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OPINION Tuesday, November 1, 1994 Education, immigration issues sway residents to vote PERSPECTIVE lite long awaited day is almost here. The day I'm referring to is Nov. 8, the biggest election day we will see until the presidential election. ^ It's the day in which the plans of politicians become a reality or just blofr~away on winds of de¬ feat It's die day where we as citi¬ zens of the United States of America and the state of Califor¬ nia, get to have our say about whom we feel is»the right person for the job and what laws will govern us. This is the one day we can actu¬ ally do something besides saying or writing what we think is right. The day that your convictions andbeliefecanbestatedwidi pow¬ erful effect. Vou could be the one whose vote decides whether we will have Pete Wilson as gover¬ nor again or if Kathleen Brown (or some other challenger) will have a shot at die big time. At least this is what wegrowup hearing in history and political sci¬ ence classes. "Your vote can make a difference" is probably the most commonly heard phrase around election time. Even such statements as: 'Ifs your duty as a citizen to vote" and 'Its^Pi^ght/prfvilege" have been thrown at us with such frequency, they have no meaning anymore. Or do they? I have been a registered voter for four years now and I have had the opportunity to vote in one presi¬ dential election, the last election for governor in California, and several smaller local elections. The first election I voted in was for governor and I was still new to California so I really didn't have a clue as which candidate was the ByJeflSmlh bestlthink I voted for Wilson if I remember right. A n y - way, after the elec¬ tion x for president I was rather d i s a p - pointed jn politics and voting. I never really saw that my vote mattered or carried any weight I even missed a few small localelectionsbecauseldidn'tthink there was going to be any change in the status quo. It's amazing how one issue can change your tune. Several months ago I realized there was something different about this election. Something strange that attracted my attention. Ican'tsaywhatit was, but it has caused me to get vocal about politics in a way I never thought I would. We have before us, as voters in this state, many decisions which need our attention. As students, the ever increasing fees and how we are going to pay for them, as parents or one day to be parents, the question of our children's education, and as citi¬ zens, what are we to. do about illegal immigration. Who do We want for gover¬ nor? We do we want to represent us in Washington, D.C.? These and lliher issues have caused me to get ouf and vote because I see our country and state as being in a sorry position. We are facing hard times and this is just the beginning. There are troubled waters ahead and we need capable and qualified people to lead us through. The 6nly way I see this hap¬ pening is if I vote for those candi¬ dates and issues that represent me, because I don't see any hope in candidates on the other side. To answer my own questions stated earlier, I do think that my vote counts. In a state of about 30 million people one vote may not seem all that great, but with at least half those people voting the same way I^will (I can only hope half do), I see a greater chance that my views are represerttecj. Do yourself and your state a favor, Go Vote! Dear Editor, First of all, allow me to congratulate your work. You and your staff have en¬ gaged in a very responsible journalistic approach; Balancing your views and pub¬ lishing letters pf a great variety of opin¬ ions. Unfortunately, democracy provides the opportunity for even die most unreason¬ able of claims. It is a shame that people like K.L. Whitaker and Marcus Tovar take ad- -LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 3T vantage of your compromise to democ¬ racy and have their words printed. K.L. Whitaker does not even deserve great consideration. As he has stated, he does not read The Collegian everyday. If his reading is as poor as his writing, he is definitely not capable of reading every¬ day, anyway. Mr. Whitaker claimed that See Letters, Page 4 Dear Editor, This letter is directed to anyone who has been interested in die heated topic of Proposition 187 or any other factors that relate to it I would like to express that a major factor has been grossly overlooked, Le., when are people going to realize that Gov¬ ernor Pete Wilson is not on a one-sided stand on this issue as most people would like to believe. )• OKayW*n_btfcrelask rwd yplt to kH wn «faat tattlonwhatyoufe ^ Seen on teteyi^n... JSSSg" aWHiayi rH beraiSedtofcWi&rre ItUUOJwinUte UratSedtaBvcP. Just this morning, as I got dressed for school, I listened closely to a Wilson cam¬ paign ad on a local television station. And of course, witty Wilson talked as fast as he could during me ad and I'm sure that most people who heard or Watched it missed the part that went like this: "...and those illegal immigrants who can't find jobs here will find themselves deciding to See Wilson, Page 4 EDITOR IN CHIEF • NU^BfciHHEDrroR • i )R ENTERTAD H ADVERTTS 31 \NAGER BUS1N SI INAGER PRODUCTK^M^rAGERS • RUS'l'BttjfcON 1EY STAFF WRI' RS Angle, Adam Chavez, Man lu: Perich, Mitel rin Jeff Smith, T Tommy Moi ADVERTIS1 David Fakhri THECOLUClANn •DITORS • EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR M.CRISTINA MEDINA oli^Bri B STEP* N^LSH BRYA ROBB A' JOER RICH D»XON BRAE )R WILSON EDM LAUF TIMS ado Albuquerque, CI ad] )ennis Claborn, Char Raina Jennings, Drae W inez, Leah Rusty Robison, Erin gCt^ Pete Stewart, Am STAFF PHO )C IPHERS: Steve R. Fu Nizami. f »RESENTAT1VES: I In lomjian, Jacky Jusuf. N ER JR. ON •R Ang, Casey an, David eorgc Smith, in. 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Publication Date | 1994 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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OPINION
Tuesday, November 1, 1994
Education,
immigration issues
sway residents to vote
PERSPECTIVE
lite long awaited day is almost
here. The day I'm referring to is
Nov. 8, the biggest election day
we will see until the presidential
election. ^
It's the day in which the plans
of politicians become a reality or
just blofr~away on winds of de¬
feat
It's die day where we as citi¬
zens of the United States of
America and the state of Califor¬
nia, get to have our say about
whom we feel is»the right person
for the job and what laws will
govern us.
This is the one day we can actu¬
ally do something besides saying
or writing what we think is right.
The day that your convictions
andbeliefecanbestatedwidi pow¬
erful effect. Vou could be the one
whose vote decides whether we
will have Pete Wilson as gover¬
nor again or if Kathleen Brown
(or some other challenger) will
have a shot at die big time.
At least
this is what
wegrowup
hearing in
history and
political sci¬
ence
classes.
"Your vote can make a difference"
is probably the most commonly
heard phrase around election time.
Even such statements as: 'Ifs
your duty as a citizen to vote" and
'Its^Pi^ght/prfvilege" have been
thrown at us with such frequency,
they have no meaning anymore. Or
do they?
I have been a registered voter for
four years now and I have had the
opportunity to vote in one presi¬
dential election, the last election for
governor in California, and several
smaller local elections.
The first election I voted in was
for governor and I was still new to
California so I really didn't have a
clue as which candidate was the
ByJeflSmlh
bestlthink
I voted for
Wilson if I
remember
right.
A n y -
way, after
the elec¬
tion x for
president I
was rather
d i s a p -
pointed jn
politics
and voting. I never really saw that
my vote mattered or carried any
weight I even missed a few small
localelectionsbecauseldidn'tthink
there was going to be any change in
the status quo.
It's amazing how one issue can
change your tune. Several months
ago I realized there was something
different about this election.
Something strange that attracted
my attention. Ican'tsaywhatit was,
but it has caused me to get vocal
about politics in a way I never
thought I would. We have before
us, as voters in this state, many
decisions which need our attention.
As students, the ever increasing
fees and how we are going to pay
for them, as parents or one day to
be parents, the question of our
children's education, and as citi¬
zens, what are we to. do about
illegal immigration.
Who do We want for gover¬
nor? We do we want to represent
us in Washington, D.C.?
These and lliher issues have
caused me to get ouf and vote
because I see our country and
state as being in a sorry position.
We are facing hard times and
this is just the beginning. There
are troubled waters ahead and
we need capable and qualified
people to lead us through.
The 6nly way I see this hap¬
pening is if I vote for those candi¬
dates and issues that represent
me, because I don't see any hope
in candidates on the other side.
To answer my own questions
stated earlier, I do think that my
vote counts. In a state of about 30
million people one vote may not
seem all that great, but with at
least half those people voting the
same way I^will (I can only hope
half do), I see a greater chance
that my views are represerttecj.
Do yourself and your state a
favor, Go Vote!
Dear Editor,
First of all, allow me to congratulate
your work. You and your staff have en¬
gaged in a very responsible journalistic
approach; Balancing your views and pub¬
lishing letters pf a great variety of opin¬
ions.
Unfortunately, democracy provides the
opportunity for even die most unreason¬
able of claims. It is a shame that people like
K.L. Whitaker and Marcus Tovar take ad-
-LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
3T
vantage of your compromise to democ¬
racy and have their words printed.
K.L. Whitaker does not even deserve
great consideration. As he has stated, he
does not read The Collegian everyday. If
his reading is as poor as his writing, he is
definitely not capable of reading every¬
day, anyway. Mr. Whitaker claimed that
See Letters, Page 4
Dear Editor,
This letter is directed to anyone who
has been interested in die heated topic of
Proposition 187 or any other factors that
relate to it
I would like to express that a major
factor has been grossly overlooked, Le.,
when are people going to realize that Gov¬
ernor Pete Wilson is not on a one-sided
stand on this issue as most people would
like to believe.
)•
OKayW*n_btfcrelask
rwd yplt to kH wn «faat
tattlonwhatyoufe ^
Seen on teteyi^n...
JSSSg"
aWHiayi rH beraiSedtofcWi&rre
ItUUOJwinUte
UratSedtaBvcP.
Just this morning, as I got dressed for
school, I listened closely to a Wilson cam¬
paign ad on a local television station.
And of course, witty Wilson talked as
fast as he could during me ad and I'm sure
that most people who heard or Watched it
missed the part that went like this: "...and
those illegal immigrants who can't find
jobs here will find themselves deciding to
See Wilson, Page 4
EDITOR IN CHIEF •
NU^BfciHHEDrroR •
i )R
ENTERTAD H
ADVERTTS 31 \NAGER
BUS1N SI INAGER
PRODUCTK^M^rAGERS • RUS'l'BttjfcON
1EY
STAFF WRI' RS
Angle, Adam
Chavez, Man lu:
Perich, Mitel rin
Jeff Smith, T
Tommy Moi
ADVERTIS1
David Fakhri
THECOLUClANn
•DITORS •
EDITOR
EDITOR
EDITOR
EDITOR
M.CRISTINA MEDINA
oli^Bri B
STEP* N^LSH
BRYA
ROBB
A'
JOER
RICH D»XON
BRAE )R WILSON
EDM
LAUF
TIMS
ado Albuquerque, CI
ad] )ennis Claborn, Char
Raina Jennings, Drae W inez, Leah
Rusty Robison, Erin
gCt^ Pete Stewart, Am
STAFF PHO )C IPHERS: Steve R. Fu
Nizami. f
»RESENTAT1VES: I
In lomjian, Jacky Jusuf.
N
ER
JR.
ON
•R
Ang, Casey
an, David
eorgc Smith,
in.
Koller,
xwfcbciadbrihcm
-i not Moauntr «* |