1980_04 The Daily Collegian April 1980

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Tension
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with the Dally Collegian that there has
been a tradition of animosity between
the AS and Programming. But, he said,
the reason for the animosity may have
originated "way, way in the past' when a
member of the Senate was "constantly
coming down on Prttgfmmiwg" and
created a problem.
Since then) other vocal members on
both sides have been openly antagonistic
as well, Gaiiola said.
But now, according to Gaiiola, the
two factions are "carrying on their ani¬
mosity without justification."
Furthermore, Gaiiola said, if the
members on the present committee
were asked why they felt the way they
do about each other,  "they wouldn't.
Correction
The Daily Collegian wishes to cor¬
rect an inaccuracy that appeared in
a story Wednesday on guide dogs.
The guide dogs are placed in a 4-H
home for a year instead of eight to -
ten weeks as was reported. When
Linda Bowman does not use her
guide dog, she does not tie it to a
tree or fence post as was reported.
really be able to tell you."
Gaiiola speculated that the main
cause of the continual rift might be due
. to a "difference of philosophy." He said
that Programming is inclined to give free
services to students when it can, but
that in bringing the larger, more expen¬
sive events to CSUF they have to bring
in the money to break even or make a
profit. He also said that Programming
'wants to continue upgrading its ser¬
vices.*
"Programming started out on a much
smaller scale and it wasn't going any'
where," Gaiiola said. "Now it is offering
quality movies and acts." Gaiiola said
that the AS, on the other hand, feels
everything should be given away.
Gary Bongiovanni, who has been the
Programming Director for five and a
half years, said that to meet its budget
projections, Programming has to make a
net profit on certain events. It has. to
take in $6,000 on films, for example.
" "If we let people in for free, we would
only be able to afford the, movies that
rent for $60, rather than the quality
'big time' movies that go for $600,"
Bongiovannisaid.
Bongiovanni cited the fact that Pro¬
gramming "gives away" $9,000 worth
ot lectures and $6,UUU-e,uuu to the arts.
Bongiovanni. also said that Program¬
ming ' s budget is predicated by bringing
in money for the use of rental equip-
' ment. ,'
Bongiovanni said that the problem
with even halving the rental cost of the
stage was that the Women's Alliance's
activities were not on successive days.
and that the stage would have to be
taken down on the 14th and setback up
on the 18th.
He agreed with the consensus of the
committee and cited the example of
Semana de La Kaza's request to cancel
the May 6 movie, "The Champ," as
another case of the fear that one exemp¬
tion might be followed by the request
for many more.
Semana needed to use the CU for its
Cinco de Mayo celebration, but the
movie was already scheduled and had
been way in advance. Programming
nixed the idea of the cancellation, so
Semana took it to the CU Board.
The Board overruled Programming' s
decision by a vote of, 6-4. Bongiovanni
complained that the Board didn't even
do an interpretation of the ruling, or
determine how long or for whom would
the ruling be in effect. Bongiovanni also'
said that the Board "rarely" overrules
Programming.'
Bongiovanni said that he is not sure
why any animosity exists, but said that
he is aware of "personality conflicts."
He also conceded that Programming is
"more business-oriented" with "more of
an eye on the bottom line."
Mark Scott said that Programming not
only has "some monetary concerns," but
that "they let those concerns overshadow
the needs of students."
Scott, who served on the Program¬
ming committee last fall and resigned
after 2 months, said that he resigned
also because of frustration .in dealing
with the committee.'
"Programming views the AS Senate as
Letters to the Editor
French toast abuse
I'o the Editor:
Since drug abuse in the CSUF dorm¬
itories is receiving critical press of late,
as a dorm resident I feel it is my duty
to inform my fellow dormies of some
other abuses being practiced among
them.
Each evening, for example, I End
it very difficult to study because of
the distracting odor of frying butter
and heated maple syrup entering my
room through the wall plug from the
room below.
The problem was not a big one at
first, since these succulent aromas
penetrated my room for only a few
moments each evening. But as time
passed these periods lasted longer and
longer. Soon I had no time to study.
My mind was occupied completely
by visions of escargot slowly sautee-
ing or Aunt Jemima placing a fluffly,
steaming stack of buttermilk pancakes
in front of me.
I couldn't stand it any longer; I had
to find some way of desensitizing
my environment so that. I could con¬
centrate on my studies and preserve
my grades. So I thought I should in¬
vestigate the source of these delicious
odors (which, by the way, may not
have been so distracting to me, had the
dorm cafeteria provided me with ap¬
petizing food).
I first went to the room directly
below mine on. a women's floor. I
. like to be polite, but, alas, an adject¬
ive weaker than "obese" simply would
not be irisa—Is for the lady who
ansewered  my knock.   At  the   begin-
ing of the semester I had made the
aquaintance of the petite young lady
who lived in this room; had she moved
out and had this girl replaced her?
No, on my asking this very quest¬
ion, the now embarrassed girl replied
that she was the same girl who had
moved in at the beginning of the sem¬
ester. However, when she excitedly
beckoned me into her room, I was
convinced that she had not' had male
company for a while.
On the floor on one side of the room
was a Coleman stove to which my
chunky new aquaintance moved as
auickly as she could carry her- bulk
to attend four pieces of French toast,
now beginning to burn in a large
' skillet.
In the corner of the room were stack¬
ed at least twenty loaves of Dimpled
Dumpling Enriched White Bread.
In an open refrigerator next to the
stove were stacked perhaps a dozen
cartons of extra-large, double A grade.
hen eggs. Besides these were five
one-gallon containers of whole milk.
I seated myself on a swivel chair in
the opposite corner of the room from
this activity, and the chunky cook
soon forgot about me in her absorpt¬
ion in this activity.
She soon excitedly chastised her
roommate, who sat on a bed nearly
bowed to the floor under her weight:
"Why didn' t you go to the store for
that extra truckload of eggs, and
bread this morning? Everything will
be bought out by now, and by tomor¬
row morning we '11 run out and be
forced to eat at'the cafeteria.'
"NO, No! Arabella,.* the surfeited
roommate replied, "We can ambush
the cafeteria delivery truck ■ tomorrow
morning.  I .heard  there's' a  load   of
Log Lodge Syrup on it as well as eggs,
butter, bread, and milk. We can get
all the ingredients at once, before
the cafeteria destroys them. We can
also hold the driver for ransom so we can
buv more tomorrow night."
Soon other knocks came at the door,
and other flabby French toast freaks
entered the room, which was becom¬
ing much too crowed for me. Just
as I left several others jiggled forcefully
in, grabbed several loaves of bread
and cakes of butter, and lumbered
slowly out with the fat women hot
on . their heels, laboriously chasing
them to retrieve the stolen foodstuffs.
Leaving this hall, I saw a bulbous
bicycle thief cutting the chain from an
expensive English cycle with bolt-
cutters. When I yelled at him, "What
are you doing there?" he turned and ran,
but immediately tripped on the edge
of the sidewalk and could not get up
for his sheer bulk.
I ran to him quickly, put an over the
neck under the arm double hammer
lock on him, and asked him why he
was stealing the cycle. He replied
plaintively that he had a four hund¬
red dollar a week French toast habit
and needed money for eggs, butter,
milk, ect. He then asked if - I
would lend him some money until next
Tuesday.
I told him certainly not and took him
to Charlie Muler who immediately
released the thief, telling me that
he was only interested in marijuana
smokers now and that bike thieves
didn't make good press. Later when I
queried Weasel, the other dorm super¬
visor, he backed up Muler's action
and when he ttu*neo?' to .Walk, away from.'
me I noticed two' pieces of Frerich
eontiMedatpegaJ
a joke,* Scott said. He said that Pro¬
gramming is "a tight-knit clique."
Scott also objected to .their selection
of committee members. :~'>
"They interview who they want,'
Scott said. They look for who jrijfjj
in." Scott, who is black, noted" I
absence of blacks on the committee.
Scott also said the Programming com¬
mittee is "very narrow-minded."
'Look at the programs they've
brought to campus,* Scott said. "They
appeal to the campus as a whole. Any
minority programs they, present are
more the 'offbeat' minority programs,
and not those that appeal to the black'
students as a whole on campus. *
"The Senate is much more sensitive
to minority needs than Programming is,*
Scottsaid.
Bongiovanni responded to the charges
that blacks are not represented on the
committee, by saying that recently there
were 20 people that applied for four open
positions on the committee, but that
'not one was black.'
Bongiovanni agreed that the commit¬
tee may be a bit cliquish, but that most
of those in the clique had been working
together for years, and so naturally
it would be harder for a new member to
'fitin.' »
'I don't think Mark (Scott) stuck it
out long enough," Bongiovanni said.
Scott also charged that Jack Valencia,
the Chairman of the Programming
Committee, is "a weak chairman" who
"carries on the spirit of antagonism"
between Programming and the AS.
Valencia could not be reached for ^
comment.
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