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Vol. 96 No. 27
WednesdayOct. 3, 1990
Hero's grandson
carries his torch
By Syed Kamil Zaheer
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Dressed in a grey suit and red Ue.
Arun Manila] Gandhi. looks more like a
successful business executive than the
grandson Of Mohandas Gandhi, whd, the students continue the work and try
spent a large part his life dressed only in
a simple dhoti (Indian wrap-around
garment usually made of cotton) and a
shawL Yet Gandhi. 56. puts on no airs
and speaks in a
Intense and .,... . . . . .
almost humble We ve got to try
S&^SJ. ond bring about
interest him local changes first, *
most: his grand- iL __ _.«_#_ _.i
lather and racism.
Gandhi, who
came to CSUF to
help dedicate a
bronze bust of
his grandfather,
spent part of his
childhood with
then global
changes will take
care of themselves." —Arun
Manila! Gandhi
his grandfather and has absorbed the moving to the South from the Northern
Mahatma's Ideas of human equality states because he said. "A known evil
and nonviolence.
In an interview with The Dairy Collegian Tuesday. Gandhi who has finished
the first draft of his book on global
racism, said. ' I hope they take this
(Installation] as a stepping.Stone to
ward more active work In expanding India. U.S. politicians exploit racial
Irion Dovtss/Dory Coteotan
Like his grandfather, the Indian philosopher Mahatrna Gandhi,
Arun Gandhi stressed peace, harmony and non-violence
during his speech last njpht at the SatfUtte Student Union.
Gandhi's message.
He said that students had a great
responsibility to uphold his. grandfather V message and give a lead to the
"whole society* in Fresno and California.
"Weve^ot to try and bring about
local changes first.' he said, then global
changes will take care of themselves.
"(The bust] .should serve as a reminder to the students ofhla life and his
Speeches dominate
senate meeting
Campus joins network
Satellite hooks CSUF to conference
ByToddHeth
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Regular agenda and business items
were secondary in Tuesday's Associated Students Inc. senate meeting aa
memoranda and speeches on a variety
of topics were resid by senators.
Senator at Largs Ralph Avitla spoke
about an Incident Monday In which he
was offended whenXen Fergueson. who
wssstandmg»aa*V;DeK«Up«flon booth,
when he said "La Mlgra" after the opening ofthe Celebration of Diversity Week
inthePIL *
"La Mlgra- la Spanish slang for the
U.S. Border Patrol Avitla said Fergus-
son used the term In a derogatory
manner.
The word "La Mlgra' la terrifying to
Chtcanoe." said Aviria. "People need to
be sensitive to others no matter how
different they are."
In reference to speeches on cultural
drversirymadedurtng the opening ceremony of the Celebration of Diversity
Week. Avitla said, It's a shame someone has to say that right after someone
else was trying to educate them about
stuff like that" j
Fergusson wrote a letter of apology to
Avitla and Ron Castillo In Tuesday's
Dairy Collegian, but Avitia wasn't satis-
fled wtth It. 1 appreciate his effort, but
It was misdirected." said Avitla.
In other communications to the
senate. Casey Dellabaca brought the
Imposition of random drug testing of
athletes to the senate's attention.
After being banned from playing
tennis tor the men* team because he
SeeASt,page4
Pauline Lynch
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
CSUF will be connected via eatet-
11 te to 175 other uruverslues nationwide Oct 5 tn an effort to combat
campus racial harassment and ln-
ttrnklauon.
The Offk* of AffrrmaMv* Action
SerWowaAJ the Dean of Student
Affairs are eo-«porj*ortng a teleconference', enfftfed "Enhancing Campus Community." The event's focus
is blued as understanding the reasons of raeJaUy offensive behavior
and applying workable strategies to
fight it within First Amendment restraints.
"Well get an idea of what other
campuses around the country are
doing about the racial issue.- said
Watter Robinson of the Affirmative
Acton office. The use of ethnic shirs
or hate-language. Fioblnson said, it
one aspect of racial maensluvlty.
"A university, la a place where
. people come fcarlntraTrytualpuraulla,*
he said. "What place does hatelan-
guage hare In an environment that
promotes teaming?"
WhIfcRoc«Tisonwouldnt<»mrnent
on CSUF* rectal problems spectfl-
caHy. RseannsthsFrajanocaunpusis
not removed from ethnic frasenataV
By.
Collegian readers may have nc-
ttaed a tetter of apology tn the Oct 2
««ftt1"T* The writer »p"ins*—it *>«•
yelling "La Mlgra" to two Chlcano
students tn the Free Speech Area.
Sws>SATaLuT.poge4
-'
work and what he dreamed about"
He hoped the students of CSUF
would "nurture" the Mahatma's dream
and translate It Into reality.
Ghandl. who has criticized the
' mo numentallzatlon" of his grandfather
and Martin Luther KJ ng, said "unless
I
3
to fulfill the dreams he had. [putting up
a statue) would be another wasted effort/
Ghandl said that race relations still
need to improve
in the U.S.
There's still
a long way to go
for the ideal
situation to be
created." he
said. "Many
people thought
with civil rights
being granted,
legally. the
battle was over."
/ Gandhi said
many African
Americans are
(racism! is better than an unknown evil.
* (African Americana] think they are
Integrated." he said "but they are not
really integrated in the North*.
Ghandl said thatjust as Indian politicians exploit the caste problem In
tensions. He said that on U.S. college
campuses, "there Is hardly any dialogue among different people."
Gandhi is married and has a son
and a daughter. .His wife Sunanda. is
assisting him in his research. She has
also written a book on the status of
women' in India.'Gandhi will be the
keynote speaker at the World Peace
Conference next January in Greece.
Object Description
| Title | 1990_10 The Daily Collegian October 1990 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) 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 | Assocated 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 |
Description
| Title | October 3, 1990, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) 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 | Assocated 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 | Vol. 96 No. 27 WednesdayOct. 3, 1990 Hero's grandson carries his torch By Syed Kamil Zaheer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Dressed in a grey suit and red Ue. Arun Manila] Gandhi. looks more like a successful business executive than the grandson Of Mohandas Gandhi, whd, the students continue the work and try spent a large part his life dressed only in a simple dhoti (Indian wrap-around garment usually made of cotton) and a shawL Yet Gandhi. 56. puts on no airs and speaks in a Intense and .,... . . . . . almost humble We ve got to try S&^SJ. ond bring about interest him local changes first, * most: his grand- iL __ _.«_#_ _.i lather and racism. Gandhi, who came to CSUF to help dedicate a bronze bust of his grandfather, spent part of his childhood with then global changes will take care of themselves." —Arun Manila! Gandhi his grandfather and has absorbed the moving to the South from the Northern Mahatma's Ideas of human equality states because he said. "A known evil and nonviolence. In an interview with The Dairy Collegian Tuesday. Gandhi who has finished the first draft of his book on global racism, said. ' I hope they take this (Installation] as a stepping.Stone to ward more active work In expanding India. U.S. politicians exploit racial Irion Dovtss/Dory Coteotan Like his grandfather, the Indian philosopher Mahatrna Gandhi, Arun Gandhi stressed peace, harmony and non-violence during his speech last njpht at the SatfUtte Student Union. Gandhi's message. He said that students had a great responsibility to uphold his. grandfather V message and give a lead to the "whole society* in Fresno and California. "Weve^ot to try and bring about local changes first.' he said, then global changes will take care of themselves. "(The bust] .should serve as a reminder to the students ofhla life and his Speeches dominate senate meeting Campus joins network Satellite hooks CSUF to conference ByToddHeth COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Regular agenda and business items were secondary in Tuesday's Associated Students Inc. senate meeting aa memoranda and speeches on a variety of topics were resid by senators. Senator at Largs Ralph Avitla spoke about an Incident Monday In which he was offended whenXen Fergueson. who wssstandmg»aa*V;DeK«Up«flon booth, when he said "La Mlgra" after the opening ofthe Celebration of Diversity Week inthePIL * "La Mlgra- la Spanish slang for the U.S. Border Patrol Avitla said Fergus- son used the term In a derogatory manner. The word "La Mlgra' la terrifying to Chtcanoe." said Aviria. "People need to be sensitive to others no matter how different they are." In reference to speeches on cultural drversirymadedurtng the opening ceremony of the Celebration of Diversity Week. Avitla said, It's a shame someone has to say that right after someone else was trying to educate them about stuff like that" j Fergusson wrote a letter of apology to Avitla and Ron Castillo In Tuesday's Dairy Collegian, but Avitia wasn't satis- fled wtth It. 1 appreciate his effort, but It was misdirected." said Avitla. In other communications to the senate. Casey Dellabaca brought the Imposition of random drug testing of athletes to the senate's attention. After being banned from playing tennis tor the men* team because he SeeASt,page4 Pauline Lynch COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER CSUF will be connected via eatet- 11 te to 175 other uruverslues nationwide Oct 5 tn an effort to combat campus racial harassment and ln- ttrnklauon. The Offk* of AffrrmaMv* Action SerWowaAJ the Dean of Student Affairs are eo-«porj*ortng a teleconference', enfftfed "Enhancing Campus Community." The event's focus is blued as understanding the reasons of raeJaUy offensive behavior and applying workable strategies to fight it within First Amendment restraints. "Well get an idea of what other campuses around the country are doing about the racial issue.- said Watter Robinson of the Affirmative Acton office. The use of ethnic shirs or hate-language. Fioblnson said, it one aspect of racial maensluvlty. "A university, la a place where . people come fcarlntraTrytualpuraulla,* he said. "What place does hatelan- guage hare In an environment that promotes teaming?" WhIfcRoc«Tisonwouldnt<»mrnent on CSUF* rectal problems spectfl- caHy. RseannsthsFrajanocaunpusis not removed from ethnic frasenataV By. Collegian readers may have nc- ttaed a tetter of apology tn the Oct 2 ««ftt1"T* The writer »p"ins*—it *>«• yelling "La Mlgra" to two Chlcano students tn the Free Speech Area. Sws>SATaLuT.poge4 -' work and what he dreamed about" He hoped the students of CSUF would "nurture" the Mahatma's dream and translate It Into reality. Ghandl. who has criticized the ' mo numentallzatlon" of his grandfather and Martin Luther KJ ng, said "unless I 3 to fulfill the dreams he had. [putting up a statue) would be another wasted effort/ Ghandl said that race relations still need to improve in the U.S. There's still a long way to go for the ideal situation to be created." he said. "Many people thought with civil rights being granted, legally. the battle was over." / Gandhi said many African Americans are (racism! is better than an unknown evil. * (African Americana] think they are Integrated." he said "but they are not really integrated in the North*. Ghandl said thatjust as Indian politicians exploit the caste problem In tensions. He said that on U.S. college campuses, "there Is hardly any dialogue among different people." Gandhi is married and has a son and a daughter. .His wife Sunanda. is assisting him in his research. She has also written a book on the status of women' in India.'Gandhi will be the keynote speaker at the World Peace Conference next January in Greece. |
