1995_10 Insight October 1995

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OCTOBER 18,1995
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Generation X desires night life of 'city by the bay'
> Darren Phillips
Along with the hcautv and atliactionsof San There is alwavs something to do in the city."
Francisco, many people Hock to the city to explained Amy Radlkc. 21. formerly of
lake advantage ot the fabulous educational Pleasanton. Calif. "Al night when I get off of
facilities found throughout lhe lhe Bay Area work, my friends and 1 usually go nighi-elub-
I'he Inivcrsitv oi s.m I ran.isco. IC S.m bing. I have been to the L.A. area and that has
ii a boring, old    fi
nd S.,1
i element attracting these people
culture and diversity that raises
isco above thc rest.'
ce us founding in 1835. San
has gradually become one ol the
cd places to live in the I nited
in the gold rush of IS4V. to the
isco 49crs winning live Supci
«. this beaulilul.coasi.il cilv has
if lhc nalit
throughoui lhe ci
Julie Lopez, a
Sunset District at
Lope/ made hei
nally-rated schools I
: •■mi-. Id college-
clerk, has been livini
•aol the city for three
its perks as well as San Irancisco does, bul
there is something about San Francisco that
beats I   \ .
Diverse music
cepnu
Local night spots
"I knew S.m Irancisco
wanted u> be after eomplei
"In LA., everybody seems to be lake. All
they are really concerned about is making a
quick buck I gel the feeling people want to
be ihere because they have to. In San l-'ran-
>. people live there because that's where
thej
islleg
Tourist revenue
lied in
sAlcatra/. the Golden
iradelli Square and
bring in millions of
and dollars each year.
izedwhalabeau
be to live in."
Not onlv does
clubs, music veil
■ ould
A big part ofvvhat makes San Irancisco ;
raciive to the college crowd is the mil!
«ecne. Div else styles such.
ind the best of alternative i
in the city.
Haight-Ashbury district and ja///hip-hop
keyboardist, is just an example of the musical talent that stems in and around the
city.
"It seems like there is always somebody
to play with." Stiles said. "You can find
somebody who has the same musical laste
as yourself.
"in Castro Valley, where I lived before,
the scene wasn't happening. The people I
jammed with were very anal about the
inch.
"A huge percentage of the musicians here
in San Irancisco have a very open mind
when it comes to music. That's a big plus
when you're playing with each other for
the first lime. A melting pot of various
ideas are the ingredients of a successful
Indian     b;,nd"
he found       With its
e dozei
Jefler
...tei
i the
Airplai
dance    and Alanis Mori
>isthat     the local talent ti
Joel Stiles, a
.i San Fram
ilies in the United Suites. Its ap-
so-callcd "Generation X" group
ii dramatically in recent years,
veiling for lhe major-
adulls,
lhe a
OPINION
Try browsing bookshelves to find presents for mom and dad *
b\ Carol Nishimii
Many students attending Fresno State
shuttle away from I resiio every weekend and
head home. For many, visiting parents after
experiencing freedom for lhe first time can
be quite grueling.
To make parents happy and try to sucker
them oul ol forking over some extra eaJli.
many students bring home a souvenir from
The most popular gill ideas in the Ki
Bookstore are probably svve;
aps i
Many dads get a kick out of wearing their
brand new cap and sweatshirt while watching Ihe football game on Saturday nighl.
Moms usually get the standard coffee mug
or the t-shirt thai says "Iresno Stale Mom."
"I want lo buy my mom something thai she
can keep lor a while bin not a i-shirt." senior
said.
Sophomore Alyssa l.enei said she wants her
imily to be able to see where she goes to
chool.
How about looking past the main level of
own into the lower level
Most parents send their children off lo eol-
ge at Iresno Slate know ing only that the ath-
:tie program dishes out many vv inning teams
What ihev don't know is what else the
Fresno area has in its own backyard.
The bookstore has several books and calendars thai contain beautiful pictures of the San
Joaquin Valley and the histor) lhat goes along
with lhe Valley's unique sites.
"Fresno: California's HOiyriland" hy F.I:
Seieneich is a picture book that covers everywhere from Pine Flat Dam lo ihe Chaffee Zoo.
The book includes hundreds of pictures that
show everything from the great theaters of
Fresno's Tower District to the large agriculture land masses in every direction.
Doug Hansen's "Fresno Sketchbook" con-
drawings of Fresno from ihe past and
nt. His artistic talent is shown through
his detailed sketches of everything from the
GET
"underground" gifts
at the
Kennel Bookstore
Lower
Level
v>4
Fresno Buddhist Temple lo The Crayeroft
Mom and Dad will really see the hidden
beauty surrounding Fresno by looking
through Ansel Adams book of pictures titled.
"Yosemite and lhe High Sierra." Adams captures the greatness iM these two parks in all
black and while pictures. This is a book to
hold on to forever.
Bonnie Simonian published. "Valley Times
Remembered," a calendar for 1996 lhat contains photographs ol the Valley taken by
Claude C. Laval, a turn-ol-the-century documentary photographer. The monthly themes
in this calendar show great pictures of the
early Central Valley and discuss a little history lo go along w ith the photographs. This is
a great Christmas gift idea.
There is even a hook in lhe bookstore tilled.
"Tarkanian: Countdown lo a Rebel." contain
ing a bit of Fresno's sporis hisiory yoursparts-
. fanatic dad may really enjoy. ^
So. instead of giv ing your parents the traditional baseball cap and coffee mug. how about
showing a little creativity by giving them a
hook instead?
Cigarette
butts go
in the can
by Jerry Lowe
Staff Writer
I'm not a smoker.
And I may be one of lhc only non-.
smokers in the world who isn't
bothered by people smoking. Yeah,
dial's right . . . you can blow it in
my face and I wouldn't mind.
But what really annoys me is cigarette butts lying all over the ground.
Why is littering cigarelte bulls almost an accepted practice? If it
were larger trash, people would
throw a tit.
Maybe one reason why people
don'l bother throwing away bulls
is they're afraid they'll start a fire.
It's not a good idea to throw a
burning cigarette onto a pile of paper trash, but you have other options.
One option is to pinch lhc burning end of the cigarette, being careful not to burn yourself. The burning tobacco will come right out and
fall on the ground. Then it's safe
to throw the butt aw ay.
In some areas where man) smokers take their breaks (like park
benches.) the problem is very noticeable.
The problem may be exacerbated
by the disappearance of ash trays
— due to the decline in smoking.
On any given day outside the automatic doors o\' the McKee 1'isk
building, you can look around and
see dozens of butts on the ground.
The trash can is only a few feet
away.
I guess lhat shouldn't have come
as a surprise. It's just accepted.
Never mind that it's illegal. You
probably aren't going to be fined
for littering. The police are too busy
with other problems.
Michelle Kelsey. who has been
with the campus police lor 17
years, can't remember a single citation for littering on the main campus.
But if you don't do it for the law.
do it to keep your city, your home
and your nation clean.
In an effort to see what cigarette
companies say about the problem.
I called R.J. Reynolds. |nc.
One of the company's operators
laughed at my question about the
proper way to dispose of a burning
cigarette. "I guess just stomp on it."
she answered.
But if stomping on the butt, bending over to pick it up then throwing it away, is just too much of a
hassle, smokers can always pinch
the Hame out with their fingers.
R.J. Reynolds also suggested a
portable ashtray that you carry
around in your pocket.
C'mon smokers ... get your butts
in gear. Do your part to keep
America beautiful.
And don't even get me started on
those matches.
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