1991_05 The Daily Collegian May 1991

              7/^Collegian
issue No. 63    The Daily News Source for California State University, Fresno  JJtSm
The naked and the alive
X Hector Amezcua/The Collegian
John Diaz rehearses tor the upcoming performance of "Vampire," for the University Dance Theatre. The show
premieres May 2 and runs through the weekend in the Lab School.
Candidate
prefers
Baltimore
to Fresno
3y Debbie Richards
■   Jiictr.df Staff Writer
'itmg uusiness _ir.u personal concerns.
■wmdnrirarow^K:. il voiuntanlvdropped
moi thc race lore1-1 F president Tuesday.
'We decided i I was best for us to remain
here m Baltimore," he said bv telephone
'rom his office in Baltimore fuesday after-
■n>on. The timing's not ngh t for us to move
right now."
Hrabowski was one ot four finalists to
visit CSL'F to meet with racultv, staff and
■-tudents.
Hrabowski visitca April 25 and 26.
Hesaid that whilethcdecisiontodropout
ol the presidential race came after his visit to
■he campus, he didn't make the decision
from impressions oi CSUF gained during
his visit.
"We were very im pressed bv FresnoSta te.
The people were verv receptive and warm.
Fresno State has tremendous potential," he
.iaid.
Hrabowski said that projects he's work¬
ing on and "some personal matters" were
going to keep him in Baltimore.
Thc selection is now down to three final¬
ists. Leonard Valverde will visit CSUF to¬
morrow and Thursday.
Castenada calls trade agreement unfair
By Debbie Richards
Collegian Staff Wri ter
The new free-tTadeagreementbetweentheU.Sand Mexico
is bad politics and poor planning, said Jorge Castafieda
Tuesday night.
"Mexico will sign anything. It makes no sense lo sign
agreements without any teeth in them ... JThis agreementl
makes no sense," Castarieda said, referring to the new, and
controversial, trade agreement that the U.S., Mexican and
Canadian governments are considering.
Casteneda, a professor of political science at the National
Autonomous University of Mexico, is a world-renowned
scholar and author and has advised the Mexican govern¬
ment on international affairs. Considered an expert on the
Mexican government its complexities, and intricate social
and economic issues, Castafieda spoke "From Mexico Look¬
ing Out."
The use of the term "free-trade" seems a misnomer, ac¬
cording to Casteneda.
"Most trade between the United States and Mexico is
already, by most standards, relatively free," he said. There¬
fore, the framers of the agreement shouldn't have used the
terms "free-trade." He said most of the products that enter
He [Salinas] is essentially sell¬
ing investors — and let's be per¬
fectly frank about this — he's
selling cheap labor.
-Jorge Caster! ad a
Mexico from the U. S. and products that come from Mexico
to the U.S. do so with little or no tariff.
Ifs those kinds of comments, often espoused on the pages
of the LA. Times, New York Times and other publications,
that have put Castafieda in hot water with the Mexican
government. At an invitation-only seminar for faculty and
students before his lecture, Casteneda said that doesn't
bother him much.
The reason the government doesn't like me is because I
have access to the U.S. media," he said. "Governments do
not like people who they cannot control. Nobody hasuncon-
trolled access to the [Mexican] media. All of the media are
controlled. They're not censored, but they' re all controlled."
Casteneda said the real casualty of the new agreement
will be "cheap labor." The free-trade agreement will allow
more US companies to move to Mexico and "set up busi¬
ness" Because labor isgenerally cheaper in Mexicothan the
U.S., Casteneda sees this as an exploitation of cheap labor.
"Whatishe[presidentCarlc«SalirtfsdeGortari|seIhngto
inves tors? Well, he is essentially selling investors—andlefs
be perfectly frank about this — he's selling cheap labor.
Thafs what Mexico is selling. I don't think ifs the greatest
thing in the world to sell."
He said that in Mexico the average worker makes two
See CASTENADA, page 8
Sikhs celebrate independence
By Christopher Heredia
Collegian Staff Writer
Several CSUF students joined
many Sikhs in India and through¬
out the world in the celebration of
KhaliBtan Day April 29.
Recogni tion of Khalistan, a dec-
laration of Sikh independence from
ihe Indian government, is a hotly
debated topic in India and abroad.
The national government refuses
to recognize the efforts of the Sikh
community and lndiansonand off
campus were hesitant to speak
about Khalistan for fear that a
negative stance would bring threats
to their lives.
Parminder Singh Dhillion, a
microbiology student who is Sikh,
was distributing information about
Khalistan in the Free Speech Area
Monday. Dhillion said the Indian
government has battered the Sikh
community and its religion since
the movement for independence
began in June 3,1984.
"Sikhs demanded a separate
homeland. The Indian military has
killed 10,000 Sikhs since June of
1984. The government has also
attacked 37 historicalshrines along
with the Golden Temple," said
See SIKH, page 3    Parminder Singh Dhillion
Election finalized
By Jana Balliger
Collegian Staff Writer
Although the numbers were
slightly different, the names re¬
mained the same.
The recount, conducted by the
electioncommittee, for the posi¬
tions of ASIpresidentand Sena-
tor-at-large Postal brought the
same outcome as the original
count.
Requests for a recount must
be made by a candidate and be
submitted in writing by 4 p.m.
to the Office of the Dean of Stu¬
dent Affairs the next school day
following the election and must
describe, in detail the reasons
for the request,
Rodney Walker, Unity/SRG
candidate for Senator-at-Iarge
Post #1, requested the recount
The scantron originally counted
735 votes for Marci Demings
(Reality) and 733 votes for
Walker. A hand count revealed
that Demings had739 votes and
Walker had 736 votes.
The recount for AS! President
was requested by Kha lid Rashid
See RECOUNT, page 3