1982_02 The Daily Collegian February 1982

              Opinion
Page 2-the Daily Collegian-February 3,19S2
Shuttle bus
The recent announcement that the free CSUF shuttle bus had been
' discontinued came as no surprise.
John Rapp, assistant director of business affairs, said the ridership
"just wasn't there." He had predicted the end of the service last
semester unless there was a "drastic turnaround" in the number of
students using the bus.
The average ridership was 3.2 students per trip.
That "drastic turnaround" did not materialize, and after a con¬
tinued cost of $440 a day, the service was terminated Dec. 24.
The shuttle bus was a useful service and a good idea, but the
decision to discontinue it must be viewed as a good one.
The university correctly determined that at a time that it is facing
budget cuts and/or rising operating costs, that the bus was not cost
efficient for the greatest number of students.
However, that does not do much to help the small number of
students who did use the bus regularly.
As a possible solution, the Daily Collegian will publish a ride-
sharing list in the free Friday personals.
Individuals wishing to participate in the car pool are encouraged to
take out a free ad. The Daily Collegian will simply serve as a bulletin
board, and all details are to be worked out between drivers and riders.
The Daily Collegian will not be responsible for any obligations
between riders and drivers.
Letters from Readers
Pro-choice supported
To the editor
In her letter of Jan. 26th, Roberta
Genini comes across as being in favor of
choice. The facts are that if the Pro-Life
movement were to have their way, women
would have one choice only, to carry their
pregnancies full term. This "choice" would
be enforced regardless of danger to the
mother, birth defects, rape, or incest. This
is not a choice, but rather one group of
people forcing their beliefs onto the major¬
ity.
When a woman is faced with an unwant¬
ed pregnancy she has three alternatives:
keep the child, adoption, or abortion.
These alternatives should be available for
the woman to choose what is best for her
personal life and well being. Ensuring that
a woman can make a choice as to how she
wants her life to be is what the Bro-Choice
movement is all about!
Libby Engebrecht
Students for Choice
Pro-Choice Coalition
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February 3, 1982-the Daily Colkfiaii—P«|e i
CSUF custodians keep low profile
By Ricbird Lent!
Daily Collegian SUIT Writer
You see them every day, but hard ly eve r
notice them. Their work is below our feet
and above our head, yet we rarely give
recognition to their efforts. Without them,
this school would be a mess.
Custodial workers have a thankless job.
Secretaries get "National Secretary Week,"
teachers get an appreciation day; even the
groundhog has a day. Whatdocustodians
get? Garbage.
But the custodians don't seem to mind.
According to Charles Ordonez, chief of
custodial services, they even have a sense
of loyalty to the school.
"When we prepare the stadium for a
game, we feel school spirit. We're cleaning
for the Bulldogs." he said.
The custodians are also cleaning for the
students and faculty. The 78 custodial
workers take care of approximately
1.600.000 square feet of office space. Their
chores are broken up into daily, weekly
and monthly routines.
Trash cans are emptied, chalkboards
cleaned, and floors dry mopped on a daily
basis. Floors are cleaned with a germicidal
and carpets are vacuumed on a weekly
basis, and carpets are shampooed on a
monthly basis.
Bui that is only the beginning of it.
When the rainy season comes, many of
those daily chores are done several times
in a day. Rain and mud tends to accumu¬
late at building entrances, creating a safe¬
ty hazard.
If custodians see a dangerous situation.
Ordonez said they usually lake their own
initiative and correct it. Othertimes, his
office is called and notified of some prob¬
lem, and he, in turn, notifies one of the
four custodial supervisors wo get their
crew to the trouble spot.
When a roof leaks, those buckets scat¬
tered throughout the campus are placed
there by Ordonez' men. Luckily for the
students and custodians most of Ihe build¬
ings don't have leaks. There are, however.
exceptions.
"Leaking roofs in the San Ramon build¬
ings isa major problem. In the other build¬
ings, it's an occasional problem."
"Sometimes during the rainy season,
the sewers cause the bathrooms to back
up. Last year that happened twice." Or¬
donez said. He added that it was no fun to
clean up.
Although Proposition 13 reduced every¬
one's budget, Ordonez said if didn't create
a major problem in his department. No
one was fired or laid off, but jobs that were
vacated were not refilled. Consequently,
there are about 15 less custodians oncam-
pus. but that does not stop Ordonez and
his men. .
"We use a federal formulas a certain
amount of cleanliness in proportion to the
size of the staff," he said.      . •
And though his staff is decreasing, and
the frequency of cleaning is diminished,
the work load has not. Actually, the custo¬
dians are busier than ever. Ordonez said,
because there isa smaller staff doing work
on a campus that has not gotten any
smaller.
During the semester break, the custodi¬
ans didn't get a break. Major stripping of
the floors was done along with "things you
can't get to during the semester because
they are in use," Ordonez said.
But with all that work, Ordonez is still
enthusiastic about his job and the work
his crew docs. He is presently preparing a
slide presentation of the various services
available through the plant offices.
Ordonez is not bothered by the lack of
recognition the custodians get because he
knows they're doing a good job. Part of
the inconspicuous nature of their work
may be self-inflicted, according to
Ordonez.
"We have a job that is very necessary,
but we keep a low profile," he said.
Nadim Ccorft/Dairy Collcfian
Custodian Irene Peralta deans the floor In the McKrt-r Ui
Extensions offers Schweitzer philosophy
Dr. Albert Schweitzer's philosophy of
"reverence for life" will be the topic of a
one-unit course to be conducted by Dr.
Walter Ensslin, professor emeritus' of for¬
eign languages at CSUF.     J /J'.   .
The class, offered through thfc Division
of Extended Education, will be held on
Wednesdays, March 3-31. The class will
meet from 7 to 10 p.m. in the CSUF Social
Science Building. Tuition for the self-
supporting extension class is S43.
Dr. Schweitzer is best known as the
founder of a hospital in Lambarene in
Africa and as a concert organist. He also
received degrees in philosophy, theology,
music and medicine.
His ethic, according to Dr. Ensslin, is
"the furtherance of life to its highest phys¬
ical and spiritual level." Dr. Schweitzer
emphasized the absolute necessity for the
individual ethic in contrast to the group
ethic.
For further information about the class
and advance registration forms, contact
Dr. Ensslin at 298-7295 or Ihe CSUF Div¬
ision of Extended Education at 294-2549.
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