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The Daily Collegian
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i High-contrast striping has been
added to the first and last steps of
some staircases on campus to make
it easier for partially-sighted stu¬
dents to use stairs in diminished
light, he said. u .-,
He said five elevators have
been installed and two rebuilt to
- make them safer or more conven¬
ient to operate.
Although over $500,000 has
been spent on this and other acces¬
sibility projects over the past IS
years, a main obstacle for disabled
people at CSUF is other people,
Percy said.
'The amount of bicycle riding
in areas of high pedestrian traffic
needs to be reduced," he said.
"Rules regarding walking bicycles
in these areas are not enforced."
Percy said visually impaired
students are the most vulnerable to
accidents with speeding bicycles.
"One student was hit by a bi¬
cycle but not injured," he said.
"He did have the tip of his cane
broken though."
Mike Castaneda, a former
CSUF student, is a paraplegic who
said he did not experience any
major mobility difficulties while
on campus.
"There's always room for im¬
provement, but it is generally a
very accessible campus," he said.
Steve Duley, a senior majoring
. in international marketing, said the
doors of the Country Store and the
Peters Business Building are too
heavy for a quadriplegic with
limited use of his hands to open.
"There is usually someone
around to open the doors at the
Country Store, but the metal plates
on the bottom of the doors have
broken my spokes and damaged
the wheels of my wheelchair," he
said.
Duley said his hands have been
cut by doors as he tried to wheel
into some campus buildings.
Percy said that although some
ramps on campus are steeper than
they should be and some buttons
on older elevators arc too high and
too hard for disabled people to
push, he is pleased that problem
areas are being identified.
"The survey represents a real
commitment on the part of the
CSU system to remove barriers
and improve accessibility," he said.
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campus crime statistics to public
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CPS -Colleges and universities
nationwide have to release statis¬
tics to faculty, students, adminis¬
trators and staff members that
detail crime rates on campus.
The federal law, which became
effective SepL 1, was written so
that crime rates at campuses
would be made available to Wm\\\
anyone. But some crime
safety experts are con¬
cerned that supplying sta¬
tistics alone won't curb
campus crime, and ques¬
tion to what extent schools
will be forthright in report¬
ing crime.
"I'm suspicious. I would
imagine there would be a
tremendous variation in
complying with the law," said Alan
McEvoy, of Wittenberg Univer¬
sity in Springfield, Ohio. "I could
see that there would be all kinds of
problems, and schools may have a
tendency to minimize crime on
their campuses."
Schools now have to provide
information such as:
• A statement of current police
policies to report crime on cam¬
pus, and the institution's response
to the reports.
• Disclosing security measures
on campus, including residence
halls. '
• How the school informs stu¬
dents, administrators and faculty
The v/vst m/uortiy of
college students who
are raped don't report it.
Gail A&ARDANa •*
Rape Treatment Center
at Santa Monica Hospital
about campus security procedures,
and how the school encourages
them to be responsible for iheir
own security. ■
• A policy regarding the use,
possession or sale of alcohol and
illegal drugs. **
The report must also contain
campus crime statistics involving
murder, rape, robbery, aggravated
assault, burglary and motor-ve¬
hicle theft. ~%
""However, there are several!
kinds of crime not reported toj
campus, officials in all cases that!
range from dorm theft to rape,!
officials said, which could indi¬
cate that the crime statistics could
be flawed from the
■■H outset.
"In teems of rape,
the disclosure laws
focus in on crime re¬
ported to police and
campus security. The
vast majority of col¬
lege students who are
raped don't report it,"
said Gail Abarbanel,
director of the Rape
Treatment Center at
Santa Monica Hospital in Califor¬
nia. "Rape is the largest crime on
campuftjMit it is underreported. It
would be a mistake to use those
statistics as a measure of rape on
college campuses. I tell colleges
that if they are doing a good job
reporting sexual assault, the statis¬
tics will go up because women are
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| Title | 1992_09 The Daily Collegian September 1992 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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| Title | September 29, 1992, Page 5 |
| 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 |
| Full-Text-Search | . .. September 29, 1992 The Daily Collegian Access Continued from page 1 i High-contrast striping has been added to the first and last steps of some staircases on campus to make it easier for partially-sighted stu¬ dents to use stairs in diminished light, he said. u .-, He said five elevators have been installed and two rebuilt to - make them safer or more conven¬ ient to operate. Although over $500,000 has been spent on this and other acces¬ sibility projects over the past IS years, a main obstacle for disabled people at CSUF is other people, Percy said. 'The amount of bicycle riding in areas of high pedestrian traffic needs to be reduced," he said. "Rules regarding walking bicycles in these areas are not enforced." Percy said visually impaired students are the most vulnerable to accidents with speeding bicycles. "One student was hit by a bi¬ cycle but not injured," he said. "He did have the tip of his cane broken though." Mike Castaneda, a former CSUF student, is a paraplegic who said he did not experience any major mobility difficulties while on campus. "There's always room for im¬ provement, but it is generally a very accessible campus," he said. Steve Duley, a senior majoring . in international marketing, said the doors of the Country Store and the Peters Business Building are too heavy for a quadriplegic with limited use of his hands to open. "There is usually someone around to open the doors at the Country Store, but the metal plates on the bottom of the doors have broken my spokes and damaged the wheels of my wheelchair," he said. Duley said his hands have been cut by doors as he tried to wheel into some campus buildings. Percy said that although some ramps on campus are steeper than they should be and some buttons on older elevators arc too high and too hard for disabled people to push, he is pleased that problem areas are being identified. "The survey represents a real commitment on the part of the CSU system to remove barriers and improve accessibility," he said. Nlws-5* Federal low mandates release of campus crime statistics to public Summer Management Internship with the largesL most experienced . student painting company in the industry. Valuable experience managing a team of employees, customers and supplies. Potential for advancements in the future due to constant growth. Most hiring done in November, so motivated people need to apply now. Call Student Works Painting (Formerty Student Painters) at (800) 394-6000. V fi^s^l University Stuimint Union 5th nrimao Crofe^ufauraf£tu |
