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V_/pl/^IOfZ Tte Dajljr Collegian • March ?,1992 ^ Zt You *E2 VOC , It AIL ?tt*XE> WITH &EK»ti<c< ilPS , Mt> .... 0^ YES , tAxE-S. % Ofli Levy/Th* Dally Collegian Apathy leaves much to be desired »Kent Douglas Despite the most impor¬ tant and interesting election year in recent memory, the level of political activism on the Fresno State campus leaves a lot to be desired. In California, 1992 represents an unprecedented year there are two senate races this year forthe*firsttimein California's-history. Because Gov. Wilsonsappointed Orange County Republican John Seymour to fill his vacant seat in the U.S. Senate, Seymour must run again this year in a special election to remain in office (Wilson's old seat is the "short-sear" because the winner in November will have to run again in 1994.) Retiring Senator Alan Cranston's seat is also on the Noverr&er ballot (Cranston's position is highly coveted because the winner will not have to face reelection until 1998). With two Senate races this year, there is ample op¬ portunity for students to get invloved. Moreover, because Gov. Wilson sent the legislature's reapportion- ment plan to the California Supreme Court, resulting in a slightly Republican-tilted redisricting, the GOP has a solid opportunity to gain a Republican majority in Sac¬ ramento, particularly in the State Senate. And don't forget the Presidential election. The 1992 race for the White House is the first in the post^Cold War era. The candidate that wins in November will be respon¬ sible for successfully guiding the U.S. into a post- industrial, globally inte¬ grated, high-tech age. The next president has to create a robust economy—no easy matter as the U.S. scales down our military-indus¬ trial complex and makes the transition to a civilian-sector economy. The coming eco¬ nomic recovery won't be strong, and both the Great Society programs of .the 1960s and the supply-side principles of the 1980s may be shelved in a necessary search for a political consen¬ sus. The next president will Purely influence the Ameri¬ can political economy. So where are our campus activists irtihis immense po¬ litical year? The Bulldog Re¬ publicans are defunct, despite their obvious advantage for gains in California politics this year. The discredited Young Americans for Free¬ dom (YAF) have not made a comeback on campus in 1992 (although YAFs former members have gone under¬ ground and tend to sponsor ASI fee-rollbacks). And Fresno State's University Democrats, while a viable club on campus, despair at the level of apathy among the student electorate. Campus activism can make a considerable impact. The restoration of library hours last/semester is largely a result of grass-root protests and indignation. But the way campus political activism looks presently, a person might think that the people around CSUF care little about the political events that will greatly affect them. A sad situation, and one that leaves a lot to be desired. Kent Douglas is the Presi¬ dent of CSUF University Demo¬ crats Really ugly Americans Some events are occurring around the campus and the country that bring new meaning to the term 'ugly American.' "Hate crimes," crimes against individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity or sexual preference, are increasing, as is publicity of the incidents when they occur. Media attention is also frequently focusing on evolving legislation that seeks to define and punish these crimes. A couple of recent CSUF-centered events provide an example of how law enforcement, media and other groups are struggling to deal with events that seem more suited to the deep south in the 1960s than to 1992 California. The "Jap-bashing" and gay-bashing fliers being stuck on walls in Joyal, McKee-Fisk and other buildings late at night have University police prowling around looking for suspects, too flipped out to even show a flier to trie Collegian, due perhaps to the sensitive nature of the material. And it is sensitive. The recent "Jap-bashing" flier announced a meeting in the library, with date, time and place. (Who the hell would show up for that, anyway?) Last semester's gay-bashing fliers were apparently circulated by the same people, "The Dark Command." (This corny and juvenile name is as illuminating a bit of evidence as anything else—they must be 12 years old and armed with Star wars toy weapons. ■'-> Then there's last week's incident in which an African- American woman was assaulted by two white men who pulled up beside her, jumped out of their car, pushed her off her bicycle and uttered some racil slurs along the lines of "We don't want your kind here" (but apparently worded more of¬ fensively—the exact quote is another of the University Police Department's closely guarded secrets, and the UPD seems to feel that by failing to alert the campus community of what is really going on, it will be helping matters—right.) The other recent public display of racial intolerance, the circulated phone number of UK answering machine filled with slurs against homosexuals arc many ethnic groups, is not illegal. The message may.even have been intended as a joke, but it's not really very funny, particularly for listeners who may fall into one of the groups mentioned. The fact that racist answering machine messages are legal, however, is not exactly a comforting thought College students, the enlightened, supposed intellectual elite and future, leaders of our country, put that together. These ugly Americans might more aptly be called ugly, ignorant, ethnocentric, hateful, hyrjocritical scum-of-the-Earth Americans who deserve to be forcibly removed from'polite society. The Daily Collegian Editor in Chief: Michelle Martin ' Managing Editor Yu Ting Huang News Editor Aimee L. Fisher Graphics Editor Jam Ballinger Photo Editor Brian Davies ■ Sports Editor . Richard fames Artspeak Editor: Jason Terada Staff Writers: Scott Carter, Manny Fernandez, Tim Haddock, Vickie McDaniel, Wanda Russell, Erin Yasuda Adam Brady, Chris Cocoles, Danny Evans, Doug Mcleod Hector Amezcua, Christine Baker, Bryan Chan Shawnda Grice Shannon Ylentworth Shawndate Grice, Ruby Yip The Daily Collegian is published by the Assoc iaTeo^tudemsjJncT Keats Campus Building Newsroom: 278-2486 Sports: 278-5733 Advertising: 278-5734 Sports Writers: Photographers: Business Manager. Advertising Manager Ad. Production Managers:
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Title | 1992_03 The Daily Collegian March 1992 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1992 |
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 |
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Title | March 9, 1992, Page 2 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1992 |
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 |
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