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Some parents don't allow their
children to watch the show because of
Stan Marsh
South Park is the'highest rated
is the star quarterback of the South Park                 Kenny McCormick dies in almost
"Last semester we had German
its rating and adult language.
show in the history of Comedy Central
Cows. His father is the town geologist. He      every episode—sometimes more than once.
exchange students and they really loved
"It's profane and it's too much of
and even has popular actors voice the
loves Wendy Testenburgcr and vomits             It's nearly impossible to understand him
this show because they've never seen
temptation for minors. Even though it
characters, like Sparky Dog whose
every time she talks to him. He has an             when he speaks because his hood covers
anything like this in Germany," Larussa
claims to he directed at an adult
voice is George Clooney. A South Park
uncle Jimbo. who loves guns and hangs out     his mouth. His family is poor and his father
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audience, it has a higher appeal to
movie is also in the works.
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"We recorded some of the shows on
kids," said Abra Morgenstcrn. a child-
In the Fresno State residence halls.
Kyle Broslofski is Jewish and has a pet
the video tape and we'll send it to them in
care worker for a group home and the
students watch the show every Wednes
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Germany," she said.
wife of a Fresno Slate student.
day at 10 p.m. They buy South Park T-
Eric Cartman is fat and loves rood; he             "It's like Beavis and Butthead. Funny.
"I think it's a cool show," Micky
"1 think, you have to be old
shirts and decorate their rooms and the
also won a national essay contest by                stupid and very cool, but it's much better
Rangel, a junior Liberal Studies student.
enough to understand the jokes and the
Aspen Hall dorm lawns with South
cheating and his mother posed for Crack         and funnier that Beavis and Butthead." said
said. "They make fun of a lot of things you
topics which are shown in the cartoon."
Park figures. Students record the show
Whore Magazine.                                           Andrea Larussa. freshman Baker Hall
wouldn't even dare to make fun of."
Larussa said.
Vintage Days brings Fresno together
This year's Vintage Days
expected to be bigger and
better than ever.
by Allison Barnett
Staff Writer
Hollywood stars will cover the
walkways around campus and the red
carpet will be rolled out for this years
Vintage Days. The annual event has gone to
the stars with a Hollywood theme.
It's quiet on the set. Vintage Days take
23 ACTION! Vintage Days is packed full
of entertainment, food booths and attractions or as some might call it, distractions.
This year's committee has been
working hard to make Vintage Days great,
however, the event has been under some
criticism for its lark of student involvement.
There's definitely not as much student
involvement as there could be, seeing there
are 17.000 people on campus. It seems like
the students arc really interested in Vintage
Days when it comes to their orgai
making money, but when it comes to them
being involved in some of the events there
is not as much participation." said Jessica
Unruh. this year's Vintage Days director.
"It's sad because that is what Vintage Days
is all about."
Even though participation has not been
what it used to be. it has started to gain
some momentum again. l.ast year, participation was up quite a bit thanks to some
new features like the Greek fraternity and
sorority and residence hall awards. The
competition between the Greeks and the
residence halls really boosted participation.
Some critics say that Vintage Days has
gone away from the students and the
campus and geared more towards the
community.
"I think that Vintage Days definitely
provides something for the community. It is
a way to celebrate our campus with the
community and the students. I feel that the
community has given a lot to Fresno State."
said Unruh.
Michelle Karabian. a sophomore,
liberal science major at Fresno Stale who
particularly likes the crafts fair said.
"Vintage Days is a good way to get the
community and student involvement. It
brings in money and it is also entertaining.
I also think there is less student
involvement now than in the past. I think
the Vintage Days committee should
advertise more about the events and what
they entail to get student s to help."
Along with the usual events there are a
lew additions this year.
The real stars can be seen with the
astronomy club. The opening ceremonies
parade .will end in the pit followed by some
performances.
Opening day Thursday, April 16 and
opening ceremonies being at noon. Vintage
Days runs through Sunday. April 1° and
closing ceremonies arc at 3 p.m.
Air Guitar will kick off opening night
with a bang. It will be Star Time/at the
Satellite Union this year with some great
acts. Friday night. April 17. they will be
rolling out the red carpel at Casino Night.
The crafts fair will run Friday through
Sunday and begin at 10 a.m. every morning. Also this year, there will be the first
ever Rib cook-off. which was formerly held
at Big Hat Days in Clovis.
March Calendar
A China Odyssey
Friday March 27
Informational meeting at 3:30.
Conference Room 220, Industrial
Technology building.
Questions contact Dr. Yen
2784201
Loretta LaRoche
Humor Your Stress
Satellite Union, 7:30 p.m.
Students $2, general public $10.
Fresno's Fourth
Annual Cesar E.
Chavez Celebration
March 27-28
Candlelight vigil at the CSUF
Peace Garden Friday 5:30 p.m.
Mass at the Fresno Convention
Center Exhibit Hall 10a.rn.and
noon.
March and Customized Low-Rider
car exhibition. 2 p.m. Free.
Earlimart Food
Drive
March 18-April 1
Food drive for residents of
Earlimart. Drop off food in the
Ethnic Studies Office in McKee
Fisk.
Lecture Series
Tonight, March 25
Exchange students compare universities
Japanese students
learn from culture as
well as classes.
by Naomi Ericson
Staff Writer
Two hundred college students
sit in a lecture hall. None of them
speak or raise their hands for
questions. They respond only when
the professor calls on them.
Welcome to a Japanese college
campus.
Tomoko Honda, a 29-year-old
foreign exchange student from
Tokyo, noticed differences right
away in her classes at Fresno State
compared to her Japanese classes.
"In Japan, you only talk when
a teacher asks you a question." said
Honda.
You don't give your opinion on the
subject matter." ^
Honda was amazed at the
classroom atmosphere in the United
States.
"The classes in the United
States are more relaxed compared
to Japan," Honda said. "Some
people even eat hamburgers in my
classes here. You would never see
that in Japan. It would be considered disrespectful."
Another Japanese student.
Naomi Igarashi, also from Tokyo,
was shocked that older students
blend well with younger students.
"In Japanese universities,
everyone is around the same age."
Igarashi said. "But here there are all
different ages. People in the United
Slates don't care about age as much
as they do in Japan."
Classes aren't the only differ*
"The portions of food and the
washing machines are so huge
compared to Japan." Igarashi said.
"1 was amazed when I first saw
them."
Igarashi is try ing to get use to
strangers saying hello to her.
"When you make eye contact
with someone here, they smile and
say 'hi'." Igarashi said. "In Japan
you don't do that. You're considered weird or rude if you make eye
Eugene Krebs. a 66-year
professor of child and familv
studies, lived in Japan for fou
old
years. He said Americans can learn
a lot from the Japanese culture.
"In the United States, we
emphasize the rugged individual."
Krebs said. "In Japan they emphasize the group. They don't emphasize material things, but upon
spiritual being, family, warmth and
togetherness.*'
Some ol the most impressive
character (rails Krehs noticed in
Japan were people's patience and
kindness.
"I was invited over to a friend's
house for dinner." Krebs said. "I
don't think they were doing so well
financially. They gave me tea to
drink and then 1 noticed that they
were drinking hoi water. They
would do anything they could to
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Few chances of being killed on duty, most stresses come from personal life
COPS, continued from page 1
an outlet in some way.
"There are several levels of hazard, and they can all affect you,"
Eaton said. "Yes, there's the chance
of getting shot, but if I'm chasing a
crook, and I blow out my knee, my
career is just as-over as if I'd been
shot"
What civilians don't realize is
the probability of an officer getting
shot isn't high. In a report entitled
"Law Enforcement Officers Killed
and Assaulted," the FBI reported that
only 74 officers were killed in the
nation in 1995. That number went
down from 78 in 1994.
About 10:15 a.m., Eaton received a domestic violence call. Another deputy was already there, and
Eaton needed to help collect state-
menu and to keep everyone under
control should things get out of hand.
Two ambulances were called
because the two men involved injured
each other. One man had a laceration
above his eye and one on his head.
The other man had trouble Breathing
because he was choked by the first
After collecting statements and
making conclusions from the evidence gathered, Eaton and the deputy
he assisted determined the two men
would be charged with domestic battery.
Then, while at the hospital, the
deputies realized things were going
to change. The man who was choked
received some oxygen and told his
side of the story. He seemed excited
about the event and said, "I got him
real good, didn't IT'
"You get some oxygen in him
and get that testosterone going and
the truth comes out," Eaton said,
while leaving the hospital.
The next few hours were fairly
uneventful. Eaton responded to a 9-
l-l hang-up. a petty theft and a vehicle burglary. This gave him time to
talk about his family, friends and
growing up.
"I grew up in a pretty rough part
of Boston with three brothers and two
sisters," Eaton said. "My dad's best
friend was a cop, so I was around
them all of the time."
Hanging around with police officers influenced Eaton. He moved to
Sacramento and went to school there,
then moved to Fresno and went
through the law enforcement program at Fresno City College.
"My brothers and sisters tease
me about being a cop all the time.
They always say. 'I smell bacon!'."
Eaton said.
Eaton is planning a family of his
own. He will be married in April. His
fiancee isn't worried about what he
does for a living. Eaton said.
"She hasn't voiced any c
yet." Eaton said. "She's a pro-law enforcement person and that helps. She
understands that there are things that
I just have to do."
Eaton said he has made some
good friends through this job.
"Most of my friends are cops
because 1 know that I can trust them."
Eaton said. "I know that they are honorable people that work hard and are
family oriented."
Eaton also likes the comedy behind the job.
"Being a cop. I can go up and
talk to anybody." Eaton said. "Most
people will ask why you arc talking
to them hut crooks are dumb. They
don't. They just asfimc you are arresting them."
There is also the element of surprise that is appealing.
"Anything can happen out here."
Eaton said. "Nothing should surprise
me. but it still does."
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