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' Page 8 Wednesday. October 12.1988
The Daily Collegian
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SHANTY
Continued from page 6
which is cmblazencd "I'M A WINNER"
in bold white letters). Karen has not
spoken often today, in fact has mumbled
only two or three sentences in the last
few hours, and indeed says nothing as
Rich gives her a hug and cautions, "You
watch yourself."
She walks across the tracks to work.
Rich stands, watching her for
expletive—the boule came hurling
towards him. Rich says thai-both missed.
Or consider the time Karen came "a
hair" from being run over. A description
of the ear was made, a partial license
number. A police report was filed. "We
never heard nothing about it," Rich says.
000
reporter who had come to film the "I sure do miss my own apartment,"
indigents, dragging off carls and kicking he says, "even one as small as this place.
walls. As long as I can lock my door and not let
Il was, they said, a "standard- anyone in. And not have to listen to
followup." anyone tell mc, 'You have to leave,
Il was, they said, "for iheir benefit." you're trash, you're an eyesore, we don't
But by then. Rich had had enough, want you here." I miss opening up my
They arc the last remaining of ihis
ephemeral community near the
tracks—their long-time friends Gloria and
Tony, occupants of the neighboring
shanty, have packed and moved to the
moment, and then turns and ducks back Park nours ago—and the media clamor of
into the shanty. "Well," he says, "I guess ^ P23 few days has-subsided.
I don't hav6 to go at break-neck speed II was $*■ frtsno Bee's expose just
anymore." mc ** be{oK which "^ forced "« city's
000 hand in closing down the shanty town.
Sometimes they yell, "Fuck you," (When contacted by Bee reporter Pablo
and sometimes, "Get a job," and Lopez and notified of the existence of
sometimes a combination of ihe two. The makeshift shanties on a dirt lot on G
one constant being that these are usually Street, in downtown Fresno, City officials
yelled out the window of a passing car. claimed it was the first they had heard of
And sometimes there is more than such a thing.)
yelling. Earlier today, Rich had—more out of
Consider three months ago: that's weariness, he says, lhan resentment
when—in addition to a well-timed chased away a Channel 24 cameraman and
COPIES OF THE AUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
FRESNO,. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED;-3fUNE 30,1988, ARE
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OFFICE
LOCATED IN THE COLLEGE UNION,
ROOM 316, AND IN THE LIBRARY,
DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS.
"Leave us alone," he had yelled, emerging
from his shanty, "You've already done
your damage. . . . Leave us alone," and
when a few minutes had passed and the
camera team persisted: "Hey, I already
told you ... I don't want no more
pictures. ... I told you, I'll press
charges. Hey, docs your camerman
understand what I'm saying ... ?"
Finally, they left, and Rich went back
to work. "Jusi give us some air," he had
told the visitor. "I don't mean to be rude,
man, but I just can't be watched."
000
Which is not io say that resentment
towards the media, and what many sec as
its sporadic and shallow coverage of the
homeless, is not a constant undertone in
Rich'3-wiee, as well as the voices of
others here who characterize themselves
as victims of the sudden unwanted
attention. "We don't want nobody
involved," said Gloria earlier, stonefaccd
and teary as she ran a blue comb through
• her wiry black hair. "We're tired ... tired
of all this shit."
It is elusive—ihe thread of his
life—and when, now and then. Rich picks
i~it up, his speech becomes terse,
' unrcfleciivc.
—He is thirty-six.
—He is an army vet, joining four
years out of high school and serving for
six.
—He once lived in Chowchilla.
—He has known Karen for ihree
years, has lived with her most of that
time.
—They plan on marriage.
Connections between these past and
future events, between ihesc details recited
maitcr-of-factiy, are net readily
forthcoming, and Rich docs not seem to
lake interest in dwelling on ihcm.
»>:?:- :-^..-i- c-*ajB-.^et"
refrigerator and finding cold water, ice tea.
I miss stretching out in my backyard and
not having anyone tell me shit."
To hear him tell it, his "pad" in the
condemned building was nearly all he
could hope for.
"You should have been here two
months agif," he says, and he gestures
enthusiastically to illustrate the
dimensions of ihe master bedroom, and
the fireplace, and the chimney that he
built, "all the way up as far as I could gel
it." In fact, his place was so admired,
Rich says that police officers on their
rounds "used lo kick back by my
fireplace." This was not always
appreciated.
"I had io leave," he says. "I couldn't
stand their bullshit, always talking about
bagging criminals, and I couldn't ask
them lo leave.
Rich reaches for a pack of cigarettes,
takes one out and tears off the filter. "But
they used to say, 'Check out Richard's
Pad-'" 000
Gloria is crying her eyes out in the
park, Rich says, returning to the lot for
another load. She doesn't know where to
go; her sister would take her in but her
sister is devoudy Catholic and won't let
Tony go with her. And Karen should be
reluming in an hour or two and tomorrow
they both will see the social worker and
apply for welfare because there's no
choice now, they've got to do it. It isn't
pride, Rich says, that is hurting—just
that he knows he can get by without it.
Still, the S75 a month will come in
handy.
"But I'm not letting it get to me," he
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Object Description
| 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. |
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| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | October 12, 1988, Page 8 |
| 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 8 Wednesday. October 12.1988 The Daily Collegian - ■ •■ ■ (■ \ SHANTY Continued from page 6 which is cmblazencd "I'M A WINNER" in bold white letters). Karen has not spoken often today, in fact has mumbled only two or three sentences in the last few hours, and indeed says nothing as Rich gives her a hug and cautions, "You watch yourself." She walks across the tracks to work. Rich stands, watching her for expletive—the boule came hurling towards him. Rich says thai-both missed. Or consider the time Karen came "a hair" from being run over. A description of the ear was made, a partial license number. A police report was filed. "We never heard nothing about it," Rich says. 000 reporter who had come to film the "I sure do miss my own apartment," indigents, dragging off carls and kicking he says, "even one as small as this place. walls. As long as I can lock my door and not let Il was, they said, a "standard- anyone in. And not have to listen to followup." anyone tell mc, 'You have to leave, Il was, they said, "for iheir benefit." you're trash, you're an eyesore, we don't But by then. Rich had had enough, want you here." I miss opening up my They arc the last remaining of ihis ephemeral community near the tracks—their long-time friends Gloria and Tony, occupants of the neighboring shanty, have packed and moved to the moment, and then turns and ducks back Park nours ago—and the media clamor of into the shanty. "Well," he says, "I guess ^ P23 few days has-subsided. I don't hav6 to go at break-neck speed II was $*■ frtsno Bee's expose just anymore." mc ** be{oK which "^ forced "« city's 000 hand in closing down the shanty town. Sometimes they yell, "Fuck you," (When contacted by Bee reporter Pablo and sometimes, "Get a job," and Lopez and notified of the existence of sometimes a combination of ihe two. The makeshift shanties on a dirt lot on G one constant being that these are usually Street, in downtown Fresno, City officials yelled out the window of a passing car. claimed it was the first they had heard of And sometimes there is more than such a thing.) yelling. Earlier today, Rich had—more out of Consider three months ago: that's weariness, he says, lhan resentment when—in addition to a well-timed chased away a Channel 24 cameraman and COPIES OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO,. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED;-3fUNE 30,1988, ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OFFICE LOCATED IN THE COLLEGE UNION, ROOM 316, AND IN THE LIBRARY, DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. "Leave us alone," he had yelled, emerging from his shanty, "You've already done your damage. . . . Leave us alone," and when a few minutes had passed and the camera team persisted: "Hey, I already told you ... I don't want no more pictures. ... I told you, I'll press charges. Hey, docs your camerman understand what I'm saying ... ?" Finally, they left, and Rich went back to work. "Jusi give us some air," he had told the visitor. "I don't mean to be rude, man, but I just can't be watched." 000 Which is not io say that resentment towards the media, and what many sec as its sporadic and shallow coverage of the homeless, is not a constant undertone in Rich'3-wiee, as well as the voices of others here who characterize themselves as victims of the sudden unwanted attention. "We don't want nobody involved," said Gloria earlier, stonefaccd and teary as she ran a blue comb through • her wiry black hair. "We're tired ... tired of all this shit." It is elusive—ihe thread of his life—and when, now and then. Rich picks i~it up, his speech becomes terse, ' unrcfleciivc. —He is thirty-six. —He is an army vet, joining four years out of high school and serving for six. —He once lived in Chowchilla. —He has known Karen for ihree years, has lived with her most of that time. —They plan on marriage. Connections between these past and future events, between ihesc details recited maitcr-of-factiy, are net readily forthcoming, and Rich docs not seem to lake interest in dwelling on ihcm. »>:?:- :-^..-i- c-*ajB-.^et" refrigerator and finding cold water, ice tea. I miss stretching out in my backyard and not having anyone tell me shit." To hear him tell it, his "pad" in the condemned building was nearly all he could hope for. "You should have been here two months agif," he says, and he gestures enthusiastically to illustrate the dimensions of ihe master bedroom, and the fireplace, and the chimney that he built, "all the way up as far as I could gel it." In fact, his place was so admired, Rich says that police officers on their rounds "used lo kick back by my fireplace." This was not always appreciated. "I had io leave," he says. "I couldn't stand their bullshit, always talking about bagging criminals, and I couldn't ask them lo leave. Rich reaches for a pack of cigarettes, takes one out and tears off the filter. "But they used to say, 'Check out Richard's Pad-'" 000 Gloria is crying her eyes out in the park, Rich says, returning to the lot for another load. She doesn't know where to go; her sister would take her in but her sister is devoudy Catholic and won't let Tony go with her. And Karen should be reluming in an hour or two and tomorrow they both will see the social worker and apply for welfare because there's no choice now, they've got to do it. It isn't pride, Rich says, that is hurting—just that he knows he can get by without it. Still, the S75 a month will come in handy. "But I'm not letting it get to me," he CLASSIFIED APARTMENTS AUTOMOBILES MISCELLANEOUS 0 TYPING FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED 2 bdrm apartment. Bulldog lane village. Call: 228-0912 83 TOYOTA TERCEL 2 door hatchback good AM/FM cassette stereo. $2,300 obo 298-3710 wAWeD!! Compact Disc, Album, Cassette 45's, 111 pay cash today!! Or Trade. Record Exchange 2426 N. Blackstone At Clinton. TYPING 226-3953 TTONG/WORDPROCESSmG by Mary Superior Quality, reasonable rates. Call 251-7875 MALE OR FEMALE SHARE 2 BEDROOM '"•.''".': '.-".: ^'rtatfi"-1' aki - j $192.50 +1/2 utilities 299-0955 FOR SALE PUTCTONVIDJBOt— Well tape any occasion v RVPJBhtertainment / 222-2228 TYPING/WORD PROCESSING Papers, Theses, Resumes ROCK & ROLL T-SHIRTS Sex-Pistols, Cure, Mega- Deth, Metal lica, Smiths & more. Record Exchange 2426 N. Blackstone at v-J Clinton. Campus P/U & delivery 432-7409 AUTOMOBILES y**~ PARTV-PARTY-PABTT Disc Jockeys and Bands All types of entertainment RVP Entertainment 222-2228 1984 PORSCHE 944. 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