1984_03 The Daily Collegian March 1984

              March 9,1984
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Road money delayed too long
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A prime illustration of the growing reluctance of government to
govern is Congress' belated vote on March 2 to free S5 billion in
Emergency Highway Relief Money to repair storm-damaged
highways.
The money, much of it raised by last April's 5-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax increase, was frozen for nearly five months by influential
legislators — such as House Speaker Thomas O'Neill, D-Mass.
Some of them tacked special-interest provisions (for the Boston
tunnel in O'Neill's case) onto the measure to benefit construction
projects in their districts.
This bit of exhausting business is the rule rather than the exception on issues —large and small — that Congress delays until rigor
mortis is about to occur. It account, to a large degree, for the negative feelings people hold toward government's ability to get the job
done.
Because of the wrangling over pet project add-ons, a number of
emergency repair projects have been unnecessarily delayed. In
California alone, 27 counties have emergency highway work to be
done in the aftermath of last year's storms, such as repair of Devil's Slide on State Highway 1. Caltrans has estimated statewide
road-damage work in the emergency relief category at between S92
■ and $102 million — an amount the state hopes to receive as its
share of the $150 million the Congress allocated to California,
Utah and Arizona.
A large amount of this money will be used to replace funds borrowed from other sources so that the.highway department could
do work on projects which simply could not wait. Congress'delay
in voting to free the emergency highway relief money is not exactly
in the spirit of providing for the welfare of the people.
—Reprint from San Francisco Examiner, March 8, 1984
Letters
Editor, the Daily Collegian:
Your Editorial entitled "Church a
state: united or divided?" was to say t
dealing with separation of church a
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ne amendment  provided  freedom  for
ligion, not freedom from religion.
The basic legal framework of the Uni-
d States was, until recently, founded on
Common Law; which used the Ten
a declaration of faith. All life is reli- tried to silence the Christians are them-
, and all life is secular. There is no selves infposing their own morality and
is a lie to pretend that moral and separate church and statelet us do it in the
ous views cannot be allowed to effect way it was intended to be.
re. It's a fact that those who have ' Tlm Stevenson
made by the Supreme Court regard!
Nativity scene: to say that the First Amendment was violated because the Nativity
scene can be used in a Christmas display is
absolutely ludicrous. The Nativity scene is
a picture from history, that took place
some thousand years ago which depicts
the birth of a baby boy named Jesus that
changed the world. If we remove this and
label it "religious", why dont we stop
using fireworks on the 4th of July, stop
using pumpkins during Halloween and
turkey over Thanksgiving.  Let's throw
Republic stoot
But our Secular Humanist Society he
rewritten history and deliberately ignore
these facts. This teaching has produced
people who firmly believe in the misbegot
len notion of the separatioi
and
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To discontinue
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baby with th
There is widespread and olten deliberate misunderstanding of the separation of
church and state. The Constitution separated the institution of thechurch from the
state, but not a religious understanding of
.rganized religions. Then
s a nonreligious view oi
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March 9, 1984
O'Reilly advises potential crime victims
Staff writer
CSUF Investigator Mike O'Reilly taid
he knows that what students do in their
own personal lives is their business.
Nevertheless, be* concerned some students may behave too carelessly when in a
bar or at a party.
It _ the issue of safety — not morality —
he said that makes him uneasy.
"I've seen a lot of cases where sexual
assaults have occurred when gals go out
dancing, maybe have a few cocktails, and
they 11 accept a ride home from some guy,"
"Maybe he's really a nice guy and he's
bought them a few drinks — but they
really don't know the guy that well. And
when they gel into the car, then he's got
the advantage. And that's a bad situation
to get into." OTUilly said pointing to the
pamphlet of •elf-protection tip* which tbe
crime prevention unit of the unrvenity
police department advises students to
follow.
"It spells it out right here," O'Reilly
taid," 'Watch your liquor intake' and 'do
not accept ride* from strangers you meet
at a bar." You might not want to think
about it, but rape is a violent act."
The CSUF campus "is fairly safe," he
said noting there haven't been any sexual
assaults reported this semester.
"But don't get a false sense of security.
Never let your guard down," he taid.
"There is always tbe potential for an
assault to take place and that potential
increases when you're alone. I recommend
strongly that female students always walk
in pairs
night.'
officers will be alto trained toon, taid
O'Reilly.
If a student it a victim of tcuial anault
on camput, be or the can report it to the
camput police — anonymously -~ through
a third-party report. This u to porvide tbe
office with a description of the suspect,
while perfecting the victim, according to
O'Reilly.
"They can report it anonymously.
What't important to ut is the description
of the suspect, their vehicle and license
number," he said. "If we have that, we can
put out a patrol and either tet up a surveillance or, if we tec a Suspicious vehicle, we
can stop and question them.
"If there is a victim and I feel she is
going to be intimidated in any way, I will
not release her name to anybody,"be laid.
Crime prevention was discussed by
dorm residentt Wednesday Mar. 7 in the
Commons Lounge.
It wat the fust program of hs type held
There are a number of "tafe routes" on
officer Mike O'Reilly advites itudents to
take when walking at night.
A map pinpointing streetlight! that
may have burned out it tacked up in
O'Reillys office. He keep* a constant
update and trie* to have repairs completed
within 24 hours, he taid.
Parking Lou A and J on the east edge
of campus are not lit at night in order to
save energy, be said.
O'Reilly has spoken often to classes aad
individuals about the well-lit area*, but
said he still isn't iu re how many people are
aware of them.
"I've spoken to faculty members who
have been here 10 year» and they've taid
) a-See Safety, Page «
Topanga students search for new housing.
  ■   ,.,,.,..   ■ ■_„. moving in mid-semester was a huge "in-     to find alternate housina for tenants. CSUF freshman  Robert Jensen aw
have found new living arrangements, although several of them are still hangingon
before the final day, March 14.
On Feb. 14, the 36 tenants — most of
them students — were notified thai they
Ronald Cray's plans lo start construction
on a new apartment complex on the Cedar
Avenue/ Bulldog Lane site, west of <"~SU F.
Several students spoke out strongly
against the move, because they felt that
moving in mid-semester was a huge inconvenience." Others had expressed an
understanding of Gary's plans, which calls
for a new $4 million, I28-unit complex to
be completed by Aug. 15.
As of Wednesday, said Topanga Enterprises office manager Lajuana Starks, 10
tenants were still residing in four apart-
Starks said that she's keeping a list of
the 36 tenants who were told to vacate,
because they'll have first shot at renting in
the new complex before the 1984-85 school
"We're trying to work with them in any
way," said Starks.
In addition, she said that Topanga
manager Debbie Bennett has been trying
Last week, tenant Carol Schwartz, a
CSUF student, found livingarrangements
near campus, and will probably move out
of her Topanga Apartment this weekend.
Since she was handed the 30-day notice,
she has expressed much anger and fnis-
"Tfound a place but then 111 have to
move again in June," she said. "Two
moves in three months is too much."
Schwartz will be moving in a two-
men, and will be placing most of her
belongings in storage until she finds new
arrangements in June. "What 1 need lo get
me through the semester, 111 take with me
to my temporary apartment," she said.
CSUF freshman Robert Jensen a
roommate Kwoen Chen found an apartment in Clovis, but Jensen said it wouldn't
be open until March 14, the last day they
can check out of their Topanga apart-
Jensen isn't taking his move as hard at
other tenants have. "Sure, moving is a
pain and a chore, but how hard can it be to
move one apartment?" he said.
Jensen also said he believes that tbe
inconvenience is "really not that major."
His roommate Cben will be moving to
Taiwan after this semester, Jensen said.
He t-id it's not likely that hell stay in his
Clovis apartment after Chen moves.
"It's still a possibility that 111 move back
here in the fall," Jensen said.
CSUF Today
FRIDAY, MARCH 9
Hunting Lagtalath. Forum —
"Legislation, Politics and Health Care
in the 80's" is the theme for this forum
program which will be held in the Main
Cafeteria 200 from I to 4 p.m. Guests
include Congressman Tony Coelho. attorney Donald Fischbach, Barbara J.
Badcrlscher  of the  California   Nursing
be meeting at Jairo's place tonight at
p.m. For further information pleas.
291-4753.
Lion Dance Team in the Satellite College against the University of San Frandtco
Union at 7 p.m. there will be cultural ontheCSUFsoftballdiamondstartingat
presentations from the Asian and Asian-     I P-m.
There will be five showings of "Never
Say Never Again" in the Satellite College
Union starting today at noon. Tickets are
available at the CU Information Desk.
The Bulldogs host the al
CSUF courts at 9:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 11
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Ca+abra-on of PraJsa —
The University Christian Fellowship
will be gathering al 7:30 p.m. tonight in
CU Room 312 for a time of celebration,
worship and teaching around Jesus Christ.
The Bulldogs host the University of
Nevada-Las Vegas tonight at 7 p.m. in the
John Euless Park.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1#
Amarasla Week—
Fettival Night will feature perfo
by the San Jose Taiko and the Cal Poly
The Bulldogs will I
Nevada-Las Vegas a
Euless park.
The Bulldogs play the University of
Nevada-Las Vegas al the John Eylett
st the University of    Park « noon-
7 p.m. in the John
The Bulldogs will play a doubleheader    softball diamond at
Assoc.     gjg
Students
Now accepting applications for
these Student positions	
2 Public Affairs Committee
2 Personnel Committee
3 Programming Committee
Applications can be picked up in.CU316
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