Plaza Rally #2 - Spring 1971

[00:03] Rizzo states the terms he specified in his letter of acceptance [01:44] Rizzo read a quote from a tenured member of the English Department saying his liberalism was on a crash course with Cal Poly's conservatism [02:52] Rizzo asks why anything belongs in someones file that does not retain to academic performance [03:45] Rizzo asks why his political activities should be mentioned in the letter recommending his promotion [04:35] Kennedy dispels the idea that this is a direct confrontation between him and Rizzo [06:38] Kennedy says that the members of the department were the ones who voted and decided on this issue [07:10] Rizzo starts criticizing the majority of the Cal Poly Administration, the majority of the tenured faculty for having a 'locked in system' [08:35] Kennedy asks the students to return to the format that they agreed to carry out this discussion [08:45] Kennedy offers Rizzo a political form to discuss his ideas further [09:40] DeGroote asks Kennedy what he has to hide [10:23] Female faculty from the English/Speech Department speaks [12:44] DeGroote asks again why members cannot sit in on their evaluation meeting [15:00] Small cut between Side A and Side B of tape [15:06] Kennedy says the committees followed the procedures that were developed statewide by numerous state colleges [16:10] Kennedy calls the situation that Rizzo agrees to teach freshman courses an 'after the fact' situation [16:54] Raymond DeGroote asks if instructors are allowed to use supplemental readings [17:40] Kennedy refuses to denounce the actions of the department about books [19:13] Raymond DeGroote talks about the issue of students and faculty not being allowed to print materials on campus with their ideas on it [20:01] DeGroote comments that students cannot publish things free of charge [21:05] Kennedy invites, Michael Dylan, the representative of the ad-hoc dorm residence group to ask his questions [21:45] Dylan reads statistics about students who favored close door visitation and unlimited visiting hours [23:04] Dylan asks why the school has 'to play the babysitting role' for students by segregating housing by gender [24:00] Kennedy says the sent a questionnaire to students and parents for their opinions on the housing contract [25:45] Dylan asks how the university will enforce the segregation of students' whose parents voted against the student's decision [26:56] Dylan asks why students cannot hang decorations in the dorm [27:30] Kennedy says he would like to ban alcohol and billboards but cant because its not up to him as other people don't agree [28:20] Kennedy pleads ignorance on the question about hanging things in dorm screens