1989_02 The Daily Collegian February 1989

              The Dally Collegian
Friday. February 17. 1989
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Peters will get plaza
By Steve Kirtiiti
Staff Writer
Though the whole of the
CSUF campus may not rival oth¬
er parts of Fresno as a thing of
beauty, al least one area will
soon be improving in appear¬
ance.
Work is slated to begin
shortly on long planned improve¬
ments to the lower level plaza
area of the Leon S. Peters
Business Building.
Originally planned to be (he
showcase of (he five story
building, the Student Plaza was
one of the features cut in order to
approve (be construction of the
state-funded portion of the the
complex.
What was left most closely
resembles a gray concrete shoe-
box
Through the efforts of the
Inter-Business Council and the
School of Business and Adminis¬
trative Sciences, the battle con¬
tinued to somehow make the ar-
ea more appealing.
Alpha Kappa Business
Fraternity dedicated itself to rais¬
ing some of the necessary funds
and accumulated $7,000 through
a rummage sale and other money -
making efforts.
During the 1988 spring sem¬
ester, the ASI senate passed a
motion to contribute $51,650
from its capital reserve to meet
them estimated cost of the work
site.
The nearlv S60.000 in funds
will be used u. purchase concrete
benches, tables and chairs, and to
'...T/hs isn't just for business
students'
—Keppler
construct a tountain with seating
at the west end of the ptaza.
"There is a real need for a
place where students can sit,
meet and eat," said Mart Kep¬
pler, a business school faculty
member who has headed the en¬
hancement effort. "This could
not have happened without the
ASI and the business organ¬
izations," Keppler continued
The area improvements should
give students an area to study,
socialize, and for organizations
and clubs to promote their activ¬
ities.
According to Keppler, figures
indicate (hat 30 percent of the
students at CSUF use the Peters
Building, and approximately 10
different departments are housed
there.
"So this isn't just for business
students," said Keppler.
The improvements will come
in three stages, the first of which
will be the installation of
international flags representing
the various countries of CSUF
graduates.
Next will come the benches
and temporary tables and chairs
which will be put in place until
construction of the fountain is
complete. Once the fountain is
done, the permanent tables will
he constructed.
According to Keppler, the
improvements will be seen in
early March, with the fountain
due for completion in August,
prior to the start of the fall sem¬
ester.
Keppler said that discussions
are underway with campus Food
Service to cs^biish some in¬
creased services in or near the
Peters Building, supplementing
the vending machines already in
place on the first floor.
According lo Rick Finley of
the Food Service office, there are
plans in place to erect a tem¬
porary facility between the Sat¬
ellite Student Union and the
Peters Building, though the pre¬
cise location has not been se¬
lected yet
Finley said his office is pro¬
viding the temporary tables and
chairs which will go into the
plaza, and a snack bar-type oper¬
ation could be in place even¬
tually. The demand from stu¬
dents will determine what level
of services will be offered
"We want to go in slowly,"
Finley said, "make a minimum
cash investment, and try to use
resources already on hand."
GLSA
Continued from page I
the GLSA, will be sneaking
about tundraising rights.
Entertainment will include a
concert on Sunday featuring fem¬
inist singer Judy Fjell, gay duo
Romanovsky & Phillips, and
vulinist Chrystal Reeves.
Among other programs, a drag
show performed by the Fresno
City Bulldrags A. Guests is sla¬
ted for Saturday night's entertain¬
ment.
Though the event is aimed at
the gay and lesbian community.
Dworkin said she expects "non-
gay" attendance as well, "Mosi
workshops are geared toward
gay and lesbian issues but
provide an education for every¬
one." she said.
Security is a concern of confer¬
ence organizers because of both
the nature and the size of Ihe e-
vent this weekend
"It's always a possibility but I���don't expect any," Dworkin said
of possible anti-GLSA demon¬
strations at the conference.
"There are conservative ele¬
ments that don't accept the gay
and lesbian students on campus.
They would prefer that we re¬
main quiet," she said.
U. Steven King of the cam¬
pus police department said he is
not aware of any threats to di¬
srupt the conference.
"We're aware of its contro¬
versial nature," King said of Con¬
ference '89, "and we're providing
security for the entire event.'
The registration cost for
Conference '89 is $15 with a
separate fee charged for the Sun¬
day evening concerts. Robinson
said the fees will be used to help
Foreign film
void filling
By Anna Daza
StaffWriur
Although Fresno's Tower
Theater has shot Us doors for
now, movie fanatics will still
be able to get their fill of for-
Ihe downtown
house, in the heart of the Tow¬
er district and the only place in
Fresno that snowed foreign
films until recently, closed its
doon Feb. 1 for renovation in
order to make way for live en-
no would no longer have a
place for foreign movies.
Because of this void, CSUF
English profegaor Mk-hael
Tate and Fresno Art Museum
Dircc tor Robert Barrett got to¬
gether to ensure the survival of
foreign films in Fresno by
finding a new place to show
flam
Barren recruited 'late for the
project because Tate is "Fres¬
no's authority on film, not
only in the university but in
the rxrrtmuriity as well."
Tate, an avid movie buff
who has been teaching film
studies at CSUF since 1971,
said that the- movies, through
means of a film series, can be
seen al the Fresno An Mu¬
seum starting April 1.
If this venture seems quick
to spring io reality, k's be¬
cause its not a new idea.
"People have suggested do¬
ing this for a long tune," said
Tate. "The Art Center wanted
to do A for several years. We
want (o do initial tookings to
see how well we - do, with
plans for permanency."
The film project, to be
brought out as a series with
each film running for three
day s (twice a day Friday
through Sunday for a total of
six showings), has been
around since plana for the
museum's newly constructed
auditorium were conceived,
said Barrett.
He said it was a
coirKidenoe that the Tower
was c losing at the same bote
piaas were being made for
the film series.
The closing of the Tower
Theater, said Tale, was the
catalyst for the ptan, giving
the museum the opporturtity
io "jump into the gap, so to
speak," bringing art and the
Barrett said the auditorium
is an ideal place to carry out
the project because it was
designed not only for holding
special presentations, lec¬
tures and concerts, but for
showing films as well.
According to Barrett, the
auditorium has the "best
sound system in Fresno."
Tate and Barrett's plans
call for the showing of con¬
temporary European/Arneri-
can cinema in the Bonner
Auditorium, founded through
the Bonner family foundation
and which seats about 150
people.
The auditorium was com¬
pleted last year and. accord¬
ing to Barrett, was "the
fourth phase of a four-part
capital program for the
museum that look the entire
decade of the "80s to com¬
plete." As for the cost of the
film project itself. Barren
would not comment.'
Tate and   Barrett expect
See FILM, page 4
pay for the costs of hosting the
event at CSUF.
Robinson said over $5,000
has been spent to organize and
promote the event ^Vere just
going to break even," he said.
Robinson  also  said  primary
funding for the conference has
come from three sources includ¬
ing the non-profit organizations
Imperial Dove Court and Com¬
munity Link. A "targe" private
donation was also made anony¬
mously to help fund conference.
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