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"Viewpoints. September 21, 1983 Walk in Duke's shoes proves mental strain Have you ever imagined what it must be like to be the governor of California? I mean, have you really thought about it like the still-Mayor Tom Bradley thinks about it? If you have, then you must realize how lucky we are to be living tbe lives of students. If you haven't, then take this opportunity to wear our leader's shoes. I am sure you will also sympathize with tbe fate of tbe governor. We can all relate to the headaches of a financial squeeze in finding and maintaining home sweet borne. Either you fork out summer rent for a place you will not even see for three months, or you come back in August and find apartment managers renting what is left to the highest bidder. But before you go wallowing in self-pity, consider the problem former Gov. Jerry Bown faced. Brown had to decide if he should reside in the traditional home provided for him by his tax-paying constituents, or if be should stand on politicking principle and live in a cheaper apartment provided for him by his tax-paying constituents. Decisions like these separate the beggars from tbe thieves. Retirement is another issue the governor has to face, as will students provided we can beat double-digit unemployment. If a governor is not re-elected he must somehow live off a taxpayer supplied pension. We face the ever powerful social security system. With worries like that, I now know why Reagin is prematurely dark. Yet, bousing and retirement are simple problems when compared to the problem Gov. George Deukmejian must have faced when confronted with a bill that hikes the governor's, as well as the legislator's, pay. And he so graciously put his stamp of approval on it last Thursday. Todd Hansen The governor's pay hike, which isn't effective until 1987, will increase from $49,100 a year to $85,000. Deukmejian will not benefit from this hike unless he is elected to a second term. Now isn't that the type of problem you'd like to be confronted with? But in the light of George's cuts in health programs and higher education. I pose this question to you: If you made the decision to pad your sal/iry nearly $36,000 while the elderly, the handicapped and the students were all feeling the pinch, could you live with yourself? Neither could I. Chewing tobacco—'just a pinch is all it takes' \*t By Ron Arnold /might Reporter You're sitting in the back of your 8 a.m. class, trying to go to sleep because you stayed up too late the night before. To your right, every minute or so, you hear the disgusting _a sound of spit plunging into a styrofoam cup. More specifically, chewing tobacco spit. Feeling gravely ill because of the sight, you wonder what entices a person to chew tobacco — especially for breakfast. Why do so many people use chewing tobacco when all they face from friends and foe alike are crude comments and almost continuous harassment? Many people consider that tobacco chewing is one of the most sickening pastimes ever endulged in. It is maybe, in fact, second in disgust only to the microwaving of insects and other meaningless creatures. There are reasons to use chewing tobacco though. Although not the best of reasons, they are still good reasons to the tobacco chewer. In the case of Don Woods, a 23-year-old business major, it all began after a little bout with peer pressure. A bout that Woods lost. "I wayworking this winter job a couple of years ago and everyone else was doing it so I decided to give it a try too." Woods says. "When I first put it (Copenhagen) in my mouth, I started to get real dizzy. I fell down and dang near passed out. I kept chewing so long just for the buzz. But I quit two weeks ago because it's a disgusting habit." he adds. If the main reason to chew tobacco is to get an hellacious buzz, according to chewers. the tobacco chewer must improvise if he mint," 21-year old junior Lance Lemings says. "It's satisfying and it calms me down." It wasn't always satisfying and relaxing for Lemings though. His first encounter with chewina tobacco resulted in the same side ef- fvcts that most first-time chewers meet. The headrush. "The first time I chewed, I got a serious headrush," Lemings said. "This continued for about a month or so until I got used to it. Now, TiTe I said, it's like an after-dinner mint. It relaxes me." Relaxing indeed. Bulldog football coach •Va^aboi ITRe II When I first put it in my mouth, I started to get real dizzy. I fell if passed out. down and dang near wants to continue getting a buzz. Once the body gets used to the nicotine in chewing tobacco, the headrushes and buzzes that are the by products of chewing become slim to none. Jerry Gresham. a 25-year old graduate student in Teacher Education, says that the best way to keep a buzz is to soak the chew in whiskey or some other strong alcoholic drink. "I've been chewing for four years now so I don't get a buzz anymore," Gresham says. "But when I want one. all I have to do is soak my Copenhagen in a little bit of whiskey. It gives me a hell of a buzz then " -i^* Most tobacco chewers say that they chew tobacco for the same reason that most people chew gum or smoke cigarettes. "To D a dip is like an after-dinner Cliff Hysell said he has been chewing tobacco now for 14 years. Hysell says he began chewing tobacco because he got tired of sunflower seeds. After 14 years of such relaxation, Hysell's chewing has now become a habit. Nevertheless, it's a habit he doesn't plan on giving up. "My wife and kids have, been getting on me for years to quit ch^Wing," Hysell says. "I use about four or five cans of Copenhagen a _weelCand I really have no desire to quit." jr After chewing for such a long time, in the long run. hazards are almost inevitable. Besides having no place to spit, the chewer's biggest worry has to be the thought of lip cancer. Dr. John Vandrick, director of CSUF's Student Health Services, says that lip cancer is the biggest worry that tobacco chewers face. "Smoking and chewing tobacco are about the same in terms of the time that it takes for a chemical dependency to take place," Vandrick says. "The main difference is that if a person gets lip cancer, tbe chances for survival are a lot better. The surgery is more extensive but is also more successful. With lung cancer (from cigarette smoking), even after surgery, you're usually dead in a couple of years." The hazards of chewing itobacco ^hould give chewers something to think about. And it does, but rarely are their thoughts sensible. / "It's a possibility," Gresham says of lip cancer resulting from tobacco chewing. "But the way I look at it, something is going to bap- pen to you anyway. You can sit down on a toilet seat and catch something treacherous. jBut-when you gotta go, you gotta go." ' ^\/orian Malady, a 19-year old freshman from San Luis Obispo, says that he doesn't let the thought of lip cancer bother him. "I don't have to worry about lip cancer from chew," Malady says. "I brush and floss everyday." Since the chewing of tobacco seems to be so disgusting, chewers should consider smoking cigarettes. After all, it is more socially acceptable. Again, sensible thoughts as to why one should chew rather than smoke. "I know that cigarette smoking is more socially acceptable," Gresham says. "But think about it, what would you rather lose, a little bit of your lip or a little bit of your lung? At least with the loss of a lip I can still breathe freely." Breathe freely? Perhaps. But there will be one day when the former tobacco chewer will • be easily recognized. He'll be the person microwaving insects and other meaningless creatures — and missing his lower lip. STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS TO SAVE YOU MONEY ALL YEAR LONG! Tami Toller and Bryon Craft, full time students here at CSUF, are your PC&E CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES. You may contact them by calling 268-0441, ext. 376. Or, stop by the ENERGY INFORMATION DESK located on the lower level of the College Union. CSUF ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM sssss WATCH FOR UPDATES ON: -Greek competition •Residence hall Competition "Find the desk" contest -Apartment energy awareness QUESTIONS WE CAN HELP YOU WITH: -Your energy bill -Credit policies and deposits -Arrangements for class speakers •Energy related research papers A Large Original Pizza CHEESE ONLY 499 PIUS TAX 1414 E. SUA* AVE. (■t tar: 222-7471 j^y straw Hat pizza I ALL FOR FUN AND FUN FOR ALL
Object Description
Title | 1983_09 Insight September 1983 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1983 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8, 1969)-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998). Ceased with May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno Periodicals |
Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
Coverage | October 8, 1969 – May 13, 1998 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 “E-image data” |
Language | eng |
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Title | Insight Sep 21 1983 p 3 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1983 |
Full-Text-Search | "Viewpoints. September 21, 1983 Walk in Duke's shoes proves mental strain Have you ever imagined what it must be like to be the governor of California? I mean, have you really thought about it like the still-Mayor Tom Bradley thinks about it? If you have, then you must realize how lucky we are to be living tbe lives of students. If you haven't, then take this opportunity to wear our leader's shoes. I am sure you will also sympathize with tbe fate of tbe governor. We can all relate to the headaches of a financial squeeze in finding and maintaining home sweet borne. Either you fork out summer rent for a place you will not even see for three months, or you come back in August and find apartment managers renting what is left to the highest bidder. But before you go wallowing in self-pity, consider the problem former Gov. Jerry Bown faced. Brown had to decide if he should reside in the traditional home provided for him by his tax-paying constituents, or if be should stand on politicking principle and live in a cheaper apartment provided for him by his tax-paying constituents. Decisions like these separate the beggars from tbe thieves. Retirement is another issue the governor has to face, as will students provided we can beat double-digit unemployment. If a governor is not re-elected he must somehow live off a taxpayer supplied pension. We face the ever powerful social security system. With worries like that, I now know why Reagin is prematurely dark. Yet, bousing and retirement are simple problems when compared to the problem Gov. George Deukmejian must have faced when confronted with a bill that hikes the governor's, as well as the legislator's, pay. And he so graciously put his stamp of approval on it last Thursday. Todd Hansen The governor's pay hike, which isn't effective until 1987, will increase from $49,100 a year to $85,000. Deukmejian will not benefit from this hike unless he is elected to a second term. Now isn't that the type of problem you'd like to be confronted with? But in the light of George's cuts in health programs and higher education. I pose this question to you: If you made the decision to pad your sal/iry nearly $36,000 while the elderly, the handicapped and the students were all feeling the pinch, could you live with yourself? Neither could I. Chewing tobacco—'just a pinch is all it takes' \*t By Ron Arnold /might Reporter You're sitting in the back of your 8 a.m. class, trying to go to sleep because you stayed up too late the night before. To your right, every minute or so, you hear the disgusting _a sound of spit plunging into a styrofoam cup. More specifically, chewing tobacco spit. Feeling gravely ill because of the sight, you wonder what entices a person to chew tobacco — especially for breakfast. Why do so many people use chewing tobacco when all they face from friends and foe alike are crude comments and almost continuous harassment? Many people consider that tobacco chewing is one of the most sickening pastimes ever endulged in. It is maybe, in fact, second in disgust only to the microwaving of insects and other meaningless creatures. There are reasons to use chewing tobacco though. Although not the best of reasons, they are still good reasons to the tobacco chewer. In the case of Don Woods, a 23-year-old business major, it all began after a little bout with peer pressure. A bout that Woods lost. "I wayworking this winter job a couple of years ago and everyone else was doing it so I decided to give it a try too." Woods says. "When I first put it (Copenhagen) in my mouth, I started to get real dizzy. I fell down and dang near passed out. I kept chewing so long just for the buzz. But I quit two weeks ago because it's a disgusting habit." he adds. If the main reason to chew tobacco is to get an hellacious buzz, according to chewers. the tobacco chewer must improvise if he mint," 21-year old junior Lance Lemings says. "It's satisfying and it calms me down." It wasn't always satisfying and relaxing for Lemings though. His first encounter with chewina tobacco resulted in the same side ef- fvcts that most first-time chewers meet. The headrush. "The first time I chewed, I got a serious headrush," Lemings said. "This continued for about a month or so until I got used to it. Now, TiTe I said, it's like an after-dinner mint. It relaxes me." Relaxing indeed. Bulldog football coach •Va^aboi ITRe II When I first put it in my mouth, I started to get real dizzy. I fell if passed out. down and dang near wants to continue getting a buzz. Once the body gets used to the nicotine in chewing tobacco, the headrushes and buzzes that are the by products of chewing become slim to none. Jerry Gresham. a 25-year old graduate student in Teacher Education, says that the best way to keep a buzz is to soak the chew in whiskey or some other strong alcoholic drink. "I've been chewing for four years now so I don't get a buzz anymore," Gresham says. "But when I want one. all I have to do is soak my Copenhagen in a little bit of whiskey. It gives me a hell of a buzz then " -i^* Most tobacco chewers say that they chew tobacco for the same reason that most people chew gum or smoke cigarettes. "To D a dip is like an after-dinner Cliff Hysell said he has been chewing tobacco now for 14 years. Hysell says he began chewing tobacco because he got tired of sunflower seeds. After 14 years of such relaxation, Hysell's chewing has now become a habit. Nevertheless, it's a habit he doesn't plan on giving up. "My wife and kids have, been getting on me for years to quit ch^Wing," Hysell says. "I use about four or five cans of Copenhagen a _weelCand I really have no desire to quit." jr After chewing for such a long time, in the long run. hazards are almost inevitable. Besides having no place to spit, the chewer's biggest worry has to be the thought of lip cancer. Dr. John Vandrick, director of CSUF's Student Health Services, says that lip cancer is the biggest worry that tobacco chewers face. "Smoking and chewing tobacco are about the same in terms of the time that it takes for a chemical dependency to take place," Vandrick says. "The main difference is that if a person gets lip cancer, tbe chances for survival are a lot better. The surgery is more extensive but is also more successful. With lung cancer (from cigarette smoking), even after surgery, you're usually dead in a couple of years." The hazards of chewing itobacco ^hould give chewers something to think about. And it does, but rarely are their thoughts sensible. / "It's a possibility," Gresham says of lip cancer resulting from tobacco chewing. "But the way I look at it, something is going to bap- pen to you anyway. You can sit down on a toilet seat and catch something treacherous. jBut-when you gotta go, you gotta go." ' ^\/orian Malady, a 19-year old freshman from San Luis Obispo, says that he doesn't let the thought of lip cancer bother him. "I don't have to worry about lip cancer from chew," Malady says. "I brush and floss everyday." Since the chewing of tobacco seems to be so disgusting, chewers should consider smoking cigarettes. After all, it is more socially acceptable. Again, sensible thoughts as to why one should chew rather than smoke. "I know that cigarette smoking is more socially acceptable," Gresham says. "But think about it, what would you rather lose, a little bit of your lip or a little bit of your lung? At least with the loss of a lip I can still breathe freely." Breathe freely? Perhaps. But there will be one day when the former tobacco chewer will • be easily recognized. He'll be the person microwaving insects and other meaningless creatures — and missing his lower lip. STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS TO SAVE YOU MONEY ALL YEAR LONG! Tami Toller and Bryon Craft, full time students here at CSUF, are your PC&E CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES. You may contact them by calling 268-0441, ext. 376. Or, stop by the ENERGY INFORMATION DESK located on the lower level of the College Union. CSUF ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM sssss WATCH FOR UPDATES ON: -Greek competition •Residence hall Competition "Find the desk" contest -Apartment energy awareness QUESTIONS WE CAN HELP YOU WITH: -Your energy bill -Credit policies and deposits -Arrangements for class speakers •Energy related research papers A Large Original Pizza CHEESE ONLY 499 PIUS TAX 1414 E. SUA* AVE. (■t tar: 222-7471 j^y straw Hat pizza I ALL FOR FUN AND FUN FOR ALL |