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Part of Newspaper clippings, February 11, 13 and 24, 1970

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BEN 2/11/70

Black Students
Conferenceat
UB
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In 4-Day
Program
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BEN 2/24/70
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CAUSE to Discuss
Minority

pg. 45

The Black Student Union at the
State University
of
Buffalowill
hold a B.l ack Student Union Conference tomorrow through . Sunday in Norton Union.
The conference, aimed at improving communications among
black student unions throughout_,
the state, has invited, rcpresen-.:
tatives from other schools in . the
State University .system, private
colleges in the state and community leaders.
The program will include a
plane! discussion at 1 PM
tomorrow on state construction
projects, with the Rev. James
Hemphill of the Minority CoaliGaiter of
tion and William
BUILD among the panelists.
On
Friday :· evening
the
Brockport Black Poets and
Black Theater Ensemble will
,perform at 7 PM . At 11 AM
Saturday there will be a communications
. workshop
with
guest speaker Chuck Hopkins,
public
relations director of
Malcolm
X
Liberation
University in Durham, N. C.
Sunday has been designated
as Black Heritage Day and at 3
PM James Hicks of Heritage
Books will present the latest in ·
black
literature. The conference
will end
with an · evening of
entertainment by. jazz groups
and a modern dance group at 7
PM Sunday.

Hearing

CAUSE--Coalition for. Action,
Unity and Social Equality -- will
discuss what action 1t should
take in the construction industry
minority hiring dispute at a general assembly meeting at 8 PM
tomorrow in Temple Beth Am,
4660 Sheridan Dr., Williamsville.
Speaking will be: The Rev.
James Hemphill, chairman of the
Minority Coaht1on; William Gaiter, BUILD president, and Roosevelt Rhodes , president of the
State Un iversity of Buftalo
Student Union.
The organization wiil also discuss its anti-polIution and welfare rights campaigns, and suburban and city school issues, accoding to CAUSE President Carl
Kaltwasser.

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$14,000 Given for Break
The State University of Buf- proposal to give an additional that since the student body voted
falo's Student Association has $28,000.
"No" on a proposal to give the
given an additional $14,000 to But on Nov. 21 Student Judici- program $28,000 but "Yes" on a
Union's ary Justice Yigal Joseph voided proposal to give it some money,
the
Black
,
Student
"Breakfast for Children" pro-- the referendum. He acted on a the Student Co-ord·inating Comgram,
The Buffalo Evening complaint filed by Anne Clifford, mittee felt that $14,000 would be
student elections committee a fair amount.
News learned today.
Carole Osterer, treasurer of chairman, who charged both The breakfast program, which
the Student Association, told The sides with illegally attempting is conducted by the BSU at
News that the money was given to influence voters. in the vicin- Westminster House, 421 Monroe
"aroµnd .the end of January."
ity of the polling place.
St., feeds a hot breakfast to
UB students earlier defeated A second referendum was about 170 children daily.
two proposals to give $28,000 to s·cheduled for Dec. ll and 12.
the controversial brcakfast pro- There were two questions on
gram. but approved a third ear- this referendum.
marking no specific amount of The first, reading "Should
money.
$28,000 be allocated to the. BSU
When the Black Student Union Breakfast for Children program
Initiated the program in Septem- by the Student Association?"
her, the Student Association's was defeated 1549 to 1003.
finance committee granted
it Feeds 170 Children
·
However, the second question,
reading "Should some funds be
Referendum Voided
However, early in November allocated to the BSU breakfast
the organizers of the program program by the Student. Assowas approved by a
requested more money. and a ciation?"
general referendum was sched- vote of 1705 to 846.
uled fo r Nov. 20 and 21 on a Miss Osterer told The News