1974_09 The Daily Collegian September 1974

              2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN       Thursday, September 19, 1974
News analysis
Watch those promises, senate
By Melissa Vtllanueva
Collegian SUff Writer
The CSUF student government Is starting a new year.
Like all student governments starting anew, most of the members
have shown promlse(s).
Promises that they will work hard ('this year will be different,*
they say) — and the list goes on.
Certainly it is not right to throw criticism In their faces before
they have even begun, but a word of caution Is In order.
Student government this year (as In past years) has several
strikes against lt. First, very few students really even "give a
damn* about the senate and related boards.
The senate could use this to their advantage,4 and sometimes they
have In the past. Unconsciously perhaps, but there have been times
when turmoil has taken root among senate members to such an extent
that student government has been reduced to a ridiculous game.
Another matter to consider Is that with newness comes naivete,
and   a   large  number  of the seaate, Including the two top officials
Campus priest: a person
By Diane Freltas
Collegian SUff Writer   -
Students seeking someone to
advise them or Just looking for a
friendly discussion will find a
friend in the Reverend James
McDonald, an Episcopal priest.
McDonald has been on the
CSUF campus since last fall.
Calling himself "a person who
cares," McDonald Is on campus
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
He spends most of his time In
the College Union Coffee Shop
willing and ready to talk to any
student. A student does not have
to  have  a problem to talk with
I that he does nc
try to advise students butlnstea
offers suggestions on how t
handle a problem.
Loneliness and finding an Iden
tlty  i
T.Vr.'
a lot of anxiety w
en In a crowd."
> has performed several of
marriage ceremonies hlm-
hut   always   counsels   the
At Wednesday's meetlne. around tl
from all present to volunteer names
Surely among those present there n
been assigned duties.
On the 'new mora
Donald said that peopli
In life now than In th
•College students t<
he said. Much of the'new
past
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n Indivli
ll'lllty.
a person bellev
something he should ti
Morality lies in the
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dent Is becoming more personal.
Students are also finding a lot In
the Eastern religions.
"No person can be expected to*
put his own credence In a certain
book (the Bible, etc)," he said.
Organized campus religious
organizations have caused some
students   to distrust the clergy.
"I find that there Is a lot of
distrust," he said. "I have run
Into people who were turned off
to me because of someone else."
hope the collar serves as a
uniform."
McDonald works out ofthecof-
fee shop because he does not have
a campus office. He Is not an
official part of the university.
Any student who wants to contact him can do so through the
Counseling Center or through
Saint Columba's Church on North
Palm Avenue.
onallzed churches.
-   the college stu-
BYLAWS AMENDMENT
MEMORANDUM:
Editor, Collegian:
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fresno State College
Association, Inc. held on July 31. 1974 action was taken by the Board
requesting The Dally Collegian to print the following proposed
amendment to the Bylaws In an Issue of The Dally Collegian during
the week of September 16-20, 1974. Deletions are shown as marked
(ef veWng-. . .) and additions are shown in CAPITALS.
ARTICLE ill W
SECTION D.
Clause III. Voting
a. A three-fourths majority vote of the quorum e* vet log
meotbers present MEMBERS VOTING YES OR NO shall be
necessary to carry any measure except In cases where a
already been passed by the Student Senate.
. Measures previously passed by the Student Senate shall
require a simple najorlty of the-voting members fjMMOl
THOSE MEMBERS VOTING YES OR NO. In case of a tie
vote, the measure shall be referred back to the Student
Senate for further consideration and recommendation.
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Thursday, September 1% 1974    »THE DAHY COUIQIAN-3
Karate is more than self defense, says instructor-?—it's art
American people think of karate
as something special which it Is
not, said blacken karate expert
Luther Reagan:
Reagan, an Instructor at the
Tang Soo Do Academy of Karate
In Fresno, was on the CSUF campus yesterday demonstrating karate and kick boxing techniques
In the College Union.
Karate Is more than a means
of self-defense, he said. It Is an
art in anything less than a life
and death situation.
The art aspect of karate comes
•when a person Is so well versed
Nobody learns karate for art,
he said. But as a student progresses he moves toward art.
The most popular karate
'stunt* Is board breaking. 'Most
people like to see board breaking,
t It 1
- he s
In the 10 years he has beer
practicing karate, Reagan has
only had to use lt ont» In self-
year. Laat year he taught a
karate class at CSUF.
About half the people taking
karate classes do so to learn
self-defense, he said. The other
hald takes the class for physical
conditioning.
The karate studenU at the
academy are principally coUege
students. About 10 percent of
Reagan's studenU are women.
The best light technique fighters are women, he said. 'They
have a natural ability aa
fighters.*
At the academy, 'anything that
works' Is taught. Including hair
pulling and biting.
Techniques demonstrated yes-
Course in consumer law is scheduled
terday by Reagan Included basic you have to'.*
kicks and hand techniques. Demonstrated hand techniques
The demonstrated kicks ranged were the back knuckle technique
from those used aa direct ways — used moat often In sparring —
of atUck to those 'done only if and the reverse punch.
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The Home Economics Department Is offering a three-unit
course this fall titled 'Family
and Consumer Law."
The course will meit Wednesday evenings from 5-8 p.m., and
will be taught by Fresno attorney
' Gerald Tahajlan.
Tanajlan said the first section
of the course will be devoted to
consumer law. He said, "This
win be a class that will allow
the students to Uke information
from the class and apply lt to
their day-to-day needs and transactions." The class will cover
credit, credit cards, contracts,
and  use of small claims court.
will be a study of a report
out by a special task force
le Consumer Affairs Depart
ment. The report details recent
California consumer legislation.
The family law section of the
course will include a detailed
study of the marital contract;
problems Involving children Including adoption, child abuse,
foster children, and abortion; and
the ending of the marriage contract. Tahajlan said the class
will also Include Information on
estate planning, wills, and probate.
Tahajlan said he has Invited
several guest speakers to make
presentations to the class. Guest
speakers will Include a judge,
spokesmen for consumer groups,
and attorneys specializing in
marital disputes
For   I
r Information c
cerntng the consumer law/family
law course, conUct the Home
Economics Department.
Woody Allen film
"Take the Money and Run," a
movie starring Woody Allen, will
be shown at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
'. .lorrow in the CU Lounge. Admission Is tree to student body
card holders.
Lecture on suicide
"Suicidal Themes In Visual
Art," an Illustrated slide lecture
by Dr. Frank Cutter, chief psychologist at Fresno Veterans Administration Hospital, will be
shown at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at
the White Memorial Hall, 1350
M Street. Admission Is free.
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