1985_03 The Daily Collegian March 1985

              2 The Daily Collegian
Opinion
"Deaf" clarification
Editor
In your recent article dated March
"CSUFdeaf seek understanding"I w
way to open our deaf ears." Whi
was that I would like to see a con
ss of the deaf in public and
irivate to help the hearing society change
is atttude toward deafness.
If one day, you got a deaf baby, start to
hink about it. First of all, please do not
nanic! If you had this awareness with a
' ude, I bet you will succeed in
raising your deaf baby.
Most of the time, the deaf continue to
educate both sides !o help improve things.
Unfortunately, we, the deaf still have a
rough time getting along with others, due
to rapid changes in technology.
For example, we deaf students need a
it controversy over whether
or not the government should bail out
troubled farmers serves to illustrate
another troubling aspect of American life.
The two problems at first glance appear
unrelated, but on closer examination are
found to be quite closely linked. The other
problem referred to is that of racism.
The farmer is considered, by a large
portion of the American population, to be
"the most traditional and wholesome
American."(77~ie. March 11, 1985) and is
thus a phenomenon to be preserved.
Apparently, people such such as these (i.e.
farmers) were the ones who "built this
nation."They were tough, brave, men and
women who were willing to take risks, and
who. it just so happens, were white.
Today's farming community for the most
part still has these same characteristics
—the latter two especially so.
Yes, today's farmers are very willing to
take risks. So much so that they are now
wallowing in a self-inflicted debt-ridden
quagmire. Thc manner in which they went
about over-investing, and thus over-
extending themselves, was foolhardy at
crrez, candidate for Vice Presi-
liversity Relations will be open
is from students at 2:45 today
best. Really, can these people be con
sidered "wholesome" and "admirable
citizens when this is taken into account?
would think not.
So why is it that farmers are receiving s<
continuing good forti
think that it is safe
greatest asset is the
iuld b
leoftl
b_ ia
isofm
.right c
lobe
of the fan
ay that farmers'
coloroftheirskins.lt
looking hungry, cold
Thc argument seems to be tha
must be allowed to maintain tl
dard of living, their way of lif>
incidentally, usually includes a
table home, a pleasant
money in the bank, and other "intan
gibles" associated with farm life.
That such special attention should b
given to so small a group of people i
surprising when one considers Ihe fac
and broki
When a few  white farmers commit
suicide because of their own foolishness,
: planted in Washing!
million
itefarn
of dol
ir bills,
appropriated to
will incite other white Americans
revolutionary states-of-mind, nor wi
really jeopardize the positions of t
posturing baffoons in Washington i
choose to cater to those interests thstt_
feel will further their careers, instead
dealing with the fundamental problei
that face the country.
The whole scenario depresses mt
cause it is another manifestation of
philosophy which seeks the better___<
one group with devastating effects
other less powerful groups.
Overt racism may be a thing of theptt
in most segments of society, but racun
a most destructive nature still flour-
arid must be dealt wiihdirectlyifthelj»
potential of all of this countryTpeople
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ty for generations... a dispro¬
portionate percentage of these people are
from minority groups. Surely this pro¬
blem and others such as this are more
deserving of the country'
There are those who cor
farmers must receive special
because they are all needed to provide the
food to feed this vast land. This argument
can be dismissed quite simply by stating
thc well-known and widely accepted fact
that even if the farmers were to stop
producing for a whole year, there would
still be enough food to go around i.e. if it
were to be distributed fairly. That so much
of this country's wealth is being spent just
to keep inefficient producers in their line
of business is impossible to justify with
such arguments.
So  what  is  the  real  reason  for  the
However, when black people are seen
standing in mile-long lines in search of
jobs, no eyebrows arc raised. When
certain areas have over 80 percent black
teenage unemployment, this is somehow
seen to be a function of their own to be re
limitations, and thusa situation not grave Stcv
enough to warrant official action.
Thc same may be said about the plight
of other minority groups whose problems    Safety Cil6Ck
are simply not of sufficient import to be
considered, let alone acted upon, by the    Editc
powers that be
The
:ribed is
form. What m
:, disgusting and vile
specially difficult lo
stomach is that all levels of government
are involved in this subjugation.
In fact. President Reagan's veto of the
recent proposal that would have "saved"
the farmers, although not done for thc
desired reasons, was in my opinion one of
his better moments. Farmers who cannot
make it should be allowed to leave the
industry in the same way that people in
other segments of the economy must,
justification in prolonging
their
I don
sery.
it seeing them suffer
Letters Policy
The Dally Collegian welcomes ox
kepi as brief as possible and are
latter, to the Da! y Coll.g „,
Ke.it. Campus Building
CalHomia SUI* -nlv»r-Hy, Fra,
Last month, the Daily Collegia
published an article on an e
available for women dorm
campus after dark. There was a statenx-
in the article that we feel was misleadiii|.
It reported that FSU was one of the:
campuses in the CSU system. In order
evaluate that statement, the foUo<r_,
information should be noted:
I    College  campuses  are  prime
target areas for the assault and rape
of women;
2. Assaults and rapes on campuses
are often not reported oncampus.if
they are reported at all;
3. The Rape Counseling Cenier of
Fresno lists thc FSU campus and
lhe City College campus as two ol
the four major areas in Fresno
where women are raped or assaul¬
ted.
In view of the recent reporting of,
harassment of a young girl on campl*
article "Dorms told of past rape atteoi
in Ihe March 12 issue of the JJ
Collegian, and the above information
should not travel on campus alonC'
dark.
-W_e_WS:
March 18,1985 3
Ke?JJ-«SSK^SS   Congrega.ioiulChurch.2I3> N. V.nNess. Satellite CoUege Union. Featured will be
"presenting Ag^a. these booth    ____   S_ ^ I_? ""* mUS'C fr0m the Black 27 nurae rec™^™ {'°™ California hos-
River College will bespTnsoringa pet Z   __S£_^ & "^ S°mc °f iu P^'nd guest speaker Valentine DeSarto
zoo in the mall parking lot, and,he Fre no    SSlEte T^, ™<™™* « ' fr°« ** Medici "-"O-*- Pool who will
Unified School District will ^Si-   S3__fe_-S_S5_,l,___2    *>*Z2»2£.	
C^Z^^^Ztlet"   T rd "^ XTST^ College Rodeo Promo Night will be
P       onsoi Agriculture as the theme.   Tickets may be purchased from the Metro held at 7:30 p.m. in the CSUF Bucket.
Ministry office or at the door. For more Everyone isinvited to the occasion which
cap 252-1889. will feature videos, a swing band, dancing
California Residents only may apply
for internal transfer into the School of
Engineering. Applications are now avail¬
able in the Dean's Office, East Engineering
122. Application deadline is April 15,
1985. Studenu will be notified after May
1st whether or not they have been accepted.
informatioi
Student/Nurses Association
forn'ia at CSUF will present a
Career Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.i
>f Cali-
The Fresno City College <_ CSUF
Combined Black Gospel Choir will per¬
form Friday, March 22,7:30 p.m. at First
Plan
lown in a hang
ndent in August, 1978. Unwil-
: up her active lifestyle and dis-
withMhe conventional wheel-
imilton turned to her engi-
mded friends, who later became
-r partners, for help. The three set out to
bring about what the industry had said
' ' 'iuilt: a lightweight, high prc-
:hair and foldingchair,
s, called Quickies, "a fun Chai
lume used for a fun chair," weigh between    secut
21 and 27 pounds, according to Delany.
The sales skyrocketed from five hand-
built chairs a week in 1981 to nearly 100 a
week in 1983.
"The difference, between us and the
other manufacturers of wheelchairs is in
our innovative design, lighter w
performance and adjustability,
Delany said the philosophy of the com¬
pany is to make the wheelchiar fit the
individual as opposed to the traditional
practice of the individual having to fit the
Quickies are now sold throughout the
United  Stales,  Canada, and  Northern
Hamilton  never gave up her sports
Continued from pi„e 1
as part of a regular publication, Kessler
behind the program
The idea
ic the
betwi
le dif¬
ferent disciplines on campus and to bolster
research at CSUF, according to Kessler.
But he emphasized that it waint a
attempt to compete with University of    fore, a think tank would be one way of
ight.high    California campuses. He contends that it    coordinating some of these individual
may sound a little pretentious to call thc   efforts, said Kessler.
program a think lank, but be cc
label it as such:
"We dont blush about being PCAA
champions," Kessler said in reference to
CSUFshighlysuccessfulathleticteamsin
the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. "It
is not to say that we have a monopoly on
[intelligence] but we do have thinking
people on campus.
Kessler said that individual schools on
campus have similarly helped the Fresno
community, particularly the schools of
business and industrial agriculture. There-
.. She t<
n the Natio
is Champion-
Women's Wheelchair Ten
ship title in both single at
became the  National  Women's  Sitski
on this year, for the fourth con-
Sanctuary
• of the resolution.
received a great deal of c
Wt," she said. Martinez expects
if approval from Congressman
[Richard Lehman and Assemblyman Bruce
ir purpose in lobbying for the reso-
is io make our government accoun-
:or supporting repressive regimes,"
i charged the Immigration and Nat-
ition Department with underhanded
; in dealing with Latin American
*J, He said people are threatened
not to seek asylum with jail
up to two years without trials. Faced with
prison, many refugees opt for a "death
flight home to take their chances with the
death squads." Those who choose to stay
and fight are taken lo remote areas where
few lawyers are available, Vau explained.
The sanctuary movement responds to
the government with desperate tactics of
its own, said Vau. Thousands of refugees
are hidden in homes and churches while
efforts are made to secure legal aid for
them, he added. Vau indicated there are
many such refugees in Fresno.
If a refugee is here unlawfully, his pro¬
tector can go to prison for two years and
be fined S2000, said Vau:
Sponsors of the resolution and Friday's
rally include M.E.Ch.A., Us AdeliUs,
Campus Latin American Support Com¬
mittee and the Student Christian Move¬
ment. A sanctuary forum is slated for
12:30 p.m. in CU room 309.
Why Pay More
7:30pm.
Wednesday,
March 20,
1985 Satellite
College
Union.
Tickets:$1.50
Students w/
I.D. $2.50
General
Admission
FASCINATING
-^ CHINA
March 18,1985
12 Noon
Upstairs Cafeteria
Rm. 200, CSUF
$3.00 General Admission
$1.00 Students/Faculty
BARYSHNIKOVIS COMING JULY811
• And College Union Program Board Presents
Concert Pianist
JAMES BARBAGALLO
Bronze Medalist in the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition
Thursday, March 21
7:30 p.m.
Satellite College Union
$2 CSUF Students $3 General AdmiMion