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^v ^— The Daily Collegian California State University, Fresno Tuesday, April 19,1988 Congressman addresses Palestinians By Linh Nguyen Staff Writer U.S. Congressman Pete McCloskey IR-Calif.] expressed sympathy for the Palestinians when he spoke in the Residence Dining Hall Monday night, but said he foresaw little hope for a Palestinian homeland unless the people organize. "The changing of women's rights, the ending of the Vietnam War all started on college campuses. The president didn't want to change them, it was the lobbyists...I bet the Palestinian students here don't have any form of communication with the students from UCLA, Sacramento Slate or other schools," McCloskey pointed out to students from the Islamic Association for Palestine who sponsored the lecture. He said, "Political power goes to the people who care enough to organize." Howev;.-, Nidal Muhammed, secretary of the I.A.P. said, "Our group is conducting an organized group on campus. We have to organize ourselves about the issues first. We have to have a certain frame of mind and agree on the issues. History is with us. religion is on our side, but the lobbying is not yet on our side." He also realized political a- warcness can not be inherited, its something which one gams, and he hoped his people can un derstand the difference and be involved. "Like in lobbying you gain il We have to bring yourself together and come together as one voice. Politics is a dirty game. We enter politics with ethics. The ends do not justify the means for us," he said. The Israeli government has been occupying the Palestinians' homeland in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Golan Heights since 1967 with the financial and weaponries support from the American government. "1 disagree violently with the suppport for Israel. America must send support of 33 billion dollars to Israel so far. We give more money to Israel than we do to the poor people," said McCloskey. The money and other aid sent lo Israel remains almost untouched by criticism from the American government, even a- mong opponents of President Reagan's militarism abroad and war on the poor at home. One main reason for lire in- articulation from the U.S. government and politicians on the Israel situation^ because ihe Jewish people have invested heavily with (heir own money to keep America's support for Israel strong, according to McCloskey. He asked, "No, a democratic candidate can get elected without Please see SPEAKER, page U Congressman Pete McCloskey spoke on Palestine In the Residence Dining Hall Monday. Kurt HcgrdDaih Collegian Survey engineers in high demand By Harry Grove Staff Writer When toilets flush, a small lhanks should go to survey engineers. If not for the men and women of land measurement, overflowing sewer pipes would invade bathrooms all over ihe country. The survey engineer has to make sure sewer pipes gently slope under the ground, said James Crossfield, professor of srrvey engineering. "Otherwise all the pipes would back up." Of course, sewers aren't the only responsibility of the survey engineer. "Just about anything you want we measure," Crossfield said. At CSUF that could include anything from parking lots to farm anfinah. CSUFs survey engineering program is one of only five programs accredited by the Board of Engineering in Technology in the United States. ""We're the only program west of ihe Mississippi," Crossfield said The nexi closest program is Iowa Slate with 20 studenis. CSUF has 100 students. The lack of accredited programs has made survey engineering a lucrative business. A large yellow sign outside Crossfield's office asks "isn't it time to think about a job with a future and a gua ranteed summer job?" The sign is an indication of a high demand for survey engineers in low supply. The demand for survey engineers in California is about 40 a year, Crossfield said. This year the department will graduate only cighi students. The demand by society is great,'' Crossfield said. "This year we have five job offers for each graduate." And the pay is good, too. This year's survey engineer grads have already beea offered Jobs paying from $27,000 lo $40,000. "The demand is to have people who can relate things to the ground," explained Crossfield. "They're the contact on the ground Ihat gets the design implemented." One of the biggest employers is Cal Trans, California's state agency in charge of highways. They plan to hire at least 100 surveyors in the next five years, Crossfield said. "But right now private industry is the big employer." That includes the Towel industry in San Francisco and Somas in Costa Mesa. While the money and jobs are abundant, achieving a survey engineering degree is not easy. "It's pretty tough," Crossfield said. "It's at least as tough as any other engineering Please see SURVEY, pace 11 Smithsonian exhibit comes to campus By Jana Lee Briscoe Staff Writer The only West Coast appear- anceof the Afro-American Exihi- bit on the West Coast is now on display at CSUF due to ihe efforts of Dr. Robert Mikell, coordinator of the Ethnic Studies Program and who is himself a contributor to the Great Afro- Amencan Migration from the South. The exhibition, designed and produced by the Smithsonian Ins titute, begins with the portrayal of a vicious cycle of poorly educated Afro-Americans in the South. In the early nineieenih century, Louise Bums described the snuggle for lime, "Every one of your spare times you had something to do," she said. "In ihe summertime you's gardening, or doing something out in the yard, or working." Thus, education was sometimes brought into the home if it wasn't taught by poorly educated black teach- Segregation was another evergrowing problem of the South. Pnotographs of colored waiting rooms were displayed along with the mention that black farmers' contracts were oral, and rarely did they see profit because of the huge debts that were paid off ftrsL Even so, through humiliation and hardship, the exhibition portrayed the strength of the Negro population when the exception ruled ever seldomly in iheir favor. For some, migration to the South proved worthy. For others, a more troubled world was to come. Along with the Afro-American migrants, came their accustomed behaviors which weren't acceptable to the North, such as the wearing of house clothing outdoors, the arranging of toilets on the porch and the refusal to render citizen service to the whites. Some Negro families were thus strongly threatened to leave by groups such as the Klu Klux Klan. One such letter read, "You better move out and sell later or we will put you out or put your house in a condition that nobody will be able to live in." Newslines read, "Three thousand and forty-six people lynched from 1889 to 1922." Reading further, they said that "John Han- field will be lynched at 5 o'clock this afternoon and that the Sheriff and authorities are powerless to prevent it all because the man admitted to threatening a white PWase see EXHIBIT, page 10
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Title | 1988_04 The Daily Collegian April 1988 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1988 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | April 19, 1988, Page 1 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1988 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | ^v ^— The Daily Collegian California State University, Fresno Tuesday, April 19,1988 Congressman addresses Palestinians By Linh Nguyen Staff Writer U.S. Congressman Pete McCloskey IR-Calif.] expressed sympathy for the Palestinians when he spoke in the Residence Dining Hall Monday night, but said he foresaw little hope for a Palestinian homeland unless the people organize. "The changing of women's rights, the ending of the Vietnam War all started on college campuses. The president didn't want to change them, it was the lobbyists...I bet the Palestinian students here don't have any form of communication with the students from UCLA, Sacramento Slate or other schools," McCloskey pointed out to students from the Islamic Association for Palestine who sponsored the lecture. He said, "Political power goes to the people who care enough to organize." Howev;.-, Nidal Muhammed, secretary of the I.A.P. said, "Our group is conducting an organized group on campus. We have to organize ourselves about the issues first. We have to have a certain frame of mind and agree on the issues. History is with us. religion is on our side, but the lobbying is not yet on our side." He also realized political a- warcness can not be inherited, its something which one gams, and he hoped his people can un derstand the difference and be involved. "Like in lobbying you gain il We have to bring yourself together and come together as one voice. Politics is a dirty game. We enter politics with ethics. The ends do not justify the means for us," he said. The Israeli government has been occupying the Palestinians' homeland in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Golan Heights since 1967 with the financial and weaponries support from the American government. "1 disagree violently with the suppport for Israel. America must send support of 33 billion dollars to Israel so far. We give more money to Israel than we do to the poor people," said McCloskey. The money and other aid sent lo Israel remains almost untouched by criticism from the American government, even a- mong opponents of President Reagan's militarism abroad and war on the poor at home. One main reason for lire in- articulation from the U.S. government and politicians on the Israel situation^ because ihe Jewish people have invested heavily with (heir own money to keep America's support for Israel strong, according to McCloskey. He asked, "No, a democratic candidate can get elected without Please see SPEAKER, page U Congressman Pete McCloskey spoke on Palestine In the Residence Dining Hall Monday. Kurt HcgrdDaih Collegian Survey engineers in high demand By Harry Grove Staff Writer When toilets flush, a small lhanks should go to survey engineers. If not for the men and women of land measurement, overflowing sewer pipes would invade bathrooms all over ihe country. The survey engineer has to make sure sewer pipes gently slope under the ground, said James Crossfield, professor of srrvey engineering. "Otherwise all the pipes would back up." Of course, sewers aren't the only responsibility of the survey engineer. "Just about anything you want we measure," Crossfield said. At CSUF that could include anything from parking lots to farm anfinah. CSUFs survey engineering program is one of only five programs accredited by the Board of Engineering in Technology in the United States. ""We're the only program west of ihe Mississippi," Crossfield said The nexi closest program is Iowa Slate with 20 studenis. CSUF has 100 students. The lack of accredited programs has made survey engineering a lucrative business. A large yellow sign outside Crossfield's office asks "isn't it time to think about a job with a future and a gua ranteed summer job?" The sign is an indication of a high demand for survey engineers in low supply. The demand for survey engineers in California is about 40 a year, Crossfield said. This year the department will graduate only cighi students. The demand by society is great,'' Crossfield said. "This year we have five job offers for each graduate." And the pay is good, too. This year's survey engineer grads have already beea offered Jobs paying from $27,000 lo $40,000. "The demand is to have people who can relate things to the ground," explained Crossfield. "They're the contact on the ground Ihat gets the design implemented." One of the biggest employers is Cal Trans, California's state agency in charge of highways. They plan to hire at least 100 surveyors in the next five years, Crossfield said. "But right now private industry is the big employer." That includes the Towel industry in San Francisco and Somas in Costa Mesa. While the money and jobs are abundant, achieving a survey engineering degree is not easy. "It's pretty tough," Crossfield said. "It's at least as tough as any other engineering Please see SURVEY, pace 11 Smithsonian exhibit comes to campus By Jana Lee Briscoe Staff Writer The only West Coast appear- anceof the Afro-American Exihi- bit on the West Coast is now on display at CSUF due to ihe efforts of Dr. Robert Mikell, coordinator of the Ethnic Studies Program and who is himself a contributor to the Great Afro- Amencan Migration from the South. The exhibition, designed and produced by the Smithsonian Ins titute, begins with the portrayal of a vicious cycle of poorly educated Afro-Americans in the South. In the early nineieenih century, Louise Bums described the snuggle for lime, "Every one of your spare times you had something to do," she said. "In ihe summertime you's gardening, or doing something out in the yard, or working." Thus, education was sometimes brought into the home if it wasn't taught by poorly educated black teach- Segregation was another evergrowing problem of the South. Pnotographs of colored waiting rooms were displayed along with the mention that black farmers' contracts were oral, and rarely did they see profit because of the huge debts that were paid off ftrsL Even so, through humiliation and hardship, the exhibition portrayed the strength of the Negro population when the exception ruled ever seldomly in iheir favor. For some, migration to the South proved worthy. For others, a more troubled world was to come. Along with the Afro-American migrants, came their accustomed behaviors which weren't acceptable to the North, such as the wearing of house clothing outdoors, the arranging of toilets on the porch and the refusal to render citizen service to the whites. Some Negro families were thus strongly threatened to leave by groups such as the Klu Klux Klan. One such letter read, "You better move out and sell later or we will put you out or put your house in a condition that nobody will be able to live in." Newslines read, "Three thousand and forty-six people lynched from 1889 to 1922." Reading further, they said that "John Han- field will be lynched at 5 o'clock this afternoon and that the Sheriff and authorities are powerless to prevent it all because the man admitted to threatening a white PWase see EXHIBIT, page 10 |