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AS plans
forum on
survey
Feedback wanted
By Carlos Castillo
Staff Writer
The results from a student questionnaire
distributed by the Associated Students Senate
will be made public at noon Wednesday during
an outdoor forum in The Pit where A.S.
senators will address feedback from the survey.
According to Sen. Randall Guerra, speaking
before the senate Tuesday afternoon, the forum
will allow the audience to contribute new ideas
(for senate consideration.
An informal showing of hands among the
senators present at Tuesday's A.S. meeting
showed that nine of the representatives would
be on hand to answer questions Wednesday at
the forum.
During Tuesday's meeting, A.S.
Administrative Vice President John Love
talked about the need for strategic planning in
the AS. Senate. He distributed a guide to help
senators formulate long-range ideas and to
address the needs and wants of the student
body.
Citing that the A.S. commands a budget of
almost $800,000, Love stressed the import¬
ance of implementing long-range goals. "We
(the A.S. Senate) have quite a responsibility,
and I don't take that lightly."
One consideration that was discussed is to
have The Daily Collegian become independent
of the A.S. But most of the senators agreed
that this action would have to be gradual, over
an extended period of time.
In order to carry out these plans. Love has
recommended the senate consider hiring a full-
time bus- less manager. He said a business
manager would provide continuity in the long-
.term goals of the AS.
But Love said the installation of a business
manager is just an idea for the A.S. to con¬
sider. "We can't commit resources until all the
questions are answered."
Labor division oppresses women
By Usa Kim Bach
Staff Writer
Feminists do not just view — they do.
according to Barbara Vatter, a lecturer in the
Women's Studies Department who spoke as
part of a panel discussion Tuesday about the
oppression of women, a presentation spon¬
sored by the Women's Alliance for Women's
"Herstory" Month.
"We (women) don't just see history from
the bottom up. . . but also from die inside
out," she said.
"Women and feminist values are refracted
. by our view of the world through the
household," Vatter said. "From my household,
I see into other households - into the world."
A part of the history of women's oppres¬
sion lies with the accidental division of labor.
Male tasks were more easily transmitted to the
marketplace than the roles the female took
upon herself, she said.
"As society became market-oriented, the
household became primarily the woman's
responsibility," Vatter said.
And because of this "accidental division of
labor," the woman had no access to money.
Her reward became love. 'Thanks for the apple
pie. Mom," Vatter said.
Today, that is reflected by the fact that
women's wages are only 60 percent of what a
man makes, a recorded truth for as far back as
statistics go, Vatter said.
"Women have no social class of their own,"
Vatter said. "That is the source of oppression."
Vatter also said women are now in a
position to acquire their own class position
since "most of us are engaged in an upward
mobility struggle."
Marcella Martinez, a senior journalism
major, said, in the struggle for equality,
minorities must not be ignored.
"When we fight for women's rights, histor¬
ically, minorities have been left out," Martinez
said. "If we do not take up the cause of our
minority sisters, then the women's movement
will stagnate. We can't allow our colored
sisters to be used as tokens."
Martinez said competition in the labor
market was so strong, women have become an
exploited force along with other minorities.
She also added that corporations are out to get
the mostthey can from the work force, and the
easiest way to do it is to stratify the work
force according to sex and race.
See OPPRESS, page 4
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Bids for building lower than expected
By HanitMoorad
Staff Writer
Because bids for the construction of the Leon S. Peters'
Business Building and the Valley Business Center were
lower than had been anticipated, the School of Business will
be able to provide better services to students than earlier
planned, said Paul Bissonnette, CSUF assistant vice
president for Administration in University Development
Continental Heller Corporation, a Sacramento firm,
submitted a bid of $9,262,000 for the Leon S. Peters
Business Building and $1,730,000 for the Valley Business
Center, Bissonnette said, while bids' received last July
exceeded the state allocated funds.
Other bidders for the project were Nielsen, Vasko and
Earl Swinerton and Walberg Co. and SJ. Amoroso Con¬
struction Co.
The state allocated $9,529,100 for the business building
and $23 million was raised in a community campaign for
the Valley Business Center, Bissonnette said.
The difference between the cost of construction and the
total funds available for the project will be used for a variety
of things, he said. •
"It will be used in the enhancement of computer
equipment, various kinds of furnishings, tables and chairs,
sound system, furnishings for the patio, and the balance
beyond that will go in the business building towards
making better offices," Bissonnette said.
- The bids on the building were opened Feb. 19 and we had
four bidders who were all under the state budget," Bis¬
sonnette said.
The State Department of Finance needs to sign the
contract with the lower bidder, after which the construction
on the building can start" Bissonnette said. He speculated
construction will begin in April.
Formal ground work will begin March 30, he said, and
construction is planned to end in 1988. Bissonnette said he
hopes classes will begin in the new building in Fall 1988.
The new business building will be built on 90,000-
square feet, have 11 lecture rooms of a variety of sizes, 10
' laboratories, faculty offices, computer rooms and 54 other
rooms, such as a dean's office complex and word processing
room, Bissonnette said.
He also said the 10,000-square foot Valley Business
Center will have a 125-scat auditorium, lecture rooms and
multi-purpose rooms which can break down into three 30-
seat capacity rooms.
The Valley Business Center is going to be a very useful
portion for the business community to use in conjunction
with ihc School of Business," he said.
'Bissonnette said he feels good about the Fresno
community raising a large amount of money for the
business center. A community so willing to raise, $23
million has brought "the university and the community
together. No other university in the state system has been
able to come together to this degree," he said.
"The San Ramon will be torn down after the new
business building is occupied. The computer cento* will
move to the first floor of the business building."
Bissonnette said.
"We_need the new business building because we have
more students than the physical capacity to teach,"
Bissonnette added.
"As full-time equivalent students increasc^new space has
to be made available to justify it," he said.
School of Business faculty may increase but will not be
a result of the new building. Bissonnette said.
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