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LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, CA. 90045
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2 Monday, May 1 2, 1975
Grading:
a question
of values
by Nancy Scott
In an educational institution,
sometimes the last thing dis¬
cussed is the importance of an
academic education itself. I don’t
refer to questions regarding cur¬
riculum, grading, or the prospec¬
tive job market, although these is¬
sues demand our attention.
Instead I am referring to the es¬
sential question of how insignifi¬
cant a role education plays in our
emotional, psychological,
spiritual, and intellectual growth
and in our ability to “cope” in the
outside world.
This question strikes me as be¬
ing of monumental importance:
maybe because^ am, for the first
time in my life, on the other side
of the podium; no longer an aspir¬
ing, struggling, sacrificing stu¬
dent, but a struggling, sacrificing,
much more disillusioned teacher.
I haven’t always been dis¬
illusioned with academe, nor have
I always felt so compelled to ques¬
tion the intrinsic value of institu¬
tionalized education. As an under¬
graduate I firmly believed the
classroom was important .
I read voraciously, stayed
up ’til dawn writing in¬
numerable English papers,
consistently and enthu¬
siastically contributed to dis¬
cussions.
More noteworthy, how¬
ever, I felt absolutely shat¬
tered, despondent, and inade¬
quate everytime I received a
“B plus’ * rather than an ‘ ‘ A-. ”
Only ' during a few frantic, in¬
sane hours during finals did I
question the purpose or meaning
of such masochistic dedication. I
always appeased myself with:
“Just think, in a week you’ll have
your ‘A’ or, God forbid, ‘B’ and
you’ll be through, you’ll have
made it.”
~ Why are students driven to
prove themselves this way? Is it
the grade, or is it their un¬
quenchable thirst for intellectual
stimulation?
In my own case, I spent fifteen
years (a good three-fourths of my
life) equating my own sense of
self-worth "with the academic
praises or denunciations lavished
upon me by my instructors.
The grade was always more
than a grade. At our private high
school, D and F notices, as well as
the A’s were posted for public ap¬
praisal. Our grades were a sign of
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Chavez confident of
CESAR CHAVEZ
Berman pledges support
of women's rights
early UFW victory
United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez told a crowd at
Alumni Gymnasium last Monday he was convinced the support for
the United Farm Workers < UFW) boycott is stronger than ever, and
1975 could be the year the UFW gets recognition.
Chavez said the Teamsters may have the contracts, but the
United Farm Workers have the support of the people and there is no
question in his mind his union would win.
by Jill Jennings
“Women and unmarried men
have too long been characterized
as being inherently incapable of
handling their own credit. It is as
blatantly discriminatory to deny
credit to these people on the basis
of inaccurate stereotypes as it is
to deny housing and job op¬
portunities to racial minorities,”
stated Howard L. Berman, 43rd
Assembly District, who spoke at
LMU last Friday morning, May 9,
in the Women’s Center.
Berman’s credit bill passed
unanimously last March 3. AB 181
was an attempt to close the gaps
in the current Women’s Credit
Law. Its purpose was to protect
the interests of all persons seek¬
ing credit, regardless of sex or
marital status.
Until Berman’s bill was passed,
there was a prohibition against
class action suits in credit dis¬
crimination cases. One of
Berman’s chief goals was to pro¬
vide effective remedies for the in¬
justice within the credit system.
“Now women’s groups can in¬
volve themselves in research
work for class action suits as well
as supplying some of the
necessary funds In this way,
private law enforcement agencies
can assist local and state agencies
in protecting the people’s rights,”
Berman said.
Existing laws allowed creditors
to deny credit to all women of
chil4d-bearing age These creditors
now will be liable for a civil penal¬
ty of $2,500 for each violation.
, “This bill isn’t a guarantee that
anyone without financial re¬
sources will be able to get credit.
It just shows creditors they had
better not deny credit to certain
groups,” he stated.
“We must be aware that if both
husband and wife share control of
community property, each having
the ability to spend the other’s
portion, then their credit
shouldn’t 'be set up differently.’’
Berman said he is not attempting
to prevent creditors from looking
at the real credit risks inherent in .
some individuals. “My sole inten¬
tion,” he said, “is to prohibit dis¬
crimination based upon arbitrary
and capricious distinctions. ’ ’
Berman was asked if credit files
(case histories, etc.) could be
transferred to other agencies in
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Regents
confer on
campus plans
LMU Regents and Trustees
spent the entire day, Saturday,
May 3, on campus in a combined
conference.
Individual presentations were
made for the Law School,
Library, College of Fine and Com¬
munication Arts, and athletic and
recreation facilities.
The conference was coordinat¬
ed by the office of University
Development. The Regents and
Trustees did not make decisions
on any proposals as the presenta¬
tions lasted the entire day.
Sister Renee Harrangue,
RSHM, University provost, said
the day was intended to expose
the Regents and Trustees to the
needs of the University in each of
the four areas covered.
Thirty-nine Regents and
Trustees participated. The
Regents will have their own meet¬
ing May 14, and the Trustees meet
on June 2, to consider a course of
action on the proposals. Har¬
rangue said they would then de¬
termine how to raise funds, make
friends arid get support for the
projects; as well as endowments
and scholarships for the in¬
dividual packages.
Frederick J. Lower, dean of the
law school, presented the pro-,
gram for expansion and a new
library for the law school. Rev.
John Clark, SJ, academic vice-
president, presented the proposal
for the Von der Ahe libarary ex¬
pansion. C. Melvin Davidson,
dean of the College of Fine and
Communication Arts, presented
the proposal for that college, and,
Thomas Quinlan, dean of Student
Affairs, handled ttje proposal for
new athletic and recreation
facilities.
The presentations involved
slides, question and answer
periods, and explanations of the
ways other institutions have met
their needs.
In 1967 the UFW signed three
year contracts with Gallo and re¬
newed them in 1970. However, in
1973, Gallo contracted with the
Teamsters instead of the UFW.
Chavez has since led a boycott
against Gallo products. Monday,
he accused the Teamsters of try¬
ing to break his relatively young
union. He referred to the
Teamsters as “the most wealthy
and corrupt union in the history of
this country.”
“They don’t have a cause,” he
said. “ We have a cause, we have a
date with justice and we’re going
to keep it.”
Chavez had just returned from
a 15 city tour to promote the Unit¬
ed Farm Worker’s cause and
gather sympathy for the boycott
of grapes, lettuce and Gallo
wines.
He guessed that, “At this point,
the boycott is giving them,
(Gallo) a big problem.” He said
Gallo sales in Massachusetts were
45% lower than last year and in
Ohio 38% lower.
He also said Gallo had hiked
their annual advertising expen¬
diture from six to 13 million
dollars this year, and grapes are
selling for
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a pound in Toronto,
down from their usual price of 89c
a pound.
He attributed the drop in Gallo
sales and the price of grapes to
the success of the boycott .
Chavez proposed a state agency
to supervise an election of the
workers to determine which union
they wanted. Legislation to that
effect was scheduled for a hearing
last Monday in Sacramento, but
the hearing was cancelled so Gov¬
ernor Brown could add a new set
of amendments to the bill. (See
story page 5.)
Chavez was greeted by ap¬
plause and chanting as he entered
into the enthusiastic crowd.
He told several jokes which the
crowd reacted favorably to.
Chavez spoke for over 45
minutes before moving into a
meeting for UFW supporters. He
then moved on to Occidental
College in Glendale for a similar
presentation.
The speech was funded three
ways by the University, MEChA
and the Student Activities Board.
i Each contributed $500.
