CACC director will resign
VOL. LXII NO. 50	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA	TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1970
tripled the number of volunteers, and provided the type of effective administrative capability to handle several thousand volunteers.”
CACC has traditionally coordinated Troy Camp, the Tutorial Project, and other programs designed to involve students in working with the surrounding community. During Smith's term as CACC head the organization has expanded to include PROBE, the Free Store of the Kennedy Action Corps, the Black Awareness Festival, the Trojan Chorale Community Concerts, the Asian American Tutorial Project, and the United Minority Recruitment Center.
A problem common to many campuses has been personnel—both in expertise of administrators and numbers of volunteers. Smith has sought to meet both difficulties in CACC. By creating an Administrative Training Program which at present has eight students, he hopes “to impart ways and means—and tricks—of dealing with the university, government, and community: this should limit the old trouble of administrators who are replaced just as they begin to learn their job while on the job, and it will make all our projects more effective and workable.” To find more volunteers he has implemented a Volunteer Placement Service made up of 85 recruiters, one for each floor of each dorm and each house on the Row.
Another problem with community programs coming from campus has been effectiveness. Some have done little good, although their potential is great. Others have done more harm than help, ill-trained and unprepared students often leaving pain and misunderstanding in their wake. To remedy this beginning with the 1970 -71 year Smith has helped develop a Project Evaluation Survey: designed to provide “a valid
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University of Southern California
By LOWELL PONTE
Dan Smith, executive-director of the Community Action Coordinating Council, has announced his intention to resign in a just-released letter which he sent to the ASSC President on Nov. 25th.
Smith was first appointed 22 months ago by ASSC President Bill Mauk and later by the Central Committee of CACC. The council oversees most USC student-related programs involving the surrounding community.
The reason Smith gave for his resignation was his recent election as president of the newly-created United Colleges for Community Actions (UCCA) by its general assembly.
UCCA presently consists of five colleges: USC, UCLA, Los Angeles City College, and the two State Colleges in Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Smith, a junior majoring in pre-med, plans to devote as much time as possible to the new job in the new body whose goals of student-community involvement closely parallel CACC’s.
“While I consider my stay as executive director of CACC the most rewarding experience of my life,” Smith said in his letter to ASSC President Sam Hurst. “I now look forward to my new duties as president of a dynamic and vital organization.”
His immediate goals for UCCA, which already coordinates the activities of 2,000 student volunteers, is expansion involving the 30 major colleges in the county.
Smith hopes to have success with UCCA comparable to that he has had with CACC. When he assumed leadership of the Community Action Coordinating Council, “it was just a faint committee of the Program Council ill-funded and understaffed,” said Smith. “Since then,” Smith continues, “we’ve tripled the number of projects.
CACC HEAD MOVES TO HIGHER CALLING
Dan Smith conducts business after resigning campus post
Photo bv Donnie Wallace
BSU STATEMENT
Canceling of BYU game demanded
By CLARENCE BROWN
Members of the Black Students Union have issued a statement asking the university to cancel all athletic sports and activities with Brigham Young University (BYU), until BYU changes its “racist religious, as well as secular theories” concerning Black people.
Friday's scheduled basketball game with BYU sparked the BSU statement.
“You know that they say the Black man cannot go to heaven,” a BSU member said.
According to the BSU, Stanford University cancelled all of its scheduled basketball games with BYU last year. This year. San Jose State College has agreed to cease all activities and contacts with BYU. until it changes its theories.
The following statement was issued by Henry Blackburn, chairman of the BSU:
“1. We (the BSU) are asking that the game between USC and Brigham Young University be cancelled.
2.	We are asking that USC discontinue all activities with BYU until its racial policies, those of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints < Mormon >. are changed.
3.	As to what we intend to do. that depends on the university’s action or inaction and BSU feelings as a result.
“I consider the game Friday night to be one in which one racist institution is playing against another,” Blackburn continued. “I resent the fact that USC is bringing this (BYU) team into our community. USC has once again shown its insensitivity to the community that surrounds it. ”
Tommy Brown, minister of information of the BSU, also feels that USC is a racist institution by agreeing to allow the Trojan basketball team to play against BYU.
“USC has exploited and insulted the Black community, of which it has never really been a part of. on many occasions," Brown explained. ‘ The scheduling of an athletic event with a racist institution such as BYU is another example of the racism of USC. ”
Today, the BSU is going to discuss this issue with administrative officials, as well as to the athletic department.
“We, as Black people.” Brown said, “are presently attempting to work in good faith, with the administration to ameliorate the racist attitudes that are present at USC. If these dealings are sincere, we expect the cancellation of Saturday's game with BYU.”
Basketball coach Bob Boyd was unavailable for comment last night about the situation developing around Friday's game. Other members of his coaching staff declined to comment.
BUILDING SHAPES UP
Heritage Hall begins to take its final form as it nears completion
photo bv Niels Oliver
Peace Corps is recruiting
By TERRY DONAHUE Assistant City Editor
Peter Bradley and Alusine Kamara spoke to students in the School of Business Administration yesterday on behalf of the Peace Corps.
Bradley is the associate area representative for the Peace Corps. Kamara is representing
West Africa, which is the host country for national recruiting.
Bradley said that the Peace Corps needs people who will be graduating in January and will have a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Business Administration. Civil engineering, education and agriculture are also vital areas to be filled.
The Peace Corps now has volunteers in 61 countries in Africa. Asia. South America and Micronesia.
A volunteer goes through a three-month training period before he goes to his station. The training period stresses three major areas. The volunteer has 400 hours of language training so he can communicate with the people where he is sent.
Secondly, the volunteer is taught cross-cultural communication. Thirdly, he is taught job training for his specific job.
A volunteer receives $75 per month for a readjustment allowance. This is to help the volunteer when he returns home.
The volunteer also receives a stipend for his expenditures while on the job. This amount is determined according to the cost of living index where he
is stationed.
Those graduating in January will be put through an accelerated training program. Those interested should call Bradley at 796-0471, or write to Peace Corps , Pasadena Federal Building, Room 100. 125 So. Grand, Pasadena. 91105
ASSC to meet today
There will be a meeting of the ASSC Executive Council today at 4 p.m. in the Student Activities Center.
The Articles of Governance will be the sole topic of discussion.