1991_01 The Daily Collegian January 1991

              Opinion
20pir
Gulf
is it
War Is it real or
mini-series ?
4
ASI
Vote sends 'message'
to Governor Wilson
5
Sports
Hoops and hollers for
Women's B-ball victory
issueNo. 3      The Daily News Source for California State Unwertity, Fresno   Ja® g^19g.
UC forms
advisory
committee
•Local panel
chosen to discuss
views from Valley
By Jana Ballinger
Staff Wri ter of the Collegian
The Universi ty of California has brought
together 20 San Joaquin Valley residents in
a Citizens Advisory Committee that will
aid UC in the planning of its 10th campus.
The committee will provide the UC a
means of communication with residents in
thedifferentcommunifiesof the San Joaquin
Valley.
The first meeting was Jan. 15 and the
group will meet on a quarterly basis
throughout the year.
See COMMITTEE page 7
Wrapped in the sidewinder
Two sutdents enjoy the afternoon on the sidewinder sculpture near Joyall Administration Building
IS
steady for ROTC
• Warnot
inspiring local
recruitment
By Debbie Richards
Staff Writer of the Collegian
While national reports indicate
a rise in interest in the U.S. military
since war broke out Jan. 16, local
and campus-based military units
sayifsbusinessas usual for them.
Army ROTC Lt. William
Hausman, at CSUF, said his
department has not seen  an
increased enrollment or interest
in the program. He said students
inROTCarenotcalledupforachve
duty while enrolled in the
program.
"They are not eligible because
of this program. They have to
graduate and be commissioned"
to be deployed, he said.
It is only if the ROTC cadets are
also members of other military
contingents—the Army Reserves,
for example — that they might be
called to duty in the Middle East
or elsewhere.
Hausman added, however, that
See ROTC page 8
Campus Coalition
plans vigil today
An anti-war demonstration
planned by the newly formed
Campus Coalition for Peace in the
Middle East will be held at noon
today in front of the Memorial
Court Fountain.
The group was formed last
Thursday by students concerned
about the escalating tensions in
the Persian Gulf War.
Dr. Bob Fischer, professor of
peace and conflict studies and
memberof the Coalition, said that
the group plans to congregate for
a silent vigil.
"We want to make a statement
of support for the troops," Fischer
said.
"We want to bring them home
and put them in college."
Fischer does not expect any
confrontations with pro-war
supporters.
The Coali tion is also organizi ng
a rally to be held Friday at noon in
front of the Fountain.
PG & E gives refund
Energy Bond project will be used for increased
efficiency, thermal storage tank to be installed
Bv Eric Bumev Customer Energy Efficiency    campus construction won'
By Eric Durney
Staff Writer of the Collegian
In an effort to increase campus
energy efficiency and save on
energy cos ts,CSUFhas received a
$645,000 reba te from Pacific Gas &
Electric Co. to build a thermal
energy storage system and
provide improvements to its
current energy management
system.
The grant will be used to "pay
down" a $4.2 million Energy Bond
project which will replace an
existing steam absorption chiller
system with centrifugal chillers
and a thermal storage system
which will supply chilled water to
campus facilities.
.The agreement will keep PG&E
from having to construct a new
electric subs ta tion at an estimated
$5 million to serve the university's
future needs.
Under the proposal, more than
five million kilowatt-hours and
203,000 thermal units of energy
will be saved. An estimated 2.3
megawatts of shifted load will be
realized under the project.
This is the first time an energy
bond has been successfully
combined with a utilities rebate
program.
The rebate is part of PG&E's
Customer Energy Efficiency
Program,designed toshift energy
use away from peak periods and
better manage customer energy
use.
A contract has been awarded to
a private construction firm and
construction for the first phase of
the project isexpected to begin in
More than five
rnillionkillowat
hours and 203,000
Thermal units will
be saved
four to six weeks.
Paul Bissonnette, assistant vice
president for administration and
external relations, first approached
the state to replaceCSUFs current
system when he learned anencrgy
bond must be obtained to do so.
'The greatest impact will be the
efficiency of the cooling system in
the buildings," ho said. This
equates to less expense in running
the systems and less utility
expenses for the state."
The project will install 1,600 tons
of electrical centrifugal chilling,
replacing the present 1,724 tonsof
absorption chilli ng now dri ven by
expensive natural gas-supported
boilers.
Bissonnette said that outward
campus construction won't be
noticable until the installation of a
1.5 million-gallon, above-ground
thermal storage tank, which will
be located next to plant operations,
behind the police station.
'That will be the second phase,
with noticable outdoor
construction and trenching," he
said.
The tank will be installed to
collect super-cooled water
generated during off-peak, low-
cost electrical usage hours. The
water will then be used to cool 11
campus buildings during the on-
peak usage hours, when the new
electrical chillers will shut down
to conserve energy costs.
Completion of the project is
expected by March, 1992 with an
estimated payback time of 6.1
years. Bissonnette said CSUF will
pay back PG&E with funds from
its six-year energy cost savings, at
no cost to the university or
taxpayers.
To pay its utility bills, CSUF
receives money from the state.
Bissonnette said thoscbills are high
due to the university's geographic
location and the ineffeciency of
the existing chiller system.
"Funds arc so limited in the
state, we'd be in dire straits if it
weren't for this project," he said.
"At the end of six years, everyone
involved will be better off."