1976_04 The Daily Collegian April 1976

              2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN      Thursday, April 22, 1976
■Editorial       £
No stadium needed
If there's one thing this university does not need it's an on-
campus football stadium. CSUF
President. Norman Baxter and
Executive' Dean Marvin Warop-
ler, the two leading proponents
of this proposed $5.2 million
project, seem unswerving In their
devotion to erect a monument to
Intercollegiate athletics at the
corner of Cedar and Barstow.
Their path to the stadium will
lead them directly into the nearest courtroom. Gentlemen, save
your University lawyers' fees and
Invest the money In grass seed-
enough to cover 60 acres of
ground.
Property owners in the area
have already threatened legal action over the proposed stadium
site.
Of course, Baxter and Wamp-
ler are not to be blamed for
wanting to make a ptyslcal addition to the CSUF carmpus. Their
situation Is analogous to that of
community.
So why the opposition'1 Simp
The Environmental Impact li
port prepared for the stadium, i
according   to Informed source
Financial considerations I
not building the stadium must
Ratclitfe was sold In 1973 by
CSUF for $1.2 million to the State
Center Community College District (SCCCD), which administers
Fresno City College.
Ratcllffe ls badly In need of
repairs. The SCCCD is planning
a face-lift for that stadium, at a
cost of $2.1 million. So far, the
district   has
The money from the sale of
Ratcllffe is to be used in the construction of the stadiumatCSUF.
In addition, about $4 million would
have to be raised In the Fresno
community for the new stadium on
One questloi
a 30,000-seat
Bulldogs s<
I stadium here? The
it Ratcllffe Stadium.
Certainly,   lt  ls  hazardous to
assume Fresno City College will
■ CSUF stadium.   In
Fresno area.
If there ls a community drive
to raise money, let lt be for $2.1
million, not $4 million.
Such fiscal restraint would Indicate an acceptance of the well-
known and widely accepted (If
the public opinion polls are to be
believed) axiom of Gov. Edmund
Brown Jr., that bigger and newer
Is not necessarily better.
Consider Ratcllffe as,a stadium
with tenure.
Another argument that proponents of an on-campus stadium
make ls its ready accessablllty
for physical education activities
at CSUF. An examination of the
stadium's final Environmental
Impact Report will show that argument to be groundless.
Consultants for the Environmental Impact Planning Corporation of San Francisco foresaw
the followlni? physical education
uses for the proposed stadium:
afternoon p.e. football practice,
archery, dry land skiing, golf,
soccer, baseball. Intramural
sports, logging and courses In
football and soccer theory-
These activities, open to the
CSUF student l>ody, do not require a $5.2 million stadium.
In actuality, the stadium Is to
be built  for a  few dozen young,
years and that the city has taken i
those plans Into consideration.
This does not in Itself constitute
an adequate Justification for the
project or an adequate environmental evaluation.
5. It should be clarified that
the Protect Justification sections
(pages. 8-9) reflect the position
of the university and ls not necessarily Intended to be a portrayal of factual Information verified by the consultant.
6. Information presented on
page 19 presents only the position of the university and does not
constitute an environmental evaluation. This should be more
clearly Indicated In the EIR.
7; The "Alternatives* section
appears to represent only alternatives considered from the perspective of the university. This
spond to the CEQA (California
Envirdnmental Quality Act) requirements of a complete and unbiased environmental evaluation
of alternatives. It also should be
noted that this requirement does
not appear to have been adequately addressed elsewhere In the re
port. Specifically, the alterna.
tlves of the relocation of the project side was discussed only in ,
very cursory    and   Inadequate
8. Impacts on the adjacent
residential areas should be explored In greater detail.
Dyer continues by saying th(
mitigation of potential traffic
congestion around the proposed
stadium was not explored In great
enough detail. He said locatln-
the stadium on the east side of
the campus would minimize the
impact of the stadium on rest,
denttai areas.
The California Air Resources
Board recently said the EIR*ap-
pears to be" In violation of the
procedural requirements of both
the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the state
EIR guidelines."
Specifically, the board felt the
project would be detrimental to
the air quality of the Fresno area,
s>lll  a
Molen defends J-Dept.
rcolleglate football and s<
.n the ir
(Continued from Page I)
was more complicate
people thought.
•You can't just say
with the Collegian or the Collegian will metge w
Molen said price's argument
that the Journalism Department
should be leadlnr; with proposals
for a solution to the problem ls
David Lee named
to help Taiwan
valid,   but  added, "I don't think
the    Media    Council   should be
shunted aside."
,  Molen said he feels the Media
Council is a good way to look Into
the Collegian problem.
, "At   least   you   have a third
lively," he said. *If we do It,
you have 10 faculty members with
one perspective," he said.
Molen said the Media Council
Is a "good vehicle" for solving
the problems but "too much has
n too little time.'
r point <
Just can't wave
merge,* Molen S3
The   Journalls
Department
1 team  currenl
h£ Build
ntly play
Robert Dyer, printer for the City of Fres-
Ellt.   He said:
TILLAGE SHOES
lea and the UnltedStatesNatlonal
Academy of Sciences.
The committee plans to meet
May 3 and 4 at Harvey Mudd
College  In Claremont, Calif, to
can workshop.
The topic for the workshop wW
lx> Taiwan's regional planning and
land use technology.
According to Lee. the committee appointment is a high
honor. He noted that membership
Sim
highest academic
Former editor Bob Cuddy
wrote a guest editorial calling
for the Journalism Department
In be truthful with the situation.
Cuddy wrote that the "journalism   faculty's   handling   of   the
Editor Bruce Scheldt >
"The senate alone must tal
responsibility for the p;
viability.*   Scheldt   said  tl
osed site* is an unsup-
committee   because   of  his   ed
first amendment rights of a free
ucational   experience   and back
press on this campus.*
?    statement   regarding
ground.  He said he also serves
Molen  chose   not to comment
as an adviser to Taiwan's Minis
on either editorial.
ventions and large meet-
ter of the Interior.
Price is expected to voice his
As  an  adviser,  Lee  says he
opinion  of the Journalism  De
'onventlon Center"(page
reviews urban planning projects
partment at today's Media Coun-
unsupported conclusion.
for   Taiwan's   National  Science
1   EIR attempts to sup-
Foundation.  He  said he travels
project1 in several sec-
merely stating that the
to the Island nation every summer and stays for two to three
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
as t>een planned for many
weeks.
*Ml.>*a Ova dirlint aicapt holUwl
ROSE IN A VASE     I
CONDITS
ROWERS 4 6IFT5
Cedar*Shields I*. OT-3W4
JOB,
RESUMES
WRITTIN - EDITED - TYPED
JOB RESUME KITS - $6.95
phone 264-5672
~)AeaJicnfr
CHARGE or BUDGET
EDmOflDS
V     Wkmmd<Qs%mmmm*&mmf889
FASHION FAIR    •    FULTON MALL
Thursday, April 72, 1976     THE PAHY COllEOIAN -3
SPECIAL PURCHASE
for GROUP MEMBERS
BRING THIS CARD-
OR OTHER GROUP IDENTIFICATION
ON THESE SUPER BUYS I
NOT   AVAILABLE  TO   THE   GENERAL   PUBLIC
BUYBRIDGESTOHE
STEEL-BELTED RADIALS
AT THE LOWEST PRICES EVER
ON  THE  LONG DISTANCE 170-V2.
BUY 4 AND SAVE
$24 TO $40
' Double Steel Belts
' 40,000 Mile Guarantee
' Belter Gas Mileage
» Soft Ride
'Good Handling
MID-STATE
Bias Ply
Retreads
TOP QUALITY PASSENGER CAR RETREADS
83 and Full 78 Series SIZE WAREHOUSE PRICE
New Tire Width
New Tire Warranty
600-12
650-13
560-15
600-15
695-14
2«.rl9t5*
F.E.T. .45 each
SB 2frmW
.g_15 f.E.T. .50 each
lij 2 *■-»?•
'°-ID C (T   T       SK .„h
COMPACT &
SPORT TIRES
ANY SIZE  LISTED
5.60-15      $
6.15-13
5.50-12
14
95
is x 8% AMERICAN
FULL POL. MAGS
•29£
FITS MOST
FORD, GM i
CHRYSLER
RADIALS
FOR COMPACTS
TOYOTA - DATSUN - VEGA
VW - PINTO & MANY OTHERS
155-13       ___
ALL       ! 65-13     FOR
THESE      175-1
SIZES      i«-i
5 WAYSTTp PAY
a CASH   ;
a PERSONAL CHECK
a MASTER CHARGE
a BANK AMERICARD
• BUDGET PLAN ON APPROVAL
jyCKUP & CAMPER
TIRE SPECIALS
LIMITED  QUA
700-15 6-ply
750-16 8-ply
8-165 8-ply
950-16.5 8-ply
10-16.5 8-ply
♦HIWAY DESIGN - ADD $4.00 FOR TRACTION
WIDE
RAISED
WHITE
LETTER
70'S
Size
A70-13
E70-14
F70-14
G70-14
G70-15
H70-15
22.88
25.88
26.88
27.88
28.88
30.88
Ex. Tax
1.93
2.47
2.62
2.77
2.87
3.04
14 x 6   - 24.88
14x7   -25.1
15 x T - 25.
15*8   -26.88
15x10-
11-15LT FLOT-TRAC-RV
SPECIAL PRICES
50 & 60
SERIES
RAISED
LETTER
WHITE
TIRES
MID-STATE TIRE
WAREHOUSEiNc
729 W. NIELSEN - FRESNO 264-5075 M
<k
West  Nielsen