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IAN
Vol. XCIX
Issue 21
CSU-Fresno
Tuesday
September 29, 1992
CSUF examines
accessibility problems
By Adam Breen
StaffWriter
V A buckled walkway or a heavy door are
considered inconveniences to most students
at CSUF, but to a disabled person, an incon¬
venience can also be a hazard.
Last week, a 13-member survey team
was on campus to cheek all jbuildings, walk¬
ways and parking lots for compliance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Susan Aldrich, director of facilities plan¬
ning, said the CSU Chancellor's Office
hired the Building Analytics consulting firm
to survey all campuses for accessibility^
problems."
"The team was very thorough in its in¬
spections," she said. "They measured the
weight of doors to determine how much
strength is needed to open them, checked
the width of doorways and measured the
grade differential around the campus."
Aldrich said that CSUF is one of the
more accessible CSU campuses due to its
flat terrain and large number of relatively
small, one-story buildings.
Weldon Percy, coordinator of disabled
student services, said that after every CSU
campus is surveyed, the list of accessibility
problems will be checked against building
code regulations and federal access codes
for compliance.
Percy said the chancellor's office will
then give each campus a suggested priority
list for review and input from interested
Students, staff and faculty.
Aldrich said the chancellor's office will
authorize minor capital outlay funds to be
used for accessibility projects after the sur¬
veys are completed early next year.
Accessibility has gradually improved at
GSUF over the past 20 years, according to
Restoring a campus
landmark: Vincent
Garcia cleans the
Memorial Court
fountain before
applying a seaiant
Monday afternoon.
Photo: Bryan Chan
*
Reichert collects shoes solely for ort's soke
. « -
v
By Patrick Bettencourt
StaffWriter
One man's junk may be another's treas¬
ure.
Dr. Raphael X. Reichert, art historian
and professor in the Department of Art,
took a couple hundred men's shoe soles and
turned them into The Trap," an art exhibit
with soul.
The Trap" won first place in an exhibit
last July in the Los Angeles sculpture
competition, Found Objects as Art-
Found objects art is exactly what its
name implies. Artists find unusual objects
and transform them into masterpieces.
Ac cording to R eichert, found objects arti s ts
are sometimes referred to as scavengers.
Reichert said, The Found Objects as
Art school uses 'found' objects. '
"This garbage can could be a sculpture,"
he said after he gestured to his wastepaper
baskeL
- For the piece, Reichert collected shoe
soles from shoe makers and arranged them
like shingles on an approximately five by
three foot frame. Over this background
protruded a headboard from an abandoned
bed. i
"What I was conceiving was women that
are trapped in a variety of ways, particularly
prostitution," Reichert said.
"I deliberately selected men's shoes,"
Reichert said. The bed frame can be read as
feminine. It alludes to that [prostitution] in
a peripheral way."
Reichert referred to the likely possibility
that the average person would not pick up
on the meaning Reichert intended.
"It is most unlikely that anyone looking
at the piece would discern that notions of
prostitution and those kinds of traps are
''represented,** Reichert said.
R eichert estimated the time spent creat¬
ing the project to be a couple of weeks,
including collecting and trimming soles,
travel and construction time,
TheTrap" was selected by juror George
Herms as first out of 800 entries at the
competition.
Reichert described his feelings when his
exhibit was chosen as first place.
For now, The Trap" is being kept at
Reichert's home but will be moved to a
display at the Fresno Art Museum in De¬
cember.
Percy. .
"Through the years, a good deal of money
has been spent to make the.campus a safer
place for persons with disabilities," hesaid.
"Nothing dramatic hasobcen done for a
decade, but small, yet important improve¬
ments have been made."
Last ycaT a short-lift elevator for wheel
chairs was built to provide access to Lhe
KF^k studio, Percy said. The $16,000
project was paid for by minor capital outlay
funds.
Please see ACCESS, page 5
AbortLpn once
again on election
year buzzword
CPS—If a single issue has deeply di¬
vided the country, split campuses, threat¬
ened friendships and fractured political
parties, it is the issue of abortion rights.
"Pro-life" or "pro-choice" have become
buzzwords this election year, "peppering
campaign speeches and churning up fren¬
zied debate.
Some college students will be voting for
the first time, many of them attracted to the
polls because of personal convictions about
abortion.
President Bush is the pro-life candidate,
while Bill Clinton represents the pro-choice
movement. Because more college-age
women are affected by abortion thait any
other age group, both candidates have strong
support on campuses throughout the nation.
President Bush supports a constitutional
amendment that would outlaw abortion
except in cases of rape, incest or when the
mother's life is endangered.
"President Bush supports the right to life
and believes it is a precious gift," said
Darcey Campbell, assistant press secretary
ofthe Bush-Quay le campaign. "He believes
all humans have intrinsic dignity and worth.
He is opposed to abortion except when the
life of the wife or mother is threatened.
"The president clearly understands it is a
difficult and painful decision for most
Americans," she added.
Bush has vetoed legislation lhat would
have overturned the "gag" rule, which bans
abortion counseling by federally funded
family-planning clinics.
Bush has angered abortion rights activ¬
ists, including some within his own party,
with his opposition to abortion.
This summer, hundreds of thousands of
Please see ELECTION, page 4
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| 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. |
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| Full-Text-Search | IAN Vol. XCIX Issue 21 CSU-Fresno Tuesday September 29, 1992 CSUF examines accessibility problems By Adam Breen StaffWriter V A buckled walkway or a heavy door are considered inconveniences to most students at CSUF, but to a disabled person, an incon¬ venience can also be a hazard. Last week, a 13-member survey team was on campus to cheek all jbuildings, walk¬ ways and parking lots for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Susan Aldrich, director of facilities plan¬ ning, said the CSU Chancellor's Office hired the Building Analytics consulting firm to survey all campuses for accessibility^ problems." "The team was very thorough in its in¬ spections," she said. "They measured the weight of doors to determine how much strength is needed to open them, checked the width of doorways and measured the grade differential around the campus." Aldrich said that CSUF is one of the more accessible CSU campuses due to its flat terrain and large number of relatively small, one-story buildings. Weldon Percy, coordinator of disabled student services, said that after every CSU campus is surveyed, the list of accessibility problems will be checked against building code regulations and federal access codes for compliance. Percy said the chancellor's office will then give each campus a suggested priority list for review and input from interested Students, staff and faculty. Aldrich said the chancellor's office will authorize minor capital outlay funds to be used for accessibility projects after the sur¬ veys are completed early next year. Accessibility has gradually improved at GSUF over the past 20 years, according to Restoring a campus landmark: Vincent Garcia cleans the Memorial Court fountain before applying a seaiant Monday afternoon. Photo: Bryan Chan * Reichert collects shoes solely for ort's soke . « - v By Patrick Bettencourt StaffWriter One man's junk may be another's treas¬ ure. Dr. Raphael X. Reichert, art historian and professor in the Department of Art, took a couple hundred men's shoe soles and turned them into The Trap," an art exhibit with soul. The Trap" won first place in an exhibit last July in the Los Angeles sculpture competition, Found Objects as Art- Found objects art is exactly what its name implies. Artists find unusual objects and transform them into masterpieces. Ac cording to R eichert, found objects arti s ts are sometimes referred to as scavengers. Reichert said, The Found Objects as Art school uses 'found' objects. ' "This garbage can could be a sculpture," he said after he gestured to his wastepaper baskeL - For the piece, Reichert collected shoe soles from shoe makers and arranged them like shingles on an approximately five by three foot frame. Over this background protruded a headboard from an abandoned bed. i "What I was conceiving was women that are trapped in a variety of ways, particularly prostitution," Reichert said. "I deliberately selected men's shoes," Reichert said. The bed frame can be read as feminine. It alludes to that [prostitution] in a peripheral way." Reichert referred to the likely possibility that the average person would not pick up on the meaning Reichert intended. "It is most unlikely that anyone looking at the piece would discern that notions of prostitution and those kinds of traps are ''represented,** Reichert said. R eichert estimated the time spent creat¬ ing the project to be a couple of weeks, including collecting and trimming soles, travel and construction time, TheTrap" was selected by juror George Herms as first out of 800 entries at the competition. Reichert described his feelings when his exhibit was chosen as first place. For now, The Trap" is being kept at Reichert's home but will be moved to a display at the Fresno Art Museum in De¬ cember. Percy. . "Through the years, a good deal of money has been spent to make the.campus a safer place for persons with disabilities," hesaid. "Nothing dramatic hasobcen done for a decade, but small, yet important improve¬ ments have been made." Last ycaT a short-lift elevator for wheel chairs was built to provide access to Lhe KF^k studio, Percy said. The $16,000 project was paid for by minor capital outlay funds. Please see ACCESS, page 5 AbortLpn once again on election year buzzword CPS—If a single issue has deeply di¬ vided the country, split campuses, threat¬ ened friendships and fractured political parties, it is the issue of abortion rights. "Pro-life" or "pro-choice" have become buzzwords this election year, "peppering campaign speeches and churning up fren¬ zied debate. Some college students will be voting for the first time, many of them attracted to the polls because of personal convictions about abortion. President Bush is the pro-life candidate, while Bill Clinton represents the pro-choice movement. Because more college-age women are affected by abortion thait any other age group, both candidates have strong support on campuses throughout the nation. President Bush supports a constitutional amendment that would outlaw abortion except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is endangered. "President Bush supports the right to life and believes it is a precious gift," said Darcey Campbell, assistant press secretary ofthe Bush-Quay le campaign. "He believes all humans have intrinsic dignity and worth. He is opposed to abortion except when the life of the wife or mother is threatened. "The president clearly understands it is a difficult and painful decision for most Americans," she added. Bush has vetoed legislation lhat would have overturned the "gag" rule, which bans abortion counseling by federally funded family-planning clinics. Bush has angered abortion rights activ¬ ists, including some within his own party, with his opposition to abortion. This summer, hundreds of thousands of Please see ELECTION, page 4 ' |
