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California
State
University,
Fresno
C The Daily
OLLEGIAN
"People are a lot
more bizarre
than shrimps."
-Robyn Hitchcock
Friday, December 1,1989
Established! 922
Vol. 95 No. 66
Duel at noon
Cancer group
seeking aides
By Zarina Zumbro
StaffWrtter
Tarry PiersorV Daily Collegian
Dave Fitzgerald (left) tries to go down for a kill but, to his suprise, first-time fencer Gina-Scatena gets him
with an upward thrust. The two were taking advantage of the warm sun outside the Sou th Gym.
The local chapter of the American
Cancer Society is looking for
volunteers from CSUF to help them in
their ongoing care of cancer patients.
The volunteers are free to choose
the area In which they would like to
help out, said Josette Merced, ACS
community development director.
These areas Include writing
newsletters, answering telephones,
making deliveries and counseling
patients.
"Cancer is not Just an old person's
disease,"    said    Merced. "It    hits
everyone."
She said young people tend to
ignore the presence of cancer in
society, but should leam more about it
because it could someday affhet them
or someone they know.
The benefits ofJ>elng a volunteer
are mainly on the emotional level -
the feeling of satisfaction that comes
with helping others, said Dolores
McCrea. ACS administrative
assistant.
Other benefits Include making
contacts with prominent local people
and learning organizational skills. If
required, volunteers also receive
letters of recommendation when -they
leave, she said.
"1 think when you volunteer for an
agency you become a little less self-
focused and self-centered," said
Merced. "You're a lot more aware of
your community."
See CANCER, page 3
Much more to ASI
than meets the eye
By Deborah A. Lorenze n
StaJfWrtter
Although the Associated Stu¬
dents, Inc. Is a body create.d with
the express purpose of providing an
official voice through which
students' opinions may be
expressed, few students know much
about IL
Currently the ASI has 17
members: 14 senators and three
executive officers.
The positions of the executive
officers are President. Legislative
Vice President (LVP) and,
Administrative Vice President
{AVP}.
The 1989*90 executive officers,
serving terms that began Jury 1,
1989 and will end June 30,1990are
Karen Cogley — President,
Kathleen Solano - LVP and Jeff
Anderson— AVP.
These executives are non-voting
members of the senate, the only
exceptions being the veto power of
the President and the tie-breaking
capacity of the LVP.
Each executive has different
responsibilities and powers.
In addition to veto power,, the
powers of the Presiderit Include
making appointments to vacant
executive and senate positions,
student court and the 'committees
and subcommittees of the ASI.
The President also has the
power to form any committee,
standing   or   ad   hoc.    that   is
necessary to insure the welfare of
the ASI, and the power to issue
written Executive Orders.
Second in command and the one
who would take over were there a
vacancy in the President's office Is
the Legislative Vice President
The LVP presides as chair of the
ASI and may vote In the case of a
tie vote in the senate.
The LVP Is also responsible for
appointing senators to ASI
standing committees and holding
orientation for new committee
members.
Third In line for the presidency
Is the Administrative Vice Pres¬
ident.
The    AVP    serves    as    the
Administrative Officer of the ASI
and the chair of the ASI Finance
and Budget Committee.
Responsible for the production
of the annual ASI budget, the AVP
must conduct orientation for all
budget areas at the beginning of
eachsemester. «,
Terms of office for air three
positions are one school year, from
■July I to June 30.
Of the 15 members of the senate,
there is one representative for each
academic school, one for
undeclared majors and the
remainder representing students-
at-large.
. With the resignation of Senator
Chris Haydn-Myer ' at last
Tuesday's meeting there are now
See POWER, page 4
Recall assessed
Students support incumbents in poll
By Johanna Munoz
StaffWrtter
An informal survey of some 30
CSUF students about the recent
Associated Student inc. recall
petitions being circulated arouncl
campus showed that most students
will not vote to recall anyone.
Students were questioned In the
Free Speech Area Thursday evening.
The recall petitions are calling for
the removal of ASI President Karen
Cogley and Legislative Vice-President
■* Kathaleen Solano along with the
removal of Cogley's Executive Aid
Jose Lopez. '
The petitions orglnated from the
Office of the Dean of Student Affairs.
The recall movement has 10 days to
gather 980 signatures in order for the
recall to be put to vote.
Although most students being
questioned were not aware of what
has been happening during this
semester's ASI senate meetings,
approximately one-fifth of those
surveyed were upon ASI doings.
"You don't change the rules in the
middle of the game." said CSUF Junior
Dan Carter. "If they were elected by
the student body and if you want to go
by the rules, then they should serve
•> their term."
He added. Tor the party that's not
in power, to petition for their recall
does not seem like the proper
procedure."
Junior Michael Mazanec said he
feels that the focus the ASI has placed
on   charges of sexism and racism in
this semester's senate meetings has
taken away from the duties they were
elected to do.
"I haven't heard of an ounce of
legislation," he said.
Mazanec said that he wouldn't vote
for any recalls "because It seems like
they (senate) have made some
attempts to help the student body, but
they have been masked with cries of
racism by both sides."
Katrina GUlard. a CSUF
sophomore said that students elected
them to get things done and not argue.
"They shouldn't be recalled." she
said. They need to put their
differences aside, work together and
realize that their main reason for
being there is the students."
GUlard also said that Reality
members are just as much at fault for
not getting anything done as Unity-
Students tor Responsible Government
members.
The lack of support'from Reality
is dividing them and the two that are
being recalled are lust two." she said.
"How can they blame Just them;
everyone*satifault"
Although ' GUlard said that she
feels that the lack of support from one
faction of the senate to the other is the
cause of division among senate
members, a lack of support is not
what has greeted the recall
movement
As of Wednesday afternoon.
approximately 200 signatures had
been gathered for the recall, according
to Gary Silva, one of the petitioner's
See ASI. page 4
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