1995_09 Insight September 1995

              SEPTEMBER 13,1995
Lifestyle
Peace eludes apartments dwellers
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Thump. Thump. Thump.
Rosa Armenia is try ing lostui
Hut tbe iiiusic from tbeapartnii
pighhiws arc asked lo tuni
»k down "Ihev still base
in il.cv lower il* men you
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ugh Armenia svishes he.
n concern when she chose
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aiiapaitnic
I ike  \rn
i. iii.nis siudcnis
uho hve neat lhc Fresno Stale
campus complain aboul problems
like noise leyclsand high rent iiul
ibex olicii s;i\ thai ihe convenience
ot lis me near campus is vvurth the
e tenants are told to quiet down Duati Avila. a resident ul the
Il ihev ait told more than two Bulldogs, said one <>' lhc draw
.they a given a strict warning, and backs of living in ihe Bulldogs is
complex's 250 units are rcnleil to stu-     iben eviction paperwork can be the rein
dents   Ihe complex is located off    started." Galvani said. "Most of the ten- "Thc rem is loo expensive." he
Ceil.a Avenue, and has entrances on    ants comply once they're written up" said
bolh Cedar and Barstow to the north-       North Park Apartments, located on Despite his views on lhc rem.
west ol campus                                     Shaw Avenue between Maple and Avila. who pays SMS a month IVu
Bullard said lhai ihe policy on noise     Woodrow Avenues, is one complex his share "I .i two-bedroom unit.
in Ihe complex depends on who your     that emphasizes a quiet atmosphere has lived in the complex lot three
neighbors are. "the philosophy being     lor students, families and working years   "It's eonvenieni. it's close
lti.it il you are bothering someone     adults. to school and it's partialis lur-
else. than sou have lo calm il down."        Teresa Shankel. office supers isor at nished.' he s.ml
Marcus Bryant. 22. is a physical     North Park, said that the complex is John Zieglcr. 22. a neighbor of
education majoi vv ho In es in the (all       vctv clear about the noise restrictions Av ila'v agrees that the rent is high
loiiuaii Apartments                            upon renting the units. "It's completelj and utterly pre-
."I've been lis ing here for three       "Wc tell ihc students that if thes are posterOus." hc said
seals.    Bis.ml said   At the time he     planning oil being real loud, then not But he enjoys Ihe social almo-
inoved to ihe Calil'ornian  he didn'l     to move in here, "she said. "We tell stu- sphere   'Everybody comes lo the
haxe a car. so it was important for him    dents this even when we show the Bulldogs. This is the best place for
units." Only about half of the complex's social reasons," Zieglei said
462 units are rented to students Gar/a. the manager, said lhai in
Victor Jimenez. 20. a physical edu- order to have a party at the Bull-
cation major, has been living at North dogs, tenants must request a "parts
Park for a month. Hc prefers ihc,quici permit." and agree to keep lhc
nature of the complex. parts lo lewer than 10 people
"It's close to school." said Jimenez. The) get one w anting il the) ..re
uho has three roommates. loo loud, and Ihc second lime the)
.uise il son live with a       Jimenez said he is planning on slay- have 10 slop." Gar/a said   "One
it's a lol cheaper." he said     ing ul North Park for the entire schixil warning is fair enough."
y> (he nature ol the com-     scar. Zieglcr said that his neighbors
Bulldog Lane Village, on thc cor- are tolerant vv hen hc and his room-
•r of Cedar Avenue and Bulldog mates have parties because thes
us and in-     he s.ml But noise can often be heard     I ane.offers tenants individual leases, have social gatherings, too
i-as j d      front the fonthalI stadium or fralcr.-     even lor shared units. "We al] put up with each other."
l(s|. and mis and sorority houses across ihe "They are not liable il anybody walks he said Security has been veis tea-
street on Bulldog Lane. Ive s:iid oul on their contract." Office Manager sonablc about lhc number ol
vr of ihc Vince Galvani. the acting nwnaget Khonda Garza said "They're only Ii- people allowed during a partv
hal rents at the Calilomian. said that the night able lor their own contract." ' *They might ask you lo have ev ■
with loi a nme securils patrol Issues warnings Gar/a said that the individual rents crsone go inside." he said. "As
5 a mouth    u> loud tenants                                    range from $253SO a month to $507. long as it's not outrageous.'
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Bryant pa;
I ihink n should K
plex has changed in ihe years thai he
lis real quiet now."
Fresno: nowhere, everywhere
I     bj Soul Vang shivkmgaiulhardtooscrcomc New      explore the wonders surrounding     the world's largest i
middle oi nowhere
In all directions, tin
around lot hundred
In and ol itself, ibis
hall a million people i<
the wonders surrounding the world's largest ,
•el iionicstvk lor ihe     Fresno. things."
ways, the shouts and       Just a lew hours cast of Fresno are Another won
ihbors in ciouded in      the Sierra Nevada Mountains, home National Park."
eu ihc u.uls ol police     to majestic cliffs, lakes, rivers and yons wilh towel
div cutting through all    forests. less lakes, wai
Yosemite National Park is the jewel meadows." suit
i hand, some new    in ihe Siena Nevada crown of won- To the west.
iv         -                                              der. "Cascades ul' grand and maji
.•Iting water
teresling plat
and easily.
he. al.e, moving Yosemite IS 3 WOrk Of       'J^ral alpine gar-
lo Fresno, com- f . , dens and crovesol
parableloescap- nature, formed by Giant Sequoias
ing from a prison massive glaciers many   m«*e Yosemite a
ihc'renS'va;' thousands of years
lev can bring an agO.
ease to the spirit _____    _
ami a calmness to
See TRAVEL, page 5
Students travel
down under to
learn reality
bj L'andace (line
tilth trip to New Zealand rhi- spring.
Staff wniei
are understandably enthusiastic about
theprogram
I*k:s l-resnos wintei fog gel you
One ol the opportunities unique to
down'
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cales m New
tracurni.ul.ir, activities
Zealand and \usiralia
sui.h as swimming with wild dolphins
It brines reality  into educa
m Kaikoura. snorkeling m ihe Great
tion." -..id l)r  Raphael Reichcrt.
Barrier Keel .uni Whitewater rafting
uho leaches ihe ari history  sec-
on North Maud
lion ol thc South Pacil
"Instead ol showing students a
About 25 xtudemVare cx|
take pan in the semester abroad Stu
picture ot a glacier, they're break-
dent* interested in the attending ihe
South Pacific Semester this spring are
in their canteens
invited to an informational meeting
Rcichen and biologv professor 1 ho-
at 4pm Wednesdav. Scpi 20. in Sci
mas.Mallory. who will be making his
ence 1 in
University Hope builds
houses and dreams
by Aram \. Sarkissian is wcll worth it"
Staff writer University Hope begins the process
ol building a home by gelling a land
University Hope otters low-income gram from a city
salles residents a shot at the "Amen- It then receives a redevelopment
can Dream "It offers them a chance grant, which, in this case, was a
lot ahomeol then own S55.000 sum from the Cits of Clovis.
The  organization    composed Thc money is used lor the materials
mosils ol students, has been nisiru- needed to build the house
mental in building two new homes In the 1990s. S55.OO0 doesn't even
ihe pasi few sears begin to cover the cost ol building a
Now. the organization is on the new house That's where the dedica-
housc. a three-bedroom, two-car-ga- The money allotted pass for mate-
rage model in the hean of Clovis rials that is not donated
To some', the thought o\ building a Board member Theresa \hern said,
house from the ground up is jnlimi- "We try to get as much as possible
Jating donated to us. Things like wood.
Bui tor ihe 30 or so members ol paint, cement and iools We are eon-
I Diversity Hope, the feeling ol .^- stand) in need of donations sUch as
complishmeni more than compen- these m order for us to keep our costs
sates lor the sweat and blisters that low so that we can save some ol the
go along with the hurt money and put it towards our next
families is Christian work in-itself." Once the money is in. I nivcrsity
saidl niversitv Hope president Doug „ Hope works with a local contractor.
Van Diepen. \
' h'shard work, but the satisfaction      i^ ,	
ot helping a less fortunate famils oul '                    See HOPE, page 5
any season of thc
year." said a representative of the
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nil -s  >f   in ■      '''"'^ "'" '""' v'r,n'v coffee
In a lew months, the p
hson
Tha
the ;
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lion and Visitors Bureau of the hidden valley that can be lost F.dcn itself "Yosemite is a work of nature.
formed by massive glaciers many
thousands of years ago."
To the south of Yosemite. one can
find things astonishing and humbling.
Sequoia National Park "was estab-
irily to preserve thc Oi-
L  klHT
e ol
Living together: does it work?
-fStudents share their
Fresno Slate
ideas about when is
Brooke said. "It's not that strong ofa
right to make "The
commitment."   Keshawn said ihej
Commitment"
have a better relationship since they
started living together.
"We only see eaWi flher in the
In Mike Subotkh
mornings and al nighl before bed be
St.til Writer
cause our schedules conflict so much.
So. w hen we sec each other, we cher
You dale. You like each other. You
ish thai time more." Keshawn said.
get serious. You fall in love. Arc you
For much of the time lhat
reads to lake the next step? No. noi
Keshawn and Brooke have lived to
the dreaded M-ssord! Lis ing together.
gether, thes had a roommate. "Thai
Milking a real commitment 10 each
was hard." Keshawn said   "To|lln-tr
other, hut not ihc commitment. Some
roommate], il seemed like ibis was
couples are reads lor it. but mans
our place and she was iiist hv inc here.
aren't.
1 Ihink she fell like she wasn't an
Kcsbawn Keene and Brooke
equal partner."
1 lolvc have been together for almost
Now that ihev live alone, they love
two xears. Thes have lived together
il. "It's ureal because it lets sou know
for the past thirteen months. Brooke
what's in store." Brooke said
went to college in San Luis Obispo
"Like if he sits around procrasti
before, moving here to be with
nating and plav inc Nintendo all das."
Keshaw.i
Brooke said, shooting a look at
Shc is now attending Fresno City
Keshawn.
College. Keshawn is a junior al
By the way. Keshawn and Brooke
recently got engaged.
Amy Martens didn't have such a
rosy time living with hcr boyfriend.
Shortly alter moving in with her boyfriend. Oscar, her social life tcxik a dive.
"I didn'l really see my girlfriends
anymore, and we didn't have an outlet'for parties. We were [basically)
married."
She started to resent the fact that
she was losing time ssith her friends
while lis ing with Oscar.'"We just sal
around at home twenty-four (hours).
seven (days 11 week]."
After two months, things weren't
working out. so Amy moved and Oscar was gone. "If you live together,
even in separate rooms, a breakup is
virtually impossible."
Would Amy recommend living with
someone, especially after her experience.' Shc said yes. because it is important to know your lover's habits.
"But." she said, "if you're gonna
do 11. make sure you have your own
friends and your own lives or it's just
a disaster."
Dancing Queen
Sonia Amelio, one of the
world's best known prima
ballerinas is coming to
Fresno on Sept. 16.
Amelio is on her Art's Crusade For Peace Tour. Fresno
is her only stop In the U.S.A.
Amelio created this tour because of social conflicts in
her native country, Mexico.
She hopes to offer her art as
a "prayer for peace."
Amelio was one of the only
Latin Americans who performed with the Bolshoi, a
world famous ballet ensemble. Amelio has earned
more than 129 national and
international titles during her
career.
Photo courtesy ol Movimlento Cultural M