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X Vol. 102, No. 3 Fresno State's Independent Daily Thursday, Feb. 3,1994 Renters need to keep alert By Ivan Linden THE COLLEGIAN —S — The new semester has started again and trie student crowd has returned to Fresno. The time between the semesters is the busiest time for apartment managers around Fresno State's campus. Old tenants leav¬ ing, new ones coming in, and in the bigger com¬ plexes sev¬ eral people change ad¬ dress on one day. Accord¬ ing to "the 1990 fact - book on higher edu¬ cation" na- tional ty , 2.5 - ,.. . million (new) students change their residency every year. \ Intheexcitementofmovinginto a new place with friends or room¬ mates, contracts are signed quickly and deposits are paid instanta¬ neously. After that, arranging the different utilities and moving in the furniture the party can begin. Narciso Lopez of the Consumer Protection Landlord Tenant Agency of Fresno County knows all about it "Students often don" t know what their rights and duties as tenants are and the first time the contract is really read is when problems oc¬ cur." The law, however, is extensive on this topic and clearly defines the rights and duties of brim landlords and tenants. Accord¬ ing to Lopez, most of the problems oc¬ cur around the security deposit. Tenants are not to be held respon¬ sible for the normal wear and tear of the apart- ment'Never- theless, it of¬ ten occurs that tenants. when mov¬ ing out, lose all or part of their deposit Lopez said there are ways to avoid and resolve deposit dis¬ putes. Taking pictures of the apartment when first moving in helps to clear ly portray original condition. Docu¬ ment the inspection, have a friend witness it and send it to the man¬ ager, to be included in the rental See RENTERS, page 8 "Students often don't know what their rights and duties as tenants are and the first time the contract is really read is when problems occur." —Narciso Lopez mmm ________________W_W asma_mw^______\a__»' •••■■-••*•,-<■•• r '* ■ . - . ;•'• ***•• FSU professor changes theories of Mayan culture By DlpanMann THECOLLEGIAN A discovery by an amateut ar¬ chaeologist has given the profes¬ sionals a reason to believe that they may after all be wrong about their conclusions about the Mayan culture. And the Mexican govern¬ ment seems to be showing suf¬ ficient interest to consider re¬ writing their history books. The archaeologist is none other than CSUF professor of Education, Cecilio Orozco, Ph. D, and he recently met with representatives of the Mexi- cango>ernrnent to present his fi ndi ngs at a formal presenta¬ tion in Mexico. "I have found mathemati¬ cal formulas that beyond a doubt tie a pre-Christian civiliza¬ tion in Utah, to those of the Maya, Aztec and Mexica in Mexico and later," Orozco said. The discovery has1 led to the unraveling of many mysteries about the Bourbon Codex, a book con¬ taining the Mayan code that speaks of the celebrations made by the Mayans during a 52-year cycle. Orozco's discovery has acted as the missing piece to a puzzle that had remained unsolved far hun¬ dreds of years. "I was working with professor Alfonso Rivas Almon, an archae¬ ologist and lawyer, whom I have known for 26 years now,'; Orozco said, "when a professor from Ari¬ zona discovered Snaketown, a Mayan Settlement, and he thought that was where they had come from." He says he remembered die writ¬ ings saying something about four great rivers ('Navi-ataT as it was called.) and .polored land being connected with the origins of the civilization, and realized that Ari¬ zona was probably not the pi ac e to ' "My God, this was not somp rocK art— this was it! This was the missing piece that had missed the. attention of every¬ one so far." I—Cecilio Orozco, Ph.D look for them "While I was living in Arizona, I had searched through practically the whole state looking for the Navi Atal, and it seemed that this was not where they where," he said. Rivas had discovered the Sand¬ stone, (Aztec Calendar) and I thought that he was wrong that Phoenix, Arizona was as far as things went" he said. 'Then it occurred to me," Orozco said. 'The colored land was prob¬ ably the Utah Redlands and the four great rivers were probably there." An article in the January issue of the National Geographic magazine carried an article aad a photo fea¬ ture on rock art discovered in Utah, which led to an amazing discovery. The photos were of a figure that exactly matched the synotic re vo- lutions of Venus. The Mayan calendar is based on the revolutions of Venus. "My God," Orozco said. "This was not some rock art— this was it! This was the missing piece that had missed the attention of everyone so far, and here it was, sitting right \ in front of me." There were the same coiled snakes as before, as depicted on the sandstone that was discov¬ ered by Rivas in Phoenix. Continued trips and endless, painstaking work by Orozco at the Utah site, based on the ear¬ lier findings of professor Rivas, led to die discovery of the math¬ ematical formula by Orozco, that parallels the sandstone, and made the, so far unsuccessful, task of deciphering the Mayan, the Mexican and practically any other 260- day calendar. The sandstone was a 260-day calendar, based on the revolutions of the planet Venus, unlike the Lunar calendar used by the Egyp¬ tians and in use even today. 'Then came the skeptics," Orozco said, "who could not be- See DISCOVERY, page 8 Inside Opinion: Canton's health care plan avoids our Ccntlltiilton. *. 2 Camp*- |oy: Local artist Johnson has her work on dteplay 4 Sports: Men's track team gears up for a new WAC aeaaon. —...~~ ...6 . (
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Title | 1994_02 The Daily Collegian February 1994 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | February 3, 1994, Page 1 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | X Vol. 102, No. 3 Fresno State's Independent Daily Thursday, Feb. 3,1994 Renters need to keep alert By Ivan Linden THE COLLEGIAN —S — The new semester has started again and trie student crowd has returned to Fresno. The time between the semesters is the busiest time for apartment managers around Fresno State's campus. Old tenants leav¬ ing, new ones coming in, and in the bigger com¬ plexes sev¬ eral people change ad¬ dress on one day. Accord¬ ing to "the 1990 fact - book on higher edu¬ cation" na- tional ty , 2.5 - ,.. . million (new) students change their residency every year. \ Intheexcitementofmovinginto a new place with friends or room¬ mates, contracts are signed quickly and deposits are paid instanta¬ neously. After that, arranging the different utilities and moving in the furniture the party can begin. Narciso Lopez of the Consumer Protection Landlord Tenant Agency of Fresno County knows all about it "Students often don" t know what their rights and duties as tenants are and the first time the contract is really read is when problems oc¬ cur." The law, however, is extensive on this topic and clearly defines the rights and duties of brim landlords and tenants. Accord¬ ing to Lopez, most of the problems oc¬ cur around the security deposit. Tenants are not to be held respon¬ sible for the normal wear and tear of the apart- ment'Never- theless, it of¬ ten occurs that tenants. when mov¬ ing out, lose all or part of their deposit Lopez said there are ways to avoid and resolve deposit dis¬ putes. Taking pictures of the apartment when first moving in helps to clear ly portray original condition. Docu¬ ment the inspection, have a friend witness it and send it to the man¬ ager, to be included in the rental See RENTERS, page 8 "Students often don't know what their rights and duties as tenants are and the first time the contract is really read is when problems occur." —Narciso Lopez mmm ________________W_W asma_mw^______\a__»' •••■■-••*•,-<■•• r '* ■ . - . ;•'• ***•• FSU professor changes theories of Mayan culture By DlpanMann THECOLLEGIAN A discovery by an amateut ar¬ chaeologist has given the profes¬ sionals a reason to believe that they may after all be wrong about their conclusions about the Mayan culture. And the Mexican govern¬ ment seems to be showing suf¬ ficient interest to consider re¬ writing their history books. The archaeologist is none other than CSUF professor of Education, Cecilio Orozco, Ph. D, and he recently met with representatives of the Mexi- cango>ernrnent to present his fi ndi ngs at a formal presenta¬ tion in Mexico. "I have found mathemati¬ cal formulas that beyond a doubt tie a pre-Christian civiliza¬ tion in Utah, to those of the Maya, Aztec and Mexica in Mexico and later," Orozco said. The discovery has1 led to the unraveling of many mysteries about the Bourbon Codex, a book con¬ taining the Mayan code that speaks of the celebrations made by the Mayans during a 52-year cycle. Orozco's discovery has acted as the missing piece to a puzzle that had remained unsolved far hun¬ dreds of years. "I was working with professor Alfonso Rivas Almon, an archae¬ ologist and lawyer, whom I have known for 26 years now,'; Orozco said, "when a professor from Ari¬ zona discovered Snaketown, a Mayan Settlement, and he thought that was where they had come from." He says he remembered die writ¬ ings saying something about four great rivers ('Navi-ataT as it was called.) and .polored land being connected with the origins of the civilization, and realized that Ari¬ zona was probably not the pi ac e to ' "My God, this was not somp rocK art— this was it! This was the missing piece that had missed the. attention of every¬ one so far." I—Cecilio Orozco, Ph.D look for them "While I was living in Arizona, I had searched through practically the whole state looking for the Navi Atal, and it seemed that this was not where they where," he said. Rivas had discovered the Sand¬ stone, (Aztec Calendar) and I thought that he was wrong that Phoenix, Arizona was as far as things went" he said. 'Then it occurred to me," Orozco said. 'The colored land was prob¬ ably the Utah Redlands and the four great rivers were probably there." An article in the January issue of the National Geographic magazine carried an article aad a photo fea¬ ture on rock art discovered in Utah, which led to an amazing discovery. The photos were of a figure that exactly matched the synotic re vo- lutions of Venus. The Mayan calendar is based on the revolutions of Venus. "My God," Orozco said. "This was not some rock art— this was it! This was the missing piece that had missed the attention of everyone so far, and here it was, sitting right \ in front of me." There were the same coiled snakes as before, as depicted on the sandstone that was discov¬ ered by Rivas in Phoenix. Continued trips and endless, painstaking work by Orozco at the Utah site, based on the ear¬ lier findings of professor Rivas, led to die discovery of the math¬ ematical formula by Orozco, that parallels the sandstone, and made the, so far unsuccessful, task of deciphering the Mayan, the Mexican and practically any other 260- day calendar. The sandstone was a 260-day calendar, based on the revolutions of the planet Venus, unlike the Lunar calendar used by the Egyp¬ tians and in use even today. 'Then came the skeptics," Orozco said, "who could not be- See DISCOVERY, page 8 Inside Opinion: Canton's health care plan avoids our Ccntlltiilton. *. 2 Camp*- |oy: Local artist Johnson has her work on dteplay 4 Sports: Men's track team gears up for a new WAC aeaaon. —...~~ ...6 . ( |