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Volume 104, No. 17
CSU, Fresno's Independent Daily}jews Source Wednesday, February 22,1995 /■
Tales of Southern life, fighting fires
As part of the USU Lecture Series, author Larry Brown discusses
his book "On Fire." \ . . '
Todd Warshaw/The Daily CoBegian
the backround of
By Draeger Martinez
Staffwriter
Larry Brown, author of tfie7
acclaimed "On Fire: A Personal
Account of Life and Death and
Choices," spellbound his audi¬
ence of over 100 last night at the
SatelliteStudentUnion. Reading
, aloud an early short story and
excerpts of "On Fire," Brown dis¬
played the narrative gifts which
have rightly built his reputation.
Brown was in tr od uced b y his
friend and fellow Mississippi na¬
tive, CSUF EngBsh prof essorSteve
Yarbrough. Yarbrough described
Brown's strength in characteriza¬
tion coming from "the folks he
writes about become decent or
indeed it through the choice (they)
make, second by second, and no
one is beyond redemption.''
He then 'recounted a reveal¬
ing anecdote that demonstrated
Brown's sense of politeness and
Southern reservation. In wel¬
coming Brown to the lectern,
Yarbrough stated that "irs im-
portant to get it righL and no
writer- gets it right more often '
than Larry Brown."
Dressed in a crisp white cot-•
ton shirt, dark pants, light-tan
boots and elegant grey jacket,
Brown began the evening by
reading "Samaritans." Theory
provides a glimpse into a small¬
town hard-working man and
how an act of kindness changes
his life, perhaps not for the bet-
The audience chuckled in
recognition as Brown con¬
structed a lattice of telling details
and authentic regional dialect
One character was described as
"hayin' two long, black hairs
n' outta a mole the size of a
BROWN, Page 3
m
Honorary degree University trustee sought
selection begins
By Casey Angle
Staffwriter »
students and acting as their voice
in the 24-member board.
"If s been an interesting ex-
perience." said Christopher Lowe,
the cun-ent student trustee at CSU,
2
By DRAtGEK Martinez
Staffvyriter
Monday, Feb. 13, marked the
- start of a process that awards one
of CSU, Fresno's most prestigious
honors. As noted in a memo from
the offices of the Provost and vice
president for Academic Affairs,
. Feb. 13 was the deadline for nomi¬
nations forCSUF's Honorary De¬
gree program. .
CSUF^as been authorized to
award honorary degrees "since
the spring of 92,"'said,provost
Alexander Gonzalez, "though the
CSU system has beer, giving them
' out for many years before that,
. since at least the 1960s." So far,
three candidates "have received
nominations, and each has com-
. pleted Ihe selection process in turn.
The fusjreanientclieting pro¬
gram magnate Sid H. Craig, was
granted a Doctorate of Humane
Letters on May 22,1993. The fol¬
lowing year, Lee Brown, director
of drug policy for the Clinton
Adintnistration, also received a
Doctorate of Humane Letters,
while professor emeritus Vincent
Honorary
A new student representa¬
tive for tiie California State Uni-. u
* versity Board of Trustees is being *yuUerton.
sought •' - * During his two-year term,
The student will have the task Lowe has attended several gradu-
of speaking for tine 320,000 CSU abonsand ribbon-cutting ceremo-
C
nies and has spoken with hun¬
dreds of thousands of students.
But his biggest task hasbeen mak¬
ing sure students have a voice in
the decisions made by the board.
Students have had a spot on
the board since 1976. The board
See TRUSTEE, Page 6
• Sid H. Craig
Doctorate of
Humane Letters
•LeeBroaW^-
Doctorate of
Humane Letters
• Vincent Petrucci
Doctorate of
Science
Up anct over
Petrucci won a Doctorate of Sci¬
ence. _^~ • •"
The purposes of the program
are to note excellence in impor¬
tant fields of endeavor and to hold
up significant lifetimes of work
and service as examples worth
emulating. Criteria for selection
include a balance among aca-
aemk and "real world" careers,
'•'•; See DEGREES, Page 4
Megan Kahoney. riding De Vallia, practices for a horse show. The CSUF Horse Show Club v
be teaching peopte how to ride on Fridays. For more information, call Kelly at 278-4116.
m
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| Title | 1995_02 The Daily Collegian February 1995 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| 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 |
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Description
| Title | February 22, 1995, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| 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 | egiatt\ Volume 104, No. 17 CSU, Fresno's Independent Daily}jews Source Wednesday, February 22,1995 /■ Tales of Southern life, fighting fires As part of the USU Lecture Series, author Larry Brown discusses his book "On Fire." \ . . ' Todd Warshaw/The Daily CoBegian the backround of By Draeger Martinez Staffwriter Larry Brown, author of tfie7 acclaimed "On Fire: A Personal Account of Life and Death and Choices," spellbound his audi¬ ence of over 100 last night at the SatelliteStudentUnion. Reading , aloud an early short story and excerpts of "On Fire," Brown dis¬ played the narrative gifts which have rightly built his reputation. Brown was in tr od uced b y his friend and fellow Mississippi na¬ tive, CSUF EngBsh prof essorSteve Yarbrough. Yarbrough described Brown's strength in characteriza¬ tion coming from "the folks he writes about become decent or indeed it through the choice (they) make, second by second, and no one is beyond redemption.'' He then 'recounted a reveal¬ ing anecdote that demonstrated Brown's sense of politeness and Southern reservation. In wel¬ coming Brown to the lectern, Yarbrough stated that "irs im- portant to get it righL and no writer- gets it right more often ' than Larry Brown." Dressed in a crisp white cot-• ton shirt, dark pants, light-tan boots and elegant grey jacket, Brown began the evening by reading "Samaritans." Theory provides a glimpse into a small¬ town hard-working man and how an act of kindness changes his life, perhaps not for the bet- The audience chuckled in recognition as Brown con¬ structed a lattice of telling details and authentic regional dialect One character was described as "hayin' two long, black hairs n' outta a mole the size of a BROWN, Page 3 m Honorary degree University trustee sought selection begins By Casey Angle Staffwriter » students and acting as their voice in the 24-member board. "If s been an interesting ex- perience." said Christopher Lowe, the cun-ent student trustee at CSU, 2 By DRAtGEK Martinez Staffvyriter Monday, Feb. 13, marked the - start of a process that awards one of CSU, Fresno's most prestigious honors. As noted in a memo from the offices of the Provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, . Feb. 13 was the deadline for nomi¬ nations forCSUF's Honorary De¬ gree program. . CSUF^as been authorized to award honorary degrees "since the spring of 92,"'said,provost Alexander Gonzalez, "though the CSU system has beer, giving them ' out for many years before that, . since at least the 1960s." So far, three candidates "have received nominations, and each has com- . pleted Ihe selection process in turn. The fusjreanientclieting pro¬ gram magnate Sid H. Craig, was granted a Doctorate of Humane Letters on May 22,1993. The fol¬ lowing year, Lee Brown, director of drug policy for the Clinton Adintnistration, also received a Doctorate of Humane Letters, while professor emeritus Vincent Honorary A new student representa¬ tive for tiie California State Uni-. u * versity Board of Trustees is being *yuUerton. sought •' - * During his two-year term, The student will have the task Lowe has attended several gradu- of speaking for tine 320,000 CSU abonsand ribbon-cutting ceremo- C nies and has spoken with hun¬ dreds of thousands of students. But his biggest task hasbeen mak¬ ing sure students have a voice in the decisions made by the board. Students have had a spot on the board since 1976. The board See TRUSTEE, Page 6 • Sid H. Craig Doctorate of Humane Letters •LeeBroaW^- Doctorate of Humane Letters • Vincent Petrucci Doctorate of Science Up anct over Petrucci won a Doctorate of Sci¬ ence. _^~ • •" The purposes of the program are to note excellence in impor¬ tant fields of endeavor and to hold up significant lifetimes of work and service as examples worth emulating. Criteria for selection include a balance among aca- aemk and "real world" careers, '•'•; See DEGREES, Page 4 Megan Kahoney. riding De Vallia, practices for a horse show. The CSUF Horse Show Club v be teaching peopte how to ride on Fridays. For more information, call Kelly at 278-4116. m .\ & |
