1978_10 The Daily Collegian October 1978

              The Dairy Collegian
Policing the crowds
Concert proposal still being studied by SAC
By LINDA MARTY
lolicy proposal was drawn up think the guidelines stand up
nt any possible problems in the obsetving that large ot a crowd "
with   large   outdoor    concerts I'atru ia   Oliveira    a   represent,
from  the  Associated  Student   Sei
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men   and daylight  schedi
iversity Police ( hie.Hill A,
ted the sentiments of h,s
regarding   the   proposal
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lit  with  the   wording  of   the
ommittee member Robert
el thai he thought there were
loopholes with the wording
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Student affirmative action gets $50,000 boost
By CAROL YN VAN SCHAlk
anion proiect    one- ot  two such protect
office to be funded out of his budget
I ifteen CSUC campuses sent in prr>
pos lis in response to Vice Chancellor
lor Academic Affairs Alex Sherriff s
request for student affirmative action
to    remedy    under representation    of
According to Manuel Perez, director
ot the Educational Opportunity Pro
gram (EOP). and whose office is the
p'imary author ot the proposal, the
purpose of the protect is to "increase
access identification, and retention of
the most severely under represented
population in Californ a." the Chicano
The proiect will cover the Fresno Ser
vice   Area,   which   includes   Madera
Tulai
lties   There are 55 high schools in
downstown
Raza Studies,  "our
ulty will  go into the high schools
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The Dairy Collegian
To smoke or not to smoke
Prop 5: Smoking goes to the polls
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BY LINDA MARTY
issues have often taken center stage
it. recent California elections and the
uiHomining campaign is no exception
qualified for this November's general
elec-tion the Clean Indoor Air Initiative
'mds   itself   in   the   spotlight  of   voter
attempt by Califomians to deal with
the ouestion of smoking on a statewide
basis After gathering more than
600,000 voter signatures, a group called-the Clean Indoor Air Committee
ICIAC). qualified the initiative for Nov
ember's ballot
According to Sue Inglis, Fresno
( ounty president of Croup Against
Smoking Pollution (GASP) which is
working with CI AC. the purposes be
hind the proposition are twofold First,
the initiative is aimed toward the protection of approximately 2 5 million
Calitornians who suffer from heart or
respiratory disease, and an estimated
800,000 Califomians who are allergic to
Secondly, the initiative would protect
the rights of nonsmokers who, as stated
m a synposis of the proposition, invol
untanly inhale harrnful tobacco fumes
m enclosed public places and enclosed
employment areas. *
The in
3per
suade smokers to quit smoking, prohibit tobacco products sales, or prohibit
smoking outdoors, Inglis stressed
Ed O'Connor, spokesman for the
Southern California news bureau of
Califomians for Cornmon Sense (CCS),
the Initial opponents of propositan five,
saw the purposes of the initiative in a
'There have been several
ulating smoking...and most
are witting to live with those
It's not a real hardship,* O'
laws reg-
laws.
Connor
But at this point, the smokers mi
not be so tolerant of the present pr
posal to further restrict smoking, I
Smokers are 'going to say.. .anotht
the law if it'» passed, O'Connor said
Inglis though feH that 'most people
are law-abiding,' and saw no problems
with enforcement of the proposed law.
'We're  hoping that  soH-onforco-
ment will be the main basis, "of enforc
ing the law, she explained. (Violation of
the law calls for a $50 citation )
With passage of proposition five,
places where smoking would be illegal
and enforcement necessary are 'all
enclosed public places of employment,
and in enclosed health and educational
facilities,' as stated in the  initiative
A public place is defined in the initiative synposis as 'any area except a private residence to which the public is
permitted or which serves as a place of
volunteer service " Examples of such
places are public elevators and public
transportation, businesses that deal in
goods and services, and restrooms
Smoking would be allowed in some
places such as 50 percent of (he area in
student and employee lounges, 50 percent of the area in lobbies and waiting
rooms, smoking sections in restaurants, rock concerts, and out of doors
For proposition five backers, the two
foremost are*s that they are interested
in are restaurants and places of employment They are 'working toward'
the ban of smoking in these two areas
as is outlined in the initiative, O'Con
ner found the designation of srnok
ing/no smoking sections unfeasible
from an economic point of xiew.
'Many labor leaders feel that their
workers are going to suffer most from
it. O'Connor said. He explained, that
many employers would find it both
•economically* and/or 'physically'
impossible to install barriers which
would be needed to satisfactorily keep
the   non-smoking    areas    free   from
'It s sort of unrealistic," he felt
Inglis said that the cost for barriers
was unfounded She stated that the initiative 'nowhere (sic) stated that you
have to provide barriers, *
The expense of the law would be a
•one-time* cost of approximately between $10,000 and $600,000 for producing and insulting signs she explained.
This, was the estimate given by the
state attorney general's office, she
added
In contrast, O'Connor explained that
CCS said the cost would be approximately $20 million, according to a survey conducted by a private firm. Economics Research Associates.
And such monetary disparities become even more pronounced as the
groups' lists for financial backing and
Turning to the opponents of the initiative, O'Connor reported that CCS
have spent nearly $3 million from November of 1977 to Sept. 23,1978
Inglis claimed that 99 percent of
CCS financial backing was from major
tobacco companies
In response, O'Connor said that
there was 'something like 1,300 contributors" to the 'no' campaign, with the
contributions ranging from one dollar
He admitted the of these contributors, five major tobacco <
head the list He cited these a
as Brown and Williamson, R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris, i.orillard, and
Liggett and Meyers
'They are the major backers,* he
disclosed
Other contributors and endorsers
include such groups as the California
State Chamber of Commerce, California Labor Federation, California Restaurant Association, and the Young
Republicans
Such a list, O'Connor felt, proved
CCS' contention that the economic
climate of California is very much at
stake in this election Many labor leaders, he explained, felt that proposition
five would place added restnetions in
the form of increased environmental
standards that would pause many prospective businesses to locate in other
states
The CIAC Committee finds the initia
tive a
health and environment of California
citizens as is exemplified in its list of
contribution and endorsing organizations. The list includes such groups as
the state division of the American Cancer Society, California Medical Association, California Lung Association,
and the Sierra Club
But, come November, the California
voters perception of the proposition will
come to light as they have their turn to
voice an opinion for or against the
measure at the polls
English for foreigners:
CSUF prof writes new text
The CIAC'
a half a million dollars to back proposi
tion five   So far, Inglis pointed out.
roots* type venture, she said. Their
largest contribution has been $25,000
f rom the state chapter of the American
Cancer Society
This is the only political campaign
they've ever given money to,' Inglis
noted. This, she felt shows the impor-
By BARBARA DETERS
CSUF professor, Milton Wohl has recently returned from sabbatical in
South America where he said he was
renewing the experience of living overseas in a new culture with a different
Wohl may have to go overseas to live
in a new culture, but he only has to go
to his students to experience a different
language
A professor of linguistics at CSUF
since 1967, Wohl teaches English to
foreign university students where English is a second or foreign language.
Working with foreign students and
English as a second language has been
something that Wohl has been involved
with for many years. His newly published book-'Techniques for Writing:
Composition* is an additional step in
Wohl's attempt to aid the foreign student in learning the English language
The new book is a companion text or
second volume to  his  earlier  work,
whkl
time area of devotion for Wohl, who got
at an import-export trade company.
1961, and 'Beginning English for Lao
Students' while he was a professor at
the Umverisity of Michigan in the late
eat a lecturer of English in
vmmm.m nc mki nn imronni-m -n imtnm
together in linguistics and English as a second
ree part language and the lack of a good text-
tied "English is Spoken I* book in the linguistics teaching field in-
has also had tarn other texts spired him to write his new text books.
td-a mimeographed prepared _ _
tied 'ProrsounctaUon Drilb* In amaaam*
former CSUF
text entitled * E nglish is Spoken I