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.. organhaiions, a n i according to r reliable source it is'becoming increasingly evident that those. organizations not siding with the new * left are losing their funding and their charter. The campus is quiet compared to last year because the student government reportedly has the administrative and academic operations of the school reriourly intimidated. They have the 1egal.mcans to harass the administration at will to accomplish their objectives, hence, no need for violent confrontation. A member of the "movement" was recently heard to express the thought that this year radical objectives can be gained nonviolently. Those groups active at Valley State are the Peoples' Revolution Group (the campus political party that controls the student government), the Black Student Union, S p d e n t s for a Democratic Society (now o n l s a few members), the Student Revolktionary Anarchist Family, International Workers of the World, the Social Action Corps, MECHA (a Mexican- American group), the Progressive Labor P a r t y and the Che-Lamumba Club (more information about C-L Club below). There is little cohesiod among them, however; and, a s is the case nationally, they are all vying for radical leadership. v Los Angeles intelligence officials flatly state that Valley State College is the most radical college in Southern California in ternis of membership numbers and the ability of the old and new left to control student activities. : Racially, the situation is quiet but tense. Minority Atudents are reportedly still fuming over what they (and the American Civil Liberties Union) regarded as harsh punishment handed out by Judge Brandler to Negro students for the November 1968 incident. were convicted on misdemeanor charges only. (ALL 20 who were sen- tenced, incidentally," exhalusted all appeals and all served about 6 months.' They have now been released and reportedly several have returncd to school at Valley State. ) The. BSU at Valley State'.is regarded by intel- ligence sources in Los AnpeleB as the strongest in the United States. At present, the BSU is reportedly angry over 24 recent indictments of . their people handed down by the Lor Angeles county district attorney in ,connection with campus disturbance8 last year. The two whites involved -. . \. The student newspaper, the Sundial, is oriented to the left and under the funding control of the student government. guidance and virtually no censorship characterize Sundial operations. Financial ;upport comes from the general fund (student fees paid at timc of togistration). Token faculty '. 2 . I i I s ' .a . ,