1997_10 The Daily Collegian October 1997

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Wednesday, October 1,1997 i
ASI lawyer search finally makes progress
Staff Report
The Daily Collegian
The task of Crying to find a law¬
yer to represent the Associated Stu¬
dents, Inc., hoard of directors got
qne step closer to heing completed
Tuesday when memhers of the
hoard questioned a Fresno lawyer.
Lance Armo, who handles cor¬
porate and husincss law, appeared
hcfore the hoard to answer several
questions.
If he is named to serve as ASI's
legal representative, he could have
a heavy case load on his hands.
Memhers of the hoard already
want to pursue two lawsuits.
One of them involves the
"postcrgate" controversy over the
distribution of flyers during the
RecPlcx student referendum.
Hadi Yaz.dapanah, director of
graduate studies, said several
people used ASI's name without
their permission on flyers opposing
construction of the RecPlcx. He
said if ASI finds out who the indi¬
viduals were, they could he suhject
to legal action.
"I think if this thing gets let go
then anyone can put ASI's name on
a flyer and pass it out," he said.
Another campus publication has
also caught the eye of the board.
The Point, an independent newslet¬
ter that was distributed on campus
last week, contained an advertise¬
ment from the USU for the recent
Wallflowers concert.
Rocio Magana, ASI president,
said the material inside The Point
was too offensive, and again argued
that ASI's name was inappropri¬
ately used.
She said a lawsuit was a possi¬
bility.
The Point featured a mock news
story about the ASI which angered
many members of the board.
"It was extremely poor judgment
by the USU to put that advertise¬
ment in that type of paper," Ya/.dan-
panah said.
In other ASI news, the board
sought to select an ASI
reprcsenative to the Academic Sen¬
ate.
The board'wanted Allen Hayes
to fill the slot. But there was a prob¬
lem.
Frankic Moore, ASI advisor,
told the board they could not select
Hayes because the position they
wanted to select him to didn't ex¬
ist.
But that didn't stop the board.
Ryan Weber — The Daily Collegian
Brent Goodenough from Sugar Bones solos for a lunch-time
crowd in the Pit on Monday. The band was brought by the
horticulture department, who will be bringing another band on^
Oct.'lO.
David Splivalo, legislative vice
president, authorized the vote,
which passed on its second try.
Ya/.danpanah was also thefocus
of another controversy in the meet¬
ing. *>
He was nominated to sit on the
finance committee by Director
Lcticia Garcia, but his nomination
was voted down by the board be¬
cause he already sat on two other
committees.
Ya/.danpanah said that ASI ex¬
ecutives were not showing enough
involvement in committees.
"We're all grown adults and we
need to take the initiative," he said.
The board is also taking initia¬
tive on one of the campaign prom¬
ises made by the three ASI execu¬
tives.
It was announced that a commit¬
tee is being formed to look into
parking permit and ticket prices.
The purpose is to determine how
Fresno State compares to other uni¬
versities.
During the campaign, Magana,
Splivalo and Administrative Vice
President Sophie Vuong-Vang said
|hey wanted to lower student park¬
ing fees on campus.
Ryan Weber — The Daily Collegian
ASI President Rocio Magana questions potential ASI legal
representative Lance Armo about filling the vacant post.
New Fresno State police chief
named, to start immediately
By Luis Hernandez
The Daily Collegian
The search for the new campus
police chief officially came to an
end Tuesday morning when Fresno
Police Department Capt. Lynn But¬
ton was announced to fill that posi¬
tion.
Benjamin Quillian, vice presi¬
dent for administration, made the
announcement on the steps of the
Thomas Administration Building.
Button will take over his new
position starting today. As the new
police chief. Button will direct the
police department and the office of
parking and transportation.
Button said he wanted to get fa¬
miliar with the people currently
working at the position before he
starts making any decisions as to
what his policies will be.
"You've got to know what is
going on first," he said abow the
possible challenges his department
might be facing in the future.
Button has worked at the Fresno
Police Department since 1972.
Right before becoming Fresno
Slate's most recent police chief.
Button served as the Northeast Dis¬
trict commander of the Fresno Po¬
lice Department. That district is
about 28 squares miles large with
an estimated 100.000 residents.
Fresno State is located in that
area. Also, he teaches part-time for
the Criminology department.
"I love the university." Button
said. "It is a beautiful campus "
Moreover, Button is a graduate
of Fresno State. He received his
bachelor degree in criminology in
1974 and his masters degree in
1988.
Button will take over the posi¬
tion Sgt.Sergio Silva held tempo¬
rarily for eight months.
Silva became interim police
chief when former police Chief
Willc Shell retired in March.
Shell was recently named in a
sexual harassment lawsuit.
University Lecture Series announces
diverse lineup of spring speakers
By Cheryl R. Ensom
The Daily Collegian
The University Lecture Series
for the '97-'98 school year prom¬
ises to have the strongest diversity
of any prior year.
As an educational forum, the
ULS endeavors to bring speakers
who will represent and appeal to the
university and surrounding commu¬
nities' populations, a challenging
but positive goal. This year's lec¬
ture scries features the first Asian-
American in years, the first uorld
leader in over three years, a Nobel
Peace Prize winner, a Pulitzer Prize
recipient, an Academy and Emmy
Award-winning writer and is the
first to feature more wojnen than
men.
"It's a very strong series from the
women's gender perspective." said
Chris Fiorcntino, ULS coordinator.
Because of ASI budget cuts, the
lecture scries last year was cut down
to four speakers. This year, because
of careful planning and co-sponsor-
ships, it was built back up to the
usual six.
"While this year's speakers may
not be as widely-known, the qual¬
ity of the lectures is exceptional."
Fiorcntino said.
The speakers in this scries will
be Oscar Arias Sanchez on Octo¬
ber 7. Elaine Chao on November
11. Bebe Moore Campbell on Feb-
Please see SPEAKERS. page2.