1993_03 The Daily Collegian March 1993

              Wednesday, March 3, 1993
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NEWSBRIEFS
Spring Blossom Tour set
Spring is in the air. The fruit trees along the Blossom Trail are
blooming, but the bloom lasts for a limited time. Those interested
ghouWnothesitaretojoin agu^
Maleift$4rdml(fc30a^
The tourljyjll start at Simonian Fanhs at Jensen and Clovis
Avenues and will irictutiea^
wuTalioreceiwtharoughinfcanuaiononthepr^
effects of agriculture and history of the smallcommunities, that
surround Fresno.
PamHarrirGardenColurnnistrbrrheF^
Practical Garden?!'' on KVFT, will leadthe tour atong.with her
colleagues Mark Freeman and Harry Andris, who are knowledge-,
able U)'tfa^fi^ti«»,pTbductipn ansa. •
Ticketsare available in advance on a ffot-come-firat-serve basis
for $25 per person and are available by sending a check payable to
County of Fresno, 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA';93702-4S 16.
For more information call 488-3285.
Welcome Week'93 meeting today
To make Welcome Week a reality we are seeking enthusiastic
faculty, staff and students who"would like to work on "this all-
university evdnt.
Pleasejoinin^plaruitagme«tingontcdayat3pjn.m*JSll3ll.
Activities to be planned include a faculty-stafT reception; new
student convocation; academic, musical, cultural, diversiry, health
and safety programs; and open houses and tpurs.
For further information, contact Peg Hayward or Christine
Malaraanig in ^Office of Orientation and Transition Services, o»>
call 278-7533. N
School to present awards
Theatre, music and dance performances will be included*m the
School of Arts and Humanities^Advisory'Board's annual Awards
Presentations beginning at 5 pjn. Sunday, March 28, with acham-
pagne reception in the Lyles Gallery of the John Wright Theatre.
Thc_ awards honor the school's Dean's Medal candidates. Foa
information, call 278-3056.
Bowl-A-Thon sponsors needed
Sponsors are needed for several staff and administrators in the
Annual Staff Assembly Bowl-A-Thon and Pool-A-Thon Saturday
March 13. If you have not been asked and would like to sponsor a
particpant, call Joanne Atwell at 278-6458, or Barbara Benedict at
278-2924.
Blood drive scheduled next week
The Central California Blood Bank will Hold* a blood drive
Wednesday, March 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the' Satellite
Student Union. Donors will receive a tree "Keep Your Pints Up"
Gay, lesbian rights groups
urge boycott of Colorado
T-shirt.
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Celebrities, human
rights organizations
push for repeal of
state's referendum
_ CPS-Although a controversial
anti-gay rights measure in Colo¬
rado is in legal limbo, gay and
lesbian rights groups are urging
people, including vacationing col¬
lege students, to stay away from
the Rocky Mountain state.
Amendment2approved as aref-
e rend uni in November's general
election, has caused a ruckus with
human rights group and well-
known personalities who are p'ush-
ingaboycott against Colorado until
the measure is repealed.
However, ski resorts across the
state are saying that business is
booming with record amounts of
snow—and tourists—inthe state.
' And officials with Colorado for
Family Values, the group that sup¬
ported the measure, said they are
confident that the measure will be
upheld by the court system.
Amendment 2, which was to
have gone intoeffect Jan 15, would
have barred any law that protects
gays and lesbians from discrimi¬
nation.
It voided such laws in Denver,
Aspen and Boulder. Residents in
those cities voted against the
measure, but voters in Denver's
suburbs, Colorado Springs and
most rural areas overwhelmingly
supported it.
A district court judge in Denver
blocked Colorado from enforcing
the measure until he can hear argu¬
ments on whether the law violates
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federal or state law. Until there is
a final decision, however, boycott
supporters are urging people to stay
away from Colorado.
"If students are going to be here,
there's a lot they can do to support
our community. It's important for
people to makea choice that'scom-
meeting in Colorado. However,
NACS directors sent a strongly
wo: led letter to Denver Mayor
Wellington Webb. ci
"In our opinion, this is a step
backward in the cause of freedom
and equality for all, and a step
toward prejudice which already
fortable for them," said Kat Mor-    plagues this countryi" the letter
gan, director
of the Gay
and Lesbian
Community
Center of
Colorado,
which is based
in Denver. "If
they come, I
hope they
come with the
consciousness
that they are
coming to the
only state that
supports this."
It is. esti¬
mated that Co¬
lorado coffers
have lost mil¬
lions of dollars
, in canceled
conventions,
"If students are going
to be here, there's a lot
they can do to support'
our community.. .If
they come, I hope they
come with the
consciousness that they
are coming to the only
state that supports
this."
— Kat Morgan,
Gay and Lesbian ^ .
Community Center
of Colorado
states.
Executive
director Garis
Distelhorts
and Elizabeth
Goulding, di¬
rector of meet¬
ings and expo¬
sitions, said
in the letter
that until the
amendment
is finally over¬
turned, a
NACS will not
bring any more
meeting to
Colorado.
It is hard to
gauge whether
college stu¬
dents are sup¬
portive of the
conferences and other events be- boycott, and whether they'll go to
cause of the boycott. Several city Colorado for spring break. How-
commissions, including Atlanta ever,"Stuart Himmelfarb, vice
and Los AmgeletChave voted not president of The Roper College
to allow employees to attend pro- Track„a New York-based market-
fessional meetings there.
The National Association of
College Stores, a trade organiza¬
tion that represents college and uni¬
versity bookstores nationwide, has
scheduled its annual meeting in
Denver in April.
.Because of contracts and other
financial commitments, the asso¬
ciation decided to go ahead with its
ing organization said that students
may honor the boycott.
His group did a campus survey
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