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Volume XCVIII
Issue No. 2
6SU} Fresno's Only Independent News Source
Tuesday
January 28.1992
Resolution denounces intolerance
ByJoeReinartz
Staff writer
In response to a number of hate
inddentson campus last semester,the CSUF
Academic Senate and President John Welty
have both established guidelines and a
committee has been set up to improve the
campus environment for "all persons
regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age,
disability or sexual orientation."
The Academic Senate passed a
resolution Dec. 9 affirming the college
campus'tradition of freedom of expression.
Welty, in response to recommendations
fromcampus organizations, has established
the Commission on Human Relations and
Equity.
The resolution recognizes the academic
community as a place where differences of
opinion are welcome and, just as
importantly, that acts or statements of
hatred or intolerance are still unacceptable.
Canesha "Visu" Visweswaran, chair
of the Academic Senate, said that the
resolution is essentially a reminder that
CSUF is not only an institute of higher
learning, but that its primary purpose is to
broaden people's minds. According to
Visweswaran, the best way to do that is to
have respect for each other's ideas and
tolerance for differing points of view.
"We need to lea rn to listen and agree
or disagree," Visweswaran said.
'    This is essentially a call to all of us on
the campus to keep that in the forefront of
Balancing the Books
Bryan Chan/Dally Collegian
Nursing major Claudia Alcala braved the crowded aisles and long lines to buy her texts at the Kennel Bookstore
Kasdbian oversees election details
By John Welsh
Staff Writer
Associated Students Inc. Legislative
Vice President Nicole Kasabian released a
memo Monday setting the date of the recall
election that may bump ASI President
Andres Montoya out of office. The election
will be held tenatively on Feb. 11 and 12.
If Montoya is ousted, Kasabian gets
thepost.
Normally a recall would be handled
by the ASI president, but since Montoya is
the subject, Kasabian is responsible for
conducting the election as stipulated by the
bylaws and election code of the ASI.
"Itrimkit'ssortofaprecarious situation
that the person* running the (recall)
campaign will be taking my job, but that's
the rules,'* said Montoya.
Montoya said he "gets along" with
Kasabian despite the differences in their
politics.     * 	
Whereas Kasabian described Montoya
someone with extreme views, she sees
herself as ''casual."
This is student government. There's
no need to get ail caught up in it," she said.
"A lot of these people make (student
government) a career and it's not a career"
Kasabian faces the challenge of
appealing to the pro-Montoya supporters
if she takes over his job.
"I thinkif I became president there will
be many angry people with me," Kasabian
^said. "All of his supporters will be very
- unhappy just because we differ so much."
Montoya said he can handle being
bumped irom office.
*Tm riot really even thinkingabout the
recall campaign too much," he said. Ifs
the student's right to recall me and I support
that right and I'm willing to take the
responsibility for whatever they think I'm
responsible for."
If recalled, Montoya vowed he'll still
be heard from.
"I'm just going to keep on doing what
I've been doing all year and that's working
for what I believe should be done," he said.
Tm not going to stop for anyone. They can
recall me. But it's not going to keep me
quiet." N
If Kasabian gets the post, she said she'll
continue with hereftorts in the food services
area.
She is currently serving on an Ad-Hoc
Committee that is working toward the
possibility of a fast food franchise setting
up on campus.
Another concern Kasabian has is the
accountability of student senators.
Shesaid she was the person responsible
for meetings being scheduled in the Free
Speech Area instead of indoors. The move
was made to give students and passers-by
an opportunity to see ASI in action.
"Maybe it put us in a bad view point,
but at least we were there," she said.
our minds as we go about our business."
As an  example of "business,"
Visweswaran  mentioned  classroom
discussion.
"You don't have to agree with [your
classmate]," he said, "and you don't have
to listen to him, but he still has every right
to say what he has to say."
Visweswaran acknowledged that the
resolution also calls for limits. He said that
in a place such as a college campus where
See RESOLUTION, page 6
Montoya's
recall
slated
By John Welsh
Staff writer
Andres Montoya apologized for the
messiness of his desk but the Associated
Students Inc. president offered no regrets
regarding his politics last semester.
Montoya's desk in his University
Student Union room 316 office was cluttered
Friday afternoon. He dedicated the day to
working on a campaign protesting the
recent CSU trustees intent to raise fees for ^
full-time students by 40 percent. Montoya
said the fee increase is his first priority right
now.
Montoya had an unlit Marlboro Light
ready to smoke but had trouble locating his
cigarette lighter. Like the misplaced lighter,
Montoya's future this semester is somewhat
uncertain.
Legislative Vice President Nicole
Kasabian issued a memo Monday setting
the date ot # recall election tentatively for
Feb. 11 and 12
A petition with more than 1,000 student
signatures was submitted to the Student
Affairs office Nov. 27 asking for the recall.
The petition, turned in by student
Brooks Reed, stated the following
resolution:
"Whereas, ASI President Andres
Montoya has promoted hatred and
intolerance towards an entire segment of
the student body through his defense of the
'CO HOME, WHITEY!' sign used in the
recent Columbus Day protest and
"Whereas, Andres Montoya has
condoned a violent assault by a member of
the Student Senateagainst a fellow student,
be it
"Resolved, that we, the undersigned
students ofCSUFhereby petition the ASI to
hold a special recall election this December,
or as soon as is feasible, on the following
question.-"
.   The ballot's wording will be "should
ASI President Andres Montoya be recalled
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