Show W1 " 'j 41 X' cSfciv-- in I Volume 67 Number 23 Utah State University November 14 1969 n 12 pages mm mmr i "V - - Y' '¥ £$L Black athletes at Utah State university have voiced their with BYU’s policy but it appears that they will not be displaying this displeasure by wearing the black arm bands on the field Saturday A Black football player Issued a statement from the black foot ball players at USU on their views on the issue as it- now stands In this statement he stated "We too had choosen to demonstrate our views on this concern by wearing black s while fulfilling our athletic obligation but we were pres-sure- Xt'ertifr'wi ) dis-pleasu- n o re - 0 by — Utah State Moratorium advocates kick-of- f MORATORIUM KICK-OFthe November atorium Wednesday night with a '’lights out” rally at the High Rise cafeteria F A 1U mu bits Japanese stew lover a form-e- r AFS student and a Loganite who’s lived in Venequela were among the participants in the Week Queen contest Wednesday night Held in the faculty lounge the contest was directed by Rose Marie Abinosa a student from Hawaii and last year's attend-en-t Steve Broadbent introduced the contestants to the judges resenting Venezuela mor' ca rill of KBLW The queen willjje selected on ‘ the basis of beauty personality poise knowledge of international events and general ability to communicate - Queen finals will be open to the public and all are invited to Eonia Kelson wore a native costume which she explained to the judges each color and article of her costume was symbolic of some attribute Besides the Queen finals Friday will also feature a banquet serving 21 different smorgasborg dishes each from a different ' country - -- Here's our policy -- -- response to recent allegations of racism BYU issued a statement at the Wes'tern Ath- letic conference council meeting November presenting their 3-- 5 stand statement expressed BYU’s concern over the events of the past few weeks It also raises a question which states a larger problem according to The BYU THEY STATE THE PROBLEM as being: "can intercollegiate athletics be used as the whipping boy for those who have an ax to grind in other unrelated areas? In the last analysis the prob-lem comes down to that of whether a university still has c the right to determine its or this whether policy policy is to be determined by dissidents— regardless of their the game" It is reported that Coach Mills met with the players and told them that if they came to practice' Tuesday it would mean they accepted his regulations Five of the six black players showed up for practice and the other was excused to take an ex amlnation ath-leti- color” According to the statement this is a problem we all face and which we must not over-- (Cont on page 2) ee getting things in the paper and its placement on the pages printed in STUDENT LIFE? We of STUDENT LIFE feel Few people ever stop to realize what a complicated business pub- -' that it is not only our duty to lishing STUDENT LIFE is There inform the students of campus are many problems which face newsTht'also events of national the STUDENT LIFE staff One is importance deadlines TO HELP THE existing probIT TAKES A LONG time to lem between STUDENT LIFE and put a paper together This year campus organizations printed STUDENT LIFE is being printed press kits are available at the at the BOX ELDER NEWS & STUDENT LIFE office These s JOURNAL in Brigham City For kits give STUDENT LIFE and the requirements for this reason all copy submit! ed to the editors must be in by 1 publication Remember STUDENT LIFE pm two days before the desired wishes to please everyone but date of publication Another problem is the STU- must at the same time maintain DENT LIFE policy The editors its editorial independence We reserve the right to edit all will print what we feel is most copy The right is also reserved newsworthy to the largest numto determine according to space ber of the University community requirements and news worthi- Wa cannot please all of the peoness whether an article is used ple all of the time Had ‘ sMmmif In condone in any way We would also plead with all those from this school not to attend the game and demand their money back for come THE QUEEN finals will be held Friday' It is then that a queen will be selected from five finalist whose names and identity will be revealed at the time of the contest Anthony Bowman y of a racist institution We are displeased more with the attitude and procedures of USU officials We feel as USU student athletes full support should be given to us by the university community as respresentatives of this school "Instead we are being forced to participate in a football game that as Black men we can not toil® w G Mer- International Program office and Dr Frances Halstrom Director of Project Upward Bound Contestants were: Adriana Grass! of Argentina who represented the Latin American countries Linda Larsen who rep resented the USA Joy Tsuya representing Japan and nominated by Alpha Chi Pamela Gebherdt representing the USA Miki Bosworth a scholarship student representing the USA Eonia Kelson of Brazil Lucie Zaugg representing the Canadians and Jocelyn Anderson rep- - univer-sit- HE WENT ON TO SAY that" in taking this stand Utah State university has come to the defense JUDGES INCLUDED: Reed Am derson from KVNU Mrs athletic and officials and told we could not do anything that (is) connected with the gamed itself We were also told if we wrore the strips of cloth they would take our scholarships away from us" Ym imtiiMflfeii II wmr arm-band- d 1 1 1 1 Black students at USU have been wearing the black armbands all week and are expected to wear them Saturday at the game however it is unlikely that any Black football player will be wearing the stripe on the field H trouble I? i' IM min S ) A1 £ if'-- pol-icie- Draft call down The national draft call for November has been set at 10 000 men the Defense department recently announced Utah's draft quota will be 58 men announced Col Richard Peay state director for selective service:-- ' X ' WHOSE WHEEL? — Tomorrow’s football game will decide the fate of the Wagon Wheel at least for a year BYU representatives (right) show’ their anxiety t6 capture wheel with ASUSU representatives " ' |