1987_10 The Daily Collegian October 1987

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-Opinion-
pathy prevents social awareness
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Ah, the rigors of apathy. It's Just
ignore, ignore, ignore all day long. No
time out for moral introspection. No
break for ethical phi losophiring, or/
global enlightenment Just point those
Reeboks straight ahead and mosey.
No. Being apathetic in the eighties
isn't easy. In an age when media
saturation permeates every phase of
the would-be-nihilist's life, only an
active screening process keeps apathy
alive. (Oopa, I used "apathy" and
"alive" in the same sentence. See, I told
you it was tough.)
The truly apathetic must be on
guard at all times when using the
media. Who knows when something
politically instructive might be inserted.
Morning talk shows are especially
tricky. They are notorious for taking
newsbreaksjust ahead of the fashion
brief or an indepth interview with Kirk
that you've been waiting tor.
must be snapped off instantly
at any mention of the time of day. This
is always a sure sign that some news
update or worse—a public affairs
announcement—is imminent. Just one
of these Mttle information capsules can
erode your soda] ignorance.
Newspapers, of course, ere a real
hazard. How to get to the TV section,
fashion guide and teen tempo without
coming in context with the dreaded
front page. My suggestion is to buy
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Calendar of Events
The Finance and Budget Com¬
mittee will meat today at 330 p.m. in
College Union 320.
The Political Science / Public
Administration Association wflt
meet today at 4 p.m. in Social Science
111.
MEChA will hold an introductory
meeting for Us Adefitas today from 4
to 5 p.m. in College Union 311A
The Chinese Overseas Stu¬
dent Association will meet today at
5 p.m. in College Union 312-14. .
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The Society of Automotive En¬
gineers will meet today at 630 p.m. in
Industrial Arts 154.
The Financial Management As¬
sociation will meet today at 7 p.m. in
College Union 312.
The Indonesian Student As¬
sociation will meet today from 7 to 9
p.m. in College Union 310.
The Newman Center win present
■Our Cathofc Creed' today ^rom 7 to
9:30p.m. at the Newman Center,
The Indonesian Student As¬
sociation will particpate in Passport
Fresno Friday from 9 am.- to 5 fun. at
Fulton Mail
The Malaysian Students Or¬
ganization will sponsor a booth at
Passport Fresno from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
at Fulton Mall.
The Associated Students will
hold a president's forum Friday at
1230 p.m. in the Free Speech Area
The Enotogy Society wiH spon¬
sor a post-crush barbecue Friday at 4
p.m. at the Enotogy Building.
The international Club wil meet
Friday at 4 p.m. In Old Science 121.
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Applications for Homecoming
King and Queen will be accepted
until Friday at 5 p.m. in Cortege Union
316.
. The College Union Program¬
ming. Committee will present /The
Secret of My Success" Friday a/7 and
9:15 p.m. in, the' Satellite yCollege
Union.
CSUF Panhelleni wil sponsor
"Pledge Presents" Sunday from 2 to 4
p.m. at Sorority Mall, west of Bulldog
Stadium.  «
Applications for Junior co-
Chalrman for the FFA Field Day
Club are being accepted in the Dean's
Office of the. School of Agricultural
Science* and Technology untilOct 9
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Vogue, GQ and TV guide and give
papers a wide berth. But be careful.
Even the most trusted conveyors of
meaning!— pap can have hidden
insight. Rolling Stone—usually a
reliable epistle of sold-out,Yuppie
oriented fluff—often carries vaguely
political ads or offers for "Say No To
Nancy" T-shirts. Beware!
TV", as a rule, is a much safer
medium for the apathetic ideologue.
(Oops, I did it again.) Especially if you
have cable, television can be a real
friend. I recommend ESPN and WTBS.
In general, these stations carry
virtually nothing of social value and
can be trusted to entertain you with a
minimum of effort on your part (Be
sure to buy remote control so you can
flip between stations without
intellectual interference.)
I also recommend the major
networks, but only during prune time.
Between 8 and 11 p.m., the big three
are, thankfully, so dedicated to
extending their economic overreach
that only a major catastrophe is likely
to come between you and "My Sister
Sam." Even if the President is shot or
nuclear war breaks out, you will see a
shot of the network logo, giving you
just enough time to turn down the
sound and head out of the room. By
being on guard, the socially listless can
avoid even a snippet of geopolitically
meaningful information.
Of course, most of you know this
already. You've practiced apathetic  	
responses ("oh, well") and indifferent
postures until they are a way of life.
You've skillfully avoided classes that
could be socio-poli tically instructi ve.
You can spot the socially conscious a
mile away and you've learned how to
avoid them. By steering clear of •> -
different looking people and refusing /
to venture south of Shaw Avenue, you
have managed to keep your existence
socially irrelevant
Even the University has been
See LEFT FOOT, page 5.
Reader
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A Harvie fan
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to Eric P.
Anderson's letter regarding Harvie
Schnitier's column.
Eric, don't you have a sense of hu¬
mor? Do you ever laugh? Do you even
remember how? We hear of enough
serious events all the time that I look
forward to Harvie's column. I think
she's hilarious. Go ahead and scoff, but I
also like Erma Bombeck*
Could it be that you regard Harvie as
"dippy" and therefore not worth the time
of day? You seem to have a habit of
making thoughtless remarks. If I had a
choice of being shipwrecked with some¬
one as "unioventive" as Harvie or with
someone as "perfect" as you, I'd pick
Harvie every time.
People like you who-are too good for
everyone else give me a pain ! ___
Cindy Esperanca
On the ranch
Let me explain. Thejp is a place called
the ranch. Five boys nve at the ranch.
One boy writes a column and a lot of let¬
ters.
Two boys did not write letters—until
now. One more boy writes a letter. This
boy/ tires easily reading the same
authors writing about the same issues.
This boy pleads  stop  printing these
letters. I'm tired of reading these letters
and I'm starting to get confused.
I do not know the score anymore. Let
me see, that was a super fat, really stu¬
pid sorority girl wearing Reeboks who
was caught doing those nasty things in
the IT bathrooms? I dunno. I wish the
typewriter would stop for just a second
so I could concentrate and figure this
mess out.
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Please help,
JD Savage
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IT harassment
Dear Editor,
As an alumnus of CSUF, it was only
by coincidence that I picked up a friend's
copy of the 9/25 Daily Collegian today.
Imagine my surprise in reading about
the reported rash of sexual solicitations
in one* of the campus men's restrooms.
What is even more surprising, however,
is the outrage with which these activities
have been greeted by some, members of
your student body.
Maybe I'm more worldly than I had
realized, but I have friends who, in this
same city, have encountered even more
blatant and'■hostile sexual solicitations
than those referred to in your paper. I
know people who have been solicited by
men for •explicit sexual acte while
walking down the street, while
recreating at local parks, while driving
their can, even while doing their jobs at
work.
The   only   difference   between   my'
accosted   friends   and   the   students
solicited at CSUF is that my friends are
See LETTERS, page 5
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