1985_11 The Daily Collegian November 1985

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EDITORIAL
Nov. 6, 1985
Graduation should
be held after final
exams are finished
Yesterday the Associated Students Senate met and heard reports
from Legislative Vice President Bob Whalen and Sen. John Love,
School of Business, both of whom expressed that AS efforts to
change the graduation date as scheduled are now showing
dividends.
The CS U F administration is listening to what the AS has to say,
which is especially good news in this instance. The AS, with solid
student backing, is requesting that this May's graduation date be
changed until after final examinations.
They believe, as does this paper, that to have graduation during
final exams week would be detrimental to seniors who want to
study for their finals.
Having commencement exercises at a time when seniors should
be at the books seems absurd in its interference with the educa¬
tional process.
Graduation is a landmark in one's lifetime and is celebrated in
like proportions. This is an accepted truism; to say otherwise
would be unrealistic. Such celebrations, it should be obvious, are
not conducive to studying much of anything, and particularly not
fop finals.
The solution to this evident conflict rests in the AS proposal: let's
postpone graduation .until May 24.
The answer is a logical one, and it serves those it should be
serving. Students who work for years to obtain a degree do so with
hope they can conclude those years on a note of happiness.
Most importantly, those who reside at the heart of this matter
have voiced their support for postponing exercises. /^petition with
1,800 signatures must stand for something.
Would such a resounding voice have arisen from a generally
apathetic student population if they didn't care about this issue?
This will be reaffirmed today when the Public Affairs Commit¬
tee meets this afternoon to devise a proposal for administrative
consideration.
Then the administration will be in a position to pull off a major
public relations coup. President Harold Haak will be able to give
seniors the most meaningful gift he could give a graduating class
—time to study.
Believe it if you will, President Haak: seniors would rather stay
in school an extra week before graduating. They want to use that
time wisely and celebrate afterwards.
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ROTC Commander disturbed, not surprised
Editor
After reading Sieve Bruhn's article in
the Oct. 30 edition Insight's article on
Army ROTC*"proposed"rappelIingexer-
cise, let me say that I was disturbed but
not surprised. Most service people have to
deal with this kind of prejudice sometime.
But as commander of the Ranger Club
(the group that does the rappelling), I felt
an obligation, as well as a desire, to
answer your comments with my own
viewpoint.
First of all. let me say thai, as per the
article, the demonstration was not per¬
formed because it would have been a
safety hazard. Master Sergeant R. Pavia,
an expert on rappelling, told me person¬
ally that the moment he heard ofthe idea,
he stopped it immediately as it would be
foolish to do a helicopter exercise in a
closed-up space filled with people such as
the stadium. He was concerned not only
with the safety of his rappellers. but with
the-stadium members as well. Does it sur¬
prise you that a member of Ihe Army is
concerned with the public's safety, Mr.
Bruhn?
Second of all, let me address this form
of prejudice I have mentioned. When
someone puts on the uniform of the U.S.
armed forces, he or she is immediately
stereotyped by a large portion of people. 1
can see by your statements, Mr. Bruhn.
that you are a member of that portion.
People in uniform are seen, generally,
as being hateful, reactionary, war-mon--
gers. Well, I'm living proof that there's at
least one person in uniform who is the
antithesis of these principles. And I assure
you, there are many more. You'd be sur¬
prised. However, as a member ofthe col¬
lege community, you should try40 be a
little less narrow-minded.
I have no doubt lhat you are a reasona¬
bly intelligent individual, Mr Bruhn. But
your comments do nol reflect those of
someone who has sought out the facts.���Instead, they seem the ravings of one who
wishes his name presented to the public
eye as a righteous crusader fighting the
minions of evil. To your accusation that
we are members ofthe world's largest ter¬
rorist organization, 1 can personally say
that it's been weeks since I rigged-up a car
bomb or sniped at somebody.
To close, let me say that if you were to
join us at rappelling practice. I as Ranger
Commander assure you that you would be
welcome and we would teach you a sport
that comes to terms with the fear of
heights and hones one's attention of safety
detail. As for Army ROTC, 1 present to
you an institution which instills in every
cadet a sense of responsibility, leadership,
confidence, and the ability to perform
stressful situations with a clear and
level
Let me ask you one thing: n
: one of us on campus in u
u close your eyes, take another look,
d perhaps ihose pitchforks and horns
u see will disappear.
James H. Lawrence
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Nov. 6,1985
JJEWS-
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Election day saw David Hicks buy soliciting last-minute votes In tbe race for three on tbe school board), and nine older candidates. Hicks' father, David, didn 1 see his
Fresno School Board positions. He was campaigning on a Fresno street comer son'a age as bHrrt; an obttacit to victory- "Ijaat amra a fault iH»t be can pml\ U off."
yesterday for family member Tom Hicks, one of 11 candidates seeking to nil op* of tbe elder Hicks said. But as of lata but night, thinp didn 1 look too good for Hicks.
the positions. The youngest candidate ever to ran for the school board, the 22-year- With most of the votes counted, Hicks was far from securing a position in the top
old Hicks is s 1985 graduate of UCLA, where be majored in political science. Hicks three. Mary Curry and Ruth Gadebnsch, tbe two incumbents, seemed assured of
rsced in uphill bittle In the elections, which were noted for their poor voter turn out. retaining their positions on tbe board, and CSUF linguistics professor Gerald
He opposed two incumbents (Incumbents hate never fslled InbMilo retain positions McMenamin held a firm bold on tbe third position.
Grad date discussed by AS
Senators at yesterday's Associated Stu¬
dents Senate meeting were- told their
efforts at changing the graduation dates
for 1986-87 were affecting university
administration decisions.
" What we 're d o i ng i s actually having an
effect on the administration,"announed Sen.
John Love, chairman ofthe Public Affairs
Committee.
Love is spearheading an effort which
aims to change the currently scheduled
t date of May 17, during
final exam week, to May 24, Memorial
Day weekend, after finals are completed.
Legislative Vice President Bob Whalen
told the Senate that he received a phone
call yesterday from Dean of Student
Affairs William Corcoran.
"He didn't seea problem with changing
the graduation date," said Whalen. "Now
the ball is pretty much in our court. We
got lo make a recommendation to Presi¬
dent (Harold) Haak."
To come up with a "counterproposal"
to the date devised by the administration,
Kibbutz Dance Company
performs interpretive ballet
it-garde-1
Thecc
impany was formed IS years ago
by Yehudit Arnon in Kibbutz Ga'aton in
Western Galilee.
The performance was a feature of the
University Lecture Series.
Currently on iu seventh overseas tour,
the company has received favorable re¬
views in New York and Denver this year.
From Fresno, the dancers will travel to
San Francisco.
All the members of the company are
also members of the Kibbutzim. They
traveled to ArnonTi kibbutz to become
Boa* Cohen, 23, described the kibbutz
"like a big farm."
"It is a way of life based on communal
society,"he explained. "It's likea big farm
with a residential area surrounded by
fields."
Cohen said that all the members have
jobs and work eight hours a day but dont
"All Ihe money goes to the kibbutz and
the members receive a budget for their
needs, like food and clothing," be said.
He explained that the members of the
company dance al Anion's kibbutz about
five days a week. Then they go to their
own kibbutzim to work one day.
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the Public Affairs Committee meets today
at 2:30 p.m. in the College Union. Com¬
mittee members are expected to target
May 24 as graduation day.
The most obvious reason for the change
of dates, say Senators, is that the adminis¬
tration's proposed date falls during the
midst of finals week, which interferes with
study time.
A strongly worded resolution passed
unanimously last week by^the Senate
urged thc administration to "have fore¬
sight and avoid scheduling any subse¬
quent graduation ceremonies during finals
week."
A petition circulated by Senators also
gained support from studenu for a date
change. So far, about 1,800 signatures
have been collected.
Whalen said after the meeting that tbe
administration's phone call is a sign they
are taking notice and may be open to a
change of dales.
Whalen expressed confidence tbe admin¬
istration would ultimately change the com¬
mencement date. President Haak makes
the final determination, said Whalen, and
he "traditionally listens to studenU."
Whalen reported he looked into when
studenu livingSn CSUF-area apanmenu
have to vacate and found lhat various
apartment complexes will nol ask resi¬
dents to leave until after the AS-proposed
graduation date.
Whalen found rcsidenU of the Califor¬
nia ns, Meadowwood A part menu,tb« Vil¬
lage and Cedar Commons are required to
give 30 days notice before vacating. Resi¬
dents of Blue Ridge, meanwhile, must be
out by tbe end ofthe month, and residenu
of Bulldog Lane Village must be out by
May 25, said Whalen.
But Whalen also acknowledged dormi¬
tory residents must vacate by the last day
of final examinations. He said, however,
that they should be able to find a place to
stay until after gradution.
In other matters. Love reported that he
thought the remaining student season
basketball tickets left would be sold. At
159 re
"It really looks good that we can sell all
those tickeu," Love said.
Marathons
irk several
AS officials
Yesterday's meeting of the Associated
Studenu lasted four hours, twice as long
as Legislative Vice President Bob Whalen
and some others like to spend in meeting.
Some, such as Sen. John Love, School
of Business and Administrative Sciences,
Sen. Pat Broderick. School of Agricul¬
ture, Home Economics and Industrial
Arts, and Sen. Quinn Koller, Pro-Tern
—noted that many ofthe things that were
being asked at yesterday's meeting had
already been discussed ir
-Why have all these c
we're going to be spinning o
here?" asked Broderick.
"We're asking the exact sar
that were asked in committee," said Love.
One possible solution, said Koller, is