1986_01 The Daily Collegian January 1986

              The-
CStf fresno
Daily Collegian
Vol. LXIV. No. IV
Friday, January 24, 1986
DOGS WIN A CLOSE ONE
Derrick Harden pulls one of his fire rebounds awaj from John Judlirts of Utah
SUte as the Don too* » c\oae 7ft-»4 victory last night In Selland Arena.
Prof calls for
citizen action
lihflrnOC   moHio >s helping the administration save face "by
Wildly CO   IMCUla allowing the rtory to torr|y die. There .
riAlnlnnD/\«««« been a kind of silence in the last week."
rifcJIUinq  rieaQan Roger Bjerk, professor of history at
^.J           **                 ** CSUF, agrees that the »eneral public is
COW A  Jfir^Ca uninformed regarding the nuclear arms
Dr. Barton J. Bernstein voiced his cau¬
tious optimism regarding the nuclear arms
race in his speech to over 1,000 people at
the William Saroyan Theater on Wednes¬
day, as part of the Town Hall Lecture
Bernstein's 21 years
lessor of history at Stanford University
have made him an expert on contempor¬
ary American history and foreign policy.
Bernstein has also been pan of a Stanford
Medical Center team which analyzes the
•effects of biomechanical innovations, such
as the nuclear bomb, on public policy.
Bernstein called Soviet Premier Gorba¬
chev's new proposal, to ban all nuclear
weapons by 1995, "the most interesting
offer in arms control negotiations since
Hiroshima," but cautioned that "there
may be much beneath the surface and we
(the public) have a right to demand of the
some effort at
Bernstein added that "countries who go
public first are, at minimum, seeking pro-
propaganda victories." Furthermore, he said,
the Reagan administration is worried about
losing a propaganda victory and the media
race. "I don't think tbe general public is
fully aware of the difficulty of arms con¬
trol and the danger of arms races."
Bjerk said that according to opinion
polls he has read, from World War II on
there has been apathy among the general
public concerning the nuclear arms race.
"A relatively small percent of the popu¬
lation is engaging in .any dialogue on
defense systems," he said.
Bernstein encouraged the audience to
push for negotiations because he views the
Reagan administration's policy on the
nuclear arms race as "deeply flawed."
He supported this appeal by stating that
"the conclusion by the Reagan and Carter
administrations that the Soviets have
gained so much missile accuracy that
we're in danger, is a conclusion that dis¬
torts the facts." He cited the methods used
to measure accuracy and the magnetic
influence of the Poles on missiles as just
two variables contributing to a false
Nagasaki may someday no longer be iscA
lated events, but events the whole human
race will experience; the destruction of
people, ultimate death and the ending of
Ybarra encourages student travel
By I
Staff Writer
Traveling in the country and abroad
Lea YbarraXSU F professor of Chicano-
Latino Studies, believes her exposure to
new ideas is a valuable asset in her teaching.
In November, Ybarra spoke to the
Mexican National Senate in Tijuana and
Ensenada on issues dealing with workers
in Mexico and those who come to the
United States seeking work.
"There are now large numbers of women
coming over here to look for work in
order to support their families," said
Ybarra, who received her doctorate in
sociology from the University of Califor-
Rock concert broken up
Nightclubs promise fun
Staff Wriu
If it had
called it "Night of the Living Hail
Toy Dolls, one of England's most original
rock bands, returned to Fresno Wednes- ■
day night for what promised to be an evening of upbeat, absui
c. Instead, the band was robbed of all the elements '
Concert
Inspection
list fun unparalleled in
make them so great by
_ group of selfish, determinedly misguided 'fans'who seemed more concerned with their
towering mohawks than any possible entertainment that might be derived from the
Unlike the Toy Dolls,' last Fresno appearance a little over a year ago, the audience at
the Eagles Hall Wednesday night was composed primarily of hardcore punks (presum¬
ably because of the three opening bands: Burnin' Bob and Big Boys. Harsh Reality, and
Capitol-Punithment) with the glaring exception of a few out of place family types who
haifbfougbUheir children. The latter group was forced to endure an unexpectedly long
evening pf unnecessary conflicts between security and punks.
Initially, the problems concerned security guards misinterpreting the ancient hard¬
core ritual of slam dancing. Eventually an agreement was worked out between the
promoter anal tbe guards, and the punks were allowed lo have at it. Soon after, a
number of figTlts broke out and guards began ejecting participants one by one.
By the time the Toy Dolls took the stage, the whole evening seemed pointless at best.
Still, if anything had the potential to save this show from total disaster it was the Toy
DolUVcharismatic stage presence and music (a perfect combination of all the best
elements of Monty Python, the Buzzcocks. and Captain Kangaroo). Indeed, as the Toy
S«* CONCERT, pao- 2
nia, Berkely in 1977.
Ybarra said that the women are explo¬
ited when they come here, not only in
wages, but in the right to be protected.
"If you do something to me, I call the
police and they take you away," Ybarra
explained. "But if something happens to
them, who do they call7 If they call the
police they get arrested and deported."
Ybarra was invited to speak to the Mex¬
ican senators, consuls, ambassadors, aca¬
demics and political party representatives
because of heT extensive research on Chi-
cana/Hispanic women and the family.
Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers
Union vice president, and three American
college professors also attended the Senate
hearings in Mexico. v
"The Mexican and Chicana academics
have had exchanges of this kind for years,"
she said. "Now we have exchanges on the
political level in Mexico."
Both the Mexican politicians and the
American delegates learned much from
the conference, Ybarra said.
"The problems come from both sides
and the solutions will come from both
sides," she said.
Ybarra also presented a paper called
"Working Women and the Impact on the
Family"at the University of Houston con¬
ference on "Women and Work" on
November 14.
The paper, soon to be published, by
University of Houston Press, dealt with
the impact the family has on a woman
who works and the effect of her job on the
family.
Ybarra said many times a husband of a
working woman will expect his wife to do
housework and be a mother, as well as a
career woman. This often causes stress
and conflict within tbe family.
"Many times this will help the family
grow and become more efficient," Ybarra
said. "But it also leads to many problems."
When worming on her paper, Ybarra
was particularly interested'in how women
achieve success and the role of their fami¬
lies in that success. She found two differ¬
ent patterns.
"Women who had seen their mothers as
strong, working women — more than just
a housewife — were encouraged to go to
school, get a good education and a good
"If I learn more and am
exposed to more, then I
can expose my students to
the same."
• Ybarra
job," she said.
Other women chose careers because
they saw their mothers in the traditional
roles of housewife and mother a nd rebelled,
shesaid.
"The issues of women and work cross
all ethnic lines," Ybarra pointed out.
"They are all in need of good quality child
care and help at home."
Ybarra says she was very happy and
honored to be "invited to Mexico and
Houston and encourages her students to
travel when they can.
"If 1 learn more and am exposed to
more things, then I can expose my stu-~
dents to the same."