1985_11 The Daily Collegian November 1985

              California State
University.
Fresno
The Dafls^^
Colleoian
Thursday
Nov. 14,1985
South African dead honored
'Divest now'
is message
of service
A rally and memorial service for those
killed in South African unrest sent one
clear message to the CSU F administration
and the United States — divest now.
The Wednesday service began in the
CSUF rose garden between Thomas Ad¬
ministration and Speech Arts with a pro¬
cession of about 30 people carrying two
coffins draped in South African flags.
"We Shall Overcome" was their proces-
With Debo Ajayi from the Coalition for
a Free South Africa leading the way, the
procession stopped in the crowded Free
Speech Area in front of ministers and
"We are gathered here for the third time
in one academic year due to the problems
of apartheid," Ajayi said in his opening
statement. "It's getting frustrating, most
especially because we can't get the Foun¬
dation here at Fresno Sute to publicly
denounce apartheid and divest university
funds in that nation."
Robert McCallister of the University
Religious Center, one of thc local minia-
ter* introduced by Ajayi. asked the crowd
to stop and think about those who have
been killed in South Africa.
"If we listen we can hear the distant
cries that echo inwardly, resounding cries
for liberty and justice for all," McCallister
said. "So my prayer this day is that the
consolations of sacrifice and the trans¬
cendent meaning of the lives laid down for
others may in some measure comfort the
loved ones of those who have been lost."
Rev. Donald Fado. pastor ofthe Wes¬
ley United Methodist Church, spoke of
the things he traditionally docs at a mem¬
orial service. He said first the dignity and
the worth of the deceased is confirmed
and then those who are left are comforted.
"A third thing we do is we commit our¬
selves to a better world," he said. "If the
deceased had died of cancer we would
commit ourselves to doing what We could
to see that cancer would be eradicated."
Fado went on to say that asking for
forgiveness was something we all have to
do "when our affluence depends so much
upon their suffering."
Local ClertJ sit behind wreaths and coffins
A prayer for the victims of apartheid on
both sides of the issue was offered by the
Right Rev. Chester Riggins ofthe St. Rest
Baptist Church.
"We have been told that we are to pray
even for our enemies," Riggins said, "and
so our collective prayer should be for the
victims of apartheid on both sides of the
issue — those who are the benefactors of
apartheid and those who a re the sufferers."
The topic of terrorism was introduced
by Abdul Karim representing the Muslim
Students Association.
"The fact is that when the American
Indian was destroyed and slaughtered
on this planet, that was terrorism," he
said. "In Nicaragua and El Salvador as
they kill people who dont have the tech-
lay's apartheid rally in thc Free Speech Area.
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nology to defend themselves, that's ter-
"In Palestine, when they dropped bombs
on Lebanon, that's terrorism," he said.
This drew applause and cheers from the
Two members ofthe Fresno City Coun¬
cil, Les Kimber and Chris Petersen, spoke
against apartheid and the university's un¬
willingness to divest funds.
"It is fitting that we are gathered here
today to add our voices lo the voices ofthe
faculty and students on this campus who
are trying to tell the Harold Haak admin¬
istration and his committee that you do
not want your money used to further kill
black people in South Africa," said
Kimber.
He said the spirit of Martin Luther
King must be revived in this nation so that
wc will add pur voices to those of other
nations around the world in protest.
"1 have a dream that one day Jerry Fal-
well and 'Immoral Minority',"said Kimber,
bringing howls and applause from the
crowd, "will be converted to true Chris¬
tianity.
"I have a dream that one day on this
campus the Haak administration and those
who attempt to advise him will not hide
behind their latent racist feelings and get
on with the business of following direc¬
tions from faculty and students to indeed
divest your monies from companies that
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Future population trends explained
Leon F. Bouvier
So leap with joy. be blithe and gay
Or weep my friends with sorrow.
What California is today
The rest will be tomorrow.
— Unknown
By the year 2030, California^ pop¬
ulation will be 38.4 percent white and
38.1 percent Hispanic, a dramatic shift
from the 66.5 percent white and 19.2
percent Hispanic breakdown found in the
govern ment'i 1980 population census.
"Eventually California will become a
no-minority state with a multi-cultural
society," said Leon F. Bouvier, vice
president of the Population Reference
Bureau in Washington, D.C.
Bouvier gave a lecture yesterday in
CSU F. College Union tilled "Population
Growth and California's Future"in which
he detailed some of the startling pop¬
ulation trends facing California in the
next century. \^
. Citing a soon-to-be-released report
which he authored, Bouvier said that by
the year 2030 the percentage of whites
and Hispanic* in the state will be virtually
the same, with Asians showing a strong
increase and blacks falling somewhat.
"I think these figures alone will tell yoo
a lot about what's happening in tbe next
25-30 yean," Bouvier said. "We're all
aware of the difference in education
between the varying ethnic groups.
Taking thc rate of
and educational factors into account,
Bouvier projected a two-tiered economy
for California, and the nation, shortly
after the turn of the century.
"California demographics are very
important," Bouvier said, "because Cal¬
ifornia is the vanguard of what happens to
tbe country."
Bouvier said the future job market will
need vast numbers of people in two areas:
high- and low-income jobs.
"The trend today is for low salaried
positions (maids, janitors, secretaries),
and high salaried positions (engineering.
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