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Stamp increase needed?
For those people who are racking their brains trying to
think about where they are going to work this summer,
the United Postal Service may have the answer.
Until the end of this week, the Fresno Main Post Office
on "E* Street is accepting applications for positions as
carrier-clerk.
And with the recent $2.75 billion increase approved by
the United States Postal Commission a week ago for
postal rates, which will cause letter rates to rise from
15 cents to 18 cents, the Post Office could provide the
American dream that many people have been longing for.
Consider the fact that the starting rate for a postal-
clerk is $9.05 an hour. You heard me correctly—I said
$9.05 for every hour that you work.
What scholarly degrees are required, you ask? I won't
leave you in suspense.
Applicants must have a high school diploma and be 18
years old when they are called for hire. This is just
another plus that disheartened college students can add
to their list of reasons why they don't want to get a
diploma.
If the mere $9.05 doesn 't satisfy your thirst for wealth,
consider the benefits available: four hours of vacation
per pay period, which is every two weeks; four hours of
sick leave per pay period; plus the usual health, life and
dental insurance.
It should be pointed out that to become a clerk-carrier,
a person must pass an examination given by the Postal
Service. This exam includes such things as knowing how
to alphabetize, spell and do basic arithmetic.
But don't fret. If this exam gives you cold feet, consider the fact that right here in Fresno are community
organizations which give pre-examination tutoring
classes to help the applicants pass the examination.
And just think of all the top-secret, classified tricks you
will be able to be in on, being a government employee.
You will be exposed to the intricate systems which
manage to send all mail to Fresno from Hanford, a town
27 miles south of Fresno, via Bakersfield, which is 90
miles south of Hanford.
And you will discover how our sophisticated Postal
Service is clever enough to take three days to route the
mail from Susanville west to Redding. A part of the delay
lies in the fact that the Susanville mail is first sent to
Reno. Yes, that's Reno, Nevada, the state east of California.
Yes, by being an employee of the Postal Service, you
may truly find out that the true definition of the term zip
code means that they zip your mail up and down the state
before you receive it.
By Joan Hietpas
February 26,1981 -th* Dairy Collegian-Pag* 3
Letters to the Editor
Review criticized
To the Editor:
I have been an interested observer
in the April Wine battle. David Fell.
Ralph Biaser and especially Chris
Bullock have all expressed deep concern
in letters to the Collegian about Bret
Kofford's severe tactics to destroy
April Wine in two article* [Dally Collegian, Jen. 30 and Feb. 20). I feel my
time to tMM<»» myself 1* long overdue.
Let's fat* it. Kofford's article on
April Wine was degrading, insulting
and had no |>hysical Importance whatsoever. It termed to me that th* entire
review was devoted to ripping April
Win* p*r*o:i*lly end slashing what
Irttie acknowledgement th* group has
worked hard for years.
The article was obviously written
by arxnsbody who doesn't enjoy hard
tedttwell or even rock-n-rotl of any
matter. Personal slashes against any
arovg* are uncalled for; and I'm sure
Koetttd regrets writing that part of hit
1900 as a back-up band to Foreigner
at Selland Arena. April Wine, to say
the least, stole the show. The music
wat outstanding. It was, without a
doubt, the better band that night.
Myiet Coodwin was having a ball,
and the feeling of enjoyment quickly
spread throughout the arena. I was
•specially Impressed with Jerry Mercer,
the band's drummer. Hat Bret Kofford
really seen April Win* (In concert)?
Albums are fine, but to see a band in
concert Is where a band can be Justifiable degraded or written favorably
upon.
I wasted no time in purchasing the
April. Wine American releases. "First
Glance.' The first album was only an
average releate 'Harder... Faster,'
number two, quickly became one of my
favorite all-time albums. The music
throughout th* album is great, *s-
pocielry *l Like tor Rock*  and 'Say
Let's k*ep record reviewing to only
record reviewing. Hey, who ceres about
|»a*rt^wr*»rith* musk is good or even
btvifortiatrnatter
I saw April Win* \n concert Jan 13,
The Nature of the Beast.* the latest
■ release, follow t In the sem* tuit wfth
'Harder.. Faster.* Th* album is very
good, and I recommend It to anyone
who enjoy* rock.
Kofford waste* little time degrading
April Wine again, this tarn* In his latest
review,'(EM* CosteNo's Trust: Daffy
Collegian Feb. 20)        v
Again, he slashes April Wine person
ally using the terms 'dogfood.* and
'scruffy little heads,* and 'music for
beings for lower Intelligence.* I am not
pleated to say th* least. The 'dogfood*
and 'scruffy little heads* comments are
twallowable, but calling a*e of "lower
intelligence because of my liking April
Wine it too much for m* to take Spit in
art facet Kick ea* in the thins! Call in* of
lower intelligence?! Come on Bret-
get off your high horset
Michael Mueller
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Festival of Elections
To the Editor: -^    aY
City election* are March 3, which it
only a few days away. As a reminder
for student* to vote, the Ad Hoc Committee to Elect Karen Humphrey 1* sponsoring a Festival of Elections March 2 in
th* free speech area.
There will be a variety of entertainment throughout the day. Cu*st ip***ar
John Donaldson will be thare tl noon
along with Karen Humphrey.
Students ar* welcome and encouraged
tottopby and Join Inthefun. But more
Importantly, ttudentt are reminded to
veteenMarchS.
Stacey Sanchez
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Student senate opposes sports cut
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A resolution calling for a review of the
proposed total athletic budget and the
proposed recommendation of eliminating five minor sports from th* athletic
department wa* patted unanimoutty
by the Associated Student Senate
at its meeting Tuesday.
The resolution alto called for a resubmission of a budget incorporating
an eight-percent cut across-the-board
of each sport, so that a well-balanced
athletic program may be maintained.
Approximately 100 athletes and representatives of the five .sports listed
in the proposed cut-back—men't and
women'* swimming, water polo, gymnastics, badminton—attended the
meeting to voice opposition to the proposal made by Athletic Director Run
Sloan.
In a prepared speech to the A.S. and
attending ttudentt, Sloan explained
the situation leading to hit proposal,
difficult next year,* he said,
to openly discuss the proposal since
its adoption last week.
Citing hit unfamiliarity with the athletic budget when coming into the Job
at CSUF athletic director in late August,
Sloan explained that it took hit department two months Just to find out
where the department stood economically,' one reason for the surprise
bomb-shell decision to cut the sports,
according to Sloan.
Once things war* sorted out, Sloan
said he found that the uepeitniwtl
was operating with a deficit of more than
75 thousand dollars   •
'Something had to be changed in
order to get a handle an things,* said
Sloan. Even with the drop of the five
minor sports and a season of tell-out
games for football and basketball next
year, making ends meet will be very
difficult next year, "he said.
Sloan referred to the passage of
Title Nine back in 1973-74, which
provided that women'* sports be
brought up to balance with men's
sports.
'When the additional programs were
added,* said Sloan, 'no additional
money was received to fund them,
and the deparments had to stretch
out what meager funds they already
had.*    ,
'The balloon has finally broken,'
said Sloan. 'This khool can only support
a certain amount of sports "
Admitting that tome subjectivity
was used in making the sports-cut
decision, Sloan reasoned that the school
had to consider which sports were the
most profitable. Sloan stressed the
-dollars and cents' aspect of the sports,
and suggested that in the future a
student  fee of  approximately  SO  be
imposed to help support the non-
prof It sports.
Henry Carrejo, a senior badminton
player, represented the newly formed
group calling themselves B.A.C. (Bad-
mi nton-Aquatics-Cymnastics), and presented the AS. with a stack of petitions
that had been signed by students in
protest of the sports-cuts.
One of Sloan's major arguments
in favor of th* cut-backs was that th*
minor sports hav* poor facilities for
practice and competition.
Swimmer Andy Dyer pointed out that
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