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Page 2 Thursday. September 1,1968
The Dally CoQegian
Opinion
Water waste a hypocritic oath
Editorial
All of us have heard about the horrendous drought that has besieged the nation for the last several months. People are rationing while farmers are going out of business and the nation, particularly the Midwest, waits for more rain.
There is a haven for water, however. It is the city of Fresno. When one observes the omni¬ present sprinklers that are rartning two or three times a day and the large puddles that result from this, who in their right mind would conceive that there is indeed a drought hap¬ pening?
Anyone who wishes to discover what a stronghold for water waste Fresno is need only go to any one of the apartment complexes in town and witness running sprinklers that gener¬ ate large bodies of water in front of, and to the side of the individual apartments.
Walking out of your apartment and being forced to triple-jump large bodies of water is not anyone's idea of fun. Meanwhile, those sprinklers continue to run, adding to the 5-foot lakes. This is regardless whatever the tempera¬ ture may be outside. Hot or cold, sprinklers running in Fresno are as reliable as Old Faith¬ ful in Yellowstone National Park.
Everyone in and around Fresno is being ad¬ monished to conserve water, yel numerous apartment complexes, as well as many bus¬ inesses, continue to recklessly water their grounds far beyond the point of necessity. Many Fresno resident must wonder if it's been raining or if the sprinklers have just gone mad again. To say the least, this is a slap of hypo¬ crisy being aimed at the public.
Students at Fresno State don't need to be in¬ formed as to the water wastefulness. Students who walk the pathway from the dormitories past the library toward the Bucket every morning are forced to dodge puddles large enough for an entire class to be submerged in.
The grass area in front of the Home-Econo¬ mics building leading toward the Business building is almost always saturated with the puddles often spreading onto the sidewalk. Un¬ less you're a Carl Lewis or an Edwin Mose.s. your chances of not getting wet are a million to one.
A quick and easy solution to the drought problem, especially with the Midwest farmers, is to collect all the tons and tons of water strewn all over the public grounds in Fresno and ship it to the places that need it
Maybe then we could walk out of our apart¬ ments without putting on a pair of golashes first.
If Fresno is in the middle of a drought, then before private citizens are' told they must conserve water, let's have public businesses take the leadership role in environmental af¬ fairs. Instead of the public being given decrees and our own communities ignoring them, let's do away with this act of doubleness and act in unison and not in benign neglect.
CALENDAR
COSA will sponsor a "BacMo-Schoo. Party- Sat¬ urday afternoon at the Sat¬ ellite Student Union at 7:30 p.m. There will dinner, a dance and a lucky draw.
A dance, sponsored by the Chinese Overseas Student Association, will be held Saturday at the University Student Union from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. There���will also be a meeting and dinner. ^
The International Club
will meet in room 169 of the
University" sraaerif Union
Friday at 430 p.m.
The Gay arid Lesbian Student Association will hold an informational meeting tomorrow in the University Student Union at
The Classical Society wilt have a booksale at their booth in ihe, Free Speech Area Monday from 12:30-2 p.m.
••»
Membership Rush
Week for COSA continues through this week, ending Saturday. For information
see members at the booth in the Free Speech Area
Graduate record exam workshops for minority students interested in public health will be held throughout the month. Interested parties should •tall 294-4748 today.
Workshops, courses
and seminars on geron¬ tology and speech com¬ munication will be held in the CSUF Vintage Room Today at 3:30.
A Back to school
barbecue, sponsored by the EnologV, Food Science and Nutrition Department, will be held in the CSUF Winery next.Friday at 5 p.m.
Reggae artist in! Kamoze will perform in concert with Crush arid Edube at the Sattellite Hall Sunday at 8:00. Tickets are $10 for students and $12"for the general public.
No classes will be held Monday.
the Daily Collegian
Rob Evans - Editor In Chief"
Barry Grove - News Editor
Lee Paasmore- Co-Sporto Editor
Mike Kllngbeli - Co Sports Editor SusieTombs -Ad Manager
Donnell Alexander- Managing Editor T. James Madison-Copy Editor Maryann Mlltlgan - Graphics Editor Mark Mrrto - Photo Editor JorJlHaiweU - Ad PnxhKtJon Mgr.
Handy HergennKder ■■ Business Manager Richard McCue - Staff Artist
Staff Writers - Kim Kasablan. Paige Leech, Hanif Moorad. Steve Laahley. Diane Oleson. Jim Proubc. Paul Worthington
Sports Writers -Dave Comfort. Jennifer Konze. Ryan McMillan
Pbotographcra - Steve Pringle. Dean Slaget.Thor Swift
Advertising Reps - George Hutchinson. Missy Karablan, Tony Martin. Ken Pappanduros, Dave Spencer
Distribution - Desmond Khong
Tfw Da»j tXfcaaal H puboAod by the .
Circulation- Wang Koon Tee
•rCSUr and
i Baa* Canpaa Bufldose rnmno. CaB fonaa 037to. Mcaa/ldlNcajl tea: WIMt Busks ttaaat IW-aw Tha On*, njul i la a rarobv oT tba f H I lnMi*#« Pnaa JaaaMWI Sub- ■ ilillaia an ataaabk bfmdbt • 17.50 par annto or WO per ant Tha apaaana pabiabad an daa pa* Tl -1 of Ttm Data Oifajaw ar sa ataft iriiijpii il ntiiiati n J i f sal safari
For the
Record
In Wednesdays Collegian, the names of two FSU football players were mis¬ spelled in photo captions. The correct names axe Mark BanotU and Tracy Rogers. We regret the error. Errors can be brought to our attention by calling 29-4- 2486 or writing to us at the Keala Campus Building, California State University. Fresno. Fresno, C A 93740-0042. "*
BLOOM COUNTY

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Title	1988_09 The Daily Collegian September 1988
Alternative Title	Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno)
Publisher	Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif.
Publication Date	1988
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	September 1, 1988, Page 2
Alternative Title	Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno)
Publisher	Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif.
Publication Date	1988
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	Page 2 Thursday. September 1,1968 The Dally CoQegian Opinion Water waste a hypocritic oath Editorial All of us have heard about the horrendous drought that has besieged the nation for the last several months. People are rationing while farmers are going out of business and the nation, particularly the Midwest, waits for more rain. There is a haven for water, however. It is the city of Fresno. When one observes the omni¬ present sprinklers that are rartning two or three times a day and the large puddles that result from this, who in their right mind would conceive that there is indeed a drought hap¬ pening? Anyone who wishes to discover what a stronghold for water waste Fresno is need only go to any one of the apartment complexes in town and witness running sprinklers that gener¬ ate large bodies of water in front of, and to the side of the individual apartments. Walking out of your apartment and being forced to triple-jump large bodies of water is not anyone's idea of fun. Meanwhile, those sprinklers continue to run, adding to the 5-foot lakes. This is regardless whatever the tempera¬ ture may be outside. Hot or cold, sprinklers running in Fresno are as reliable as Old Faith¬ ful in Yellowstone National Park. Everyone in and around Fresno is being ad¬ monished to conserve water, yel numerous apartment complexes, as well as many bus¬ inesses, continue to recklessly water their grounds far beyond the point of necessity. Many Fresno resident must wonder if it's been raining or if the sprinklers have just gone mad again. To say the least, this is a slap of hypo¬ crisy being aimed at the public. Students at Fresno State don't need to be in¬ formed as to the water wastefulness. Students who walk the pathway from the dormitories past the library toward the Bucket every morning are forced to dodge puddles large enough for an entire class to be submerged in. The grass area in front of the Home-Econo¬ mics building leading toward the Business building is almost always saturated with the puddles often spreading onto the sidewalk. Un¬ less you're a Carl Lewis or an Edwin Mose.s. your chances of not getting wet are a million to one. A quick and easy solution to the drought problem, especially with the Midwest farmers, is to collect all the tons and tons of water strewn all over the public grounds in Fresno and ship it to the places that need it Maybe then we could walk out of our apart¬ ments without putting on a pair of golashes first. If Fresno is in the middle of a drought, then before private citizens are' told they must conserve water, let's have public businesses take the leadership role in environmental af¬ fairs. Instead of the public being given decrees and our own communities ignoring them, let's do away with this act of doubleness and act in unison and not in benign neglect. CALENDAR COSA will sponsor a "BacMo-Schoo. Party- Sat¬ urday afternoon at the Sat¬ ellite Student Union at 7:30 p.m. There will dinner, a dance and a lucky draw. A dance, sponsored by the Chinese Overseas Student Association, will be held Saturday at the University Student Union from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. There��will also be a meeting and dinner. ^ The International Club will meet in room 169 of the University" sraaerif Union Friday at 430 p.m. The Gay arid Lesbian Student Association will hold an informational meeting tomorrow in the University Student Union at The Classical Society wilt have a booksale at their booth in ihe, Free Speech Area Monday from 12:30-2 p.m. ••» Membership Rush Week for COSA continues through this week, ending Saturday. For information see members at the booth in the Free Speech Area Graduate record exam workshops for minority students interested in public health will be held throughout the month. Interested parties should •tall 294-4748 today. Workshops, courses and seminars on geron¬ tology and speech com¬ munication will be held in the CSUF Vintage Room Today at 3:30. A Back to school barbecue, sponsored by the EnologV, Food Science and Nutrition Department, will be held in the CSUF Winery next.Friday at 5 p.m. Reggae artist in! Kamoze will perform in concert with Crush arid Edube at the Sattellite Hall Sunday at 8:00. Tickets are $10 for students and $12"for the general public. No classes will be held Monday. the Daily Collegian Rob Evans - Editor In Chief" Barry Grove - News Editor Lee Paasmore- Co-Sporto Editor Mike Kllngbeli - Co Sports Editor SusieTombs -Ad Manager Donnell Alexander- Managing Editor T. James Madison-Copy Editor Maryann Mlltlgan - Graphics Editor Mark Mrrto - Photo Editor JorJlHaiweU - Ad PnxhKtJon Mgr. Handy HergennKder ■■ Business Manager Richard McCue - Staff Artist Staff Writers - Kim Kasablan. Paige Leech, Hanif Moorad. Steve Laahley. Diane Oleson. Jim Proubc. Paul Worthington Sports Writers -Dave Comfort. Jennifer Konze. Ryan McMillan Pbotographcra - Steve Pringle. Dean Slaget.Thor Swift Advertising Reps - George Hutchinson. Missy Karablan, Tony Martin. Ken Pappanduros, Dave Spencer Distribution - Desmond Khong Tfw Da»j tXfcaaal H puboAod by the . Circulation- Wang Koon Tee •rCSUr and i Baa* Canpaa Bufldose rnmno. CaB fonaa 037to. Mcaa/ldlNcajl tea: WIMt Busks ttaaat IW-aw Tha On, njul i la a rarobv oT tba f H I lnMi#« Pnaa JaaaMWI Sub- ■ ilillaia an ataaabk bfmdbt • 17.50 par annto or WO per ant Tha apaaana pabiabad an daa pa* Tl -1 of Ttm Data Oifajaw ar sa ataft iriiijpii il ntiiiati n J i f sal safari For the Record In Wednesdays Collegian, the names of two FSU football players were mis¬ spelled in photo captions. The correct names axe Mark BanotU and Tracy Rogers. We regret the error. Errors can be brought to our attention by calling 29-4- 2486 or writing to us at the Keala Campus Building, California State University. Fresno. Fresno, C A 93740-0042. "* BLOOM COUNTY

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