Students picket against
U of P’s tuition raise
Students at the University of
are going through
many of the same traumas State
University at Buffalo students
went through a few weeks ago
when the State University system
announced that tuition would be
increased to $800. However, the
situation at U of P differs in one
big way: tuition at the school will
be $3000 as of September 1972,
and summer school tuition will be
$200 per course.
This increase of $250 from this
year’s fee more than doubles the
Pennsylvania
Faculty backs students
students are backed by
some faculty members, including
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Gerald Doppelt who urged the
students to “keep that picket line
going every afternoon until we get
The
something going.”
Other ideas about what to do
about the increase came from
University Council representative
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Clarke, the only
undergraduate to sit on the
Presidential Budget Committee:
“If a small fraction of the
students, say 15 or 20%, held
back their tuition payments in
August and September, the
university would not be able to
meet its payroll.”
said that the threat of
such an actipn would “make the
Clarke
University willing to capitulate”
One of the problems facing
students protesting tuition
increases at the University of
Pennsylvania is the division which
seems to have occurred between
the group that wants immediate
action, and the group that wants
to plan
ahead. Doppelt had
suggested to the students that
they “not go berserk and split
up,” and to use the “picket line to
talk to each other and other
students.”
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Arlene Jaco: a muckraker
by Laurie Yank us
Staff Writer
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Comptroller George O’Connell. She
viewed her antagonism during the show as necessary.
She believed certain points could not be put in a
“honey and sugar way.”
interviewed
Spectrum
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on some student demands. The
other demands that the students
want to include in their protests
$1400 that was charged in 1960; are; “the right to a morally valid
and the students at the school are, university; the right
to
to say the least, just a little preparation
for a meaningful
vacation; the right of student
disgusted with the whole deal.
A meeting called by the determination in courses, to
Undergraduate Student Assembly create new education, of the
last Wednesday night led to a educators, of the budget and to
unanimous vote to organize a
students autonomy in course
selection; open publication of the
picket line and petition the raise
outside the College Hall. The budget; open meetings of all
group did agree to allow people to university committees and a
enter and leave the premises, thus student-determined Vice-Provost
avoiding a blocking of normal for Student Affairs.”
activities.
Speaker on WBFO
Muckraker v.i.
raked -raking. 1. one who
searches for and exposes real or alleged corruption,
scandal, or the like, especially in politics. 2. Arlene
—
Jaco.
Will the business of muckraking always exist?
Well, Arlene Jaco, speaker on WBFO’s The Games
Politicians Play hints that there might always be a
need for one. Arlene Jaco has been active in the
Democratic Party for 17 years. Her past appearances
on talk shows led her to begin her own talk show on
,
radio.
The purpose of Ms. Jaco’s program is to give the
people a chance to voice their opinions. She receives
responses from young and old alike. More important
than that, Ms. Jaco seems to attempt to make aware
to the people any corruption that exists in today’s
government. When asked if she feels she has helped
the situation she commented: “I know 1 have.”
Is the corruption a product of the politicians or
of the system? Ms. Jaco feels that last year
problem of the system, People were
apathetic. “Kids began fighting their parents’
problems and getting their heads kicked in so people
have been moving.”
a product
it was a
She tended to agree that the “Youth
Movement” and similar movements began to stir the
people, to touch their lazy hearts. Ms. Jaco feels
Lyndon Johnson’s decline to the 1968 presidential
candidacy was due to the ideas of the youths today.
She also feels that the Black Movement has had
beneficial results. “So you can fight City Hall,” she
said.
Who tells?
One wonders where Ms. Jaco gets her detailed
information. When asked, she remained quiet; “1
would not tell my sources because then they would
not be such. I’ve been in the Democratic Party for
17 years, so I know the games politicians play.”
Ms. Jaco feels that Joe Crangle, Chairman of the
Democratic Party in New York State, is the crux of
the whole problem, causing corruption: “When we
get rid
of him, we will luve a half decent
government.” She feels that the more power Mr.
Crangle receives, the worse off we will be.
Ms. Jaco feels too many lies are products of the
government: “What comes out to the people is an
insult to the people.”
Ms. Jaco’s muckraking manner was exhibited
throughout her radio program Friday night, as she
Most of the discussion involved deficit spending.
Ms. Jaco’s major question reoccurred throughout the
entire talk: “Where does the money go?” The
discussion became more heated when Ms. Jaco
exposed a $100 shortage from 1969. She explained
that the auditor cited this, got the $100 back and
the culprit was fired. She felt this was good. But in a
disappointed tone, she continued that today, in the
city of Buffalo when this occurs, nothing happens.
Very dryly, the comptroller questioned Ms.
Jaco’s resources: “You mean you’ve been in so much
research and not aware of the $600 shortage? One of
our suspects resigned.” He assured Ms. Jaco that
shortages and defaults are immediately taken care of.
“One thing the city of Buffalo will not do is
delay.”s,
Bookkeeping errors
The listening audience was informed by Ms.
Jaco that many times the newspapers excuse these
shortages as bookkeeping errors. Comptroller
O’Connell defended his'stand by saying that the
press is reporting the audit report. With that
comment the comptroller trapped himself, because
the audit report comes from the comptroller.
Technicality appears to obscure what is really
going on, Ms. Jaco feels, confusing explanations with
excuses. Comptroller O’Connell feels there is a need
for technicality: “You wouldn’t go to your
neighborhood butcher, rather to an attorney.”
The topic of inappropriate spending continued,
touching on the Buffalo-Fillmore Plan. On March 9,
1971, Mayor Sedita granted 2.8 million dollars to
the Buffalo-Fillmore area. Improvement of the
neighborhood would cost $102,000. What has been
done? The Buffalo-Fillmore area still remains as it
appeared last March.
Comptroller O’Connell stated that the problem
a little out of his field. It is not his job to
prepare the budget for the fiscal year.
was
Ms. Jaco was not satisfied; “What gets me is that
rndney is in the budget
I would like to see the
money still there.” Her conversation ended with a
sweet farewell to the comptroller: “I give you credit,
you do have a lot of guts for coming.”
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After five
minutes introducing personal
Jaco’s voice faded off into the
“Our politicians are men and not
final
commentaries, Ms.
music saying:
puppets.”
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