1980_10 The Daily Collegian October 1980

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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
T burvdiy, October JO, 1990
Thursday, October 30,1W0
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
EDITORIAL
Library obsolete
I have mixed emotions about the new library on our campus.
It's an airy, bright and modem building that stands in sharp con¬
trast to its neighbor, the wlndowless, dull and downright gloomy
old library.
That's good.
It will increase students' study space from 300 seats to more than
2,000 seats.
That's really good.
But something's wrong here.
The brand-new facility, which won't even be open for another few
months, is already obsolete.
The total book capacity for the old and new libraries combined Is
520,000 volumes.
The library has 600,000 volumes right now.
That's bad.
Unless my arithmetic is wrong. It's going to be a tight squeeze
from the start,
And as the book collection grows, as library book collections tend to
do, things will get even tighter.
Is this how we do our planning at CSUF ?
It's not that the space problem was unforeseeable — the books
didn't just sprout up overnight.
There's probably a reason for it, but I fall to see any good excuse.
Somehow the vision of a $7.3 million stadium, also nearing comple¬
tion a block from here, gets in the way.
It's not that I object to the new stadium — I think it's kind of cute,
with those overturned-oil-derreck lights and all.
Hut it so many people can care that much about building an ade¬
quate sports facility, isn't there anybody in Fresno who cares to build
an adequate academic facility?
Obviously not.
Head librarian Lillian Parker hasn't yet been able to raise enough
money to replace the cheap, dishwater-gray vinyl tile in the old library
with durable, decent-looking stone tile.
It's a tough row to hoe for the academically-oriented people at this
university, who so often are told to "make do."
I don't see how we'll ever become the "maior regional university"
our administrators talk about with that approach.
Instead, we'll have to keep showing and telling the world the same
old thing.
People care so little here, even our newest campus showpiece
is just there to be looked at, not used.
And that's really bad.
ByLorriOben
Environmental Outlook
Support propositions
By Marshall Paul Smith
On next Tuesday's ballot there are a number of important prop¬
ositions that deserve the support of everyone interested In preserving
our increasingly fragile invironment.
Proposition 1-Callfomla Parklands Act 1960: Proposition 1 pro¬
vides for the sale of $285 million worth of general abllgation bonds.
This money would be used to finance the development of new parks
as well as the rehabilitation of exlsitng parks. Fresno County would
receive approximately $1,174,078 to fund parks ranging from neigh¬
borhood to the county level.
Proposition 2-Lake Tahoe Acquisitions Bond Act of 1980: Propo¬
sition 2 would provide for a $85 million bond issue to buy up land in
environmentally sensitive anas around Lake Tahoe. This proposition
Is designed to slow development around Lake Tahoe, one of Calif¬
ornia's greatest scenic treasures but now beset by severe problems
due to over-developmen t.
Proposition 7: Allows the state legislature to appraise the value of
their prooerty upwards when they install active or passive solar ener¬
gy systems. This proposition will help make solar energy financially
attractive. *
Propositon g-Water Resources Development and Protection:
An important environmental proposition. It would provide for consti¬
tutional protection of the water quality of San Francisco Bay and the
delta. Proposition 8 would also make it harder to dam the scenic
wild rivers of Northern California.
Letters to the Editor
Pen pal wanted
To the Editor:
I am a prisoner on death row at the
Arizona State Prison, and I was
wondering if you would do me a favor.
I have been here for quite a while and
I don't have any family or friends on
the outside to write to so what I was
wondering is if you could put an ad in
your campus newspaper for me for
correspondence.
If not in your paper then maybe you
have some kind of bulletin that you
could put it in. I know that you are not
a pen pal club or anything like that
but I would really appreciate it if you
could help me!
Since I don't know if you have an
actual newspaper I will just make a
small ad and then if you have to
change it or anything go ahead and do
what you need.
Death Row Prisoner, Caucasian
male, age 34, desires correspondence
with eitner male or female college stu¬
dents. Wants to form some kind of
friendly type relationship and more or
less just exchange past experiences
and ideas.
Will answer all letters and ex¬
change pictures. If interested write
to: Jim letters. Box B-38604, Flor¬
ence, Arizona, 85232.
Sincerely Yours,
Jimjeffers
More 'Letters'
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sloan's TD girls
To the editor:
Athletic Director Russ Sloan, If you
want some 'Touchdown Girls," why
don't you go back to Missouri, where
they have them as you have professed,
where they have that type of mentality.
If you want to use 'wholesome girls*
to be free during games to be in the
press box or "elsewhere' you'll find
them cheaper on Tulare and  Fresno
streets here in Fresno.
I'd bet you'II have a much better
press coverage and a much more whole¬
some girls in return plus a much more
satisfying return for your money. The
CSUF students can find better uses for
the money, like getting a new athletic
director.
-Victor Cabaylo
debate evolution and creation.
As Professor Fischer pointed out In his
letter of the 23rd, these theories have
great implications to our society and the
moral base underlying it. The result
today is seen in two camps, believing
two different theories, holding two
different sets of religious belief (for
humanism is a religion). *
But contrary to what you said, the
Institute for Creation Research and its
affiliated group, the Creation Research
Society, limit their membership to men
who hold graduate degrees In science
and have signed a statement of their
belief in creation.
The society was founded by Dr. Henry
M. Morris, an educator for 38 years (13
as the head of the third-largest engineer¬
ing school in the country) who holds a
Ph. D in hydrology from the University of
Minnesota.
The organization may be held In disre¬
pute by humanist educators, but it Is my
belief that it deserves as much serious
scientific consideration  as  any  other
Evolution reply
To the editor:
In reference to recent letters by Mr.
Dwyer and Professor Fischer that were
published by the Collegian, I have a few
replies I would like to make. (One human
failing I plead guilty to is an Inability to
let someone have the last word.)
First, Mr. Dwyer's point is well-taken
that people without scientific credentials
are often the ones who most heatedly
league of scientists
Secondly, I enjoyed Professor Fis¬
cher's (perhaps I should call him Bob,
he was so flippant last time) second
letter very much. I may not agree with
his personal views, but I thought he did a I
very fair job of analyzing the conflict bet¬
ween the two positions and the underly¬
ing beliefs behind bom theories.
I question, however, the implied
assumption that Christianity (and reli¬
gion in general) is primarily right-wing,
interested in the preservation of the
status quo to the exclusion of social
justice
There is no Eleventh Commandment
that states, 'Thou shatt not walk In the
ways of the bleeding-heart liberal, but ye
shalt be conservative all your days.*
True Christianity is often best ex¬
pressed when the church (I speak of the
invisible, universal body of believers) is
Involved in societal reform. We revere
Luther, Wesley, Bonhoeffer and King
because they went out and resisted the
status quo, fighting for change because
their conscience compelled them.
The reason that there is a grass-roots
return to conservative politics among
Christians this year is the Christian
rejection of the current status quo: the
blind, humanistic, socialism of our cur¬
rent federal government.
I do not believe that a Christian can in
good conscience support humanistic
policies, no matter how well-intentioned
they are, because humanism and Chris¬
tianity an diametrically opposed view¬
points.
-Scott Free
Sexist idea
To the editor.
Russ Sloan should quit while he's
behind. The more he defends his idea
of recruiting women to promote CSUF
athletics, the worse it sounds. The idea
is sexist and a waste of money. It's a
position that praises a person's looks
over their intellect.
I am disappointed but not surprise-
that 26 people have applied for the
positions. Who wouldn't want to have
their tuitions paid 'for presenting a
good appearance and having an outgoing
personality?" However, not everyone
fits this description and some cannot
find scholarships that will pay their
tuitions although they are bright
students.
The job requires no skills or brains,
although Sloan states the women 'must
be quite conversant and mentally sharp*
to do the Job. How mentally sharp
does a person have to be to attend award
banquets and ceremonies and have
their photos taken with athletic teams?
These 'athletic supporters* have no
place    in    an    academic    institution.
Cathy DeMonte
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