https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/c787ef6c92f664dcf02f61ae320d162a.pdf 32f9ddfa0865bec703470bf1539517c5 PDF Text Text from Outer Space Mid April. 1993 "What you havethereare afewoftheserather bearded, unw ashedcharacters,withsandalsand long hair, who normallywould be regarded sort oftolerantlyas a lunaticfringe, whichyou putup withbut youdo not necessarily encourage, andin effect, the cam has been turned over to these pus characters." VoL /, No. 4 Student Caught in Craven Hall! /Va/7 ^ Rages On! Gay Rights Plan 9 wants to remind everyone that the Gay 8t Lesbian rights "March on Washington" is coming up on April 24th and 25th. As many as 1,000,000 people are expected to be there to urge President Clinton:to end the ban on gays in the military. Mo; 9 wishes to votceft's support for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. Remember folks, all human beings hayea right to be treated like human beings We don't: buy the "special rights" argument; the only "spedal right1 We can see that gays have '* is the right to be discharged from the military for their sexual orientation. Sexual orientation does not override every other aspect of who you are and how well you can do your job. Plan ? apologizes for not giving greater coverage to gay rights in the issue as we had promised. But urgent correspondence has forced us to devote space to other issues. Craven Hall Dedication GUSanHarcosstudent,caughtby/%nlphotographerjeffHenson,atthemoment ofhis arrest by thecam pus’s newPublicSafetyCom andos. m Last Friday evening, a CSU San Marcos student was apprehended by the campus's Public Safety Commandos on the fifth floor of Craven Hall. The student, San Marcos resident Fred S. Dent, 29, was charged with violating the campus's secret Student Access Control policy (which prohib­ its students from entering Craven Hall except to pay fees) possession of subversive literature, conspiracy to commit a subversive act and suspicion of being San Marcos Man. Public Safety was first alerted to the presence of a student when History professor Jill Watts, diligently working late (as all faculty and staff should), noticed a copy of the commiepinko-gay-lesbian-feminist-man-hating-anti-establishment/Va/j 9 from Outer Space being slipped beneath her door. Ever alert to any menace to campus safety, Dr. Watts immediately notified Public Safety. Within hours, the campus's brand new Public Safety Commandos had apprehended and subdued Dent. On Dent were found nearly one hundred copies of Plan 9 and a copy of a story titled "Further Adventures of San Marcos Man!" (see page 7!!). Possession of these items conContinued on next page It’s Outrageous Oh boy, oh boy! The dedication of Craven Hall is coming up! There will be a "gathering" in front of Craven Hall at 10:00am, followed by the "Ceremony" at 10:30am on Mon­ day, April 19th. RSVPs have been sent out to faculty, staffand alumni. If you haven't been invited, you should show up anyway to either show your support for Craven or to show your displeasure with Craven and the rest of the MMAW GIS (mostly-middle-aged-white-guys-in-suits) who so desperately want to shove this issue under the rug. The backside of Craven Hall, which is all anyone ever sees anyway. Our Motto: Plan 9: “Using free speech like a blunt instrument” �p l a n1 Studeri! in Craven Hall (conti Armed that Dei was an active student radical and subversive agitator. According to campus policy, violation of the Student Access Control policy is punishable by expulsion, while possession of subversive literature is only punishable by torture. However, the charge of conspiracy to commit a subversive act along with the suspicion that Dent himself was the infamous San Marcos Man was enough to invoke the university's secret Sedition Policy, which states that any person accused (not convicted, mind you) of criticizing the university administration shall be executed. Dent was taken behind the Academic Hall building and executed less than an hour after his arrest. According to campus Public Safety ofAcer, Arnold (The Terminator) Trujillo, his death was "relatively painless, more or less." A top administration ofAdal, who for some reason declined to be named, stated that "this should be a lesson to a//students on this campus. Their job here is to get trained to All job slots, not to cause problems. This campus should not be perceived as a problem by the community, but as a source of properly trained employees." Dent's parents, long-time supporters of CSU San Mar­ cos, were quoted as saying, "We're very sorry about our son's death, but that kind of disrespect for authority can't be tolerated in this community. Why, we'd rather that they bulldoze the whole place and turn it back into a chicken ranch than let radical, secular-humanistic ideas become entrenched there." They also stated that they didn't have any idea where their son got such ideas from, "but it wasn't us! Probably some long-haired freak on campus; that com­ puter person, whoever he is. Now there's someone who should be shot!" Student reaction to Dent's death was subdued. Frat boy Aref Nohrudi stated, "Them radical scum deserve what they got cornin' to them. I wish I'd been there. Guess I missed out on the fun." Associated Students President, Laura Mitchell was rumored to have gone in to hiding and could not be reached for comment. We at Plan 9, o f course, abhor such violence and encourage all students to behave themselves. The distribu­ tion and consumption of subversive literature, like mastur­ bation, can lead to sodal awareness, political activism and blindness. Editor's note to thehumorless: We at Plan wishto point out thatthis piecewas meanttobehumorous. Personally,wethinkveryhighlyofour campus’s PublicSafetyofficen. Amie Trujillois one ofthenicestpeople you’ll evermeet(seriously) andwe’reglad to havehimhere (surebeats havingthePoliceCluefofEscondido!).NexttimeyouseemeofourPublic SafetyOfficerson campus, introduceyourself. I’msurethatthey’dlike to get to know everyone. INVASION OF THE r ^ r „ students vs. the ££ Bureaucrats. y Bureaucrats o n C C ' the RampageM ile s a n d M iles r" H orrible Bloodsucking S cenes! of R ed T a p e In Wide-Screen BureauColor! Coming to a Campus Near You! It’s Bizarre- �The Purpose 03763127 " f '* r g (Listen up, The following excerpts of a speech made by Sol H. Linowitz at a Cornell University dinner held in his honor last November in Washington, D.C . We have just come through our quadrennial spasm we call a presidential election. We have elected a new president and await with hope and expectation the leadership of a new generation. As we look back and reflect on the election, one thing seems increas­ ingly dean Millions of Americans in all walks of life - black, brown and white; blue-collar workers and white-collar workers; young and old; rich and poor; dty-dweilers and housewives; businessmen and consumers - all seem to feel themselves troubled and confused and at the mercy of forces they cannot influence or even understand. Somehow from the point of view of the average citizen, this elusive thing we call "the system" - the whole network of arrangements and institutions that determines the character and quality and often the content of our lives - hasn't seemed to be working. And we don't really know how to get a handle on our problems - or even if there is a handle. It may well be, as someone recently suggested, that ou r kinship today is not so much with the year 2000 as with the year 1776; and we may be back to the basics of trying to organize a newsociety and providing for its governance - to the very fundamental questions about how our society and our system are to function. I believe that if we are to get a handle on our problems and regain a clear sense of purpose for the future, no institution in our society can play a more important role or offer wiser guidance than a great university such as Cornell. For if a university stands for anything, it stands pre­ eminently for faith in reason rather than dogma, in rationality rather than inevitability, in the free rather than the enslaved mind. A university is our shining response to the prophets of doom, the demagogues, the bigots, the breast-beaters. In a university, we confidently reaffirm our belief in America as a place dedicated to the fulfillment of the American dream. A t a university, the businessman, the poet, the farmer, the philosopher, the artist, the doctor, the lawyer - ail work together in mutual respect to try to make that dream a reality. If we are to realize that dream, we will need as never before young men and women of breadth and perception who can help us find our way toward the nation we can yet be; people who will understand where we have been and where we are going; who know about the kind of world in which we live and the kind of future we are trying to achieve. We will need men and women able to communicate with one another and with other people and other places; people who know how to transmit and stimulate ideas; who recognize that things human and humane are more importantthan the computer, the test tube, the IBM or even the Xerox machine. We need people who will understand that "know why" is even more important than "know how"; who will try to see ou r problems as part of total human experience; and who are able to understand something of what yesterday teaches us about today and tomor­ row. in short we need young people who will be able to dream dreams and who will be unafraid to try to make them come true. We must look to our great universities such as Cornell to bring forth such men and women able to assume that kind of leadership and responsibility in our society and in our world. And nothing is more precious to our future than that such universities be enriched and strengthened to enable them to make their vital contribution. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by Itheir Creator with certain unalienable rights; that f S n g these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governedjthat,whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter, or to abolish it,and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles,and orga­ nizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. — Declaration of Independence lllltAmendment I Congress shall, make religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or of abridging William Stacy, a.k.a “ Cap’n BilP For crimes against the university and suspicion of being San Marcos Man. This person is considered extremely dangerous. If you have seen this person, please call 1-800-GET-BILL it's Offensive tbe& eedc^or^e0<^orofthO pm ss;(^therig^itor^opeople peaceably to twimean f to petition the Government for ft grteva n m ' S M i | �P la n W Mid April, 1993 Vol. I, No. 4 Page 4 Open Leafier to Bill Stacy After haviS given it long thought/ I have come to the conclusion that iffis impossible to remain silent at the news that Bill Robinson/ Director of Computing SC Telecommunications/ has decided to leave CSU San Ma rcos. If it was clear that his reasons were purely personal in nature, there would be no need to comment other than to say how much poorer the university will be without him and his vision of computing in the 21st century. However, it is all too plain that Robinson is not leaving on his own impetus. Oh, yes, it was his decision to leave, there is no doubt about that. But I would have left sooner had I been in his position. What does it say, Mr. President, about the top administration of a university when the Director of Computing is not invited to meetings discussing the construction of high tech computer class­ rooms for Phase UP What does it say about the top administration of a university when someone like Bernie Hinton can steal office space allocated to Computing 8C Telecommunications without bothering to get the consent of, or even inform, that department's director? What does it say about the top administration of a university when the President is repeatedly generous with his assurances to a Director that certain problems will be corrected, but is uniformly unforthcoming when it comes to actually addressing those problems? Indeed, if I were in Robinson's shoes, I would have left long ago. The sad thing about this is that Robinson is one of the last people we can afford to lose, if in fact this university is going to be the "University of the 2!st century." It's not my intent here to gratuitously heap praise on Robinson, but the fact of the matter is he is highly intelligent, critical, open minded, and possesses a comprehensive vision of the effect of technology on education. What is so wrong with such a person, who, in addition to everything else, is one of the most personable (if a little strange) administrators on this campus? We should all be ashamed at how this university is being run if it results in people like Robinson leaving. When all the good people are gone, Mr. President, who will be left? You and Bernie? And don't pretend that you can white-wash the issue with outright lies. I don't think that people are going to buy it any more. Last night, as I sat talking to Robinson, Dr. Chelle Boehning, Chair of the Computer Science Program, came in and announced that he had just come from the President's office. Dr. Boehning explained that Bill Stacy had told him that the reason that Robinson was leaving was because Robinson was upset at not having been appointed to several faculty selection committees (I'm not making this up, folks. Go ask Chelle.) Robinson responded by saying that that had never been an issue, had never been discussed and had never been a problem. Conclusion? The President of this university deliberately lied to one of the most influential faculty members of this campus. But why? Whatever the reason, it does not bode well for this university. The clear and driving force behind Mr. Stacy's actions is a pathological avoidance of controversy. He will tell anyone what­ ever it takes to avoid facing and dealing with difficult and contro­ versial issues. The Mission Statement says:"The University provides a variety of educational experiences in an environment that encourages students to examine moral and ethical issues central to their development as responsible men and women." But in direct defiance of that statement, he has encouraged the campus commu­ nity to let the Craven issue pass, saying (before the facts were in) that it was "time to move on and heal the wounds." Instead of encouraging "healthy skepticism, and the habit of continuing inquiry" the atmosphere here has become one of pervasive fear of questioning or challenging "the administration" and of "do-as-your-told-ism." Instead creating an environment that champions and "protects academic freedom," we have had to fight for every single form of expression on campus. In short, the administration of President Stacy has been one which has created an environment inimical to the university's Mission Statement If the president of a university is no longer willing to give even lip service to that institution's Mission Statement, then isn't it time to have that president replaced? If the president of a university is unwilling or unable to deal with controversy in a time when every aspect of our society is coming under scrutiny, isn't it clear that that person is unfit for the position that he holds? This university needs a president who is willing to take risks, able to trust the vision of his employees, eager to address contro­ versy in controversial terms, encourages change, and who supports, with his every action, word and deed, the Mission of this institution. With respect, Bill Stacy has proved that he is not that person. This letter may seem damning, and it is. And I may seem damned for writing it But I have been persona non grata with the top administration of this campus ever since the first time I told Bernie Hinton that I thought he was an asshole. I know that I am not long for this place. They want to get rid of me, and one way or another, they will. It will be a heavy financial hardship, but I would rather live in poverty than live in silence when I know a great wrong is being done. I believe in this campus in a way that Bill Stacy clearly does not And I am not afraid to say so, whatever the cost. Neither should you. Tony Dunn P.S. Don't think about taking out your frustrations about this letter on Robinson. He had nothing to do with it and would disapprove if he was aware of it. The opinions are mine and mine alone. W at Plan 9 w to state our feelings concerning w had happened to B e ish hat ill Robinson. T thosew knoww isgoingon,thefollow quoteisourresponse. o ho hat ing "Miss Taggart, do you know the hallmark of the second-rater?! It's resentment of another man's achievement Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own— they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when you reach the top. The loneliness for an equal— -for a mind to respect and an achievement to admire. They bare their teeth at you from out of their rat holes, thinking that you take pleasure in letting your brilliance dim them— while you'd give a year of your life to see a flicker of talent anywhere among them. They envy achievement, and their dream of greatness is a world where all men have become their acknowledged inferiors. They don't know that that dream is the infallible proof of mediocrity, because that sort of world is what the man of achievement would not be able to bear. They have no way of knowing what he feels when surrounded by inferiors— hatred? no, not hatred, but boredom— the terrible, hopeless, draining, paralyzing boredom. O f what account are praise and adulation from men whom you don't respect? Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?" - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand It’s Asking for Tro �Mid April, 1993 Vol. I, Ho. 4 Page 5 1 : No Negroes 941 p la n 1 It’s About Killing People "The close and intimate conditions of life aboard ship, the necessity for the highest possible degree of unity and esprit de corps; the requirement of morale — all these demand that nothing be done which may adversely affect the situation. Past experience has shown irrefutably that the enlist­ ment o N ^ e gt^ l^ ie rth a n for mess attendants) War proves that when it comes to telling the military's story, most of our media is out of step with the drumbeat Now the press corps is writing about the gays-inthe-military issue. Sad to say, their approach is exactly the same as the reportage from Desert Storm and from the Balkans: "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am" and light on the homework. Their coverage of this critical issue has been high on emotions, loose with facts and simplistic cliches, and easy on hard-digging scientific investigation. leads to < lis r|tp tiv e a ® ||^ rm fh l||||p d itio n s " Few reporters have recently spent one day or night in a — D epartment of the Navy Memorandum, December 2 4 , 19 4 1 barracks, a foxhole, a military aircraft or combat ship— or have at least talked to the warriors who do. Most don't look at the armed forces as a unique and complicated outfit, but more as a tradition-bound discriminatory institution that has Homosexuality is incompatible With military service. The deprived a minority group of its rights and must be re­ presence in the military environment of persons who engage educated to the ways of the 1990s. Had they served down in in homosexual c o n d u c t " s ^ t e m e n t s demon­ the trenches or talked to the grunts, they'd know for openers strate a propensity to lngage|i| homosexual conduct, that the U.S. military has been based on discrimination since seriously impairs the accon||ijf&ment of the military mis­ Washington paddled across the Delaware. It's all so undemo­ sion. The presence of such members adversely affects the cratic You can't get in if you're too fat, too small, too tall, too ability of the Military ServiceHo maintain discipline, good dumb, mentally or physically deficient or don't have a high order, and morale; to foster mutual trust and confidence school education. It ain't an equal opportunity employer among service members; to ensure the integrity of the either, and it's almost as democratic as a federal prison must system of rank an command; to facilitate assignment and seem to its inmates. An objective and fair-minded press corps would have worldwide deployment of service members who frequently gone "up front" interviewed the company commanders and must liveand work under close conditions affording minimal privacy; to recruit and retain members of the Military NCOsand asked: What wouldlifting the ban do to theirunit's Services; to maintain public acceptability of military service; military readiness? Once these leaders, who train and lead our forces on the battlefield, told about the feelings of their and to prevent breaches of security. soldiers, the inevitable fights between gays and straights, the -GA.0. Sum ary Report on Hom m osexuals in theM ilitary,June 12,1 992 downtime, expense and red tape of punishment and courtmartials, the breakdown in discipline and order and how they and their subordi­ nate leaders wou Idn't be sharpening com­ bat readiness but instead be putting down barracks riots, the media would get the word that this is not a dvil rights matter, but a military readiness issue. O ur press corps must get it into their skulls that the "profession of arms" is about killing people and knocking things down, and not just a job, a social institu­ tion or an equal opportunity employer. Until they can deliver the right stuff, like Cronkite, Pyle and Ward Just, they should leave the reporting to those who know the military score. 1 : No Gays 992 *nte p b * * # * of o s * a MiUtSKY, -aW U it d oW Reprinted from -It’s Mpril 1993. gA z a Z Gay pajjuDiee ibhfeed G & is ttttite and UoW it affects M df& u aHd Excerpted from: “liberal Press Corps Cham pions Issue It Doesn’t Understand” by C David H orth, ol. ackw inApril 1993 SoldierofFortune �Hid April, 1993 Vol. I, Ho. 4 Page 6 Another Open I Hey! We pit our second letter! This one’s from CSUSMstudent Don Scott If youwanttoseeyour name inprint,justdropoffyour“sophomoricdiatribe" inourbox in theAS Office. Please notethattheAStakes no responsibilityfor the items dropped in our box. The other day while I was busily doing my rounds at the Dome Cafe I had the unpleasant privilege of watching our AS President, Laura Mitchell, vigorously defending the rights of some students to post (on the Free Speech Board) material that was critical of Sen. Craven's racist remarks. It wasn't adminis­ tration officials complaining, but fellow students! They felt the material posted was offensive to them. Give me a breakS! IF you want to talk offensive, how about the comment on the board where a student laments that all she or he can see in the cafe are "fags and dykes." O r better yet, how about Craven's remarks that undocumented workers are on the "lower scale of human­ ity!" Why would anyone, our administration included, want to defend or white-wash the words of a bigot? Sen. Craven hasn't disclaimed his remarks, he said they were "misconstrued." How in the hell do you misconstrue "lower scale of humanity?" He said he didn't mean it. He is a professional politician, and he knew he was in front of news reporters and cameras. That means he is either a blatant racist or an idiot. The dedication of our administration hall to this man has already upset almost every Latino and Latina on our campus, but why should we stop there? I'm sure with a few more creative dedications we can manage to piss off every member of the human race. Why not start by dedicating the Free Speech Board to Craven's hero, Senator Joseph McCarthy? We could then dedicate the A rt Dept, to Sen. Jesse Helms, the Science Dept, to Williams Jennings Bryan (remember the Scopes trial?). Then let's dedicate the Woman's History Dept, to Phyllis Schlaffly. And there are things beyond departments that we could dedicate. We could dedicate the landscaping to Cesar Chavez, or the garbage heaps to Malcom X. How about dedicating the closets to either Harvey Milk or Alien Ginsberg. We could finish off by dedicating the back seat of the shuttle bus to Rosa Parks, and the toilets to Martin Luther King. As it is, I'd rather dedicate my college education to Timothy Leary,and dropout. Donald Scott Letter to Bill Stacy Dear President Stacy, It seems that CSUSM has reached the frontier that we were bound for when we decided to embark on the quest to build a new university. I think that it's a good time to stop and reflect on what we've done and what we've experienced. Unfortunately, I feel that the events of the last few weeks have overshadowed many good accomplishments. A t my acceptance to CSUSM, I was overjoyed and optimistic And the first two years I attended were both exciting and enjoyable. I was proud to say that I was involved in forging the school of the 21st century. It had the feel of trailblazinga new path in hopes of making CSUSM theschool o f the 21st century. Theschool of the 21st century had many connotations for me. First, wasa place where technology was embraced and used to the full extent of its capabilities. Second, was to create an environment where all disciplines would have equal import and acceptance. Third, was the amazing challenge to build, from the ground up, a place where academic pursuits would dominate, without the petty politicking university environments are known for. Alas, it has come to pass that these things would not be true. Indeed, what has come into being is a university that ensconces the value-frigid ideals of the administrations of the 50's and 60's... In the realm of science, I have never seen lack of support for programs and ideas. But that is what I have witnessed from the administration toward the biology department here. While the other sciences (Psychology, Mathematics and Computer Science most notably) have developed robust curricula with funding for the programs, biology remains wallowed in administrative red tape, to the extent that many biology majors are not getting the essential classes needed to hold a baccalaureate degree. While I realize that inside most sciences there are various approaches to the many topics that make up the discipline, I see no need to gut a department because administration and department faculty cannot reach agreement upon a definitive course of action. But I feel that recent events are far more distressing. I began see that the administration had lost touch with the students here when the free speech zone was under consid­ eration. It is ludicrous for the administration of a public university to even consider areasofthecampus wherespeech may be censured! Let alone establishing these zones! I am insulted that the idea for limiting areas of free speech (amplified or not) came from inside the administration! In my view of the world (somebody please teil me if I am too Continued on next page I can't stand it! I can't take it any more! If I hear one more word about Those who day freedom to others deserve it not for Sen. Craven I’m | | | | | ^ j | | i | r ajust god,3tmot io o p ||l|j| goingto throwup!! H i l l ® ' i It’s Starting to Get Mat �Further Adventures of San M MidApril, 1993 Vol. I, Ho. 4 Page 7 a i m Han* San Narcos Man, defender of bloated bureaucracy, was ought on tape by Plan 9’ igh-tech topsecretsurveillancesquad lastweekinhis plush s h office on the seventh floor of Craven Hall. WARNING: The following material is explicitly bigoted and racist in nature. Ifyou areoffendedby bigotiy then, by all means, you should read this. p idlY “kinds of people, then you end up with diverse opinions. But did they listen to me? Ha! They actually thought it was a good idea! Morons, every last one of them!” By now, not having taken a breath in well over a minute, San Marcos Man's face was beginning to turn blue. But he had hit his stride, and was loathe to pause. "Craven was right, dammit! Hell, he went easy on the bastards! They the lower scale of humanity, if that. This stink they've created over Craven's comments provesi t Anybody who had an in respect for authority would have let the whole thing pass as the harmless comment it was. ]ust like Ed Meachum and the mess over the word 'pickaninny'., idiots! And this Plan 9 abomina­ tion! Written by faggot spies! It's all over it. Ohhhh, it burns my hide!! "Why can't these people realize that its the purpose of the administration to run the university. The purpose of the staff is to do our dirty work, the faculty to teach and the students to pay fees and take classes. This business of criticizing the administration is totally out of line, and I'm sick of id We make the decision* the students, staff and faculty should just accept that. WE ARE GOING TO BE IN CONTROL, if we have to terminate everyonewho dares to disagree. That student caught in Craven Hall should be a lesson to the slime here!” By now, the lack of oxygen had gotten to San Marcos Man's brain (about time, huh?), and he fell, convulsing, to the floor. But he lives on, spreading his creed of middle-aged-white-male domination. He is the enemy. Watch for him.____________ San Marcos Man sat back fn his chair, a frown lining his face. The setting sun shone sickly through the windows of his seventh floor Craven Hall office. In his hands was the new issue of Plan 9 from Outer Space. 'Damn,” he thought, as he read this sentence, ”1thought that getting rid of that pesky Bill Robinson would put an end to this foolishness, but apparently not. M y minions were wrong once again about Robinson being the source of the campus radicalism.” In disgust, he threw down Plan and picked up the BladeCitizen. "Now here's a paper that respects authority,” he thought He flipped to the North County section and leaned back in his chair. ”Ahhh, this is more like it” San Marcos Man reached for his morning cup of coffee. At the very moment that he took a sip, his eyes fell on a headline reading 'Alternative magazine, Plan 9, invades CSSM.” Reflexively, he spewed coffee over ail of the very-really-no-kidding-we're-serious-absolutelyimportant-and-vital papers stacked neatly on his desk. To his chagrin, both Plan 9and the Biade-Qtizen article on Plan 9 were unspotted. "Goddammit!!!” he yelled, ”1can't stand this place!” A half an hour later, after he had recovered from his temper tantrum (mommy had never had the guts to whack him far off base), in a country that guarantees the right of every back into reality), San Marcos Man picked up the Bfade-Gtizen ddzen to say whatever they feei, it is preposterous for the once again and began to read, "it's treasonous, all right,” he administration of a small university to censure its students. mumbled as he read the article's opening line, ”the people What is the logic here? Is the administration afraid that we responsible should be shots." Once again, he felt a tantrum may not be adult enough to handle this awesome responsi­ coming on, but this time he controlled himself. He read on, cursing under his breath. ”...'evils of bureaucracy,' my assS” he bility? That perhaps we need a dult supervision to exercise nearly shouted. "What's evil are these... these peop/e(he nearly our right to free speech? That seems a little sophomoric to spit the word) who think that they can just run around me. What about Senator Craven's remarks? Are we to criticizing the administration of this university, univer­ sity, with impunity! Goddammit! There oughta be a policy believe that the administration will wave its magic wand and everything will be okay? How can we sit by and allow the against that!” He was hot on the topic now, and began ranting to the man who we elected to serve our community deface many empty room. Out in the outer office, San Marcos Man's three of its citizens? It is pure folly for Craven to think that the secretaries locked the doors and headed for the Dome Cafe for entire community that elected him to his position would back his comments, or accept his cursory explanation of the what they knew would be a long coffee break. "These people, like Robinson and the fucking goddamned event I hold Craven responsible for his words, just as the faculty, think that they can have a say in the way that this administration must hold us responsible for ours (maybe if university is run! Well, to hell with them! Craven gave this he was in a limited speech zone he would not have slipped). university to me, and it's mine, mine, MINE!!!! How can I run this Therefore, I support the academic senate in their demand for place the way I want to if I always have faculty, students and the Craven to withdraw or further explain his meaning, and goddamn staff bitching all the time?... reject the letter that was forcibly signed by many faculty and "It's that damn diversity thing, I know it is! I argued and staff (read: your job is on the line). argued with the founding faculty against hiring women and It saddens me to think that CSUSM has fallen far short minorities here, but nooooooo, they had to go and Focus on of the mark that I had envisioned, but the university is still hiring scum like that. So what do we have now? Diversity! The young. Perhaps there is still time™ bastards!! I explained and explained that if you hire diverse Mike Williams Open Letter, (cont.) It’s Not Hesponsible for San Marcos Man �W dents become more and more aware ofAmerica’nocial csu S an Marcos is accepting applications for the following positions: Computer Competency Coordinator Must be vaguely familiar with computers and have University movci:|ioportionally the other w ^ to prevent all exposure q | played at least 3 different computer games. Socially aware and politically active individuals need not ap­ political action being taken. ply. No longhairs! The most important thing is to make this campus a marketplace for ideas. Director of Computing Services But the University is trying to prevent the exposure of ant new creative Puppet position to take orders from Bernie Hinton. No knowledge of computers or the applications of tech­ political solutions to the problems that everyAmerican realizes are fadng nology in education necessary. Must be eager to this society in the mid-Sixties* —ArtG dbergfree Speech MovementU B celey.SetrtO i i l l l l ol C rH Therj • Convinced that students and faculty are getting in the way of the work and purpose of the university? • Do you believe that access to the university should be limited only to those on the higher scale of humanity? • Always wanted to carry a clipboard, but never had a reason? • Thinkthe university’s organizational structure should be modeled after military hierarchies? • Always wanted to rule a small South American country • Do you fear that free speech will lead to anarchy? • Have you ever said one or more of the following? “A small mind is a tidy mind.* "The less we tell them, the better off they are.* "Ignorance is bliss.* "Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” "Yes sir, I’ll do it right away, no questions asked.* • Do you suffer from Napoleonic-complex? Then you’re ready for the long anticipated sequel to the Robert’s Rules of Order... BERNIE’S RULES OF ORDER Now available! Only $29.95 ($149.95 for limited edition autographed copy) Don’t delay! Send for your copy today! Send check or money order to: Information Control Institute 7302 Craven Hall San Marcos, CA 92096 Or call: 1-800-LUV-BERN please your superiors and willing to do what you are told without question. Individuals with a vision of the future need not apply. University President President needed to lead brand new university into the 21st century. Must be idealistic, courageous, visionary, dedicated to the Mission of the university and to it’s people. Must believe in freedom of expres­ sion and basic democratic values. Must be able to bring into being a critical awareness of society and to guide strategies for giving our children a better planet than we inherited from our parents. GanjaMan Sez: Tired of the endless, boring routine? Sick of jumping through the same inane hoops every day? Fed up with the mindlessness of your existence? Then turn on, tune in and light up! That’s right' Reefer madness could be for yodl Guaranteed to give you a fresh, new perspective on life, the smoke of the hemp plant can change your life! Note: Despite all appearances, Plan 9 d oes nofadvocate the use of illegal drugs. The sole purpose of the above ad is to really irritate those uptight individuals who oppose the use of mind altering drugs. By the way, advocating the use of illegal drugs is perfectly legal (First Amendment and all that), so na-na-na-na-na! Disclaimer: P lan 9 adamantly and resolutely sup­ ports the w id est possible freedom of expression on campus. Issues of whether or not a certain expression is “responsible” or “offensive” should in no way inhibit the rights of individuals to express their opinions. Sen. Craven has the right to compare his bearings to HUA C just as we have the right to criticize h i m for it N othing w ill ever change in thia world unless we openly hash o ut our problems. W« at P b * p, lepreaoting only odmIvh, enccunge « M S dialogue os all subject*. Plan 9 From Outer Space is a Totally Immature Production Copyrights Violated © 1993 It's Plan 9. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>1992-1993</h2> Subject The topic of the resource student newspapers Description An account of the resource The third academic year of California State University San Marcos. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Archives in the CSUSM Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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