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THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
t Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Opinion
Letters to the Editor
USU building sets construction precedent
Dear Editor.
About 30 years ago. our
forebearers of this great and proud
university came together to decide
on an issue that would not only af¬
fect them, but the students in the
future also. They passed a referen¬
dum to build what we know now
as the USU building. They knew
lhat this would be a necessity for
the campus. I am very appreciative
of our alumni for the USU build¬
ing. If you think about it, most of
the student activity revolves around
this building. And now, we the stu¬
dents of today will come together
this week and vote for a referendum
known as the RecPlex. But why
should we vote yes for the RecPlex?
There are a number of reasons why
we should vote yes, allow me to go
into more detail about why we
should vote yes.
One of the biggest pluses of the
RecPlex is that Fresno State stu¬
dents will have first priority in us¬
ing the facilities. Another "big plus"
is that the RecPlex will create about
two hundred new job opportunities
for both work study students and
non-work study students. The
RecPlex will cost students less than
fifty cents a day. Fees for the build¬
ing of the RecPlex will not be col¬
lected until fall 1998. Last but not
least, it is written in law that any
student fee increase must be cov¬
ered by financial aid.
Even if some of us never sec the
RecPlex built we can always come
back, maybe on a family visit or a
shot business trip through Fresno
and work out through our free se¬
mesters received by our semester
payment. RecPlex can bring so
many opportunities to our campus
and that is why I believe we should
vote YES for the RecPlex!
Marlin Ezell
Mechanical Engineering Major
Committee
Continued from page 2,
to attend Fresno State.
RecPlex committee meetings
have always been open to the
public. They have answered all
student questions with great can¬
dor. Get your information from
reputable sources instead x>f a
bunch of duplicitous power-
mongers with their hands in your
pockets. Turn out and vote your
conscience based upon your de¬
sire and facts, not fiction.
—
ASI actions violation of by-laws
Dear Editor,
ASI members are elected by us
to speak for us in our absence and
to represent our interest when we
cannot represent ourselves. How¬
ever, they must have forgotten that
because their recent activities
against the RecPlex have been in
direct violation of their by-laws. As
well as highly improper, due to th/
fact that in the matter of the RecPlex
we. the students, are not absent. All
17,000 of us have the opportunity
to represent ourselves on Sept. 24th
and 25th. through our votes.
Furthermore, there has been a
vicious smear campaign by some
members of ASI. acting in the name
of all. Independent of anyone's per¬
sonal opinion of the RecPlex pro¬
posal, as a student I have some very
serious concerns about the current
misconduct of our ASI in this mat¬
ter. While my concerns begin with
items such as the blatant abuse of
office and power, the deliberate vio¬
lations of their by-laws and the fact
that our student government is more
concerned with trying to complicate
a simple issue, than they are with
trying to settle our budget. Whal
concerns mc most is the fact that
our ASI, while claiming to act in
our best interest, is being party to
propagating flagrant lies and false
information. Preying on the major¬
ity of the students to not know that
these are lies.
I am positively revolted to know
that my ASI. while saying they rep¬
resent me and claim to be acting in
my best interest, at the same time
are trying to sway my opinion us¬
ing lies. Another thing that most
students probably don't know is
that one of ASI's main reasons for
opposing this project is because
they are hoping to pass a referen¬
dum next semester to raise ASI fees
from $8.00 back up to $ 16.00.1 am
writing this as a concerned student
of this campus. I think that wc all
deserve to know the truth.
Tasha Dunn
jtVltswonTtotorkon me!
JIM CARREY
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24,1997
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| Title | September 24, 1997, Page 4 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1997 |
| 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. |
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| Full-Text-Search | THE DAILY COLLEGIAN t Wednesday, September 24, 1997 Opinion Letters to the Editor USU building sets construction precedent Dear Editor. About 30 years ago. our forebearers of this great and proud university came together to decide on an issue that would not only af¬ fect them, but the students in the future also. They passed a referen¬ dum to build what we know now as the USU building. They knew lhat this would be a necessity for the campus. I am very appreciative of our alumni for the USU build¬ ing. If you think about it, most of the student activity revolves around this building. And now, we the stu¬ dents of today will come together this week and vote for a referendum known as the RecPlex. But why should we vote yes for the RecPlex? There are a number of reasons why we should vote yes, allow me to go into more detail about why we should vote yes. One of the biggest pluses of the RecPlex is that Fresno State stu¬ dents will have first priority in us¬ ing the facilities. Another "big plus" is that the RecPlex will create about two hundred new job opportunities for both work study students and non-work study students. The RecPlex will cost students less than fifty cents a day. Fees for the build¬ ing of the RecPlex will not be col¬ lected until fall 1998. Last but not least, it is written in law that any student fee increase must be cov¬ ered by financial aid. Even if some of us never sec the RecPlex built we can always come back, maybe on a family visit or a shot business trip through Fresno and work out through our free se¬ mesters received by our semester payment. RecPlex can bring so many opportunities to our campus and that is why I believe we should vote YES for the RecPlex! Marlin Ezell Mechanical Engineering Major Committee Continued from page 2, to attend Fresno State. RecPlex committee meetings have always been open to the public. They have answered all student questions with great can¬ dor. Get your information from reputable sources instead x>f a bunch of duplicitous power- mongers with their hands in your pockets. Turn out and vote your conscience based upon your de¬ sire and facts, not fiction. — ASI actions violation of by-laws Dear Editor, ASI members are elected by us to speak for us in our absence and to represent our interest when we cannot represent ourselves. How¬ ever, they must have forgotten that because their recent activities against the RecPlex have been in direct violation of their by-laws. As well as highly improper, due to th/ fact that in the matter of the RecPlex we. the students, are not absent. All 17,000 of us have the opportunity to represent ourselves on Sept. 24th and 25th. through our votes. Furthermore, there has been a vicious smear campaign by some members of ASI. acting in the name of all. Independent of anyone's per¬ sonal opinion of the RecPlex pro¬ posal, as a student I have some very serious concerns about the current misconduct of our ASI in this mat¬ ter. While my concerns begin with items such as the blatant abuse of office and power, the deliberate vio¬ lations of their by-laws and the fact that our student government is more concerned with trying to complicate a simple issue, than they are with trying to settle our budget. Whal concerns mc most is the fact that our ASI, while claiming to act in our best interest, is being party to propagating flagrant lies and false information. Preying on the major¬ ity of the students to not know that these are lies. I am positively revolted to know that my ASI. while saying they rep¬ resent me and claim to be acting in my best interest, at the same time are trying to sway my opinion us¬ ing lies. Another thing that most students probably don't know is that one of ASI's main reasons for opposing this project is because they are hoping to pass a referen¬ dum next semester to raise ASI fees from $8.00 back up to $ 16.00.1 am writing this as a concerned student of this campus. I think that wc all deserve to know the truth. Tasha Dunn jtVltswonTtotorkon me! JIM CARREY FREE MOVIE 24,1997 TONIGHT! Paging from AT&T Paging rates as low as $7.95 per month. AT&T Wireless Services Visit the Bookstore or the AT&T Kiosk at THE BULLDOG SHOP It's ail within your reach Wed., Sept. 24 ^^^^■■■Thurs., Sept. 25 7:30PM Satellite Student Union - Fresno State Students (with ID) $5.00 General $7.00 Tickets are sold at Fresno State University Union or at the door. |
