1997_11 The Daily Collegian November 1997

              THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, November 4,1997
News
Anti-Jiang protesters burn
flags at Hilton speaking event
By Michael Miller
Reuter
LOS ANGELES - Human rights
campaigners burned two Chinese
flags Sunday as China's President
Jiang Zemin told a group of promi¬
nent California businessmen and
politicians that a new era in U.S.¬
China relations had begun.
Meanwhile, a top Chinese offi¬
cial. Vice Premier and Foreign Min¬
ister Qian Qichen, clarified a widely
reported comment that seemed to
indicate Jiang might be rethinking
the wisdom of the government's
Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Qian told reporters Jiang was not
referring to the 1989 'crackdown on
democracy demonstrations when he
told a Harvard University audience
Saturday the Chinese government
Senate	
had made mistakes.
"This was a general statement
made by President Jiang about ex¬
isting shortcomings and mistakes in
the work ofthe government. He was
not referring to a specific case,"
Qian said.
About 1.500 people protested
outside the Beverly Hills Hilton
hotel while Jiang toid 1.000 invited
guests that, "differences in culture
and ideology between our two
countries should be treated with
mutual respect and should be put
aside for the greater good."
The Chinese leader, on the next-
to-last day of a US state visit, added
that his talks' last week in Washing¬
ton with President Clinton had
achieved positive and creative re¬
sults and inaugurated what he called
a, "new and historic stage of devel¬
opment between the two countries."
The demonstrators, who had
ringed the streets outside the hotel,
shouted "China out of Tibet!" and
"We want justice!" and a group of
Tibetan monks chanted prayers.
Then the demonstrators, to cheers,
burned two Chinese flags.
The protesters also prevented a
bus, apparently packed with people
planning to attend the lunch, from
entering the hotel grounds.
There was little hint of protest
inside, although Gov. Pete Wilson
indirectly urged China to improve
its human rights record. He said that
if China wanted to achieve its goal
of feeding and clothing its people,
Please see BURN, page- 3.
Continued from page 1.
Fresno State." said Cagle. "Every
computer on every faculty desk has
come from the inventiveness that
FSU has found in obtaining funds
for them."
Although Cagle agreed that the
original business plan presented by
CETI was vague and short on de¬
tails, he said faculty cannot expect
corporations like Microsoft and
GTE to invest in the technology
upgrade for the CSU without being
allowed to make a profit on the deal.
Kus said the university admin¬
istration has done a much better job
of communicating the details ofthe
plan and allowing campus constitu¬
encies to comment on it than many
other CSU campuses have. He said
a copy of the final CETI contract
should be on campuses by next
week.
In other senate news, faculty
have a deadline hanging over their
heads to pass a resolution creating
a new sexual harassment policy.
The senate must approve the
new system for investigating alle¬
gations of sexual harassment by
university eijpployees by Nov. 26.
If they fail to do so, the U.S. De¬
partment of Education's Office of
Civil Rights will impose a hefty fine
on the university. r
■ Art Parham, chair ofthe senate's
personnel committee, s; id the new
policy creates a panel composed of
four faculty and four staff employ¬
ees to investigate sexual harassment
complaints brought against any uni¬
versity employee or campus visitor.
Parham said the university was
required to adopt a new sexual ha¬
rassment policy by terms of a legal
settlement agreed to in an earlier
court case. He said the policy cov¬
ers all sexual harassment com¬
plaints except those against other
students. Students that accuse em¬
ployees of harassment are covered
by the panel.
Parham said the panel was cre¬
ated to protect the university from
liability.
"Many people don't realize lhat
it's possible for a person with no
ties to the university to come on
campus and commit an act of sexual
harassment and [the university]
would be liable," said Parham.
In cases where faculty and staff
are accused, Parham said they are
always considered innocent until a
preponderance of evidence finds
them guilty. He said the panel can
recommend discipline, but the
president has the ultimate author¬
ity to decide punishments.
"Many of these cases come
down to being one person's word
against another's," said Parham.
"Most evidence comes when re¬
peated allegations arc made against
a person."
The senate did not pass the pro¬
posal, but Kus said the faculty will
discuss the sexual harassment
policy again at the next meeting.
Gpsilon Sigma Rho, Inc. (E1P), OSO Productions,
ond the OSO Oivers'rfy Oworeness Program present
Multicultural flight
Thursday  November 13, 1997
Satellite Student Onion
700 p.m./free
}
Abuse
Continued from page 1. of jnlcrvening.»
suffering abuse also should take Students  concerned that
a stand, she said. someone they know is in an abu-
Calling 911 is the best way to
handle an emergency situation.
Students may also want to inter¬
vene if a couple is having a loud
argument but no one seems to be
in immediate danger.
In that case, a student might
approach the couple and cause a
distraction, "even asking for di¬
rections to a residence hall."
Rosen said. "It's an indirect way
sivc relationship can call the'na-
tional hotline to get advice on
how to help the person. Rosen
said. The hotline can provide the
student with information on the
nearest shelter for abuse victims.
1 While MSU is still the only
university to offer an on-campus
shelter for.abused students, "10
years from nowyl bet a lot of
them will," Rosen said.
Peace Corps
Peace Corps is your chance to live and work in
another country. To learn new languages and
customs. To make a-diference in people's lives -
and in your own.
Recruiters On Campus
Tomorrow!
Information Meeting:
Wednesday, November 5,
llOO-lOOpm
Student Union, Room 302
Can't make it?   .... ._..
Stop by Peace Corps' *
information table at the
Free Speech Area
10:OOam - 3:00pm
«*   .i
For more inf$: call 1-800-424-8580
Download an application from our web site:
www.peacecorps.gov
s*y
Paging from AT&T
Paging rates as low as $7.95 per month.
Visit the Bookstore or the AT&T Kiosk
at THE BULLDOG SHOP
AT&T Wireless Services
It's all within your reach.
Make A Difference!
"law school is hard, but it has its moments. After all, it's
the only place where you can write 5,000 words and still
call your work a brief."     -Kathleen Reyna
After graduation from CSUF, Kathleen Reyna wanted to
pursue a career that would offer her both challenges and future
oppoQunities. She chose to study law because it is one of the
rr»st rjromising careers for the 21st century. "Despite miscon¬
ceptions, lawyers are the legal guardians of society's civil
rights. It's exciting and rewarding to know I can make a
difference." says Kathleen. "
San Joaquin College of Law