1996_05 Insight May 1996

              MAY 1, 1996
Insight
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
VOL. 27, NO. 22
"It's amazing how a young person that is corrected very early, responds to positives.
Scared Straight^"
amid post)
lhal plasii
Located in miles north ol
Visalia. the Tulare Count) Probation Youth Facility offers
Chedesier's class, alone vv ith foui
others, a bom camp-sty le rehabilitation program.
i Co
two sites for a similar camp.
One location is the IOth Street
site in dovv mow n Fresno, adjacent
to Juvenile Mall. The other is ihe
formerCaruthers Jail in southwest
Debate over the two locations
centers on I undine and capacity
Last vear. Fresno County received a SI.9 million granl to build
a bool camp. The money came
from the federal government
through the 1995 Violent Incar-
Iresno   Count)   kicked   in
Christie Myer, dirccioi ol the
Tulare Count) h«K>i camp, agrees with
Arambula's endorsement of the
proposed     Caruthers location.
le.iti
Cgot lohave spaC
said. "You have
foi
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ticipatc the possibility ol need
space."
Space is noi the oi
flaw with ihe downtown locati*
Myer-said. Thc site's proximity
people's homes is another key iss
"The I
j has
. busi
esl.i;
neighborhood." Myer said.
If |the juveniles] gel loose in a
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e I Oth Streets
house 60 li
■ the Canilher
1300 to 400.
mid poten-
could sup
port
The boot camp concept is supported bv District 3 Supervisor'
elect Juan Arambu la who Believes
the camp will help deter juvenile
crime.
"I think it w ill. in pan. but I don't
think it is the total solution.*'
Arambula said. "But |it| will be
helpful.
"The boot camp will help the kid
w ho eels into some kind of trouble
turn around and keep from getting     Ii
into more serious stuff." he said.
Arambula favors the Caruihen
site because of expansion feasibil
she said. "I guarantee you
you wouldn't want them around vou."
District 4 Supcrvisoi rom Perch
said some residents ol the lOth Street
neighborhood do nol want u boot
camp there.
"NIMBY - Not In Mv Back Yard
No matter where we pui it. that will
be the issue." Perch said.
Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson sup-
Insight photos by Todd Warshaw
Dedication in the classroom helps keep both the mind and body busy (top). Classes in horticulture
and sciences, taught here by Mike Chedester, gives students practical knowledge to apply after
completing their terms (above).
cal agenda in mind, rather ihan a hu-     v oters hav e already approv e<.
Despite   the   backint
Caruthers location bv ci
.the board of supen
. He offered    not support it
) Board of Supervi-
chiel
oITk
proposed to repair the facility al
:ost to Fresno Count) lasi sum-
. However, the Fresno Count)
Board of Supen isors rejected the of-
Opponents of ihe jail poir
estimated S700.000 cost of n
the sewer system and ihe 2
juveniles would travel for Ci
pear
lis scheduled to h
si rccommendatio
January 1995
He said teachers'have a chance
to iiisi icach. Mislead of worrying
about discipline burdens
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asbestos, waler quality, sewage and
ihe distance." Arambula said. "|Bui|
all can be adequately addressed.
Transportation is not as big a problem. The cost should be the same."
Arambula said a w ay to cut the trav -
cling expense is to send a judge to the
facility rather than
send the juveniles
io the courthouse
Bin Perch said
lhal isn't necessary
if the boot camp is
"Wheny
io ihe new facility by landscaping thc
grounds to cut down on costs.
Noi only will money be saved, but
cadets will pitch in to thc boot camp
community by planting trees, trimming shrubs and edging grass
"Il's noi jusi textbooks.*' Chedester
Chedesier's class discussed ihe ecological equilibrium ofthe world. He
compared the bool camp to an eco-
benches and
Ml view of |
There's a
ting." Myer sa
happen.     Her
GilHei
lice Dep.
•vilhhavi
.cplme v
Juvenile offenders maintain the grounds between classes at the Tulare facility.
Fresno.
"We don't need
a cooking facility
or holding cells'
The hospital is 3
blocks     aw ay." Some students' attention wandered
Perch said. "Il's all Another sign above the board re
light there.'' minded them of class rules:
As   bickering "Face the front at all times  Pay
over ihe two siies attention. If you have questions.
continues, ihe ac- raise your hand. Complete assigned
tual opening ol a work."
bool camp is far Teaching without discipline prob-
from ihe minds of lems is a plus for Chedester. 35. who
Fresno County of- laught 9   vears at Lindsay High
Insight photo by Todd Warshaw fjeials. ■ School before coming to the Tulare
Couniy County boot camp w hen ii opened in
"They
:.vJ  .i
that i
lives. They've .dread
mom and dad as far as i
concerned.** he said. "Ii
how ., young pel
reeled ven early responds 10positives."
Hernandez explained three Id -
els o\ juvenile detention: juvenile
hall, the California Youth Authority iC'VAi and hoot camps.
■'Juvenile hall is somewhere you
See JUVENILES, page 9
'Paperless' computer era a myth
■ A growing tide of paper
V inundates computer users
by Manny Fernandez
Staff Writer
Michael Gorman is plugged in. As the Dean of
Library Services at California State University.
Fresno. GormaffKa few keystrokes away from the
Information Superhighway every day.
From the computer in his office in the library, he
can access state and federal government documents, keep in touch with university activities
through E-mail and read about any subject, any
event, anytime.
But Gorman's desk is just as cluttered with paper — memos, notes, reports, official records —
as it was a few years ago.
If thc computer is supposed to cure dependence
n paper and prevent
in't tell.
The whole notion of a paperless society is ...
ridiculous." said Gorman, who co-wrote ;i book
about the problems with technology and the
Internet last year. "Il isn't happening. We are generating enormous amounts of paper."
Drowning in a sea of paper
Gorman's concerns are shared by many environmental groups and paper recycling experts who
believe that the country is drowning in a sea of
paper and lhal computer technology is increasing
ihe burden.
Every day. the average U.S. office worker throws
away about a half pound of paper.
And as personal computers become more user-
friendly and access lo information becomes easier
on the World Wide Web. Gorman and others are
quietly wondering what the Information Age is
doing to paper consumption.
"Paper use is definitely increasing.'' -aid Kick Be
policy director al Californians Against Waste, a in
profit environmental gnuip activ e on recy cling issue
"The paperless society. 1 haven't seen it happen -
In 1993.207 million ions of municipal solid wast
were generated in Ihe United Suites, including p.
per. yard waste and plastic. That works out i
roughly 4 4 pounds per person, every day. accon.
ing to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agcnc
(EPA) Study. At 37 percent, paper is the bigge
chunk of waste.
By the year 2(HX). solid waste is projected
crease to 218 million tons, the FPA study said P
per use is expected to follow the same pattern
increase as solid waste.
Bui proving that computers are responsible for
the increase of paper use is nearly Impossible.
See PAPER, page 9
Insight photo by TomrnMym Del Real
Working hard to keep the clutter
down, Michael Gorman has at
times been buried under
paperwork.
Reality
election
protest
voided
■ Rocha presidential
candidacy remains
on spring ballot
by Draeger Martinez
lions of Associated
Sh election codes
ations. the political
rection of the Ana
renters on conllict-
(lAu-
Rocha campaign centers on
ing points of view.
On April 24 the ASI Elec
thorny voted unanimously to dis-
quahly Rocha Irom running for ASI
President The decision stemmed
Irom an election protest filed bv Ron
Braltain.
Braltam is an ASI senate candidate
for the seal representing engineering
lhat alleged Rocha removed one of
Brattuin's campaign fliers.
When Judy Sakaki. acting dean of
student affairs, overturned the decision in a memo dated April 26. she
found that two witnesses, who had
originally signed a letter accompanying Brattain's protest form, said "such
signatures were secured under false
pretenses."
Origin of the problem
Brattain had said at the April 24
hearing. "On April 20.1 spoke to the
\ ice president of SHPE. the Society
for Hispanic Professional Engineers,
and asked for permission to put my
campaign flier on their Vintage Days
booth. I was asked about my party
affiliation, and I said that T was running unopposed.
"|Rocha] took down my flier and
bashed Reality [Brattain's political
party | a few minutes later, unaware
See ROCHA. page 3
G-Men
a force
in Fresno
crime war
by Sheryl Logue
Staff Writer
From 1991 to 1995. Fresno had 209
bank robberies according to police
records. So far this year, there have
been 15 bank robberies committed in
Fresno.
But ihe Bank of California, located
at 7108 N. Fresno St.. has never been
robbed.
The bank's third-floor neighbor the
local office of the FBI.
With a history of being secretive
and overpowering, today's FBI has
taken on a more modern face.
The bureau uses its resources to aid
oiher law enforcement agencies and
to be sure that criminals are prosecuted to ihe fullest extent ofthe law.a
Unlike the stark, gloomy atmosphere at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation's headquarters on the
popular TV show "X-Files." Fresno's
FBI office sports blue, plush wall-to-
wall carpeting and silk plants.
Writing on the wall
The smalUobby has enough chairs
to seat a few visitors, but there is
enough wall space for 10 photographs. The prominently featured
faces belong to the FBI's 10 Most
Wanted. They offer a reminder that
the Bureau, founded in 1908. never
gives up.
Red letters spelling the word "captured" cover two of the photographs.
On the opposite wall hangs the
Bureau's coat of arms inscribed with
See FBI, page 10