1985_01 The Daily Collegian January 1985

              Governor Deukmejian
propose increase funding
without increasing student
cost.
—See Page 2
Spring aboard
Collegian classifieds,
on page 5.
The Fresno State Women's
Basketball Team is looking
good with a 14-3 record and'
a first place conference
standing. _ See Page 7
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CSU, Fresno
Tuesday, Jan. 22,1985
CSUF student dies of AIDS
v Tim Willi* <*cnl **eal,n Cemer- fee'5 'here may be
,V Writer ma^ more «« in ,own and at the
University.
 —~~~~~~~~~"~~~~~~~~~ "The incidence of this illness is just the
CSU F siudent James Simmons learned tip of the iceberg," Vandrick said. "There
o years ago thai he had AIDS, a result maybe 10 to 12 students on campus who
his homosexual lifestyle. Yet Simmons
Jn't want ihe malady to interrupt his
While undergoing experimental treat¬
ments at San Francisco and Fresno,
Simmons would sometimes study in his
hospital bed for a bachelor's degree in
interior design. But his condition became
*orse about three months ago. The virus
macked Simmons' brain and affected his
memory to the point where he would get
lost on the streets while trying to get
home, according to his father. Dr. Marvin
Simmons. He eventually caught pneumo¬
nia and went into a coma for three days.
I hen. a few weeks before he might have
earned his degree, the Fresno-born Sim¬
mons died at age 34.
Simmons was the second known CSUF
student to have died from AIDS Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Accord¬
ing to the Fresno Bee, four other men in
1- rcsno county have died recently and two
more cases "have been diagnosed." Dr.
John Vandrick, director of the CSUFstu-
don't know they have AIDS. If they James' father, said "AIDS is like a death
engage in sexual acts they could infect 60 sentence. It is 100 percent fatal."
or 70 more people." Of the 7,800 cases reported in the Uni-
Doctors are concerned about AIDS ted States since 1981, 3,700 people have
because it is incurable and some believe it
leaves behind no survivors. Simmons, See AIDS, page 8
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Schools throuihout the state were closed yefterday In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.i birthday. Last week a
celebration wai held In downtown Fresno beginning with a procession down M Street from City Hall to the
Convention Center. While walking the group sang "We Shall Overcome,- a theme prevalent to King* speeches in
the 1960s. At the Convention Center a program was held in the Saroyan Theater which included a film, speeches
and song, by various groups. Robert UriI The Pail, Collegi™
Professor claims university is racist
Institutional racism, a form of dis¬
crimination within the structure of an
organization, is what Junious Williams
said is causing him to apply for other
leaching jobs away from CSUF, a uni¬
versity he claims is racist.
Williams, in his fourth year at CSUF as
an associate professor of Ethnic Studies,
received his law degree from the University
of Michigan, where he taught educational
law. Now Williams is waiting to hear from
other universities to which he has applied.
He says he's lost his patience with the
racist environment at CSUF.
'I'm tired of dealing with people who
feel that racism is a figment of black
people's imagination," Williams said. He
cites as examples of institutional racism
the lack of black professors and black
administrators, and feels that the small
number of black students at CSU F, 524, is
indicative of the negative reputation CSUF
"I'm not saying that Fresno
is atypical, it's just not
someplace I want to say..."
-Williams
Bafyshnikov due in Fresno
Despite an outstanding and varied
lineup of 10 leading professionals, the
spring semester program of the Uni¬
versity Lecture Series will be over¬
shadowed by a July 8 performance at
the William Saroyan Theatre by Rus¬
sian dancer Mikkail Baryshnikov and
the American Ballet Theatre.
"It will be the social and cultural
event of the year," said Assistant Vice-
President for Academic Affairs J.
Leonard Salazar one of the organizers
of the lecture series. "It's going to be a
fantastic event."
Leonard said a tentative agreement
between the troupe and the university
has been reached for the performance.
In addition to the Baryshnikov per¬
formance, the lecture series, beginning
Feb. 4, will include award-winning
science Action writer Ursuli K. Le
Guin; dancer L Martina Young; Robert
K. Joyce, executive director of the
international Monetary Fund and the
World Bank in Canada; archaeologist
Donald C. Johanson; journalist Dr.
Carl Jensen; Dr. Baochen Zhu, director.
Office of the Americas and Oceana of
the Association for Science and Tech¬
nology in China; author Frances M core
Lappe; Dr. N.T. Nehdi, president of
American-Arab Relations Committee
and the leading Arab spokesman in the
United States; -Polly Baca, Colorado
state senator and vice-chair of the
Democratic National Committee; and
Bob Woodward, assistant managing
editor of the Washington Post and
author of several best#elling books,
including "All The President's Men."
1 would rather be'ii
where there is some recognition that-
[racism] is a problem, and that there's
some bona fide attempt to address that as
a problem,* said Williams. "I've beard,
but cant verify, that some students have
left this place because of problems environ¬
mentally," he said.
Anna McDonald, the director of Affirm-
ive Action at CSUF for the last eight
months, is also concerned about the atmos¬
phere and environment for blacks and
other minorities on campus.
Regarding racism, McDonald said that
some in stances of discrimination are very
subtle, and that discrimination based on
race can be practiced in several forms.
Without citing specific examples of overt
discrimination, McDonald said that if
there is a feeling of racism here, whether
real or perceived, that problem should be
addressed.
"Here on the West Coast I find that its
very subtle. Its not out in the open where
you can tec it, but it weaves its way
through a variety of processes and pro¬
cedures." said McDonald.
1 guess I'm concerned that it seems as
though the talented people we do attract
seem to leave. Where we are successful as
far as ethnic minorities and females go, in
certain areas our record says that we lose
them after a short period of time. And I
think that is something the university has
to look at,' she said.
Williams said he is happy teaching
ethnic studies, but that he hopes to have
an opportunity to teach educational law
someplace else.
" I Ve been dealing with this stuff for so
long, having worked in school desegrega¬
tion I'm not saying that Fresno is atypical,
its just not someplace I want to stay," said
A recent article by the Fresno Bee
regarding the number of black students
enrolled at CSUF cited several statistics
on minority enrollments here. Covering a
10-year span, these statistics show a small
decline in the percentage of black students
enrolled at CSUF, as well as declines in
the percentage of non-white Pacific Island¬
ers, Asians and American Indians.
Black student enrollments during Fall
1974 numbered 521, for a 3.6 percentage
rate of the total number of students at
CSUF. Ten years later the number of
black enrollments rose by three, but the
percentage of black students fell by ,2
The number of Asian students enrolled
rose by 21 from 1974, but the percentage
of Asian students to other students also
declined by .2 percent over the same 10-
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