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V.
2—Op/Ed
TEfyt JSailp CoHegian
Tuesday, Oct 12,1993
'QluTin
NASA ate too f™p™
much of our
tax money
)
wcsm mstis...
By Mark Bechara
Staff Columnist
For the past few months the
only statistics NASA has pro¬
vided for the U.S. government
and taxpayers is the amount of
money they have squandered
on bungled-up missions. I won¬
der, what on earth is going on.
I have always been a sup¬
porter of NASA, but lately I am
beginning to — .■ I Si
have my
doubts. On
August 2, as
everyqjie may
remember,
NASA
launched the
Titan 4 rocket,
which just so
happened to
explode with a
$700 million
Air Force sat¬
ellite on board.
Since then,
NASA has fpl- ■
lowed up with a string of fail¬
ures. Now I am told that they
have lost their most recent sat¬
ellite, the Landsat 6. Appar¬
ently, they were tracking a piece
of "space junk," thinking it was
the satellite. Well, there went
another $228 million of our tax
dollars.
I ani more tan willing to sup¬
port NASA, if their projects ate
reasonable. Right now though,
America has too many prob¬
lems, and these problems need
a lot of money to fix. I can
accept a loss of a few million
here, a few million there, every
once in a while, on some unfor¬
tunate mistakes. But $2.3 bil¬
lion in tosses over a two month
, NASA must not
act like a spoiled
little child. They
shouldn't ask for
money to finance
ridiculous
projects—we
can't afford it!
period, is hard to swallow—
even for the spend-crazy Con¬
gress.! |
NASA needs to reevaluate
their entire system, goals and
future projects. America
doesn't have this kind of money
to waste. What NASA needs to
do is ask itself, "Do we need
this now, or can it wait?" ~I
know NASA is used to getting
virtually everything it asks for,
but with the type.of mistakes
they have been
making, I don't
think -. they
should,.or will,
get the amount
of money-they
are accustomed
to. The only
good thing that
has happened,
or should I say
has not hap¬
pened, is the
loss of any as¬
tronauts. An¬
other accident
. like-that of the
Challenger would be the last
straw!
Although NASA has given
science enormous leaps into the
future, they too. must adjust to
the times. America is having
budget problems (in case any¬
one doesn't know), and NASA
must not act like a spoiled little
child. They shouldn't ask for
.money to- finance ridiculous
'projects—we can't afford it!
too many things have gone
Wrong to be called "coinci¬
dence," I believe that NASA,
in all its complexity, has ended
up confusing itself with its own
mind boggling technology.
I'm sorry, NASA but you have
lost my support -for the time being.
Director of Financial Aid
corrects the misrepresentation
Dear Editor,''
The Daily Collegian's Octo¬
ber 8 article on financial aid is
a gross misrepresentation ofthe
facts.
the first disbursement of fi¬
nancial aid and scholarship
checks occurred during the last
week q/August. Checks were,
available for 4,411 students.
As of October 6, 1993, the
Financial Aid office had autho¬
rized checks for:
6,733 recipients of campus-
based aid
1,071 scholarship recipients
2,405 Stafford loan recipi¬
ents
These numbers were
achieved despite:
1, A two-month delay by the
federal government,
"** 2. A fee payment schedule
that.the California legislature
couldn't resolve until July,
3.Understaffing resulting
from.layoffs and'budget con-
■', >-■
straints.
A dedicated staff has worked
long days and weekends to get
awards to students in as timely
a manner as possible. They
deserve a pat on the back, not a
poke ia^the eye.
Sincerely, ■
Joseph Heuston
Director of Financial Aid
'elcomes your
Carolina California Florida
Tourist Tourist Tourist
Wnt Sailp Collegian
Keats Campus Building. Mail Stop 42, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740-0042
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Photo Editor: Matthew Soby
Graphics Editor: Thean-Su Ooi
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Advertising Manager: Stephen Kellogg
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Brent Batty. Marlene Bryant, Celeste Cox, Grant Johnson, Dipan Mann,
Jason Owen, Craig Robinson, Douglas Stolhand, Anna Marie Zaniai
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Tim Springer, Mikhail Gulyaev, Mark Bechara
ti»^ Sport! Writers:
Adam Brady. Mark Bryant, Chris Cocoles, Robbie Miner, Brett Pape
Victor Des Roches, Ken Koller, Fred Mason,
Tommy Monieal
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Saul Martinez '
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| Title | October 12, 1993, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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| Full-Text-Search | V. 2—Op/Ed TEfyt JSailp CoHegian Tuesday, Oct 12,1993 'QluTin NASA ate too f™p™ much of our tax money ) wcsm mstis... By Mark Bechara Staff Columnist For the past few months the only statistics NASA has pro¬ vided for the U.S. government and taxpayers is the amount of money they have squandered on bungled-up missions. I won¬ der, what on earth is going on. I have always been a sup¬ porter of NASA, but lately I am beginning to — .■ I Si have my doubts. On August 2, as everyqjie may remember, NASA launched the Titan 4 rocket, which just so happened to explode with a $700 million Air Force sat¬ ellite on board. Since then, NASA has fpl- ■ lowed up with a string of fail¬ ures. Now I am told that they have lost their most recent sat¬ ellite, the Landsat 6. Appar¬ ently, they were tracking a piece of "space junk," thinking it was the satellite. Well, there went another $228 million of our tax dollars. I ani more tan willing to sup¬ port NASA, if their projects ate reasonable. Right now though, America has too many prob¬ lems, and these problems need a lot of money to fix. I can accept a loss of a few million here, a few million there, every once in a while, on some unfor¬ tunate mistakes. But $2.3 bil¬ lion in tosses over a two month , NASA must not act like a spoiled little child. They shouldn't ask for money to finance ridiculous projects—we can't afford it! period, is hard to swallow— even for the spend-crazy Con¬ gress.! | NASA needs to reevaluate their entire system, goals and future projects. America doesn't have this kind of money to waste. What NASA needs to do is ask itself, "Do we need this now, or can it wait?" ~I know NASA is used to getting virtually everything it asks for, but with the type.of mistakes they have been making, I don't think -. they should,.or will, get the amount of money-they are accustomed to. The only good thing that has happened, or should I say has not hap¬ pened, is the loss of any as¬ tronauts. An¬ other accident . like-that of the Challenger would be the last straw! Although NASA has given science enormous leaps into the future, they too. must adjust to the times. America is having budget problems (in case any¬ one doesn't know), and NASA must not act like a spoiled little child. They shouldn't ask for .money to- finance ridiculous 'projects—we can't afford it! too many things have gone Wrong to be called "coinci¬ dence," I believe that NASA, in all its complexity, has ended up confusing itself with its own mind boggling technology. I'm sorry, NASA but you have lost my support -for the time being. Director of Financial Aid corrects the misrepresentation Dear Editor,'' The Daily Collegian's Octo¬ ber 8 article on financial aid is a gross misrepresentation ofthe facts. the first disbursement of fi¬ nancial aid and scholarship checks occurred during the last week q/August. Checks were, available for 4,411 students. As of October 6, 1993, the Financial Aid office had autho¬ rized checks for: 6,733 recipients of campus- based aid 1,071 scholarship recipients 2,405 Stafford loan recipi¬ ents These numbers were achieved despite: 1, A two-month delay by the federal government, "** 2. A fee payment schedule that.the California legislature couldn't resolve until July, 3.Understaffing resulting from.layoffs and'budget con- ■', >-■ straints. A dedicated staff has worked long days and weekends to get awards to students in as timely a manner as possible. They deserve a pat on the back, not a poke ia^the eye. Sincerely, ■ Joseph Heuston Director of Financial Aid 'elcomes your Carolina California Florida Tourist Tourist Tourist Wnt Sailp Collegian Keats Campus Building. Mail Stop 42, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740-0042 Published by Associated Students, Inc. * " ,- Editor in Ctfife David Donnelly Managing Editor: Marc Matteo News Editor: Dhvid Mirhadi Sports Editor: To be announced Photo Editor: Matthew Soby Graphics Editor: Thean-Su Ooi Copy Editor: Aimee L. Fisher, K. Amy Kaltman Advertising Manager: Stephen Kellogg Advertising Production Manager: Ofir Levy Starr Writers: Brent Batty. Marlene Bryant, Celeste Cox, Grant Johnson, Dipan Mann, Jason Owen, Craig Robinson, Douglas Stolhand, Anna Marie Zaniai Columnists: Tim Springer, Mikhail Gulyaev, Mark Bechara ti»^ Sport! Writers: Adam Brady. Mark Bryant, Chris Cocoles, Robbie Miner, Brett Pape Victor Des Roches, Ken Koller, Fred Mason, Tommy Monieal Cartoonists: Ofir Levy ' ' Circulation: Saul Martinez ' Advertising Representatives: Sara Gritton, Matt Kolimeyer, Karen Mendel, Jennifer Newman. Jason The opinions published on this page are imt news^iLythow of The Daily Collegian or its staff. Unsigned editorials, unlets noted, ate- written by the Editor in Chief. The Daily Collegian welcomes all letters io the editor. All letters must be typed and no mare than MO wank. Letters must be signed and include a telephone number Letters may be ediied for length and gramnui. \ tenors in The Daily Collegian can brought to our attention by phone oe by mail. |
