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c ampus v^alendar USA Academic Team US A Today is looking for the nation's best and brightest college students for its 1994 AD- USA Academic Team. Faculty are invited to nominate students for the honor which is designed to recognize individuals who exel nolonly in scholarship butalso in leadership roles on and off campus. For nomination forms, contact the Public Information Office at 278-2795. Deadline is Nov. 30. Program caters to education majors The Central California Association for the Education of YoungChildren.anorganization for people interested in the education of young children, is currenUy accepting applications for membership. Benefits of membership include scholarships, local workshops, local and state newsletters, professional publications, state and national conferences and membership directory. For more information, write C.C.A.EY.C.atP.O.Box 13001, Fresno, Calif, 93794. Habitat for Humanity The CSUF chapter of Habitat for Humanity invites students, faculty and staff to participate in projects providing housing for low-income families. Some projects involve home construction and provide experience in construction skills. Information regarding involvement is availabc by calling 224-9051. Business tailgate party Sid Craig will be the featured guest at the S id Craig's School of Business' tailgate party for the Bulldog-San Diego State root- ball game. Barbequcd chicken and tri-tip will be served. Tickets arc a vai lablc at a table next to ihe elevator on the first floorofthePcicrsBuilding.Tick- ets do not include game admission. Winter ball A winter ball entitled "Winter Rendezvous" will take place on Nov. 19. The semi-formal event will include a catered dinner, dancing and photographs. Tickets can be purchased in the residence dining hall from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily until Nov. 11 or by contacting Melisa Burasteroat278-3U6. A couples ticket is $35, a single ticket is $18. Food drive The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Straight Alliance is establishing a cam pus wide canned food drive for the needy during the month of November. LGBS A volunteers will place receptacles in all major buildings tocollectnonpcrishablcitms to benefit the Poverello House. Dance theater Performance of dance scenes reflectingEuropeanTanzatheater and humor will take place on Thursday at 8 pjn. in the Satellite Student Union. General admission is $6, CSUF students have free entrance. Theevent is sponsored by the USU Productions. Celebrity lunch The American Lung Association will hold its ninth annual Celebrity Waiters' Luncheon at 11:30 a.m.. Dec. 9, at the Centre Plaza Conference Center. The luncheon features local television, radio and newspaper personalities, elected officials, . community volunteers and business leaders who serve, shine shoes, sing and table hop to earn "tips''for the ALA. For more inforamtion, call 266-LUNO. November 10, 1993 Volume 25, Issue 9 | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO ii Aaron RlggVINSIGHT When Richard Lira, 46, of Merced, retired two years ago, he traded his building contractor tools for a video and a 35 mm camera, which he attaches to his helmet to photograph skydlvers In Madera every weekend. Lira has jumped more than 1,100 times. Parachuters jump for joy By Aaron Rigps and Inger Sethov Staff Writers Toes on the edge, arms crossed, head cocked. Jump. Descending at 120 mph, aircngulfs the body and swallows the breath as wc hurl downward 12.500 feci above tlie San Joaquin River. These arc the emotions that feed ihc adrenaline junkies who convene at Madera airport every day lo fixate their passion — skydiving. Among the group each day arc the veterans of the air and a few shaky-kneed newcomers. The veterans jump solo, bul ihc firM-timers typically choose the tandem jump. In a tandem jump the instructor wears ihc parachute and is harnessed piggy-back to the rookie. Among the kncc-knockcrs were two reporters who had to try it oul lor themselves. Like two rookies wiih butterflies inourtummies. we arrived ai Maden airport yearning for the excitement wc saw on the faces of skydivcrs. After a 30-minuic instruction, including a video and a "how-io" session from ihe instructor, David See PARACHUTE, page 3 Liberal studies program graded low by students Bv Heather Watson Staff Writer "I've taken two child and family studies courses that will benefit me. but there' s not enough of these kinds of classes because of the abundance EHD 50 is a iwo-unil class in which students go to nearby elementary and high schools to observe an actual classroom.' ii Mjuniiaeasy ;c !*?-r h,h* ARrt m "EHD 50 *.v~ z •:.-zz~of univ, a!! a classroom full of fidgciy kids, but the I did was observe," Beltis said, prospect is frightening. "I couldn'tactually work with ihc Some CSUF liberal studiesstudents, children." who will soon preside over ihesc class- "We're not going to leam how to rooms, feel ihcy arcn'i ready for ihe be teachers unless wc get more op- challcngc, due to lack of in-classexpc- portunilics to student teach," Turner riencc. said. "Thcclasscsl'vc taken haven'igiven me ihc hands-on experience I feci I need tobe prepared," saidTiffany Beltis, a 21-year-old liberal studies senior. "There needs to be more classes, ofG.E.,"saidFarrahLcal,a 19-ycar- oihcrihanG.E.,thaiprcparcustoieach," old sophomore, said Katie Turner, a senior liberal siud- Two classes that studcnLs have ics student. praiscdandwouldlikctosccmorcof The liberal sludies major consists of are P.E. 152, physical education for 124 units, most arc general education children, and Music 153, music for courses. children. Students feci the program needs to These classes give students the concentrate more on the techniques of workable knowledge that they are teaching children and how to deal with thriving for. actual classroom situations, rather than "I've gotten the most out of P.E. reviewing basic material. 152," Leal said. "I learned new tech- "Aftcr only two education classes, niqucs to teach P.E. and control com- EHDSOandEHDI 15,Iwon'tbeready petitiveness." to handle a room full of squirming "Unfortunately, there's not more children," Beltis said. classes like this." Cat gives janitor purr of approval By Jenny Steffens StaffWriter James Davis remembers Uic feelings of starvation clearly. With only two months. 18 days left lo serve in his Army term, he was captured by ihc Chinese in North Korea in 1950. spending nearly three hungry years in captivity before being released. Thai is why the 61-year-old CSUF custodian now buys endless cases of Fnskics cat food at Pak-n-Savc lo feed his feline friend of three months who visits him regularly behind the Learning Resource Center every nighl. "I know what it is io be hungry," Davis said. "I've been hungry a loi of limes, that's why I feed him." Tlie black and while siray. which Davis calls "Kilty Cat," not only dines on "sea captains choice" or "beef stew" canned food off paper plates each evening, but he also laps up milk aficr Da\ is purchases small cartons for him at the Country Sum. "1 jusi like cats." Davis said. "1 look forward to "Kitty Cal" showing up so I can feed him." Working a 5 p.m. iol:30 a.m. shift Monday through Friday, Davis regularly looks for his new friend each evcning,callingout"Kitty,kitty,killy, wherc's my kitty cat?" Usually before he appears. Davis has already laid oul a fresh plaic of l(xxl for him. Since he began feeding him,"Kitty Cat" typically arrives consistently al 9 p.m. "Once you start feeding them, ihey come looking for you," Davis said. As a member of ihc custodial department since 1985. Davis said he has been feeding cats on campus for iwo io Ihrcc years. He purchases ihe food wiih his own money and usually goesihrough three cans each night Aside from "Kilty Cat" al ihc KeaLs Building, Davis also led iwo cats for See CAT, page 8 Cancer victims hopeful despite odds Deadly disease fails to shatter patients zest for life, despite the physical suffering endured By Davin A. Hutchins StaffWriter May 19, 1992, began like any typical day for Larry Nilmeier. In anticipation ofthe upcoming weekend, he and wife, Jacquc, were busily cramming their backpacks and preparing to steal away to a campground only a short drive from their home near San Luis Obispo. Nilmeier had always embraced the active life of an outdoorsman and was in tip-top shape for a gentleman who just turned the comer of 50. Perhaps that is why he found the severe pain in his colon so peculiar. At first he thought it was hemorrhoids, but after months of witnessing blood in his stool and leaving the toilet bowl of "bright red," he knew it was time to see the family physician. "The doctor told me he found traces of cancer in my blood," Nilmeier said. "After he said 'cancer,' I didn't hear anything else he said." After a rectal examination the following day, Nilmeier discovered he had contracted cancer, just like over one million Americans last year who received that same dreadful news. With terminal illnesses like AIDS and Alzheimer's disease currently in the spotlight, cancer remains a silent killer that claims over 1,400 lives in the United States every day. For individuals like Nilmeier, the ordeal taunts the mind with the thought of death, initiating a desperate search for answers on the path back to life and hope. Cancer—the silent killer Cancer, which is actually a group of diseases characterized by an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, has infected over eight million Americans alive today at least once, according to the American Cancer Society's 1992 Report. The disease can potentially strike every bodily organ: the lungs, breasts, skin, liver, prostate, ovaries, pancreas, throat, brain and even the blood itself. Cancer often manifests itself in the form of a tumor, concentrated in one primary organ. But if left untreated, the cancerous cells often spread to other organs, becoming more difficult to treat and often lethal. In 1992 alone, 1,130,000 Americans were diagnosed with cancer. While not all cases of cancer are deemed terminal, approximately half of cancer patients will eventually die from the disease. Receiving the news As in Nilmeier's case, the first reaction of many victims of cancer is shock and denial. "The first thing I thought was, 'I'm gonna At Cor I ieu Falls on Lewis Creek, Jacque and Larry Neimeier ha ve found a special place where they can relax and put their lives in perspective. die,'" he said. "Cancer did not fit into my never be the same," Jacque Nilmeier said. lifescheduleatall.Ihadalotmoreplanned." Nilmeier'srAysicianreferredhimtoan In fact, Nilmeier was still going to go oncologist, a cancer specialist, who rec- camping like nothing had happened, until ommended he undergo immediate sur- his wife convinced him that he needed g«y to remove the tumor in his colon, immediate treatment. "I knew at that moment our lives would See CANCER, page 8 *
Object Description
Title | 1993_11 Insight November 1993 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1993 |
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 |
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Language | eng |
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Title | Insight Nov 10 1993 p 1 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1993 |
Full-Text-Search | c ampus v^alendar USA Academic Team US A Today is looking for the nation's best and brightest college students for its 1994 AD- USA Academic Team. Faculty are invited to nominate students for the honor which is designed to recognize individuals who exel nolonly in scholarship butalso in leadership roles on and off campus. For nomination forms, contact the Public Information Office at 278-2795. Deadline is Nov. 30. Program caters to education majors The Central California Association for the Education of YoungChildren.anorganization for people interested in the education of young children, is currenUy accepting applications for membership. Benefits of membership include scholarships, local workshops, local and state newsletters, professional publications, state and national conferences and membership directory. For more information, write C.C.A.EY.C.atP.O.Box 13001, Fresno, Calif, 93794. Habitat for Humanity The CSUF chapter of Habitat for Humanity invites students, faculty and staff to participate in projects providing housing for low-income families. Some projects involve home construction and provide experience in construction skills. Information regarding involvement is availabc by calling 224-9051. Business tailgate party Sid Craig will be the featured guest at the S id Craig's School of Business' tailgate party for the Bulldog-San Diego State root- ball game. Barbequcd chicken and tri-tip will be served. Tickets arc a vai lablc at a table next to ihe elevator on the first floorofthePcicrsBuilding.Tick- ets do not include game admission. Winter ball A winter ball entitled "Winter Rendezvous" will take place on Nov. 19. The semi-formal event will include a catered dinner, dancing and photographs. Tickets can be purchased in the residence dining hall from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily until Nov. 11 or by contacting Melisa Burasteroat278-3U6. A couples ticket is $35, a single ticket is $18. Food drive The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Straight Alliance is establishing a cam pus wide canned food drive for the needy during the month of November. LGBS A volunteers will place receptacles in all major buildings tocollectnonpcrishablcitms to benefit the Poverello House. Dance theater Performance of dance scenes reflectingEuropeanTanzatheater and humor will take place on Thursday at 8 pjn. in the Satellite Student Union. General admission is $6, CSUF students have free entrance. Theevent is sponsored by the USU Productions. Celebrity lunch The American Lung Association will hold its ninth annual Celebrity Waiters' Luncheon at 11:30 a.m.. Dec. 9, at the Centre Plaza Conference Center. The luncheon features local television, radio and newspaper personalities, elected officials, . community volunteers and business leaders who serve, shine shoes, sing and table hop to earn "tips''for the ALA. For more inforamtion, call 266-LUNO. November 10, 1993 Volume 25, Issue 9 | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO ii Aaron RlggVINSIGHT When Richard Lira, 46, of Merced, retired two years ago, he traded his building contractor tools for a video and a 35 mm camera, which he attaches to his helmet to photograph skydlvers In Madera every weekend. Lira has jumped more than 1,100 times. Parachuters jump for joy By Aaron Rigps and Inger Sethov Staff Writers Toes on the edge, arms crossed, head cocked. Jump. Descending at 120 mph, aircngulfs the body and swallows the breath as wc hurl downward 12.500 feci above tlie San Joaquin River. These arc the emotions that feed ihc adrenaline junkies who convene at Madera airport every day lo fixate their passion — skydiving. Among the group each day arc the veterans of the air and a few shaky-kneed newcomers. The veterans jump solo, bul ihc firM-timers typically choose the tandem jump. In a tandem jump the instructor wears ihc parachute and is harnessed piggy-back to the rookie. Among the kncc-knockcrs were two reporters who had to try it oul lor themselves. Like two rookies wiih butterflies inourtummies. we arrived ai Maden airport yearning for the excitement wc saw on the faces of skydivcrs. After a 30-minuic instruction, including a video and a "how-io" session from ihe instructor, David See PARACHUTE, page 3 Liberal studies program graded low by students Bv Heather Watson Staff Writer "I've taken two child and family studies courses that will benefit me. but there' s not enough of these kinds of classes because of the abundance EHD 50 is a iwo-unil class in which students go to nearby elementary and high schools to observe an actual classroom.' ii Mjuniiaeasy ;c !*?-r h,h* ARrt m "EHD 50 *.v~ z •:.-zz~of univ, a!! a classroom full of fidgciy kids, but the I did was observe," Beltis said, prospect is frightening. "I couldn'tactually work with ihc Some CSUF liberal studiesstudents, children." who will soon preside over ihesc class- "We're not going to leam how to rooms, feel ihcy arcn'i ready for ihe be teachers unless wc get more op- challcngc, due to lack of in-classexpc- portunilics to student teach," Turner riencc. said. "Thcclasscsl'vc taken haven'igiven me ihc hands-on experience I feci I need tobe prepared," saidTiffany Beltis, a 21-year-old liberal studies senior. "There needs to be more classes, ofG.E.,"saidFarrahLcal,a 19-ycar- oihcrihanG.E.,thaiprcparcustoieach," old sophomore, said Katie Turner, a senior liberal siud- Two classes that studcnLs have ics student. praiscdandwouldlikctosccmorcof The liberal sludies major consists of are P.E. 152, physical education for 124 units, most arc general education children, and Music 153, music for courses. children. Students feci the program needs to These classes give students the concentrate more on the techniques of workable knowledge that they are teaching children and how to deal with thriving for. actual classroom situations, rather than "I've gotten the most out of P.E. reviewing basic material. 152," Leal said. "I learned new tech- "Aftcr only two education classes, niqucs to teach P.E. and control com- EHDSOandEHDI 15,Iwon'tbeready petitiveness." to handle a room full of squirming "Unfortunately, there's not more children," Beltis said. classes like this." Cat gives janitor purr of approval By Jenny Steffens StaffWriter James Davis remembers Uic feelings of starvation clearly. With only two months. 18 days left lo serve in his Army term, he was captured by ihc Chinese in North Korea in 1950. spending nearly three hungry years in captivity before being released. Thai is why the 61-year-old CSUF custodian now buys endless cases of Fnskics cat food at Pak-n-Savc lo feed his feline friend of three months who visits him regularly behind the Learning Resource Center every nighl. "I know what it is io be hungry," Davis said. "I've been hungry a loi of limes, that's why I feed him." Tlie black and while siray. which Davis calls "Kilty Cat," not only dines on "sea captains choice" or "beef stew" canned food off paper plates each evening, but he also laps up milk aficr Da\ is purchases small cartons for him at the Country Sum. "1 jusi like cats." Davis said. "1 look forward to "Kitty Cal" showing up so I can feed him." Working a 5 p.m. iol:30 a.m. shift Monday through Friday, Davis regularly looks for his new friend each evcning,callingout"Kitty,kitty,killy, wherc's my kitty cat?" Usually before he appears. Davis has already laid oul a fresh plaic of l(xxl for him. Since he began feeding him,"Kitty Cat" typically arrives consistently al 9 p.m. "Once you start feeding them, ihey come looking for you," Davis said. As a member of ihc custodial department since 1985. Davis said he has been feeding cats on campus for iwo io Ihrcc years. He purchases ihe food wiih his own money and usually goesihrough three cans each night Aside from "Kilty Cat" al ihc KeaLs Building, Davis also led iwo cats for See CAT, page 8 Cancer victims hopeful despite odds Deadly disease fails to shatter patients zest for life, despite the physical suffering endured By Davin A. Hutchins StaffWriter May 19, 1992, began like any typical day for Larry Nilmeier. In anticipation ofthe upcoming weekend, he and wife, Jacquc, were busily cramming their backpacks and preparing to steal away to a campground only a short drive from their home near San Luis Obispo. Nilmeier had always embraced the active life of an outdoorsman and was in tip-top shape for a gentleman who just turned the comer of 50. Perhaps that is why he found the severe pain in his colon so peculiar. At first he thought it was hemorrhoids, but after months of witnessing blood in his stool and leaving the toilet bowl of "bright red," he knew it was time to see the family physician. "The doctor told me he found traces of cancer in my blood," Nilmeier said. "After he said 'cancer,' I didn't hear anything else he said." After a rectal examination the following day, Nilmeier discovered he had contracted cancer, just like over one million Americans last year who received that same dreadful news. With terminal illnesses like AIDS and Alzheimer's disease currently in the spotlight, cancer remains a silent killer that claims over 1,400 lives in the United States every day. For individuals like Nilmeier, the ordeal taunts the mind with the thought of death, initiating a desperate search for answers on the path back to life and hope. Cancer—the silent killer Cancer, which is actually a group of diseases characterized by an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, has infected over eight million Americans alive today at least once, according to the American Cancer Society's 1992 Report. The disease can potentially strike every bodily organ: the lungs, breasts, skin, liver, prostate, ovaries, pancreas, throat, brain and even the blood itself. Cancer often manifests itself in the form of a tumor, concentrated in one primary organ. But if left untreated, the cancerous cells often spread to other organs, becoming more difficult to treat and often lethal. In 1992 alone, 1,130,000 Americans were diagnosed with cancer. While not all cases of cancer are deemed terminal, approximately half of cancer patients will eventually die from the disease. Receiving the news As in Nilmeier's case, the first reaction of many victims of cancer is shock and denial. "The first thing I thought was, 'I'm gonna At Cor I ieu Falls on Lewis Creek, Jacque and Larry Neimeier ha ve found a special place where they can relax and put their lives in perspective. die,'" he said. "Cancer did not fit into my never be the same," Jacque Nilmeier said. lifescheduleatall.Ihadalotmoreplanned." Nilmeier'srAysicianreferredhimtoan In fact, Nilmeier was still going to go oncologist, a cancer specialist, who rec- camping like nothing had happened, until ommended he undergo immediate sur- his wife convinced him that he needed g«y to remove the tumor in his colon, immediate treatment. "I knew at that moment our lives would See CANCER, page 8 * |