1994_02 Insight February 1994

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Wednesday, February 23,1994
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Campus
Calendar
Lecture
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross,
author of On Death and Dying,
will speak at 7:30p.m. today in
the North Gym. Dr. Kubler-
Ross Oegau iia  piunccting
studies in the field of death and
dying at the University of Chicago where shc worked with
the terminally ill. That led to
her first book which became
an international best-seller
translated into more than a
dozen languages. Admission
is S7 general and 55 for faculty, staff and alumni in advance, and S10 and S8 at thc
door. Admission forCSUFstu-
dents is 52. For ticket information call 278-2078.
Business
conference
The 15th Annual Valley
Business Conference '94 will
be held at thc Fresno Convention Center tomorrow, Feb. 24
and will feature thc following
speakers: California Governor
Pete Wilson, Los Angeles,
Mayor Richard Riordan, William J. Bennett (Chairman of
thc Board, National Empowcr-
meniTelevision),BillGradLson
(President, Health Insurance
Association of America). Thc
conference is sponsored by
FrcsnoChambcrof Commerce,
California Slate University,
Fresno, Slate Center Community College and Thc Fresno
Bee. Individual reservations
includes lunch, open scaung for
S45. For reservations and further informauon call 233-4851.
Seminar
"Lcl'sFix Asthma!" is a free
educational seminar by Nancy
Sander from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Ramada
Inn.Palm Room, at324 E.Shaw
Ave. in Fresno. Thc seminar is
designed for asthmatic children
and their families. "Let's Fix
Asthma!" is hosted by thc
American Lung Association
and Valley Children's Hospital. For more information call
2(36-58.54.
Job
opportunity
The Bulldog Foundation is
looking for a rccepiionisi/s<x-
reiary for a permanent part-
time position of 20 hours per
week during thc hours of 1-5
p.m. Monday-Friday. Thc salary is S7 an hour. Applications
should be accompanied by a
personal rcsumcand references
approved for contact, and preferably submitted by Monday,
Feb. 28 to: Thc Bulldog Foundation, 1620 Bulldog Lane,
Fresno, CA 93710. For more
information call 278-4140.
-Internships
offered
Internships for a culturally
diverse group of undergraduate students interested in exploring careers in art museums
and related areas of the visual
arts and humanities will be offered thissummer by thc J. Paul
Geuy Trust
Students of all cultural backgrounds and academic disciplines arc encouraged to apply
for the ten-week internships.
All application materials
must be postmarked by March
7. For application forms, please
call (310)451-6545.
Open forums
President John Welty will hold
open forums for faculty, staff
and students, thc first of which
will be held 3 p.m. to*5 p.m.
today in the Upstairs Cafeteria,
Room 200.
CSUF fraternity steps into sweet style
As they step to the beat,
the brothers of Alpha Phi
Alpha show their form
and then some at the step
show competition
Saturday afternoon at the
Satellite Student Union.
The show, a first for
CSUF, featured 11
sororities and fraternities
from all over California
and was part of the
celebration of African
People's History Month.
Karen Toth/INSIGHT
Campus crime rate declines
By Kathy Maier	
StaffWriter
Despite media attention io die rising crime in Fresno, CSUF officials
report lhat crime or. campus has decreased since 1991.
"I believe our crime is lower on
campus compared wiih Clovis or
Fresno," said Scargent Sergio Silva,
CSUF Department of Public Safety.
Silva, a mikl-manncred, down-to-
earth person, has been   bjjjjjjjjjjj
working at lhe univcrsiiy
for 21 years and has been a
police officer for 26 years.
HesaidCSUFscampus
crime rate is not as high as
iihadbccndunnglhe 1991-
92 academic year.
According to crime statistics from lhc CSUF Police Department, die number of reported crimes decreased from 828 in 1992
to 613 in 1993.
Silva attributes thc de-   psjjjjSSJJJl
crease in crime to proactive
control units thill spend ume in parking
lols and around buildings.
The majority of crimes committed
on campus arc auto thcfi, burglaries
from automobiles and buildings, and
petty theft.
Petty theft is die most frequendy
reported enmc. Silva said.
A rash ol backpack ihefLs occurred
during the firsl iwo weeks of school at Thc number of crimcoffcndcrs who
thc Kennel Bookstore. Silva reported, are caught is very low. Only 15 to 20
Bicycles secured with thin cable    percent of criminals arc apprehended.
Depending on thc seriousness of
lhc crime, offenders arc either fined,
given jail terms or both.
Most of the apprehended crimes
result in a misdemeanor, consisting of
a fine of up to S100 or 30 days in jail.
Silva said laws are serving their
purpose of punishing, bul lhc courts
should usciheirjurisdiciion more fully.
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lo put teeth behind the law by
putting out the proper punishment. Some punishments
don't fit thc cnmc,"hc said.
Despite the fact lhat more
officers are needed in thc
fight against crime, die cam-
writing papers to be doing that." 5SS5—T
Silvasaidthcyhaven'lhad
an increase in lhc number of
officers for 10 years.
"Wc try to make ends meet
■jJjjjjjjjjjjjSJ   hy overlapping shifts lo create more manpower on the
street. Evert with the recent budget
cuts, lhc present funding is adequate
for thc size of thc department," he said.
also stolen because ihcy
were noi properly locked.
Bul thc most of thc crimes arc commuted by people off campus. Silva
said.Hede.scnbcdCSUFsiudcnLsas"a
great bunch of kids."
"Our studenls are not the ones committing the crimes. They are loo busy
wiih studying and writing papers to be
"Our students are not the ones
committing the crimes. They
are too busy with studying and
— Sgt Sergio Silva,
CSUF Public Safety
doing that," Silva said.
According io Silva. only a minimal
amount of crime is not reported.
Although studcnLs have an attitude Silva said students can gel invol'
that their stolen possessions will never by reporting anything thai appears out
be seen again, Silva recommends fill- of ihc ordinary,
ing oul a report when a crime occurs. "Thc more people get involved, lhe
"I encourage people io make reports belter the university and
soweknow what'sgoingon,"he said, a whole will benefit," he said
Women buy more cellular
phones; cite safety as reason
By Jennifer Medina
StaffWriter
Women buy up about 75 percent of cellular phones and
cite safely as the primary reason.
"I'm from lhc Bay Area and commute home lo see my
familyalmostcveryoiher weekend." saysSusan Mcnchinclla
24. a marketing major and recent purchaser of a cellular
phone.
"I'm usually alone and it's pretty scary nowadays going
anywhere, especially if you arc a woman."
Mcnchinclla recalls a siluauon in which ihc outcome
might have been worse if n had not been for hcr S259
Motorola Ultra-M phone.
"1 was driving home from die Bay area by myself one
Monday aboul 4 a.m. a month ago. I figured I would save
some time, so I decided to takcashortcut through Fircbaugh."
Mcnchinclla said.
Five minutes after she reached her exit shc heard a loud
bang.
A blowout sent hcr red 1991 BMW 735 off a two-lane
road on Nccs Avenue.
"I remember scrambling for my flashlight and getting oul
of the car and seeing pieces of rubber scattered everywhere.
There was no way I was going to attempt to change my tire
all by myself in the middle of the boonies," she said.
"It's just the security of being able to call for help from
your car or wherever you arc, with just the touch of a few
buttons. My phone is worth every penny 1 spc
Mike Todr/ak, a telecommunication!
specialist with CcllularConncclion, said
women only made up about 5 percent
of ihc cellular phone market five yean    f)
time were business men,
Todrzaksaid Today women  (/:'■}.";
arc dominaung sales.   This    r>'-',:
Christmas, mtxe ihan 95 por-
phoncs were sold for safety and
reasons alone.
"Wealso sec an increascof husbands buyingphoncs lor
ihcirwivesanddaughters. Boyfricndsarebuyingihcm for
their girlfriends. There is a concern for people travelling
or commuting alone especially at night," Todrzak said.
Cellularphonescomcin fourtypes. Mobile phones arc
permanendy installed in a vehicle. TransportablcA^arry
phones are carried from place io place but also can have a
semipermanent mounting in a vehicle and weigh 9.5
pounds. Portable phones can be carried from place tqplacc
and usually are not installed in a vehicle and weigh about
16.5 ounces. Personal telephones can be carried in a
pocket or purse and weigh as litiJc as 7.7 ounces.
Phones come in basically two kinds of wattage.  A
See CELLULAR, Page 6
Shakey Valley
residents rest
on solid ground
By Amy Hansard
Stuff Writer
The good news is thai Fresno is
fault-free so far.
In light of the recent earthquake in
Northridge, many Fresnans may
wonder just how safe they arc.
"Based on current geological
knowledge." said Dr. Robert Merrill,
professor of geology, "there is no
danger that wc will get an earthquake
like thc Northridge one."
Fresno is bordered by active fault
networks, lhc San Andreas system to
the west, and thc Eastern Sierra system to the cast.
Earthquakes arc caused by sudden release of energy from shifts in
faulLs within thc Earth's surface.
Fresno is buili on a base of Alluvium, sand and gravel that was
washed out of the Sierras and deposited in lhe valley, Merrill said.
When an earthquake hits an area
built on Alluvium, it moves as if it
were ripples on thc surface of a pond
andlaterdiminishesasitmovcsaway
from the epicenter. Earthquakes in
Coalinga. travel through Alluvium
on iheir path lo Fresno, dissipating
all the way
On valley's opposite side, earthquakes originate i n the eastern S icrra
which are mainly rigid bedrock.
If there were two earthquakes of
the same magnituoc, one originating
in Coalinga, thc other in the Sierra,
lhc Sierra quake would feel stronger
in Fresno.
"The good news is," said
.Mcrrill,"si tting on Alluvium, we arc
insulated better than if we were sitting on bedrock."
Merrill emphasizes that many
underground faults lie undetected
until they become active such as the
one responsible for the Northridge
quake. Il lakes lime and money to
gather data and analyze it in order to
find new faults.
Most earthquake funding goes
toward stabdizing buildings and freeways.
"Public outcry is very short-lived,"
said Menrill. "For example, after the
1971 earthquake in San Fernando,
there was a flurry of bills in the
legislature thai year. The following
year, there was one bill passed."
The three c lassificauons of known
faults arc Inactive, Active, and Potentially Active.
Inactive faults have shown no evidence of movement in thc last two
million years. Active faults have
moved in recent history.
Merrill said lhat potentially active
faults have not moved since they
have been keeping track. Evidence
docs show that there was movement
less than two million years ago.
The San Andreas fault system in Central and Southern
California represents no serious danger for Fresnans.