1978_10 The Daily Collegian October 1978

              The Daily Collegian
Despite higher bids than expected
Stadium supporters say 1980 completion 'possible'
TWDa-yCeBeg-Mi
By I3ARBARA DETERS
There is a strong probability that the
new (..Sill stadium will be completed
in time to start the 1960 football sea
son even though the low bid for the sta
dium was $3 million over the estimate,
said Robert Stevens, architect for the
protect
Shock was expressed by many uni
versity officials when bids lor the sta
dium, which they planned to build on a
60-acre site near Beiden Field, came in
60 p
days bid Of
Kane said he could r
-nate, or possibly even
Hut he said he could n.
cess of trying to discover why the bids
submitted were so high
*l have no explanation until we can
break -down the bids and compare
it (sicj to the original estimate to see
how they differ," Stevens said
He said it was imperative to have an
immediate answer so that they could
define the problem, dec ie upon a solution, and cecute a plar which would
allow them to award the bid
Stevens said his firm worked all day
Friday on the bids and would continue
to work on them until an explanation
He said it was neither impossible nor
improbable lor the stadium to be com
pleted as scheduled
'I do not see that this (the high bids)
will stop the stadium from being completed as scheduled,' he said "Nothing that has happened yet has lore-
stalled that possibility "
The Robert C Fisher Co , Inc , a
F resno-based construction company
that  ranks   14"Hh  among  the  nation's
leading general contractors, submitted the low bid of $10,401,000,
which included a base bid of M.925,000
for a base stadium
Fisher's base stadium bid included
concrete seating for 20,000 spectators,
4,600 chair seats, restrooms, concession stands, the field, a press box
and berms around the stadium
The only other bid submitted was
one of M.913,000 for a base stadium,
from the Peter Kiewit Sons' Co of
Arcadia
Arsen Marsoobian, executive direc
tor of the CSUF Bulldog Foundation
said he was shocked with disbelief by
the news of Thursday's bid opening
'I don't understand,* he said 'I
haven't been able to look at the figures,
but I've got a great deal of confidence
in both Fisher and Stevens Those
kinds Of people don't make those kinds
of large mistakes '
Marsoobian said his group would
give 100 percent support to whatever
i   decided   t
the  CSUF  administ
do, whether it be
tional funds or to make cut-backs on
the proiect
Dr Marvin Wampler CSUF execu
tive dean in charge of all facilities
said he did not know if this new situa
tion would delay the completion date
of the stadium
He said he did not know how much
of a delay it would add. if any
"Something's wrong here,* he said
'You just don't have this type of differ
ence (when bidding) unless something's happened Either the estimates
or the bidding is off *
He said he believed that if the arch,
ted found the problem rapidly, the pro
lect might stay on schedule However
if redesigning or changes were neces
sary, the completion date for the sta
dium could be rolled-back six months
Wampler said that Stevens would
meet with the stadium steering com
mirtee sometime this j »jek
i
Jogging:
'It's part of your lifestyle'
Sacramento 'State Hornet
defies out-of-court settlement
By BRUCE SCOTT
ludort
i ash
Church o* Scientology
ial and unethical," the CSU. Sacra
ito State Hornet ignored a vow ot si
:e Friday, saying the editorial start
er consented to the agreement
he State Hornet, the twice-weekly
irnt newspaper at California State
versity. Sacramento (CSUS), ran
• front-page articles and an editorial
ast Friday's edition commenting on
The agreement between the ASI and
the Church of Scientology was the re
suit of a $2 million lawsuit filed by the
church four years ago over articles ap
pearing in the State Hornet
It stipulated that the campus news
paper would print a six-page tract,
without attribution It also called for
the newspaper to refrain from printing
anything about the settlement
During the Fall '73 and Spring '74
semesters, the State Hornet ran six
first-person articles about the Church
of Scientology The church subsequently filed a libel suit against the newspaper, its editor, its advisor, the ASI and
Pat Badovinac, a freelance writer for
the State Hornet who wrote the articles
Members of the State Hornet editorial staff say that the agreement was not
shown to them until early Sept., despite the fact that the document is
dated May 18
Paul McAmis said that in the two
years he has been ASI executive direc
tor he has kept the editor of the cam
pus newspaper "very informed "
I certainly did discuss (the agreement)
'He had a copy of the agreement be
State Hornet Associate Editor Doug
Curley. who was the Spring 78 editor,
strongly disputed McAmis' statement
Curley said McAmis contacted him
about a week prior to the signing of the
agreement
'He didn t show me a settlement   He
Curley
tatives of the Church of Scientology
and mentioned that running one of
them without attribution might be a
way to settle the case out of court
Curley asked for and received faculty
advice and, with the current editor,
Brian Blomster, told McAmis there was
'now way* they were going to go along
with the agreement
Responding to the State Home! staff
members' charges that no one from
ASI contacted them during the summer
about the agreement, McAmis claimed
no one was around that he could have
contacted
'I held off on it until they got back in
September,* he said
But Curley said he was around during the summer.
"I was in constant contact with
Peter,* he said, referring to Peter
Young, ASI president. 'And I was in
the Hornet office during the summer
four out of five days.'
Young said he didn't know whether
the newspaper s editorial staff had ac
tually seen the agreement before it was
rector did keep people informed o*
what was happening, * he said
Young declined comment on whether
he supported the agreement, but ex
pressed concern about the State Hornet's failure to contact him before
printing details of the settlement
He said that he had believed the
staff to be in accordance
the newspaper from putHishini
tides, nor would he support ai
sals against the State Hornet fc
BY CAROLYN VAN SCHA1K
T here she goes in "huge blue shorts
and my big t-shirt. "sophomore Mary
Murray is off and running, joining the
crowds that crowd the sidewalks in
enthusiastic pursuit of whatever jog-
Why logging? Reasons vary as much
as the individuals voicing them From
the "I don't want to get fat" and "It
helps me keep in shape" loggers to
those who say "It picks me up" and "It
helps me to wind down," logging
seems to have something for a great
many people, and certainly a lot of
people have a real thing for togging
Even if it's begrudgingly-'Some-
times I hate it," groaned Mary, who,
with no P E classes this semester,
feels 'like I should (jog) "
Mary and her roommate Kathy jog
together, usually after afternoon
classes, and usually a mile to a mile
and-a-half
'If I didn't run, I'd sit around and
fall asleep,' said Kathy Both say It
peps them up They began logging 'on
and off last year,' but say "this year
we've been doing better*
And when the weather gets cool and
the days get shorter?
*Oh my,' said Kathy, laughing
'We'll  have  to  see  when  the time
Other reasons for jogging, both in a
class and out, include keeping gymnist
Donna Badasci 'in breath,' the discipline it affords to sophomore Kathleen
Sorenson, and an easy "A" and its
accompanying unit for several ex-cross
country runners who call their in-class
logging "Definitely just piddley stuff,
and who shall (for the sake of that 'A'),
"Joggers,' apparently, are different
from 'runners," who sometimes get
miffed at the amatuers who get in the
way of training
Richard Aguirre is a member of
CSUF ' s cross country and track team,
and runs 12-16 miles a day According
to him, speeal separates the joggers
from the runners, with anything less
than seven minutes per mile making
you a jogger, and anything faster
qualifying you lor the title of runner.
Like joggers, Aguirre prefers sidewalks to run on for speed, but says
it's easier on the legs to run on the
grass. He also advocates the campus
over the track field for workouts.
To run miles and miles around the
track-it's the dumbest thing in the
world,' he said, adding that the track
is too hard and Is best only for racing.
K>«g
n ot Scientology
Young said that the ASI  i
cemed about the monetary a
the church's lawsuit
True, we're an AS newspaper. We're not that big on
the totem pole. But still we are a legitimate newspaper
and we have First Amendment rights of freedom of
the press.'
behind running. 'You can't gain
weight running 16 miles a dayl" he
said. He thinks logging is just a fad.
'Running' s a good form of exercise,
but it's not the fantastic thing people
say it is,'he finished.
But fantastic or not, togging classes
are full, as Coaches Estes and Wilcox
will attest to
Coach Estes said that of the 300-400
students a semester enrolled in the
classes, only about one percent will
not be able to complete the required
three-mile, non-stop run by the end of
with the terms of the agreement. He
said he first learned otherwise Friday
morning while at the State Capitol on
business for the ASI.
found this article on the i
he said, adding that it took him totally
by surprise.
(The State Hornet gave the story to
UPI, AP, and a number of television
and radio stations.)
Responding td a statement by State
Hornet News Editor Frank Marqua that
the ASI was not contacted before the
articles appeared because of fears that
the ASI would stop their publication, Young said, 'Yes, I probably
would have tried to persuade the editor
not to run this series of articles. Just to
outside of what they sell (in advertis
ing) In essence, the ASI are the newspaper's publishers * '
The ASI provides $20,000 of the
State He-met' s »S8,000 annual budget
Citing campus grievance procedures
and other avenues he believed the •
newspaper staff should have explored
before breaking the agreement, Young
said, 'I wish they had used the chan- '
nels open to them.'
•If we win the suit,* he said,'we still
have to pay out lawyers' fees The
whole thing is the cost factor I was
concerned about the cost factor to the
ASI and the students.*
While noting that the editorial staff   I
A little more persistant about
' ing is Jay Wolfson, a junior whe
between four and six miles a day.
'I think if I could run 24 hours .
. 365days a year, I wouldn't have.
Mem in the world,' said Jay. Hi
. began last year, and like so many
it clears his mind and relaxes his
He runs alone, several times a das
'Yeah, I move,* he said in
to his speed
The time it takes doesn't seem to
bother joggers
'It's worth  it,*   said   Jay.   When
asked if he wore special shoes for the
>   occasion, he said, "Yeah-sneakersl'
There are other reasons behind the
jogging that goes on at all hours on
campus. Self-confidence is one.
'I wasn't good in any sport,* said
freshman Colleen Etan, who 'wanted
to get active in something.* She runs
i about six miles, six days a week (it's
good to take a day off, she says), and
while the first five minutes are 'really
^ hard," the rest Is fine.
'I'm conscious of my running, conscious of the ground, and that I'm
breathing,' she said. She usually runs
'   in between classes,- but likes to go out
early in th* morning.
f,     'That way, it's relaxing. Well, not
totally relaxing,* she laughed thing,' si
Colleen also runs alone, and when    people Jt___
asked If she had any fears of jogging at     enough to reap the beoefits.According
.   night, her reply was, 'I should be    ■
(afraldj-but I just don't think about ill*
Whan she misses one day of jogging,
'Mental freshness is just as important as physical freshness,* said
Estes.
Meanwhile, back on the track,
though for senior Paul Bell, that sometimes means Woodward Park or Fresno
Pacific Col lege
A member of the Fresno Pacific
Track Club (CSUF has no womens'
track team. 'Lots of talent,* said
Paula,  but little cooperation), Paula
what
she's training for and how she feels.
She started track in jr. high school, running (yes, she considers herself a
■runner.*) on and off through high
school and jr. college, and ni
she
trains for cr
The longer distances "build a
ing injuries, she said. The shorter'
distances (In competition) 'are different,' she added, *but my body is
build up for tl    '
I surface for long dist
J cause you 'take a lot
~     the 'easier surface' I
didn't hesitate in her answer.
It's part of your Irfe-style!'
Estes'motto is 'train, don't strain.*
He said that a 'slight strain* on your
cardiovascular system is good, but that
'too much, too soon' does more damage than it' s worth.
'Jogging isn't for everyone,* said
Wilcox, who added that swimming
could provide the same benefits but
without the degree of physical exertion.
He said that his classes are about
60-40, in proportion of males to females, but that 'the women come In in
poorer shape than the men. •
Endurance is a main goal, according
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