AGE FOUR Committee Completes C • !legion Probe The University Senate ad' hoc Committee on The Daily Collegian has completed its examination of the relationship of the Col legian and Collegian Inc., its publisher, to the University. The committee will submit its evaluation and recommendations to the Senate at its June 3 meeting. The committee was appointed by R. J. Scannell, chairman of the senate, on March 27, as a result of criticism of the newspaper con cerning alleged bias in news coverage and editorial policy. To carry out its examination, the committee has met with members of The Collegian staff, Collegian Inc. and its Board of Directors and professional newspaper editors. The committee also conducted an open hearing at which students, faculty members and State College residents appeared to offer both favorable and unfavorable testimony con cerning the Collegian. Recommendations by Witnesses Various recommendations by witnesses in cluded maintaining the status quo of Collegian operation and editorial policy, increased finan cial support by the University to aid in improv ing the paper, and placing the Collegian under stricter University control. It also was suggested that the University sever all relationships with the Collegian, al lowing the paper to be - published independently. The following is the complete text of the Committee's report. Under articles of incorporation by the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, Pennsyl vania, in 1940 Collegian, Inc., was formed to publish a student paper at the University. This incorporation permits the Board of Directors of Collegian, Inc., to carry on business as any busi ness organization with the power to enter into contracts and sue and be sued in the courts; frees the University of legal responsibility for what the Board might do or what the paper might publish and makes The Daily Collegian legally accountable only to the Board as its publisher. The relationship between the University, Collegian, Inc., and The Collegian is complicated by the fact that the student paper itself is also chartered under Senate regulations as a student organization. As such, the paper is provided with quarters on the campus and receives money through Associated Student Activities amount ing to about 30 per cent of its income. The news paper is distributed free-of-charge to students. A further complication in the relationship is that, though legally not required to be account able to the campus community, Collegian, Inc., and The Collegian are committed to being so. This accountability is effected by the method of selection of members of the Board of Direc tors of Collegian, Inc. they are appointed by three bodies that include elected members rep resenting the faculty and the student body, the Senate (six members), the Undergraduate Stu dent Government (six members), and the Grad uate Student Association (two members) and by the fact that the opportunity to become a member of the editorial and business staffs of The Collegian is open to any student. Thus membership on the Board of Directors and on the editorial staffs of the paper is the end re sult of a process of representative democracy and is the product of students and faculty of the University. Criticism and Responsibility It is apparent to the Committee that a number of members of the University com munity are disturbed by what they consider The Collegian's failure to exercise satisfactorily its responsibility to the constituency which it serves. Much of the adverse crtiicism has been directed toward particular incidents in which it is alleged that the paper was unfair or biased in its reporting of the news. In view of these criticisms, the Committee feels that its recom mendations should be directed toward strength Colloquy Experts Discuss Media— Its Effect on Mankind By SETT! RIMER and LINDA OLSHESKY Collegian Staff Writers By the time the average person reaches the age of 18 he has spent 40 per cent of his life watching television—more time than he has spent in school, according to James Jimirro, manager, in ternational sales, CBS. Jimirro and other mass media experts discussed the impact of the media in the Col loquy panel, "Does the Media Mold Mankind?" Friday night in Simmons Hall. Men Mold Men Stephen Schlow, Penn State instructor of theater arts, opened the discussion by stat ing that "the mass media do not mold mankind, but rather men mold mankind through the media." Commenting on the question of whether or not art should be true to life, Schlow said, "Art should reveal something to us about our lives, not feed it back to us like jello." Speaking of the influence of television on the average American, Jimirro noted that 94 per cent of the homes in the United States have television, telephones, cars or even indoor plumbing. "Television, he pointed out, influences what soap we buy and what man we vote for." 16 Minutes Daily As a direct contrast to the American obsession with television, Bruce Martin, editorial editor of The York Gazette, said "the average reader spends a mere 16 minutes a day with his newspaper." Referring to the role of the media in American life, Martin said the media have not mold ed mankind as evidenced by the fact that there still is racism. political corruption and a war in Vietnam. In a question and answer period following panel mem bers' opening remarks, the position of CBS on cigarette advertising was discussed. Jimirro said "CBS will be very happy to see a govern ment ban on cigarette ad vertising. We are now giving 4 5Pt""ltZKre" - ' I % , 'INOMPIOrn‘~,, away $75 million worth of free i k WDFM Schedule time to the American Cancer •=. e Society." TODAY . 5 ,...;- 1 News Closed Circuit Program - 3 : j3-Baseball: Penn State vs. Analyzing the quality of ;:. Navy, live from Beaver Field, television programs, Jimirro '; with Marty Cook and Barry 1 , described one new project ,:i.l ,Ll J ' n e e w s .y . which might change the ',,‘ ~.1 6:os—After Six, popular music 1. 9. . tr , television picture. The project. * 7:3o— "D a te liee News known •as the Bed fo r d- 7:4s—Dateline Sports ••• ..' 7:s B —comment ,z; Stuyvestant Program, will be a ni 6—Sound of Folk Music il local, closed circuit station of- , ',7 B:3o—Jazz Panorama A. fering. programs provided for 4 9—Two on the Aisle, Broadway . .ik' music .$ and directed by the blacks of "g. mus the community and aimed at AlL.l.Z.Z.:4=',.'•',e,i.eiv.WA',''''.44.a.aNi ening the adherence of the papee . s staff to the' highest possible journalistic practices and prin ciples. There exists also a body of criticism directed against editorial treatment and what has been called the tone of The Collegian. No one has suggested that student editors should be coerced into adopting a particular editorial viewpoint. Indeed, to exercise any form of censorship or pre-publication review contradicts all the prin ciples of a free press in an open society. Yet, coupled with the exercise of journalistic free dom is the responsibility to insure that truth and accuracy be served and that the best interests of the community remain central. The only means by which these goals can be attained is through constant evaluation. Such an evalua tion Procedure is also consistent with the prin ciples of education. To serve on The Collegian staff is, and should be, an educational experience. The very heart of the educational process is to criticize and be criticized, and this is no less true for the paper's staff than for anyone else on the campus. Part of the tradition of a campus news paper is to be critical, yet it is incumbent upon those who publish such a paper to maintain a structure in which a climate of open and con structive criticism can be brought to bear against the paper itself. It is through such a constant testing and exchange of ideas among elements of the University that the educative aspect of the paper is assured and the com munity interests are served. Operating this year in an atmosphere of heightened tensions because of student activism and turmoil in the American society, The Col legian's news coverage and editorial policies have been the object of a critical barrage per haps unprecedented in the 82-year history of a student paper on the campus. The Committee feels that the paper, on the whole, has been faced with a difficult situation in attempting to maintain its equilibrium against pressures on all sides. It is apparent that The Collegian is neither as bad as its worst critics maintain nor as good as it could be. Objective outside evalu ations have resulted in The Colliegian's winning national journalistic awards of distinction. The Committee feels that since the present corporate and financial structure has succeeded fairly well it should be continued with only such modifications that would encourage a more broadly-based and active participation by the three main interest groups, the faculty and stu dents who make up the Board of Directors of Collegian, Inc., the students who produce the paper, and the University community under whose general auspices and with whose finan cial support the paper is now published. An interested parties have agreed that a student-run campus newspaper serves a neces sary function in the University as a journal of opinion and criticism and as a source of in formation about campus-related activities. In order to achieve these goals three alternatives presented themselves to the Committee: To recommend continuance of the present corporate structure with no changes. To recommend that The Collegian either sever itself completely from the University or to cut the University subsidy to the paper and permit it to maintain itself on a voluntary sub scription basis. To recommend the continuance - c,f The Tres-' ent corporate and financial structure with modi fications to encourage a more broadly-based and active participation by the three main in terest groups, the faculty and students who comprise the Board of Directors, the students who produce the paper, and the University community under whose general auspices and with whose financial support The Collegian is now published. The first two alternatives seem intellec tually, financially and educationally undesir able. Thus, in general terms, the recommenda- educating people in solving local problems. Discussion continued on such topics as the influence of films in modern life and the function of underground newspapers. Martin commented that un derground newspapers are "a great liberating movement in America today." Because of the 1 a.m. clos ing of the residence hall, the panel was forced to move to the Hetzel Union Building where the dialogue continued until about 5 a.m. Others participating in the panel were William Dulaney, assistant professor of jour nalism, moderator; Herbert- Kramer, public affairs consul tant for the Office of Economic Opportunity, and Edward Mat ill, chairman, Department of Art Education. NUC Reply To Arrest Of Student (Continued from page one) the Central Administration: Administrators whose ostensi ble function is to work with students in a positive way to solve problems reveal that their true occupation is to act as police agents, refusing to discuss the legitimate grievances and demands of students but always ready to be on hand to identify students for punitive action in both University and civil proceed ings. We are appalled by the consistency of this response. Student protest is never met with either an attempt to un derstand what is being said or give serious consideration to acting favorably upon the grievances and demands. We call upon all members of this community to raise their voices in immediate resistance to the Central Administration's blind, repressive and punitive actions against the efforts of other campuses and to raise serious social and political questions. THE DAILY COL! EGIAN, UNTVFPSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA Panels Discuss Panel Attempts To Define Law, Order, Dissent By SANDY EAZONIS Collegian Staff Writer Law and order Although these two words are important and crucial today, few people can agree on their definition. To some they mean the quelling of a riot, an effective police force of the repression of dissent. William Woodside, legal and research counsel for the Pennsylvania Senate, said that law and order becomes a "catchword for crazy things that do not relate to law and order." The phrase should mean "the process by which a society governs itself," according to Woodside. Haves and Have Nots Robert G. Kennedy, a liaison between the mayor of Erie and the city's black community, said his concept of law and order was "the haves saying thou shall not have to the have nots." The law punishes the rich and the poor in the same way for stealing bread or sleeping under a bridge, but according to Kennedy, "the rich don't have to steal bread or sleep un der a bridge." "Law and order is a part of a bigger issue," Henry L. Guttenplan, Penn State professor of law enforcement and corrections, said. "That bigger issue is how the justice is expected to be carried out." , Guttenplan said police are only one part of the criminal system. "They don't enact the laws, present the State's case against the accused or prescribe the punishment as many people think they do," Guttenplan added. Robert Eaton, first mate of the Quaker ship Phoenix which carried supplies to Vietnam, told the panel that the issue of law and order is critical when political issues become critical. "Law and order is clearly a preserver of the status quo in the country," Eaton said. He added that the American Revolution was not based on legitimate dissent but on illegitimate dissent. "There was nothing about law and order when we took this country from the Indian," Eaton said. He added that he has been operating on the other end of law and order "perhaps more than the other people on the panel." Eaton currently is awaiting a five-year sentence in a federal prison for resisting the draft. A Legitimate Issue William Sennett, State Attorney General, said law and order is a legitimate issue. "This country was founded on dissent, criticism and debate,'; Sennett,said. "But it is not the intent of authority to repress it. It is however, legitimate to say that the government cannot tolerate or condone violence." Kennedy agreed that dissent can be 'legitimate. "It is necessary and vital," he said, "and as long as no one is physically harmed, whatever you do is valid." "We restrict the term violence as outside the area of legitimate dissent. But violence does not include protests, picketting or voiced opposition," Sennett said. A debate started between panel members and the audience over the law's alleged protection of property first and people second. Kennedy cited a case where the law is concerned with property protection. lie said that it was a felony to burn down a barn but only a misdemeanor to start a fire in a hotel. Loss of Respect for Law Several panel members said there was only a limited amount of harm that could be done to people. One member of the audience. however, disagreed. "There are a lot of things that can be done to people. You can crowd them,un derfeed them and instead of letting them go to school, you can send them to Vietnam. That is why people are losing respect for the law," he said. Sennett also said he did not believe there is any in tegrity in politics when asked about the checks and balances on crooked politicians. The person who asked the question denied she had said there was no integrity in politics, but that there was not enough. Panel members also were asked why the government spends money on preventative measures and does not at tack causes. "Why worry about the hurtling of a flag?" a member of the audience asked. "Why not worry about why the flag is being burned?" To Submit Findings to Senate Lions follow the pattern of the third alternative, that the basic existing structure continue, but with provisions to increase the capacity of The Collegian to exercise a higher standard of jour ralism and be more , responsive to campus feeling. It is in the spirit of encouraging the build ing of a better newspaper by clarifying the relationships between the paper, Collegian, Inc., and the University, by opening channels of communication between the paper and its pub lic, and by promoting closer cooperation among the several groups concerned that the Com mittee submits its recommendations. Board of Directors Tife Committee believes that the present method of appointments to Collegian, Inc. by the Senate, USG, and GSA, which include elect ed members representing the faculty and stu dent body and all of which are officially recog: nized by the University, insures a representa tive group fairly and democratically selected. It, therefore, recommends: That the present method of appointments be continued with the provision that the ap pointing bodies should understand that their representatives are not to be considered as spokesmen for their group but should act as individuals according to their own best judg ment. That in addition to the 14 Board members representing campus interests a professional Pennsylvania journalist be added, to be selected by the Board. That to maintain a closer working relation ship with The Collegian student editorial and business staffs and its adviser an Executive Committee be named by the Board of Directors. It would include the president of the Board, one student member, and one faculty, member. It should meet frequently and regularly with the student staffs to achieve closer liaison be tween the paper and its publisher. That in order to insure more continuity the one-year terms of student directors should be increased to two-year terms. That to insure that the Board of Directors' responsibility according to its by-laws be set forth clearly, the Board should complete its Statement of Purposes and Functions setting forth its role as publisher and establishing its general policy and that the statement be issued to The Collegian staff members and made avail able to other interested persons. That the Board of Directors arrange to have The Collegian adviser, who serves a duly char tered student campus organization, included in the University's group insurance and hospital ization programs and the Pennsylvania retire 'anent system. University Allocation The proposed budget for 1960-70 of The Collegian is based upon an allocation from the University of $46,122.73, or about 29.5 of the paper's total income. The money would come from the University's allocation for student ac tivities on recommendation by the Associated Student Activities Budget Advisory Committee and with the approval of the Vice President for Student Affairs. This proposed allocation would permit the paper to maintain a 50-50 ratio of advertising to editorial and news content. The Committee would like to see this allocation increased to maintain a better ratio between the space de voted to advertising and news and editorial content, permitting the paper to publish more official documents and texts, to give more news of student organizations and minor student ac tivities, and to provide more in-depth studies and reports. The Committee therefore recommends: That the University allocation be increased this year to a figure commensurate with the foregoing aims. That Collegian, Inc. and the UniVersitY ad ministration explore three possibilities for The Committee's hearings and deliberations indicated that there was a lack of trust between The Collegian staff and some of its news sources, especially those in the University administra tion. The Committee feels that the paper's edi tors and reporters believed University personnel often were not accessible and refused to com ment on matters of public interest, and that news sources believed student reporters could not be relied upon to be accurate and often did 'not fully understand what they were to write about. The Committee recommends that the fol lowing be done to improve relations: That, through the University Public Infor mation Department, the principal University officials arrange frequent press conferences operi not only to The Collegian reporters but also to representatives of other media. That all officials, including those in student organizations, consider it a responsibility of their position to cooperate with reporters in providing news of public interest. That The Collegian editor and city editor make sure that reporters are fully instructed before they approach news soutces for informa tion. Nation-wide Controls Urged To Combat Pollution Crisis By JIM WIGGINS Collegian Staff Writer The need for effective air pollution control measures on a nationwide basis was stressed by panelists Sunday, consider ing "Pollution: What Do We Breathe When the Air is Gone?" in the final round of Colloquy discussions. James Maloon, vice presi dent for economic planning of the Columbia Gas Co., noting that air pollution is a prbblem the American public wishes to resolve, said "technicological programs and the marshalling of money resources as well as public support must be brought together to combat ai r pollution." Company Starts Program David Barr, employee of West Vaco paper company in Tyrone, calling the paper in dustry "one of the enlightened industries," said his company has realized the need for pollution control and has initiated a $l l / 4 million pro ; gram to eliminate the air pollution problem in Tyrone. Wolfgang E. Meyer, pro fessor of mechanical engineer ing and an expert on air pollution caused by automobiles, warned ' against "the growing and 1 et hal danger" of this type of pollution. When asked what could be done to curb pollution caused by automobile exhaust, he noted that automobile manufacturers are reluctant to produce cars with pollution control devices because of the great cost involved in such a project, On the problem of controlling air pollution, James Ham bright, member of the State Division of A:r Pollution Con trol, contended that the public was at fault for not encourag ing legislators to deal ef fectively with pollution pro blems. He said the lack of "strong continuing pressure on the part of citizens and civic organizations" was pa rt I y responsible for the current lack of widespread pollution control Maloon agreed with Hambright, sayi n g. "in dividuals must be willing to bear the cost of controlling Pollution." Regional Rapt The audience, however, including many area home owners, seemed to agree with Victor Yannacone, legal counsel of the Environmental Defense Fund, who contended that industry, not the public, was responsible for the control of air pollution. "Air pollution is regional rape," he said, "and corporations who rape restructing the allocation arrangement: (a) the removal of The Collegian's financial assistance from the jurisdiction of the Associated Student Activities Budget Advisory Committee and the establishment of allocations based upon a fixed amount per student enrolled at the University Park Campus; (b) an allocation budgeted sepa rately from the general student activities fund by the University administration and the Board of Trusteds of the University; (c) establishment by the Board of Trustees of a regular per capita fee to be assessed students for The Collegian, subject to a student referendum. That when the Hetzel Union Building is enlarged, The Collegian as a chartered student activity, be provided with adequate facilities for its editorial and business operations, That The Collegian, through Collegian, Inc., apply to the Penn State Foundation for funds to establish a reference library, or "morgue." to facilitate obtaining information on people. organizations, and events previously appearing in the news in writing news articles and fea tures and follow-up stories. Relations with News Sources That The Collegian editor and adviser work out a system of follow-up checks with news sources on the accuracy of stories on a con tinuing basis, perhaps by sending clippings of articles to them for correction and comment.. Many of the problems facing The Collegian editors and their staff are common to all news papers. The Committee believes that they would benefit from consultation with profes sional journalists on a regular basis. It there fore recommends that the Board of Directors of Collegian, Inc., select a Professional Consult ing Board of five or six persons who would come to the campus twice a year to meet with the staff, exchange views, and consider edi torial and financial difficulties. A Campus Press Council In view of the adverse criticism of the ac curacy and completeness of The Collegian news coverage, of its alleged irresponsibility, and of the charge that there is no means of calling it to account for misrepresentations, the Commit tee recommends that a Campus Press Council be established to maintain surveillance of the paper's performance, comparing it to that of other media in the area, and to report regularly to the campus community on its findings. The Board of Directors of Collegian, Inc., sought to achieve some of these ends in estab lishing its Committee on Accuracy and Fair Play, but the plan thus far has failed to func tion satisfactorily. Without necessarily suggest ing that it serves no effective purpose, the Com mittee feels that more should be done 'in this respect and that it can be done better by an Relevant our national resources must be treated as criminals. "It is our responsibility to prevent environmental degradation through litigation in the courts. Letterwriting campaigns and other such tac tics are not effective because industry is simply too strong," he said. Yannacone critic is e d Univer sit y scientists, pro fessors and students for lack of interest in the air pollution problem. "Why not stop pro testing the war and start pro testing pollution, which may become the ultimate obstruc tion to academic freedom," he said. As a means of involving citizens in the fight against air pollution, Meyer proposed the establishment of "community action committees" to inform legislators about the desires of the public. AudienCe members sug gested that a transcript be made of the tape recording of the discussion and that it, along with letters demanding action, be sent to State and national legislators. Kennedy Hit On Vietnam Military Ideas WASHINGTON {EP) Two Republican senators took the offensive yesterday against Democrat Edward M. Ken nedy, accusing him of useless —and potentially dangerous —second-guessing of military decisions in Vietnam. Kennedy was absent when Sen. John G. Tower of Texas and later Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, took the Senate floor in rebuttal to his May 20 criticism of 'U.S. battlefield tactics. It amounted to another re minder that Republicans are keeping close watch on the Massachusetts senator they consider a likely challenger to President Nixon in 1972. Kennedy was advised of but refused to comment on the Republican criticism or on a similar speech by Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Jr., D-Va. The specific issue: Ken nedy's charge that the assault on AP Bia Mountain—com monly called Hamburger Hill —in Vietnam was "senseless and irresponsible." independent panel representing all elements of the campus community. Guidelines for the establishment and work of such 0 COO can be found in the expdri ellee of the 13vinsh Press Council, which for 15 years has rendered judgments .on ethical questions submitted to it and conducted its o wn studies of press performance, and in local press councils established in the United States. One campus community, that, of Southern Illi nois University. is already experimenting with such a Council. The initiative for establishing such a Coun cil should be taken by one of the following: the Boned of Directors of Collegian, Inc., the Uni verty Senate, USG or GSA. The Press Council Concept In 1945 a Commission on Freedom of the Press, financed by grants from Time, Inc., and Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., was appointed to exiMutte the media in the United States with the end of s uggesting ways in which a press could be obtained that would adequately serve the needs of the American society. One of its t airposals, contained in its report in 1947, was Nhe establishment of a new and independent agency to appraise and report annually upon the performance of the press." A year after the U . S. Commission began its studies - , the British House of Commons adopted a resolution calling for a Royal Commission to inquire into the financing, control, manage ment, and ownership of the press with the ob ject of "furthering free expression of opinion through the press and the ° greatest practicable accuracy in the presentation of news." The Royal Commission in its report to Parliament in . 1949 reached the same conclusion about the need for a press council as the U.S. Commission on Freedom of the Press. Thus, two societies faced with similar prob lems—the growing power of the mass media and their shortcomings in providing a forum for discussion of all points of view and dissemi nating full and accurate information on public matters—arrived at the same partial solution. In Britain, the General Council of the Press, an independent voluntary professional organ ization with the duties but not the powers of similar structures in law and medicine, was established in 1953. It has. in its almost 15 years of functioning, won the support and respect of both the press and the public. In the United States, the question of atpress council has been chiefly a matter of discussion at meetings of journalistic and professional so cieties. though the idea has been put into effect locally in a number of towns and cities. Typical of the proposals put forth for a council to moni tor journalism in behalf of the public was one by Barry Bingham, publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times. He suggested a council of from - three to five prominent citi zens" who would hear "complaints against the local paper" and give "their own independerit and continuing evaluation of press perform ance." During the past year, the Mellett Fund for a Free and Responsible Press, created through a bequest from the editor and colum nist Lowell Mellett to the American Newspaper Guild. financed the establishment of local press councils in a half-dozen towns and cities. The Board of Directors reported in May of 1969 that its efforts had resulted in a "significant contribution to the strengthening of a free press and the democratic process and to the develop ment of a responsive, creative, and constructive resolution of community conflicts." The Penn State School of Journalism has several faculty members with special qualifica tions for serving as consultants on such a project. They are H. Eugene Goodwin, who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Mel lett Fund; John M. Harrison, who studied the British Press Council on a trip to England . ' and Donald L. Smith, who has investigated the legal problems involved. Issues Final Panel Discusses 'Future in Perspective' Nearly 350 people attended the final panel of Colloquy, "The Future in Perspective Where Do We Go From Here" Sunday afternoon in Rec Hall. Panelists were selected by the Colloquy Committee as the most articulate and representative guest speakers of the weekend. Panel members included John Muntone, associate professor of Human Development; Nunzio Pal ladion, clean of the College of Engineering; Victor Yan nacone, legal counsel of Environmental Defense Fund; Arnold Johnson. director of information of the Com munist Party; Heather Leiper of Vocations for Social Change; Fletcher Byron, president of Koppers Corpora tion, and James Jimirro, manager of International Wes, CBS. The panel was moderated by Robert McDermott, assistant dean of the Graduate School, Colloquy: 'Success' Muntone, who spoke first, said Colloquy is a suc cess and will continue to exist. He read a letter he wrote, printed in the Colloquy program booklet, praising Col loquy, and the students running it. Palladino also complimented the Colloquy Com mittee, and expressed the hope that "we will-continue this, not only at the University level, but extend it to the college and department level." He also said that the real question to be answered is whether the university should remain aloof from the social problems of contemporary society to discover and disseminate truth and knowledge in an atmosphere of objectivity and detachment, or whether universities themselves should become agencies of social change. 'Objective, 'Uninvolved' "I question our ability to enter, as an institution, the areas of social change and remain dedicated to the determination of truth," Palladino said. "I think the individuals at the university should use their stores of expertise to effect social change, but the university as an institution should remain objective and uninvolved," Yannacone said two choices are offered to those who want to effect social change the law or the streets. "I opt for law," he said. "We can sue the legal process as a crucible in which' certain ideas may be tested. points of view examined, and to a certain ex tent scientific data evaluated, without bloodshed or violence." His position is that the courtroom, not the streets, is the place for confrontation. "You have to pick the right forum," Yannacone told the students. "Your point of view has no chance of prevailing in the streets—you can't defeat the police in a physical battle—but you may well in a court of law. Yannacone was questioned about what specific way students could use the law in their fight with the Uni versity. and he outlined a program for doing so. "First you find out what kind of entity your school is, I assume this is a state chartered institution. Then you find out who is in charge of curriculum, it's prob ably the Board of Trustees. You get their names. Then, you prepare a position, alleging that the University has failed to fulfill its chartered obligations and state your grievances." Then, he said, comes the really difficult part, getting documentation and showing that what you cite as failures of the University really exist. In addition to documentation, you have to support your claim that there is a better way to do it by present ing a clear alternative, perhaps something done at other schools, Yannacone said. This is an ordinary public service lawsuit, in which students undertake to prove that the University is as bad as they said it was, present witnesses to prove it, and show a change which can be effected to improve the situation. Yannacone claimed that the most likely event was that the suit would get settled out of court, rationally, and the proposed changes would most likely be adopted by the Board of Trustees. "When you make the system work for you, you will discover that the one piece of paper that cannot be ignored is a federal ,court sum mons." • Timirro said that he was overwhelmed by Colloquy. "If this weekend is any indication of what you are cap able of and what you are heading towards, .T. look for ward to living in 'the world you people are going to make."—LW TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1969
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