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ADC's Simpson to speok on 'Women in Medio"
By Rosalba Beltran
StaffWriter
Carole Simpson, a senior correspondent
for ABC News and anchor of "World News
Saturday,M will speak tomorrow at 7:30
p.m. in tbe Satellite Student Union on
"Women in Media". She will be the guest
speaker at the educational forum hosted by
CSUF.
Simpson has been a broadcast journalist
for more than twenty years. She received
her bachelor of arts degree in journalism
Choirs kick
off holiday
season
by Suzanne Andrews
StaffWriter
Christmas is here!
The Fresno Philharmonic, joined by the
University Chamber Chorale and the CSUF
and Fresno Qty College Concert Choirs
kicked off the winter holiday season with
the "Sounds of the Season" concert at the
William .Saroyan Theatre December 5th
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Opening the performance and setting a
joyful tone was the debut of "Festive Fan¬
fare", by Central Valley native Robert
Nielsen.
Traditional favorites, such as "Silent
^ight","AdesteFidelis",arid"SteighRide"
were performed along with several classi¬
cal pieces including excerpts from Handel's
"Messiah", Schubert's "Ave Maria", and
parts of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Mass in
B Minor".
Guest soloist Judith Dickison, who has
PliASE SEE SOUNDS, PAGE 5
from the University of Michigan in 1962.
She also did graduate work at the University
of Iowa. She has also been a journalism
i ns true tor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
and at Northwestern University's Medill
School of Journalism.
Simpson began her career in Chicago in
1965. From 1965 to 1968 she wasareporter
and anchor, as well as a movie amrbook.
reviewer, .for WCFL-Radio in Chicago.
She joined NBC News in 1974. She was
named anchor of ABC's "World News
Saturday" in June 1988.
Simpson is also a frequent substitute
anchor on "World NewsTonight With Peter
Jennings'*. Abo her reports are regularly
featured on the American Agenda segment
in Jennings' program, in addition to "20/
20".
She has worked with topics and issues
like battered women, children under stress,
kids with AIDS (this story earned her an
Emmy nomination), health cafe, housing,
education and the environment.
Simpson has also covered Capitol Hill
. for NBC News and she was later assigned to
cover former Vice President George Bush.
She reported on his domestic and foreign
trips and his bid for the presidential nomina¬
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A member of the "Nightline" team in
South Africa, Simpson helped anchor ABC's
live coverage of Nelson Mandela's release
from his 27-year imprisonment. She also
PLEASE SEE SIMPSON, PAGE 5
Here comes the
sirlde.Heather
Robinson prepares
torawedding
portrait among the
fallen leaves near
the Keats Building
Sunday white her
mother, Dolores,
adjusts her train.
The wadding and
reception was held
on campus at the
Bucket
Photo: Stew SUbbi*
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Silent Sleigh brings Santa to deaf children
By Ajnle Goodrich .
StaffWriter
"Silent Sleigh" is landing in Fresno on
December 9 at the Fresno Air National
Guard Base from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to
give deaf and hard of hearing -children a
chance to tell their Christmas wishes to
Santa in their own language.
The program is specially designed for
the bearing impaired, and will include a
co-orful parade complete with live reindeer,
. cartoon characters, and a marching band.
There will also be food and gifts for all of
the children.
Silent Sleigh was started seven years ago
in Fremont, Cabfornia by Mike Glad. Glad's
inspiration for Silent Sleigh was his deaf
son.Michael, who was five at the time. The
event now also takes place in Sacramento,
Riverside, San Diego and Fresno.
Glad said that his philosophy is that
December 24 should be the longest night of
the year forevery child. He remembers how
special it was to bira, and he feels that sitting .
on Santa's lap is an important part of the
Christmas experience. He wanted his son
and other deaf children to have that experi¬
ence too, .and thanks to sponsorship by local
Midas Dealers and Midas International
Corporation, they can. Many other busi¬
nesses and volunteers are also helping to
make the event possible
Glad said that he expects anywhere from
six to eight huDdred children to attend.
"Seeing the chddrens' reactions to a Santa
Claus who can sign is a heartrending expe-
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rience," Glad said. "I asked a girl of about
twelve what she thought of the signing
Santa the first year we did this. She told me
that .she knew it wasn't the real Santa Claus
because he could sign. She totally rejected
PLEASE SEE SLEIGH, PAGE 5
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