1983_02 Insight February 1983

              Insight
Dynamo McGuire
chases high goals
FREDGILDNER School of Hard Knocks long before his
insight reporter graduation  from. California  State-
Nortbridge at tbe age of 49.
When a person plays tbe game of "Tbe reason I wasn't affected by
life with the zeal that Paul McGuire tbe  Depression   in   tbe   1930s   was
has, you'd think he would be (ticking because my brother was five, my
back and enjoying tbe fruits of his older sister four. I was two and my
tabor in a quiet deserved retirement younger sister was one when my
But he will have nothing of the sort father was lolled in an automobile a c-
Tne 70-year-old dynamo is still cident," he said. "Ironically enough,
charging bard as ever on his latest be was about to become an auto
project — tbe chairmanship of tbe salesman.
committee to raise funds for tbe new "My mother raised tbe four of us
CSUF  baseball stadium.  Tbe $2 by working bard And we all worked
million goal is a beady sum, but by no from tbe time we could get out and do
means an impossibility to the former anything,  whether it was selling
CSUF   drama   professor   and newspapers or collecting junk or
Hollywood celebrity. delivering handbills — anything that a
"An  individual has an innate kid could do... I did all kinds of hard
ability to do certain things," McGuire work. I never knew anything else."
said. "For example, I can't sing or The bedrock persistence and
play a musical instrument but there determination that forged McGuire's
are people who fall into these tilings character as a boy paid big dividends
loyalty to the school did not ebb with
.bis retirement. MfGuire and his wife
of 36 years, tbe former Ailean
Morgan, have been working side by
side in tbe baseball stadium fund
drive from start. They have both logged many hours as fund-raiser and
secretary, and have even made tbeir
home the official stadium fund-drive
office. Considering their time, effort
and provision (in terms of telephone
and office space), they are probably
saving tbe school around 880,000.
It all began when the McGuire's
happened to attend the CSUF baseball
awards banquet last spring. Coach
Bob Bennett displayed an artist's rendition of tbe stadium |R hoped would
become a reality, and invited those interested in helping with the project to
a meeting tbe following week. At his
wife's suggestion, McGuire v
naturally — some when they're six-
years-old.
"In fund-raising, what you need to
do to raise funds is to go out and ask
people — and if you have no compunction about asking people for money,
you have no problem."
i be set out for Hollywood. Since
World War II interrupted tbe career
be had started in the late 1930s, be
returned to Tinsel Town at the war's
end to reestablish himself and pick up
where be had left off.
Although  be  began  his  show
Prop. 48: Fair?
testing does not take Into account inhere taken bitter stands on tbe other tangibles such as undeveloped ability
part of tbe rule which states that a stu- and motivation. And they have long
dent must score at least 700 on tbe arguedVt such tests are unfairly
combined verbal and math sections of biased in favor of whites at tbe ex-
tbe SAT, out of a possible 1,600. Tbe pense of minorities and poor whites,
student also has tbe option of scoring A surprising supporter of those in
at least 15 (out of a possible 36) on the opposition to Prop. 48 is Gregory
American College Test. Anrig, tbe president of tbe Educa-
According to figures published by tional Testing Service.
tbe  Educational Testing  Service, "Tbe NCAA has created this
which  administers   tbe  SAT,   tbe climate   of   athletics   without
average score is 893,  while tbe academics being stressed, and now
average score for black students is they're trying to solve thoippoblem by
884, six poinU below tbe required 700. forcing the athletes to raise their
Supporters of Prop. 48 say that us- GPA's   and   test   scores.   It's
ing test scoresis the only way to stan- troublesome to see the NCAA forcing
dardxze requirements nationally, but tbe athletes to solve tbe problems that
opponents say that standardized tbe establishment has created."
AS: Funds limited
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d from page 1
thought it was little high, but no o
questioned it  It was a corporate
responsibility."
Michelle Davis, chairperson of
"But a fee increase,,
go to tbe vote of the
tbe  good  thing  about  having
democratic institution such as ours.
_   It's left up to the students to decide,'
the Senate, hopes that the errors will   Togni added.
help students realize that an increase Last semester, Santiago put a mo-
in student fees is needed for tbe   tion to go on the ballot for the upcom-
Senate to continue to operate proper-  ing elections. If it were to pass, "the
ly. "For over 30 years, there haa not/motion would increase student fees by
been an increase in the student ser-   $10.   There   would   be   staggered   Continued from page l
vices fees," Davis said. "It is getting   payments of $1.50 a semester for the   missed out on three baseball games
harder and harder for tbe Senate to   first six semesters and $1 for the   the weekend of February 5th. Hesaid
operate. We are serving more and   seventh semester,'' Santiago explain-   with just two or three days notice, the
s with only limited funds    ed. "We need a fee increase, even   station could have broadcast the three
Setting goals and going after business career in theater and i
them has been a trademark of radio (both local and network) he
McGuire. He was a graduate of the broadened his acting repertoire to include 24 motion pictures and 51 television snows (six of these on live TV).
His silver screen credits include
Alfred Hitchcock's classic Strangers
on a Train, Rails Into Laramie, Sierra
Passage, Catne Mutiny Court Martial,
and wild Blue Yonder. Among his
television apearances are Death
Valley Days (formerly hosted by
President Reagan) Life of Riley, wild
BUI Hlckock, Rln Tin Tin, Wyatt
Earp, Ford Theater, Wells Fargo and
Perry Mason.
After McGuire graduated from
CSUN at the age of 51, be went to work
In the office of tbe chancellor of the
California  State College System
of the steering committee. Under Us
leadership, the committee members
have been going full-force toward tbe
funding of tbe entire project
But the job is not finished yet
There are still many dollars to be raised, and to this end McGuire toils night
and day.
Howard Cosell might refer to him
as "fan, fighter and fund-raiser extraordinaire." His farmer students
might describe him to be a demanding, compassionate professor who
liked them as individuate as well as
being interested in them making progress in their education. But
McGuire's most notable trait has been
his ability to parlay a unique combination of wisdom, knowledge and
straightforwardness with a suave,
sophisticated, likeable demeanor that
encourages his friends and disarms
his critics. To coin an oft-used phrase,
"tbe man with tbe Midas touch."
JSuohayss the case some 40 years
ago. After his enlistment into tbe Army Air Corps following the Japanese
(CSCS). He spent two years working attack on Pearl Harbor, McGuire was
on  a   fund-raising/teacher  staffing sent to Enid Army Air Corps Base in
program for the CSCS when be was in- Enid, Okla., and assigned "yardbird"
tercepted by CSUF drama professor duties — menial tasks that nobody
Philip Walker, who was influential in else wanted to do. Deciding that be
didn't want to make a career out of
"yardbirdingr jhe approached tbe officer in charge of entertainment with
the idea of putting on a stage show.
"I told him it would be a snow
about tbe Army, using G.I.'s in all the
JEFF KKAl SK/lntliM
Paul McGuire, former CSUF drama professor and Hollywood celebrity, is
—   irheading the fund raising committee for the new baseball stadium.
KFSR: Lost time
McGuire's arrival at CSUF in 1966.
For tbe next 13-and-a-half years
he served as an administrator and
drama professor, and in his tenure
produced such plays as Arsenic and
Old   Lace,   Mother  Courage,   the
musical no hi the Shade. Bernard parts (male and female)," ne
Shaw's The Apple Cart, the first all- remembered. "We would write some
black play ever done at CSUF entitled tunes and lyrics about tbe various
Sty of the Blind Pig and, one of the things that happen in tbe Army, like
most successful of all, a three-woman KP and all that other garbage. Tbe
play entitled Vanities. He retired at captain agreed and asked what we
the conclusion of the fall semester in   needed.
1979.
Yet in light of the
enjoyed in Hollywood and school administration, his most prized memory <
is of the time be shared with his
students.
"I think tbe most effective thing I
did was in my oral interp classes," be
said. "That was where students really
"I said to begin with we would
need to cast tbe show and get a
rehearsal piano "
After the captain said there was
none on the base, tbe enteft>rising
young private stated that if be could
get a pass into town and truck to cart
it back to tbe base, be would get the
piano.
"I went into a music store and
coming in."
ly 100 students, only eight of which are up to front of .
minimum wage,   part-time   jobs, themselves and speak properly — us-
though I can't afford it. It's a fee of   games totaling 18 games in all, thus   The   remaining   positions   are ing proper diction, proper tone, pro-
volunteer, per phrasing and proper pronunda-
According  to  Station  Director tion.
Brad Rogers "Our job te to represent "My classes always had a lot of
Fresno State's campus."    KFSR's fun because I believe that about 90
programming does meet this criteria, percent of teaching is how much of a
Programs featuring reggae, snorts, snowman you are up front If you can
jazz, news and rock n' roll are just a interest  people  in what  you  are
Togni expressed tbe same sen- necessity, not luxury. Tbe Senate te giving students more broadcasting
omenta.   "Thirty   years  ago,   tbe not a bottomless pit of money." experience,
average faculty salary was $6,000 and In tbe corning weeks, Santiago         According to Anderson, the sta-
the student fee was $10," Togni said, feels that tbe Senate te going to have tion must raise about $600 for ac-
"Today tbe average faculty salary te to regulate itself more and take a commodations, food and line fees for
$30,000 and the student fee te still $10. - closer look at the programs they're out-of-town games. Groups of three
To go along with tbe trend, tbe fee allocating money to. will   broadcast at borne games and .
should be raised" > "Tbe financial situation te more teams of two will be featured at away sampling of what the station offers its   endeavoring to do, to the degree that
But would a fee increase sell to than twice the $2,500 reported by the games. Up to 10 staff members will listeners. The station bills itself as a   they join to and start to grow with it,
students who already feel they are Collegian," Santiago said. "It's closer be able to work on producing each Progressive Alternative music sta-   then you've accomplished something
paying too much for their education? to $7,500.1 don't know how we'll make broadcast. tion.
Would tbe students object? Togni up for the money we thought we had. The beginning of the semester
doesn't think so. "I don't think It'll be tough, we'll have to regulate Although KFSR te a small 257 - sparked tbe KFSR staffinto new pro-
students would object to a fee in- ourselves and have more safeguards, watt station compared to that of gramming, rearranging of disc
crease if they knew where the money "We're not looking for a KMJ's 5,000 watts, the campus station jockeys and expanding of air time.
was going," Togni said. scapegoat. Nobody was really hurt, te by no means an average, everyday The station has recently expanded to
"Considering everything, raising We still have about $10,000 to work radio station. a 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. schedule, increasing
tbe fees te not a real burden. We have with. We have to take a closer look at         From 1986 to the spring of 1962, air   time   by   one   hour.   New
a lot of good programs here on cam- the programs we're allocating money KFSR was heard only in tbe dorms public service formats are  being
pus. If tbe students knew that it was to now," Santiago added. "There will through carrier current a system developed and news stories are being
helping  out  the  programs,   they be no first-come first-served baste for designed   to  flow   through   the gathered by KFSR reporters.   Tbe
KFSR te staffed by approximate-   needed some help, knowing how to get    found a second-hand piano for $85 and
told the store owner to bold it for me
because I'd be back in a few minutes.
Then I started going from business to
business to the town square and put
the arm on every merchant I ran into
for a donation to buy a piano for the
boys out at the base. I didn't go more
than half a block before I had 86 bucks
and went back to tbe music store,
bought tbe piano, loaded it on tbe
truck and hauled it out to the base. I
wasn't gone more than two hours.
i ' "That's the way you raise money
- you decide on what you need and go
out and raise it."
to learning.
However;-"his   compassion  and
Everybody deserves a chance
to make it on their own. Everybody,
the allocating of money."
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Last year the antiquated system featuring  women's  basketball  and
was removed by tbe KFSR staff. Tbe hopes to begin broadcasting women's
$46,000 allotted by tbe Associated Stu- softball this season.   Anderson also
dent Senate paid for tbe equipment mentioned an "unnanounced" sports
and the beginning of a "new" campus broadcast being developed for this
radio station.   On October 30, 1982, summer but would not go into detail
KFSR began broadcasting and except about tbe project
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