1983_05 Insight May 1983

              Majc^r CSUF athletic report released
JOHN RICH   \.
Insight reporter '
CSUF Intercollegiate athletics has developed Into a
nearly $4 million a year operation, registering a growth
rate of 585 percent in the last 10 years.
The program's budget — including state and non-
state funding - is tbe university's largest.
Tbe figures are from the first comprehensive report
ever published on CSUF intercollegiate athletics. Tbe
report, entitled "Magnitude and Source of Support-
Intercollegiate Athletics," was presented last month to
the Academic Senate in response to a 1961 request.
"Nobody knew what the bell was going on in
athletics," said Dr. Robert O'Neil, a CSUF English professor and a member of the Academic Senate Budget
Committee. "We thought it would be a good idea to know
Just where all tbe money is spent. The taxpayers, and
especially the students, ought to know what's going on,
One of the things that was going on prior to the
report — although it apparently had no bearing on the
Academic Senate's request — was an apparently questionable use of instructional funds to support coaching
Instructional budget funds for eight positions had
been requested by Intercollegiate athletics and approved
by former CSUF President Dr. Norman Baxter prior to
his leaving tbe school in 1979 in a wave of controversy.
"The former president's authorizations were
reasonably.within his power, although there was plenty of
question as to the ethics of the move," O'Neil said. "I
don't think there was anything legally wrong — at least
nobody's challenging it."
Still, the extra positions meant that tbe intercollegiate
athletic program, utilizing state and non-state funding,
was providing one instructor for about every three student
participants.
The program is budgeted for one state-funded faculty
position for every 5.5 full-time equivalent students. In con
trast, tbe school's faculty-student ratio is set at about one
teacher per 17.7 pupils. The next-lowest single program is
Rehabilitation Counseling, which is budgeted at one instructor per eight students. '   *
Currant university President Dr. Harold Haak
became aware of the favored status given intercollegiate
athletics when he reviewed the budget in i960, O'Neil said.
O'Neil said that Haak asked the Academic Senate to
formulate a plan for returning tbe funds to the instructional budget.
The Academic Senate's solution, which Haak adopted
in the spring of 1981, called for a gradual shift of positions
over a 4-to-5 year span. The funds for two positions have
been recalled in each of the past two academic years, with
two more to be lost in both 198344 and 1984-85.
"The faculty agreed that pulling back all of the positions at once would be too drastic," said O'Neil.
He described tbe amount of money involved as
"substantial... maybe as much as a hair-million (dollars)
per year, although I'm not completely sure."
Intercollegiate athletics won't lose tbe positions entirely, however. Instead, CSUF sports will nave to turn to
outside funding to provide for the positions.
Thus, by 198445, only 16.6 intercoUegiate athletic
faculty positions will be funded by tbe state. The re-
bout five — will be paid for out of non-state
Tbe man wbo prepared tbe report. Assistant Executive Vice President Gay lord 0. "Gus" Graham, said a
number of faculty concerns led the Academic Senate to request a detailed account of spending and funding in intercollegiate athletics.
"In.general, there's an ongoing concern by some
faculty that other departments don't get short-changed,"
said Graham. "The whole thing is of concern to us.
Athletics are a big part of our university, and we have to
keep track of it"
Tbe report shows that in 1961-82, over half of the
$3,868,874 program was self-generated.
See Athletic*, page S
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Insight
Centerpiece:
Vintage Days
retrospective
Vol. 15        No. 26
California State University, Fresno
May 4. 19S3
KFSR among
local FM leaders
LOGAN MOLEN
Insight reporter
KFSR primarily plays what it
terms "progressive music," which includes new wave, punk and jazz.
As a result of KFSR's entrance in-
o the Fresno market and the success
in Fresno of MTV (a 24-hour cable
channel that specializes in showing
Tbe little kids at KFSR are going
up against the big boys on the FM dial
and doing a pretty good job of making
themselves known.
KFSR, CSUF's student-run radio new music videos), two other rock
station, has been on the air since Oc- music stations in the Fresno area,
tober when it received its operating KKDJ   and   KBOS,   altered   their
license from the Federal Communica- playlists following the release of the
tions   Commission.   The   station ratings.KBOS has changed its format
operates with a 257-watt transmitter since then from a style that attracted
and can be heard in an area that a younger, teenage crowd, to one that
covers most of Fresno and Clovis. appeals to an adult contemporary au-
Compared  to the 24,000  watts  of dience. ^_    _
KKDJ, which is' KFSR's'major Com- "We're   (KFSR)   playing Ihe
petitor, the campus station U indeed music first than the other stations
the underdog. catch on," said Gilbert Mosqueda,
I Despite  its  small-time  image, who  will  become  KFSR's  station
KFSR has made an impact on the manager July 1.
listening habits of area listeners. One of the main complaints of
"We know we took some 'points rock radio today is that the music
from other stations," said KFSR sta- given airplay is stale, safe music that
tion manager Bret Kofford, a 24-year- is guaranteed to sell. KFSR steers
old graduate student, of the recent Ar- clear of that type and instead opts for
bitron   ratings.   Arbitron   surveys new upcoming bands, many of which
.     public radio listening and television are  signed   to  small   independent
viewing habits during a preset week- labels.
long period. 6 "The effect of college radio In
"We don't know exactly where we general has reopened music on a na-
stand because we can't afford to buy tional level," said Kofford. "All the
i     the service," said Kofford_. He said an 'new'bands you hear on the radio now
annual subscription to the rating ser- started on college radio."
vice is 122.000. See KFSR. page 4
A tea of loud, spirited people Hooded the amphitheatre for the opening
ceremony of Vintage Days 1983. Even though the rain feU for mostjrf.the
weekend, it didn't dampen the high spirits of the annual e
few minor adjustments, activities were held on schedule.
T*-
Fresno landmark closes
Editor's note: This story was
originally written during tbe last few
days before Hotel Fresno was closed
last Sunday.
KEN JOHNSON
Insight reporter
Dusty chandeliers are about the
only trace of elegance still remaining
in the decaying building. Broken glass
litters tbe street from shattered windows above, and outside a dying plant
is visible in the lobby window — a sad
sign of what is ahead for Hotel
Fresno.
Upon entering the lobby, one can
. only imagine the bustling of people
who formerly inhabited the Fresno
landmark. What was once a place of
grandeur now stands crumbling bit by
bit as the day goes by. Faded carpet
and chipped paint are visible
everywhere, the ballroom now sits in
ruin and organ pipes, which once
relayed dance music to a merry
crowd, now sit mute on the south wall.
One man shuffles near the
counter in tbe lobby. His pleasant
smile and sincere "hello's" have
helped to ease the pain of loneliness
that has affected so many people
around him. His name is John Lima,
who — like the other 125 people who
once lived there — had to move his
memories  with  him   when   Hotel
Fresno closed its doors Sunday.
"Everyone is sad they have to
go," said Lima. His face and body
show few traces of his 64 years. "You
always leave something when you
leave someplace — you leave a part
of yourself.
"When I first came here it was a
beautiful place and was kept up nice.
Later on it started going down and
down" he said.
i Lima should know! He has lived
on the sixth, floor of the hotel in room
201 for the past 10 years.
It is for this reason that the
owners, Fresno Metro Partners, are
closing   the   hotel.   Manager  Kris
See Hotel, page 4
Despite the prevailing
economic climate, Kimber
believes immediate progress
can be made in the
community by utilizing
existing city financial
methods ...
Kimber promises vast changes
A Fresno County deputy sheriff stands in front of one of the devastated buildings on the outside of
downtown Coaling*. All the brdldlnp Inside the downtown area were either destroyed or badly
damaged by the earthquake at 4:43 p.m. Monday. May 2. The earthquake waa called the worst
disaster In Fresno County history.
DAVE MARSH
Insight reporter
May 10 will mark the beginning of
a new era for many residents of West
Fresno. On that day, Les Kimber,
long active in promoting political involvement among Blacks here, will be
sworn in as tbe representative for
District 3. Kimber has promised vast
changes for area residents.
District 3, according to Kimber, is
an area which has long suffered from
lack of adequate representation from
their voice on the city council.
"That," says Kimber, "Is soon to
change. I plan to use that seat to get
some things done.'' Among tbe problems which will receive Us immediate attention are a severe lack of
jobs in the community and a hard
push for economic development
within the district.
Election to the council seat on
March 8 meant, for Kimber, the end of
a 12 year quest for public office in tbe
Fresno County area. Kimber will be
replacing outgoing councilman Jeff
Reich, wbo chose not to run for reelection to tbe district seat.
Raich's chances for re-election
were severely hampered by tbe recent election in which he garnered 55
percent of the votes cast by District 3
residents. Despite a field of eight candidates, Kimber finished with a comfortable 34 percent margin of victory
over second place finisher Danny
Golden.
Kimber will represent an
estimated 45,000 to 50,000 people in an
area that is bounded by Olive Avenue
to the north, First Street to tbe east,
and stretches to tbe dty limits to tbe
west and southwest. Despite tbe
prevailing economic climate, Kimber
existing dty financing methods such
as city tax exempt revenue bonds and
community block grant funds.
"The problem," Kimber said,
"has been the lack of leadership in the
District Tbe whole Image of West
Fresno is that of not being a viable
market place."
Kimber is quick to point out tbe
complete absence of shopping centers
in the West Fresno area as well as the
need to hire a supermarket into the
area. Kimber insists that the area encompassed by District 3 baa a potential purchasing power of roughly
$80-100 million
Kimber estimates the ethnic composition of tbe area as being about SO
percent Black, 30 percent hispanic,
and tbe remaining 10 percent white
and other various minority groups. He
estimates he carried roughly 75-80
percent of tbe Black vote, 90 percent
of tbe hispanic vote, and 20 percent of
the remainder.
The 1983 elections have ushered in
a new era for Fresno voters and candidates. No longer can residents outside of a given district cast votes on an
"at large" basis. Under tbe "at
large" system, a candidate for a council seat could sweep to victory in Us
district, but lose tbe over-all race on
ballots cast at large on a city-wide
basis. Tbe justification for conducting
elections on an "at large" basis was
that ballots cast by voters outside of a
given district were insurance of the
city-wide accountability to which a
Tbe raTobiema encountered under
such a system are obvious. Despite
carrying the 3rd District by a wide
margin of votes in Us previous attempt to gain a seat on the council,
Kimber lost to the "at-large" ballots
cast by residents outside of tbe 3rd
District. Such a system allowed Jeff
Reich, who finished far behind the
leader in the 1978 race for the District
3 seat, to sweep to victory on tbe votes
of outside interests.
Ironically, Reich won the right to