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ceremonial burial   from  American  Indian groups, he said.
Several cultural artifacts associated
with aboriginal cultures were found
with the toil ladened remains These
item* are used in determining the age
and culture of the bone*, he said.
Although Lajeunesse said he hadn't
observed the remains in detail, he speculated them to be those of a 40-year-
old man. He was unsure how long the
bones had laid in the ground.
'Mates in general are bigger than females, which it reflected in the markings
of muscles on the hip bones,* fie said.
Th* female pelvis it designed wider at
compared to the narrower and taller
male pelvis, he said
By age 25, the skeleton hat reached
its maximum size and hat a full set of
adult teeth The generality that females
have an earlier puberty than; males
serves as a time indicator in determining ages of birth and death.
The teeth are the toughest material
in the body. 'A body can be badly
burned, and the teeth will still be left,"
he said.
The shape and condition of the teeth
can reveal dietary habits, which can
indicate certain cultures. Referring to
the aboriginal remains, Lajeunesse
showed how grinding ana grit had worn
the teeth flat.
In "the most general sense," features
can suggest certain races, said Lajeunesse.
A broad flat face with cheeck regions drawn forward can typify Asian*
and American Indians. Certain dental
formations  and nose protrusions  can
suggest  European  descent,   he  said.
The number of cases Lajeunesse investigates varies yearly. He determines
the approximate body weight, frame
type, unique features, gender, age and
bone type of each case for the coroner,
who must determine the cause of death.
Accident related deaths can be determined by observation of broken bones.
'It's not as though a body has been
shot and thrown on my doorstep,' said
Lajeunesse. Bodies are usually delivered in a box, sack or plastic container.
Claiming he's  'not a ghoul.*  Lajeunesse said that h* Isn't interested
in being a coroner. Instead, he'd rather
provide medical and legal Information
regarding identification and cause of
death.
Despite 12 years experience of skeletal analysis, he still 'hopes it's all
bone' when there'* * body to identify.
*A decomposed body smells bad. Anybody can handle a skeleton. I've learned
to hold my breath and breathe through
my nose,'he said.
Lajeunesse does most of his investigative work at his home but keeps some
remains in the college'* anthropology
lab He tell* hit students about hit investigative techniques when they're
relevant, he said.
Lajeunesse said he can't understand
people's fascination with death. Students continually request to see him
diagnose remains. The decaying smell
can force tome students to leave retching, he said.
Lajeunesse permits students to watch
but not to help him in his Investigation procedures. Serious legal questions
can be raited if more people handle
bodies  than  are necessary,   he said.
"I don't want to be the person who
messed up the chain of evidence in an
investigation, * he said.
Lajeunesse said his work makes him'
'less sensitive, but not disrespectful
of human remains.' He compares his
investigations with eating a steal
•We think of a good piece of rrwaZ
beef, not as a form moving around"
'I get enjoyment in seeing how it
curate I can be. I usually turn out to hi
pretty dose* In diagnosti,  he j*
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in such a seemingry desperate situation, several questions have been raised
as to how and why the problem ever
reached this porportion.
Sloan contends that rising travel
costs, runaway inflation and the impact
of Tide IX are the culprits (Title IX is
a federal law enacted in 1975, forcing
schools to spend more money on previously neglected women's sports )
'I am the first one to say that Title IX
wa* long overdue,' said Sloan, 'But
anybody that thought it wasn't going
to ultimately have a negative impact
on the sports program doesn't understand the economic facts of life. When
the government ordered schools to take
on all these extra programs, they never
gave us any money to do it.'
Tide IX's purpose is to promote
equal opportunities in sports for women.
but many opponents feel Sloan's
cuts do Just the reverse.
One is Assistant Athletic Director
Joanne Schroll, who believes that one
of her main responsibilities is to increase
the visibility and importance of women' s
sports at CSUF.
*l am not in agreement with the proposed cuts,' she said, 'I think they are
a step backwards for women's sports
This university—just like any—should
work to suit the needs of trie female
athlete and this plan is doing exactly
the opposite. I do have some concerns,
and I think other alternatives are worth
exploring.'
Schroll said she discussed the cuts
with Sloan but added "it was pretty
much his decision.*
And while that decision has a very
good chance of being implemented,
it faces a bit of a roadblock in section
6.1.5 of the school's athletic constitution. The clause states that additional
funding to subsidize a new sport-
in this case, women's cross country
must be provided to at not to harm
sports already in existence.
Several athletes are relying on this
clause as arsenal to fight the cuts,
but Sloan says there is a way to get
around ft.
They (the athletes) only read what
they wanted to read,* he said. 'In the
very next section (6.1.6) rt says that
exceptions can be made, but they
must be approved by th* executive
vice president, the board of directors
of the association and the president of
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the university.*
If the cuts do go through, the frvc
sports could always consider some
form of self-funding, but that possibility is highly unlikely, according to
'I think we'd be talking about to*
much money,* Deaver said. 'Evan
if we were abte to make enough money
to survive another veer, I think we'd
fust be prolonging the agony. Th*
students might try something. Tray
might as well try. But that's big bucks
for five programs. I'd say we'd have to
support ourselves for at least five years
until the stadium started to pay for
itself.'
If there's any one point that Sloan
and Deaver agree on, it's that they both
feel the school itself doesn't give enough
money to athletics, forcing Sloan to
rely heavily on dollars from the Bulldog
Foundation.
'The Associated Students only give
sports $9,000 a year,* said Deaver.
'Schools like San Diego State get
$165,000 from Associated Student
and IRA funds combined and Long
Beach State receives $245,000 from
those sources. When you add up our
Associated Student and IRA monies,
we only get $93,000.*
Sloan says the burden on hit department could be eased if an athletic fee
was instated at CSUF. i
'What some institutions have don*
In the past is have an athletic fee in their
overall fee structure,' said Sloan.
"That helps maintain lower ticket prices
for the students and certain seating
areas in the arena and stadium. Plus
it's kind of their financial support
of the program.
'We don't have anything like that.'
Sloan continued. 'If our students-
for instance—p*id a. $10 semester
athletic fee, that would enable us to
keep our ticket prices for students
lower, keep all the program* that we've
cut and probably do a decent Job of
running our athletic program.*
But for now the financial crisis does
exitt and the proposed cuts loom as
some sort of a savior. Some coaches and
athletes plan to fight the plan to the
very end while other* feel the battle
has already been lost and have returned
to concentrating on their sports until
the season runs out
Patti Conti of the gymnastics squad
probably summed it up best. 'I was
pretty shocked when I found out about
the cuts,' she said. "I guess now all we
have to work at is doing our best for the
rest of the season "and walk out with
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Wednesday, February 25,1981
safety conditions may be
Br Matt Sperling
Fire safety conditions at CSUF are
'no worse than anywhere else, but they
could be a hell of a lot better,* according
to Campus Safety Officer Ed Roddy.
"I think we're probably average,*
Roddy said. "I think you'll find this condition exists throughout the CSUC system."
Meanwhile,' an Investigation by the
Daily Collegian found that at least
16 fire extinguishers were missing from
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campus buildings, Including four in
the Agriculture Science Building alone.
And two campus structures,, the Keats
Building and the Horse Unit have no
fire alarms, the Collegian has teamed.
Despite these problems. CSUF does
meet existing fire safety standards, according to Fred Capshew, associate director of plant operations.
Capshew said that by law, the campus
has to undergo an annual state Mr*
Inspection, and that such an inspection
was conducted last month.
'California has a pretty stringent fire
code, and It's very stringent on schools,*,
he said.
However, Roddy said that on* stairway bulk in th* Joyal Administration
Building two years ago does not meet the
existing fire code. The code requires
that stairways must have firewalls that
can withstand flames for at least one
hour.
The stairway has not been upgraded,
Roddy said, because 'it takes time and
it takes money."
Roddy said he was surprised at th*
number of missing extinguishers
and added that it is the responsibility
of the custodians on campus to let the
chief custodian know if any extinguishers need replacing.
Charles Ordonez, chief of custodial
services, said he was aware of the
missing extinguishers and said that "an
average of 20 to 25' are ttoten each year.
'Some studentt think it'* great fun to
take fire extinguishers,* he said.
They're unaware that they may be
hampering with fire safety.*
Ordonez said he ordered 30 replacement extinguishers on Jan. 20 which
should arrive 'at any time now." He
said th* cost of replacing stolen extinguishers is very expensive, particularly th* special Halon type extinguishers In the Computer Center,
which cost $80 each.
Even though some problem* do exist,
Roddy and Capshew pointed out that no
fatalities have occurred as a result of
a campus fire. Both said that several
measures have been taken to Improve
fire safety, particularly In the newest
structures.
The safety features Include:
•-Campus fire drill* every semester.
-Explosion-proof light fixtures In th*
chemistry labs.
—Heat detectors In the new library
When the temperature ro*e to 71 ttegr*** Man-
day, ftewer* were In bloom an the campus. That
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—Sprinkler systems In the basements
of the library, Industrial Arts and
Thomas Administration buildings.
—Fire boxes In the library and stadium. Th* boxes contain keys that enable
firemen to enter elevators and trap doors
In a fire emergency.
In addition, the state has relaxed requirements for fire hoses, Roddy said,
because 'there's so much electronics
in these buildings. You can't fight them
with water.*
Capshew said that several fire hoses
have been removed, and several more
will be replaced with carbon dioxide-
type extinguishers because the hoses
deteriorate and produce 'a number of
problems.
There'* always th* possibility of
people flooding the buildings...and believe me, they'll do It,' Capshew said.
He said th* carbon dioxide extinguishers are designed to fight electrical
fires and are 'very dependable.'
Capshew also said that most CSUF
building* are made of concrete, which
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IRA fund
deals with
'gray areas*
By JOeslefl YVOOWesVOfttl
This is the first of a four^art series.
In light of th* recent announcement by
Russ Sloan, CSUF athletic director, to
eliminate five minor sports In order to
meet ruing expenses, th* entire campus
budgeting process has received much
attention.
A portion of otepartment budgeting
deals with obtaining supplemental Income to cover expenses that the existing
budget wilt not meet
Owe such supplemental Income source
it the Instructiorvslly Related Activities
(IRA) fund.
The IRA fund was established by the
California State University and Colleges
system to take some of the weight off the
shoulders of the various associated students organizations, and provide an alternate, supplementary funding source
to several educational  'gray*  areas.
Those 'gray' areas, as outlined in
the CSUC'! chancellor'* mandate, are
those classes in whkh student* receive
Instructional credit and that need additional funding outside what is handed
down in the state budget.
An example of classes that receive
Sec IRA bad* page