1981_02 The Daily Collegian February 1981

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Editorial
Fire: It can happen to you
.
In light of two tragic hotel fires recently in Las Vegas,
it is disturbing to hear that Campus Safety Officer Ed
Roddy thinks fire safety conditions at CSUF 'could be a
hell of a lot better."
Roddy pointed out several safety problems on campus,
including an unapproved stairway in the Joyal Administration Building, a lack of any alarms in the Keats
Building and Horse Unit and the thefts of several fire
extinguishers throughout CSUF.
We are also disturbed with the results of a random
survey of 15 administrative and faculty members, which
showed that two-thirds had received no fire equipment
training and that more than half did not even know where
to locate such equipment.
Although no fatalities have occurred from a fire at
CSUF, the Dally Collegian nevertheless believes the state
should consider toughening its school fire regulations
and should more vigorously enforce its current ones.
And the time to act is before, not after, someone
finally gets killed. The state of Nevada now plans to
tighten its fire safety standards, but that will do nothing
to bring back the lives of over 90 people who perished in
the hotel fires.
We also think that the CSUC system should establish
mandatory fire equipment training courses for all of its
employees. Roddy said that some faculty members might
object to a compulsory class, but we believe the potential
for saving lives as a result of such training far outweighs
the one-hour inconvenience imposed on  the faculty.
In addition, campus employees—and students too—
should be fully aware of the locations of fire safety equipment nearest their classrooms, offices and dorm rooms.
Unfortunately, they are not aware, Roddy said, because
people have a "lackadaisical attitude about fire. 'It
can't happen tome.' "
The problem is, it can happen to you.-
By Matt Sperling
Letters to the Editor
George opposes story
To the Editor:
Your editorial and accompanying article (by Nordyke) on Executive Order
No. 320 are both wide of the mark. Both
distort and confuse th* itsu*.
My position it not that Black Students
deserve 'special privileges' In the
grade appeal process, nor did I use this
phrase.
Your reporter should check her notes,
since the alto seems not to be able to
correctly identify th* Task Force on
Program Planning and Development for
Black Students. In any event, the real
issue her* it combatting racial discrimination In grading by regularly confronting the possibility of its existence In
the grade appeal process.
In order to do this, an appeals process
explicitly must take this factor Into account; the presently proposed policy
does not. Hence, the issue.
Of course, connected to this particular issue on a local campus matter is
the larger social Itsu* which it reflects,
that of obtaining racial justice In American society.
It it dear, your editorial position notwithstanding, that the attainment of
this goal stands to benefit all classes.
But, precisely because the Issue transcend* Individual biography, it demands
attention to structural change In program and policy.
This is the reality from which the nineteenth century abolitionist movement
spawned feminism, the Southern civil
right movement anticipated anti-war
activism in the 1950s and T960S. and affirmative action today broaches the
entire question of substantive Inequality
In America'.
Your specious reference to the phony
issue of revert* discrimination reveals
your Ignorance of thi* historical connection and, appallingly, your failure to
Sffc^cawTiSde sppaihSrVasa', An*€ndiT*«it suggestion
could assure that th* very real clanger of
racist discrimination would be exposed
andremedted. • 1:
The Issue has been Joined on this
campus. The Daffy Collegian should
facilitate this discussion and action, and
not retard it as your editorial does.
Hermon George, Jr., Director
Task Force on Program Planning
and Development for Black Students
Apparently, your sociopolitical
acumen has been lulled into atrophy by
th* acceptance of American definitions
of equality which ernphasize equality of
opportunity, but are silent about out-
But In a racially divided soctety, such
•Impartial" standards merely serve to
ratify inequality. Black unemployment
has contl»tentfy been twice that of the
■M since the end of World War II,
Black infant mortality is almost twice
that of the rate (c, 1975), Black mate*
with college degrees average only J110
per year more in Income than whit*
mates wfth only high school diplomas,
and white Blade people are considered
11.5 percent of the population, they are
only 1.2 percent of the nation's lawyers
and Judges, 2 percent of the physicians,
2.3 percent of the dentists, 1.1 percent
of the engineers, and 2.6 percent of the
college and university professors.
None of this is likely to change unless new definitions of equality are
sought, and concomitant procedures are
implemented.
TotheEdftor:
In order to put teeth into Professor
Hermon George's thoughtful amendment regarding the grading of black
students, end as a member of the
smallest minority of on* on this campus,
I propose the following additions to
It:
—That .every professor who give •
tew grade to a black student have an
X-ray of his/her brain-if he/she has
any—taken with th* purpose of identifying any racist cell that he/she may
have;    '
—If the evidence Is inconclusive,
a court order should be obtained to exhume the skulls of his/her ancestors
down to the tenth generation to trace
any sign of genetic racism;
—If the results are positive, the so
tainted professor should be sent at his/
her own expense to the labs of th* CIA,
or of Scotland Yard, or of the Deuxieme
Bureau, or of the KGB to have his/her
brain purified-let's not say washed—
for on* semester;
—If on his/her return to the campus
he/she still persists on giving tew grades
to black students, he/she should be
summarily dismissed.
To forestall the clogging of th* courts
with the massive number of suits by
the disgruntled professors, (he chancellor's office should lead a drive teethe passage of a constitutional amendment that will:
-Make it unconstitutional  to hire
any person whose brain X-rays show
evidence of racist inclinations;
'   -Make  it  unconstitutional  to  give
low grade* to black students;
—Make these provisions, which mark
a real 'new beginning,* retroactive
to the year 1911.
■ Carlos A. Confreres
History
Ad in poor taste
To th* Editor:
My personal opinion of th* advertisement on page 16 that was run In the
Friday, Feb. 20 Issue of the Daily Col-
legian by the Associated Student Senate
is that it was in very poor taste.
The line was a good 'attention-
getter* device but not of the caliber
of attention that we want associated
with our student government.
I feel that the people whom we elected to run our student government
should depict more professionalism
that was displayed
Marti Hitchcock
rea*mry3S,nn-*mOa*Caayeatm-
idministra tors unprepared for
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By Matt
a Duly ' Collegian random survey
of 15 administrative and faculty members found that two-thirds of thitm had
received no training In the use of fire
hoses and extinguishers, and more than
halt did not even know where to locate
such equipment on campus.
And one administrative staff member,
who preferred not to be identified,
said she had 'no idea where to rush
to' m case of fire.
Ed Roddy, campus safety officer,
admitted he was aware of the lack of
(ire safety knowledge among CSUF
faculty member*.
•I know It't bad. The time to know
is not when the fire starts, but before,'
he said
Unfortunately, Roddy said, people
have a 'lackadaisical attitude about
fire    It can't happen to me.' '
Roddy said fir* drills are held every
semester   for   students   and   faculty,
but only dormitory resident advisors
are currently required to receive actual.
fire equipment training.
i1 red Capshew, associate director
of plant operations, said a voluntary
Air guitar to color
Vintage Days
The CSUF Ceology Club Is trying to
add a little color to Vintage Days this
vear by introducing an 'air guitar
fompetitton.*
Joe Ozler, who. is spearheading'the
drive to add the event to the May
nativities, said the contest consists
of a person or a group 'pantomiming
their favorite artist's guitar performance."
Ozier is now circulating petitions
on campus to generate enough interest
m the event so that the Vintage Days
committee will Include it In'the 1961
program.
"We wanted to have it during Vintage Days white people are In that
.    "ary mood,* Ozler said. This takes
more talent than riding a tricycle.*
Ozier added that the competition
will be filmed and included in a movie
that a friend it currently making.
Participants wilt be encouraged to
dress like their favorite star or group
and will be judged on the basis of crea-
*    tivity,   audience   appeal,   preparation
r    and stage performance.
Persons interested in the competition
can call Ozler, Mike Brown or Liz
'- Jury through the geology department
at 487-1086.
- Applications available
'   for fall schohnhips
Scholarship applications are available
m the Joyal Administration Building
Room 296. The applications must be
returned by Monday.
Last year the scholarship committee
awarded more than 450 scholarships
totaling 5736,000. The average award
was $200 to $400 per year.
Scholarship applicants mutt meet two
requirement*. They must hav* a cumulative 3.0 grade point average, end they
must be full-time students next year.
ofgilpmonl tiainlng course is held annually in th* corporation yard and that
most campus cuttodlant hav* participated In the course.
However, James Smith, philosophy
chairman, said th* campus 'would have
to go to som* lengths* to p*rsu*d»
faculty member* to attend a voluntary
dass.
"I suspect the people who gave the
meeting would be very lonely, Nobody
would come," Smith said.
Nathan liskey, health science professor, said he supported the idea of a
mandatory class for all CSUF employees.
*l think it would really be Important
to have a fire prevention dass,* Uskey
said. Th* ireformation I* real basic,
but a tot of peopte don't know H.
'HeaVfwi'KjtT. enpsriefncai is theft bttt
w*y to l«Mrn. tt*s one thing to pom
itlnabookevidanothw^
Sn*j>twieW S0MrBVa_ ••ciu*"*r_ of houlh
Thousands of people have
died because people have
tahm the ujrom^6_
KieMCeat, 4*gra>ftd with Lnkeaty.
"Mayte All oi oor ■mpfayw ovory*
whejfw should tw rnort aware (of fir*
Mrfety). TrWMWeda, of poopW h«vt dtod
In case of fire
Campus Safety Officer Ed Roddy        -Fight
recommended that people should        Roddy
immediately   take   the ' following    should be
four steps in case of a fire on campus!
—Sound an alarm;
—Evacuate all parsons from the
building.
—Close all doors and windows
as you leave;
should be don* only rf a
received training In th*
the fire, if possible.
stressed that the
- don* only If a person has
 training In the us* of fire
•quipnetnt  and   'has   the  guts'
to fight th* fire.
He also said that peopte should
call either th* Campus Police
emergency line, ext. 2132, or the
Fresno Fire Department, 445-4141
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