1983_04 Insight April 1983

              April 20, IMS
OPINION
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LETTERS
Draft and school
Tule rebuttal
Middle East non-peace
CSUF next semester, many of them
wiU be forced to comply with yet
Election 83 retrospective
I have Just seen a copy of the Feb.
23, 1963 Vol 15 Number 17 edition of
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May I ask what gives you people
the right to .dander art
Why did you people take pictures
of my son's (ages 2 yrs ft 3 yrs)
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Last week's campus-wide Associated Student elections provided a mixed bag of emotions for Insight. Happiness is, to paraphrase
Snoopy, 2,219 students voting, up from 1,200
last year. Happiness is also what appears to
be a qualified bunch of officers for next school
year.
Ah, but this is the editorial page, and happiness is rarely unalloyed in these environs.
For one thing, 2,200 votes out of a student
population in excess of 15,000 is on the surface
a poor showing. Realistically, it's an excellent
Showing, but there is still ample room for improvement Besides, with 35 candidates running for all the elected posts, tbe fabled
"friendship factor" absorbs most of tbe votes
cast.
Nonetheless, that shouldn't dim the luster
of achievement for the winners, and Insight
will now proffer belated congratulations to all
tbe new A.S. officers, with special congratulations going out to Andrea Hedgley, our new
president, Greg Garrett, our new legislative
vice president, and Michael Baladjanian, our
new administrative vice president. Hedgley
and Garrett won with fairly decent margins,
and p#l*)Hj»"-«" squeaked by his nearest
but his actions were, in a word,
Despite the margins in this particular
election, Insight feels a dangerous precedent
has been set by going directly from seven candidates to a winner, as in the president's race,
or from six to a winner, as in the LVP race. A
run-off election should be scheduled in tbe
future when so many people feel compelled to
run for the same office. s
In mis case, again, tbe totals show that
for the two offices we would have counseled
run-offs in, were not close elections.but Insight still feels run-offs are good policy.
Honesty, they say, is the best policy.
Therefore it pains Insight to learn that tbe
election code was broken, willingly, by
several candidates. Nothing major was done,
but by the same token, nothing major was accomplished. Tearing down posters may afford a cathartic release, but it's tacky and not
befitting tbe supposed altruistic motives of
tbe rest of tbe candidates.
Of course it is also tacky to spread
rumours about tbe opposition, especially
when a newspaper is involved. What saddens
Insight most about these incidents is not their
commission, but rather the diverting of
valuable energy towards nefarious deeds.
After all, political dirty tricks, even these
minor ones, are-commonplace. But in this
election, there were a couple of meaty issues
that should have been tbe focus of contention.
Insight was pleased to see tbe constitutional revisions passed by tbe student
voters, but Insight was not pleased to see the
A.S. fee increase put down. That increase was
both modest and long overdue, and its failure
will leave tbe A.S. more hobbled than ever.
Tbe performance of Martin Togni, who
Insight endorsed for LVP, also failed to
please Insight. Just as last week's issue was
being distributed on campus, Insight found
out be had resigned his post as chair of the
Finance and Budget Committee.   <
Insight makes no apologies for the Togni
Of Insight's other endorsements,
presidential candidate John Dosher took second, 207 votes behind Hedgley. The AVP endorsement went to Michael Baladjanian, wbo
won.
This paper was very serious about running endorsements. Our fears in running them
revolved around giving those candidates who
didn't get our nod a voice too. We solved that
to tbe best of our ability by giving each candidate a 250-word statement, to be printed
along with their photo, on these pages. We
regretted that the paper would not be on tbe
stands till Wednesday morning, but that's the
breaks. In addition, Insight ran a front-page
article on tbe elections.
All this is mentioned in preparation for
something Insight embarks upon with the
greatest trepidation: criticism of tbe Daily
Collegian.
Insight feels the Daily Collegian provided
tbe barest minimum of election coverage.
While it is tbe Derogative of any publication to
print what it chooses, the Collegian, as tbe only campus daily newspaper, and A.S. funded
to boot, would seem to have an obligation to
cover the elections in some depth.
The extent of the Collegian's pre-election
coverage was a single article on the candidates' forum, where members of tbe press
questioned those running for president, LVP
and AVP. They also rarran editorial in favor
of tbe A.S. fee increase.
The Collegian also ran endorsements. On
Tuesday, tbe endorsements for president and
LVP were printed in the campus daily. There
was no explanation of why students should
vote for these people — just a listing of the
Collegian's recommendations.
After Togni resigned, tbe Collegian
rescinded their endorsement — on the bottom
of page two —and their new endorsement was
named in the third paragraph of a four
paragraph article. Not much of an endorsement.
The Collegian did run mini-
statement/biographies from the candidates.
However, tbey did this on Wednesday, after
the election had been in progress for a full day
and a half. True, tbe Insight ran a similar
feature on Wednesday, but no option for
earlier release existed. Apparently, tbe Collegian printed their effort as a response to a
perceived threat from Insight.
Be that as it may, no publication can do a
perfect job under any situation. It's just that
the Collegian could have done a much better
job.
Some of tbe candidates mentioned tbe
idea of having an A.S. newsletter. It would
come out monthly and be distributed in the
Collegian. This seems like a sound idea that
would help rectify the information lag that
this election highlighted.
In closing, the Insight does not want to
criticize anyone too harshly. The elections
came off without a hitch, and that is due in a
large part to the parties just mentioned. Insight would like the corrections above used
though, to avoid future hitches.
Commending Paul Canales
Throughout this school year, Insight has
watched student leaders closely, particularly
members of the Associated Students Senate,
and has pointed out problems in leadership
when such action appeared necessary. Tbe
focal point of much of Insight's criticism has
been A.S. President Paul Canales. We feel our
points were valid, but at the same time do not
believe we were flicking on Canales.
Instead of waging a massive campaign
 inst the press, as some campus leaders in
the past have chosen to do, Canales has acted
in a highly professional wanrmtw* jn attempting
to solve his problems while at tbe same time
also attempting to achieve a better relationship with Insight. Canales himself has said
that he appreciates the suggestions that have
focal p<
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points \
believe
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hot indicate that Canales is admitting wrongdoings on his part, but instead sbxiws an openness to criticism that is highly commendable.
, Canales' openness to
a haa been farther exemplified by bis
s to work closely with A.S. Presiden-
house It was) that the boys where not
bar's A that It was not the children*
house or yard.
Tha t tbey to fact live next door to
tbe new house. And they would have to
get my permission which tbey did not.
And then the caption reads (This
tule Indian childs yard provides s
bleak setting tor Us young life,)
Bull; even though tbe yard wasn't
theirs, take a close jooc at the picture,
tbe boys are well dressed k all the objects laytog around are toys not
trash — as my neighbor has 4 boys &I
have 3 boys. And each child has bis
own collection of toys.
I am enclosing a copy of our monthly paper ''Whispering Winds.''
You'll find a article, about your
article. I believe it represents tbe feeling of the Tule people.
I know it does mine.
Doris J. Hunter
This letter is In response to the article printed on Wednesday, April 13,
83 titled "Views Differ on Mideast
Issue."
I would like to address the fotlow-
ingqueations to all who are interested
in the Arab-Israeli conflict and also to
Mr. Oreikat who seemed to be so
eager to find peace to that troubled
area.
Mr. Oreikat, is peace what you
are seeking for? If yes, have you
realized that P.L.O. of which you are
a part of has stated many times
through the years that it has no intention of recognizing the existence of the
State of Israel?
Are you aware that to order to
e is tbe fruit of
n ianw raaguaauauav wtswea goes
into effect July 1 requires draft-age
males *>Hgfb** for government finis-
rial aid to register with Selective Ser-
vlce and denies aid to students who
fial to comply. Tbe regulation is tbe
result of earlier legislation enacted by
given? And that p
ting. Then why do you call for armed
straggle?
May I ask what is your political
table or better yet your anti-Israeli
propaganda table on campus for? If
you seek peace why not show all tbe
beautiful things that tbe PLO. has
done. Or Is it that you lack beautiful
things to say about tbe P.L.O.? to
cover up your own lack of pride you
have taken up anti-Israeli propagan-
w*—>
According to Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell, the government is
simply saying that taxpayer's funds
will not be used to provide a college
education for students wbo do not
registration requirements. Bell,
however, neglects to lake toto account
tbe tax-paying parents wbo object to
Selective Service registration of their
children and who would not object to
subsidize noo-compliants to order that
tbey could receive tbe education tbey
are entitled to.
- Hundreds of student groups and
college financial aid acunimstrators
nave criticized tbe regulation for
moral and legal reasons. Tbey contend that non-registrants should be
treated through the judicial process
and not through punitive educational
measures that deprive students of due
legal process. Tbe regulation poses
many questions for financial aid
directors: How are tbe students'
registration' verification statements
Parking redux
To the Editor:
In regards to Michael Todd's
outstanding article "No room at tbe
inn - Parking", I fee) it was directly
to the point. As an ag student I'm used
covered field, so by now parking isn't
s problem. I'm one of those people
who drive eight miles to school, pay 50
cents, and end up parking at tbe beef
unit and trotting to my first class to
tbe Social Science Building. If I
wanted to park my car on dirt, and
with a herd of cattle, I would have
stayed borne. My question is : Is my
50 cents going towards the upkeep of
all those parking restricted
areas — or to the beef unit? I give up,
I'll ride a horse to school. But then
again, will I need a parking permit?
Romy Schnitzer
Is that how you want to achieve
peace, Mr. Oreikat? It seems to me
that you still have a lot to learn about
peace, for peace is not achieved overnight, and by no means through force.
It requires time, understanding and
moderation.
It should also be kept in mind that
Arafat and King Hussein, so
lovingly klsabsj sad Btokksj hands on
T.V. have not been best friends
forever. It was to September of 1971,
that the Jordanians massacred 10,000
Palestinians. Wasn't that heinous and
bow dare you say tha t being io a gas
chamber is better than being driven
out of one's homeland ? Are you aware
of the Scale of your analogy?
Maybe if you stopped being so
sentimental and Just looked at reality
the way it is, you and your people
would make it easier on yourselves to
acquire a homeland.
forcing Job?
Tbe law Is also discriminatory
since it singles out males and financially needy students, many wbo
come from lower socio-economk
minority groups.
Tbe existing registration system
has been criticized as ineffective and
incomplete, which should serve as
some kind of message to Congress to
reevaluate and review it.- But
regardless of the registration
system's other problems, isrlng ow
educational institutions as a governmental enforcement agency is simply
an abuse of power.
Fernando Quintero
President of HILLEL
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Fretno, CA 93740
Putting procrastination off till
SALLY PETTIS
WeU, it's that time of year again;
we're all rushing around trying to put
Actually, this year's graduating
class from tbe CSUF School of Procrastination is about its average size:
85 percent of the student body. Proof?
Well, there are, of course, no degrees
given. If only because those eligible
Just never got around to (avenging
their majors.
At this time I am no better off
than the rest ofFresburg State. I have
two term papers coming due that I've
Just gotten tbe books for (I've known
about tbe assignments for three months now) and I am now working on a
project that I'd planned to have corn-
then there are those of us wbo are
master procrastinators. We're tbe
ones who can invent a million distrac-
attons and reasons not to read those
nve chapters for that test. You know,
tbe one that is tomorrow at 8 a.m.
We're tbe ones wbo put off getting
up to tbe morning to order to avoid
responsibilities. Yesterday afternoon
I wrote a letter to a friend that I'm not
speaking to, cleaned my typewriter,
attempted to communicate with my
.goldfish through ESP, color-
coordinated my clean socks and
played basketbaU with tbe others, Just
to avoid beginning a story for the
"other newspaper."
I've even been getting to bed
earlier because, now that the
semester's end is to sight, my tools of
procrastination have been getting
' more exhausting. Tbe other day I
Ironed some perma-press clothes that
I'll never wear, called my sister, rear-
ranged my shoes In the closet, washed
windows, and took inventory of my
desk drawers in order to put off a two-
True, my time has been worthily
I can enjoy
wl or making
my bed when it keeps me from more
In fact, this "column'' Is simply
another product of procrastination
Tbey say that tbe first step
towards breaking a bad habit is admitting you have a problem, and since
I recognize that my writing tins U just
another   way   of  avoiding   major
here and go sort my mall from the
Sally Petti* is a third-year Journalism
major who say s the will never be a top
award-winning writer because she
just may never get around to produc
Ing those possible Pulluer stories.
HOLY   TERROR
tial Advisor Earl Young. During this spring
semester, Canales and Young have worked
hard at improving Canales' availability and
image to others on campus. Tbe work appears
to have paid off. Once accused of not being in
his office enough, Canales now manages not
only to spend most of his tree time there, but
also has been seen doing a great deal of circulating around campus to informally meet
with various groups.
Canales displayed his growing leadership
qualities earty in the semester by becoming
emerged in the fight against apartment condominium conversions. He further displayed
these qualities in his prompt move to take over
the vacated Finance and Budget Committee
chairman responsibilities at an extremely
crucial time.
Hie members of the Insight editorial
board are pleased to finish up tbe 1982-83
school year on a positive note in it's relationship with A.S. President Paul Canales. He has
earned this commendation.
HOLY GRENADES
HOLV  BULLETS
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