1993_05 The Daily Collegian May 1993

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Monday. Msy 3, 1993
The Daily Collegian
News — 5
Victims need legal representation, Meese says
Former Attprney
General he«ids    , .
victim assistance
organization
By Cindy Starblrd
Staffwriter
Former Attorney General Edwin
Meese HI spoke about helping vic¬
tims of violent crime as part of the
Frank G. Carrington Memorial
Victims and the Law Conference
held in Han ford on Thursday night.
The conference was put on in
conjunction with the Coalition on
Victims Equal Rights (COVER)
by CSUF criminology students in
CSUF Criminology Professor
Stephen Hopson-Walker's victim
services class.
This university is the first and
only one in the nation to offer
victimology as a major.
Prior to serving as U.S. attorney
general under the Reagan Admin¬
istration from 1983 to 1988, Meese
was chairman of Reagan's Presi¬
dential Task Force on Victim's
Rights.
Currently, he serves as a board
member for Victims Assistance
Legal Organization (VALOR), and
is a distinguished visiting fellow at
the Hoover Institution at Stanford
University, where he spends one
week a month.
Meese, who was the keynote
speaker for the conference, spoke
about Frank G. Carrington, a leader
and pioneer for the victims' rights
movement, for whom the confer¬
ence was a memorial.
Victims of violent crime need
someone to represent them in the
court process,
particularly at
the sentencing
stage and in
terms of litiga¬
tion, Meese said. '
"We need to
define that body
of law so that vic¬
tims can have the
ability lb be com-
"One of the most important
things is an exchange of informa¬
tion within the stales," Meese said.
"We need to be able to build on J
"We need to define that
body of law so that
victims can have the
ability to be
compensated..."
— Edwin Meese
pensated by those responsible for
the crime, either directly or indi¬
rectly," Meese said.
California is one of the leading
states in providing victim/witness
services and programs to victims
of violent crimes.
experiences of
~othefpeople
and organiza¬
tions."
Six months
' ago, he met
with the first
chief justice of
the former So¬
viet Union
since it came
out from under Communist rule.
"The first question he asked was
what we in America do to help
victims of crime," Meese said.
"They're learning a lot from us, I
guess, because it look us quite a
while to make this part of consid¬
erations for the criminal justice
system and they're getting started
on it right away."
Meese discussed the acts of cur¬
rent Attorney General, Janet Reno,
in the Branch Davidian cult trag¬
edy in Waco, Texas.
He said he felt that the results
would have been the same no mat¬
ter how long the government waited
to take action.
He expressed a sentiment that
people should be more concerned
than they are about what happened
to spoil the initial FBI raid.
Meese, a native of Oakland,
Calif., said he enjoys frequent trips
back, especially with the weather.
"It has been so cold in Washing¬
ton that politicians are going around
with their hands in their own pock¬
ets for a change," Meese said.
Honor society emphasizes
its international flavor ^
Honor society aims
for those interested
in cultural relations
By David Mirhadi
Staffwriter
There is a new club oo campus,
but organizers do not want pro¬
spective members to think they are
pledging a new fraternity when
they join.
Phi Beta Delta is a n ation al honor
society that promotes international
scholars who have displayed an
interest in international relations
and is also designed for those stu¬
dents who have been involved in
numerous international activities,
said Sonya Hildreth, a counselor
with the International Students of¬
fice, who is coordinating the event
along with Political Science Pro¬
fessor Lyman Heine.
"It is a' program designed for
students who have demonstrated
an interest in cross-cultural and
international affairs," he said. 'This
often means students who have
worked with foreign students on
campus or students who have
worked in international affairs."
Heine said he hopes to have the
first initiation of new members by
fall 1993. "This will be special for
them, because they will be charter
members," he said, alluding to the
fact that this will be the first class
of new members.
Heine said he has had a lot of
positive support for this program.
"Fresno has a
lot of overseas  .  	
contacts,
which makes
this a good ex¬
perience for
prospective
members."
The grade-
point-average
requirement
for this honor
society is a 3.0
for under- """™""~ ~~
graduates and
a 3.S for graduate students. Heine
said the program is open to all
majors.
He expressed the importance of
community service in applying for
the scholarship.
"We would like the members to
provide services for foreign visi¬
tors, to use this as a form df public
service," he said.
Hildreth was equally enthusias¬
tic about the possibility of a new
scholastic club on campus.
"Our goal is to create a linkage
between international students, fac¬
ulty and staff," she said.
"Phi Beta Delta is an
organization that allows
students to funnel
their international
experiences into the
university,"
— Sonya Hildreth,
counselor
Although she said she was opti¬
mistic about the possibilities for
the program, she said it has gotten
off to a slow start.
'"The participants in the program
arc dedicated, however," she said.
"Students and
^^^^^____ faculty have
gravitated to¬
ward the idea
ofmakinglhis
a success."
Hildreth
said this orga¬
nization will
serve as a
"good mecha¬
nism" for fac-
uity and stu-
. dents to work
together.
"Phi Beta Delta is an organiza¬
tion that allows students to funnel
their international experiences into
the university," she said.
"I would hope people would
come to me if interested." she said.
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