Looking Back
25 Years Ago
Pamela Lerch
Issue date: 3/26/03 Section: Looking Back
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In the College of Marin Times, January 10, 1973, there is an article announcing that "Gloria Steinhem, a leading figure in journalism and woman's rights would be appearing at COM to lecture on sexism and racism. Margaret Sloan, a contributor to Ms. magazine and a civil rights activist would appear with her. Sloan, age 24, has worked for civil rights since she was 14 and has worked side-by-side with Martin Luther King.
The editorial takes a stand against the controversial Vietnam War under President Nixon. It resonates with some of the current anti war sentiment with President Bush: "Although a colossal part of this ailing and sorry population has been continually pounding on his sound-proof door, he has ignored these desperate pleas." The article also states that the Nixon administration was more of a threat to our country than "the mythical Communist takeover it is supposedly trying to protect us from."
"The Walker Story" was featured in the January 10 issue describing the remarkable life Tommy Lee Walker, a former student at COM. At age thirteen he was sent to the California Youth Authority at Paso Robles "for a crime for which he was technically not convicted."
While in prison, Walker was not one to comply with "racist remarks and dehumanizing treatment, was involved with provocations and fights with guards." Walker was released from San Quentin at the age of 25 without skills or money.
While working at menial jobs, he went to COM, played football and tried to improve himself.
The editorial takes a stand against the controversial Vietnam War under President Nixon. It resonates with some of the current anti war sentiment with President Bush: "Although a colossal part of this ailing and sorry population has been continually pounding on his sound-proof door, he has ignored these desperate pleas." The article also states that the Nixon administration was more of a threat to our country than "the mythical Communist takeover it is supposedly trying to protect us from."
"The Walker Story" was featured in the January 10 issue describing the remarkable life Tommy Lee Walker, a former student at COM. At age thirteen he was sent to the California Youth Authority at Paso Robles "for a crime for which he was technically not convicted."
While in prison, Walker was not one to comply with "racist remarks and dehumanizing treatment, was involved with provocations and fights with guards." Walker was released from San Quentin at the age of 25 without skills or money.
While working at menial jobs, he went to COM, played football and tried to improve himself.