SU Raos Jensen
"Disaster" was one faculty
would happen if the senate failed
to aCt.
member's comment when-asked what
The Black Student inion last night
rejected i-resident James d. Jensen's
latest proposal to end the present
stalemate over human rights."
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The proposed presidential committee would be charged with the
eation from students, faculty,
and schbol deans varied from fl3jngS following responsibilities:
really being solved" to "sell out to
1. Define limits of 'personal
the hirnpkin.
freedoms" and establish guidelines.
Jensen made the proposal last night
and issued a statement to the deans of
2. Serve as an appelate court.
thevariousSchOOl5 that all faculty
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members and students
class-.
"must"
return to
3. ii.ake re-coirmendations on
action to the president.
presidentS statement called
.,p. an.
The Black Student Union will appear today at a noon rally in the
iiemorial Union Ballroom, A "symbolic
for--thees.tablishmeflt of anap-pelate
board of six faculty rn-embers and three
students to hear cases concerning
"personal freedom." Under the proposal
the com ittee'S decisions would not
be binding and would involve "multiple"
appeals through lower committees
established by IndividuaL departments.
BS
leaders pointed out they would
not be represented on the committee
a
demonstration" will take place then,The SU
has not appeared at a rally since
last Saturday.
according to BSLJ leaders.
Open ttS
and that rights and beliefs based on
culturaiheritagecOUld not be
adequately represented. Although the
committee is charged with "defining
personal freedoms and establishing
guidelines," no blacks or other
-minority students would be on the
commit-tee to represent and interpret
these guidelines.
They also- aid- the appelate procéduré in Jflgfl5 proposal would not
bring a decision in "just and due
time." Under Jensen's proposal, a
department could set up as many
appelatë committees as desired,
conceiveably prolonging the time that
a final decision could be reached.
in some instances it might require
several months to years for a., decision.
For instance, under the present
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structure of the Athletic i)epartment,
a student would first have to present
his grievance before the iiirector of
Intercollegiate Athletics, Then if
the decision was unsatisfactory,
appeal to the Board of Intercollegiate
Athletics, and then to the
president's
committee. However, even the committee
-would not have the final say, since
all decisions are then "reconsidered"
by kresjdent Jensen,
A Scab Sheet survey last night
revealed that no boycotting
were going to return to classprofessors
a
result of Jens-ens statement. asOther
faculty members who have been instrumental in trying t solve the present
stalemate said that the
"had
not changed." 1iost saidsituation
the situation
was n-ow clearly in the hands of the
Faculty Senate to solve Thursday in
their meeting "if it isn't
too late
by then."
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Some of us on-the-faculty are
seriously disturbed about the strong
probability that--many Black students
-at O.S.U. will soon:beleaving this
university unless-- proper-action-is
taken to support -their justifiable
demands for human rights. Vie-sin-
cerely feel that for the-- first time
in the recent history of O.S.U. the
Black students have challenged the
university community to act in a
manner that is consistent- with the
broader vision of what the university
should be and that their continued
presence in the university
is necessary to remind us of that vision,
Their departure questions the legitimacy of the assumption that O.S.iJ.
is a public-institution Sensitive to
the dive±se cultural
values found in
our society and world, and it makes
a mockery of the commitment this
university has to inquire in-to
the
nature of such valuè3. Ue therefore
urge the Faculty Senate and 1resident Jensen to take whatever action
is required to sustain
confidence
of the Black students inthethe
idea
that the university can be a humane
and moral institution. And we implore those black students who have
already left U.S.U, to return and
those who -are thinking of leaving to
remain. Vie urgently need your help
in making Oregon State a true and
viable -university.
--Concerned OSU
At-tend the rally---today at
faculty
in the
iemrial tJnionBallroorn, noon
The Black
Student union will appear.
_n the Road Again9
to play 1L1
rumo thà*mm
.1
Ther
the-iak
If Iter to stay,
would 1avè
td'fihtto takejt way from-them,
theirbaand:,leavin thiàcol-lee
there-is some fact to that ruthor9 how
much fact tiill be diselosed today uheri
the iSU. äiThoüzs whdand-1tylmn, Thr
is: also--a -runthatsOme OJLAY -thembë
of the faculty nd student body are
leavinG Oregbn State Collee, ]here
is- some fct to that rumor, also.
Some white faculty and stddencs are
ho they are and
packing their bags.
how soon they put their ba on the bus
Or th'eir trunk in the car dends 6n
their personal interpretation of the
prosress of the present fight for
humati rights, their hopes for its
success, and the arran,ement of their
personal fir;
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fliis 'iill be no mass exodus.
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In
fact, if we depend only on a count of
bodies and on the color of the bodies
to interpret the significance of tneir
departure, txieir ,00dbye will be an
insignificant and unnoticed one, except
to those who wou]d cheer the bus on its
way from Oregon State.
3ut nuxrtbé±s are
not the only scale by which the significnce of a movement of people should
be
4hen a university loses
individuals because of priiciple, that
is a significant loss.
ó:to -let-me prticipatejn thakin
some of the rules of the ames
But
since my education is more important
töTñè t-han f-ih tirig
iith equiv'ocatiñg
administrators and football coache
who claim that they are professors,
I choose to pursue-my education
amOng people who understand what the
concept of higher education is and
do not insist that an individual dive
up h13 human rights in order to inform and educate himself.
If I wanted to pursue my education in an institution which values
the egotism of Oee Andros and the
equivocation of James Jerén, I
wouldtake myself. back tQ.prison.
Or I woul,d change my color and try
to be a Elack man. io slan at my
friends, both convicts and 3lacks,
but I can choose neither to give up
my human rights totally again nor to
live constantly on the frontier of
losiri
my human rights,.
Lo me, human rights is not a
rhetorical phrase, as it is not to
others who have lost them or never
had them but always have been tantalizd by the possibly of gaining them.
To us
there is no rhetorical pos-tur
On of Oegon 3tates adminstrators, 1mg in our plea that we have the right
a member of a minority who is apolitical to decide now we are oing to dress,
and concerned about more than his per-.
comb our hair, shave our face or
sonal future n southeast sia or someany of the other so-called trivia
where else, said Tuesday tnat th exothat ee L-.ndros insists an individual
dus of glack Students would be a dis
must give up in the interest of gainaster,
Rob hillps, director of
ing tne discipline t1atwil1 malce hm
summer term at Oregon State, made the
a better athlete and citizen
comment to 3ab Sheet reporters while
i3lack 3tudent union members 'ere meetOne who has lost his human rights
1mg in the -Iumanities anrl Social .cience or never had them, but known that
building,
they existed, would not jive up
even the smallest part of them C
statement expresses the
be a seventn-round draft choice of
concern of a minority at Oregon State.
the Washington i-edskns, unless he
To them, the question is not when an
were cynical enough to believe that
how many and why not all of them, but
such a cop-out would bring him the
fli.is writer cannot answer
wny at all.
affluence to puckase the right to
chat question or the members of the
do his thing.
slack student Union. -but I suspect
from my own experiences--and I am not
Such cynicisn was once the
black--that the answer may be that 'they
attitide of Blacks and of convicts
never did feel, as Dlack people., that
like myself, but we have learned
they were accepted as a part of Oregon
from experience and example that
State.
t any rate, speculation is
nioney does not purchase anything but
unnecessary on this question, because
physical comfort and fun and games..
the memb-er of the Bi.ck Student (ikiion
'Lou cannot buy respect as a man, as
will supply the answer today
an indvidcal, and as an zmerican,
statement to the public.
.Ehis reluctance of the Black students
to prostitute themselves, and the
For myself, I can supply an answer,
support their stand has at-tracted
I cannot accept Oregon State's tradi
is the. source. o 1JeeAndros' and
tions, or its traditions as i)ee Jensen
James Jensn's frustra-cion. Ihey
defines them arid
are:accustorned to dealin.withp.os..
his non-policy and to tell indyic,
t.ittes and Uncle .JToms, not Students
like me to leave Oregon State.. I cannot and individuals.
accept his definitions; therefore I
,-.
will follow his directive and leave.
4at is why the.. Black students
have no alternative; it is his cow
are-getting. their hats. ,nd that!
pasture and i)ee Andros' pumpkin patch,
is why others, incLuding. myself, are
They decide how other people are going
trying .to:get theirs oevaluated0
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in their
uses théntó j'ustify
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FeeU
is stated by President Jensen, we
of the Paculty ,enate should " reaffirm
the principles of human rights
and
concur in the princicle that the Universi.ty.will not tolerate discrimination which violates an individual's
right to determine what constitutes
social end cultural
itself place an undu-e burden' cia black'
And further9 we should develop procedures to implement these orinciples
for all students in their relations
with the University and organizations
resconsible to it
AcCordingi: the
oolicies and rules of intercollegiate
athletics et' Oregon State University
that effect the behavior of studentathletes are rgarded as the aopropriate and legitimate concern of such
im.lementation
Because the question of individual liberty in relation to the oolicy of an agent of the University
rests at the bottom of the controversy, it must be subject to judicious
review and cannot be subject to decision in cart or wholly based on popular coils, votes, petitions or opmuons. Lo do this would be to deny
the centrel question or absurdly submit the question of individual rights
to the tyranny of majority rule, a
move that would be alien to the doctrine of civil and human rights as
they are found in so acceptable and
conspicuous sources as the United
States Constitution, the rulings of
the iederal and State courts as well
as the writings on liberty by John
Stuart Mill.
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In the case before us concerning
the alleged policy. violation regulating an athlete's appearance .ard the
counter-charge of alleged violations
of human rights and alleged 'discrimination, we must determine the relevance and merit, of these respectiv
claims in terms of the relationship
between human rights and the demands
for order and disciDline in oLrsuance
of the cririary 5nd justifiable objectives of intercollegiate athletics
he question, n this 'sense,. . whether
athletes in view of their different
life styles 'and. structure of expre-
ssion in relation to those of the
prevalent white middle-class student-athlete, ttho is comfortable and
compatible with norms that reflect
his life style and node of expression.
Appreciating the seriousness and
nature of the present situation, the
faculty senate should. concur in the
type of moves the'PreCident has made
Or not the rule in question is s'if,fic- to clarify and identify issues and
define the proper boundaries of dislently necessary to the main objectives of the Athletic e)artmeat
ci'oiinary control within the context
that a denial of a mode of behavior
of'judicious and apellate bodies
capable o resolving the problem.
oursuant of individual ex'ression' can
In questions of this
'be justified
I therefore move the folloing:
nature, there must be an appropriate
test su.bject to outside review'if
be it resolved that President
such rights are'to have meaning and
relevance' in relation to the requireJensen. after 2rior consultation with
merits of 'human organization.
the rxecutive Conmittee, constItute
As the
5urme' Court'Justice Stone oba body to arbitrate the alleged V-j0._
served in 1939 in the dissenting opin- lation of the Intercollegiate A-thleticc
ion of iiinersville School Uistrict v,
Code and. the alleged violations of
Gobitis:
human rights and discrimination by
the. 'UOpartment of Intercollegiate
Abhletjcs, And be 'it resolved that
'The guarantees of civil liberty
are but guarantees of the human mind
this bodys review shall be based
u>on a format of reresentation appro
and spirit and. 'of' &easonable -freedom
priate to the interests concerned,
and cocortunity to express. then.'
and that in 'keping with the Presidents perrogaie, all decisions of
What is reasonable on the demands
this body shall b binding on t'he Uniof the 'protagonists is what must be
determined in this ca,se
This remains versity community, And be it resolved
that in awaiting the outcome of judias the nest persuasive issue on examcious review and binding decision 'that
ination of the statements of the prinall actions proposed. or taken in concipie crotagonis'ts, including Mr. Mil- nection
'i'th this controversy effecting
ton, Mr. Andros, the students in sup- the status 'or welfare
'of a studentcort of Mr. Milton and the students
athlete
shall
be
placed
in
and coaches in sup ort of jyj'r. Andros,
At the same time 'the class boycott
must
also he susend,ed 'if the parties
Correlative to the above position
are
to
proceed in good faith,
jS the' view that' the question of discrimination although allegedly related Let the macter be pursued with
all
The
is not the major contention.
deliberate
speed.
question' is rather one of t'he asserabeyance0
'tion of liberty 'that olaces a. general
A subordinate
rule into question.
question is whether or not this ruling
concerning aopearancé involves discrimination as an imposition of a prevalent white' middle-class norm on a
black student-athlete, that is, that
this ruling may or may not in and o'.f
ult
Lifl
istry and rJistory,
Members of the OSU Faculty Senae
now have in their hands,. and will ,cn-
'Ihere is
.bsolutely nO rea-ion
why- the Adminisrative Proposal
sider tomorrow-afternoon, a 'proposal
shbutd not be signed by the Presi
aimed at ending the current student
deht. There i absolutely no reason
and huthan rights cotrtro,versy on this
'why that'document should not becampus £he measure was drawn up by
affirmed; in its entirety, by, the,
k-olitica1 Science prof. Fred Cervantes
Lo the extent that
Faculty
and foü other aculty Senat'ors, It
Faculty Senate is concerned only
is reprinted on the opposite
with extricating itself and OSLI from
the immediate theater of conflicts, it
The contention of the j3SU has
will probably support the Cervantes
throughout the conflict been that the
measur
fo the extcnt that it
Administrative Proposal-also reprinted wishes to provide a lasting document
in this issue--i's the only document
on human rights for the University
to
provide
an
at large,' it should s-tend squarely'
far-reaching enough
acceptable settlement. The Cervantes
behind the ethical values stated
proposal 'is a step in that diréc'tion,
succinctly in the Administrative
but is far too limited in its outlook,
Proposal.
The A ministratie Froposal remains
the document which we should work for,
at17e
A comparison of the two proposals
shows the strength of that attitude.
£he role of a university is to'
promote, ,establih, and maintain prc
hile the' Cervantes measure acknow- grainS which ill aid the student in
è of the Faculty Snate
ledges that
acquiring the knowledge and skills
sheuld !reaf firm the principles "of
necessary to enable him to reach his
the bill is pitifully
human rights,
dsired academic goals and to cope
inadequate in the face of needs for a
with the various cultural and social
strons institutional -policy. That
demands which ha
In fulfilling
measure provides onlyf or investig4
this role, the University cannot us
tion and arbitration of discrimination tify arbitrary pr;.ctices .hich dis
and violations of human rights
thin
arage the identi':y of- an. individual'
è
hleti
or imit hi in his quest for perme; it goes 'no
fu±ther than that to promulgate a
sonal identify: the 1n±versity 'thereuniversity.wide policy 'relative to:
fore will not tolerate discrimination
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Senate0
page0
faces0
iih matters.,,
£he Administrative kroposal goes
mUch further:
it
ll. students,
say, ¶in all univrsity activities
arnoZ.to be reprimanded or threat
enedbcause of
of
their belief s,
mod'e':
rèss, hair style orany'other'
human right unless it demons trably
interferes with the Unkversity's basic
function, ,.rhese principles shall
apply to athletes,
on the basis of an indiiduai stu
aents right to-deerminewhat constitu-tes proper social and cultural
values,
.
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Jit as all other students
par-j
tjcipat-ng in li university activities, are not to e reprimanded or
threatened hecause: of their beliefs,
mode of dress.. hair style or any
other human- right ui-iles it
cn
strably interferes with the
iversitys basic function, I7hese :nln
.
The difference, between'the two
positions is obvious: the "Adminis-'
trative Proposal would establish a
statement of human rights applicable
to all persons in the. LJniversity-..
including athletes. Cervantes' :prpO
sal is an equivocation of the issue;
it backs away. from the need for. dc:
fining university-wide ethicalvalues
in favor of resolving the curtent'
issue,
.
Both proposals would do much" to
alleviate the current situattha, 'but
only 'the Athninia,trative Proposal
addresses itself 'to long-term 'oxnnit'
tments by the University :visa.vis
It has be:en pointed
human rights.
out time and time again that the:Ad_
ministrative Proposal is a product of
establishment handicraft--submitted"'''
unanimously to ±resident Jensen by a
committee which the President himself
The committee included such
created,
administration-oriented persons as
the Dean of ducat ion, Dean of Faculty
and Dean of Students, as wGil as prO
fessors from Anthropology-, Bio-Chem.
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ciples shall apply tcathiees
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No
person shall use the threat of re-
moval of an athletas or any othe:
students-s grant or schciarship cr
suspension from his-participation 'on'
teams or. other groups 'or any ot:ar
foth of coercion a-s a means 'c'f forc=ing behavior on an 'athlete0
If any of an.
infringeaupon
th1ete" s rights are
Lhe athlete ma:;'- 5
recouse through the Athlete Committee
which will review his case and take
appropr,iatp -action,
Students seeking
assistance should direct their rjevances to the Black tudent Unj'on
Office of i'iInority 'ff airs, or to the
Office of the Dean 0r Students,
SUBMITTED JA1- MC L' JY:
Dear o.
-dueai:ci Ke't
Goldharniner
Dean of FacuLty- David i3, i'iccdus
Dean of Students Robert U
k-rofessor themas Hogg (Anthropology)
Professor
Ncwburgh (1310- Ohem,)
The above is a committee cpointed by
i-resident J-mes Jensen
Senate Backs Sown...
social and cultural values.
ASOSL Senate Tuesday night rescinded the support it gave last week to
the Black Student Union boycott, and
also voted to accept only the first
.paragraph of a three-paragraph propo-sal.
Support of the boycott was rescinded by a'l9 to 5 margin.
There
was one abstention.
The measure, sponsored by .USOJt
bxec'utive AssiCtant ken Ross, reads,
eThe motion to support the boycott
of classes was a clear misrepresentation of the wishes of the student body
and of the responsibility entrusted
to each individual senator. Be it
hereby resolved that ASOSU Senate rescind the motion to support the boycott
of classes."
Ross, in speaking, for the bill,
said ke had misrepresented his constituency, adding that if 7,000 students h.d boycotted, he would feel the
original bill to be justifiable. Since
less than:half of the students have
boycotted:their classes, Ross said,
Senate should' withdraw its support.
3ome 60 0si3 students and faculty
sat in the galleries thring the dis-
cusson.
host -'of. them were in support
of the boycott.. The athletic depart.ment .was: represented by assistant foot-
'ball coach Rich Brooks and assistant
Athtic direutor Denny Hedges.
In acc-epting only the first, -para-
graph of the administrative proposal,
student senate disregarded two thirds
o'f the pboposal 'unanimously passed by
Keith Goldharnmer, Sean of Bducation;
David icodem'us, Dean of Faculty;
obert Chick, Dean of Students; Thoma
kogg Anthropology professor; R.S.
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Newb'urg,"p±ofessor of bio-chernistry;
Frank Shaw, history professor; and
three Black Student Union representatives. The. proposal, unsigned by OSU
Presid ent James H. Jensen, has been' a
the' center of the controversy since
the issue began.
The first paragraph, accepted by t
student senate,. reads, "The role of a
University is to promote, establish,
and maintain programs which will aid
the studnt in acquiring the knowledge
and skills 'necessary to enable him to
reach his desired academic goals and
to cope with the various cult'ural'and
social demands which he faces."
in fulfilling this role," it continues, "the university cannot j'ustify
arbitrary practices which disparage
the identity of an individual or limit
him in his quest for personal idenity;
the 'university therefore will not
tolerate discrimination on the basis
of an individual student's right to
determine what constitutes proper
The senate found uiaacceptable the
statement: 77Just as all other students
participating 'in all'university activities, arenot to be repiththanded'or'
threatened--hecause of their heliefs,
mode of dress, hair style or any other
human right unless it demonstrably interfers with the 'universityT a basic
function.
These principles shall apply to
athletes. No person' shall use -the
threat of removal of an' athlete's or
'any other student's grant o" scholarship, or suspension from" his. articition on teams or other groups, or any
other form of coercion as 'a means of
forcing behavior on'an athlete.
Also rejected as th :'tatement:
"If any of an athlete's ;rights' are -infringed upon, the athlete' m'ay seek recourse through the Jthletic" Comthittee
whidh will review his case and take
appropriate action'. 'Student
sbekiig
assistance should direct their'grieva
ces to the Black Sttent Union, Office
of kinoity Affairs or to the Office
Of the Dean of' Students."
young Res-onds...
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J'hen reached "at 'Boybo'tt Central'9
Rr. Young re lied., hThis'is' the same
Committee that fired. 'me. 'I saw the.
rome thing in J
t
In
obvious
tn vr
t_:;'e
1-
attern,
One thing they fail
to realize is tht'we all face'in our
daily lives the' folloiri
f rules,,
regulations and :5olicie in whidh we
hed no part indeciding, Let,'us as
Comp. coaches continue tO 'turn out
he tyce of ,oung mOn' we' can all he
proud: of.
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-There never haO bekR nor will
there ever 'be di'sbrimiflation
my
team.
nh team members,' black and
white, who want to further their education are requi'ed to cojet tke.,
proper image9 aniee'which honqs
true Americans, and, in'
e1im' of
of the
Liece unbded T\rhl e errRurope,'the true',
Americans are INDIANS.
The only d.isoriRinatlo'n that I
m
aware of is that Of the Beoitive
Committee of the fnghish Department
in condemning twO members of the
English Bepartment while condemning'
only one member of the Athletic Beoartment,
This commit-bee s'ppr-,.,,
entiv 1L1n
i-i -P,-judging the imoortänce of teachers
(theirs nction seeniinly indicating
that it requires 'twO sniahl teachers
to be ,equai in value to' one large
teacher)
Rally todayat noon, A.0
Ballroom,
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Vit&
ike .netit,ion
iVIisreDreseitation
fcstion ol iea
of tkae b1cks on.
fears are
I'he first issue of The oa Sheet the oart cf uThites .uch
any
examination
entirely unarrantea
yeterciay lncludedT n article called.
j3eaver Coach ias, n which QU footL of the Bbu osition shouli melte that
ihose fear are manifested not
ball coach ee flcLrOS tal1e about the
,
laii.
of our only
readers a oarently thoht the story eions9
talk, oareno1a & petihoever - the line citlLens
was a )ut-onr. It
not.. i1l. Of the Of this siate have for the Tast week
1 SUifl threats of vioLence qUotes came from a recent issie of the
via tele hone - to many mem-bers of
ugene ueister-Guar soorts page
issue of.ata3ete.s-
lflWll(I
iafly
the B$U.
In the article Andros was quoted
editor ol the Corvalli
S )ort
as ayin that No matter how well you
has deloed tThat he
wash it, aeard will carry erms -- Gazetteby olacks
failing to add that the sian of your thinks has been coeicion
this on the
he
S
face also carries germs, no matter how against blacls
uthority of he rometer Sorts
well you scruo it Andros also said
ditor, rher& he ot it, we don'i
that long hair makes helmet fit im.
hat has unj,eniably o. en reorooerly, endngerin te athlete he kno
sent is ressure exerted on whites
failed to note that many exoerts say
other whites for WASP solidarity,
the helmet1tslf is structurally un- by
sound, & that the''ha v been 'the caise nd ugly threats by whites against
of many injurie & evn' sohe 'fàtalitieblaS.
iiven if sich were not the case, what's
to rvent the coachin, staff from pro- ]he boycOtt of cl'ases must demonstr be our oivictton'that:the blacks.1.
Vi.ding- bigger helmets for the
must remain at 0513 on their own CU1hairs'?
turl terms, & hat the values of
indros omehts e revealing for'm rights' - which they..have had
th oge to cjut before us all they inaicate jut how nluch coaches
will be the olicy of this university
are willing to distort the facts to
a a whole
defend, their position It the fodtball coach had been primarily concerned
for fred iilton's 'ealth why dn't
rmack'.-1oung Condemned
he say so from the staft:
1rd, I'm'
worrid atout yp u.r health. I am conthe nglish Ce )artment xecutive
vinced that the hair on your body is
b,ommittee
mEat yeslerdoy to consider
detrimental to your physical hygiene
the
current
camu controversy conhence, I am reLuestIng you, for your
cerning
dress
and aesrance codes
own safety, to shave off your beard
iJhe
committee
voted by a 5-1 margin
3ut our coach :saa ho such thihg; he
approve
the
folloTing statement:
said, -raie the beard bff Nonda 'or
-the
jjxecutive
Committee of the hglih
you'r off th tam. AridrOs is fabueartment
affirms
the right of the inricating concern after the fact .tiis dividual to dress and
grom himself as
concern ha always bèn' maintaining, .&
he
pleases-.
the
Committee:
the'e-f.oe
exercising his authority as a ôoach &
riothihg mpre; that fact can be obscu'ed condemns Mr. iJee Andros ofthe A'h].
tic Certment Ivir.. Alan 1oig and
no smokescreen of false 'solicitatijh rir,
en-AcCormack of the Angiish iDe--for the wel±aie of 'id'ed iiiltdn.
oartment 'and any other -techer who
violates th:e individual right of: tUCuring the 'whole o the"-'rsent
dents'. y.requiring-'that they dress
controvérs, varlbüs óersoh' have
denied that the bSU-jithletic et'. con and grom themselves in a'cetain
flict is solely a racial'mater. In manner.'fact, as promulgated y the oU,1t has' Mr. Andros,
never been so simle. Now, however, a aware-,.suspendeds most people are
red:i!iilt.o1 frQm--te,
movement is underway to 'chase 'black''- footbaJ
team.
ecause
of his beard.
students off camous - the orofessed
Mr.
loung
and.-ir,
i-cCormack
have reaims of which are rascist in the e
fused
to
'acceflt
pers
from
students
treme -this' movmèxi, in' the' fOrm of
Detition nd bei'n circulated 'on cam-' 'in their ela ses if those students do
not oOntorm to the insbruct.o"s stan.
-)U5, has as its golhe limIting Of
-,dars
of dress. Since the origInal
recr'uitmet of blakstuient's. If :it controversy
first began, this statesucceeds, the'number bf blacks oi cammerit
'by.
the
Anglish
is the
ous -alreadr dim'ihIshd cy' the present only condemnation ofJeoartment
arbitrary
dress
conflict - may d'indle to nearly zero
and indivi.nial a oearance staridards
a-'oeaed-from any official
It hould go' without'saying'that'-' that".has
body-.:
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the liMited hdoer'Of' blaôk students
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b.r
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t USC hp
cont,Ioii'ted Much -totke' caM--'
us - in athletics, in student overnment & in awareness of minority needs
& rights.. Any.. roosal to limit or
diminish the blacx population here is
intolerable & unacceptable. It is
blantantly rascistic & must not be
alloT!ed.
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society if they cai 'eaway with It.
The Athletic Departments statement of
The
outrageous fact is, that they are doing so
polIcasipresented in yesterdays Barometer
with-the
ãf some like-minded professors
Is another :blatant example Of that department s and -the help'
,passiv
non-resitançe of college
irtability to understand even the basic issueadministrators.
It's time the. latter aeted
involved, in the present controversy. If after. like men,
It
is
their
clear duty to keep-.
a six hour meeting, the Athletic Department
the-universities
open
and free of turmoil-- -.
canndt- find any room for amendments to its
so
theycan
fulfill
their
rqle of -:educatthg
previous policy,- then- it appears it has been
young men-.nd women who want- -to build afast asleep for the past week.
fUture, not-- tear down the pr-eent."
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The board which the Athletic Department
fee1-:i'equitable to alVis- comprised of
two students, sifaculty and three .ialt.mni of
OSU. The two students' involved- in this policy
are the LSOSU Prds:ident and the- Baroeter
Editor, The six faculty members include such-
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The- -above statements represent the
epitome o-f unsupported generalizations, in
a society-where many middle-class whites
are-afraid that the blacks wjIl construct..
their -own political and economic spheres-of
influence, -words like these help to further
people as the Reglstfar.' One might sa'ely
frighten,
inflame and bolster the multitude
assuniO'that the thtee alum-i- are not black and, of "dc facto"
1st-s that are scurrying
in additioh-,-the arC alumni who have a vested f or cover fromrasc
the
principles that our nation
financial interest in the Athletic Department, was- supposedly founded
upon.- Like the wellwern
"Comminist-inspired"
phrase, editors
How then can one honestly believe that
useadmon-i-shions
to
argue
fact.black athletes, or any athlete involved in an
lssue' bf"prsonal appearance, dress or other:
:,The New York paper did come- up with a few
individ.iàl matters, will receive a just and
good
statements, though It is doubtful that:
impartial cOnsideration of their case.
they were intended to be so. It is time for
college administnators to act- like men.
The Athletic board ma well "assert .itself- the
It
is.
time for- the sensible citizens to shake
as a bodyt0 which problems involvingà''vio-'
their
heads
'in wonder. No one- will argue
let ion of huiiian rights can be directed" but
that
a
new'bufiding
cart be-built upon a
whether that statement is valid or not is the rotted foundation; yet,'Society
expects the
basic question. Unless the board recognizes
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universitys of this country to produde :bCtter
citiens- and,- at the same t1Me- -leave all
that the Athletic Department is a part of the
University: iccrnmunity: an& mus act accordingly,
unless that "equitable" board realizes what
true equality is, the Athletic Department will
continue to perpetuatëis overtly rascist
policy. Tndividuai goodwill is hard to
previOus- beliefs undhallenged.
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nation can begin to undO'stànd that
cliscrepencies between idealF and "fact"
our
recognizéuiiesit is demonstrated.
do exist. As the above editorial state'
"it is the -duty of the administrators to
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keep the Universities open and free of'-tur,,''. moiL so- thCy can fulfill- their ±ole of educ-"
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ating young 'men and women who wOnt to bufld--'--"
a
füturO"- At some point, hoerer, one thust
It seems that Jack Rickard, G-T Sports
ask
-iimself what price is to be paid for this
Editor, isn't satisfied with coienting -about
tianqUiity.
If, 'as 'is'the'case here at oSii
Lew Alcindors bad attitude. The daily colthat
calm
is
to
hO exacted at th cost 'of
umnist reached new heights yesterdCy by devotblindness,
apathy
abrogation of
ing roughlyhalf-ofh.s'space to reprint 'a New - human rights, thenandthethe
best society ca hope
York -Sunday News editotil. Since Rickard sees
fit to relay the infofmation to the concerned for is that 'it will merely reproduèe- exact
duplicates of itself and tnt's the highest
citizens 'of-Corvallis, we feel' it only fair
that you be allowed the same priviledge.' This, form of conceit',
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Campus uprisings multiply in number and
violenc -'iththO passing days, while sensible ww's WNAGThG --T11E NEVS'
citizenOshake'theirhgads and wonder wherC it
Lat'nig'hts G-T stated that "ce'tain
will aU énd'' We'll tell you, It will end
faculty
members agreed to delay further
with he he'll-raisers either being booted fitmcOns'ieration
of the C'ervantes proposal until
ly and permanently out on their ears or bringThursdays
meeting,
Anyone who was in
ing the ivory' towers down in a heap of rubble,
attendance at Mondays Faculty Senate'meeting
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progress and that there was no hint of agreepasseth all undrstandng how sineIess college -ment.
Parlimentary law may have-been observofficials .can go on deluding themselves that
ed
at
that
time, but any sense of urgency was
there is any soft artd easy way of dealing wit obviously not
recognized. Again, by careful
these fanatics. Concessions only lead to m'bre and legal procedure,
'politics were allowed
and harsher demands. Marches give way to sit- to" be substituted
for
reason.
ins, then vandalism and wanton destruction.
The small radical fringe wraps itself in the
cloak of free speech, civil rights or any other
RALLY"TODL'Y IN MU BALLROOM AT 12 3O.
disguise that comes to hand. But their real
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They have the same fate planned for
knees.
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