1993_10 Insight October 1993

              October 27,1993
Insight/California State University, Fresno
Professional Jabber
ByTonyARobelli
Baseball, '93
Joe Carta fulfilled the dream of
•bout 400 million fans in the World
Series' sixth game Saturday night
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For those of you who have been
hiding under your sofa since witching Luke Perry operate a hand gun
on •90210*. let me describe the situation for you.
Game six of the World Series—
Toronto, one win away from capturing the title is batting, down 6-5;
men on first and second; one out;
Joe Carter at the plate facing tbe
game's scariest pitcher, (for BOTH
(earns) Mitch Williams.
lave repeated as world champs for
the first time in 13 years when the
New York Yankees won back-to-
back titles in 1977-78.
Now that you're caught up, let's
take a kxk at this baseball year, a
year full of i'
They will remember those funny
PhiDies. The team that was comprised of players that were dropped
from other teams.
The team that looked like an ugly
fastball away from reaching Game 7
of the World Series after leading
their division and scarping thcBraves
in the playoffs.
The media will not soon forget
those lovable New Tuck" Mets.
They alone had a book of memories.
Various Mets' players picking
fights with reporters, Anthony
Young's consecutive loss record.
Vine* Coleman's stupid firework
Saberhagen's locker room antics
were just a few of ihcir misfortunes.
If they had won theWorld Series,
their behavior would have been described as "coJorful" and the players
baseball season has started
with suchahorribte and imfbrtunate
incident as when Cleveland Indian
pitchers Tun Crews and Steve Olin
were killed in a boating accident
befoie theatbaiof (he season.
Fellow teammate Bob Ojedasar-
vived the crash and started a few
games for the Tribe, dedicating his
performance to his former team-
Unfortunately, this was not the
only tragedy of this past season.
Hall ofFamer Don Drysdale, one of
baseball's all-lime great pitchers,
died ofaheart attack. Another former
Dodger Hall of Famer, Roy
Campanclla, also passed away during this past season.
But this season was not all doom
and gloom. Memories from this past
season will stay with baseball fans
for years to come.
This season will be remembered
as a year for young, outstanding
players to shine brightly, a year for
two new teams to start (he tang
process of try ingto build champion-
When you lose more than 100
games, however, mat colorful bc-
havior is thought of as immature and
those characters are described as a
bunch of egotistical, overpaid
crybabies that embarrassed their
team and city.
Pittsburgh Pirates' fans will rc-
rnembCT the 1993 season as the year
they lost tbe best player they will
ever have, Barry Bonds. The same
might also be said for Milwaukee
after losing Paul Molitor. Too bad
Ik can't come through in the clutch
in the playoffs (ha-ha).
True fans of baseball will forever
remember the tremendous contri-
butionsthatNolanRyan and George
Brett gave to this game. They were
true gentlemen on and off the field
and baseball will miss them.
Bm perhaps the most inspiring
eventofthel993seasoncamcinthe
season's opening game. Bo Jackson, in his first big league at-bat with
an artificial hip, cracks a pinch-hit
home run.
Everyone said he couldn't come
back, but Bo wouldn't listen. After
hundreds of hours in the gym reha-
shtpbanclubs,ayearforbasebrawls,    bilitating and hours of tortuous pain
fireworks, high salaries and I
farewells-Fans will remember the
sweet swing of Ken Griffey Jr., the
huge arms of Juan Gonzalez and the
body of Frank Thomas.
They will remember (he unbelievable pitching staff of the Atlanta
Braves, the fire in their press box
and the explosion Fred McGriffpro-
vided the Braves from thai day on.
both physically and mentally. Bo
proved he is not an ordinary man.
As tears ran down his face while
he was trotting around the bases, he
proved to everyone that anythin g is
truly possibly possible and that you
can do anything you want if you
want it bad enough.
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be a litile unnerving.
you want to know where (bey come
from and you never know," Tejeda
said. "You think something is going to
happen. Something bad."
Those who work such unusual hours
often have to rearrange their schedules.
"My sleep is split into two shifts," said
O'Leary, who sleeps two hours before
and three hours after his shift
"I eat breakfast at 3 p.m. and eat
lunch while my boyfriend eats dinner,"
Mendcz said.
She said ha friends and family, who
are not so nocturnal, complained that
they didn't know when to call her. "I'm
usually grumpy when ihey call. Now
they wait for me to call ihem," she said.
Adjusting to the late shift was simple
for O'Leary. "I was a resident adviser
for a year and used to stay up until 3
a.m.," he said. "1 might as well get paid
w for it"
For Mendcz, the easy part was getting (he night job. Staying awake was
another story. "It was extremely uifn-
cult adjusting to graveyard," he said.
To adjust she took sleeping pills
and caffeine pills. "I did this for three
weeks and it just blew my mind," she
said. "What's getting scary is (hat I'm
able to function as a graveyard person," the dispatcher said. "I like being
a day person. I don't want to be a
graveyard person."
Degree
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here and he wants us to look into how
it might work oul"
Salazar sees three different ways a
three-year degree program could be
achieved. The first is to change the
number of units required for a
bachelor's degree.
'Title 5 ofthe State Education Code
requires 124 units for abachclorof arts
and a few more a bachelor of science
and an engineering degree," Salazar
said. "Why is it 124? That is (he cemral
question. But if the system were to
lower the number of units to graduate.
it would have to be done through the
state and then it becomes a legal issue."
When (he topic was raised at the
Academic Assembly, Warren Kessler,
professor of philosophy, questioned
the idea of shortening the degree.
"I have a problem with speeding up
the education for a degree," he said. "I
think we need greater depth in education rather than greater speed."
The second way to achieve a three-
year program would be to accept more
advanced placement high school units,
Salazar said.
'We will be working with high
schools to give students a head start
when they get here," Salazar said. 'We
met with Clovis Unified School District last spring about this issue."
The third alternative is (o consoli
date the coursewoik."We could con-
solidate the course work and class could
be double-counted," Salazar said. "For
instance, we would allow a major class
to count for general education credit at
the same time, but unless the minimun
Dumber of required units is changed,
(hat really won't help."
This idea has one major flaw, he
said. "The problem is that this will
leave out a large number of students,"
Salazar said.
Welty also brought up (he idea of a
completion guarantee at the Academic
Assembly Address. "I have asked Provost Gonzalez to work with his staff to
initiate the Fresno State University
Degree Completion Guarantee for students entering in (he fall *94," he said.
"I believe (he rime has come for us
lo make a commitment to Ihe students
whom we seek to serve."
can get a degree in three years by
working closely with an adviser, but
students get discouraged when Ihey
don't get the classes ihcy want. This
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experience for all kids. I also want to
maintain Clovis Unified as a leader in
education, and continue to improve
quality education for all students."
Strom, incumbent, has a personal
commitment to quality education. "I
would like to see educational advancement opportunities for students. I proposed geology as an elective for high
school students. I will also push for
extended graduation requirements. I
also recognize employment opportunities and hope to help advance classified and certified employees."
In area six, incumbent Elizabeth
"Betsy" Sandoval is being challenged
by RichardTraegerand Robert Rowley.
Traeger. a news reporter, sees an
urgent need to re-focus on education.
"Academic superiority is more of an
image than a reality. Education has and
should be our number one job. With
the economy how it is, we need to leach
better communication skills, skills to
deal with life, kids need to have a
strong cducauon. My number one priority is education. There are students
that graduate from Clovis High that
can'(even read. Our priorities are off."
Rowley, a businessman, would like
to see a change in leadership.
"We need change within (he leadership of the school board, there is a lack
of trust and unity. I feel I can bring
unity to ihe board. I have a strong
business and service background. Education and the system has to work for
the studenu. We have to forget about
our platforms and focus on the chil-
Sandoval, an incumbent, pushes for
continuity.
"I have been a membcrof the school
board for 12 years and I see a need to
continue the continuity of (he board
members. People coming on to ihe
board need to have some guidance
with things."
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thing that is most natural to humans:
breaming. Valley fever is caused by a
soil fungus called coccidioiomycosis.
When a person breathes fungus-infected dust (he spores settle into the
lungs and begin to grow, in some cases
spreading to other pans of the body.
In 1964-65, a vaccine (hat proved
successful in animals was administered
to inmates ofthe Vacaville state prison,
according to (he Valley Fever Vaccine
Project Efficacy Trial report Their work
was approved by the Food and Drug
Administration as being safcandeffec-
(ive in animals and a human efficacy
trial was planned.
Clinics were set up under the direction of the U.C. Davis, in Bakersfield,
Visalia, Lemoore and Tucson in the
1980s for volunteers to participate in
the vaccine research. In 1984, the program was discontinued because the
prevention rate of the vaccine was calculated at only 25 percent
Valley fever clinical trials fora vaccine ended in the '80s when Ihe gov-
cnimr.nl hrran to fimrvJ available research money into programs that were
trying to find Ihe cure for AIDS.
In January, 1993, a non-profit, fund-
raising organization called Valley Fever Research Foundation formed to
renew the search fora vaccine.
The organization is made up of physicians and business people in Ihe
Bakersfield area. "We contracted with
(^UP>akersfieldforafeasibuity study,"
said Leo Pierucci, chairman of the
Valley Fever Research Foundation.
"The study is finished, but we're not
ready to release the results. The information is still being analyzed"
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2:30 ajn.
Quinn's beat has been slow as well.
He's married and has been wiih ihe
Fresno Police for nine years. He's also
a big guy, with dark hair, long side-
bums and a (hick mustache. And he
enjoys his job. "It's Ihe kind of job in
which you can get outofitwhat you put
into it," he says.
At 9:55 p.m., a call comes in for
response to a possible burglary in
progress at an auto parts shop at S hields
Avenue and First Street. A Cadillac
carrying three adults is parked suspiciously behind the store with its trunk
open. Quinn speeds across town in
time to rendezvous with Manna and
anotherunit. As the Cadillac pullsonto
First, three sets of floodlight beams hit
the car. The driver immediately pulls
over.
Manha is the closest lo (he suspects'
car. He draws his weapon and orders
them to showtheir hands and not move.
Manhaapproac hes and orders the driver
out of the car. The other police also
have their weapons trained on the
Cadillac. A mangels out with his hands
up. Manha questions him cautiously.
takes the keys from the ignition and
opens the trunk There are no stoles
goods. There had been no burglary.
Surprisingly, the suspect isn't upset.
"You guys arc doing a good job,"
he says with a smile as the cops drive
off ," he said. "We see so much negative, we automatically think, 'What
could be wrong here?" That's why
we approach people very cautiously,
butitoffends some people. You know
you may die trying to help (his person who hates you."
Quinn cruises the same ratty area
Manha patrolled near Rep's MotcL
These apartments are targets for drug
and vice raids. "We're never going
to stop it," he says of the drug dealing, "but we try (o keep the areas
patrolled"
"You know you
may die trying to
help this person
who hates you."
—Bob Quinn
At 11:43 pjn., a call comes in
from North Bond S treet near Kastner
Junior High to respond to a possible
rollover accident Upon arrival, a
light-colored Isuzu Trooper is lying
on its side across (he street from
some houses. There are no accident
victims in sight.
Obviously, the driver had been
spinning donuts in the park and lost
control. The Isuzu rolled at least
once, as evidenced by the smashed
roof. The front windshield is kicked
cut, a cassette tape still playing in the
dashboard Manha arrives as neighbors stand in the street in their robes.
The caller says he heard a crash and
voices as he came outside. Quinn
lakes it all down in his notebook
Further inspection reveals the
driver is a male student at Clovis
West High. Items in a school bookbag
and a receipt to an oil change with ihe
driver's address and phone number
aid the officers. A call is made to the
boy's parents and registration of the
vehicle is checked. A Grateful Dead
sticker lines the rear window. Cassette tapes are scattered in the wreckage. Later, the police get a call from
a teenager who says his kuzuTrooper
has been stolen, but the officers suspect it's ihe driver. Tbe boys found
iheir way home and at the advice of
their parents, (ell the truth.
Inside, the driver is sitting with
his friend's parents. Quinn goes in
and tells him he has done something
age to (he park The boy, upset,
mumbles responses. The parents of
(he driver arrive after Quinn lectures
him. "Hopefully," he says, "they'll
take some responsibility for iL"
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