at their office at any time.

Council also will pay for a 24-hour phone line in case of arrest, and will provide 10,000 wallet cards which will contain "Pertinent legal information" on them.

The purpose of the bill is to provide the students with the opportunity to get out of jail on bail easily in case of arrest, and to provide students with legal advice as needed in cases from car acci­dents to arrest for the possession of drugs.

Council passed by a vote of (21-0-1) a bill which endorses the CURE proposal.

Council also appropriated ex­pense money for Congressman Allard Lowenstein to speak here on April 16.

ABORTION PASSES ASSEMBLY by Barry Kirschner

The Assembly has voted in favor of the same liberal abortion bill which was denied passage by Speaker Duryea's disallowing of absentee votes last week. The bill vote was 76 to 73, receiving the minimum number of votes neces­sary for passage.

The bill now must be sent to the Senate which previously has passed an even more liberal abor­tion bill. Should it be passed by the Senate, it will be enacted into law by Governor Rockefeller's

signature. Rockefeller is on record as favoring the bill.

The measure provides for abor­tion on demand up through 24 weeks of pregnancy. The only pre­requisite for legal abortion would be consent of the woman and a physician.

The present abortion law is over 100 years old and allows abortion only to save the life of the mother. Much more conserva­tive reform measures than the one just passed have been defeated in the last three yean.

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Spring has come to the podium, and the "closed for winter' fountains will be turned on for Parent's Weekend!

signs have been packed away. Perhaps the

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visitations by Monis Finder

communi

When controversies ariBe about what goes on in a university, a basis for resolving these is the first principle that make explicit its ends and means.

I take the following as first principles: 1. The purpose for which the university exists is understanding and criticism.

2. The proper starting point and the main point of reference for all discussion concerning the university is its purpose.

3. The means for achieving the university's purpose is free and rational inquiry and discussion.

4. The means for changing procedures, regulations and policies within the University is persuasion through reason.

5. A necessary condition for discussion and communication is that all parties are acting honestly and in good faith.

Consequences From the first principles, certain consequences follow: 1. The purpose of a university is not moral but intellectual. Some current opinion holds that the aim of the university is

overthrow of the Establishment. That purpose, however, cannot be sustained because attaining it does not require the resources of a university but only simpler means - propaganda, indoctrination, sabotage, and the rest.

This does not deny the right and freedom of members of the university to work toward changing whatever they believe requires change.

2. Threat and violence are intolerable. One necessary condition for free and rational discussion is absence

of physical threat and violence. Threat and violence are therefore intolerable both as persuasion and as a condition of university life. Peaceful demonstrations, parades, meetings, and petitions to teachers and administrators, however, are legitimate means of expression and persuasion. The university is obligated, therefore, to provide con-distions for carrying out such enterprises and for giving reasoned responses to petitions.

3. Curricular decisions must be the responsibility of the faculty. Although many university students possess much ability and hold

deep commitments such qualities do not justify the view that these excellent students are thereby to be responsible for the hard and complicated tasks of making curricular decisions. The curriculum is the means through which the university educates its students and grants its degrees. If the degrees are serious these attest to the achievement of students. This certification of achievement is a faculty responsibility in the same sense that certifying a cardiologist is a responsibility of specialists in cardiology. Such responsibilities cannot be shared with those who are to be certified.

A second reason why curricular decisions must be in the hands of the faculty is professional competence. A faculty member is a speciaiist :ti his subject and, typically, his competence has been achieved through long study, deliberation, and experience. A univer­sity is properly organized if, among other things, its members do the work they are competent to do. Although not all curricular decisions are wise, that fact does not in itself justify the making of professional decisions by the nonprofessional.

Institutional responsibility and professional competence explain why the curriculum is a faculty responsibility.

Because the curriculum is made for the studenLs, the responses of students to it must be elicited and their views evaluated and incorporated into curricular plans and revisions. But final responsibili­ty must rest with the faculty.

4. Decisions on tenure and promotions must be the responsibility of the faculty.

Proper decisions on the qualifications of faculty members can be made only by those who possess similar qualifications, That decision, too, is a kind of certifying function, and the latter analogy of the cardiologist applies here with equal force.

Because the typical faculty member is a teacher, students should be

consulted in tenure and promotion decisions. Again, institutional responsibility and professional competence justify the view that final decision is the responsibility of the faculty.

Ei. The teaching faculty must be accountable to its students Because reason is the way of the university, courses of instruction

must be conducted rationally. An implication is that the objectives of a course must be justified us educative, and state explicitly. Instruction and evaluation must be consistent with those objectives, and improvement in courses by based upon the results of evaluation.

Put another way, as an institution committed to the way of reason, the university is obligated to present programs of instruction that are ordered to educative ends. Such ordering implies coherent relation­ships among ends, class work, and evaluation.

VOTE S.A. Referendum on

boycott off clossos for tko Passover Holidays

April 13-15

Vote: Monday 12-3, Tuesday 10-3 Wednesday 10-4

CAMPUS CENTER LOBBY

No Inspection Dear Miss Edsell, Director of Residences,

In regard to your memo dated Janua ry 15 ,1970, concerning change in policy and procedure of room inspection to include closet areas, we as R.A.'s, often the im­plement of such policy, would like to state our position. We feel, since we are theoretically and practically the link between ad­ministration and student, and stu­dents are the primary concern of residence, we should be informed of such changes before any said inspections take place. Also, it is our wish to state our view of this policy change, as we do not agree with it. We view it as a breach of personal privacy. Indignation of this nature on the part of the stu­dent was expressed in an article by Perry Silverman in the Feb. 10 issue of the ASP. The article stat­ed that although it would take a test case to determine the issue, there was a possibility of the rights of the student being in­fringed upon. To us, the issue is of a moral rather than a legal nature. Consequently, it is our decision that if requested by residence to make such an inspection, we would refuse to do so. First of all, on the basis of a student's per­sonal rights, and secondly on the basis that our job agreement was to uphold the ideals in policies and procedures and we feel that any major changes should be re­lated to us before being instituted.

There have been past issues of conflict between administrative and student concerns on the resi­dence level and since the R.A. has been the tie between the two, he has only been able to rely on his own morality and conscience to make an appropriate decision in these instances. We, as R.A.'s feel that we are again placed in a dilemma by this new "Inspection" ruling, and again can only turn to our own conscience.

Respectfully Submitted, Marshal! Gladstone

Ann Murphy James Keating

Patrice Borg Maureen Keenan

Neil Kelleher?

Dear Sir:

Neil Kelleher is alive and well in the Biology department! The re­cent "one-way" dialogue spon­sored by Dr. Robert Allen and his automatons on March 19-20 made this ever so clear. The most im-

cations

portant aspect ot university life is the right to criticize without fear of reprisals. Does everyone admire and love Dr. Allen and his ad­ministrative bullies, or, is there a heavy air of intimidation hanging over everyone concerned from senior faculty right on down to undergraduates?

At both meetings there was a noticeable lack of criticism direct­ed at Dr. Allen and colleagues. Why was this the case?The follow­ing example may shed some light on t h is question. An under­graduate from the Spanish depart­ment on commenting on the lack of relevance in his science course was met with a barrage of state­ments such as "We don't have the time to teach you the social impli­cations of pollutions," "You're not a biology major-just a trouble maker, why don't you leave" and "get your relevance somewhere else." Dig it- Eco- catastrophe upon us, but get your rele­vance elsewhere! Thus a new low was reached in this department. They have now put themselves above criticism from the rest of the academic community.

As William Kunstler pointed out it is not those who practice freedom of speech who are sub­versive rather it is those who at­tempt to silence it. How much longer can the university com­munity allow this type of be­havior to continue? Dr. Allen has stated if student power comes to fruition he will quit. This should be more than enough motivation for students to come together and let their voices be heard.

Name Withheld

NLOC Ego Trip? To the Editors:

There has been a lot of talk lately from certain members of the university community, about creating a "People's Park" out of the East and West Podium Courts that are currently being land­scaped. From what one can gather, nobody nas any real idea what the final product is going to look like. Having seen the plans for these areas we can say with reasonable authority that much of the publicity arising from this is­sue has been quite misleading and uninformed.

The New Left Organizing Com­mittee demands support for the conception of "people's park." In fact, the architects plans call for a similar objective for what they are demanding. The East Podium

Court (the one by the Biology building) will consist of a large area of grass surrounding a small rectangular plaza (consisting of benches and places to sit and bask in the sun). In short, it will be a perfect place to hold free rock concerts.

The West Court will be de­veloped around the six pine trees already in existence. The area will be similar to the benches and grass not unlike those found behind the Campus Center. There will be a lineal arrangement of bluestone, grass, benches, and the trees.

Concerning the $330,000 that is going to be spent for both areas, it should be noted that this in­cludes the costs of removing the presen t fill, replacing certain pipes, putting in the grass, plazas , and benches, this also includes putting in facilities for water sprinklers, and a lighting system for night use. What we'll have next fall is a nice place to relax between classes, instead of the sand (which is part of the natural environment of this area) which has been lying there for years, un­used.

Since no one in the New Left Organizing Committee seems to have taken the trouble to find out the facts and present them to the people, we can only assume, from this that their efforts are directed only towards "a power seeking ego trip." In presenting these facts, we hope any member of our community will be able to make a rational decision on this issue. All Power to the People!

Tom Peterson David Chavis

representing the Pye Committee for the Preservation of the

Natural Environment on Campus

Apology

To the University Community:

The NLOC would like to ap-pologize to Harry Pritchett con­cerning the relationship of his graphics to Had News . We did not view our acknowledgement to him as implying an endorsement by him for any material that went into the paper other than his own art work. We would like to deeply apologize to Mr. Prichett for any embarrassment it may have

brought him.

NLOC

EBBIS THE EST

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Cul lcgu P'PU S

•HEY MAM, GET WITH IT WAR'S OUT POLLUTION IS WHERE ITS AT! "

COMMUNICATIONS Bad News To the University Community:

As a follow-up on a Mora­torium poster that I designed in October 1969, the same students came to me and asked me to de­sign another poster for them that would symbolize environmental desecration.

The parameters that were pre­sented to me were that decisions to build a $250,000 sunken garden effected cut-backs in edu­cational programs, which didn't seem right to me. If money is tight, it shouldn't be legislated for cosmetic decorum. This seemed to me reason enough to help them.

The other parameter was, deci­sions on building construction programs should seek community and s tuden t support . Black-topping and obliteration of mas­sive areas of land without design contributes to the overall ecologi­cal imbalance, and this too, I agreed with.

The title for the newspaper (BAD News) was to be a parody on news coverage by mass media. Therefore, the BAD News mast­head was a serio-comic treatment which, I was told were their aims.

I was shocked, as much as many of my colleagues were, with the contents of the first issue. I disclaim knowledge of the con­tents other than the masthead de­sign and art work for the poster, not the text.

I would like the University community to know that my talents are available for student projects, but I will not associate with any cause that advocates vio­lence.

Harry Prichett Creative Design Director

Instructional Development Group Educational Communications Center

Hanging Gardens To the Editors:

In ancient Babylon, to honor his queen, Nebuchadnezzar had constructed the Hanging Gardens, a memorial which became a won­der of the ancient world. But these gardens, and the civilization that held it soon fell into ruin.

In seems that someone here is trying to repeat history. The Sunken Gardens of Albany are go­ing up now and they are going to be quite a tribute to grandeur, power and total uselessness. They may also be a memorial, or an epi­taph, to blind acceptance, ot those who meander through the day, noticing that "Something is happening here but you don't know what it is" so why bother to find out? Don't get involved, it makes life easier. But have to find out, before this insanity, peopled by corpses and shadows of memo­ries, is completed.

Michael Lippman

Repeal Draft To the Editors,

As chaplains to studenLs and faculty at the Stale University of New York at Albany, we take the occasion of this March 19 demon­stration to express publicly our dissatisfaction with the present se­lective service system and urge its immediate repeal. We base our de­cision on the following.

1. Fundamenta l ly we feel strongly that disarmament on eve­ry level is the only realistic ap­proach to peace. Continuation of the present draft system only maintains the ancient and histori­cally unsuccessful power approach in international affairs.

2. So many young men today

Editor ia l Comment The next University Senate meeting wilt hopefully discuss the

CURli proposal for the elimination of undergraduate university-wide requirements, This is the ideal opportunity for the Senate lo show the University Community that they are capable of adapling to the changed needs of a more intelligent, more mature student body.

Requirements are an obstruction to education and an imposition on a student's rights. We are the ones who know best how to tunnel through the jungles of acudemia to educate ourselves.

We urge all student senators to vote for CURL. We believe all senators students and faculty who have a commitment to under­graduate learning will vote for CURL.

Lvery student should register their opinion of the CURL proposal in the poll to be taken next week. If enough students register their approval, the Senate will have little choice.

have a life style which functions in a totally non-military way. Par­ticipation in a system that forces con front a I ion through naked power is abhorent to their deepest feelings. These young men cannot function in a system whose only alternative for international co-ex­istence is military force - it further violates their values, it. contributes to the spread of violence in the United States today, it militarises our nation and thereby weakens democratic control over foreign policy, it subverts the finer im­pulses of men - duty, loyalty, re­sponsibility - to the pursuit of ev-?r increasing ruthlessne.ss and the horror of modern warfare.

Instead of military conscrip­t ion , we strongly support in­creased voluntary national in­volvement by young men between the ages of \H and ;ifi in projects such as Vista and Peace Corps. We call not for the reform of the law but for outright repeal. Thousands of men have left the country to demonstrate their opposition to military conscription, frequently at great personal loss - we call for general amnesty.

Rev. Ferdinand Ermlich Rev. Paul Smith

Rev. William Small

Amazed at 142 To the Co-Editors of the ASP,

I was amazed at the number of applicants who applied foror University Senate, 142 to be exact. It appears to me that this sudden interest in the school is very good and very late. Where were these people when openings appeared in committees under University Senate? Manv student openings have been unfilled since the beginning of the school year and many are still unfilled. Blame can be placed partially on lack of communication, Still, the ASP was used and there was only a trickle of response.

I also have a complaint about many of the posters used for .campaigning, Tho posters have made good use of the English language, but like a hack politi­cian's speech, they don't say any­thing. Students running for Senate should have stated their views on the University and the platforms they were running on. Most stu­dents have not. Catch phrases have never made a representative any good.

Stove Brown an ex-candidate

Edi tor ia l Comment

Sunken Gardens? There are no Sunken Gardens. There are no plans to build any

Sunken Gardens. There never will be any Sunken Gardens. What is planned is trees, grass, shrubs, benches and sidewalks in the

East and West unfinished portions of the podium. Nothing can be gained by encouraging incorrect information. Any group wich does this consistently and continually is irresponsible

Many times the administration is irresponsible in this sense. Vocal student groups have also shown this type of irresponsibility.

Several questions remain Do we want $310,000 of "simple land­scaping"? Whether we need it or not, does the university administra­tion have the right to plan the areas where we will spend our leisure time?

What about priorities? We know that the money allocated for the Hast and West Podium Courts has to be spent there because money cannot be used anywhere other than where it was originally intended.

This is ridiculous. A system which is this inflexible and unrespon­sive must be changed. Nothing can ever be accomplished unless there is a way lor the university to reflect the priorities of the people it is serving. ' ^

The Passover Plot The recent Passover question has brought forth a fundamental ques­

tion how long can lire administration continue to delude itself and the student body that there exists on this campus a separation of church and state?

Winler and spring vacations have always been traditionally sche­duled around Christmas and Easter. If winter extends from December 21 lo March 20 and spring extends Iron- March 21 lo June 20, why docs winter recess always include December 25 and spring recess al­ways include whatever day may he Easter? This year, for example, it would have been far more logical for spring recess to have been sche­duled in the middle of April rather than the end of March, when much of New York Slate was plagued by severe snow storms and other inclement winter weather.

Vacations have have not been live only source of vexation for Jew­ish students, for sonic inconceivable reason, the dorms opened this September on Rush llashaiiu. Of course students were free to move in the following day Monday, when parents returned to work and the family car was unavailable! (and when Registration was taking place, by the way). There, is simply no reason for this.

Ami there is simply no reason for the University lo schedule classes this Passover. Charles O'Reilly's memorandum to the faculty, asking thai "students should not incur any financial cosi or be penalized for missing classes, laboratories, etc.," is basically impractical. What does O'Reilly mean by "penalized"? We consider copying missed Ice lure noles for anywhere up lo ten hours of classes penalization. Tin only way for students not lo incur penalization is for classes not to bi scheduled.

We urge Dr. Kuusisto lo act upon Central Council's second rccom mendation for the shutting down of classes before the cry of anti semilism becomes louder and completely justifiable.

G.G.

asp staff The Albany Student Press is published sporadically by the

Student Association of Ihe Slate University of New York at Albany. The ASP editorial office is located in room 334 of the Campus Ccnler It is purportedly funded by student tax, but is in actuality financed by the C.I.A. The ASP phones are 457-21°0 and 2194, bill nobodys ever there, so leave your com­plaint will) Ihe Secretary at 457-3430.

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The Black Ensemble Present

First Annual Black Cultural Weekend

Highlights Of

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"The Association To Be Presented

April 10-12 The

The first Black Cultural Week­end, Apri l 10,1 I, and I 2 al Slate University of New York al Alhany wil l Couture performances of Ihe play, "The Association," hy Mil l -edge Moseloy, guest leel urers, and a special concert with Miss Nina Simone. The cultural weekend is being sponsored jointly hy the Third World Liberation Front and Ihe Black Ensemble.

The weekend wil l begin a p.m. Friday with an opening Iroducl ion followed hy films ; a discussion led by Edolvo Bnssey Edoho, professor of African his l<ny al the university. Other scheduled events Friday include speaker Horace Holl iday, former bodyguard of Malcolm \ ; a ja/z workshop; and theatre produc­tions.

Saturday afternoon's program begins with " A n Hour in Memory of Malcolm X " presented by the Black Ensemble, The product ion, including a play and poetry read­ing, will he given at 1 p.m. and at 2 p.m. ui the Studio Theatre, Per­forming Arts Center. In the even­ing a pre-concert fashion show will feature creations from New Breed. Then al !):.{(), in the physi­cal education building, Miss Nina Simone will appear in concert.

The weekend will culminate Sunday afternoon in Ihe PAG Re­cital Hall with Ihe production "H ip Black and Angry, " presented by the New Heritage Repertory Thea I r e . Six performances of "The Association" are scheduled throughout the weekend. Tickets Tor Ihe Nina Simone concert are available in the Education Oppor­tunity Program office, university library basement room i l l . Admis­sion is %:\M) in advance, $5,00 a I the dota".

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Black Ensemble Theatre group in cooperation wi th the St a te Un i versify Experimental Theatre, wil l piesenf The Associa­tion, an original drama by Mil-ledge Mosley.

Mr. Mosley, a Political Science Major is also directing the pro­duct ion. He described his work as " the story of a family that is se­verely affected hy the so-called "American way of l i fe . " I think the characters depict the Ameri­can people and the sickness that is present today throughout the country.

"The woman in the part ihas had no excitement in l ife. To en­sure a find of excitement she makes others suffer for her enjoy­ment. In this way, she fains her excitement and experiences. Call them The Association becaiisethat is what living in America is. These people only deal with each other on a physical basis, as a way o f surviving. They don't menu what they say, hut say it only because they have to say it. What happens within this family is happening in Ihe country today. Their end is going lo he the

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"Every character is, in his own way, sick. The son has the strong­est self-control, and thinks that his principles are the strongest. However, he's easily persuaded and in the end adopts a complete­ly opposite idealogy.

The mother's life is built entire­ly on power. Without power she is unhappy. She continually manipu­lates and connives to rule and in the end her goals are met . "

"The father, who was brought up with certain specific moral ideas, keeps them solely as a hunt, In reality, he has the morals, and is the epitome of the weak Ameri­can male who can't hold his own ground."

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The cast includes Tommy Por-turas the son, .Jim Ford as the Fa­ther, Diane EaFayefte as the mo­ther, and Wynell McCleng as the woman. A l l the actors are inex­perienced and Mr. Mosley feels that it has been exciting working with them, l ie chose to work wi th non-professionals because he feels the director can gain from their innocence while the actors gain knowledge. "We are helping each other and I hope in the end we have success."

The Association will he pre­sented free of charge on Apri l 10,1 1 and 12. Tickets can be ob­tained at the Performing Arts Cen­ter Box Office.

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John Mayall Provides Entertainment At Its Finest

by Mark Batten

The obvious problem created by having two such excellent groups as John Mayall and the Moody Blues in one concert is that one must take second billing. Sunday March 22 in the gym, Mayall unfortunately had to fill this spot. Perhaps this can account for, in part, the disappointing brevity of his appearance. While short, however, the performance certainly lacked no musical excel­lence or excitement.

Mayall's first number, "The Laws Must Change," featured the drive and precise timing that was characteristic of his entire set. It was clear that the absence of the dominating lead guitar and drums sacrificed no force. The basic premise of the new format-elec­tric bass, saxophone, aeeousUea! guitar and harmonica- is, in fact, that each instrument is its own rhythm section. While the total sound was cardi­

nal, Mayall fully realized the capa­bilities of each member and pro­vided ample room for solos. These never became pretentious or bor­ing as so frequently happens in live rock or blues. Mayall kept his own guitar and harmonica work succinct. Although he used a standard electric guitar, the pre­sentation was quiet and articulate. His harmonica was more aggres­sive, in the same Chicago-based style which he has been develop­ing for years. The bass solos were also imaginative but direct. Jpn Mark's contribution on accousti-cal guitar as far as soloing goes was minimal. Although il is appar­ent from his album work that he is very adept, his short solo in "California" was bland. It was Johnny Almond who provided the most exciting moments with his saxophone and flute runs, all hav­ing a strong jazz, flavor. They ranged from subdued and melodic to screeching.

In his famous tradition of

culling formidable and frequently little known talent, Mayall in­cluded in his act Duster Bennett, "England's greatest one man blues band." Although Bennett looked at first glance like a joke, stomp­ing a bass drum and high hat, rap­idly fingering chords and blowing a harmonica, his sound was re­markably full. His interpretation was in the same vein as Mayall's , stressing precise integration of all the instruments.

The somewhat unsettled at­mosphere created by the over­flowing audience which had had some trouble entering was cased by the rapport Mayall quickly es­tablished through his informal ap­proach. A few bars into their first song he calmly halted the music to readjust the mikes. Later, when the crowd at stage left somehow managed to unplug the whole sound system, he directed the rest of the audience in booing their The crowds enthusiastic response throughout and especially in calling for an encore was indica­tive of the recognition Mayall has long deserved hut has just recently hegun receiving.

John Mayall was one of the few hits of the weekend of concerts which also featured the Rascals and Canned Heat. ...benjamin Rascals Memories

Fail To Win Crowd Canned Heat Give Concert Which Leaves Audience Cold by Beth Jo Knapkc

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music that made the dancer and his tambourine produce a good combination of movement and music, The idea of the abstract colorations projected on the wall behind the performers was very artistic and added to the wild sounds of some of the songs.

Although the Rascals were a spirited group, the audience did not respond to the music as an au­dience of college people should. The lengthy and repetitious parts of the songs were loo psychedelic for a college ludienee who is fa­miliar with good music, and un­fortunately I lie unicjiie (|iialily of clever arrangement ln ; l1 makes a

piece attractive was not a part of many songs. That was probably what turned off the audience. For a group thiil produced very loud and often repetitive phrases the songs of their past years far out­weighed the newer more ordinary sounds of stereotype head music. The Rascals belong to I066-8H and are still remembered for their simple melodies rather than the head music every other band in America is playing.

by Hob Roseiiblum

On the second day of the great rock folly the Traction Co, South Wind, and Canned Ileal played to an under- capacity, and often un­happy crowd.

Traction had some fair ideas, but the drummer proved himself perfectly incapable of handling them and (he lead guitarist sound­ed as if he stole all his solos from the same track of the 1910 Fruit-gum Co.. They were eventually booed off the stage,

South Wind was the dark horse winner of the night. After hearing Traction anything would sound good and South Wind's profes­sional, and mild stage presence came as a happy relief. Their mu­sic was a pleasing combination of CAW and rock, that was witty, but not slap-stick, sensible, but never a boring moment. They re­ceived a standing ovation.

Canned Heat came in with a roar of approval and left with a sij»h of resignation by the audi­ence such as one would hear from woineoiie who has just been con­

ned by their hero; there was no dearth of jeering either. Their drummer continuously kept bad time coming in too late, confusing soloists and jumb! lg up the entire performance. Seeing the crowd cheer at an extended bass solo re­minded ne of what Rudi Blesh said ab( il the Dave Brubeck Quartct-luey weren't very good,

teresting people in the idea of spontaneous improvization.

I was not alone in my opinion. People were walking out all during the set and of those who stayed, few were enthusiastic. Blues is a groovy thing to get into, but it takes more talent than Canned Heat bad displayed; and it takes soul, not the rambunctious show-

but thi-y served the purpose of in- manship they had to offer.

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**** Foot(light) Notes **** by Mary Eileen O'Donnell

Auditions for the next four Ex­perimental Theatre plays will be held Monday, April 13, at 8 p.m. in rooms 26-1 and 265 of the PAC. Plays being auditioned are AB­S T R A C T I O N , diroeted by T i m o t 11 y U r e n n a n ; MARY STUARY written by Fredrick Schiller and directed by Alexis Pinnola; OVERRULED by Shaw and directed by Nicole Rabin; and UNDER MILKWOOD by Dylan Thoman and directed by William

Snyder. UNDER MILKWOOD is being performed Saturday, May 2 The other three plays are being of­fered as a triple-bill, Friday May 1.

ALA-ED-DIN, Slate Univer­sity Theatre's fourth major pro­duction of the season, opens next Wednesday for its five- day run in the Experimental Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale now in the box office, open daily 11-<I. Admission is free with student tax, or $1.00 for adults and $.50 for children.

Open Hearing on ANTI-WAR BILL Sponsored by Andrew Stein \D-L-Manhattan)

This is similar to a bill recently passed in Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Gov. Sargent that gives right to resist fighting in illegal wars

(Vietnam, Laos) Gome April 14 (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. to

the DeWitt Clinton Hotel, across the street from the Capitol. SPEAKERS:

Paul O'Dwyer Basil Patterson

And Other Candidates Adam Walinsky

FRIDAY, APRIL 10,1970 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS PAGE 9

THE A S P S P O R T S Met* * D ° w n i61 T° G° Powerful Track Team Opens Season Wed.

by Dennis Hackett

Albany's young track team is nervously awaiting their first meet next Wednesday against Boston State at home. They have howev­er, by no means been idle. The sixty members of the team have now been practicing for a month and a half.

Coach Munsey seems pleased with the progress his young team is making (there are only six Seniors). "This could be a real good team if we iron out a few events." He has recently put the team through a series of time tri­als to make assignments for the upcoming meets. As of now there are many definite leaders in each event.

The 880 is being led by four

strong contenders: Larry Roberts, Chris Kellogg, Hay Kaplan and Brian Hayes.Three are freshman. The 440 is strongly filled by Bill Brehm, Sal Rodriguez, Basil Morgan and Jon Herbst. The long­er distances have an abundance of ta len t including Ken Stringer, John Comerford, Rich Howes, Jay

Lacrosse Season

by Dave Fink The State lacrosse team opens

its first varsity season Saturday by hosting Plymouth State in a 10:00 a.m. encounter.

Lacrosse has become something special here at Albany. After only two seasons, it has attracted a fol-

A M I A This year APA will again field

another fine softball team. The defending champs of last year seem to be the team to beat again this year. The line up this year shows 6 returning starters led by co-captain, catcher Bart Koehler and ace hurler Ray Wright. Jim Shea and Steve Thomson are back at first and second. Les Newmark, Glenn Gerver, and John Lynch a-long with newcomer Ed Arseneau share the outfield duties. Co-Cap­tain Doug Chesser, who played with the Renagade APA League I team last year and was a solid hit­ter , will be playing shortstop while newcomer Bill Motto rounds out the infield at third. The line up appears to be solid with no apparent weakness at any position. APA will also field a League 1 pledge team.

The pledges are led by Tim Minnehan at shortstop and Pete Solo way in left field. This team could provide an unpleasant sur­prise to everyone.

Sigma Tail Beta's entry in League I stands as a strong con­tender for the league title. Al­though they lost their starting pitcher from last year's squad, the team has picked up a number of valuable additions to strengthen themselves. Warren Sabloff, a transfer from Orange county will be taking over the pitching chores while Bob Onofry, another trans­fer, is moving in at first base.

Larry Meyers and Mike Pavy, neither of whom played last year, but both of whom have competed in League I before, will be in the outfield along with Tom Nixon.

The infield will consist of Pat Mahoney at third, Tom Lind-strand at short, Marc Sosne, who played freshman ball last year at second, Onofry at first and John Fowler catching.

Nixon, captain of the team, commented, "If Sabloff can come through on the mound, and if our fielding is strong, I think we've gut a good chance for the crown."

This past full's tennis ladder tournament was won by Robert F a m i 1 an t. Bob de feated Larry Meyers in the finals 7-5,6-0.

Kaplan, J o e Geoco , Dennis Hacke t t , Larry Franks, Paul Holmes and Rene Hebert. Two n e w c o m e r s , H o w e r a n d 3omerford, appear to be the bright stars on the horizon.

The sprints will be strong with Erwin Pers, Cliff McCarg, Marty Amerikaner, Basil Morgan and Jay

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lowing which could not have been imagined three years ago. The squad, comprised of many juniors who initiated the club as fresh­men, has compiled an overall 14-1-1 record.

This year, in order for the team to carry on this tradition, many obstacles must be overcome.

Firstly, the stickmen will play a much more difficult schedule than last year, competing against the likes of Rochester Tech, Castleton State, Adelphi, C. W. Post, as well as Saturday's foe.

Secondly, the most feared nem­esis has suddenly hit the team --injuries. In Tuesday's scrimmage against RPI, captain Larry Smith broke a rib as a result of a stiff check in front of the goal. He will be lost for at least half the season. Mid-fielder John Wilcox will be lost for 2 more weeks with an injured knee while starting attack-man Steve Jackway, who scored 32 goals last year, is a doubtful starter for Saturday's game.due to a mouth infection. Mark Werdcr, another middie who led the squad

Handleman leading the way. Hurdles will be manned by Jay

Parker , Bill Meehan, and Sal Rodr iguez . The field events should be a strong point of this year's team with Ross Andersen, Royce Van Evera and firic Weiscotten in the javelin. Saul Moshenberg will aid the cause in

Varsity Injuries

Danes Whip RPI The Greiit Danes opened their

season on a winning note on Wed­nesday by downing R.P.I. 5-2. Albany had the lead all the way as it scored early and kept RPI score­less until the ninth inning. Solid performances were given by pitch­er Nick Ascienzo, who threw a four-hitler, and first baseman Rich Bardeshewski, who chipped in with a couple of hits. Perhaps more important though, was the

solid Albany defense, which came up with a few clutch plays to help preserve the win. Overall, it was a poor day at the plate for the Danes, who only had five hits. But they managed to make the right play when needed, which is all a team has to do to win. Albany now looks forward to Saturday, wh " Oswego will visit here for a doi.hL'header.

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with 40 goals last season, is a question mark also.

As if this is not bad enough, starting goalie Bob Cole will be playing on a very tender ankle while Marshall Winkler, a middie, will be lost for several games with a badly bruised wrist.

Freshman Jeff O'Donnell will fill Smith's spot on attack, with junior Bruce Sand and sophomore Andy Egol waiting in the wings. Freshman Barry Sadoff will fill in for Werder if the latter cannot play.

The defense is fairly set with the three starters to be chosen from Barry Kolstein, George Turo, Tom Osterman, and Curt Smith.

The bright spot on this rather dreary picture may be seen in the fact that the game has been switched to Albany due to poor field conditions in Massachusetts. The players are very happy with the move for the sole reason that they are more comfortable play­ing at home-and the reason they are is because they look forward to fan support. This is your tcam--they have played exceptionally well in the past. Go out and help them win at a time when they need a lift. They've given a lot--now give them a little.

the high and long jumps. The sprint relay team seems to

be the apple of Munsey's eye as it already has tied all existing Al­bany records in pre-season prac­tice.

Judo Tourney

by James McGlynn

The Fourth Annual Judo Tour­nament, previously slated for the 18th of April, has been moved to this Saturday, April 11th, begin­ning at noon. This event, spon­sored by our SUNYA Judo Club, will be held in the main gym here on campus. Tickets will be on sale Monday through Friday in the Campus Center Lobby and also at the door on Saturday.

The tournament will be an all-day affair, and viewers may come

and go as they please. Beginning at noon will be the children's competit ion, followed by the women's competition. From ap­proximately 2 until 6 the senior men's competition and the award­ing of trophies.

At mid-time intermission, a black belt demonstration will be conducted, showing various self -defense techniques against the armed or unarmed assailant. Mr. Moriuasu Kudo, 5th degree black belt and chief instructor of the SUNYA and Troy Judo Clubs, will demonstrate these defenses.

For those who have never seen a tournament of the marital arts, it will be a truly unique and worthwhile experience. Competi­tion will range from 8 year old be­ginners to black belt men's catego­ries. A good time will be shared by all. For information call Jim: 457-7926.

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CURE Last spring, a proposal to eliminate the general undergraduate degree

requirements at SUNYA was presented to Faculty Senate, after having been reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Committee and Undergraduate Academic Council of the Senate. The proposal was tabled, primarily be­cause it lacked a plan of implementation and needed proof of significant support throughout the University community. As members of CURE, the Committee for Undergraduate Requirement Elimination, we have under­taken to supply the implementation plan which was called for, and we are circulating this plan, along with the original proposal, to gauge the degree of support which exists for our program.

To further educate the University community about our plan, CURE has scheduled a series of open hearings throughout the University on April 12 and 13. CURE will also conduct an open opinion poll orrApril 15, 16, and

17 in the Campus Center Main Lounge to discern student support for the

proposal. At the April 20, 1970 meeting of the University Senate the issue of

undergraduate requirement elimination will be brought before the members of the Senate. At that time, we will be able to present University Senate with evidence of support for the plan of eliminating general degree require­ments. We are asking you to read the following plan of implementation, and to write down any comments you might have on a sheet of paper. Please leave your comments in your department office if you are a faculty member or at the Campus Center Information Desk if you are a student.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call us. Our names and numbers are listed at the end of the proposal.

The text of the proposal and implementation amendment follows.

New Statement of the Undergraduate Degree Pattern Proposed by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee March 17, 1969

The Curriculum Committee re­commends that the undergraduate degree requirements approved by the faculty of this University in the 1961-62 academic year be withdrawn and that the following statement become the statement of the University degree require­ments:

a. Requirements for the Bache­lor of Arts Degree:

1) The Bachelor of Arts degree requires a minimum of 120 se­mester hours.

2) The B.A. degree is the li­beral-arts degree, and stresses general preparation in prefer­ence to specialization. 3)Of the semester hours in this degree, at least 75% must be in the liberal arts and sciences.

In addition, the physical edu­ca t ion requirement as ap­proved by the faculty is re­tained for the next two-year period, and reviewed there­after.

b. Requirements for the Bache­lor of Science degree:

1) The Bachelor of Science de­gree requires a minimum of 120 semester hours.

2) The B.S. degree is the de­gree permitting specialization and/or stress on preparation for a specific vocational ob­jective.

3) Of the semester hours in this degree, at least 50% must be in the liberal arts and sci­ences.

In addition, the Physical Edu­ca t ion requirement as ap­proved by the faculty is re­tained for the next two-year period, and reviewed there­after.

The Committee recommends further that this new degree pat­tern be implemented immediately upon approval by the Faculty Senate of this University, so that the individual faculties awarding the degree may use the flexibility provided to them.

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IMPLEMENTATION AMEMDMENT April 20, 1970

Note: This is to replace pages 71 through 75 of the 1969-70 Under­graduate Bulletin and applies to all undergraduates.

Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree:

The college awards the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) to those candidates who have com­pleted an approved sequence of courses and study totaling a mini-mun of 120 semester hours and who, by vote of the faculty, are certified as having fulfilled all de­gree requirements. (The required semester hours exclude courses failed or not completed and the physical education requirement.) See section of the Bulletin titled "Undergraduate Academic Regu­lations" for specific information concerning the residence require­ment and other regulations. The authori ty to establish require­ments other than those listed be­low remains solely in the Univer­sity Senate. Required of all B.A. Candidates:

A. A major in one of the fol­lowing: (36 semester hours maxi­mum)

General Program: American Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Eco­nomics, English, French, Geogra­phy, German, Greek, History, In­ter-American Language and Area Studies, Italian, Latin, Mathema­tics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Rhetoric and Public Address, Russian, Socio­logy, Spanish, Theatre.

Teacher Education: English, French, German, History, Latin, Ma thema t i c s , Russian, Social Studies, Spanish, Speech (gen­eral).

B. A Second Field sequence: (IS semester hours minimum)

In addition to those subjects listed under Major, Sequences are available in Astronomy and Space Science, Atmospheric Sciences, Business , Chemistry, Chinese,

Compara t ive Literature, Com­puter Science, Geology, Linguis­tics, Physics, Portuguese, Social Welfare; other appproved se­quences, as advised by the chair­man of the major department in which the candidate is enrolled.

C. Special Requirements: (22 semester hours)

Teacher Education: Profes­sional requirements in education.

D. Free electives: (Depending on program, major,

and second field.) TOTAL: 120 semester hours

E. Physical Education require­ment:

Above the required hours of academic study necessary for graduation.

Required of all B.S. Candidates:

A. A major in one of the fol­lowing:

General Program: (42 semester hours maximum)

College of Arts and Sciences: Astronomy and Space Science, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Science, Science-Medical Technology, Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Teacher Education Program: (36 semester hours maximum)

College of Arts and Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Science, Speech Patho­logy and Audiology.

B. A Second Field Sequence: (18 semester hours minimum)

General Program: To be de­termined upon advisement with chairman of major department.

Teacher Education: The major and second field are combined for those majoring in the sciences. Majors in mathematics must select a sequence in one of the natural sciences, Computer Science, or Business.

C. Special Requirements: (22 semester hours)

Teacher Education: Profes­sional requirements in Education.

D. Free Electives: (Depending on program, major

and second field.) TOTAL: 120 semester hours

E. Physical Education Require­ment:

Above the required hours of academic study necessary for graduation. IMPORTANT:

For the School of Business and the School of Nursing, the general university-wide requirements are eliminated as in the School of Arts and Sciences. All professional and departmental program re­quirements are to remain intact.

The following, formerly re­quirements, is a recommended course distribution of general Liberal Arts and Sciences for those students who are unsure or undecided as to a field of study.

1. English Composition (3 se­mester hours)

2. Art, Literature, Music, Philo­sophy (9 semester hours): Three semester courses including one course in Literature; one course in Art or Music or Philosophy; and at least one additional course from Archaeology, Art, Litera­ture, Music or Philosophy. Litera­ture courses include those litera­ture courses in a foreign language not used to fulfill the foreign lan­guage requirement.

3. Foreign Language (6 semes­ter hours): One year of advanced study of a foreign language.

4. Social Sciences (12 semester hours): Six semester hours in any one of the following: American Studies, Anthropology, Econo­mics, Geography, History, Politi­cal Science, Psychology, or Socio­logy, and an additional six hours from the remaining areas.

5. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 semester hours): Must inc lude one laboratory course in a science and one course in Mathematics or Phi 210 or Csi 201.

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Charges Dropped Against Borzilleri

Charges against Frank Borzil­leri, the freshman from Van Cort-lundt Hall who were arrested for his actions on March 13th in the administration building, have bee-withdrawn at the suggestion of the administration.

The charge of criminal trespass in the third degree was withdrawn on March 25th by the arresting officer, John Henighan, Security's investigator on campus.

Michael V. Tepedino, Albany

Police Court judge, consented to dismissal of the charges after a promise wasmade bythe two stu­dents and a faculty member to re­imburse the University for the damages to the administration building. The cost of repairing the damages totaled $ 1,024.

Borzilleri, represented by a fac­ulty member from the Albany Law School, signed a waiver to prevent his suing for false arrest.

Cornell Violence Causes Damage

continued from page 1 three days of recurring incidents on the Ithaca campus.

Yesterday, some 200 students attempted to block entrances to the administration building, and although campus security police were available, they were not used.

Violence had erupted on the campus Wednesday night when a group of black students number­ing about 150 burned looted mer­chandise in a bonfire. For about an hour afterwards they roamed through the campus grounds tos­sing rocks and bottles through windows. Corson issued the cur­few order at about 2:00 a.m.

Earlier this week, on Monday, about one hundred students marched to the administration building and presented a list of de­mands to Corson.

These included a permanent home for Cornell's black studies

Kuusisto's Press Conference

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ning on several recommendations set by the dialogue.

An Information Desk to pro­vide a central spot where informa­tion would be available for any student need will be set up, pro­bably in the Campus Center. Neil Brown, Director of Student Acti­vities, is presently at work on this desk. William Seymour, Assistant to the President, who had pre­viously been designated as Om­budsman, will coordinate the acti­vity.

The question of housing for next year was also broached, since the outlook for Indian Quad's opening in September seems ra­ther bleak. Clifton Thorn*!, Vice President for Student Affairs, not­ed that there is a possibility that the dorms will be completed by October, therefore necessitating tripling for about six weeks. The idea of motel use has been almost completely dropped due to dif­ficulties in booking and the brighter prospect, for October.

The closing of the university for Passover seems "highly im­prac t ica l for us at this late da te , " accord ing to President Kuusisto. However, he has issued a letter requesting faculty to re­frain from giving exams on those days and penalizine in any way students who do not attend clas­ses.

The same policy will apply for the April 22th Earth-Day Teach-In and the prospective April Kith Moratorium,

center (which will re-open in the fall), transportation to and from the temporary center, black cam­pus security policemen to protect black housing, and money to re­build a community center de­stroyed by fire in September. Cor­son said most of the demands had already, or were, being met.

When leaders said they were dissatisfied with this reply, the group marched to the newly opened campus store.

There, a large window was broken, as was a showcase. Mer­chandise was scattered around the store; there was some looting. There was $4,000 worth of damage.

Later that day, Corson issued a statement deploring the violence. He appealed to the campus com­munity to behave "with compas­sion and reason." Nevertheless, violence was to take place Wed­nesday night.

The incidents stem from an April 1st fire which destroyed the African Studies and Research Cen­ter at the campus. Arson is sus­pected; the university is con­tinuing the investigation.

Corson offered a reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in the fire. The F.B.I, has been asked to join the investigation.

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Serio'Comics Take Over People's Park

continued from page 1 •* about 75 students engaged in another confrontation. They pre­sented a list of three demands calling for 1) a redefinition of the park by emphasizing the develop­ment of trees and grass; 2) the re­deployment of the $330,000 cost into construction of a Day Care Center, and 3) that any con­struction be done by a "fully inte­grated work force".

Kuusisto replied that he was unable to comment on the demands because his answer "was being written".

"Can't you think for yourself?" and inc redu lous student de­manded. The question was ig­nored. "It ought to be about r e a d y " , Kuusisto replied, and walked down the hall to consult his advisors. "Grab him before he beads for Chicago", several de­monstrators yelled.

In a few minutes he returned and, looking a bit harried, read his statement.

He said funds appropriated for the garden "cannot be used for any other purpose." "Unused con­struction money reverts to the s t a t e ' s Capital Construction Fund", he explained.

The students interrupted his talk with shouts and catcalls.

Kuusisto also claimed that "the percentage of non-whites used in the construction labor force is higher than the percentage of non-whites residing in the capital area district."

He concluded: "No one at SUNYA has the authority to stop construction on construction pro­jects.

When he finished, several stu­den ts began questioning him. Kuusisto started to answer, hesi­tate, and then said, "Thank you... that's it."

The meeting then ended with the students promising further action in the future. "Just wait until Tuesday", they said.

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B e r k e l e y - V i e t ium-Buffalo-VI e tnam-Columbia-Vietnam.. .The American Way(s).

"The next day they wouldn't let us out of our cells. They even turned off the radio. Wouldn't want us to know what the outside world's saying."

Outside world. HA! News­papers. Nothing. Radio. Nothing. Television. Nothing. Competition! Weather-Sports-Asian Napalm De­foliation.

"Here comes the guard. Our ten minutes arejup. Don't forget the bananas and tangerines next time. Tell everyone we're o.k. Say hello to Sue. I'll see you. Peace Brother, Peace."

April 13. Fourteen persons will have done their time. They will leave the Penitentiary, glad to be out. Three small radio stations will interview them. The news­papers will note their release.

Meanwhile... In Cambodia Prince Sihanouk

has been deposed. Young Cam­bodians are ready to Tight the North Vietnamese. The C.I.A. is happy. Washington is happy. The generals are happy.

In Vietnam the heaviest Fight­ing since November is reported at the DMZ. Actual American com­bat strength has not decreased since Nixon took office.

In Washington 50,000 people march for bible reading in schools and victory in Vietnam.

...Brother, it looks like the fighting has just started.

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THE PILL The Drug Industry and Medical r-ofession

'guilty of deception • • •

by Nancy Beezley College Press Service

W A S H I N G T O N - - ( C P S ) - - T h e safety of women is apparently the last thing in the mind of the drug industry. For a decade American drug companies have been pedd­ling the birth control pill as a mir­aculous wonder drug, a doer of only good and the social behavior of humanity.

But it seems the pill is some­what less than that. Since the beginning of the year, a Senate committee and a Washington D.C. woman's liberation group have held investigations about the pill. Testimony indicates at very least the drug industry and the medical profession are guilty of deception and carelessness and at most that these groups are committing mass genocide.

It seems that what began as convenience for men, a casual pre­scr ipt ion for physicians and supposed freedom for women—has meant only one thing to drug companies. The birth control pill equals money.

The drug industry is one of the most profitable industries in the country and the birth control pill is responsible for more than a small part of that profit. Drug companUs spend more money promoting than researching the birth control pill.

In 1957, the bii'.h control pill was tested on a group of Puerto Rican women. The study was done to test the effectiveness of the pill as a contraceptive, not to investigate its safety and health as­pects. What didn't come mil of that study is probably more indi­cative than what did. By the end of three years all women dropped out of the experiment. There were five deaths including three sudden deaths. No thorough analysis was made on why the women discon­tinued using the pill. Even though the sudden deaths suggest blood closts to the lung,the deaths were not revealed, and no autopsys were performed.

When the pill was put on the market in 1960, fewer than 200 women had taken oral contra­ception for more than a year.

One Indiana physician told Sen­ate committee members, "Several near tragic examples of throm­boembolism (a form of blood clotting) caused me to slow up my prescribing of contraceptive medi­cation six years ago, and finally to cease lotally prescribing the birth control pill some four years ago."

"But more than any other problems, I have seen women who are chronically lired, or depressed, or lacking in libido, or complain­ing of frequent migraine-like head­aches, often of incapacitating na­ture. These symptoms may occur singly or apparently rather fre­quently together in the same wo­man," Ball said.

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Barbara Seaman, author of The Doctor's Case Against the Pill, said at the women's liberation hearing that three separate surveys indicate that one birth control pill user in three experiences depres­sant personality changes-changes to depression and fatigue. Physi­cians believe suicide, not blood clotting, is the leading cause of death among pill users, she said.

Besides the known side effects of oral contraception, there are many unexplored and unanswered potential effects including cancer, genetic damage and sterility.

Cancer has a latency period of from ten to thirty or more years. An assistant professor of obstet­rics and gynecology at Johns Hop­kins University School of Medi­cine, Dr. Hugh Davis, told the sen­ate committee that breast cancers have been induced in at least five different species of animals by currently marketed oral contra­ceptives.

It isn't known what effect birth control pills have on the Ictus. should a woman Forget to take a pill and then lake two the next day as the package instructs. Mrs. Seaman said it is also possible that, if a woman begins to lake pills while nursing a child, that child may grow up sterile.

Even though the actual and potential side effects are so widespread, a survev by the D. C. women's liberation group indicat­es that most women are not fore­warned by their physicians. Ball testified, "In my experience, most of the women that have seen me because of adverse effects from the pill have not been warned by the prescribing doctor that the pill can cause in.porlaul side effects.

Widespread use of oral contra­ceptives has givt'ii rise to health hazards on a scale "previously un­known to medicine." "Never have so many individuals I a ken such potent drugs with so little infor­mation available as to actual and potential hazards. It is medically unsound to administer such powerful synthetic hormones in order to achieve birth control ob­jectives which can be reached by simpler means of greater safely. . ." Davis said.

The popularity of (he pill has been due in tfreal pari lo promo tion by drug companies. Doctors often recommend birth control pills without seriously discussing with their patients other types of contraception. Davis said the el' fecliveness of the pill is greatly overrated. "Kveu those who slay

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on the pill get pregnant at a one to three percent rate because of omission of one or two tablets or failure of the method itself." Some iud's provide a 99 percent protection against pregnancy and can be worn by 94 percent of wo­men. Similar results occur with use of the diaphram in a well-motivated population of women, he said.

Drug companies do what they can to downgrade all but oral con­traceptives. Many medical school

courses are taught by drug com­pany representatives. Elaine Ar­cher of New York Women's Health Collective said at the wo­men's liberation hearing that a few years ago drug companies bought up patents to several types of iud's (which, incidentally, are cheaper than birth control pills). The drug companies promoted birth control pills by marketing poor quality iud's and by not pro­moting the iud as a valid form of contraception.

Probably I he safesl and most effective form of population con­trol is use of the iud or diaphram to prevent contraception and back up use of therapeutic abortion to prevent unwanted birth. .Japan anil Bulgaria use legal abortion, not oral contraception, to control population. Presently, the number of legal abortions in Japan and Eastern Europe plus the illegal abortions elsewhere prevent more births than all methods of contra­ception combined.

Even though abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy and under hospital conditions is medi­cally safer than pregnancy, there a re only about II stales with "liberalized" abortion laws. In al­most all of these states, abortion is permitted only in cases involv­ing rape, incest, german measles and serious medical reasons.

At lorney Caroline Nickerson said at the women's liberation hearings thai women with money can sometimes gel an abortion for medical reasons by paying large psychiatric fees. The District of Columbia's abortion law was de­clared unconstitutional last No­vember when the judge ruled that the woman has a right to control her own reproductive life.

But, if a woman does not have money, it is almost impossible for her lo get a legal hospital abor-t ion. Washington's only public

hospital, D. C. General, refuses to perform abortions.

Legislators who refuse to let women control their own bodies, physicians who casually prescribe birth control, men who refuse to share the burden of contraception and drug companies that measure women in terms of profits are guilty of exploiting women. The drug industry is the biggest and most deliberate exploiter of wo­men. Since the initial experimen­tation with the birth control pill, the drug industry has been care­less and sometimes even deliber­ately deceptive.

Contrary to drug company ad­vertising, for example, it is a myth that women who go off the pill experience an increase in fertility.

Kassouf charged drug manu­facturers with failure to reveal to women the risks of the pill. About pamphlets put out by birth con­trol pill manufacturers, Kassouf said, "Some of the pamphlets mis­lead and misinform; others are frankly dangerous, hut all have one thing in common: They all seem to disparage the reader's right to know."

'Ms there perhaps a sexual double standard or sex discrimina­tion that works in this seeming in­sistence of our medical profession to force the pill on women rather than men? Is the pill safe enough for women, but a male contra­ceptive pill is not safe enough for men? The simple fact that women have the babies should not mean that they should be discriminated against by being the only ones su bjected to chemical contra­ception. Is there anyone here that would guess how many men would take a male sterility pill if the list of possible side effects were make known in advance?" one physician asked.

Loupieci with prescription and promotion of the pill has been dis­regarded for women. As one wo­man put it, "They never thought about what the pill would do to us women. . . It is genocide on Black people, poor whiles and wo­men."

"For the first time in medi­cine's history, the drug industry has placed at our disposal a powerful, disease-producing che­mical for use in the healthy rather than the sick," one doctor said. The drug industry seems to be much busier counting money than lives.

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Morse Accuses Administration of Deceiving Americans

Former Senator Wayne Morse addressed a crowd of 200 students last night.

—benjamin

by David Peck

Senator Wayne Morse accused the Nixon administration of "de­ceiving the American people" and ruling by "executive secrecy". He said that Nixon is "denying to the American people what they are entitled to know."

The former Senator from Oregon spoke before a crowd of 200 people last night. He is a visit ing professor in the SUNY system for this year and will be on cam­pus for the next two days. He has taught for 21 years, 13 of which he spent as dean of a law school in his home state. He was a Senator for 24 years.

Morse was one of the two Sena­tors who voted against the Tonkin resolution. He stated that the Senate has recently found that the Maddox was really a spy ship and the North Vietnamese had a right to fire upon it. Morse claims that

Calendar*9No Passover Vacation Announced at Press Conference

I • ;_ r*t__ nonrl c tuHon tc if I lion a m #>nnuir»l. " by Liz Elsesser

Passover and future calendars were the main topics discussed yesterday at the presidential press cunference. Dr. Kuusisto was not present as he was in Pennsylvania attending a Middle States Evalua­tion Accredation Meeting. Clifton Thome, Vice President for Stu­dent Affairs presided.

Thorne informed those present that former Senator Wayne Morse is presently on campus. He lec-t u red Monday nigh t on "The Future of American Policy in Southeast Asia." The Graduate School of Public Affairs is respon­sible for his visit here.

The fire last Thursday night in Eastman Tower was mentioned, but as of yet the cause is still undetermined. The residents of the tower were commended for I heir efficient evacuation.

Last week's question concern­ing legislation on public order on campus was answered. Since that time, the Assembly passed, with a large majority, a measure requir­ing colleges and universities to sus-

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pend students if they are convict­ed in a court of record for any campus unrest. This period could be as high as 5 years. The SUNYA administration, however, opposes this measure as "we do not want an external body exerting control over the university."

Finally, the main issues of Pass­over and the calanders were brought up for discussion. Al­though a representative body voted to close schools, it will stay open. This decision was made by the President after consulting with three rabbis and the executive committee of the Senate.

When questioned as to why the vacations are centered around Christian holidays,' Thorne ans­wered that these holidays are al­ready legal national holidays.

Much discussion continues around the question of penalization for not attending classes. A few felt that missing lectures alone is a penalty.

It was also brought up that Eastern Orthodox students will not have their Good Friday which comes on April 24th, either.

Looking ahead to mext year's calendar, it was evident that Rosh Hashonoh and Yom Kippur will be scheduled class days as well. This is unavoidable since the State Education Dept. mandates that a minimum of 14 full weeks are necessary for a complete semester.

At the present time we will on­ly be able to have Thanksgiving off, and no reading days are sche­duled for the fall semester.

Also the class schedules have been changed to a Mon, Wed, Fri, schedule instead of Mon, Tues, and Thurs. This, according to Thorne, was effected to facilitate maximum scheduling since that is now a major problem of the Uni­versity.

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"if Johnson had told the Foreign Relations Committee 50% of the t r u t h , the Tonkin Resolution would never have passed."

The Senator is completely a-gainst our involvement in Viet­nam. He believes that we violated the Geneva Accord, the U.N. Charter, and the U.S. Constitution when we became involved in Viet­nam.

Morse wants us to call an im­mediate cease fire, ask the U.N. to enforce it and then let the U.N. make a decision on Vietnam.

Nixon is not getting us out of Sou theas t Asia, according to Morse. Nixon has not repudiated "the two crooks Thieu and Ky" and has never said he will end our "economic support" of their re­gime. "You can't maintain peace with bullets, that's jungle law" was the Senator's response to our current policies in Asia.

"We've put the domino theory in reverse. We're knocking down those countries."

Morse thinks that we ought to look into our involvement in Laos, Tha.land, and Cambodia. He claims that we are paying Thai

mercenaries, gradually involving

Cambodia in the Vietnamese war and fighting a major air war in Laos.

Senator Morse doesn't believe that we are being told the truth in many cases. The Executive is the most powerful branch in the government and this power is being abused. He said that the "government has not been telling you what you should know aifree men and women. There is no sub­stitute for the full public dis­closure of the public's business."

Massachusetts has just passed a bill which states that it will not send any of its citizens to fight in an unconstitutional undeclared war. A recent bill has been intro­duced in the New York Legis­lature. Senator Morse said that states have no right to tell the Federal government what ware they will allow their citizens to fight in. The therefore believes that this bill is unconstitutional.

He believes that a Senator must exercise bis honest and individual judgment. This is why he lost his Senate seat. He is a dove from a hawkish state.

"When I pass from the scene I'll have my political boots on."

April 15 to Mark Spring Moratorium

*• ^—s war fltrainst their consent, nnrl by Vicki Zeldin

Wednesday, April IB, marks the spring offensive against the war in Vietnam. Moratorium acti­vities in the Capital District will take place both at RPI and in the city of Albany.

Major plans have been made at RPI for the spring offensive. At. 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, a rally will be held on the steps of the Rens­selaer Student Union. Speakers will include Howard Samuels, as­piring Democratic candidate for governor, Andrew Stein, who re­cently introduced a bill in the New York Assembly which would make it unluwful for state resi­dents to fight in an undeclared

the University announced

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The results Senate election wen on Sunday. The new i tors arc:

Richard Wesley, Dave Neufeld, Michael Gllbortson, Donna Simon-etti, Steve Viliano, Leonard Kopp, Thomas LaBarberu, Ira Wolfman, llichai'd Kamp, Jan Blumenstulk, Gordon Thompson , Richard Friedlander, Joseph Gree, Phil Cantor , Richard Ariza nMitch Liberraan, Jay Glasso3 Tony Cheh, Lowell Jacobs, 3/litchell Toppel, Claire Fritz, Harry Kirsch-ner.

Election Commission has also released the new class officers of the Class of 1973.

President: Richard Maxwell Vice President: Laurie Pion Secretary: Carol Finnnder Treasurer: Walter Gross

Debris-strewn construction area on Indian Quid accentuates the visual pollution problems on our

own campus. —hochberg

war against their consent, and Basil Paterson, Democratic candi­date for Lieutenant Governor.

Edward Fox and Bernard Fleishman, professors at RPI, both active in anti-war ef­forts, and both seeking political office—the former a candidate for the U.S. Congress, and the latter a candidate for the New York Sen­ate—will also be at the rostrum. The speakers will also be available for questions at a press conference following the rally.

During the rally, information on the Stein bill and addressed let­ter paper will be distributed. Parti­cipants will be asked to write let­ters insupport of the bill which will then be mailed to members of the Assembly committee current­ly considering Stein's proposal.

The National Vietnam Mora­torium Committee lias called for a nationwide fust from Monday morning until 0:00 p.m. Wednes­day. The purpose of this fasting is to demonstrate continued resis-lence to the war. Edward Fox and 60 RPI students will participate. Fasters will be wearing black arm­bands and will collecting contribu­tions to aid war victims. Thjs

money will be sent to the Nation­al Committee which will distri­bute it to the American Friends Service Committee for Vietnam Relicr, the National Welfare Rights Organization, and the Unite Farm Workers of America.

Following the speakers, various presentations, includeing poetry reading, guerilla theater, and folk singing, will be given.

On the Albany sceno, a demon­stration is planned to protest the allocation by the foderal govern­ment of sixty-five cents of oach tax dollar which is used lo sup­port the military and war. The demonstration will be a part of a

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