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ASI senators attempt to oust LVP
By Hadi Yazdanpanah
The Daily Collegian
The Associated Students, Inc.
meeting on Thursday was ad¬
journed after the completion of the
opening roll call with Senators call¬
ing for the resignation of Eileen
Richardson, Legislative Vice Presi¬
dent.
Senators Tammi Martinez and
John Rizzotti disputed the roll call
when Richardson didn't recognize
Brent Enoch and Sean Prewer as
senators.
Richardson said that Enoch and
Prewer were not sworn in as sena¬
tors and occupied of the positions
illegally.
As a result of the dispute Real¬
ity Senators voted for the removal
of Richardson.
Richardson refused to recognize
the motion, saying that it was ille¬
gal and violated the ASI bylaws.
Some senators requested a five
minute recess in hopes of clearing
up the confusion.
During the recess, Richardson
and Martinez were engaged in a
heated argument over Richardson's
removal. During the argument,
Rizzotti asked Manuel Annear, a
former Reality Senator, to call cam¬
pus security.
Rizzotti, defending his vote to
remove Richardson, said
Richardson does not allow the
board to conduct business.
Amidst the confusion, senator
Kimberley Daniels asked Martinez
for the next step. Martinez ap¬
pointed senator Gabriel Ciucur as
the chair and then adjourned the
meeting.
"We are out of here. This is
bullshit." Rizzotti said. "This board
is officially requesting for her res¬
ignation immediately because of
her absolute inability to know and
understand parliamentary proce¬
dure and officially run a meeting."
TheASI meeting waslield in the
free speech area. About 30 students
watched and laughed at the argu¬
ments.
The next ASI meeting will be
held next Thursday in University
Students Union in rooms 312-314
at 3:45.
^(ITtiljjt: a French comedy
i Ryan Weber — The Daily Collegian
(L - R) Michael Salinas, Amy Lewis and Tracy Cinserios make up part of the cast of this Fall's theater production
of Tartuffe. Opening day is tonight at 8 p.m.
Lead actress makes career change for acting
By Jim Ward
The Daily Collegian
Rubi Hacked gave up educat¬
ing battered women for the
bright lights and grease paint
of the theater.
Hackett. a senior theater arts major,
decided to quit her job at a domestic
violence program for abused women
and children to chase her first love: the
theater.
Hackett caught the "theater bug" at
an early age. When she was 14.
Hackett enrolled in a High School
drama class and fell in love with the
theater.
As an adult, Hackett drifted away
from the theater, working at various
jobs, including jobs as a director of a
pre-school and a clerk at the Internal
Revenue System.
But her first love was always the
theater. So Hackett decided to enroll at
Fresno State, as a re-entry student, to
pursue her life-long dream.
"I came to the realization that I'd rather
be poor doing something I loved, rather
being rich doing something I hated,"
Hackett said.
Hackett is a featured player in
'Tartuffe," the theater department's first
production of the Fall season. She plays
Madame Pernelle, the dour matriarch of a
wealthy French family.
'Tartuffe," is considered French
playwright Moliere's comic masterpiece. It
is an expose of a family patriarch caught in
the grip of a middle-aged Orgon.
Orgon, the head of the household, is in
love with his pursuit of religious purity and
falls under the spell of a con man posing as
a fundamentalist, Tartuffe.
While others see Tartuffe for who he is.
Orgon is blind to Tartuffe's schemes. The
younger women of the play see through
Tartuffe, and try to expose him for the
impostor he is.
"My character is a bitter, old
women," Hackett said. "She's
overbearing and crotchety. But she's
fun to play."
Sam Arredondo plays Tartuffe, the
slick con-man who has the gullible
Orgon convinced of his religious
purity. Arredondo. a veteran of several
Fresno State theater productions, said
that it takes dedication and hard work
to put on a play.
"I've probably spent 150 hours,
preparing and rehearsing this play."
Arredondo said. " The whole point of
performing is to make people happy.
That's why I do it."
•Tartuffe" plays Oct. 4. 5. 8. 12 at
8:00p.m. and Oct. 6 at 2:00p.m.
Admission prices are: $5 for Fresno ,
State students, $8 for Fresno State
faculty, staff and alumni, and S10 for
general admission."
Percussion
director to
perform recital
By Rosanne Tolosa
The Daily Collegian
The rhythmic beat of the marimba and a
variety of other percussion instruments will
be pulsating through the Vocal Performance
Hall this Saturday night.
Director of Percussion Studies. Matthew
Darling, will be the featured performer at the
solo faculty percussion recital. Darling will
perform works by Isaac Albeniz. Evelyn
Glennie. Andrew Thomas, James Wood and
Gary Kulesha.
The first half of the program will consist
of marimba works including "A Little
Prayer," which was composed by Evelyn
Glennie. the only full-time currently touring
solo percussionist.
Darling said the piece was composed
when Glennie was thirteen years old; two
years after she permanently lost her hearing.
The second half will open with
"Rogosanti." which is the Sanskrit word for
"healing" or "quieting of disease." Darling
said in this piece, composed by James Wood,
the drums and wooden instruments represent
the evil spirit which must become possessed
by the good spirit, represented by the metal
instruments.
Please see DRUMS page 2
Free Eastern
European music
concert scheduled
By Stacy Harter
The Daily Collegian
, Have you ever wondered U hat music from
Eastern Europe sounds like'
This Sunday, you have the chance to hear
it for free
Orpheus. Fresno State's own music per¬
formance group, will be performing their first
concert of the season, with music from coun¬
tries such as Romania. Hungary and Czecho¬
slovakia.
Jack Former, artistic director of Orpheus
and a Fresno State professor, is pleased with
the way the performance looks.
"Sunday night should be spectacular."
Former said. "This should be one of the best
Please see ORPHEUS page 2.
J