1978_05 The Daily Collegian May 1978

              Tbe Daily CoUeglan
Opinion
Smoking is 'a form of assault and battery'
BY SUE INGLIS
Contributor
Every time a smoker Ugfats up In a
public place, he or sbe threatens the ■
health and comfort of nonsmokers unfortunate enough to be nearby. Scientific research has proved that tobacco
smoke ls a significant annoyance and
health hazard to the noosmoker. It
cojtalns hundreds of chemical compounds, including such dangerous substances as carbon monoxide, ammonia,
aad hydrogen sulphide.
A nonsmoker forced to inhale even
a .-.mall amount of tobacco smoke absorbs abnormal amounts of carbon monoxide in the blood stream. These a-
mounts are far beyond what even the
federal government has as standards
in Industry.    J
Smoking In the presence of nonsmokers
is  not onlj rude-- it ls a public nuisance and' should be recognized as a
form of assualt and battery.
Tbe smoker poUutcs tbe air the non-
smoker breathes in two wa.s: with
mainstream smoke, which tbe smoker
inhales, then exhales, and w.'th side-
stream smoke, which comes directly
from the burning end of the cigarette,
cigar, or pipe. The cigarette burns
for approximately 12 minutes and during that time It poUutes the air continuously with sidestream smoke, which
remains long after the smoker Jos
stopped.
One would be hard pressed to find
any other area of human activity which
creates so much harm and so Uttle
good. There Is absolutely no redeeming
social value to smoking. It ruins any
aesthetic experience, from dining to
watching movies.
Group Against Smoking Pollution
(GASP) seeks to protect the rights of
nonsmokers who object to being involuntary victims of tobacco smoke. We
do not believe in prohibition of the sale
of tobacco products, but we do beUeve
their use __ould be eliminated or con-
troUed In pubUc places.
Smokers must be made aware of the
harm and discomfort their noilous fumes
inflict oo others, and those smokers
who remain unwilling    to respect the
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health and comfort of their fellow man
must be prevented --by means of legislation— from smoking in public places.
People foolish enough to puff away
to an early grave have the right to do
so —In private-- but they have no right
to assault others with the harmful waste
products of their habit.
GASP beUeves that the right to breathe
clean air supercedes the right to smoke
when the two conflict. If yoo feel
this way too, please contact GASP,
P.O. BOX 1061, Berkeley, CA 94701;
or call Sae IngUs at 487-3292. Our
next chapter meeting will be on Thurs.
day. May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Health
and Education Building of Sierra Hospital, 2025 E. Dakota Ave., Fresno.
Please attend.
Semana de La Raza offers
variety of entertainment in CU
Schedule of Activities for Semana de La Raza (May 1-5)
at California State University,'
Unless otherwise noted, an
events w!U be held In tbe
CoUege Union Lounge.
Moud-y, May 1,1978
10:30 — Reading of the Clnco
de Mayo (5th of May) Proclamation.
11:00-12:00 - Mariachi de la
Tierra.
12:00-1:00 -- Guest Speaker-
Jose Angel Gutierrez, Founder of the La Raza Unlda Party.
1:00-2:00 — Teatro (Theatre
group trorn Sanger High
School).
8:00-12:00 — Disco Chicano
Style.
Tuesday, May 2
11:00-12:00   —   Clovis  High
School Marimba Band,
12:00-1:00 — Guest Speaker-
Assemblyman    Art   Torres,
California State Assembly.
1:00-2:30 - Car Show - Low
Riders - Speaker Alex Sara-
goza.
Wednesday, May 3
11:00-12:00 — GuestSpeaker,
Mr. Andres Segura, Visiting
Professor from Mexico City.
12:00-1:30 — Teatro del
Esplritu - Theatre group from
CSUF.
1:30-4:00 — Irma Ramirez
7:00-10:00 - Movie: "Salt
of the Earth"
Thursday, May 4
9:30-10:30 —    Selma   High
School Marimba Band
10:30-11:30 — Children's Talent Show - Several children
from various schools.
11:30-12:00 - Puppet Show
Mother's Day
Cards
Sunday, May 14
12:00-1:00 - Antl-Bakke De-
cision CoaUtlon (Panel)
1:00-2:00 — Theatre group .
Clovis High School
Thursday  Evening   -  Up-  .
stairs    Cafeteria    -   CSUF
Parents 4 Students Night
6:00-7:00 - Mariachi de la
7:00-7:30 — Speaker - Juan
Mendoza - MEChA President
7:30-8:30 — Los Da mantes
de Aztlan (Directed by Mr.
Ernesto Martinez, Professor,
CSUF).
8:30-9:30 - Teatro del Esplritu -" CSUF Theatre group
Friday, May 5
10:00-11:00 — Aztec(mexica)
Dances - Performed by Mr.
Andres Segura, Visiting Professor from Mexico City and
his group
11:00-12:00 - Danzantes de
Aztlan.
12:00-1:00 — Guest Speaker,
Sandra Salazar - Director of
Health Department in Sacramento.
1:00-2:00 - Mariachi de la
Tierra of Mr. Roberto
8:30-12-30 — Free Dance
Featuring Ray Camacho.
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BUTTERFLIES ON THE HIGHWAY
Tiki-6 a quick chance at life,
A beautiful butterfly braves the turbulence
Of passing cars
Id hopes of reaching tbe green alfalfa field
Oo the other side cf the highway
By trying for bigger and better thirigB
II will leave behind —*»,
Ad alfalfa field
wbo fall to exit life's highway
Merely become hood ornaments with broken wings
Upon the grills of passing vehicles
rmt couldn't take the time to slow down
.Led respect beauty.
Lisa Vander Lean
JVERY LITTER BIT HURTS
_id of paper
Be lies helpless alongside life's highway,
Boaghed up by the turbulence
rtat passing cars create,
jure bother to stop
And pick him up
him away-^
content to shred him Uttle by Uttle,
I„ .-e is nothing left for him to hold on with,
Tte cars   remark  In  passing th_t there was never anything
for Wm to hold onto anyway,
He; continue to discard their unwanted objects
Reside of the road.
•Lisa Vander Laan
Poettdf,: fyanof, and jjOntaUf,
f HE STORY OF EVIDENCE
pulled him oat Into my world.
s the evidence of my mother's love,
ills small red terrycloth bear.
'        share the best of both worlds.
a Vander Laan
[picked an orange-blossom—
from the tree that gave.lt shelter,
fuUy snapped the stem that are it life.
pi It gave to me what it could:
teauty, Its fragrance,
fw-ght a kitten-
± it from the mother that gave it food,
Ded it away from what gave it life.
I It gave me what it could,
tbat It could:
friendship, its affection,
crying child
d come from a peaceful womb
Wully, into a bright world of noise and confusion,
cried oat for food, and needed shelter.
I parents gave him what they could,
that tbey could afford.
■ the child gave in return
m be most desperately needed,
ferano-t
1 the chUd remained
«lf.
Lisa Vander Laan
THE BALLAD OF ALICE, HAROLD, AND HCONEY
TU sing you a song about sadness and sorrow,
TU sing you a song about gladness and Joy,
Pfl sing you a song youTl be singing tomorrow,
TU sing of a maid who was loved by a boy.
The maid was caUed AUce, with long flowing tresses;
Her manner was faultless, her voice Uke a bird.
Her only shortcoming was hid by ber dresses:
Instead of two legs sbe was cursed with a third.
One beautiful'day as she went a-sbopplng
She tripped and she sprawled, with her skirts overhead.
A one-legged swain wbo behind her was bopping
Espied her, and tried her. and now tbey are wed.
I'll sing you a song about sadness and sorrow,
I'll sing you a song about laughter and mirth,
I'll sing yoo a song youTI be singing tomorrow,
I'll sing of a king and a queen and a birth.
The king's name was Harold, with many true vassals.
And Queen Esmerelda was bonny and falre;
Tbelr kingdom was vast and tbey had many castlts,
But one thing was lacking: tbey bad no male heir.
Tbey summoned to aid them a doctor named Morgan;
His -Mthod was simple aid soon It was done:
He privately probed with his tool the queen's organ,
And nine short months later tbe queen bore a son.
I'U sing you a song about sadness and sorrow,
I'U sing you a song about treasures and treats,
I'U sing you a song you'U be singing tomorrow,
PU sing of a knight and a lady's deceits.
The knight was caUed Rodney, a dashing young master;
He swore bis allegiance to Gwynna, his love.
This elegant lady with skin alabaster
Gave Rodney ber vlrtue.and also her glove.
So Rodney went off to his knightly employment.
Not knowing tbat Gwynna had that of ber own:
New gloves by the day sbe would sew with enjoyment—
A dozen were fashioned each fortnight alone.
I've sung you a song about sadness and sorrow,
I've sung you a song about pleasure and glee,
I've sung you a song youTI be singing tomorrow,
And someday I'U sing a song about me.
--Margery Henry
BLACK MAN IN A BOX CAR
He U'ves on a paraUel path of the highway,
Going in tbe same direction
Bat Just a Utile slower.
From the wide-open door be can gaze out
AUU tbat tbe cars are missing-
HeUees more than tbey.
Sometimes  he  travels  with strangers wbo become friends.
No one ls Inconvenienced,
For tbe Journey win never end
Until tbe tracks themselves cease to exist
Under tbe steady pressure of the modern highway.
--Lisa  Vander  Laan
Dessert for breadfastl
Tbe mornlng'hlUs are sprinkled
With powdered sugar.
Tbe small tractor weaves
An enormous carpet
Of dry grass and earth.
-Margery Henry
In my life
Uke my drawings
I want to sketch
I want to be definite
but life Isn't '*
-Kathy Sue MeMurry
NO ONE DARES WATCH
with a view
like tbe old people in tbe park
I sat with my twenty-tour years
on toe park bench
and half watched bluejays mocking
cars and people going by
while I thought
•what am I going to do
for fun'
there is Uttle left to feed the birds from
and read from
In the newspaper now
on the dirt
where feet have worn
away the grass grown
for passers try
'e and gone
I have c<      _
and am here at
at my bench
waiting to pass on by
to let the grass grow over me
for here
I am buried
from view
—Kathy Sue MeMurry
SWEET ODOUR
The China Lily
shrinks away In the earth
from which It once exploded
and commanded my senses to notice
with Just a trace of sweet odour
the flower once loft
Ues coached in the grass
that surrounds It Uke an open grave
And I bend touching tbe lily
And Its grave Is a canyon
beautiful in the deepest recess
-Kathy Sue MeMurry
A narrow feUow in tbe grass
sUtbered by and bit my ass.
He tore my Jeans, a brand new
and ruffled up my ui
I grabbed him as he nicked my nose
and whipped him with a garden hose.
We rolled and fought across tbe lawn
till almost half my clothes were gone.
I yelled with glee when I threw him hard
-    on a rake there In the yard;
He rumbled oat a raucous roar
when I sUmmed him in the kitchen door.
He lay In a corner, a slinky stack
of crumbled coils and broken backs
-tat wriggled when I scraped him np
and put Urn In a Dixie cup.
I stumbled over to the sink
and as I went, I saw Mm wink
a laser eye, turning black beneath
above th* shine of shattered teeth,
For he had won, despite defeat
when poison tongs had nicked my seat
—Al Van Br-ogmoed