1996_04 The Daily Collegian April 1996

              Monday, April 29,1996
Election '96 Issue
School of Agriculture Science and
Technology*
Name: Carlos A. Lopez
Position: School of Agriculture Science and
Technology
Major: Agriculture Education
Party: Reality
1. No. This cut is too drastic. If this passes,
clubs would not be able to be funded at lev¬
els previously done.
2. No. Most students in the school of The
School of Agriculture, Science and Technol¬
ogy have voiced their opinions not to fund
this item-1 agree. Very little coverage is given
to some very worthwhile stories.
3. Yes. Part of the educational process for
some of the students is getting day care while
attending classes.
4. Yes. This is a time for students to meet
and hear some nationally known speakers
since they might not be given a chance oth¬
erwise.
5. My main philosophy is to represent the
people that elected me, (students from The
School of Agricultural Sciences and Technol¬
ogy). I will fight and defend for funding cur¬
rently given and funding yet to be allocated
for the clubs, organizations and student
groups in my school.
• School of Natural Sciences
Name: Nidal Iqbal
Position: Senator for the Natural Sciences
Major: Biological Sciences
Party: SEA
1. No. I do not support the referendum
cutting the student body fee from $16 to $8.
If cut, The Daily Collegian will no longer ex¬
ist; There will no longer be the campus day
care or the university Lecture Series. If we
don't cut the referendum we will have all
these things plus a student will represent our
^college in the California State Student Asso¬
ciation for statewide student representation.
2. Yes! If funding of The Daily Collegian
is stopped, we will no longer have a newspa¬
per. We, the students, will not have a voice
on this campus. The Insight is not a voice for
the campus because it is from the Journal¬
ism class. It is controlled by administrators.
unlike The Collegian, which is controlled by
the students.
Yes! I support the continued funding of
the campus day care center by the ASI be¬
cause the day care takes care of children of
students here. It allows students with chil¬
dren to obtain an education to better their
lives and their family. After all, aren't we here
for the same reason?
Yes! The University Lecture Series is a
part of the University experience. Speakers
who come for the ULS are mentors and he¬
roes for many student. Speakers can posi¬
tively change a student's life.
My basic political philosophy is represen¬
tation of the students, not businesses. We need
to improve student services and the Student
Empowerment Alliance can accomplish this
need.
Name: Greg Hamada
Position: The School of Natural Sciences
Major: Chemistry
Party: Reality
1. No comment.     ' /
Yes. I do support the continued funding
of the paper. I'd like to see the MCJ support
the newspaper more, though.
3. No comment.
4. Yes. I find the ULS beneficial for a lot
of students.
5. Academics first. Reality has proven
leadership and is fiscally responsible.
School of Arts and Humanities •
Name: Keith A. Bolden
Position: Senator Arts and Humanities
Major: Theater Arts
Party: SEA
1. No, because it would reduce a lot of
the services (child care) and the monies that
are distributed to clubs and organizations. '
2. Yes, The Daily Collegian is the voice
of the student population, it is student run
and what goes in and out of it is up to those
students.
3. Yes, because the CDCC provides child
care for persons who otherwise cannot attend
school without it.
4. Yes, because the lecture series brings
speakers and artists to this community that
otherwise would not be brought here.
5. I would like recruitment conferences
funded more and clubs and organizations.
Name: Larry Johnson
Position: Arts and Humanities . _
Major: Broadcast Journalism
Party: Reality
1. Yes. It's a decision the students need to
make, though.
2. Yes. Being a journalism student, I think
a daily newspaper on campus is important.
3. Yes. Some parents depend on day care,
and they would be unable to go to school
without the service.
4. Yes. It's good to expose people to new
ideas. \
V 5. ASI funds should go to whatever Ben¬
efits the majority of students.      —,.
School Of Engineering
Name: Ron Brattain
Position: School of Engineering
Major: Civil engineer
Party: Reality
1. Not an issue, each student is capable of
1 deciding the future of student fees.
2. No. A governmental body should not
finance a media source.
3. No. However, an alternate solution must
be arrived at before action can be taken.
4. Yes. A lecture can be very educational,
whatever the topic may be.
5. To promote the best interests of the En¬
gineering School and its clubs and organiza¬
tions within the school.
Graduate Studies
Name: Shannon Wentworth
Position: Graduate Studies
Major: English Literature
Party: SEA
1. No. Cutting the student fees will not
significantly reduce the amount of tuition a
student pays. What it will do is cut services
that are vital to the continued success of stu¬
dents on this campus, in addition to detrimen¬
tally affecting the continued involvement of
Fresno State in the California State Student
Association which lobbies to keep tuition
costs from going up.
2. Yes. The Daily Collegian is a viable
news source which provides excellent train¬
ing for student journalists and an open fo¬
rum for the campus community.
3. Yes. It is important that having a child
does not mean missing out on secondary edu¬
cation. Campus day care centers significantly
reduce the stress of attending college and
parenting. Graduate students and reentry stu¬
dents, in particular, take advantage of these
services which are. vital to their continued
success at Fresno State.
4. Yes. The University Lecture Series pro¬
vides many students with the opportunity to
see, and earn extra credit for seeing, many
noted scholars and famous people for an ex¬
tremely reasonable number, (often free) price.
From poets to playwrights and activists to
scholars, the ULS is an excellent investment
in the campus community.
5. I think it is the obligation of student
government to attend to the needs of the stu¬
dent. This sounds like an obvious statement,
but in reality has become quite a rare occur¬
rence on this campus. In theory, every cent
of your sixteen dollar fee should be spent on
you, I would like to see this happen in fact.
First and foremost, programs that attend to
student safety should be funded like the se¬
curity escort service, AIDS Awareness Week
apd Violence Against Women, in addition to
clubs and organizations that promote cultural
unity and diversity awareness. I do not want
to expand the role of student government, I
want expand the student's role and the
student's voice in government.
School of Social Sciences •
Name: Gabriel Ciucur
Position: The School of Social Sciences
Major: Social Science
Party: Reality
1. No. If the fee is cut programs across
campus will have to cut their budgets.
2. Yes. I'd like to see the newspaper be¬
come self-sufficient, so it does not need ASI
funding in the future.
3. Yes. I don't want to see the campus Day
care center cut off, but I'd like to see them
find some sort of alternative financing for it.
4. Yes. I think it's important that we get
guests from the real world to lecture.
5. Academics first. I really do believe that
as much money as possible to academic
clubs.
• School of Business •
Name: TiaLee
Position: School of Business
Major: Business
Party: SEA
1. No. From what I understand, it will be
cuttingfunding to a lot of worthy causes, like
the Collegian and ULS.
2. Yes. Because I believe we need a voice
on campus and we need to know what's go¬
ing on at Fresno State.
3. Yes. A lot of our students who have chil¬
dren find it very useful. Without it, a lot of
students can't afford day care to attend
school.
4. Yes. The people who go find it benefi¬
cial to be exposetfip new viewpoints. Its very
beneficial.
5. The funds should go to programs that
everyone has access to and should benefit as
many students as possible.
Name: Ken Hamada
Position: The School of Business
Major: Financial Services
Party: Reality
1. No comment. It's not a campaign is-
medium that presents all political views.
3. No comment.
4. Yes. The ULS is an important part of
campus life.
5. The ASI should work within budgetary
restraints. I believe ASI funds should go to
events and clubs that benefit the entire school,
2. Yes. There needs to be some form of    not special interests.
• Post #1
Name: Cuue Vue
Position: Post #1
Major: Liberal Studies
Party: SEA
1. No. Because cutting the fee will de¬
crease the amount of money the ASI will be
able to allocate to different clubs.
2. Yes. I feel that the Daily Collegian is
an important newspaper on campus and with¬
out it most of us would not know about the
many activities on campus.
3. Yes. Because the campus day care is '
easy access for students who are parents.
4. Yes. We need to continue funding be¬
cause students will learn from distinguished
lecturers in educational forums.
5. Students first.
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Name: John Rizzotti
Position: Post#l
Major: Public Relations
Party: Reality
1. No comment. This has to be left up to
the students.
2. No. I do support a campus daily news¬
paper, but one guided by the expertise of a
professor.
3. No. Student government should not
fund the campus day care center. The center
should not rely on student funds.
4. Yes. I wholeheartingly support the
ULS.
5. Reality thinks that no clubs or organi¬
zations should get special treatment. The
number one criteria of who gets funded by
ASI should be what benefits the greatest
number of students.