1987_04 The Daily Collegian April 1987

              The
Daily Collegian
•^    California State Universitv. Fresno   %^
Tuesday, April 7,1987
California State University, Fresno
Students
create car
Mileage improved
By Mark Murray
Staff Writer
Industrial Technology students at CSUF,
are developing a super mileage car which
is expected to be superior to CSUFs
current super mileage * car. the Silver
Bullet ^^    -
Even though the new car, which is
named Genesis 1, will not be completed
for three weeks, planning has already be¬
gun for Genesis 2,/iaid John Galbraiih.
one of the students working on the car.
Galbraiih expects Genesis 1 to get up to
1J500 miles per gallon. It will hold a two-
horse power engine. The engine will have
a motorcycle carburetor and ceramic coat¬
ing which would keep the heat in and
improve mileage. He also said the engine
will run on pure octane fuel.
The car will be entered in a competition
in Sacramento this June and it must run
four laps on a 1.8 mile course. After the
test, the remaining fuel will be weighed
and the car's mileage will be calculated.
The car will be coasting most of the
time to save fuel. Galbraiih said that under
optimum conditions, the engine will \e
turned on three times per lap and will be
on from four to eight seconds per bum.
Galbraiih said the car would reach a
speed of 30 miles per hour, then the
engine will be turned off and the car will
coast' until it is about to stop, then the
engine will be turned on again.
The driver of the vehicle will be only
two inches off the ground and he will be
lying with his or her feet in front.
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Creatfrs of Genesis 1, John Galbraith (left) and Craig Saunders, assemble parts of their high mileage vehicle.
Program bridge to Asian culture
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Staff Writer
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Asian-Americans since the repeal of the
Aliens Quota Act of 1934, according to
the U.S. Department of Immigration and
Naturalization Services.
.Recognizing the need to have Asian-
American studies in the CSUF curriculum.
Dr. Izumi Taniguchi. chairman of the De¬
partment of Economics, approached the
dean of Arts and Sciences in 1970 and
volunteered to leach the course. About 60
students enrolled for that first class.
"During the spring we recruited for one
full-time faculty member to teach in the
Ethnic Studies Program," Taniguchi said.
That marked the inauguration of the Asian-
American studies.
The program offers eight courses which
trace the historical, social and psychol¬
ogical factors relevant to the status of
Asian-American subcultures. Concentration
includes cultural heritage, family, social
organizations, • racism. inter-generational
conflict and acculturation. The creative
aspects of literature, art, music, and drama
are also studied as well as a course in the
cuisines of East Asia.
Asian-American studies can bridge the
gap that exists between cultures, according
to program coordinator Dr. Franklin Ng of
the Department of Mthropology.
He said the growing Asian population
evidences a theme of the future as well as
\the past. "Immigration and ethnicity are
the    fundamental    themes    in    American
society," Ng said.
Studying this culture, Ng said, can shed
light on the larger entity which makes up
the society. Studying different subcultures
brings about a better understanding of that
subculture and aids in dispelling popular
misconceptions.
Since the fall of 1981. the student
population of those of Asian ancestry has
grown from 633 students representing 5
percent of the population to 1,129
students composing 7.2 percent of the
student body, according to the Office of
Institutional Research. Representatives
matriculate here from China, Japan,
Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines. Malaysia,
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
The program currently offers only a
minor and Ng said he prefers it that way
because "students need to have a major
focused on an area of employment." Ng
described the curriculum as "a small,
modest program offering students the
opportunity to learn about one of the
fastest growing populations in the United
States."
The university, Ng said, has a res¬
ponsibility to the community which
surrounds it That responsibilty includes
teaching Asian-American studies to make
the populace more aware of the cultures
and traditions of Asians. The more you
look at a society/ the more you find out,
he said.
Fresno has become the destination ,for
many of Asian ancestry because, Ng be¬
lieves, many students see a similarity in
geography to their native countries. Be¬
sides, he said, a lot of students lake back
home agricultural knowledge "from one of
the richest agricultural producing areas in
the world.."
Ng expounded on the benefits of the
program for non-Asians by saying that
those pondering careers in professions of
business, social services, health, care and
law enforcement will find the courses
particularly relevant. He said students of
Asian ancestry are afforded an opportunity
to learn more about their own ethnic
background.
"America is a complex cultural society,
a society in change with different cultural
backgrounds. Ethnic studies is a combin¬
ation of sociology, anthropology, and
history all wrapped into onev There can be
lessons learned from others," Ng ex¬
plained.
Sociologically! Americans have often
been guilty of ethnocentrism, a term
introduced by sociologist William Graham
Surtner meaning "the tendency to view
cae'spown group as the center of ev¬
erything and all others are scaled and rated
with reference to it." Ng said, "People
have a polemical attitude, a narrow view."
Ng, a native of Hawaii who could be
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Espionage causes leaders gravejeoncern
«*, * i-a-lm fl-n. P" According to Sarbin. there are two types     country. The  last category  includes  those    cleared,"   said   Sarbin.   There^was   «every
&2EJ2? of   esSonage   -   ideological   and   non-    who are in it just for the thrills. reason to bebeve that     at the  tune the
Staff Writer LaAArfiwai    « more familiar   to "Mv    focus    is    on    mercenary    spies,    cleaance   was   granted,   they   were   trust-
One can not turn on his or her television
without being aware that espionage is a
matter of grave concern, especially for the
leaders of our country, said University of
Santa Cruz professor of psychology and
criminology Dr. Theodore Sarbin.
No one knows what the exact extent of
spying is in our country, said Sarbin. But
46 cases have been apprehended and
prosecuted since 1976.
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According to Sarbin, there are two types
of espionage — ideological and non-
ideological. The first is more familiar
the public and includes people who com¬
mit espionage for moral or political rea¬
sons.
The second 'is divided into three
subdivisions. The most common, said
Sarbin, are mercenary spies who act to
satisfy pecuniary motives.Then there are
those who engage in illegal activities to
buy sexual favors, or cases where attach¬
ment  to  a  woman  supercedes  loyalty  to
country. The last category includes those
who are in it just for the thrills.
"My focus is on mercenary spies,
mainly because they are the most sig¬
nificant in numbers,"- said Sarbin. who
added that ideological spies are not all that
common.
Sarbin named a number of people found
guilty of spying and said what it comes
down to is trust and betrayal.
"Everyone of these people was in a posi¬
tion of trust, and it wasn't placed on them
casually. They had been' investigated and
cleared," said Sarbin. "There was every
reason to bebeve that at the time the
cleaance was granted, they were trust¬
worthy people."
How can you prevent a betrayal of trust?
That's a question that Sarbin is often
asked, and his answer "It's statisically
impossible. There is no way to separate
out those 46 people without eliminating
two million more."
"Pretend you axe a lower level military
personnel or a civilian," said Sarbin. "You
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