Mariner (February 23, 1968; Vol. I, No. 2)

              Mariner
Vol. 1 Friday, February 23, 1968 No. 2
Regents Meet —   Refuse Budget Cut
NEWS ANAYLISIS
by Jon Hackman
Last Friday and Saturday's UC Regents' meeting at UC Riverside was
characterized by much talk and little
action. Despite long discussions on
the budget and the newly euphemized
"University Registration Fee," the
only positive action came from UCLA
Chancellor Franklin Murphy-he
resigned.
Rumors   about   Murphy's   impending
resignation and his possible new job
had run rampant for several days, proposals ranging from Secretary of Health
Education Welfare to President of Stanford. Speculation ended when Dr.
Murphy drove up to the meeting with
Regent Mrs. Norman Chandler, wife of
the board chairman of the Times-Mirror
Corporation, publisher of the Los
Angeles Times.
At the same curbside press conference where he revealed his resignation
as chancellor, Murphy announced that
he had just been elected the new chairman of the board and chief executive
officer of the Times-Mirror Corporation.
Murphy denied speculations of Assembly
Speaker Unruh and others that he had
resigned over Governor Reagan's proposed UC budget cut: "The question
of the University budget had absolutely
nothing to do with my taking this job.
I am confident that after the annual
dialogue involving University between
the legislature and the Governor's office is completed, the University will
come out-and must come out-with a
sound budget."
UC BUDGET
The Regents had asked Governor
Reagan for a current operations budget
of $311 million, but the Governor had
replied with a $280 million proposal.
Several regents expressed dissatisfaction with this proposal; they had regarded last year's budget cut as a temporary   measure.
Regent Norton Simon proposed a
motion that the University continue
operating on the assumption of a $311
million figure. This is the text of the
amended motion which passed by voice vote:
(1) The Regents reaffirm the original $311 million budget as necessary
and required for the projected  enrollment for 1968-69; and that during the
next 30 days discussion in Sacramento
and throughout the State be conducted
on that basis.
(2) The Regents reaffirm that there
should be no lessening of the quality
in teaching and research at the University of California, particularly as it
might apply to the faculty-student ratio.
(3) The President ... (is) ... requested to present at the next meeting
of the Board a full report on the level
of enrollment possible within a budget
of $280 million, and in the interim take
no action to accept students beyond
that enrollment figure.
In an exclusive interview to the
MARINER.    Chancellor    McHenry    ex-
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Rosenstock Huessy
Back at Santa Cruz
The first year of the University of
California at Santa Cruz was a mixture
of confused revelation for students and
faculty alike, rampant with happy and
disappointing consequences for all concerned. But in the midst of the confusion there was at least one revelation
as unequivocally welcome as it was
totally surprising. That revelation
was the appearance of philosopher
Eugen Rosenstock Huessy on campus
to teach a course entitled "The Bionomics of Language" during the second
quarter.
[Photograph]
Eugen Rosenstock Huessy is back at
Santa Cruz.      -photo by Bruce Jaffe
The course Huessy taught here immediately drew attention for the outspoken tone of the opinions he expressed
and the brilliance with which he delivered them, whether they clashed or
agreed with those of his students.
Huessy returned last year, again during
the second quarter, to teach another
class, this time modestly titled "Universal History". He drew an even larger
audience to his lectures, and produced
the  same  radical reaction  in his  listeners.
This year Professor Huessy has returned again, not to teach a class but
simply to visit Page Smith for a few
weeks. His address to a Cowell College Night audience two weeks ago
was his first and last scheduled appearance before students on campus,
although he may be receiving a few in
person visits and conversations. In an
interview with the MARINER Huessy,
now in his eighties, said on the sub-
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ACADEMIC  MEETS
Language    Requirement   Unchanged
by Jeff Miller
The campus-wide   foreign language
requirement has once again been batted into the air by the Committee on
Educational Policy and while none of
the members is sure exactly where it
will land, it is the unofficial consensus that it will not be abolished.
This decision came as a result of a
two hour debate by the committee on
Wednesday afternoon.
The basic questions which have kept
the final decision aloft have been
whether or not the requirement should be
abolished and if not what amendments,
if any, should be made to make the requirement more flexible, especially for
incoming juniors who are often faced
with an expected four quarter course
in a foreign language before graduation.
The basic arguments for abolition
of the requirement have centered around
the average freshman coming to the Santa Cruz campus, who has had a sufficient foreign language background in
high school and who could better spend
his time taking courses of his own
choosing in a variety of other more interesting fields.
The basic arguments for amendments
state that while knowledge of a foreign
culture is necessary to be intellectually
"well-rounded" the requirement could
either be met by alternative courses in
linguistics, appropriate courses in literature, history, and the arts, or by a
reduction in the number of quarters to
fulfill the language requirement.
Finally the basic argument for the
retention of the requirement as is, is that
"To learn a foreign language is much
more than to acquire a tool: it is to have
access to a different way of thinking,
acting and feeling. A particular language
represents    a   particular,    arbitrary analysis of the world and set of attitudes
to it. One of the most significant things
an education must provide is a critical
perspective on our native system of concepts, which is easily mistaken for the 
unalterable structure of things. Study of
a foreign language is a necessary part
of this perspective on a crucial aspect
of our own behavior.
Hopefully a definite descision will
be made at the next meeting of the Academic Senate when specific proposals
for amendments are made by the committee.
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Culture Break Highlights Monte Waters
The Cowell Culture Break began
yesterday at 11:30 as Los Abajenos,
a mariachi band, entertained at an "Almuerzo Mexicano." The break will end
Sunday evening at 9:30 as the UC
Chamber Orchestra plays Mozart's
Symphony No. 20 in D major.
Yesterday, students heard Vern
Countryman, Professor of Law at Harvard University, lecture on "The Power
of Dissent." Countryman, who served
as Law Clerk to William O. Douglas,
is considered to be the national authority   on   the   peoples'   right   of  dissent.
Tomorrow at 4:30 Michael Novak, a
noted theologian, will speak on "The
Power of the Raised Eyebrow." Besides writing several books about contemporary religion, Novak was a coauthor of Vietnam: Crisis in Conscience.
Other Saturday highlights include an
all-night dance featuring a light show,
three bands, and refreshments from the
Kite. On Sunday, The Monte Waters
Big Band, a fifteen-piece ensemble,
will interpret Water's original jazz
compositions.  Mr.  Gabriel  Berns,  faculty chairman of the Culture Break,
termed the performance a "remove-your-
shoes-before-entering concert."
Throughout the Culture Break, published authors will speak about their
own works. Among the writers are Albert Young, Charlotte Painter, James
Biffle, James Houston, and Peter
Beagle.
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Brass Choir to Give Concert
The UCSC Brass Choir is in pre-
aration for another off-campus perform-
ance. In response to a request from the
Casa Del Ray, a retirement hotel, the
group has   agreed to put on a perform-
ance Wednesday, February 28, at 8 pm.
The   Brass   Choir,   a   newly   formed
instrumental   combination,   consists   of
six performers:  Jon Sumida and Duane
Classon    on   trumpet,   Willa   Nehlson,
Ken Friedman and Chuck Kent  on the
french horn; and  Bob   Walton   on   the
trombone.
The  group, advised and usually
directed by Mr. Gilbert Seely, will take
this performance on their own. The pro-
gram  will  probably  include  selections
from Canzona No. 3 and 4 by Gabrielli,
the Pezel Suite and the Holbourne Suite.
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[Photograph]
Alvin Ailey Dancers express the heritage of the American Negro "the ecstasy
of his spirituals, and the dark rapture of the blues."
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Expresses Negro Heritage
The Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theatre will perform in the Stevenson
College Dining Hall this coming Thursday, February 29 at 8:30 p.m. The program is being sponsored by the Committee on Arts and Lectures. The New
York Times has said that the Ailey
company is "nothing less than superb—
but we already underrate it."
What is unique about the Alvin Ailey
American  Dance  Theatre   is   that   it
brings together the cultural heritage
the American Negro through the medium
of dance. The programs combine dance
forms with instrumental music, song
and acting techniques to express dramatic  themes or moods.
Says Alvin Ailey of his dance troupe,
"The American Negro-sometimes sorrowing, sometimes jubilant, but always
hopeful—has created a legacy of music and dance.