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Candidates Ask Better Recruiting

Camby Robinson. Both candidates
have called for more of a
commitment on the part of the
University and the state for black
recruitment and have favored the
appointment of Steppin' Fetchit as
Dean of Black Students.

Judy Wellman, Pedro Saavedra
and Thomas Biggar are all running
for Council as independents from
the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences.

Miss Wellman has called for
support for the Transition Program
and the use of flexible admissions
standards accompanying black
recruitment. She has also stated the
need for the recruitment of
disadvantaged white students.

Mr. Saavedra has stated that
volunteer recruiters would be one
of the best possible ways to help
black admissions. He has also come
out in favor of the sending of racial
status information on an applicant
to a different office than
Admissions to limit the possibility
of discrimination.

He has also called for a
reexamination of admissions
criteria and for the formation of a
racial grievances committee to
investigate all complaints of racial
discrimination on the grounds.

Finally, Mr. Saavedra has come
out against a quota system in black
recruiting.

High School

Mr. Biggar has called for Council
to first enlarge its program of high
school recruitment and then to
make the University a more
attractive place for black students.
He has also stated that the
University should not attend
College night programs where
students of all races are not invited.

Four candidates are running for
Council from the School of
Engineering. They are Bill Keen
representing the Yippie Party,
Harry Steeper of the Liquifactionist
Party, and Bill Fox and John
Laughton running as independents.

Mr. Keen has agreed with his
fellow running mates from the
College that a fuller commitment
is needed from the University and
the State in black recruitment and
that Steppin' Fetchit should be Dean
of Black Students.

More Vigorous.

Mr. Steeper has come out in
favor of more vigorous black
recruitment and a fuller search for
qualified blacks in and out of
Virginia.

Mr. Fox has favored increased
recruitment in predominately black
Virginia high schools, a
reorganization and expansion of the
Transition Program and has come
out against the lowering of
standards to facilitate admission of
underprivileged students. Instead,
Mr. Fox feels that the qualifications
of these students can be raised by
the Transition Program.

Mr. Laughton has praised the
efforts of Council in trying to get a
black admissions officer, for the
Transition Program, and in its
efforts at high school recruiting.

He has also stated that while
Council should continue such
support, it should also try to make
the University more attractive to
black students.