tl19731207-000 "�1 4 towerlight Volume XXVII No. 15 Towson State College December 7, 1973 Towson, Md. 21204 Around 600 attend: Teach-In nets success by Sue DeBolt After many weeks of planning and publicizing, approximately 600 people attended the Teach-In Against Racism sponsored by the United Front Against Racism (UFAR) Wednesday, November 28 and Thursday, November 29. (UFAR is composed of the Black Student Union, Students for a Democratic Society, and the Progressive Labor Party.) The conference featured Speakers, workshops and films on the subject of racism (see Pages 4, 10 and 11). Allocated $2,000 by the Student Government Association. the Teach-In was supported by the Senate. Towerlight, the Black Student Union and the Students For a Democratic Society, plus numerous faculty members and students. Towson State College President James L. Fisher issued a statement supporting the Teach-In and urging faculty and students to attend. Dr. Daphne Harrison of the University of Maryland-Baltimore Branch Opened the Teach-In November 28. as she lectured on ""Racism In the Community,"" and Dr. Karl Smith of the University of Wisconsin spoke on ""Ethnic Science-Alternative to Academic Racism."" Linguist Dr. Orlando Taylor also spoke on Wednesday concerning ""Racism and Language."" Wednesday's workshops included ""Racism and Scientific Theory"" and ""Miscegenation."" ""Racism and Scientific Theory"" involved theories claiming that Black inferiority is based on IQ tests and the opposition to those theories. ""Miscegenation,"" or interbreeding among races. dealt with the various aspects of interracial dating. Auto worker and member of the Workers Action Movement and Progressive Labor Party, Willie DeClute, opened the Teach-In's second day, as he spoke on ""Racism and How It Affects the Working Class."" UMBC instructor and member of the Governor's Task Force for Desegregation of Public Higher Education, Peter Rawlings, lectured on ""Racism in Higher Education."" The workshop ""Racism and the White Community"" dealt with racism and its effects and existence in the white community, as well as ""the role of Towson State College in perpetuating rascist ideas and practices among white students."" The function of the BSU on a predominantly white campus v'as the subject of the final workshop. Night sessions included the films ""A Luta Continua"" (The Struggle Continues) and ""Malcolm X-Struggle For Freedom"" on Wednesday, and ""San Francisco State"" and ""Malcolm X Speaks"" on Thursday. _Sponsored by ""Sunpapers"": .��:,. N. vse N. 40.- 'So <-......., -�"" -4,. . Leaflets were issued to publicize the Teach-In. photo by Mike Serdehely CAIB created to replace SSFGB by Susan Moscareillo The SGA Senate voted on and approved the creation of the College Advancement and Improvement Board (CAIB) at the Senate meeting Tuesday, December 4. CAIB will replace the Student Services Fee Governing Board as a result of a bill proposed in mid-October by SGA President Rick Danoff. Towson to host debate tourney by Calvin King Towson State will host their Third Annual Debate and Individual Events Tourn-ament , the ""H.L. Mencken Memorial Forensic Tournament"" sponsored by the Baltimore Sunpapers, this weekend, December 7 and 8. Among the schools that have accepted invitations are: Clarion State College. Madison College, Ohio Wesleyan, the University of Pennsylvania, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy, Brookdale Community College, Bronx Community College, West Virginia Wesleyan, West Chester State College, Princeton Universty, the University of Maryland, Prince George's Community College, John Hopkins University, St. John's University, Bridgewater College, Trenton State College, Shepherd College, Fordham - LUniversity, Mansfield College, Howard University, and .Bloomsbury , State College. . There will be six rounds of Varsity and Junior Varsity switch side debate. and four rounds of Novice straight side debate. In Individual Events there will be three rounds, plus a final round in the following areas: After dinner speaking, persuasive. impromptu, informative, radio announcing, extemporaneous, original oratory and original serious storytelling, and a pentathlon. Six Towson novice debators took awards at the University of Maryland -Prince George's Community College Debate Workshop-Tournament last weekend, December 1 and 2. One of Towson's teams, comprised of Howard Sirkis and Kim Graham. scored a 3-0 record to in one of the top trophies. Sirkis was also ranked as one of the top five speakers in the Tournament. A second-level trophy went to Mark Coulthard and Allan Nichols, who compiled a 2-1 record, and a third-level trophy went to Cake Hagepanos and Kerry Kirtley, who also had a 2-1 record, but whose speaker points were not quite as high. Dorothy Klein, Diane Ochs, and Robyn Seymour participated in the Workshop and observed the debates. Varsity debator, Garry Bolan, helped Debate Coach, Brenda Taylor, in judging. Other local schools attending the session at Prince George's included: the University of Maryland, Coppin State, Catonsville Community, Montgomery College, Frostburg. and Howard University. All the colleges and universities in the country are now debating the energy crisis. Some of Towson's teams are advocating more research and development into alternative energy sources, while others are advocating the use of rationing and reversal of electric rates for industry and the consumer. The policy of the new board was presented at the Senate meeting by the chairman of the SGA Policy Committee. David Nevins and acting chairman of the now defunct SSFGB. Paul Berman. CAIB will consist of seven members who will serve one year and elections will be held sometime in February. One member will be from the offices of Business and Finance and Institutional Development. one from the office of Academic Affairs and Student Services, and four members will be students. The SGA Treasurer will also serve on the board. The main contention raised over the policy of the Board concerned the membership. An objection was raised over having a member of the administration on the Board as a voting member. Everyone should be represented Acting Chairman of the cur-rent SSFGB Berman stressed that he thought ""everyone should be represented."" and Valerie Attenborough. member of the Policy Committee. said the reason for the administration membership was to make the funds ""college money, not just student money."" Policy Chairman Nevins said that he thought that a ""valid and extremely workable policy"" had been developed. Under the approved policy of the board, the CAIB would be responsible for allocating monies to areas of academic affairs. student services, business and finance, institutional develqpment, and the SGA. SSFGB defended Despite -needed revision"" and the need for the format to be changed. acting chairman Berman defended the SSFGB by saying that ""things had been more efficient this semester."" and that meetings had been held more regularly. Berman recently became Acting Chairman when Chairman George Mattingly resigned December 1. because he will be graduating. The bill must now go to President James L. Fisher for his approval. Speakers Bureau established In order to ""create an atmosphere in which the goals of the Women's movement can become a reality, -the TSC Women's Center has announced the creation of a Speakers Bureau to serve the campus and community. This bureau will provide speakers on the basic ideas of the Women's movement, as well as the movement's activities. The Speakers Bureau invites interested faculty and students t.o call it for classroom presentations, and community groups are also encouraged to contact it for speakers. Two weeks notice is required, however. For further in-formation, contact Jo Ann Fuchs, Philosophy Department. Linthicum. 219 H. phone ext. 468. "