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- ~7& / —Daily Collegian 5? *^ California State University. Fresno W^ Monday, March 16,1987 Comedian crazy-mad at nukes Hpmor shows reality By Ten Hurrianko Staff writer Barbara George is crazy about nuclear weapons. Crazy-mad, that is. Performing her one-woman show Wed¬ nesday night, George used a variety of characters to illustrate the insanity of nuclear weapons and President Reagan's defense policies. She opened by reading an article from the New York Times describing organisms that had grown in the cooling water at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after the accident. These organisms were flourishing in« water which contained enough radiation to be fatal to half the human population and were causing problems for the clean-up crew. After making a few jokes about' this incident and Gordon Tomb.the spokesman quoted in the article, she went on to explain how she became involved with the "movement." It all began with her being a "tourist": A person who browses through brochures and travels on excursions with alfalfa eat¬ ing moonies and EST practicing gurus without actually making the commitment to a cause. Before the audience of approximately 70 people, George used music, props and her own acting ability to educate the audience to what she feels is the most important issue of our times. Clad in a radioactive suit and armed with a geiger counter, George introduced', her first character, Mr. Iglow. The character of Mr. Iglow was used to explain atoms and half-lifes, with most of the explanations punctuated by jokes. *> ^ t RonHotrmn/ TT»DafyColepan With the help of her character Mr. Iglow, Barbara George relates the seriousness of radioactive elements. Broadcasting over speakers, George used music and .speeches about nuclear issues to occupy the audience while she changed into her costumes. With the audience still reeling from the bizarre Mr. Iglow, George appeared as her next character, Mrs. Uranium, ox V,' as she called herself. 'U'was even more energetic than Mr. Iglow and was the flightiest of all the characters to appear. George has been performing the show since 1982 and uses comedy in. her performance to enhance the impact of the material. Unfortunately, much of the material was so depressing that no amount of comedy could mask the somber topics George covered. One of her characters, Bikini Atoll woman, was named after the islands where the U.S. used to conduct nuclear tests. This was (he most serious monologue of the show and no comedy was interjected into the heart-wrenching tale of how the Bikini Atoll people's land was taken away under false pretenses and then given back definitely make you think. of radiation. One of her funniest characters was P.R. Gamble, Under Secretary of Waste for President Reagan. During this bit of the show, George switched back and forth from a Gamble to a Reagan imitation to point out how nuclear waste has become such a problem that we should just bury it for 500 years and "let our grandchildren worry about it." The two-hour show could be best described as a political satire which may or may not make you laugh, but will while it still contained massive quantities Dorm residents face 1 percent fee increase ByJeffPennlsl Staff Writer Because of an approximate $50,000 i surplus, laxing of inflationary trends and a shorter academic calendar, CSUF residence housing costs for next year will -increase by only 1 percent, said John Wetzel director of housing. For a typical student living in a double room on the 14-mcal plan, a 1 percent increase would mean an extra $33. "It's the smallest increase we have had in over 10 years," said Wetzel. Wetzel credits the low increase, in part, to the $50,000 surplus in funds gained last year. The surplus in preceding years ranged from $20,000 to $50,000. l "Money that wc allocated for last year was enough to cover some costs for this coming year," said Wetzel. A mild spring also keeps utility costs down and enabled housing to keep its $325,000 budget for utilities as is, according to Wetzel. Housing has an overall operating budget of $300,000 for food services provided to on-campus residents. That budget will not go up because inflation" was not working against us," Wetzel said. Money allocated for price increases were not used and three fewer food service days next year will make total food costs drop 1.5 percent. "We felt we could continue to do the same type of program next year without having to make adjustments," Wetzel said. Because of an increase in salaries of food service . employees, increases in insurance and bonds which must be paid back for the building the dorms and the dining hall, the housing budget must go up 3.5 percent But because of the 1.5 percent decrease in food costs, an adjusted cost of a 1 percent increase will affect students, he said. "Wc don't see too many years like this." said Wetzel. "We don't operate with that much of a surplus built into the budget," said Wetzel. ' Housing isn't designed to make a profit but it is not supposed to lose money either, Wetzel said. But in "dealing with a $5 5 million budget, it is almost impossible to spend all your money and come up with zero dollars on the 30th of June," said Wetzel. "We don't expect as much of a surplus because we didn't have a 100 percent occupancy at the start of the year," said Wetzel. "That cost us S34,.0O0 in lost revenue," he said. Wetzel held an open meeting during the last week in February to explain planned increases to students for next year. About 35 students attended the hour- long meeting in the Commons Lodge and the general consensus, according lo Wetzel, was that students seemed satisfied with the explanations. 1 didn't have any student come back and say that they had a problem (with it)," said Wetzel. Symbolic campus march sheds light on rape By Tamare Toller Contributing Writer Candles, flashlights and a full moon lit the way for a symbolic inarch on the CSUF campus Friday evening. Approxi¬ mately 75 people gathered to speak out against men using rape to keep women in fear. With «hants of "one, two, three, four, no more rape anymore'' and "two, four, six. eight, fight against rape", the diverse crowd of men, women and children gathered in the Free Speech Area to "take back the night.'' The march was part of a Women's Herstory Month, a' national observation of women's history and culture. Sigrid Hawkes a member of CSUFs Women's Alliance, prefaced the march by uHling a cheering crowd it was their right to walk at night, "especially on a beautiful night like tonight' However, she said, most people are fearful of the night, even though most rapes occur during the day. Hawkes presented statistics showing that one out of every 10 murder victims are killed during a rape or sexual assault, "But murder is all that gets reported," she said. "Rape is played down in the media." She attributes this to the male-dominated field of journalism. Karen McCarter. a CSUF instructor and owner of Your Best Defense, a local business offering self-defense and protec¬ tion techniques, said statistics scare and frighten us into powarlessness. They fundamentally alter the way we live our lives." McCarter said people in fear avoid others, they change and check locks, change their patterns and the places they go. This fear of rape and nighttime run women's lives. "I wish all women in Fresno were here tonight," McCarter said. She stressed it is important for all women to know their choices and options to fear. "One of them is resistance,'1' she said. "We must develop firm guidelines for resistance.'* - McCarter said many women do not chose the option of resistance because they are afraid of getting physically hurt She urged women to listen to their instincts and follow their intuition — use "aggressive self-preservation" and leam to control their bodies in vulnerable situa¬ tions. "We have learned helplessness and it can be unlearned." * McCarter said we do not hear enough about successful resistance. They Crapes) are not on the front page, but the reports I'm not asking. Tm taking the night back. I'm taking control back. I believe tins is my ' fundamental right. I'm not acting, reacting or overreacting. Tm refusing to be This march is about self-preservation." McCarter said to a cheering crowd*. "And March organizer Shelia Finley said the, march was one of many Take Back the Night" marches against rape which have been held in the United Stales in the last 10 years. "We are fighting back in large num¬ bers," Finley said. The fact that people only hear' about half of the rapes that occur in our society was a big motivator for her organizing the march. The name of the march brought me out ' here tonight," said Joann Eckks of Fresno. Tm famihar with the book (Tain Back the Night). It clarifies the miscon¬ ceptions and makes us aware of the damage in oar society by the i • •
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Title | 1987_03 The Daily Collegian March 1987 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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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Title | March 16, 1987, Page 1 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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 | - ~7& / —Daily Collegian 5? *^ California State University. Fresno W^ Monday, March 16,1987 Comedian crazy-mad at nukes Hpmor shows reality By Ten Hurrianko Staff writer Barbara George is crazy about nuclear weapons. Crazy-mad, that is. Performing her one-woman show Wed¬ nesday night, George used a variety of characters to illustrate the insanity of nuclear weapons and President Reagan's defense policies. She opened by reading an article from the New York Times describing organisms that had grown in the cooling water at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after the accident. These organisms were flourishing in« water which contained enough radiation to be fatal to half the human population and were causing problems for the clean-up crew. After making a few jokes about' this incident and Gordon Tomb.the spokesman quoted in the article, she went on to explain how she became involved with the "movement." It all began with her being a "tourist": A person who browses through brochures and travels on excursions with alfalfa eat¬ ing moonies and EST practicing gurus without actually making the commitment to a cause. Before the audience of approximately 70 people, George used music, props and her own acting ability to educate the audience to what she feels is the most important issue of our times. Clad in a radioactive suit and armed with a geiger counter, George introduced', her first character, Mr. Iglow. The character of Mr. Iglow was used to explain atoms and half-lifes, with most of the explanations punctuated by jokes. *> ^ t RonHotrmn/ TT»DafyColepan With the help of her character Mr. Iglow, Barbara George relates the seriousness of radioactive elements. Broadcasting over speakers, George used music and .speeches about nuclear issues to occupy the audience while she changed into her costumes. With the audience still reeling from the bizarre Mr. Iglow, George appeared as her next character, Mrs. Uranium, ox V,' as she called herself. 'U'was even more energetic than Mr. Iglow and was the flightiest of all the characters to appear. George has been performing the show since 1982 and uses comedy in. her performance to enhance the impact of the material. Unfortunately, much of the material was so depressing that no amount of comedy could mask the somber topics George covered. One of her characters, Bikini Atoll woman, was named after the islands where the U.S. used to conduct nuclear tests. This was (he most serious monologue of the show and no comedy was interjected into the heart-wrenching tale of how the Bikini Atoll people's land was taken away under false pretenses and then given back definitely make you think. of radiation. One of her funniest characters was P.R. Gamble, Under Secretary of Waste for President Reagan. During this bit of the show, George switched back and forth from a Gamble to a Reagan imitation to point out how nuclear waste has become such a problem that we should just bury it for 500 years and "let our grandchildren worry about it." The two-hour show could be best described as a political satire which may or may not make you laugh, but will while it still contained massive quantities Dorm residents face 1 percent fee increase ByJeffPennlsl Staff Writer Because of an approximate $50,000 i surplus, laxing of inflationary trends and a shorter academic calendar, CSUF residence housing costs for next year will -increase by only 1 percent, said John Wetzel director of housing. For a typical student living in a double room on the 14-mcal plan, a 1 percent increase would mean an extra $33. "It's the smallest increase we have had in over 10 years," said Wetzel. Wetzel credits the low increase, in part, to the $50,000 surplus in funds gained last year. The surplus in preceding years ranged from $20,000 to $50,000. l "Money that wc allocated for last year was enough to cover some costs for this coming year," said Wetzel. A mild spring also keeps utility costs down and enabled housing to keep its $325,000 budget for utilities as is, according to Wetzel. Housing has an overall operating budget of $300,000 for food services provided to on-campus residents. That budget will not go up because inflation" was not working against us," Wetzel said. Money allocated for price increases were not used and three fewer food service days next year will make total food costs drop 1.5 percent. "We felt we could continue to do the same type of program next year without having to make adjustments," Wetzel said. Because of an increase in salaries of food service . employees, increases in insurance and bonds which must be paid back for the building the dorms and the dining hall, the housing budget must go up 3.5 percent But because of the 1.5 percent decrease in food costs, an adjusted cost of a 1 percent increase will affect students, he said. "Wc don't see too many years like this." said Wetzel. "We don't operate with that much of a surplus built into the budget," said Wetzel. ' Housing isn't designed to make a profit but it is not supposed to lose money either, Wetzel said. But in "dealing with a $5 5 million budget, it is almost impossible to spend all your money and come up with zero dollars on the 30th of June," said Wetzel. "We don't expect as much of a surplus because we didn't have a 100 percent occupancy at the start of the year," said Wetzel. "That cost us S34,.0O0 in lost revenue," he said. Wetzel held an open meeting during the last week in February to explain planned increases to students for next year. About 35 students attended the hour- long meeting in the Commons Lodge and the general consensus, according lo Wetzel, was that students seemed satisfied with the explanations. 1 didn't have any student come back and say that they had a problem (with it)," said Wetzel. Symbolic campus march sheds light on rape By Tamare Toller Contributing Writer Candles, flashlights and a full moon lit the way for a symbolic inarch on the CSUF campus Friday evening. Approxi¬ mately 75 people gathered to speak out against men using rape to keep women in fear. With «hants of "one, two, three, four, no more rape anymore'' and "two, four, six. eight, fight against rape", the diverse crowd of men, women and children gathered in the Free Speech Area to "take back the night.'' The march was part of a Women's Herstory Month, a' national observation of women's history and culture. Sigrid Hawkes a member of CSUFs Women's Alliance, prefaced the march by uHling a cheering crowd it was their right to walk at night, "especially on a beautiful night like tonight' However, she said, most people are fearful of the night, even though most rapes occur during the day. Hawkes presented statistics showing that one out of every 10 murder victims are killed during a rape or sexual assault, "But murder is all that gets reported," she said. "Rape is played down in the media." She attributes this to the male-dominated field of journalism. Karen McCarter. a CSUF instructor and owner of Your Best Defense, a local business offering self-defense and protec¬ tion techniques, said statistics scare and frighten us into powarlessness. They fundamentally alter the way we live our lives." McCarter said people in fear avoid others, they change and check locks, change their patterns and the places they go. This fear of rape and nighttime run women's lives. "I wish all women in Fresno were here tonight," McCarter said. She stressed it is important for all women to know their choices and options to fear. "One of them is resistance,'1' she said. "We must develop firm guidelines for resistance.'* - McCarter said many women do not chose the option of resistance because they are afraid of getting physically hurt She urged women to listen to their instincts and follow their intuition — use "aggressive self-preservation" and leam to control their bodies in vulnerable situa¬ tions. "We have learned helplessness and it can be unlearned." * McCarter said we do not hear enough about successful resistance. They Crapes) are not on the front page, but the reports I'm not asking. Tm taking the night back. I'm taking control back. I believe tins is my ' fundamental right. I'm not acting, reacting or overreacting. Tm refusing to be This march is about self-preservation." McCarter said to a cheering crowd*. "And March organizer Shelia Finley said the, march was one of many Take Back the Night" marches against rape which have been held in the United Stales in the last 10 years. "We are fighting back in large num¬ bers," Finley said. The fact that people only hear' about half of the rapes that occur in our society was a big motivator for her organizing the march. The name of the march brought me out ' here tonight," said Joann Eckks of Fresno. Tm famihar with the book (Tain Back the Night). It clarifies the miscon¬ ceptions and makes us aware of the damage in oar society by the i • • |