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tudent protests Si Ketter acts supporting Murray fails to calm crowd equal opportunity ideas by Howie Kurtz Spectrum Staff Writer by Mitch Lane Campus editor “These programs include, in the instructional area, a Black Studies Program, a Puerto Rican Studies Program, a Learning Center, an Experimental Program in Independent Studies and various, extension and public service undertakings . . . (including) the' Secretarial Training Program, the Storefront Educational Center, the Urban Affairs Office and now the Cooperative College. Angry charges and rhetoric were exchanged Thursday between Daniel Murray, acting vice president of Academic Affairs and 250 irrate students. U niversity President Robert Ketter reaffirmed support for equal opportunity programs Friday and announced formation of an administrative committee to replace The Select Committee on Equal Opportunity organized by Martin Meyerson in 1968. President Ketter spoke at an Equal Opportunity Workshop sponsored by the Urban League at the Sutler Hilton. This confrontation developed after the students, protesting the presence of an army recruiter on campus, discovered that the recruiter had left the campus earlier. The afternoon began at 1:00 with an SDS rally in Haas Lounge, where the objectives of SDS were briefly explained. They were outraged that an army recruiter should be allowed on campus to recruit students for a munitions program. The group planned to march to Hayes C and form a “militant picket line” and eventually force the recruiter off campus. “As a result of these numerous and substantial efforts.\ he continued, \1015 undergraduates are now studying at the University in programs for the disadvantaged. In the freshman class alone 406, Meyerson's Select Committee on Equal Opportunity will be replaced by a Presidential Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs to advise President Ketter on matters of program policy. Committee membership will be drawn from faculty, students, The students did march through Hayes C shouting “Pigs off campus!” only to find that the army recruiter, who had appointments scheduled through 5 p.m., had already left. Happy with this, the protestors then resolved to discuss the issue with Dr. Robert Ketter, president of the State University of Buffalo. or 21.5 per cent of our day students are participating in these Many questions program: doesn’t condone violence and wants militarism abolished, though “it can't be done overnight.\ “Why don’t you take a step in that direction and keep the recruiters off campus?” charged one student. Dr. Murray was also asked how he could justify paying campus workers who have been at the University for 15 years only $2.35 an hour. When he said he had no answer, an angry student yelled: “What’s the matter? Don’t you know the people who clean up your own office?” “He doesn’t care he makes his $30,000 a year!” another charged. Here the crowd, as they did throughout the session, showed their dissatisfaction with Dr. Murray’s answers by breaking into chants and rhetoric. staff and community citizens “To place this 1015 in perspective, it s h o c. 1 he compared with last ear's corresponding fig; r ■ of approximately 650. and ,o the projected minimum 1971-1972 enrollment of I I 50 disadvantaged students. Clearly, our commitment in the undergraduate program has grown and will continue to grow. Early last October the Letter administration was charged with \Off ROTC\ Instead, as the 250 chanting and clapping students filled the first floor of Hayes Hall, they were met by Dr. Murray. “We want ROTC gone!” shouted one student. “We want the pig recruiters off our campus!” added ■ another. When the anger subsided, Dr. Murray, who serves on the faculty Air 1-orce committee to seek alternatives to ROTC, explained that the ROTC program “as presently constituted will be out of operation on June 30, inattention to minority groups and minority group programs by Dr. James A. Moss, associate dean of International Studies. Letter made public In a personal letter made public after Dr. Letter made no apparent effort to reply, Dr. Moss charged that the “administration Million dollar program posture so far is not one that would give confidence to black “In financial terms, the University has budgeted for the Political football When asked why the Introduction to American Radicalism course of Rosa Luxembourg college was vetoed, Dr, Murray said: “This University is no place for any political courses.” non-tenured positions.” Dr. Moss also said that there was “no evidence of any effort on faculty and staff hole million tor equal opportunity programs,'' he noted, adding that when considering Cooperative College Center, federal State and endowment funds, the cost of The uproar was predictable: “What about ROTC?” the crowd angrily demanded, “Can we only study courses that YOU agree with?” one student the part of' the presenl administration to move positively forward in equal opportunity staff and instructional service, “The total dollar amount for these programs is 6.5 million asked programs: Dr. Murray later explained his rationale. He objects to Rosa Luxembourg College because the Introduction to Radicalism has attached to it ,a program of action with the University as its target. The program of “action\ the college has is to set up groups to effect political change, Dr, Murray explained. “If we approved Rosa Luxembourg, we’d have to approve a Republican college, a Democratic college, a John Birch college the University would become a political football between these groups. History has shown that universities don’t survive once they go beyond the learning stage.” lie further charged that the administration had neglected lire Select Committee as evidenced by the fact that it hadn’t met since April, and that Dr. Ketter had neglected to appoint a chairman and vice-chairman. He pointed out that “although much of our activity has been at the undergraduate level, we have also been concerned with programs in our graduate and professional divisions, particularly in medicine, dentistry and law. “bach of the schools carried Though praising the work of the Select Committee, Dr, Kelter decided to form a new committee direct recruitment programs for minority students. Me said that the efforts of the law School, which had only one hlack freshman in 1967 and this year had 39 minority students in its freshman class of 702, have been particularly impressive. in order to \determine the complementary role each of our programs must have for the other. It is essential that we have a Few answers This rationale did not satisfy the angry students, who remember the spring riots, of which ROTC was a focal point. After further debate with Dr. Murray and an exchange of heated words with Charles Fogel, assistant executive vice president, the crowd decided there was nothing further to be gained. The students felt they had earned a mild victory, however, since the army recruiting officer was not there in the lirsl place. “It was a symbolic situation,” remarked a graduate student. “It would be a victory lor the administration to have an army recruiter on campus; it would demoralize the students. Instead, he's not here - it’s a victory for us.” Enough debate strong a n d responsive management to insure the best programs within the available funds.\ 1471,” The army, he explained, was recruiting for \a program of the study of war and peace, as voted by the Faculty Senate ... it has no connection with the military.” The crowd’s outraged reaction showed they felt this was an administrative tactic to bring back ROTC in another form. educational programs In addition to these student he said Select Committee cited \one must also mention the progress the State University at Buffalo has made in recruiting faculty and staff persons from minority groups In 1969-70 there were 376 minority employees (professional and Though questions were fired at him from all sides. Dr. Murray tried to respond and pacify the crowd, though some of his answers accomplished lust the opposite. “How do you Justily having recruiters on campus now dr at any other time?” tired one student. In his speech Dr. Kelter cited the Select Committee lor its efforts which have resulted in the creation of “a number of very worthwhile programs, some of which have been established as necessary ingredients to the achievement of educational non-professional, faculty, staff I of the University, I he total for this Chants and rhetoric “If an individual wishes to consider any kind ot training or employment, he should be able to do so,” answered Dr. Murray. He stressed that there were such “This is an impossible debating environment,” concluded Dr. Murray. “I’ll be happy to sit and debate with any eight or ten of you . “Enough debate!” shouted a student. “We ve equality year is 509 --.erested students on campus. When askeB been debating since 1966 about recruiters on Ally this University is complying with the U S. war campus. In 1966 Hayes Hall was shut down. Last nachine, he replied: “I think war and peace are year was the ROK riots. Aren t you gelling the entities of this world, and it is crucially important message 9 \ There was no reply as the students tiled hat students study it.” Yet Dr. Murray said he out of the building. Discussing equality tor women Dr Kotter said. “At present about ur faculty Approximately 50 per cent of our w o m e n professional staff are women. I Ecology PREGNANT? NEED HELP? PREGNANT 9 NEED HELP? Abortions are now legal in New York City up to 24 weeks. The Abortion Referral Service will provide a quick and inexpensive end to your pregnancy. We are a member of the National Organization to Legalize Abortion. CALL 1-215-878-5800 for totally confidential information. There are no shots or pills to terminate a pregnancy These medications are intended to induce a late period only. A good medical test is your best 1st action to insure your chance for choice. Get a test immediately. Our pregnancy counseling service will provide totally confidential alternatives to your pregnancy. We have a long list of those we have already assisted should you wish to verify this COPY OUR NUMBER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE 1-215-878-5800. increasing number ot women will h a v e Ford Foundation awarded four grants this month totalling more than $300,000 for projects which aim to improve the natural directly t environment. Two projects involve studies of air and water pollution and research into control systems. A lunchons of the University \ seil hope Dr. Keller e\; third will set up a computerized system among eight counties in northern Illinois to record data about natural resources. A fourth will be broker hese project, the only one even remotely aciLon oriented, wrU carry out the second stage of a program to dispose of garbage in Boston. busin jl w 11 provul Monday, November 23, 1970 . The Spectrum . Page three
