1985_05 The Daily Collegian May 1985

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Brown: Education
must have funding
State community college studenu, two-
thirds of California's classroom popula¬
tion, receive one-third of the funds approp¬
riated to education, said Assembly
Speaker Willie Brown Thursday.
This statistic, the $50-tuition and the
average daily attendance mode of funding
By deciding to charge them $50 dollars
to attend city colleges. Governor George
Deukmejian hurts students unnecessarily,
said Brown. The speaker characterized
the nominal fee as a symbol for
Deukmejian's well-to-do constituents to
show students are paying something.
"That pound of flesh" is charged for
"political reasons, it does not generate
enough money for even one percent of
statewide college needs," Brown added.
"I am dedicated, as a legislator, to getting better funding
for junior colleges, thereby increasing minority access to
higher education."
—Brown
make a college degree difficult for minor-
"You would think the legislature would
give the most funds to the institution with
the most students,"said Brown. While S94
million went  to universities and  $60
through 12,"communitycolleges received
only S34 million, according to the former
CSU trustee.
Educators need to lobby hard for more
money, and make politicians aware of
community college needs based on demo¬
graphics and projections. Brown told the
audience in thc upstairs cafeteria. Also
present was a contingent of Fresno City
College faculty.
"I am dedicated, as a legislator, to
getting better funding for junior colleges,
thereby increasing minority.access to
higher education," said Brown. He said
these campuses have thc highest per¬
centage of non-whites and students from
single-parent families due to an inability
o afford UC and CSU fees.
A study showed that 90,000 potential
community college students could not
afford the amount, said Brown. "Many do
not know about the student aid process,
and assume thev cannot afford the fee." he
said.
According to thc speaker, the legis¬
lature's neglect of community colleges
hurls thc ability of students to transfer to
four-year institutions. While university
courses receive fixed program funding,
city college prerequisites are at the mercy
of average daily attendance, he said. The
latter courses are funded on a per student
basis; if not enough students sign up for
them, the courses are not offered.
By contrast, a university course "with
only four students" is not threatened, said
Minority access and transferability are
issues of great importance, according to
Brown. Today, 50 percent of California's
classroom population are non-white; the
year 2000 will mark non-white predom-
AS tables UFW grape boycott
By Tim Willis
Staff Writer
An emergency session
ofth
c Associated
Students  Senate  Thursday
one of the stormiest AS
ngsthis year
as senators delayed actic
in  favor of a   United
n   Workers'
sponsored boycott.
During a debate on tr
icUFW's boycott
of grapes picked by no
n-uni
on workers.
one senator angrily sti
out of the
meeting, which had to be held in a class¬
room because the Senate Chambers were
not available.
The senate voted to delay action on the
UFW resolution a second time after Sen.
Jerome Rice, senator-at-large, forced the
senate to reconsider the voting procedure.
During the procedures, there was a great
deal of shouting from audience members
angered by the Senate decision.
A U FW representative and other boycott
supporters appeared at thc meeting to
support of the union's boycott. It
on the agenda, however, and some senators
pointed out that no one was there to
represent the growers.
"The principals of free speech require us
to listen to all points of view," said Sen.
Randy Reed, arts and humanities. Reed
said he supported the resolution but felt
the vote should be delayed until Tuesday,
so supporters of the growers could argue
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Urban studies minor chance
Staff Writer
The Academic Policy and Planning Com-
mittee approved a proposal to offer an
Urban Studies minor at CSUF, and now
the issue will go before the Chancellor
Currently, there
.jn Urban ~
a graduate program
initiated the proposal, which has been a
year in planning.
"We're trying lo create a package made
attractive to different majors working in
related fields," said Merchen. "The minor
will provide an understanding in the area
they're going to work in."   __,
Lynn Forsythe, chairwoman of the
AP&P Committee, also believes an urban
studies minor will benefit students.
"Since there isn't. an undergraduate
to prepare planners to deal effectively
with the structures, processes and prob¬
lems of community and regional planning
and development. Tbe emphasis is on the
development of theoryand philosophy of
planning applicable to any of the related
fields. The minor is intended to give basic
exposure to urban and regional planning
that will match and emphasize the stu¬
dent's related major.
"1 think this is a good program, because
o.,al_ the l*iKfi*,»«B*F_*W*twho
speak on this," said Mark Richey,
at-large. "All the information here is from
one viewpoint. 1 dont think that is fair."
But supporters of the resolution pointed
out that they were supposed to vote on the-
matter Tuesday and reminded the senators
that Brad Shinn, the senator who represents
the agriculture department, had managed
to bring to the meeting three opponents of
the measure after the argument started.
Shinn didnt feel that the three could
defend their position as well as the pro-
boycott speakers and Sen. Randy Reed,
arts and humanites, who supports the
boycott resolution, agreed.
Audience members in favor of the reso¬
lution grew angry when it became apparent
that the AS was going to postpone the
vote until Tuesday and said they had been
"double-crossed," possibly for racist
"The Nati
white man speaks with forked tongue,"
said U FW representative David Villarino,
in one of the meeting's calmer moments.
"1 hope that's not the case here."
When senators asked why the resolution
couldnt wait for a few more days, pro¬
ponents said they had family members in
the fields who were working in unsafe
conditions with no running water or toilet
facilities. .f
Shinn became angry at the chargejol
racism and even angrier when the UFW
supporters insisted on a debate witho*
•Hheother tide." After the kece'nd v0"''
delay action, the senate was still bogged
down in the debate and Shinn knocked
down the desk he was sitting at, cursed
loudly, and left the room.
Sen. Melanie Slaton, who chaired durifll
See AS, page ti
Grape matter
Editor.
This is in response to Robert Rodri¬
guez, editorial titled "Gang Grape Is Not
a Laughing Matter," published Friday,
April 26, and to a letter signed by Sean
Canfield and Gang Grape which wfis
titled, "Erroneous Editorial," and pub¬
lished Wednesday, May I.
Though I cant agree with the editorial
in its entirety, I can say that I wholeheart¬
edly agree with its mainjheme and under¬
lying message.
Doing anything that makes fun of or in
any way endorses crime or personal abuse
is something that deserves serious consid¬
eration by all those involved.
Sexual abuse has affected many people
of this generation whether they are com¬
pletely aware of its effects or not. Many
people are sensitive about this subject
OniniioL__
: they a
r have been.
deeply hurt, personally or by some form
of sexual abuse committed against them.
Just because someone makes a state¬
ment or takes a stand against any type of
fun making or endorsing of sexual abuse
does not necessarily indicate that the per¬
son was at one time a victim of some form
of sexual abuse.
Neither is the person "narrowminded"
for simply stating his opinion or proclaim¬
ing where he stands on a particular issue.
The point here is that sexual abuse, in its
many forms, is like a rampant and devas¬
tating disease that has greatly affected our
current society and culture.
According to Webster's Third New
International Dictionary, "maniacal"
means "characterized by an inordinate or
ungovernable enthusiasm," and "infrin¬
gement" means "an encroachment or
trespass on a right or privilege: violation."
Now Mr. Canfield . letter sutes: "Be¬
cause it is our wish to have our own iden¬
tity does not mean we endorse the idea of
maniacal infringement." Mr. Canfield, 1
say your actions contradict your words
and ideas. I think that a reading of your
letter provides one of the best examples of
"maniacal infringement" that 1 have ever
Furthermore, I feel that your involve¬
ment in certain activities has shown more
examples of ungovernable enthusiasm for
violating the rights and privileges (mania¬
cal infringement) of many of your fellow
college students. There is no need to call
people names or use self-centered and
indecent language to make your point.
I do not feel that you or anyone else has
ihe right to do something, in such manner
as you have, that could possibly painfully
remind people of a deep wound in their
lives that they have had to deal with or
may be currently struggling with. In this
wa> you may continue to trespass into the
minds, emotions and lives of the people
To answer the question, "Why do you
assume that our name is an innuendo?" I
reply, "Gang Grape," provides a "veiled,
oblique, or covert allusion to something
not directly named" (Webster's) for al¬
most everyone who has been raised in this
current culture and society. If you, Mr.
Canfield, do not believe this or refuse to
admiMthis to younelf, tben you „,
become m my opinion, a moronic fool.
Mr. Rodriguez's editorial does not
question your knowledge of the serious-
T__ °e\ , ° .me>gangrape'Mr- <*»&*.
The editonal appears to question appar-
ent endorsement of the crime To £_-
___!__ S,°me,hin8 a "«° "press definite
approval or acceptance of: support or aid
Letters
2_j_. y by °r a7U by "*"* 'tatemenl?
sanction, support, approval"(Webster's)
It appear,. Mr. Canfield,,hat you and
your fel ow teammates have explicitly
signed 'Gang Grape,-which in this
society provides the allusion to "gang
rape," as the title of your team; thereby��appearing to explicitly express definite
h_vio0r      "nd acceptancc of luc° be-
Mr. Canfield, do you or your fellow
teammembers explicitly approve of gang
rape? Is this a type of behavior that you
would definitely support if your mother
sister or wife was involved? I think not'
Mr Canfield. be careful. Again, it appears
that your actions and words may be con¬
tradicting your values.
With all of their good intentions and as
hard as people try, IVe never known
"n A* «_ ?._?!___?_____. *>"»       Den*»> Support
in their life or the world around them. FF«»»
Even Jesus Christ of Nazareth is biased.
He hates, with passion, the works of
Satan's kingdom of darkness. The most
foolish and harmful kind of bias consists
:- falsely supposing yourself or others to
May 3.1985 3
Further, I hope that more of the people
who have been victimized by such mis¬
takes will make tbe effort to let their voice
be heard. Then we may be able to see the
start of the beginning that could rid our¬
selves of such diseases.
Samuel A. Sutton
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Just because someone believes that
something is true does not mean that their
mind is "warped," nor does it mean that
something is true simply because that is
the way it is believed to be. Even Divine
Truth is not true just because someone
believes it, it is true because God has
stated it. This area is one that requires
careful thought from each individual or
people may find themselves falling into
V.If you choose, Mr. Canfield,'you can
"totally reject" a' person's self-righteous
attitude "for any statement that they
make. You cannot however, reject any
speck of truth that is contained in that
statement. To do so is, simply, foolish.
I dont know that anyone found it
"revolting" to hear the chanting of "Gang
Grape" but I'm willing to say that there
may have been a number of people who
were at least deeply upset upon hearing
such chanting. Are you, Mr. Canfield,
capable of admitting this? Crime is not
something to be made fun of or endorsed
and sex should remain within the confines
of a marriage and the bedroom where it
can healthily flourish in the intimacy that
it was originally intended to enjoy.
Perhaps Mr. Rodriguez has realized
that past mistakes sometimes have a way
of catching up with us. It sometimes takes
a long time for us to realize our mistakes
and their full impact. I-^ope you, Mr.
Canfield, and anyone else who has made
such mistakes will begin to understand
what is truly happening around them.
Daily Collegian
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I would like to express my appreciation
to Mr. Anthony Marquez and Ms. Mau¬
reen Cabral for publishing the recent arti¬
cle on the Fresno City College Dental
Hygiene Clinic ("FCC Hygienists Save
Student _ Teeth").
Your support and efforts have made it
possible to inform Fresno Slate students
about this inexpensive dental service.
which ii available to them. And in turn, it
has helped us tremendously in completing
our requirements and gaining the learning
experience.
Thank you, once again, for your
support!
Your future dental hygienist,
■.    -    ..       Daniu Yee
Growers side
Editor:
Regarding recent commentary publish¬
ed by the Collegian on April 26 titled
"UFW grape strike should be observed,"
it is very disturbing to me to read the
thoughts of the author. All too often we
see the side of Cesar Chavez and hii failing
union activities. We are also portrayed as
the hard working, ill-rewarded slaves who
do the work, yet there is never a mention
of the grower.
We, the growers of crops that are
usually sought by union organizers, are
the growers of high risk, high value crops
such as table grapes. Our job is harder
than that of the field worker. The mental
strain and anguish of governmental controls,
Mother Nature, and the physical strain of
day to day labor is never portrayed as it
should be.
My family has been growing table
grapes for over 40 yean. Our workers
have been represented by the UFW for a
few of those years. Recently, when the
U FW tried to o rganize our people, only 20
percent of the workers showed any kind of
interest toward the UFW. If the people
were truly treated badly and underpaid, it
seems to me they would all want to
organize.
At a recent rally I heard Mr. Chavez say
that the UFW is a non-violent union. Yet
if you ask most of our workers who
worked under UFW contracts, they
would tell you of all the cold storage and
box burning, flat tires, broken windows,
scratched paint, broken equipment, and
threats that seem to go along with UFW
organizing activity.
Table grape growing is a tough and
competitive business. Much sweat by the
grower and field worker goes into each
box. Both Uke great pride in the final
product. The UFW has plans for a
nationwide boycott of California non¬
union Uble grapes, but I dont undersund
Kill the uble grape market and you put
many people out of a job with no place to
go in an already unemployed society.
Andrew S. Pandol
Student elections
Editor:
It's spring again already at CSUFand a
young man's fancy turns to, of course,
student body elections. This year, the
choice teems to be between two individuals
whose records are easy to compare, since
they both served in student government
this past year. As an A.S. senator myself,
having had the opportunity to work with
both Jeff Hansen and Steve Bruhn, I'd
like to offer a few observations on the
performance and accomplishmenu of
both of them.
Jeff Hansen was elected to the preiid-
ency last year on the promise of returning
professionalism and leadership to the
office, something he said had been Ucking
in the previous student government. He
intended to unify the campus, "pack the
Senate chambers during meetings," and
red uce the tension between academics and
athletics. Has he accomplished these
goals? Quite simply, no. Has he substi¬
tuted other goals in place of the aforemen¬
tioned ones? Again, sadly, lhe answer is
Hansen has said on several occasions
that the Senate is to blame for his short¬
comings; a convenient excuse, to be sure,
but hardly encouraging. In the entire year,
Hansen brought three (3) proposals to the
Senate floor. In each case he mentioned
the idea briefly and then quickly moved
on to something else, complaining that the
Senate had failed to support him. But
should pot a president be expected to fol¬
low through on his own ideas? In truth,
anyone can come up with an idea. But the
true test of leadenhip is whether the idea
is implemented. Jeff Hansen has consist¬
ently dropped the ball and blamed tbe"
Senate for his oWn shortcomings. That.
not leadenhip — that's scapegoating —
and I believe the voten on this campus are
astute enough to realize that fact.
Steve Bruhn, on the other hand, has a
proven record of accomplishmenu in his
year and a half as senator representing the
School of Engineering. It is Steve Bruhn
who has worked long and hard to con-
See Utters, page 4
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