1991_12 The Daily Collegian December 1991

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The Daily Collegian • December
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Dennehy, Manny Fernandez,
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Michaels. Handorf, Cyndi
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Here comes Santa Claus? NOT
By Michael S. Handorf
Well, yesterday was the last
ASI Senate meeting for this
semester.
And by golly, I am
disappointed. It was quite
depressing to find out that the
ASI refused to boycott
Christmas.
There is an illusion here in the
United States that a fat, white
guy flies around the world on
the eve of Dec. 24 and delivers
gifts to people. America, and the
rest of the world, needs to be
made aware of what is actually
being celebrated on Christmas
Day.
First of all, this is an exclusion¬
ary holiday.
It is improper to celebrate a
holiday as a national holiday
that is a predominantly Christian
holiday. It is hideously exclusive
of Jews, Muslims and numerous
others.
Exclusionary holidays such as
this should not be taken lightly.
It is insensitive to celebrate
Christmas for not only this
reason, but for other reasons.
Christmas not only subjugates
the holidays that are honored by
religions other than Christianity,
but it also attempts to reduce the
other religious holidays to
second-class holidays.
Christmas is oppressive.        ■,
It is a holiday that is really
only intended for the
upper-middle
class or upper
class of
society.
The rest of
the society
attempts to
keep up with
the upper
class, only to
find
themselves
falling further
into debt. We
can no longer
stand by as
Christmas is celebrated.
It is a bourgeois holiday,
where the poor attempt to
imitate the wealthy, only to
further enslave themselves to the
corporations of America.
Everything that disgusts the
local revolutionaries exists
during the Christmas season. For
this reason alone, I expected to
see our ASI, which has prided
itself on being the political
machine most likely to be able to
uncover a conspiracy or acts of
oppression, protest Christmas.
I wanted the ASI to declare
our campus a "Santa Claus
Myth-Free Zone."
Millions of children are going
to grow up thinking that Santa
Claus is real,
only to
eventually
find out that
Santa Claus is
a tool of the
Millions of children
are going to grow up
thinking that Santa
Claus is real, only to
eventually find out that £52^
Santa Claus is a tool of ^p**-
the wealthy to down^m
continuously keep the  ^^
oppressed down and in  children
financial turmoil. !fl£*g
thinlongthat
reindeer are indigenous to their
rooftops. This outright lying
must end.
And what of the children who
live in houses and apartment
where there are no fireplaces?
That's right, the fireplace thing is
just another reminder to some of
the children that the wealthy
have one more feature in their
homes that is not available to
everyone.
And the workers are further
exploited during the holiday
season.
While the doctors, lawyers
and executives of the country
have a few days off, the people
at McDonald's, 7-Eleven, and
every retailer in the country
work overtime attempting to
keep up with the holiday rush.
Despite the fact that there
were no initiatives on the senate
floor condei-nning this horri fyi n g
holiday, I have complete faith in
Andres Montoya and his rebels.
' I am certain that on Dec. 25
they will be out in the Free
Speech Area with signs like "Go
Home Bearded Man" and "Stop
the Lying, There are no Elves."
Boycott Christmas ASH
Ifs jug another oppressive ■
holiday.
The student government here
at Fresno State has a
responsibility (at least one they
dreamed up themselves) to end
oppression in all its forms,
regardless of whether or not the
alleged oppression is real or
imagined.
Ifs time to stop Christmas,
and if Andres won't lead the
charge against Santa Claus, who
will?	
Mr. Handorf is a columnist for
Tbe Deify CoUegian
Letters to the Editor
Nutritional guidelines expanded, clarified
On behalf of the Peer Health Educa-
tois, we would like to thank The CoUe¬
gian for covering our presentation on
"Nutrition for an Active Lifestyle."
However, some of the information
addressed m the Friday, Nov. 22 ar
tide, "Carbohydrates Do a Body
Good," was misinterpreted by the staff
writer. As Peer Health Educators our
job is to relay information to other
students, and it is always our goal to
give accurate facts. We would like to
clarify the following points.
• 58 to 60 percent of calories a per¬
son takes in each day should come
from carbohydrates.
• Potatoes and carrots are not pri¬
mary sources of protein, although they
do contain high amino adds, the build¬
ing blocks of protein.
• Sugary carbohydrates should
make up no more than 15 percent of
calories.
« Foods that contain high a
of iron are breads, cereals and meat.
Stick to lean cuts of meat.
• Women, marathon runners,
anemks and endurance athletes often
need more iron than the average per¬
son
• Daliy products are a good source
of cakriumltis better to choose low-fat
dairy products.
• Ourguidelines aboutconsuming
water areonly suggestions, not meant
as rigid rules,
•No more than 10 percent of calo¬
ries should come from saturated fat
Thank you again. Anyone who has
questions can reach us by calling 278-
2734 and asking for Peer Health Edu-
RobbieGonzalez-Dow
Jesse SUva
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