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Editorial MARCH 6,1996 No money for musk by Brent Liescheidt Staff Writer- ' Chalk another one up for the California Slate University. Fresno athletes. While certain departments on this campus have to scrape change erasers and chalk, the athletic department is nourishing. A new stadium, weight room and locker room have, or will be. opened ihisyear. An unprecedented 238 athletic scholarships were handed out this past year. A full scholarship includes registration lees, textbooks for classes and a room-and-hoard equivalent to liv ing in the dorms. A full scholarship is worth S6.774. For those ol us who aren't math majors. 1 did the multiplication. That conies out to SI.612.212. Perhaps the most telling statistic is that these 238 scholarships were disbursed among 524 student-athletes. Let's do some comparisons. The Sid Craig Sctux>l of Business has 1.600 full-time students, 1.076 more than the athletic program. The School of Business hands out a little more than half the number of scholarships that the athletic department does. 126 to be exact. Thai's one scholarship for every 12.7 lull- time students. The Schixil of Engineering has 700 full-time students. Thai's about 200 more students than the toial number of student-athletes. Total scholarship money: S8().fXX). the equivalent of 11.8 full scholarships. It boils down to one scholarship for every 70 students. In the Schixil of Music there are 150 students. Total scholarship money: $30,000. or the equivalent ol" five full scholarships. This equals one scholarship lor every 30 music students. Let's get specific: For the vocal performance students at Fresno Stale, there was a whopping^S 1.000 in scholarship money handed out. Am 1 the only one who thinks these numbers don't add up? I can understand the arguments of those involved with athletics: We bring in millions of dollars in sales revenue. The athletic alumni donate thc most money back to the school." Let's compare Fresno Slate's scholarship allocation to that of a few other schools. It would be hard lor anyone to argue thai the University of California. Los Angeles' athletic department isn't at least as strong as Fresno Slate's. They handed out 250 full athletic scholarships last year, about Ihe same number as Fresno State. Each of the athletic scholarships is worth 59.300 for a toial of $2,325,000. However, when it comes to music and vocal performance majors. UCLA handed out a total of 100 undergraduate and graduate music scholarships, 95 more lhan Fresno State.There were 12 vocal performance scholarships. $110.600 more than Fresno State handed out to their vocal performance majors. Can anyone explain this difference between UCLA's and Fresno's allocations of scholarship money? Perhaps the difference in numbers are simply because of differences in UC and Cal State programs. To be fair, maybe I should compare Fresno Slate to another CSU campus. How about California State University at San Jose? San Jose State handed out 210 athletic scholarships last year. Each is the same amount as a Fresno State scholarship. However, once again we can find a large difference in music and vocal scholarships offered. There were 20 full music scholarships and five total vocal scholarships handed out. That's $32,000 more than Fresno State handed out to their vocal performance students. The Fresno community is starved for the performing arts. With the exception of the Fresno Philharmonic, rarely does a performer, or a production company, venture into this town. After reviewing the numbers, is it any wonder that anyone with serious artistic talent leaves the area? The music programs at local high schools have flourished in recent years. Some of their concert choirs consist of more than 100 members. Yet the Fresno State Concert Choir has trouble finding 75 students to participate. Where are all the talented singers going? The next time someone asks why Fresno is a cultural wasteland, read them the numbers. r. -a THE JMNtSE |Am wfiueht electric x VEHICLE CAN'T BE I AtrTK©« tuenacVEHICLE MJ6VPR0DUCE& BY 1998! Vf$ SlMPW NCTT FEASIBLE! Sound bite society should take risks Roq Waqner/lNSIGHTl Props. 195j 196 should target juvenile crime Lethal injection may be the fate of more California criminals. Two propositions on California's March primary ballot deal with crimes committed while using cars. Proposition 195 makes murders committed during a carjacking a special circumstance, punishable by imprisonment without parole or by the death penalty. Proposition 196 does the same for murders commited during a drive-by shooting. Currently, both crimes result in a penalty ol'25-years-to-life. II California voters approve the two propositions, that could all change. State law defines first-degree murder as murder that is either planned in advance or that takes place during kidnapping, arson, rape and robbery. These two propositions, if approved, would add drive-by shootings and carjackings to the list. It's about time. Reclassifying these two crimes may prove to be a deterrent for criminals who use these methods. Car/ackings are increasing Considering ihe state's rising crime rate and die growing occurrence of vehicle-related crimes, these propositions may be just the thing California needs. Locally, ihe problems of carjackings and drive-by shootings are increasing. Take, for instance, the case ol Jamie Landeros. "Hie Roosevelt High School student was returning from a pi//a party with friends when Ihe car she- was in was hit in a drive-by. The assailants ended her young life with a bullet to the head. OPINION La ■' i"' carjacked a woman in northwest Fresno when she stopped at a stoplight in what many considered a "good" neighborhood.** The thieves entered the vehicle through the driver's unlocked door, beat her and proceeded to drive to south Fresno, where the men forced her out. Luckily, they only look her car and not her life. That brings up another point. Controlling the gangs Most drive-bys and carjackings are committed by juveniles. II these measures become effective, those under 18 years ol" age could escape the harsher penalties. Whether a juvenile who commits such a v iolent act would be tried as an adult depends on the decision of the judge. Also, many of ihese crimes are gang-related. Although the propositions arc well- intentioned and have lhc potential to cut into the number of drive-by s and carjackings, ihey seem to miss the mark. If lhc stale really vv ants to decrease these crimes, ii would lie a good idea The problems of juvenile crime and gangs are interrelated. In order lo put a significant dent in the high percent- up with a way of controlling these problems directly. Another factor to consider is The Legislative Analyst's office, a bipartisan group lhat examines the propositions, wrote thai lhc cost of However, longer prison terms for those coin icied ol these crimes would mean more money taxpayers would have lo dish out. ' It's worth the extra cash if it makes our communities a little safer, but more effort should be concentrated on the juveniles who commit these acts. Don't take history "with old man Alminstcr: he'll put you to sleep. The newspaper? All Jim reads in it are the sports section, the comics and TV and movie listings. Anna hales it when the networks in- terrupl her shows for some speech or press conference. It's the same old boring stuff. In America, you can get away with all kinds of potential trouble. If a political scandal like Whitewater arises, just say lhat you didn't think twice about it because "that's how things are done where I'm from." Is your credit maxed out from lidding the mightiest legal defense learn ever, like O.J.V.' Sell an exclusive v ideo telling what you couldn't on the witness stand. But one thing you won't be forgiven for. whether a humble lecturer or candidaie for the highest office in the land, is being boring. The American Heritage Dictionary says "bore" means "to make weary by being dull, repetitious or tedious." New meaning to boring Yet decades of conditioning by televised media. Ihe rapid and even contradictory changes in education methods and society's growing level of overall complexity have brought "bor- Now. when something is labeled "boring." the labeler shakes off their responsibility to pay it attention. Yeah, you went lo ihe school board meeting, bul you got bored and left. Instead of literally making John or Jane Q. Public weary, perhaps all (he topic did was require some effort or thought. Challenging, substantial or involving material might inconve- "boring" and change the channel? People apply this to anything they can't be bothered with: studying, art appreciation, learning about political Columnist George Will cites pari of Pal Buchanan's rise in popularity to providing political entertainment. In a column published Feb. 28. Will writes. "Buchanan banishes boredom bv the vehemence wilh which he insists the limes are terrible." Instead of advancing comprehensive, responsible, detailed plans of action. Buchanan's policies carry more /ing than the 1960s "Batman" Holy mud-slinging, "Batman!"' Boost tariffs to help prevent further downsizing! Biff! Kachung! Never mind lhat big tariffs are how the Great Depression got rolling. No illegal immigrants, no legal immigrants, no one gets in! Wham! Pow! Parts of this policy will prove unconstitutional, other parts logisti- cally unworkable and it's all un- American. As a Nixon speech writer and TV political commentator. Buchanan helped political discourse devolve from earnest and respectful discussion to shouting matches. His political-issues show on CNN OPINION The modern boredom plague hits especially hard on campuses. Everybody on campus knows somebody lhal lakes as many fun classes as Ihey can. Or someone w ho feels compelled lo defend their rigor- It's noi that they enjoy studying phvsics who would? — but it's a required step on the path to a lucrative medical or engineering career. Thai's one commonly accepted reason for undertaking "boring" activities or inclinations: It's part of a pro cess toward making money. Reasons like pride in intellectual grow th and learning being good in itself, are often met vv ith skepticism or discarded. "It's everywhere you look now." said John /ele/ny. professor of mass communication and journalism and author ol his own media law lextbook. "I had an entire class from Arizona write me memos about thc lest, lor the most part thev liked il. bul nearly all suggested 1 use more pictures, more charts, more bold-face prim. "I got plenty of advice on how to liven things up." /ele/ny said, "but no requests to go into more depth, include more cases, dig a bit deeper. And it's noi like im book w as devoid ol charts and bold lace before."' Era of the sound-byte Neil Postman, social critic and chairman of ihe communication arts department at New York University, wrote an entire book about how our public discourse suiters when we demand everything to he bite-si/cd and entertaining. The book. "Amusing Ourselves to Death." points out in common language how almost anything substantial and worthwhile — politics, eco- i, educ . .hi. ^ — is being slowly subvened toward serv ing primarily or sulclv as another kind of entertainment Life was never designed for us to bounce along from happy news to gladiator-style politics lo watching sunny-ending movies based on somber books instead ol actually reading the books. Postman reminds us lhal we're better than that, thai we should demand (o invest some effort, to risk embracing something "boring." The rewards might noi be instantly gratifying, or even recognizable right at first — but the rewards will come Troubled tree teases new softball scoreboard "Welc me t Fr sn ta l." How's that Motorists on Cedar Avenue may wonder why there is a tree blocking the new softball stadium sign, which weakly proclaims through branches. Welcome to Fresno Stale. The old ash tree was there first, and it will not be chopped down — de- spile blocking the 36-foot wide. 32- foot high sign, which is actually thc back of the new softball stadium scoreboard. Bad Planning It seems that nature will triumph over construction in this case. The sign, in a prominent position on thc comer of Cedar and Barstow. was finished on Feb. 19. An elec tronic-message system on the top is visible above ihe tree, bul the new California State University. Fresno, sunburst logo on the bottom is blocked. Debbie Astone. director of facilities planning, said the campus planning committee was adamant thai the tree not be removed. The committee should be commended for saving part of Ihe campus arboretum, which has already lost many trees because of drought and OPINION Athletics should be commended for choosing to decorate the back of their scoreboard with a welcoming message and ihe sunburst logo. The planning committee didn't want advertis ing, so athletics chose the logo, vv hich looks dumb. So both camps showed strong compromise, but it still didn't solve the shy's problem — that it just Boro said the tree will soon be thinned out by pruning inside . branches. The extra pruning should make the sign a little more visible. Boro also said mov ing the tree was nol even an option because it would cost around $ 15.(XX). and the tree may die anyway. Missing the obvious _— Astone said the planning committee approved the general location of the sign in December. The exact sile wasn't determined by athletics until January. "To be honest. I don'l think anybody realijcd thai tree would be in the way*until the exact site was finalized." Astone said. The site was finalized on the basis of glare for batters, visibility lo motorists and proximity to bleachers. Boro said there was a limited range of options. Just leave it blank Boro said the whole issue depends on how you look al it. The sign is actually the back of the scoreboard. He said if athletics had just left it blank nobody would be complaining. So maybe that would be the best solution — redesign the panels of the sign with different artwork or leave it blank altogether. But for now. we are left w ith a beautiful but obscured sign, and a tree that will soon get new leaves in spring. #T MAIL IT Managing EdHor, Iniight 2225 E. San Ramon Ave. Frtwo.CA 93740-0010 E-MAIL IT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO Insight AD LINE: 278-3934 FAXIT Managing Editor, Insight FAX (209) 278-4995- MAIL IT Call 278-2092 any tlma " Executive Editor Jefferson Beavers Managing Editor Brent Liescheidt News Editor Troy Wagner Chief Copy Editor Kristine Martin Photo Editor Todd Warshaw Editorial Page Editor Valerie Gibbons Lifestyle Editor Matt Lloyd Sports Editor Stefanie Hard Production Manager Bridget Carter Advertising Accounts Mgr. Advertising Production Mgr. Marty Gutierrez Reg Wagner Staff Photographers: Tommielynn Del Real and Ryan McKee. Production Assistants and Staff Writers: Ron Armstrong, Summer Brown, Candace Cline, Angela Elliot, Jennifer Franklin, Natasha Frazier, Kristen Gentry, Jerry Lowe, Draeger Martinez, Ardy Mauldin, Rob Morgan, Jennifer Southern, Melyssa Springmeyer, Tyler A. Takeda, Students of MCJ 108 and 102w. Production Consultant: Dan Helmbold Adviser: George A. Flynn Circulation: Kelly McLain Advertising Staff: Students of MCJ 143
Object Description
Title | 1996_03 Insight March 1966 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1996 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8 1969-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodials |
Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
Coverage | October 8, 1969 - May 13, 1998 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi, TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | 002_Insight Mar 06 1996 p 2 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1996 |
Full-Text-Search | Editorial MARCH 6,1996 No money for musk by Brent Liescheidt Staff Writer- ' Chalk another one up for the California Slate University. Fresno athletes. While certain departments on this campus have to scrape change erasers and chalk, the athletic department is nourishing. A new stadium, weight room and locker room have, or will be. opened ihisyear. An unprecedented 238 athletic scholarships were handed out this past year. A full scholarship includes registration lees, textbooks for classes and a room-and-hoard equivalent to liv ing in the dorms. A full scholarship is worth S6.774. For those ol us who aren't math majors. 1 did the multiplication. That conies out to SI.612.212. Perhaps the most telling statistic is that these 238 scholarships were disbursed among 524 student-athletes. Let's do some comparisons. The Sid Craig Sctux>l of Business has 1.600 full-time students, 1.076 more than the athletic program. The School of Business hands out a little more than half the number of scholarships that the athletic department does. 126 to be exact. Thai's one scholarship for every 12.7 lull- time students. The Schixil of Engineering has 700 full-time students. Thai's about 200 more students than the toial number of student-athletes. Total scholarship money: S8().fXX). the equivalent of 11.8 full scholarships. It boils down to one scholarship for every 70 students. In the Schixil of Music there are 150 students. Total scholarship money: $30,000. or the equivalent ol" five full scholarships. This equals one scholarship lor every 30 music students. Let's get specific: For the vocal performance students at Fresno Stale, there was a whopping^S 1.000 in scholarship money handed out. Am 1 the only one who thinks these numbers don't add up? I can understand the arguments of those involved with athletics: We bring in millions of dollars in sales revenue. The athletic alumni donate thc most money back to the school." Let's compare Fresno Slate's scholarship allocation to that of a few other schools. It would be hard lor anyone to argue thai the University of California. Los Angeles' athletic department isn't at least as strong as Fresno Slate's. They handed out 250 full athletic scholarships last year, about Ihe same number as Fresno State. Each of the athletic scholarships is worth 59.300 for a toial of $2,325,000. However, when it comes to music and vocal performance majors. UCLA handed out a total of 100 undergraduate and graduate music scholarships, 95 more lhan Fresno State.There were 12 vocal performance scholarships. $110.600 more than Fresno State handed out to their vocal performance majors. Can anyone explain this difference between UCLA's and Fresno's allocations of scholarship money? Perhaps the difference in numbers are simply because of differences in UC and Cal State programs. To be fair, maybe I should compare Fresno Slate to another CSU campus. How about California State University at San Jose? San Jose State handed out 210 athletic scholarships last year. Each is the same amount as a Fresno State scholarship. However, once again we can find a large difference in music and vocal scholarships offered. There were 20 full music scholarships and five total vocal scholarships handed out. That's $32,000 more than Fresno State handed out to their vocal performance students. The Fresno community is starved for the performing arts. With the exception of the Fresno Philharmonic, rarely does a performer, or a production company, venture into this town. After reviewing the numbers, is it any wonder that anyone with serious artistic talent leaves the area? The music programs at local high schools have flourished in recent years. Some of their concert choirs consist of more than 100 members. Yet the Fresno State Concert Choir has trouble finding 75 students to participate. Where are all the talented singers going? The next time someone asks why Fresno is a cultural wasteland, read them the numbers. r. -a THE JMNtSE |Am wfiueht electric x VEHICLE CAN'T BE I AtrTK©« tuenacVEHICLE MJ6VPR0DUCE& BY 1998! Vf$ SlMPW NCTT FEASIBLE! Sound bite society should take risks Roq Waqner/lNSIGHTl Props. 195j 196 should target juvenile crime Lethal injection may be the fate of more California criminals. Two propositions on California's March primary ballot deal with crimes committed while using cars. Proposition 195 makes murders committed during a carjacking a special circumstance, punishable by imprisonment without parole or by the death penalty. Proposition 196 does the same for murders commited during a drive-by shooting. Currently, both crimes result in a penalty ol'25-years-to-life. II California voters approve the two propositions, that could all change. State law defines first-degree murder as murder that is either planned in advance or that takes place during kidnapping, arson, rape and robbery. These two propositions, if approved, would add drive-by shootings and carjackings to the list. It's about time. Reclassifying these two crimes may prove to be a deterrent for criminals who use these methods. Car/ackings are increasing Considering ihe state's rising crime rate and die growing occurrence of vehicle-related crimes, these propositions may be just the thing California needs. Locally, ihe problems of carjackings and drive-by shootings are increasing. Take, for instance, the case ol Jamie Landeros. "Hie Roosevelt High School student was returning from a pi//a party with friends when Ihe car she- was in was hit in a drive-by. The assailants ended her young life with a bullet to the head. OPINION La ■' i"' carjacked a woman in northwest Fresno when she stopped at a stoplight in what many considered a "good" neighborhood.** The thieves entered the vehicle through the driver's unlocked door, beat her and proceeded to drive to south Fresno, where the men forced her out. Luckily, they only look her car and not her life. That brings up another point. Controlling the gangs Most drive-bys and carjackings are committed by juveniles. II these measures become effective, those under 18 years ol" age could escape the harsher penalties. Whether a juvenile who commits such a v iolent act would be tried as an adult depends on the decision of the judge. Also, many of ihese crimes are gang-related. Although the propositions arc well- intentioned and have lhc potential to cut into the number of drive-by s and carjackings, ihey seem to miss the mark. If lhc stale really vv ants to decrease these crimes, ii would lie a good idea The problems of juvenile crime and gangs are interrelated. In order lo put a significant dent in the high percent- up with a way of controlling these problems directly. Another factor to consider is The Legislative Analyst's office, a bipartisan group lhat examines the propositions, wrote thai lhc cost of However, longer prison terms for those coin icied ol these crimes would mean more money taxpayers would have lo dish out. ' It's worth the extra cash if it makes our communities a little safer, but more effort should be concentrated on the juveniles who commit these acts. Don't take history "with old man Alminstcr: he'll put you to sleep. The newspaper? All Jim reads in it are the sports section, the comics and TV and movie listings. Anna hales it when the networks in- terrupl her shows for some speech or press conference. It's the same old boring stuff. In America, you can get away with all kinds of potential trouble. If a political scandal like Whitewater arises, just say lhat you didn't think twice about it because "that's how things are done where I'm from." Is your credit maxed out from lidding the mightiest legal defense learn ever, like O.J.V.' Sell an exclusive v ideo telling what you couldn't on the witness stand. But one thing you won't be forgiven for. whether a humble lecturer or candidaie for the highest office in the land, is being boring. The American Heritage Dictionary says "bore" means "to make weary by being dull, repetitious or tedious." New meaning to boring Yet decades of conditioning by televised media. Ihe rapid and even contradictory changes in education methods and society's growing level of overall complexity have brought "bor- Now. when something is labeled "boring." the labeler shakes off their responsibility to pay it attention. Yeah, you went lo ihe school board meeting, bul you got bored and left. Instead of literally making John or Jane Q. Public weary, perhaps all (he topic did was require some effort or thought. Challenging, substantial or involving material might inconve- "boring" and change the channel? People apply this to anything they can't be bothered with: studying, art appreciation, learning about political Columnist George Will cites pari of Pal Buchanan's rise in popularity to providing political entertainment. In a column published Feb. 28. Will writes. "Buchanan banishes boredom bv the vehemence wilh which he insists the limes are terrible." Instead of advancing comprehensive, responsible, detailed plans of action. Buchanan's policies carry more /ing than the 1960s "Batman" Holy mud-slinging, "Batman!"' Boost tariffs to help prevent further downsizing! Biff! Kachung! Never mind lhat big tariffs are how the Great Depression got rolling. No illegal immigrants, no legal immigrants, no one gets in! Wham! Pow! Parts of this policy will prove unconstitutional, other parts logisti- cally unworkable and it's all un- American. As a Nixon speech writer and TV political commentator. Buchanan helped political discourse devolve from earnest and respectful discussion to shouting matches. His political-issues show on CNN OPINION The modern boredom plague hits especially hard on campuses. Everybody on campus knows somebody lhal lakes as many fun classes as Ihey can. Or someone w ho feels compelled lo defend their rigor- It's noi that they enjoy studying phvsics who would? — but it's a required step on the path to a lucrative medical or engineering career. Thai's one commonly accepted reason for undertaking "boring" activities or inclinations: It's part of a pro cess toward making money. Reasons like pride in intellectual grow th and learning being good in itself, are often met vv ith skepticism or discarded. "It's everywhere you look now." said John /ele/ny. professor of mass communication and journalism and author ol his own media law lextbook. "I had an entire class from Arizona write me memos about thc lest, lor the most part thev liked il. bul nearly all suggested 1 use more pictures, more charts, more bold-face prim. "I got plenty of advice on how to liven things up." /ele/ny said, "but no requests to go into more depth, include more cases, dig a bit deeper. And it's noi like im book w as devoid ol charts and bold lace before."' Era of the sound-byte Neil Postman, social critic and chairman of ihe communication arts department at New York University, wrote an entire book about how our public discourse suiters when we demand everything to he bite-si/cd and entertaining. The book. "Amusing Ourselves to Death." points out in common language how almost anything substantial and worthwhile — politics, eco- i, educ . .hi. ^ — is being slowly subvened toward serv ing primarily or sulclv as another kind of entertainment Life was never designed for us to bounce along from happy news to gladiator-style politics lo watching sunny-ending movies based on somber books instead ol actually reading the books. Postman reminds us lhal we're better than that, thai we should demand (o invest some effort, to risk embracing something "boring." The rewards might noi be instantly gratifying, or even recognizable right at first — but the rewards will come Troubled tree teases new softball scoreboard "Welc me t Fr sn ta l." How's that Motorists on Cedar Avenue may wonder why there is a tree blocking the new softball stadium sign, which weakly proclaims through branches. Welcome to Fresno Stale. The old ash tree was there first, and it will not be chopped down — de- spile blocking the 36-foot wide. 32- foot high sign, which is actually thc back of the new softball stadium scoreboard. Bad Planning It seems that nature will triumph over construction in this case. The sign, in a prominent position on thc comer of Cedar and Barstow. was finished on Feb. 19. An elec tronic-message system on the top is visible above ihe tree, bul the new California State University. Fresno, sunburst logo on the bottom is blocked. Debbie Astone. director of facilities planning, said the campus planning committee was adamant thai the tree not be removed. The committee should be commended for saving part of Ihe campus arboretum, which has already lost many trees because of drought and OPINION Athletics should be commended for choosing to decorate the back of their scoreboard with a welcoming message and ihe sunburst logo. The planning committee didn't want advertis ing, so athletics chose the logo, vv hich looks dumb. So both camps showed strong compromise, but it still didn't solve the shy's problem — that it just Boro said the tree will soon be thinned out by pruning inside . branches. The extra pruning should make the sign a little more visible. Boro also said mov ing the tree was nol even an option because it would cost around $ 15.(XX). and the tree may die anyway. Missing the obvious _— Astone said the planning committee approved the general location of the sign in December. The exact sile wasn't determined by athletics until January. "To be honest. I don'l think anybody realijcd thai tree would be in the way*until the exact site was finalized." Astone said. The site was finalized on the basis of glare for batters, visibility lo motorists and proximity to bleachers. Boro said there was a limited range of options. Just leave it blank Boro said the whole issue depends on how you look al it. The sign is actually the back of the scoreboard. He said if athletics had just left it blank nobody would be complaining. So maybe that would be the best solution — redesign the panels of the sign with different artwork or leave it blank altogether. But for now. we are left w ith a beautiful but obscured sign, and a tree that will soon get new leaves in spring. #T MAIL IT Managing EdHor, Iniight 2225 E. San Ramon Ave. Frtwo.CA 93740-0010 E-MAIL IT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO Insight AD LINE: 278-3934 FAXIT Managing Editor, Insight FAX (209) 278-4995- MAIL IT Call 278-2092 any tlma " Executive Editor Jefferson Beavers Managing Editor Brent Liescheidt News Editor Troy Wagner Chief Copy Editor Kristine Martin Photo Editor Todd Warshaw Editorial Page Editor Valerie Gibbons Lifestyle Editor Matt Lloyd Sports Editor Stefanie Hard Production Manager Bridget Carter Advertising Accounts Mgr. Advertising Production Mgr. Marty Gutierrez Reg Wagner Staff Photographers: Tommielynn Del Real and Ryan McKee. Production Assistants and Staff Writers: Ron Armstrong, Summer Brown, Candace Cline, Angela Elliot, Jennifer Franklin, Natasha Frazier, Kristen Gentry, Jerry Lowe, Draeger Martinez, Ardy Mauldin, Rob Morgan, Jennifer Southern, Melyssa Springmeyer, Tyler A. Takeda, Students of MCJ 108 and 102w. Production Consultant: Dan Helmbold Adviser: George A. Flynn Circulation: Kelly McLain Advertising Staff: Students of MCJ 143 |