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.. 4:.. @0$£f: V@S ■ The Collegian • March 12, 1991 U Students take concerns to Governor By Joe M.Torres Collegian Staff Writer A full-scale protest by student and com¬ munity activists is scheduled to take place at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach today. A group of CSUF students and faculty are traveling by bus to protest the meeting. The trustees meeting is expected to address several topics, includingGov. Pete Wilson's proposed 20 percent university fee hike, a statewide policy on cam pus diversity, and the selection of the next CSUF president. •CSUfee hike, campus diversity subjects of protest at Wilson speech "We're going to take about 50 people," said Dr. William Flores, chair of the Chi¬ cano-Latino studies and a member of the Fresno Com mi ttee for Hispanic Educational Equity. The rally will include people from Cal State campuses at Los Angeles, Long Beach and Northridge. The controversy began when the CSU Fresno Presidential Selection Advisory Committeeeliminatedall Latino applicants including CSU, Bakersfield President To¬ mas Arciniega last month. A press conference will be held at 400 ColdcnShore Long Beachat noon. The rally will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The trip is being sponsored by the Fresno Committee for Hispanic Educational Eq¬ uity and will seek the resolution of a num¬ ber of objectives. The main goals of the demonstration will be to stop the presidential search at CSUF, address discrimination in the CSU system, change the selection process for campus presidents and the remove trustee William B. Campbell as chair of the CSU Trustees. The Hispanic Coaltion on Higher Educa¬ tion, the Mexican-American Political Asso¬ ciation and MEChA endorse the rally. The selection committee turned down every oneof the Chicano candidates, Flores said. "The procedures have got tochange." Student leadersand representatives will be allowed to voice their concerns before the CSU board on the presidential search during a closed session meeting. Lakota Souix tell myth, history, culture in dance By Carrie Thomas-Good Contributing Writer Indian pow-wow dancers, myths and rituals wil) be in the air tonight as the University Lecture Series presents ac¬ claimed dancer, actor and cho¬ reographer Henry Smith. Smith uses demonstration, perlormance, narration and video to provide insight into the culture and history of the Lakota Sioux Indian tribe through dance. A veteran student of multi¬ ethnic, cross-cultural dance. Smith said he's always been interested in the roots of dance. "Thirteen years ago I went to South Dakota to study with thc Lakota Sioux tribe. I wanted to learn about the need or reason to express oneself through the use of dance," said Smith. Tonight's program is a blend of commentary and performs iigj: dance, said Smith, who has brought with him fellow perform¬ ers and championship pow-wow dancers DeniseandMikeOne Star. Recently the production toured the Soviet Union. "Two weeks ago we returned from Russia where weperformed a piececalled "War¬ riors Don't Die.' Not only did it introd uce thc plight of the Ameri¬ can Native to the Soviet people but it was enjoyable for them as well because they haven't been ex¬ posed to cross-cultural dance," Smithsaid. Smith said parts of this evenings show are similar to the perform¬ ances given in Russia. Smith graduated from the Uni¬ versity of Pennsylvania and was awarded the Thouron British American Exchange Fellowship to attend the University of Ed¬ inburgh, Scotland where he furmed the Edinburgh Theater Ensemble. Upon his return to the U ni ted States he attended thejuilliard School in New York City and danced with Robert Cohan, Merce Cunningham, Norman Walker, May O'Donnell ans Alwin Nikolais. Smith has taught classes at Harvard, Stanford, the Univer¬ sity of Pennsylvania and is on the arts advisory board of Mid- dlebury College. The Lakota Sioux Vision Dance will be the main focus of tonight's performance. It is a transcultural approach todance theater that is not only exciting for performers, but forstudents of anthropology, philosophy, religion and self-development as well. Finish spring break with a splash.. white water . ^J 0° ,w=rw ^r river raft** /^MKl^Dl^al^A **■ WW,,- A«-;ir? iogi flS^EJEET ► Sunday, April 7,1991 ► $35 students and general r-- Tickets available at the USU Information Center This is a deal you can't pass up! Go white water river rafting with the Kings River Expeditions for just $35. The University Student Union Programs Committee is offering this rafting adventure at a rate far below normal, through special arrangement. Unusual classes offer new ideas Byjillian Fritch Collegian StaffWriter The Collegian. r . e . a .d i. T School can sometimes be a real drag, but there is hope: off-the- wall classes that may put some color back into students' sched¬ ules. Breaking away from the main¬ stream required courses may sound risky, but then again it may be an interesting diversion. Although many of the courses have bizarre titles, almost all of them are completely legitimate and academically challenging courses. One such course is Humanities 101T, "Star Trek and Humanity." It explores themes like thelimitsof human pdWer, g6trde"r delations', and the meaning of life and death. The old episodes of Star Trek made in 1966-69 contain timeless topics, according to Dr. Manuel Pcna. Fourteen of the 79 episodes arc discussed in the class. "I think one reason Star Trek has remained so popular is be¬ cause it addresses some serious is¬ sues and people unconsciously recognize that," Pcna said. The Cloud Minders episode contained such symbolism. The people living in theclouds are very rich and living high off the hog while people living beneath the planet are poor, doingall the work. "It was intended to be like a morality play that shows inequali¬ ties present in our own society," Pena said. Twenty-seven students are en¬ rolled in Pena's class this spring. "I think students are enjoying it and learning something from it," Pena said. Such courses often provide valu¬ able social insights that can be applied over and over, even after graduation. To receive a state li¬ cense in social work, studen ts are required to study human sexual- ity. For these students, there is a course that specializes in the pre¬ vention of sexual problems, ac¬ cording to Dr. Robert Hatmaker. The state only requires 10 hours, but this is a full-blown class," Hatmaker said. Social Work 271T, "Sex Ther¬ apy," a masters level course, dis¬ cusses anorgasmia, premature ejaculation, retarded ejaculation, and other sexual problems. "The class is always overflow¬ ing," Hatmaker said. Speaking of sex, a criminology course shows lots of it. The 16 students in the Criminology 136T "Pornography" course examine various types of pornography. The purpose of the course is to determine what is obscene, pro¬ fessor ArthurMargosiansaid. "We don't exclude anything — we examine as much material as we can get our hands on," he said Both soft and hard porn are stud¬ ied. "If s good to let the class to look at the material to see their reac¬ tions to it," Margosian said. Maga¬ zines and video tapes are exam¬ ined todetermine what is obscene. There is no text book. Groups ot two students are lo write two to three reports using pornographic and literary sources, instead of being tested. If you find pornography horri-. fying thteri check out the English l76course, "Horror Films" to find out what draws people to stories abou (monsters, psychop ths, a nd the supernatural. Thc psychic and social needs served by movies like "Psycho" and "Night of the Liv¬ ing Dead" are explored in the course. According to thecoumdescrip- tion, weeklv showings trace the evolution ol the genre trom Silent classics ot German expressionism to recent Hollywood releases. Marxist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theories are various per¬ spectives studied while examin¬ ing the films. "This class is taken mostly by English majors and also by people who are just interested in mov¬ ies," Christina Fitzgibbon,a secre¬ tary in the English department, said. Somethingelsethatmay appeal to film lovers is the one-unit Art 100 "Video Schmideo" class. "We show video art done by arris ts in the last 20 years," Profes¬ sor Ron Graziani said. The videos are rented from various museums and data banks. They would nor¬ mally cost S50-S70 to rent. "You can't get these videos through video stores," Graziani said. This is the first semester "Video Schmideo" has been offered and Graziani is hoping to develop it into a three-unit course. Dr. MarshallGood win has been teaching History 179T, "Shady Ladies of California," for 15 years. The title shady ladies includes the history of prostitutes and mada- mes, specifically in the San Fran¬ cisco area. "It provides a history that is usually overlooked," Goodwin said. "Bad Men of California" and See VARIETY page 7
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Title | 1991_03 The Daily Collegian March 1991 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1991 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | March 12, 1991, Page 3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1991 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | .. 4:.. @0$£f: V@S ■ The Collegian • March 12, 1991 U Students take concerns to Governor By Joe M.Torres Collegian Staff Writer A full-scale protest by student and com¬ munity activists is scheduled to take place at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach today. A group of CSUF students and faculty are traveling by bus to protest the meeting. The trustees meeting is expected to address several topics, includingGov. Pete Wilson's proposed 20 percent university fee hike, a statewide policy on cam pus diversity, and the selection of the next CSUF president. •CSUfee hike, campus diversity subjects of protest at Wilson speech "We're going to take about 50 people," said Dr. William Flores, chair of the Chi¬ cano-Latino studies and a member of the Fresno Com mi ttee for Hispanic Educational Equity. The rally will include people from Cal State campuses at Los Angeles, Long Beach and Northridge. The controversy began when the CSU Fresno Presidential Selection Advisory Committeeeliminatedall Latino applicants including CSU, Bakersfield President To¬ mas Arciniega last month. A press conference will be held at 400 ColdcnShore Long Beachat noon. The rally will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The trip is being sponsored by the Fresno Committee for Hispanic Educational Eq¬ uity and will seek the resolution of a num¬ ber of objectives. The main goals of the demonstration will be to stop the presidential search at CSUF, address discrimination in the CSU system, change the selection process for campus presidents and the remove trustee William B. Campbell as chair of the CSU Trustees. The Hispanic Coaltion on Higher Educa¬ tion, the Mexican-American Political Asso¬ ciation and MEChA endorse the rally. The selection committee turned down every oneof the Chicano candidates, Flores said. "The procedures have got tochange." Student leadersand representatives will be allowed to voice their concerns before the CSU board on the presidential search during a closed session meeting. Lakota Souix tell myth, history, culture in dance By Carrie Thomas-Good Contributing Writer Indian pow-wow dancers, myths and rituals wil) be in the air tonight as the University Lecture Series presents ac¬ claimed dancer, actor and cho¬ reographer Henry Smith. Smith uses demonstration, perlormance, narration and video to provide insight into the culture and history of the Lakota Sioux Indian tribe through dance. A veteran student of multi¬ ethnic, cross-cultural dance. Smith said he's always been interested in the roots of dance. "Thirteen years ago I went to South Dakota to study with thc Lakota Sioux tribe. I wanted to learn about the need or reason to express oneself through the use of dance," said Smith. Tonight's program is a blend of commentary and performs iigj: dance, said Smith, who has brought with him fellow perform¬ ers and championship pow-wow dancers DeniseandMikeOne Star. Recently the production toured the Soviet Union. "Two weeks ago we returned from Russia where weperformed a piececalled "War¬ riors Don't Die.' Not only did it introd uce thc plight of the Ameri¬ can Native to the Soviet people but it was enjoyable for them as well because they haven't been ex¬ posed to cross-cultural dance," Smithsaid. Smith said parts of this evenings show are similar to the perform¬ ances given in Russia. Smith graduated from the Uni¬ versity of Pennsylvania and was awarded the Thouron British American Exchange Fellowship to attend the University of Ed¬ inburgh, Scotland where he furmed the Edinburgh Theater Ensemble. Upon his return to the U ni ted States he attended thejuilliard School in New York City and danced with Robert Cohan, Merce Cunningham, Norman Walker, May O'Donnell ans Alwin Nikolais. Smith has taught classes at Harvard, Stanford, the Univer¬ sity of Pennsylvania and is on the arts advisory board of Mid- dlebury College. The Lakota Sioux Vision Dance will be the main focus of tonight's performance. It is a transcultural approach todance theater that is not only exciting for performers, but forstudents of anthropology, philosophy, religion and self-development as well. Finish spring break with a splash.. white water . ^J 0° ,w=rw ^r river raft** /^MKl^Dl^al^A **■ WW,,- A«-;ir? iogi flS^EJEET ► Sunday, April 7,1991 ► $35 students and general r-- Tickets available at the USU Information Center This is a deal you can't pass up! Go white water river rafting with the Kings River Expeditions for just $35. The University Student Union Programs Committee is offering this rafting adventure at a rate far below normal, through special arrangement. Unusual classes offer new ideas Byjillian Fritch Collegian StaffWriter The Collegian. r . e . a .d i. T School can sometimes be a real drag, but there is hope: off-the- wall classes that may put some color back into students' sched¬ ules. Breaking away from the main¬ stream required courses may sound risky, but then again it may be an interesting diversion. Although many of the courses have bizarre titles, almost all of them are completely legitimate and academically challenging courses. One such course is Humanities 101T, "Star Trek and Humanity." It explores themes like thelimitsof human pdWer, g6trde"r delations', and the meaning of life and death. The old episodes of Star Trek made in 1966-69 contain timeless topics, according to Dr. Manuel Pcna. Fourteen of the 79 episodes arc discussed in the class. "I think one reason Star Trek has remained so popular is be¬ cause it addresses some serious is¬ sues and people unconsciously recognize that," Pcna said. The Cloud Minders episode contained such symbolism. The people living in theclouds are very rich and living high off the hog while people living beneath the planet are poor, doingall the work. "It was intended to be like a morality play that shows inequali¬ ties present in our own society," Pena said. Twenty-seven students are en¬ rolled in Pena's class this spring. "I think students are enjoying it and learning something from it," Pena said. Such courses often provide valu¬ able social insights that can be applied over and over, even after graduation. To receive a state li¬ cense in social work, studen ts are required to study human sexual- ity. For these students, there is a course that specializes in the pre¬ vention of sexual problems, ac¬ cording to Dr. Robert Hatmaker. The state only requires 10 hours, but this is a full-blown class," Hatmaker said. Social Work 271T, "Sex Ther¬ apy," a masters level course, dis¬ cusses anorgasmia, premature ejaculation, retarded ejaculation, and other sexual problems. "The class is always overflow¬ ing," Hatmaker said. Speaking of sex, a criminology course shows lots of it. The 16 students in the Criminology 136T "Pornography" course examine various types of pornography. The purpose of the course is to determine what is obscene, pro¬ fessor ArthurMargosiansaid. "We don't exclude anything — we examine as much material as we can get our hands on," he said Both soft and hard porn are stud¬ ied. "If s good to let the class to look at the material to see their reac¬ tions to it," Margosian said. Maga¬ zines and video tapes are exam¬ ined todetermine what is obscene. There is no text book. Groups ot two students are lo write two to three reports using pornographic and literary sources, instead of being tested. If you find pornography horri-. fying thteri check out the English l76course, "Horror Films" to find out what draws people to stories abou (monsters, psychop ths, a nd the supernatural. Thc psychic and social needs served by movies like "Psycho" and "Night of the Liv¬ ing Dead" are explored in the course. According to thecoumdescrip- tion, weeklv showings trace the evolution ol the genre trom Silent classics ot German expressionism to recent Hollywood releases. Marxist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theories are various per¬ spectives studied while examin¬ ing the films. "This class is taken mostly by English majors and also by people who are just interested in mov¬ ies," Christina Fitzgibbon,a secre¬ tary in the English department, said. Somethingelsethatmay appeal to film lovers is the one-unit Art 100 "Video Schmideo" class. "We show video art done by arris ts in the last 20 years," Profes¬ sor Ron Graziani said. The videos are rented from various museums and data banks. They would nor¬ mally cost S50-S70 to rent. "You can't get these videos through video stores," Graziani said. This is the first semester "Video Schmideo" has been offered and Graziani is hoping to develop it into a three-unit course. Dr. MarshallGood win has been teaching History 179T, "Shady Ladies of California," for 15 years. The title shady ladies includes the history of prostitutes and mada- mes, specifically in the San Fran¬ cisco area. "It provides a history that is usually overlooked," Goodwin said. "Bad Men of California" and See VARIETY page 7 |