Argo: Volume 10, Number 8

              Vol . 10, No. 8 Pomona, N . J . 08240 Thursday, May 9, 1974   UFW rally
Long-time United Farm Workers organizer Ester Padilla will speak
on the plight of the migrant worker at a rally Wednesday noon on
the terrace. Immediately following her talk will be a sing-along of
union organizing songs. In addition there will be a day-long presentation
of slides and pertinent literature in the student center.
The Stockton Coalition to Support the UFW is asking all members
of the Stockton community to fast that day on behalf of the farm
workers and that they instead donate the money they would have
spent on lurnch to the UFW cause.
Bjork backs Foose on gowns
treasure hunt
The issue of mandatory wear-ing
of. gowns at graduation has
been resolved through direct
action by President Bjork. The
president, overriding the objec-tions
of College Council, has
decided to appropriate the $3,000
requested by Dean Randy Foose
for food and refreshments at graduation
from Student Activity Fees.
Previously, College Council had
voted to withhold the monies
until two conditions had been met
by Foose. The first condition,
which Foose acceeded to, was that
the student speaker be free of any
form of censorship. The second
condition was that any senior
who objected to wearing a gown,'
at graduation be allowed to participate
nonetheless. It was this
second condition which was not
met.
Assistant to the president Ron
Klepcyk stated he "had not discussed
the matter with the presi-dent,"
when asked at Wednesday's
Council meeting why the president
agreed with Foose's regula-tion.
When questioned further as
to what measures would be taken
to insure that graduates did not
take off the robes during the ceremony,
he answered that he did
not know but hoped that if anyone
did take off their robes that
they would have something on
underneath.
Last year at graduation two
security guards stood at the
speaker's podium to prevent any
attempt at disruption.

C o n c e r t Spring weekend blast-off Friday May 17 is in the courtyard 3-7 p.m. "Sartell Shoes" and "Joey George" perofrming.  It's a freebie with refreshments.
Testimonial for Creighton 
Spring Weekend finale, Sunday May 19, 3,p.m. Build'
your pirate's ship and compete for the buried treasure. Sub
mit entries and. pick up the first treasure map at the College
Center Office.
Movie Orgy
Another spring weekend biggie brought to you by the
Programming Committee. "Treasure Hunt", "Sinbad the Sailor",
"Keystone Kops", and "Charlie Chaplin". Going from 7 p.m. to 2
a.m. on Saturday, May 18.
Stockton's Council of Black Faculty & Staff is sponsoring
a testimonial dinner for Sam Creighton, the outgoing Dean of
Student Services on Wednesday, May 29, 1974. The event will
be held at Copsey's Restaurant, beginning at 7 p.m.
All members of the Stockton Community are cordially
invited to join the Council in honoring Dean Creighton. Reservations
should be made by May 17.
*For reservations or further information, contact Betty
Nyangoni on ext. 541 or Willie Amith on ext. 521.
meaningful summer work
The United Farm Workers of America is offering students
from around the country a chance to spend the summer doing
something meaningful.
Student workers will work in UFWA offices in California in
organizational and support activities for the union's strike against
California growers and the boycott against table grapes, head
lettuce, and Gallo wines. Workers will be provided with room and
board, plus five dollars per week subsistence money. They will be
expected to work between forty and sixty hours per week.
Fifty positions are available in Southern California, and another
thirty in the San Francisco Bay Area. Employment will run from
June through September.
Applications should he sent to Summer Employment, c/o
United Farm Workers of America, Post Office Box 62, Keene,
California 93531.
Judith Welsman to speak
Women's Union Sponsors Judith Wellman
Judith Wellman, Assistant Professor of History at the State
University of New York at Oswego, will be speaking here on May 23
The Women's Union, continuting its aim to bring feminist
speakers to Stockton, will sponsor Ms. Wellman, who intends to
speak on the Srimke' Sisters and the Feminist Movement in the
Mid-nineteenth Centruiy. Judy is presently completing her Ph.D. in
Nineteenth Century American History at the University of Virginia
and from 1966-68 edited underground newspaper"The Virginia
Weekly" at the University of Virginia. Last spring, Stockton's
history department- brought her to speak on her story-the study
of women's participation in history. Whe was found to be an excellent
speaker, and will'undoubtedly again contribute greatly to
Stockton's cultural activities. Ms. Wellman will speak on May 23 at
8:00 in room F-209.
Fern Court was the scene of a
rally of 70 or more Stockton students
Monday to protest what
they considered the heavy-handed
policies of Stockton's security forces.
Called jointly by a group of
students called the Student Action
Coalition and the Student Syndicalist
League, the rally was billed
as a 'Sunshine and Light Festival'.
The rally featured rock music
by 'Island', a Stockton-based
group, and kegs of beer. There
were also four speakers who centered
their comments on the need
for protection of the rights of the
people who live in the dorms. The
speakers were from the Student
Union, the Tenant's Rights Committee,
the Student Action Coalition
and the Student-Syndicalist!
League.
The incident which sparked the
demonstration/festival was the arrest
several weeks ago of two
Stockton students on charges of
destroying state property. The
property in question was the lights
which line the asphalt path along
the dorms and the destruction
consisted of the pointing of those
lights.
Students at the rally said that
the painting of the lights actually
enhanced the dorm area rather
than harmed it. In any case, it
was said, the matter should have
been handled within the College
instead of resorting to outside
criminal action.
At the end of the rally a list
of basic rights for tenants was presented
and forwarded to President
Bjork for his reaction. The list
was drawn up by the sponsors of
the rally and, as of this printing,
has yet to draw a response. .

MBA program proposed

Currently under consideration is a proposal by the Division of
Management Sciences which would provide Stockton with its first
graduate level program, a Masters of Business Administration. The
proposal calls for a one year program which would enable 50 students
afyear to acquire their graduate degrees.
The proposal still has a long way to go before becoming a
reality. Beside requiring the approval of the State Board of Higher
Education, the proposal must meet with the approval of Stockton's
own Board of Trustees. The plan will be considered at a
meeting Monday, May 13, with a public hearing to be held by the
board at that time.
Opposition to the proposal has been based upon fears that the
graduate program will tend to draw resources away from the
undergraduate n--Trams at hte school. Also, some critics say, the
presence of graduate program at Stockton will open the door
to others, a 'eveiopment which would drastically alter the nature
of the institution.
Assistant to the Dean of Management Sciences David Spatalnick
denies the valk. y of these criticisms. At a presentation before
College Council Wednesday, Spatalnick stated that he felt the
program would not in any way negatively effect the undergraduate
program at the college. Though conceding the possibility
that the MBA program might open the way for other divisions
to develop graduate programs, he asserted that thsi could only
benefit the undergraduate programs since the funding formula
for graduate schools is much higher per student than for
undergraduates.
The program, if approved, is scheduled to begin in, September 1975.
Speaker lauds rights at dorm demo
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