Friday, November 15, 1996
Atkinson issues post-Prop. 209 message
In the aftermath of last week’s passage of Proposition 209 by
California voters, university officials said the University of
California will commit itself to diversity.
University officials will comply with the laws established in
Proposition 209. Accordingly, Proposition 209 affects university
admissions, financial aid and race or gender attentive
programs.
All admissions decisions made after Nov. 6 should not include
ethnic or racial considerations and all financial aid awards
targeting specific minority groups may be suspended under
guidelines proposed by UC General Counsel James Holst.
In addition, each UC chancellor must ensure that race or gender
attentive programs should not include such requirements in the
future.
But, "it would be a tragedy if the public concludes that UC is
now closed to students of color," said UC President Richard
Atkinson, in a message released yesterday.
USAC supports SAGE strike
The Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC)
unanimously passed a resolution to support and recognize the
SAGE/UAW worker’s strike during their meeting Tuesday night.
Not only did the undergraduate government give its support to
the strike, but it also encouraged undergraduate students to
respect the strike as well.
"Let it be resolved that the Undergraduate Students Association
Council respects and urges undergraduates to respect and
participate in the SAGE/UAW strike," the council stated in their
resolution.
"It’s very important for students to realize that in the long
run, the recognition of SAGE/UAW by the university will improve the
academic environment for undergraduates," said USAC Internal Vice
President Glenn Inanaga.
SAGE/UAW will stage its strike from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22.
Cronkite speaks at UC Berkeley
Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite brought his unmistakable voice
and 60 years of journalism to UC Berkeley Tuesday, warning a
sold-out crowd of the dangers of an increasingly
entertainment-dominated media.
During the talk, which was frequently interrupted by bursts of
applause, the former anchor of the CBS Evening News criticized
networks for trying too hard to entertain the public and called on
news programs to make the most out of their limited time.
"I don’t believe that if you’ve got 20 minutes to cover the
world you’ve got time to cover your health and mine, or your
pocketbook and mine," he said. "Feature stories have no place on
the evening news."
Cronkite praised television media for providing a news outlet
for millions of previously uninformed viewers, but cautioned
against sacrificing responsible journalism for profit.
Cronkite also warned newspaper editors not to become too worried
about popularity in increasingly competitive markets.
"Responsible journalism shouldn’t care about circulation," he
said.
Sanchez leads Dornan in congressional race
Firebrand conservative Rep. Bob Dornan trailed a novice
Democratic challenger by 929 votes Wednesday in GOP bastion Orange
County. But election officials said thousands of absentee,
provisional and "mail" ballots remained untallied.
Even so, Republican-turned-Democrat Loretta Sanchez declared
victory, and Dornan was already charging voter fraud and demanding
a recount.
Sanchez had 46,270 votes, or 46.7 percent, to Dornan’s 45,341
votes, or 45.8 percent. Sanchez’s lead marked a reversal of the
233-vote advantage Dornan held until Tuesday night in his quest for
a 10th term.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff and wire reports.
In the elections supplement Nov. 6, the article titled "Four
more years" contained an error. Elliot Shirwo was incorrectly
identified. Shirwo is a consultant for a law firm.
The Nov. 13 headline "Student union fees soar to $70 a year" was
unclear. The fee increase is in the proposal stages and, if passed,
would not be implemented until Fall 1997.
A quote in the Nov. 13 article "U.S. News faces heat for ranking
colleges" was printed incorrectly. The quote by Nick Thompson
should have read "A college education cannot and should not be
quantified like a household appliance."
The Bruin regrets the errors.