1994_05 Insight May 1994

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LIFESTYLE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
May 4,1994
INSIGHT
Local radio DJ's
voice finally heard
Todd Lopes                         gram director ofKFIG which enabled   rural attitude when it come to the
INSIGHT   him to land the program director's job   community.
at crosstown KKDJ (105.9FM).             "There is still a very home town
Just when you thought Fresno       Wally Heusser, President of Pa-   feeling here in Fresno which really
radio changes all the time, along   cific Quadracasting and the owner of   makes the city very attractive to
comes Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson   KKDJ, said that Farkas had made a   me and my family." said Farkas.
proclaiming Saturday,                                                                                      Farkas is a very
April 30, "Art Farkas 20th                                                                                       happy family man with
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on-the-air anniversary    "                                                                            his wife Lorainne, and
Along with Patterson,   "He's (Farkas) not here to   <*<* Emily- 7«
the Fresno City Council              .           i.iit       ,     l                              "II tea^yseems likc
awaftedihisdaytoFarkas    mBKe 3 iBSt DUCK, #76 CBreS     a dream to be presented
to commemorate the an-          <ahrn it rarlirt onrl /e /V>n-          wim lhis h°nor'" ^'d
nivcrsary of his debut on         aOOUl rSQIO ana 15 COfl             Farkas
Fresno radio and his per-      Cemed hOW it SOUndS. Art          Farkas ^ at KFlG'
sonal commitment to the                                             -.                                      KKDJ and now at Mix
community.                           IS SOmeOHe FreSnO Can           102.7(KTHT)wherehc
"It'sagreatfeelingand       rOUtlt OH    h& fc indeed 3         is "" °^n^ons man-
what an honor," said       COUm UH...IW IS> mUt&U tt        agcr, has always tried to
Farkas.                                         FreSnO treaSUre.                     show dedication to the
Farkas.aNewYorkna-                          i*»fc»i U     r\i^n                     community through
tive,   moved to Central                  —vOfl/l liBrOlan,                    charitable and public
California in April 1974.             Frocnn rart'm l/Cttoran             service events.
"I loved Fresno when I            rreSHU TdUlU VWWOil                 "We have raised
firstarrived," said Farkas.                    t                                                            thousands of dollars,
Farkas immediately                                                                                  tons of food, and pints
Matt Soby/Speclal toINSIGHT
"The Impersonators" llpsing during Air Guitar.      \
Rainy, soaking weather
postpones'Air Guitar'
time disc jockey at KFIG                                                                                  said Farkas.
radio (now KSXY 101.1FM).          name for himself in the community.        Farkas plans to continue his ca-
Joe Collins, program director for       "Art is a good guy..Jie had been in   recr here in Fresno.
KFIG at the time, said Farkas was a   the business quite a few years, and I       "Mix 102.7 is a very exciting
very hard worker.                           was confident that he would do a   radio station. I'm looking forward
"He has what it takes to be sue-   excellent job for us here at KKDJ,"   to taking it to the next level," said
cessful in this business," said   said Heusser.                                  Farkas.
Collins.                                             Farkas took the suffering KKDJ       John Haroian,a longtime Fresno
He said that the management at   and made it   one of the top radio   radio veteran, said that Farkas is
KFIG wanted him to fire Farkas   stations in Fresno radio history.          the best of the best,
because his on-air presentation was       "It's was a fun time in my       "Art is the most professional
not very strong.                              career...we had a great on air staff,"   broadcasters I know." said Haroian.
"I stuck with him because he had   said Farkas.                                        Haroian said that Farkas is a
the right approach to the business,       Farkas contributes his successes in   man who cares about his commu-
besides his wife, Loraine, was go-    broadcasting to the City of Fresno   nity.
ing to nursing school, and it would   itself.                                                "He's (Farkas) not here to make
have been real tough for them if Art       "Fresno has changed so much since   a fast buck, he cares about radio
lost his job," said Collins.                I arrived. It was a very rural city, and   and is concerned how it sounds,"
i 'What makes Art successful is   had a very rural feeling," said Farkas.   said Haroian.
hiscommiunenttothecommunity,"       Farkas said that now Fresno has       "Art is someone Fresno can
said Collins.                                 evolved into one of California's fast-   count on...he is indeed a Fresno
Farkaslaterwaspromotedtopro-   est growing cities, but still has a very   treasure," said Haroian.
CSUF philosophy department presents
series, focuses on religion, skepticism
After the cancellation of the Vintage Day's popular
Air Guitar show, students watched the show indoors
Marlene Bryant
 INSIGHT
"You can't simply buy into religious claims," said Dr. Donald N.
Blakeley, associate professor of philosophy.
Blakeley will address Skepticism
and Religions of the World as the
final part of the philosophy department colloquium series on May 9 at 7
p. m. in Music Building, room 104.
Admission is free.
The topic of Skepticism and Religions of the World will attempt to
take into account interrcligious dialogue.
The fact that there are many religions in the world is now something
that is inescapable.
"Religions are making claims
about how we ought to understand
things. The claims all seem to be
different," Blakeley said.
There are thousands of religions in
the world. Many university and college courses say that there are at least
eight or nine major religions in the
world.
According to Blakeley, various
religious traditions make claims about
how people should view the world.
How do you make an assessment
of religious claims?
Can they all equally be true?
"It raises a question about the nature
of the knowledge existing within the
contentof various traditions. My com
ments will deal with reflections upon
people working in the field of comparative religions," he said.
Ideas arc being subjected to critical review in many areas.
Anthropologists, archaeologists
and linguists offer an understanding
of the concepts surrounding the formation of societies and how meaning
occurs within these social networks.
"Each of these considerations has a
bearing upon how you read, understand and assess the particular claims
made within religious traditions," he
said.
Blakeley commented that if people
cannot read into religious claims
dircclly, then they cannot buy into
them in a straight-forward way.
Such claims require a skeptical interpretation.
"The interpretation is skeptical in a
sense that it puts you into a position
where you can' t simply concede what
is being maintained on the basis of the
authority of the tradition itself,"
Blakcly said.
"Reflection is skeptical, even
though the knowledge is acceptable
and legitimate."
According to Blakeley, this
colloquium is an excellent opportunity for people taking philosophy
classes or for the general public, who
have an interest in the area, o hear a
presentation on a particular topic.
The speaker will examine an issue
and men offer the audience a chance
to respond.
'These lectures arc supplementary
to the students' education and they
offer a way for faculty to express their
own interests in particular areas. Programs like mis support faculty interest and inform students of new and
different things going on," Blakeley
said.
The colloquium schedule for this
semester consisted of "Thecla and
Mark Against the Household Codes."
by Dr. Robert Maldonado, CSUF professor, and "Law and Love," by Newton Garvcr, Suny, Buffalo and CSU,
San Diego.
Scott Goldsmith
 INSIGHT
The big event of Vintage Days
finally arrived, Air Guitar.
The anticipation was high, the
acts were ready, and the bands involved in Battle of the Bands were
warming up.
And it was raining.
Soon the weather got worse, the
lights went out. the speakers almost
blew and Air Guitar 1994 was cancelled — at least temporary.
"If 1 would have paid ten bucks I
would have been mad." said senior
Scott Cross.
"As far as Air Guitar goes it was
really hard to concentrate on the
bands while trying to stay warm and
dry."
Not only was it raining and Air
Guitar temporarily cancelled, some
students found other tilings to complain about.
For instance, students felt the lighting during Air Guitar made it really
difficult to sec the bands.
The lighting was placed directly
behind the bands causing the band
members to be virtually invisible.
John Hcbcrt, who was in charge of
the Air Guitar bands during Vintage
Days, said, "I didn't know the lighting was going to be like that."
Due to the weather, many students
didn' t even go, but for those who paid
S10 to sec Air Guitar, not going wasn't
an option.
"1 still went because 1 paid. The
rain wasn't that bad until about the
second act when it started to pour.
Everybody left and those who stayed
were disappointed," Esther
Tamondong said.
After the third act, Heben grabbed
the microphone and to everyone's
disappointment, AirGuiiar was cancelled, then not cancelled as the comedian started lo play a song, then
finally in the middle of his song, he
announced that it was cancelled again
The crowd was upset yelling obscenities along with "give us our
money back".
The bad news is no one will get
their money back, the good news was
that two free showings of Air Guitar
took place in the Satellite Student
Union on Thursday, April 28.
This time the event was held indoors.
In the past, the weather hadn't been
a problem for Vintage Days or Air
Guitar. However, the fact is mother
nature can't be changed and CSUF
must be prepared.
Those in charge should have moved
the speakers farther away out of the
rain. The people in attendance would
have watched the show without lights.
but without speakers, there is nothing
one can do.
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