1981_09 The Daily Collegian September 1981

              Opinion
Page 8/September 21,1981—Dally Collegian
en m». RfMsaM's New ujMrrE House chihiv
&MgP
Mm?nfr^n^im
'^m^ififiMd
Letters Policy
The Dally Collegian welcomes
- signed letters to the editor.
ALL letters must be typewritten,
double-spaced and should not
exceed three pages In length.
Writers should Include their
address and phone number In
the letter In the event  that  It
needs clarification. Only the
names will published. The editor
reserves the right to edit letters
for length and grammar. Letters
can be submitted to the Dally
Collegian office, Keats Campus
Building.
The problem
over promotions
CSUF's Academic Senate has the chance today to
make a major improvement in the campus faculty pro¬
motions policy when they meet for their first session
-of the semester.
Un the agenda is the consideration of several amend¬
ments proposed by Kenneth Seib, an English professor,
that are designed to allow faculty a stronger voice in
promotions policy.
The amendments are partly the result of current
procedures that have allowed Vice President for Acad¬
emic Affairs Dr. Toma.s Arciniega to forward lists of re¬
commended promotions to President Harold Haak
without consulting the University Board of Promotions
(UBOP) or giving affected faculty reasonable notice.
Seib accurately explained the promotions problem
last year when he wrote in a letter to Haak that Arci- -
niega's actions "have not only abridged the basic rights \
of the faculty to appeal, but their rights have been
totally ignored by the failure of the academic vice pres-
dent to notify them of his decision to change the re¬
commendations (after UBOP had forwarded their own
set of recommendations)."
Similar remarks were made in 1978 when Louis Volpp,
the then-vice president for academic affairs, in effect
overruled some UBOP recommendations and, as a
result, the board resigned en masse.
The same scenario was nearly replayed last May
when UBOP members sent an angry memorandum
to Senate Chair Joan Schroeder. The memo conveyed
the board's "extreme displeasure" with the changes
Arciniega has recommended in a list of proposed pro¬
motions and included an implicit threat of resignation.
In  both  incidents,   Volpp  and  Arciniega  were  not
.  required to clearly  justify  their judgments  to  UBOP
or the affected faculty members- a requirement that
is the focus of the Seib amendments.
That's why the amendments should be passed by
the Senate and become a part of campus policy. If not,
the faculty will continue to have no protection against
a blatantly unfair procedure that has proved damaging
to the CSUF administration.
I
Senate criticized
To the editor
Regarding your lead story last week
and continued coverage of the Asso¬
ciated Student Senate and its various
gaffes —how refreshing!
I send kudos to the Senators Tricia
Van Klaveren, David Torres and Ad¬
ministrative Vice President Martha Davis
for their courageous stand on nuclear
power   I feel the practice of re¬
solutions and taking positions on na¬
tional issues that have no direct bearing
on the welfare of the student body
is a step in the right direction. But,
I do not feel that they have gone
far enough
Now is the time for the Senate
to dream up a Medfly resolution,
because it will not be an issue
forever, and Lord knows it would
be a shame to let a good issue
get by without a resolution.
I would also like to see reso¬
lutions concerning the Isle of For¬
mosa, the humpback whale, poverty
in Applachia and apartheid in South
Africa   While we're at it, I'd like
to see the Senate adopt something
similar to the Good Housekeeping
Seal of Approval. For instance,
those union-busters at Loors should
not bet the seal, but Chiauita
bananas would, right? After all,
you can't bust a union that doesn't
exist.
In short, don't let little things
like representing the student body
get in the way of your true
calling—resolutions on big issues,
and blackballing the beer company
Scott Hatfield
tfield
 : |
Teacher says thanks
To the editor:
I have recently joined the faculty
of the Department of Accountancy
in the School of Business. On my
irst visit to campus. I lost my
oriefcase containing some important
papers. However, before I realized
the loss, a very honest CSUF stu¬
dent found my briefcase and turned
it in to the Cashier's Window at
Joyal Administration. By the end
of the day, the briefcase was back
in my possession.
I wanted to convey my sincere
appreciation to the individual con¬
cerned, whose identity I do not
know, for such a wonderful and
kind act, and felt the only path
open was to write a letter of thanks,
have it published in the student
newspaper, and hope the person
would read it.
I realize I will probably never
know the identity of the individual,
but wanted to somehow convey my
thanks and apreciation. Thank you
for your rropesty, the trouble and
inconvenience you saved me had I
lost the briefcase is immeasurable.
Cod bless you.
U is very heartwarming to know
that the CSUF campus has such
fine and outstanding students.
Bipin Shukla
ian
Tuesday
CSU Fresno September 22,1981      *
Little River Band
plays at CSUF
Robert Gauthier/Daily Collegian
Tha Little River Band performed In front ol a capacity crowd
at the CSUF Amphitheater Sunday. Opening lor the LRB was
the Berkeley recording group Tho Greg Klbn Band.
Success finds Greg Kihn
By Chuck Barney
Sports Editor
"Creg who?"
The wary female security guard in
front of the CSUF Amphitheater ap¬
proached the maroon Buick and peered
inside the window.
'I 'm not supposed to let anybody in
there without a pass," she informed
the boyish-looking passenger.
"Listen honey, I'm Creg Kihn and
I' m supposed to play here tonight,*
the passenger said calmly, as if he had
been through this routine several times
before.
'Are you part of the Little River
Band?" the guard asked
"No I'm not," he answered. "I'm
part of the band that plays before the
Little River Band. But not if you don't
let us in there."
Anonymity. It's something that all
rock artists have to deal with at one
time or another, but for the talented
and the lucky, the anonymity has a way
of fading quickly. Others have to grope
with it longer.
Kihn is one of the latter. Ever
since the 29-year-old native of Baltimore
moved to the Bay Area and formed a
four-man band in 1975, local critics,
fans, record company executives and
disc jockeys were convinced that he
would make it big some day.
The band, of course, was happy and
proud to be the recipients of such pro¬
phecies, but as the years wore on. they
'...there's no
substitute for
a hit record.'
tound themselves wondering when those
predictions would — if ever — come
true.
Finally, this year, Kihn and his
band, now a five-man group, are starting
to gain some of that recognition that was
such a long time coming. And even if
he isn' t recognized or appreciated by
a campus guard, he is by a growing
group of followers. After laboring for
the past seven years in congested Bay
Area night clubs, Kihn is causing ears
to perk up everywhere he goes with his
latest album, Rockihnroil and his first
Top 15 single, "The Break-Up Song.'
'Life is so much better for the band
and me now,* said a tired and
sweat-soaked Kihn after his Sunday
night performance at the amphitheater.
'You hear these rock stars bitching    —
and moaning about it (success) but
it'sagas   Don't believe a word they
say. It's fun. You meet great people,
you earn more money, the gigs are
better, the sound systems are better.
Everything's better.
-   'It's like night and day. In this
business there's no substitute for a hit
record,'he continued. 'And I think what
our band really gets off on is the peer
group recognition. Other bands and
other musicians know about us now and
we're respected as musicians and as a
hard working rock 'n' roll band.
That's a hard reputation to gain. It
took us a very long time to earn it.'
■   The success of Rocklhnroil-an album
that Kihn said has outsold his entire
six-record catalog several times over —
has enabled him to reach out to a much
KIHN continued on page 4
Friday fraternity parties cancelled
By Karen Busch
StaffWrlter
The fraternity-sponsored T.C.'s—
the all-school, Friday-afternoon parties
featuring live music and beer—have
been cancelled this year, said Interfra-
ternity Council President Dave Leathers.
Leathers said the decision to eliminate
T.C.'s is part .of the current, revision
of the Interfraternity policy governing
outdoor functions.
An additional provision of the new
policy stipulates that all members and
guests of fraternity-sponsored events
show identification to verify the 21-year-
old age requirement before being served
alcoholic beverages. Leathers said.
'There have been a number of com¬
plaints from the community sincejthe
new stadium was built," he said. 'Al^
though the complaints have not been di¬
rected toward the Creeks in particular,
the fraternities are a very visual aspect
of the school.'
Leathers said he felt the new policy
would help reduce the problems of al¬
coholic consumption by minors and dis¬
turbance of the peace.
'Any open party as it once was,
such as T.C.'s, will now be closed,'
Leathers said, "and restricted to mem¬
bers and guests only. The T.C.'s
originally were just CSUF students.
But then, people from the high schools
started coming. ..It just got out of hand.'
The first test of the new Interfra¬
ternity policy occurred last week, during
fraternity rush. Leathers said the I.D.
requirement governing alcohol was ac¬
tively supported bv each fraternity and,
as a result, the rush was 'unique—there
was no patrolling, no harassing, no com¬
plaints or violations of any kind.'
There was a general de-emphasis on
the role of alcohol during the rush par¬
ties,* Leather said. 'For example, we
avoided using alcohol as a drawing point
in the rush advertisements, such as 'Bar
Night.' We found that rush actually in¬
creased. More guys are interested In
joining now.'
Leathers said the participation in the
fraternity rush has increased more than
200 percent, the largest Interest
demonstrated since social fraternities
i at their peak in the 1950s.
Alumna
counsels
victims
By Bryan Gardner
StaffWrlter
'Sex crime after sex crime, homicides,
people stabbing people for no good
reason...*
A long, cold corridor leads to her of¬
fice; the blank walls and what seems like
an endless series of doors leave the im¬
pression of a prison walkway. The tallish
brunette poises herself behind a desk,
crossing her legs and positioning her
skirt Her smile is amiable, her eyes
caring.
Twenty-seven-year-old Linda McFall
has been helping sexual assault vic¬
tims and the families of homicide vic¬
tims since she was graduated from CSUF
four years ago. As a deputy probation of¬
ficer, she works as a part of the Victim/
Witness Service Center, a federally
funded service for victims of violent
crimes set up in 1974 by the County
Probation Department.
"At first I told myself I couldn't do
this,' McFall said, remembering the
first day when a load of sex offense and
homicide reports were dropped on her
desk. She was fresh out of college and
her social welfare degree was still crisp.
"I couldn't even think for three weeks.'
But she said she realized that coun¬
seling violent crime victims met the main
criterion of the job she was looking for—
being able to work with people. Her at¬
titude helps too.
•I'm a real optimist,' she said.
'Every cloud has a silver lining and
that's the way I approach the job. I
think that if I weren't helping these
people, they wouldn't get any help.*
Her responsibilities to the victims or
their families vary from getting them to
testify and explaining court proceed¬
ings to getting them state compensation
or arranging funerals. She sees her main
responsibility as a part of law enforce¬
ment, i, •"
~" McFall and three other workers for
Victim/Witness Service receive the
violent crime reports from' the Fresno
Police Department and the County
Sheriff's office. They work closely with
the district attorney's office and the
homicide and sexual assault teams in
handling the cases and talking with
victims. McFall said each worker has an
active load of about 90 cases.
*l have an objective here," she said.
'That is to put people In prison for doing
things to innocent people.' Thus, the
best way she can help is by getting vic¬
tims to testify in court, something that
isn't always easy.
"It's not really a matter of coercing or
convincing them to talk, it's just get¬
ting a kind of rapport going with some¬
body, letting them understand that
you're going to be with them, helping
them out,' she said.
'I can use a serious, professional ap-
roach or I can joke around with them.
With children, I can get just like a little
kid,* she said.
Guilt and fear are a few of the prob¬
lems she runs into.
In sex crimes, she says young chil¬
dren, especially, believe they have done
something wrong.
"It's hard to believe a 12-year-old
girl being forced to orally copulate a
40-year-old man can think she did some¬
thing wrong, but nine out of 10 do,' she
said. 'You can't imagine the relief on
their faces when we tell them they didn't
do anything wrong.*
As in a recent case, problems are in¬
tensified further when the sex offender
is the girl's father. 'It's difficult to ex¬
plain to her why It's necessary that she
testify against her dad, that he's sick
and has a problem.'
For witnesses who are scared to talk,
she said, the best she can do is to be
CRIME continued on page 2