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InStep
From the top
Dance troupe on its way
to high ranks in D.C.
Insight
California State Universitv. Fresno ^^^^^J March II. I•vg
InSporti
Working out the
mind
Lifting a book, pencil
paying off for student-
athletes
First fire drill in years catches students off-guard, not officials
byJc
and TatTtmi Storey
Staff Writers
Teachers and students poured out of
campus buildings Friday morning for
what was described as the first campus
wide fire drill in years at Fresno State
Campus officials found some fire
alarms filled with birds' nests and other
debris Other alarms failed to sound
But official: ..aid they generally
were pleased with the results They said
they saw no major breakdowns in the
university's building evacuation effort
"The responses were there and it
was well organized,' said Robert Boyd,
director of facilities management at
Fresno State "We needed to figure out
what we were doing good and where we
needed to improve, and that's what we
did I feel pretty good about it "
Fresno State is now contemplating
a full campus evacuation drill for next
fall, said David Moll, director of
environmental health and safety If that
happens, thousands of people would
move out of buildings to four parking
lots on the campus periphery during
regularly scheduled fire drills
The aim would he to test prepara
turns for a civil disturbance, plane crash,
earthquake or some other disaster, Moll
said Two California universities—
Stanford and California State I University
at Northndge—were damaged by
earthquakes in recent yean
Friday's fire drill was a joint effort
between the Office of Environmental
Health and Safety, the Fresno State
Police Department and the Department
of Plant Operations
The drill was to test alarms, find
problems w ith doors, elevators, sound
and evacuation processes and figure out
GE writing
requirement
doubled
Friday's
maintenance necessary to ensure safety
Recti person involved in conducting the
drill had a checklist of important items
At <* 15 am Friday, more than 50
plant operation workers were taken out of
their normal roles, such as electrician or
groundskeeper. and were assigned to each
of the buildings on campus Roll call begat
at ft20 a m to make sure each building was Simultaneously, ear piercing wads mag
covered and all questions were answered throughout the campus
Hv | 40 a m . the crews beaded out to their 'Officials were concerned about
designated locations evacuating students with pt |
Students continued with business as dtsabihbet from mahi story Nildmgi
usual, unaw are ol the sirens that were about m nearer buildings, such as she horary
to squeal At precisctv Hi a m the call or the new education building, elevators
went out I- .ciliated. s« WwLL. pagt 3
ay
S?jM RNam
AuewMinagiiausiiannimi" Hay
the Fresno State Academic Senate will
double che sss*mher af svanit sss-tam ftw upper division wotmg mean
TV ofW and maana ■ mat the A t aarma.
Sessate. coaaenmsg of atoreasors nam evney
area of study, reached a l main—ai that tea-
■mi ssirktimwnst mom Thatfmdaagsvm
taken from several eeofeaatmnd-omvala m-
ports from teachers and atadam surveys
There ts, however, aaodser cspmaaaiaa
» the'douNing srudrrei need bean* writ-
Blind CSUF
student an
inspiration
by Daniel Dallas
Staff Writer
\r. IW Saba Hudintnc
was studying mechanical engi
neering in Sarajevo, when a
grenade blew up in front of
him, ripping out his eyes Now
2S. he has overcome several
hurdles and has a fiPA of Ml
■nets
i after rh
Immediately i
jury, he was flown to Madera
from Sarajevo for emergency
treatment Surgeons implanted
artificial eyes and after six
months of recuperation he decided to resume his studies
Hudintnc enrolled at
I 'ollegeand in It)
In 12 months, had learned Fn
glish He is now fluent. Two
years of study at City College
State in I MB-Since then, he
has completed So units and has
impressed people with his de
He is married and has two
children one three years old
and one seven months
'Hudintnc said his wife. l,ejla,
24. is a great support, espe
c tally in his studies
Mv wife reads all my
Disabilities, which offers a
wide range of facilities to allow the same academic output
tunnies to a student with dts
abilities that normally would
be offered
The department has sev
era! specially designed com
jniiet svi»ikstations in tis adap
voice recognition h also has
ill g ejBBJBJl aaagf, aaaaam
■
$*♦ STUDCNT, page 3
Tax help offered to desperate students
Same service as a preparer
but offered for free
by Tart Fernanda*
Staff Writer
''After a few Bays of ejtasjex. I Began) tn
look around and nsastaad I asm fast m food
will be over
The people that are offering assistance
v volunteer'!" awiedmg to Nana
fnt- ata •*■ aaa
Saturday, is an BBjaaaJ
J»c<>bRueda,a23year^ldbusineM The volunteers are In
informational systems junior, was looking to ,•* l|brtry A ^^^
do his taxes for the first time on Saturday. ** ^ Miin lhcy,
February 28
I went over to government documents
tor tax formt and I saw a sign," Rueda said
He found Volunteer Income Tax Assistance,
an IRS program to aide filers Rueda was
happy to team that help was available that
day
"That was a big relief.' said Rueda The
help was free and look about 10 to 15
minutes Rueda's taxes
gemot money back
pse charge for assistance in filing uses
can range from S47 and up. according to
Allen Curtis. HAR Block lax preparer With VKhiai income tax . lasses then we met
that tn mind, it is no wonder that 14.000 go to a one da
rxople have talum advantage of me VITA „„, , ,
program within its 2ft years of service .
Prop 227 imposes English
method of teaching
are done and hell he SlWf pgaj hl
klphaXi itvlu
S#* sat, paga 2
only
by Tonya Ltd*
Staff Writer
Slow down, your number's up
affirmative action will be on California
baBots mil fane
Proposition 227. the I In/ Initiative
proposes to ban bilingual education in
California public schools II passed, it
would take into effect in September
Voting yet ensures that thosssands of
immigrant children are subjected to an
untested and unprovrd method Bf learning
immigrant children will continue » ha
suhtoctad to • tested and enpruied mnthnd
of learning Fnglish
The tatttaovt u backed by I
Ugal Helen-
A1AIUII !
atelv to Mo, I
iBsaasssaa .
Othei
initiative c
date Bon Utm B staairt i children wtm
below average Bnghab skills sohe taaght
Kellv H • •man for
the CBjaaaa for an Fducated K11
that is untested It s educational fen phen
being tried out «n a *•
Initiative pn^i>nent»tlie me l**»7
CaMorma BMd Butt statist** m »hH nw
paresmt of dst public supported the t «/
attve
However 40 percent want education
to he made at the stair level
gsiiani whtkt spaakiag Bnghsh m mdwio ^ a, ^^ ^m
get dta saachar't pomt across to dse ammnt amn ytars to learn Fngttsla white me Cnr
"The Ron In; bM
about Bte details re Car's pnipmal mes
w ill reahee it dnesn t rerttvt then values
charges a 'Ho on Car pamphast
The grandson ot lewis* «
I tgmATrVt pap 7
Object Description
| Title | 1998_03 Insight March 1998 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 1998 |
| 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 |
Description
| Title | Insight Mar 11 1998 p 1 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publication Date | 1998 |
| Full-Text-Search | InStep From the top Dance troupe on its way to high ranks in D.C. Insight California State Universitv. Fresno ^^^^^J March II. I•vg InSporti Working out the mind Lifting a book, pencil paying off for student- athletes First fire drill in years catches students off-guard, not officials byJc and TatTtmi Storey Staff Writers Teachers and students poured out of campus buildings Friday morning for what was described as the first campus wide fire drill in years at Fresno State Campus officials found some fire alarms filled with birds' nests and other debris Other alarms failed to sound But official: ..aid they generally were pleased with the results They said they saw no major breakdowns in the university's building evacuation effort "The responses were there and it was well organized,' said Robert Boyd, director of facilities management at Fresno State "We needed to figure out what we were doing good and where we needed to improve, and that's what we did I feel pretty good about it " Fresno State is now contemplating a full campus evacuation drill for next fall, said David Moll, director of environmental health and safety If that happens, thousands of people would move out of buildings to four parking lots on the campus periphery during regularly scheduled fire drills The aim would he to test prepara turns for a civil disturbance, plane crash, earthquake or some other disaster, Moll said Two California universities— Stanford and California State I University at Northndge—were damaged by earthquakes in recent yean Friday's fire drill was a joint effort between the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, the Fresno State Police Department and the Department of Plant Operations The drill was to test alarms, find problems w ith doors, elevators, sound and evacuation processes and figure out GE writing requirement doubled Friday's maintenance necessary to ensure safety Recti person involved in conducting the drill had a checklist of important items At <* 15 am Friday, more than 50 plant operation workers were taken out of their normal roles, such as electrician or groundskeeper. and were assigned to each of the buildings on campus Roll call begat at ft20 a m to make sure each building was Simultaneously, ear piercing wads mag covered and all questions were answered throughout the campus Hv | 40 a m . the crews beaded out to their 'Officials were concerned about designated locations evacuating students with pt | Students continued with business as dtsabihbet from mahi story Nildmgi usual, unaw are ol the sirens that were about m nearer buildings, such as she horary to squeal At precisctv Hi a m the call or the new education building, elevators went out I- .ciliated. s« WwLL. pagt 3 ay S?jM RNam AuewMinagiiausiiannimi" Hay the Fresno State Academic Senate will double che sss*mher af svanit sss-tam ftw upper division wotmg mean TV ofW and maana ■ mat the A t aarma. Sessate. coaaenmsg of atoreasors nam evney area of study, reached a l main—ai that tea- ■mi ssirktimwnst mom Thatfmdaagsvm taken from several eeofeaatmnd-omvala m- ports from teachers and atadam surveys There ts, however, aaodser cspmaaaiaa » the'douNing srudrrei need bean* writ- Blind CSUF student an inspiration by Daniel Dallas Staff Writer \r. IW Saba Hudintnc was studying mechanical engi neering in Sarajevo, when a grenade blew up in front of him, ripping out his eyes Now 2S. he has overcome several hurdles and has a fiPA of Ml ■nets i after rh Immediately i jury, he was flown to Madera from Sarajevo for emergency treatment Surgeons implanted artificial eyes and after six months of recuperation he decided to resume his studies Hudintnc enrolled at I 'ollegeand in It) In 12 months, had learned Fn glish He is now fluent. Two years of study at City College State in I MB-Since then, he has completed So units and has impressed people with his de He is married and has two children one three years old and one seven months 'Hudintnc said his wife. l,ejla, 24. is a great support, espe c tally in his studies Mv wife reads all my Disabilities, which offers a wide range of facilities to allow the same academic output tunnies to a student with dts abilities that normally would be offered The department has sev era! specially designed com jniiet svi»ikstations in tis adap voice recognition h also has ill g ejBBJBJl aaagf, aaaaam ■ $*♦ STUDCNT, page 3 Tax help offered to desperate students Same service as a preparer but offered for free by Tart Fernanda* Staff Writer ''After a few Bays of ejtasjex. I Began) tn look around and nsastaad I asm fast m food will be over The people that are offering assistance v volunteer'!" awiedmg to Nana fnt- ata •*■ aaa Saturday, is an BBjaaaJ J»c<>bRueda,a23year^ldbusineM The volunteers are In informational systems junior, was looking to ,•* l|brtry A ^^^ do his taxes for the first time on Saturday. ** ^ Miin lhcy, February 28 I went over to government documents tor tax formt and I saw a sign," Rueda said He found Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, an IRS program to aide filers Rueda was happy to team that help was available that day "That was a big relief.' said Rueda The help was free and look about 10 to 15 minutes Rueda's taxes gemot money back pse charge for assistance in filing uses can range from S47 and up. according to Allen Curtis. HAR Block lax preparer With VKhiai income tax . lasses then we met that tn mind, it is no wonder that 14.000 go to a one da rxople have talum advantage of me VITA „„, , , program within its 2ft years of service . Prop 227 imposes English method of teaching are done and hell he SlWf pgaj hl klphaXi itvlu S#* sat, paga 2 only by Tonya Ltd* Staff Writer Slow down, your number's up affirmative action will be on California baBots mil fane Proposition 227. the I In/ Initiative proposes to ban bilingual education in California public schools II passed, it would take into effect in September Voting yet ensures that thosssands of immigrant children are subjected to an untested and unprovrd method Bf learning immigrant children will continue » ha suhtoctad to • tested and enpruied mnthnd of learning Fnglish The tatttaovt u backed by I Ugal Helen- A1AIUII ! atelv to Mo, I iBsaasssaa . Othei initiative c date Bon Utm B staairt i children wtm below average Bnghab skills sohe taaght Kellv H • •man for the CBjaaaa for an Fducated K11 that is untested It s educational fen phen being tried out «n a *• Initiative pn^i>nent»tlie me l**»7 CaMorma BMd Butt statist** m »hH nw paresmt of dst public supported the t «/ attve However 40 percent want education to he made at the stair level gsiiani whtkt spaakiag Bnghsh m mdwio ^ a, ^^ ^m get dta saachar't pomt across to dse ammnt amn ytars to learn Fngttsla white me Cnr "The Ron In; bM about Bte details re Car's pnipmal mes w ill reahee it dnesn t rerttvt then values charges a 'Ho on Car pamphast The grandson ot lewis* « I tgmATrVt pap 7 |
