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"©[pnmScDm!
, Friday, Oct. !•, 1984 .
Who really
caresabout
apathy?
Fading protest signs are covered
with a layer of symbolic apathetic
dust.
A lone editor sits quietly at a clut¬
tered desk assembling news stories.
The old picket signs atop a bookcase
are the reminder of a heated contro¬
versy not yet forgotten, but perhaps
ignored.
' It is 5 a.m. The lone editor has
been constructing her product since
the previous afternoon. The work
proceeds slowly. The editor will soon
finish her tasks and can drag her
weary self home, assured that the first
hurdle of her job has been completed.
She did it all. Herself.
Another lone editor composed a
neat paper two weeks ago. He threat¬
ened to bow out if he failed to get
more help. Then, when thefinal prod¬
uct was unveiled, the only response he
received was criticism for an editorial
cartoon.
Readers were quick to disagree with
La Vox's content, but where was this
loud voice on layout night? Certainly
not incihe office giving the editor a
hand.
Uhuru Na Vmoja was published
Thursday. Sabrina Kelley, along with
a scant few writers and a patient
typesetter, produced the special section
themselves.
Where were all those picket carriers
from last semester when there were ■
paste-up, editing, photography and
column-writing jobs to be done? Where
were all the people who fought so hard
and spoke so loudly to protect their
voice on this campus?
Here is a different threat to consider:
the minority papers will not cease
because their voice has been taken
away, but because their voice has
ceased to speak.
Utilizing the fantastic opportunity
contained in minority publications
does not mean weary all-nighters in a
stuffy office.
The lone editor should hardly be
expected to speak for all.
CSU papers Duked
Governor vetoes endorsement bill
Governor George Deukmejian last week wrongly vetoed a
bill that would allow campus newspapers within the California
State U niversity system to endorse candidates or propositions
on their editorial pages. . i - ■-. „ , .c
The newspapers would have had to print a statement that
the endorsements were thc opinion of the editorial staff and
not the university.
The governor said that there was no need for this
legislation, and that it was a CSU trustees matter.
The bill was introduced after The Lumberjack, the
student newspaper at Humboldt State, endorsed candidates
in 1984. The Lumberjack did so in defiance of school policy
forbidding the practice. ^"~ ▼
The governor was wrong in vetoing the bill.
In not allowing these campus newspapers to'exprcss their
opinions on one subject, the governor is implying the right of
CSU administrations to forbid opinion by the newspapers
on any subject.
. Campus newspapers funded'by the state could soon find
themselves unable to express their opinions on the actidns of
thc administrations overseeing thern, simply because they
might be displeased.
- If campus newspapers tose^control over iheir editorial
content, or are subject to review by an administration, then
'the students will be the ultimate losers.
Students might find information or opinion important to
them censored simply because the administration deems it
convenient to set policy on a number of subjects they do not
find agreeable.
If the governor is right in calling this a CSU trustees
matter, then the trustees will have to decide whether
newspapers will be allowed to function without any restric¬
tions on the dissemination of information and free opinion,
or whether they will simply be ragsheets that please the
trustees.
Elections arc as much a concern to students as to any
other voting section of society. This makes it within the
rights of these newspapers to address elections not only as
news, but opinion as well.
\
BLOOM COUNTY
)
tritmtiim!
by Berke Breathed
HOW OW
A rWIPUOtrJ/
KBfr oo mmm
LOOKW i
I Reader
Response
to Daily Collegian articles and opinion are
welcome. Send letters no longer than 250
wdrds in length to Daily Collegian. Keats
Campus Bldg. CSUF. Fresno. CA 93740.
Letters must be signed and include the
writer's name, address and telephone
number
WHO
puts the
Daily Collegian
together?
Editor la Chief-J G Wirt II
Managing Editor-Sarah Williams
Photo Editor-Tony Olmos
Sports Editor-Mike Butwell
Graphics Editori'Lane Turner .
La Voz Editor-Rudy Murrieta
Uhuru Editor-Sabrina Kelley
The Daily Collegian is a member of the
California Intercollegiate Press Associa¬
tion. Subscriptions are available by mail
for $17.50 a semester or HO a year.
The newspaper's office is located in the
Keats Campus Building. Fresno. Calif.
93740. Editorial: (209) 294-2486. News
Line: 294-2487. Business/Advertising:
294-2266.
The Daily Collegian is published by the
Associated Students of CSUF and the
newspaper staff daily except Saturday.
Sunday, examination week and university
holidays.
Fraternity perturbed
Dear Editor,
The Daily Comedian has done it again
The paper has reconfirmed its position
as "King of Shoddy Journalism." £,
Not only was the headline of Oct/zT
"Sigma Chi Rushes First Blacks."a terrible
description of the story that followed, it
was grossly inaccurate as well.
Sigma Chi has not only rushed black
men in the past, it has actually pledged
one!
Don't you guys double-check the facts?
'Guess you guys skipped beginning
journalism, class.
The headline appeared, in the tradition
of those classy supermarket tabloids, to be
in place only to solicit sensationalism.
Sure, it attracted readers. But the poor
readers didn't get what they expected, did
they? ' ,..
In the future—although it looks like
your futures aren't in journalism—please
try to refrain from publishing false
information.
Whether or not actual malice was
involved in this fiasco will have to be
taken up at a later date.
Do the Associated Students a favor;
learn your craft before you spend our
money practicing incompetence.
The good names of Fred Little and
Tony Foreman have been thrust into a
racial situation that exists only inside the
feeble minds of those who ran that
headline.
Didn't you guys get in trouble over a
racial situation once before? Some people
never learn.
The only thing that can be said about
these two fine gentlemen is that they were
lucky enough to be chosen by us and we
were lucky enough to be chosen by them.
We have one suggestion for who or
whomever write that headline: Change
y.our major, before it's too late.
In Hoc Signo Vinces,
rThe Brothers of Sigma Chi
**
Object Description
| Title | 1986_10 The Daily Collegian October 1986 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1986 |
| 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. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | October 10, 1986, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1986 |
| 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. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | "©[pnmScDm! , Friday, Oct. !•, 1984 . Who really caresabout apathy? Fading protest signs are covered with a layer of symbolic apathetic dust. A lone editor sits quietly at a clut¬ tered desk assembling news stories. The old picket signs atop a bookcase are the reminder of a heated contro¬ versy not yet forgotten, but perhaps ignored. ' It is 5 a.m. The lone editor has been constructing her product since the previous afternoon. The work proceeds slowly. The editor will soon finish her tasks and can drag her weary self home, assured that the first hurdle of her job has been completed. She did it all. Herself. Another lone editor composed a neat paper two weeks ago. He threat¬ ened to bow out if he failed to get more help. Then, when thefinal prod¬ uct was unveiled, the only response he received was criticism for an editorial cartoon. Readers were quick to disagree with La Vox's content, but where was this loud voice on layout night? Certainly not incihe office giving the editor a hand. Uhuru Na Vmoja was published Thursday. Sabrina Kelley, along with a scant few writers and a patient typesetter, produced the special section themselves. Where were all those picket carriers from last semester when there were ■ paste-up, editing, photography and column-writing jobs to be done? Where were all the people who fought so hard and spoke so loudly to protect their voice on this campus? Here is a different threat to consider: the minority papers will not cease because their voice has been taken away, but because their voice has ceased to speak. Utilizing the fantastic opportunity contained in minority publications does not mean weary all-nighters in a stuffy office. The lone editor should hardly be expected to speak for all. CSU papers Duked Governor vetoes endorsement bill Governor George Deukmejian last week wrongly vetoed a bill that would allow campus newspapers within the California State U niversity system to endorse candidates or propositions on their editorial pages. . i - ■-. „ , .c The newspapers would have had to print a statement that the endorsements were thc opinion of the editorial staff and not the university. The governor said that there was no need for this legislation, and that it was a CSU trustees matter. The bill was introduced after The Lumberjack, the student newspaper at Humboldt State, endorsed candidates in 1984. The Lumberjack did so in defiance of school policy forbidding the practice. ^"~ ▼ The governor was wrong in vetoing the bill. In not allowing these campus newspapers to'exprcss their opinions on one subject, the governor is implying the right of CSU administrations to forbid opinion by the newspapers on any subject. . Campus newspapers funded'by the state could soon find themselves unable to express their opinions on the actidns of thc administrations overseeing thern, simply because they might be displeased. - If campus newspapers tose^control over iheir editorial content, or are subject to review by an administration, then 'the students will be the ultimate losers. Students might find information or opinion important to them censored simply because the administration deems it convenient to set policy on a number of subjects they do not find agreeable. If the governor is right in calling this a CSU trustees matter, then the trustees will have to decide whether newspapers will be allowed to function without any restric¬ tions on the dissemination of information and free opinion, or whether they will simply be ragsheets that please the trustees. Elections arc as much a concern to students as to any other voting section of society. This makes it within the rights of these newspapers to address elections not only as news, but opinion as well. \ BLOOM COUNTY ) tritmtiim! by Berke Breathed HOW OW A rWIPUOtrJ/ KBfr oo mmm LOOKW i I Reader Response to Daily Collegian articles and opinion are welcome. Send letters no longer than 250 wdrds in length to Daily Collegian. Keats Campus Bldg. CSUF. Fresno. CA 93740. Letters must be signed and include the writer's name, address and telephone number WHO puts the Daily Collegian together? Editor la Chief-J G Wirt II Managing Editor-Sarah Williams Photo Editor-Tony Olmos Sports Editor-Mike Butwell Graphics Editori'Lane Turner . La Voz Editor-Rudy Murrieta Uhuru Editor-Sabrina Kelley The Daily Collegian is a member of the California Intercollegiate Press Associa¬ tion. Subscriptions are available by mail for $17.50 a semester or HO a year. The newspaper's office is located in the Keats Campus Building. Fresno. Calif. 93740. Editorial: (209) 294-2486. News Line: 294-2487. Business/Advertising: 294-2266. The Daily Collegian is published by the Associated Students of CSUF and the newspaper staff daily except Saturday. Sunday, examination week and university holidays. Fraternity perturbed Dear Editor, The Daily Comedian has done it again The paper has reconfirmed its position as "King of Shoddy Journalism." £, Not only was the headline of Oct/zT "Sigma Chi Rushes First Blacks."a terrible description of the story that followed, it was grossly inaccurate as well. Sigma Chi has not only rushed black men in the past, it has actually pledged one! Don't you guys double-check the facts? 'Guess you guys skipped beginning journalism, class. The headline appeared, in the tradition of those classy supermarket tabloids, to be in place only to solicit sensationalism. Sure, it attracted readers. But the poor readers didn't get what they expected, did they? ' ,.. In the future—although it looks like your futures aren't in journalism—please try to refrain from publishing false information. Whether or not actual malice was involved in this fiasco will have to be taken up at a later date. Do the Associated Students a favor; learn your craft before you spend our money practicing incompetence. The good names of Fred Little and Tony Foreman have been thrust into a racial situation that exists only inside the feeble minds of those who ran that headline. Didn't you guys get in trouble over a racial situation once before? Some people never learn. The only thing that can be said about these two fine gentlemen is that they were lucky enough to be chosen by us and we were lucky enough to be chosen by them. We have one suggestion for who or whomever write that headline: Change y.our major, before it's too late. In Hoc Signo Vinces, rThe Brothers of Sigma Chi ** |
