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Thursday; October 6,1994
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Ken Roller — THE COLLEGIAN
Technician Eric Jaakoia measures Sean Pennington's underwater weight
Lab goes hi-tech to measure density
By Rusty Robison
They'll weigh you, dunk you and weigh you
again. Then the computer will spit out a little
paper, and then you're done.
Ifs just that simple.
Technically, there's a lot more to it than that
Hydrostatic weighing is a precise process of deter¬
mining one's percentage of body fat \
The service is offered to all students, faculty
and the general public by the Human
See Lab, Page 4
Marijuana group
tapes growing pains
By Draeger Martinez
For hundreds of years,
groups of Americans have or¬
ganized to advocate changing
laws they consider flawed or
unfair. Some organizations,
such as suffrage and civil rights
groups, ..
achieved their
goals, while
others, such as
the forces be¬
hind Prohibi¬
tion, ultimately
failed.
Fresno re¬
cently gained a
chapter of
NORML, the
of pot on thousands of people
in India. Basically, the scientists
found pot had no physical ef¬
fects even on daily users, nor
any effects on work perfor¬
mance, nor did they find any
trend of pot smokers 'graduat¬
ing' to harder drugs."
Too few members attended
. topiovidea
"Basically, the
scientists found pot '
had no physical
effects even on daily
users, nor any effects
on work perfof9^
mance, nor did they
quorum, so
those
celed the
meeting. In¬
terim vice
president
Kelly
O'Boylan
acknowl¬
edged that
their small
member
smokers 'graduating' base limits
tO harder drugs." ticlwandef-
(' fectiveness.
«c „ "Until our
rrr £H* - member-
National Organization .ship
grows,"
O'Boylan
said, "we're
sticking
mainly with
recruitment and media aware¬
ness, through handing out fly¬
ers and sending out press re¬
leases by fax" . * '
Despite setbacks, Fresno
NORML intends to keep up
their opposition to current mari¬
juana laws. In the long run, they
seek to build support for an¬
other version of the California
Hemp Initiative, or a mote spe¬
cific Medical Marijuana Initia¬
tive.
Chapter interim president
and CSUF mass communica¬
tion junior Christine Mirigjam
explained, 'Tot should be legal
because ifs a healing plant, a
gift from nature. It was meant
to be growing unprohibited on
Earth No government body has
the moral basis topreventsomo
thing grown na rurally."
nfeationforth«r find any trend of pot
Reform of Mari¬
juana Laws, but
so far, the fledg¬
ling chapter
faces some
, start-ug prob¬
lems, common
aS""** for the Reform of
Fresno Marijuana Laws
NORML's Oc¬
tober mjeting
had been scheduled for this past
Tuesday. The intended agenda
would have covered a varietyof
related topics, foremost among
them recent gubernatorial ac¬
tions on AB 79x and SB 1364.
On Sept 29, Gov. Pete Wil¬
son signed AB 79x into law,
making it mandatory for any¬
one convicted of a drug-related
offense to have their license au¬
tomatically suspended for six
months. The governor also^re-
cently vetoed SF 1364, which
woilid ha\eclassified marijuana
as a legal prescription drug.
The intended agenda also
included commemorating the
100th anniversary of the Indian
Hemp Commission report Ac¬
cording to a NORML member
asking to be identified only as
Sue, "the report studied effects
l
Tan addresses ethnic stereotypes at CSUF
By David Chavez
Author Amy Tan displayed her
charm, sense of humor and stage
presence Tuesday night in front of a
sold-out audience at the CSU, Fresno
Satellite Student Union.
Tan, who haswritten international
best sellers such as 'The Joy Luck
Ch*"ai¥i'TneiaidwnGod'sWife,"
endeared herself to the audience by
talking about her early days in, and
memories of, Fresno. She mentioned
her house on Tulare Street and her
first swimming lesson here'.
"Required Reading and Other
Dangerous Subjects" was Tan's lec¬
ture topic, which she said, includes
multicultural literature. She said her
role as an author of multicultural
literature is somewhat unfair. Writ¬
ers of ethnic fiction face an uphill
battle, according to Tan. N --v^_
. "My readings may be required in
ethnic studies classes, but wh?t about
in American Literature classes? Why
are ethnic writers read for class, gen¬
der, and race? If you are a minority,
your work may not be read as fic¬
tion, but rather as sociology."
Tan said she was proud to be a
writer of American literature.
"I can't imagine people telling
me what to write, or when and how
to write it That is why I claim to be an
American writer," she said. "I fully
accept that freedom."
" One of Tan's greatest influ-
ences has been her family. m .
T have been influenced by
-—^'" See Tan, Page 8
Author.
Amy Tan
said she
writes to
startle the
mind.
Steve R. Fujimoto
THE COLLEGIAN
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| Title | 1994_10 The Daily Collegian October 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 | October 6, 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 | ^pr Thursday; October 6,1994 - Ken Roller — THE COLLEGIAN Technician Eric Jaakoia measures Sean Pennington's underwater weight Lab goes hi-tech to measure density By Rusty Robison They'll weigh you, dunk you and weigh you again. Then the computer will spit out a little paper, and then you're done. Ifs just that simple. Technically, there's a lot more to it than that Hydrostatic weighing is a precise process of deter¬ mining one's percentage of body fat \ The service is offered to all students, faculty and the general public by the Human See Lab, Page 4 Marijuana group tapes growing pains By Draeger Martinez For hundreds of years, groups of Americans have or¬ ganized to advocate changing laws they consider flawed or unfair. Some organizations, such as suffrage and civil rights groups, .. achieved their goals, while others, such as the forces be¬ hind Prohibi¬ tion, ultimately failed. Fresno re¬ cently gained a chapter of NORML, the of pot on thousands of people in India. Basically, the scientists found pot had no physical ef¬ fects even on daily users, nor any effects on work perfor¬ mance, nor did they find any trend of pot smokers 'graduat¬ ing' to harder drugs." Too few members attended . topiovidea "Basically, the scientists found pot ' had no physical effects even on daily users, nor any effects on work perfof9^ mance, nor did they quorum, so those celed the meeting. In¬ terim vice president Kelly O'Boylan acknowl¬ edged that their small member smokers 'graduating' base limits tO harder drugs." ticlwandef- (' fectiveness. «c „ "Until our rrr £H* - member- National Organization .ship grows," O'Boylan said, "we're sticking mainly with recruitment and media aware¬ ness, through handing out fly¬ ers and sending out press re¬ leases by fax" . * ' Despite setbacks, Fresno NORML intends to keep up their opposition to current mari¬ juana laws. In the long run, they seek to build support for an¬ other version of the California Hemp Initiative, or a mote spe¬ cific Medical Marijuana Initia¬ tive. Chapter interim president and CSUF mass communica¬ tion junior Christine Mirigjam explained, 'Tot should be legal because ifs a healing plant, a gift from nature. It was meant to be growing unprohibited on Earth No government body has the moral basis topreventsomo thing grown na rurally." nfeationforth«r find any trend of pot Reform of Mari¬ juana Laws, but so far, the fledg¬ ling chapter faces some , start-ug prob¬ lems, common aS""** for the Reform of Fresno Marijuana Laws NORML's Oc¬ tober mjeting had been scheduled for this past Tuesday. The intended agenda would have covered a varietyof related topics, foremost among them recent gubernatorial ac¬ tions on AB 79x and SB 1364. On Sept 29, Gov. Pete Wil¬ son signed AB 79x into law, making it mandatory for any¬ one convicted of a drug-related offense to have their license au¬ tomatically suspended for six months. The governor also^re- cently vetoed SF 1364, which woilid ha\eclassified marijuana as a legal prescription drug. The intended agenda also included commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Indian Hemp Commission report Ac¬ cording to a NORML member asking to be identified only as Sue, "the report studied effects l Tan addresses ethnic stereotypes at CSUF By David Chavez Author Amy Tan displayed her charm, sense of humor and stage presence Tuesday night in front of a sold-out audience at the CSU, Fresno Satellite Student Union. Tan, who haswritten international best sellers such as 'The Joy Luck Ch*"ai¥i'TneiaidwnGod'sWife," endeared herself to the audience by talking about her early days in, and memories of, Fresno. She mentioned her house on Tulare Street and her first swimming lesson here'. "Required Reading and Other Dangerous Subjects" was Tan's lec¬ ture topic, which she said, includes multicultural literature. She said her role as an author of multicultural literature is somewhat unfair. Writ¬ ers of ethnic fiction face an uphill battle, according to Tan. N --v^_ . "My readings may be required in ethnic studies classes, but wh?t about in American Literature classes? Why are ethnic writers read for class, gen¬ der, and race? If you are a minority, your work may not be read as fic¬ tion, but rather as sociology." Tan said she was proud to be a writer of American literature. "I can't imagine people telling me what to write, or when and how to write it That is why I claim to be an American writer," she said. "I fully accept that freedom." " One of Tan's greatest influ- ences has been her family. m . T have been influenced by -—^'" See Tan, Page 8 Author. Amy Tan said she writes to startle the mind. Steve R. Fujimoto THE COLLEGIAN \ |
