1993_12 The Daily Collegian December 1993

              Vol. 101, No. 59
CSU-Fresno
Wednesday, Dec. 1,1993
To dance or not to. dance
Matt Spby/Daily Collegian
Five slaters' emotions are In turmoil as they struggle In a Christian household over whether It
Is right to go "Dancing At Lughnasa," a play set In Ireland that Is directed by Brad Roberts.
Please see related story On page eight \ '
KKDJ looks for new Edge
with broader programming
By Marlene Bryant
SlaffWriier
Have you heard? KKDJ is mak
ing a change for the
better. Say    "
goodnight foreverto
the old KKDJ, The
Edge and helto to
KKDJ*s Edge of
Night.
Dean Opperman,
KKDJ program di¬
rector, said that low
ratings were the u
major reason for the '
format revision.
"The new format will focus on
progressive adult rock, playing
deeper. KKDJ will be playing 3,000
tracks, where before it only played
400," he said.
Carla Gonzalez and Brian.
Moore will DJ ihe EDGE of Night
"The new format will deal with
modern rock, including every¬
thing in and between, including
the kitchen sink."
—Dean Opperman
music thai is much lighter
on KKDJ, from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00
a.m. ' •
According to Opperman, KKDJ
originally took on the EDGE theme
to show that they were the top sta¬
tion inFresno. However, they ended'
up losing ratings instead.
"Wally Heusser, the owner of
KKDJ, brought me
back in as program
director. WhenI was
program director of
KKDJ from '79 to
'87, KKDJ was the
number one station
in Fresno,"
Opperman said.
With hopes of
bringing back past
'* glories, mQst of the
old staff was brought
back and they are excited about the
Please see KKDJ, page 4
"Charlie" will
be missed by
students, staff
By Celeste Cox
Staff Writer
An open door and open arms.
That is-the way Charlie Miller, Cali¬
fornia State University, Fresno's
assistant director of housing will be
remembered.' '   a**
Miller was found dead i n his home
Monday morning. The coroner's
office has not yet released the cause
of death, but it is believed that Miller
died of natural causes. He was 47
years old. t
This cams as a shock to many
who.kfiew Miller and worked with
him on aJ
the best candidate," Wetzel said.
"H$ was personable, professional,
and he understood campus hous¬
ing," Wetzel said.
As the assistant University hous¬
ing direcioarMiller's responsibili-
, ties includeothe selection and train¬
ing of resident advisors, assisting
with programs in the resident halls,
and working with student disciplin¬
ary problems.
In addition. Miller was also re¬
sponsible for the general mainte¬
nance of the computer system.
"He was also an important per¬
son in terms of getting a computer^
lab for the resident halls," Wetzel
■ ■->. said.
"He was
just an awe¬
some, won¬
derful guy,"
M y n d i
Hardgrave
said.
"I,was an
RA (resident
advisor) last
year. He
(Miller) was
there all the
time, for any
—Myndi Hardgraves -iuoe thing.
"He cared about ev¬
ery aspect of your
life. If you coughed,
he would make you
go to the health clinic.
He was like a second
dad."
daily basis.
"We're
(the univer¬
sity hous¬
ing staff) afl
taken aback
by it," said
John
Wetzel,
university
housing di¬
rector.
Miller
was hired in
1979 as the
assistant
university
housing director. He came to CSUF
from Springfield College in Massa-
chusetts.and brought with himmore
than 10 years of experience in the
campus housing'field, according to
Wetzel. —   '
\ "He (Miller) had spent many
years as a resident hall director, and
a resident advisor. When he came to
Fresno, he had more than 10 years of
experience in campus housing,"
Wetzel said.
"We interviewed a lot of indi¬
viduals, and he (Miller) was clearly
even in the
middle   of
r
the night," Hardgrave said.
"He was always there withahug,
and telling you that everything would
be okay," Hardgrave said.
"He cared about every aspect of
your life. If you coughed, he would
make you go to the heajth clinic. He
was like* a second dad," Hardgrave
said. .     .
"Being an RA is a tough job. It's
very stressful... it's a 24 hour job.
What was great about Charlie is that
Please see
.page 5
y-
ASI majority votes for cut in executive compensation
By Douglas Stolhand
Staff Writer*
The ASI, coming off a week-
long break for Thanksgiving
hasn'fmissed a beat in their on¬
going quarrels about any and
everything they do.'
During the November 11
meeting, the majority of the sen¬
ate voted overwhelmingly to
reduce the monthly salaries of
the ASI President and both vice-
presidents to$200and$j50each
respectively. Even this, a sub¬
ject brought up by a minority
senator and passed by the senate
11-3, is debated by the senate
executives and administration.
The fact^pf whether or not the
administration even has a voice in
the matter is also up for debate.
ASI president Stacey Green and
that the administration, and Dean
of Student' Affairs .William
Corcoran in particular, have no
place nor voice in the matters of the
ASI, and if they are able to decide
Reality and American senators
have an entirely different and op¬
posite view of the administration's
position. Theysaid that the admin¬
istration Serves a vital role in the
"If we cannot reach a decision on what to do about the
j>ay for the executives, then we should delay the checks
until a decision is made."
—Pete Nicholson '        ,      ,
the SCARED members of the sen¬
ate, along with presidential aide.
Chris Voikerts hold the opinion
what the ASI can and cannot do,
then,what purpose does the ASI
serve.
ASI as they, provide the checks and
balances to make sure the ASI is
actingtnalegal and organized way.
This opinion is- exaggerated
by the continual absence of a
lawyer for the ASI, which is
. going on two months now, de¬
spite weekly promises from
Green that a new lawyer is close
to being signed.
The lawyer is of the essence
in order for the ASI to get back
onaproductive track, as it would
provide someone who is not in¬
volved with any,paity to objec¬
tively decide if what the ASI is
doing is legal or not and put an
end to the endless arguing that
ensues each week as opposing
parties-point fingers at each other
"Please see ASI, page 5
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