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• ■■asaa^sssssBssBsa«aa^BaaBaaaaaaaaasaaaaiiaaaaaBBBaBssBa tbe Daily Collegian California State Vaikvmarrr, Fresno Monday, October 31,1988 AIDS protest brings verbal clash Students say club is "overdosing" public on issue BY SYLVIA CASTRO Staff Writer An AIDS iMtxiTUalion dertionstration Friday turned ink) healed verbal exc hanges when passersby accused the Gay Lesbian Student Alliance organizers of "overdos¬ ing" the public on the issue. The GLSA was conducting a silent vig¬ il in the Free Speech Area where mem¬ bers had drawn 78 chalk outlines on the cement to represent the number of AIDS cases in tbe United States. Each drawing represented 1,000 cases. Tbe demonstrat¬ ion was part of tbe AIDS Awareness Month being observed nationally this month. The demonstrators were distributing leaflets aoout the vigil to students pass¬ ing by but were met with angry responses that resulted in flared tempers. "I already' know everything there is to know about AIDS," said Gary Hamm, a sophomore irotrition major. "I fed I'm being overdosed with all this infor- Hamm was among several students who look exception to the GLSA demon¬ stration and stopped to exchange com¬ ments with organizers. A crowd of about 30 gaAered to witness the verbal spauring between tbe students who went nose to nose. Tbe tension mounted as tbe/CLSA students f tried to explain the importance of the dem¬ onstration to dissenters, but to little aval. Pastor Tim Stevenson, who described himself as a member of a newly formed group on campus called the Campus Am¬ bassadors, rejected the leaflet. "I don't support the GLSA or their lifestyle." he told a reporter, "AIDS is a homosexual disease. They get AIDS because of their irnmoral lifestyle. If you're straight you can't get it" Please see AIDS, page 4 Mirk MhWDaily Coikglon Di*^ Wd»Va GI^A all^ A»S vigil, Nk^ fill thai hontowiuality Is «MnO>V Dukakis makes last-gasp' Valley stop BY STEVEN LASHLEV SantfVfrittr Wi th the nee heating up and the stale of California ihe main obstacle in his path, DenKicrabc presidential candidaie Michael Dukakis turned lo the strategy of a former President in a last-gasp effort to claim valley support here Sunday. Addressing several thousand cheering people at the Santa ft Depot in downtown Fresno. Dukakis referred to the time when John F. Kennedy once traveled by train through the San Joaquin Valley to gain California support during the 1960 campaign. 'He spoke with the people of this valley; he spoke with the people of America," the Massachusetts gover¬ nor said to a chorus of cheers. "He took his campaign to the people as we are here, now and for the next nine days. He said then that the great story of California came about because the people were not satisfied with the way th"wy arere. This train, ate John Kennedy's, is taking it all the way »tf*C^Ofi*inW«fa«tM,aC" The referent* mama the secoai time ia a week I^skakishai linked hii campaign to that of a former pres¬ ident. Last week in Chicago, the governor likened his sitaiation to that of Harry Truman and his sinprise pres¬ idential ekxtion inl948. «rseaking from a platform that stood approximately This train, Wu John Kennedy's, is taking it all the way to the Oval Office in Washington, D.C —Michael S. Dukakis 100 yards away from die Amtrak Sijperiiner which he was traveling in, Dukakis made his third stop on a tour of the valley which also included stops in Bakersfield, Modesto, Hanford, Merced and Stockton on Sunday. The tour is an attempt to rally last-minute support in the valley, an area Dukakis has said in a Los Angeles Times article be never expected to win because con¬ servative Democrats have been teaming with Republicans in previous elections. His quest now, he said, is to generate a large enough Dukakis-voter turnout to prevent a landslide by Republican canrlirtair George Bosh. According to a recent ABC network poll. Bush was leading Dukakis last week by a margin of 52 percent to 44 percent. Other nation-wide poll* indicate Dukakis may have been trailing Bush by as much as 10 points. But after Sunday monrinr headlines m national news papers "Hr^f"^ Dukakis w»i ck mg the gap between he md Bush, the stage has been set for a probable show¬ down One of Dukakis' main concerns during his presentation dealt with gun control. Democrats have [555 (hat Dukakis has been hurt badly by recent National Rifle Association advertisements which imply he would take guns away from hunters and sportsmen. These ads have been rximarily shown in the 15th District of California, which ircludes Fresno County. But on Sunday, Dukakis countered the ads by standing his ground concerning his policy on gun control. "What rm concerned about is teenagers and dope dealers with AK 47s and Uzis who run around killing people," Dukakis said. "I want to support Sarah Bradley and her couragwus campaign of hers to provide a seven day waiting period so we can at least know who these people are before they boy a gun. We owe that to the local law enforcement officers who are taking their lives in their hands every time they make a but or an arrest." Another issue directed towards the CaTifomia-bascd crowd concerned the need of medical insurance for all people, an issue Dukakis said Bush is strongly opposed to. "Forty years ago Harry Truman said mat basic health insurance for every citizen aad family in this country ought to be a birthright W every American citizen." s Please see STOP, page 4
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Title | 1988_10 The Daily Collegian October 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 | October 31, 1988, Page 1 |
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 | • ■■asaa^sssssBssBsa«aa^BaaBaaaaaaaaasaaaaiiaaaaaBBBaBssBa tbe Daily Collegian California State Vaikvmarrr, Fresno Monday, October 31,1988 AIDS protest brings verbal clash Students say club is "overdosing" public on issue BY SYLVIA CASTRO Staff Writer An AIDS iMtxiTUalion dertionstration Friday turned ink) healed verbal exc hanges when passersby accused the Gay Lesbian Student Alliance organizers of "overdos¬ ing" the public on the issue. The GLSA was conducting a silent vig¬ il in the Free Speech Area where mem¬ bers had drawn 78 chalk outlines on the cement to represent the number of AIDS cases in tbe United States. Each drawing represented 1,000 cases. Tbe demonstrat¬ ion was part of tbe AIDS Awareness Month being observed nationally this month. The demonstrators were distributing leaflets aoout the vigil to students pass¬ ing by but were met with angry responses that resulted in flared tempers. "I already' know everything there is to know about AIDS," said Gary Hamm, a sophomore irotrition major. "I fed I'm being overdosed with all this infor- Hamm was among several students who look exception to the GLSA demon¬ stration and stopped to exchange com¬ ments with organizers. A crowd of about 30 gaAered to witness the verbal spauring between tbe students who went nose to nose. Tbe tension mounted as tbe/CLSA students f tried to explain the importance of the dem¬ onstration to dissenters, but to little aval. Pastor Tim Stevenson, who described himself as a member of a newly formed group on campus called the Campus Am¬ bassadors, rejected the leaflet. "I don't support the GLSA or their lifestyle." he told a reporter, "AIDS is a homosexual disease. They get AIDS because of their irnmoral lifestyle. If you're straight you can't get it" Please see AIDS, page 4 Mirk MhWDaily Coikglon Di*^ Wd»Va GI^A all^ A»S vigil, Nk^ fill thai hontowiuality Is «MnO>V Dukakis makes last-gasp' Valley stop BY STEVEN LASHLEV SantfVfrittr Wi th the nee heating up and the stale of California ihe main obstacle in his path, DenKicrabc presidential candidaie Michael Dukakis turned lo the strategy of a former President in a last-gasp effort to claim valley support here Sunday. Addressing several thousand cheering people at the Santa ft Depot in downtown Fresno. Dukakis referred to the time when John F. Kennedy once traveled by train through the San Joaquin Valley to gain California support during the 1960 campaign. 'He spoke with the people of this valley; he spoke with the people of America," the Massachusetts gover¬ nor said to a chorus of cheers. "He took his campaign to the people as we are here, now and for the next nine days. He said then that the great story of California came about because the people were not satisfied with the way th"wy arere. This train, ate John Kennedy's, is taking it all the way »tf*C^Ofi*inW«fa«tM,aC" The referent* mama the secoai time ia a week I^skakishai linked hii campaign to that of a former pres¬ ident. Last week in Chicago, the governor likened his sitaiation to that of Harry Truman and his sinprise pres¬ idential ekxtion inl948. «rseaking from a platform that stood approximately This train, Wu John Kennedy's, is taking it all the way to the Oval Office in Washington, D.C —Michael S. Dukakis 100 yards away from die Amtrak Sijperiiner which he was traveling in, Dukakis made his third stop on a tour of the valley which also included stops in Bakersfield, Modesto, Hanford, Merced and Stockton on Sunday. The tour is an attempt to rally last-minute support in the valley, an area Dukakis has said in a Los Angeles Times article be never expected to win because con¬ servative Democrats have been teaming with Republicans in previous elections. His quest now, he said, is to generate a large enough Dukakis-voter turnout to prevent a landslide by Republican canrlirtair George Bosh. According to a recent ABC network poll. Bush was leading Dukakis last week by a margin of 52 percent to 44 percent. Other nation-wide poll* indicate Dukakis may have been trailing Bush by as much as 10 points. But after Sunday monrinr headlines m national news papers "Hr^f"^ Dukakis w»i ck mg the gap between he md Bush, the stage has been set for a probable show¬ down One of Dukakis' main concerns during his presentation dealt with gun control. Democrats have [555 (hat Dukakis has been hurt badly by recent National Rifle Association advertisements which imply he would take guns away from hunters and sportsmen. These ads have been rximarily shown in the 15th District of California, which ircludes Fresno County. But on Sunday, Dukakis countered the ads by standing his ground concerning his policy on gun control. "What rm concerned about is teenagers and dope dealers with AK 47s and Uzis who run around killing people," Dukakis said. "I want to support Sarah Bradley and her couragwus campaign of hers to provide a seven day waiting period so we can at least know who these people are before they boy a gun. We owe that to the local law enforcement officers who are taking their lives in their hands every time they make a but or an arrest." Another issue directed towards the CaTifomia-bascd crowd concerned the need of medical insurance for all people, an issue Dukakis said Bush is strongly opposed to. "Forty years ago Harry Truman said mat basic health insurance for every citizen aad family in this country ought to be a birthright W every American citizen." s Please see STOP, page 4 |