1985_11 The Daily Collegian November 1985

              California State
University,
Fresno
Collegian
Friday
Nov. 1 1985
o do, Steve Applegtte nrnionr. with hi
Party policies
at frats reviewed
Saturday's attack at Lambda Chi is
involving party crashers and hascreat
new concern regarding the party poli
of CSUF fraternities.
CSU F fraternity/sorority adviser!
similar lo what happened when open
door parties were staged on the mall ir
The outdoor parties, known as"TC
were held on Friday afternoons and \
open to anybody. The parties attra
large groups of non-CSUF students
minors and were very profitable for I
made little progress searching for three
party crashers who assaulted six members
of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity with lead
pipes Saturday night.
The victims. Randy Beckman. Richard
Rayos, Scott Reneau. Mario Rosso and
Scott Waterman, were, assaulted by three
men who were angry for being turned
away from a closed party Lambda Chi
"We're attempting to nail down infor-
ofindoi
e ihe i
Depar
"They w
aiding a<
jungle," Lundal s.
rafratcrnity Council i
:s officials passed a n
Detective Reuben Ml
just about anybody."
Lambda Chi President Mike Mano
said Tuesday he believes the assailants.
football players from out of town.
Manouel said Lambda Chi's locatior
the front ofthe fraternity "mall" on M
for party crashers. Keeping uninvi
guests away from closed parties has t>
difficult because "Lambda Chi doe-
have the support from the other fratei
ties" which allow open parties, he said
is open party thing is rcsol
lall) is
il the ci
Student Affairs,
"The problem
chapters begin h
property and subject to
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King and Queen crowned tomorrow
Gam:
uckholtz
for the titles of Homecoming Queen and
King during halftime ceremonies at the
FSU-Fullerton football game Saturday.
The queen candidates are; Rebekafc
Burger, Laura Buckhollz, Connie F
Wong, Deborah Zarasua, Jodi L. Nipp
and Wendy Westia.ll.
The king candidates arc: Randy Weaver
Todd C. McCann, Tim Howard and Johr
The applicants were sponsored by
different organizations on campus.
Burger, 21, is an ag business/finance
major sponsored by Alpha Zeu sorority.
Originally from Yorkville, she is currently
a Senator-at-Large and a member ofthe
1 ntcrbusincss Council. Also a member of
the Agricultural Executive ■ Council,
Burger has received numerous scholar¬
ships and was nominated to the OutsUnd-
ing Young Women of America this year.
mber of Kappa Kappa
majoring in psychology. The 22-year-old
is a volunteer for the Rape Counseling
Service and Comprehensive Youth Ser¬
vices, both of Fresno. She is a member
and past treasurer of the psychology club,
PSU.
Majoring in business, Wong, 22, was
sponsored by the Newman Catholic Stu¬
dents Association. She received her assoc¬
iate of arts degree in business from
Imperial Valley College and plans to
receive her bachelor of science degree in
business marketing this  May. She was
the f>ean's List and is a member
ofthe business sorority, Pi Sigma Epsilon.
Zarasua, sponsored by the Chicano
Business Students Association, is 21 and
majoring in business administration with
ah option in marketing. She is the his¬
torian of her sponsoring organization and
an Interbusincss Council RepresenUlive.
She is from Madera and is an assisUnt
coach for a girl's soccer team there.
Alpha Xi Delta sorority sponsored 20-
year-old Nipp, a consumer science/market¬
ing major. She is currently the treasurer of
8m QUEEN, paga •
Best gets noted for 'Halloween Sadist' article
When he submitted his article, "The
Myth ofthe Hallowe'en Sadist," to "Psy¬
chology Today" magazine, CSUF Social
Sciences Department Chairman Dr. Joel
Best never d reamed it would bring him his
"15 minutes of fame." but he's really
enjoying it anyway.
"This is a trip, I love it!" Best said,
"Everybody should do this once."
In tbe last week. Best has given at least
40 interviews to newspapers, television
stations and radio stations across tbe
country, and on Oct. 29 he was inter¬
viewed by Jane Pauli on the "Today"
show in New York.
The Sociology Department at CSUF
has received at least 100 calls asking for
Best's time, according to secrcUry Myrtle
McMicheal.
"This has been some week," she said. I
couldnl believe all the calls."
Best taid his interviews have included
CNN, the AP, CBS, NBC, ABC, Mutual
Radio, Canadian Television stations, the
PhiladelphU Daily News, the Detroit Free
Press and..."The Daily CollegUn! Dont
forget to say that!" be said. "The New
York Times also bad an article about me,
but tbey didnt ulk to me!"
During the Daily Collegian interview
alone, at least seven stations and newt-
papers ranging from tbe St. Louis sution
KMOX to the San Jose Mercury News
talked lo Best.
"I'm doing nothing else but giving my
time today," be said.
He had a large pile of phone messages
on hit desk to sort through But be didn't
"This is my week of fun." Best said,"It's
really a kick. Everyone should have their
15 minutes of fame.
"If I thought it would last any longer,
though I wouldn't be having so much
fun." he said. "The best thing is this topic
is timely. A little afler Halloween this
story will be dead.
Gerald Horicuchi, reviewed all stories
about Halloween sadism appearing in
three major regional newspapers for the
past 25 years and found no deaths or.
Probably over 90 percent of the cases
reported are hoaxes, he taid. "They are
telf-perpetuatiog. If a child tupppoaedly
 :_ :. „ omdy b.ri they get a lot of
In the article, Best addressed tbe pub-     attention. Il t very attractive.
he i re-
nous "bogeymen" that put razorblades in
candyban for trick or irealers.
*Wt a danger that t terribly overblown,"
he taid. "Thit country is obtested with
dangers to children right now. The media
gives us a steady diet of child porn, child
abuse, saUnic cults, etc. People are coo-
viaced inctwrectly that every child is under
direct threat every day."
Best explained that be and a student.
Best said that there is nothing wrong
wilh checking candy, bwt people should
"When you put this in perspective, this
just isnt serious. Theret more «*•— "f
being hit by ngntnia*," he taid.
Beat taid thai A* very d '