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2 — Opinion
Commentary
Campus
starvation
By Jason Terada
The air in and around CSUF must be nutritious.
I've come to this conclusion after observing how
healthy students at the university apparently are,
despite their diet. k
If the Roper Company conducted a poll in an
attempt to find out what most students who don't live
at home eat, and how often, they'd probably come
away with the notion that many of them aren'tfar
away from reliving the movie "Alive."
An inventory of the pantries and larders of most
"independent" college students will more than likely \
reveal an inordinate quantity of Top Ramen, Kraft
Cheese and Macaroni, microwave food in plastic cups,
pasta, Dinty Moore Beef Stew and canned beans.
It's a good thing the USDA insisted on farmers
enriching flour and other cereal products with niacin
and other nutrients.
Add some powdered milk, and you^d think you were
looking inside one of the care packages being para¬
chuted down to besieged Bosnians in Sarajevo.
Overall, I think it's a matter of economics. *"
Most students really can't afford to buy porterhouse
steaks that cost $4.50 apiece. Many of them can't
afford cube steak or hamburger.
There exists the distinct possibility that Budweiser
and Miller Genuine Draft contain a lot of B-complex
vitamins and protein.
Maybe students eat out a lot, but if that was the case
then students would have enough money to buy
groceries.
Unless they can't cook.
Students who live in the dorms don't have it much
better, although they eat regularly, courtesy of the
Residence Dining Hall.
My singular experience with RDH food taught me
that there are at leastlOO ways to incorporate peas,
corn and carrots into a meal, including casseroles, pot
pies and anything else including bread, pastry dough
or starch fn the recipe.
At the same time, die food there isn't much different
than what you'd get at the World Famous Hometown
Buffet in Clovis, and the line there looks like what
you'd find at a premiere of the latest movie starring
Macaulay Culkin. • V.
The cost of admission to Hometown isn't much
different, either. V
Someone, like a graduate student looking for a thesis
project, should conduct a study to find out how close
students at CSUF and other universities are to outright
starvation, although it may be>a moot point for those of
us who diet regularly or suffer eating disorders.
Better yet, the ASI should include a Costco card
with their fee as part of a package deal. Ik,
Most students" would probably find one of those a lot
more useful than discounted basketball tickets.
The Daily CoixEGrAN
Wednesday, March 3,1993
Lehers .„..
Easy targets
Dear Editor, ^ - * .
The political cartoon in the Monday, March 1, issue
of the Daily Collegian, while perhaps making a valid
point about terrorist publicity, is offensive on two
counts at least. It offends by which ethnic groups it
includes and by which it omits.
The artist unfortunately panders to anti-Moslem,
anti-Arab prejudices by making these groups the
predominant villains, albeit With a token nod to
"Bosnian nationalist" individuals.Why not include
Basque separatists t>r IRA bombers as part of the
picture of ethnic groups who resort to violence and
death for making political points? Why not highlight'
neo-Nazi skinhead or KKK-inspired "ethnic cleans¬
ing" approaches as well?As current events in Waco,
Texas, reaffirm, fanaticism comes clothed in many
types of religious venture. No religious of ethnic
group has a comer on the "truth from the barrel of a .
gun" mentality.
The cartoon rightly spotlights the issue while
unfortunately focusing on some easy targets for our
own cultural prejudices. -^
Father David Norris
Catholic Campus Minister
St. Paul's Newman^enter
Immigration control
Dear Editor,
^Tm writing about a serious matter that concerns all
college and university students, especially those in
California.
As you probably know, an estimated 2 million
illegal aliens enter our country annually.
This is in addition to 800,000 legal immigrants and
hundreds of thousands of refugees and "visa visitors"
(those who overstay their legal status).
I'm sure you're also aware of the budgetary prob¬
lems of the state of California
Governor Wilson and members of the California
congressional delegation are trying to get the federal
government to make good on its promises to reimburse
California and other states for the costs of social
services, welfare programs, Medi-Cal and other
expenses incurred by illegal aliens, legal immigrants
and refugees including those who became citizens of
the United States through the 1986 law granting
amnesty. . f
The governor is seeking $1.45 billion for this, but it
seems unlikely to be forthcoming.
But.even this amount is far short of the cost to
California resulting from our country's lack of immi¬
gration control.
Our State Auditor General estimated the state and
local costs of illegal immigration to California to be
approximately $3 billion.
That is probably an underestimation, since the Mark
Antonovich Commission founa fte cost of illegals to
the County of Los Angeles alone to be almost $1
billion last year.
Fee increases recently .are only too painfully recog¬
nized by students now, with the prospect of more
increases soon.
Student pjotestations against them are expected, and
I'm greatly in sympathy with that.
See Letter, page
The Daily Gollegjan
Keats Campus Building, Mail Stop 42, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740-0042
Published by Associated Students, Inc.
Editor: Chris Branam
Managing Editor: Manny Fernandez
News Editor: Todd Heth
Graphics Editor: Claire Anselmo
Photo Editor: Christine Baker
. Copy Editor: Erin Yasuda
Sports Editor: Michael Hughes
Artspeak; Editor: Diedra Werner '
Basin*-* Manager: Shawnda Grice
Advertising Manager: Lance lackson
Advertising Production Manager: Brendan Bailey
Staff-Writers: Adam Breen,
Marlene Bryant, lohn Chavira, lennifer Davis,
Sukhinder laaj, Laurah Leigh, Stefanie Monahan, lason Owen,
/' Mike Palmer. Leo Pe'a. Kelley ReynoJds-.JenniferShaw,
Cindy Starbird, Robert Williamson. Tom Zulewski
Sports Writers: Adam Brady, Chris Cocoles.
David Donnelly. Danny Evans, fjrett Pape
Photographers: Hector Amezcua. lason Terada. Aaron Riggs
Cartoonists: Matt Kollmeyer. Ofir Levy.
. Lenny Sherman
Advertising Representatives: Laura Deckard, Shawndale Grice.
\ Stephen Kellogg. Kiki Rizki. Shelby Stark, Peggy Yenya.
lenny Young
Delivery : Scott Herring
Circulation: German Amezcua
The opinions published on this page are not necessarily
those of The Daily Collegian or its staff. Unsigned editorials,
unless noted, are written by the editor.
, The Dajly Collegian welcomes^ll letters to the editor. Al)
letters must be typed and no more than 500 words. Letters must
be signed and Jnclude a telephone number. Letters may be
edited for length and grammar. •
Errors in The Daily Collegian can be brought to our attention
by phone or by mall.
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| Title | March 3, 1993, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
| 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" |
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| Full-Text-Search | 2 — Opinion Commentary Campus starvation By Jason Terada The air in and around CSUF must be nutritious. I've come to this conclusion after observing how healthy students at the university apparently are, despite their diet. k If the Roper Company conducted a poll in an attempt to find out what most students who don't live at home eat, and how often, they'd probably come away with the notion that many of them aren'tfar away from reliving the movie "Alive." An inventory of the pantries and larders of most "independent" college students will more than likely \ reveal an inordinate quantity of Top Ramen, Kraft Cheese and Macaroni, microwave food in plastic cups, pasta, Dinty Moore Beef Stew and canned beans. It's a good thing the USDA insisted on farmers enriching flour and other cereal products with niacin and other nutrients. Add some powdered milk, and you^d think you were looking inside one of the care packages being para¬ chuted down to besieged Bosnians in Sarajevo. Overall, I think it's a matter of economics. *" Most students really can't afford to buy porterhouse steaks that cost $4.50 apiece. Many of them can't afford cube steak or hamburger. There exists the distinct possibility that Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft contain a lot of B-complex vitamins and protein. Maybe students eat out a lot, but if that was the case then students would have enough money to buy groceries. Unless they can't cook. Students who live in the dorms don't have it much better, although they eat regularly, courtesy of the Residence Dining Hall. My singular experience with RDH food taught me that there are at leastlOO ways to incorporate peas, corn and carrots into a meal, including casseroles, pot pies and anything else including bread, pastry dough or starch fn the recipe. At the same time, die food there isn't much different than what you'd get at the World Famous Hometown Buffet in Clovis, and the line there looks like what you'd find at a premiere of the latest movie starring Macaulay Culkin. • V. The cost of admission to Hometown isn't much different, either. V Someone, like a graduate student looking for a thesis project, should conduct a study to find out how close students at CSUF and other universities are to outright starvation, although it may be>a moot point for those of us who diet regularly or suffer eating disorders. Better yet, the ASI should include a Costco card with their fee as part of a package deal. Ik, Most students" would probably find one of those a lot more useful than discounted basketball tickets. The Daily CoixEGrAN Wednesday, March 3,1993 Lehers .„.. Easy targets Dear Editor, ^ - * . The political cartoon in the Monday, March 1, issue of the Daily Collegian, while perhaps making a valid point about terrorist publicity, is offensive on two counts at least. It offends by which ethnic groups it includes and by which it omits. The artist unfortunately panders to anti-Moslem, anti-Arab prejudices by making these groups the predominant villains, albeit With a token nod to "Bosnian nationalist" individuals.Why not include Basque separatists t>r IRA bombers as part of the picture of ethnic groups who resort to violence and death for making political points? Why not highlight' neo-Nazi skinhead or KKK-inspired "ethnic cleans¬ ing" approaches as well?As current events in Waco, Texas, reaffirm, fanaticism comes clothed in many types of religious venture. No religious of ethnic group has a comer on the "truth from the barrel of a . gun" mentality. The cartoon rightly spotlights the issue while unfortunately focusing on some easy targets for our own cultural prejudices. -^ Father David Norris Catholic Campus Minister St. Paul's Newman^enter Immigration control Dear Editor, ^Tm writing about a serious matter that concerns all college and university students, especially those in California. As you probably know, an estimated 2 million illegal aliens enter our country annually. This is in addition to 800,000 legal immigrants and hundreds of thousands of refugees and "visa visitors" (those who overstay their legal status). I'm sure you're also aware of the budgetary prob¬ lems of the state of California Governor Wilson and members of the California congressional delegation are trying to get the federal government to make good on its promises to reimburse California and other states for the costs of social services, welfare programs, Medi-Cal and other expenses incurred by illegal aliens, legal immigrants and refugees including those who became citizens of the United States through the 1986 law granting amnesty. . f The governor is seeking $1.45 billion for this, but it seems unlikely to be forthcoming. But.even this amount is far short of the cost to California resulting from our country's lack of immi¬ gration control. Our State Auditor General estimated the state and local costs of illegal immigration to California to be approximately $3 billion. That is probably an underestimation, since the Mark Antonovich Commission founa fte cost of illegals to the County of Los Angeles alone to be almost $1 billion last year. Fee increases recently .are only too painfully recog¬ nized by students now, with the prospect of more increases soon. Student pjotestations against them are expected, and I'm greatly in sympathy with that. See Letter, page The Daily Gollegjan Keats Campus Building, Mail Stop 42, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740-0042 Published by Associated Students, Inc. Editor: Chris Branam Managing Editor: Manny Fernandez News Editor: Todd Heth Graphics Editor: Claire Anselmo Photo Editor: Christine Baker . Copy Editor: Erin Yasuda Sports Editor: Michael Hughes Artspeak; Editor: Diedra Werner ' Basin*-* Manager: Shawnda Grice Advertising Manager: Lance lackson Advertising Production Manager: Brendan Bailey Staff-Writers: Adam Breen, Marlene Bryant, lohn Chavira, lennifer Davis, Sukhinder laaj, Laurah Leigh, Stefanie Monahan, lason Owen, /' Mike Palmer. Leo Pe'a. Kelley ReynoJds-.JenniferShaw, Cindy Starbird, Robert Williamson. Tom Zulewski Sports Writers: Adam Brady, Chris Cocoles. David Donnelly. Danny Evans, fjrett Pape Photographers: Hector Amezcua. lason Terada. Aaron Riggs Cartoonists: Matt Kollmeyer. Ofir Levy. . Lenny Sherman Advertising Representatives: Laura Deckard, Shawndale Grice. \ Stephen Kellogg. Kiki Rizki. Shelby Stark, Peggy Yenya. lenny Young Delivery : Scott Herring Circulation: German Amezcua The opinions published on this page are not necessarily those of The Daily Collegian or its staff. Unsigned editorials, unless noted, are written by the editor. , The Dajly Collegian welcomes^ll letters to the editor. Al) letters must be typed and no more than 500 words. Letters must be signed and Jnclude a telephone number. Letters may be edited for length and grammar. • Errors in The Daily Collegian can be brought to our attention by phone or by mall. |
