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llM
iPS- r ■
OLLEGIAN
VouXCIX
Issue 26
CSU-Fresno
Tu ESO AY
OcroNR 6,1992
Students plan roily in
support off senate bills
By Adam Breen
Staff Writer
Disgruntled students will rally in Sac¬
ramento Thursday in support of the re-
introduction of two Senate bills that would
benefit California's higher education sys¬
tem, according to California State Student
Association spokeswoman Elizabeth Fen-
ton.
Fenton said the CSS A has been trying to
organize "a couple hundred*' UC, CSU and
community college students for a rally on
the steps of the Capital when the Legislature
reconvenes October 8.
She said Senate bills 1533 and 919 would
transfer $144 million from various state
programs into higher education.
SB 1533 was an alternative budget pro¬
posal drafted and submitted by a bipartisan
coalition in the last day s of the budget battle
to reduce state bureaucracy and restore lost
financial aid funds.
The bill, which passed in the Assembly
but died on the Senate floor, would cut some
travel expenses for-state employees and
reduce the Department of Tourism's budget
SB 919 is legislation that would raise
$100 million by eliminating funding for all
state agency positions which have been
" vacant for more than six months.
Of the new funds, $50 million would be
used to fiind Cal Grants.
Fenton said this bill, which also passed
in the Assembly but was not taken up for a
vote in the Senate, is important to students
who receive financial aid. '
"With thepassageof Governor Wilson's
proposal to cut $45 million from the Cal
Grant program, which would require a 15
percent cut to all recipient's financial aid
checks, the special session comes at a cru¬
cial time for the survival of students this
fall,*' she said.
"For UC and CSU students, these cuts
represent a $700 to $800 loss in financial
aid.*' f*~ *
Fenton said one in four eligible students
received a Cal Grant this year while the
amount of money that students borrow has
increased 50 percent
Angelo Whitfield, chair of the CSSA
and a student at Sonoma State University,
said students are angry at higher education
budget cuts. <^\
4The promise of financial aid for needy
students has been broken," he said. "We are
now paying more for less.
"We're watching our legislators and the
Governor, and we will hold them account¬
able on election day for their actions.
Tobin Fried, President of the University
of California Student Association and a
student at UC Santa Cruz, said these two
bills are crucial to college students.
"Without the passage of SB 1533 and SB
919, many students will simply not be able
to go to college this winter,** he said.
"GovernorWilson and the Legislature are
holding the future of thousands of students
in their hands."
A spokesman for Governor Wilson said
it appears that the CSSA has "no idea" how
to reintroduce a bill to the Senate.
He said he does not think the lobbyists
will gain enough support to pass either bill
in the Senate.
A spokesman for Assembly leader Bill
Jones, R-Fresno, said it is "unlikely" either
bill will be reconsidered when the Legisla¬
ture reconvenes.
Gender benders: Artspeak's editor takes a look at the Fresno Bufidrags. See photo story
on pages 4 and 5 in today^ Daily CoBegJan.
V
■
•
Volunteers drive for voter registration on campus
By Suzanne Kaylan
Staff Writer
"This is the last day to register to vote;
\jf Are you registered to vote? This is the last
day to register to vote," said Joe Reynosa, to
virtually every person who passed by his
table in the freejjeech area Monday after¬
noon, v
Reynosa said the reason he is on campus
is to get students registered to vote.
\ "One vote is mightier than 1,000 opin¬
ions," Reynosa said, as he signed up-five
' people at one time. "In the last presidential
election only one out of eVery eight college
students voted.
••People feel like their vote doesn't mat¬
ter anymore." ^
But Reynosa's aggressive style is alien¬
ating to some students.
Jennifer Nast a senior majoring in Eng¬
lish, said Reynosa was really annoying.
"He asked me if I was registered to vote
about 10,000 times," Nast said. "You don't
need someone jamming it down your throat
After awhile I avoided him so he wouldn't
bug me."
David Mirhadi, a freshman who was
registering voters at the University Demo¬
crats' booth, said, "Joe is very aggressive;
*
.
he has registered more voters in two weeks
than we have all year long."
Both Reynosa's and the University
Democrats' voter registration drives are
sponsored by Rick Lehman for Congress,
however Reynosa's booth appears non¬
partisan.
"I register all parties, but I do get paid for
registering democrats," Reynosa said. "But
you don't put a price tag on voting and I
don't want to stress finances."
The bottom line is to not put up barriers,
Reynosa said.
Van Petty, who was registering to vote
with Reynosa said he doesn't see a problem
with Reynosa getting paid.
"If he were persuading students to regis¬
ter one party or another, that would be
different'' Petty said. "But I don't feel it is
safe to get involved with any one party,
"If the party goes out of power it could
cause problems, look what happened to
people registered communist in the Mc¬
Carthy era."
"I used to be the vice-president of the
College Republicans at College of the
Sequoias," Petty said. "And I continue to
get a lot of pressure from people wanting
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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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| Full-Text-Search | llM iPS- r ■ OLLEGIAN VouXCIX Issue 26 CSU-Fresno Tu ESO AY OcroNR 6,1992 Students plan roily in support off senate bills By Adam Breen Staff Writer Disgruntled students will rally in Sac¬ ramento Thursday in support of the re- introduction of two Senate bills that would benefit California's higher education sys¬ tem, according to California State Student Association spokeswoman Elizabeth Fen- ton. Fenton said the CSS A has been trying to organize "a couple hundred*' UC, CSU and community college students for a rally on the steps of the Capital when the Legislature reconvenes October 8. She said Senate bills 1533 and 919 would transfer $144 million from various state programs into higher education. SB 1533 was an alternative budget pro¬ posal drafted and submitted by a bipartisan coalition in the last day s of the budget battle to reduce state bureaucracy and restore lost financial aid funds. The bill, which passed in the Assembly but died on the Senate floor, would cut some travel expenses for-state employees and reduce the Department of Tourism's budget SB 919 is legislation that would raise $100 million by eliminating funding for all state agency positions which have been " vacant for more than six months. Of the new funds, $50 million would be used to fiind Cal Grants. Fenton said this bill, which also passed in the Assembly but was not taken up for a vote in the Senate, is important to students who receive financial aid. ' "With thepassageof Governor Wilson's proposal to cut $45 million from the Cal Grant program, which would require a 15 percent cut to all recipient's financial aid checks, the special session comes at a cru¬ cial time for the survival of students this fall,*' she said. "For UC and CSU students, these cuts represent a $700 to $800 loss in financial aid.*' f*~ * Fenton said one in four eligible students received a Cal Grant this year while the amount of money that students borrow has increased 50 percent Angelo Whitfield, chair of the CSSA and a student at Sonoma State University, said students are angry at higher education budget cuts. <^\ 4The promise of financial aid for needy students has been broken," he said. "We are now paying more for less. "We're watching our legislators and the Governor, and we will hold them account¬ able on election day for their actions. Tobin Fried, President of the University of California Student Association and a student at UC Santa Cruz, said these two bills are crucial to college students. "Without the passage of SB 1533 and SB 919, many students will simply not be able to go to college this winter,** he said. "GovernorWilson and the Legislature are holding the future of thousands of students in their hands." A spokesman for Governor Wilson said it appears that the CSSA has "no idea" how to reintroduce a bill to the Senate. He said he does not think the lobbyists will gain enough support to pass either bill in the Senate. A spokesman for Assembly leader Bill Jones, R-Fresno, said it is "unlikely" either bill will be reconsidered when the Legisla¬ ture reconvenes. Gender benders: Artspeak's editor takes a look at the Fresno Bufidrags. See photo story on pages 4 and 5 in today^ Daily CoBegJan. V ■ • Volunteers drive for voter registration on campus By Suzanne Kaylan Staff Writer "This is the last day to register to vote; \jf Are you registered to vote? This is the last day to register to vote," said Joe Reynosa, to virtually every person who passed by his table in the freejjeech area Monday after¬ noon, v Reynosa said the reason he is on campus is to get students registered to vote. \ "One vote is mightier than 1,000 opin¬ ions," Reynosa said, as he signed up-five ' people at one time. "In the last presidential election only one out of eVery eight college students voted. ••People feel like their vote doesn't mat¬ ter anymore." ^ But Reynosa's aggressive style is alien¬ ating to some students. Jennifer Nast a senior majoring in Eng¬ lish, said Reynosa was really annoying. "He asked me if I was registered to vote about 10,000 times," Nast said. "You don't need someone jamming it down your throat After awhile I avoided him so he wouldn't bug me." David Mirhadi, a freshman who was registering voters at the University Demo¬ crats' booth, said, "Joe is very aggressive; * . he has registered more voters in two weeks than we have all year long." Both Reynosa's and the University Democrats' voter registration drives are sponsored by Rick Lehman for Congress, however Reynosa's booth appears non¬ partisan. "I register all parties, but I do get paid for registering democrats," Reynosa said. "But you don't put a price tag on voting and I don't want to stress finances." The bottom line is to not put up barriers, Reynosa said. Van Petty, who was registering to vote with Reynosa said he doesn't see a problem with Reynosa getting paid. "If he were persuading students to regis¬ ter one party or another, that would be different'' Petty said. "But I don't feel it is safe to get involved with any one party, "If the party goes out of power it could cause problems, look what happened to people registered communist in the Mc¬ Carthy era." "I used to be the vice-president of the College Republicans at College of the Sequoias," Petty said. "And I continue to get a lot of pressure from people wanting Please see DRIVE, page 3 > |
