1988_12 The Daily Collegian December 1988

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Waiting for an apology
^Tothetyjax
We all know how interviews and ar¬
ticles in the Collegian can tecome some¬
what hyperbolized. Specifically, your
Dec. 2 opinion "There's an ASI riot goin'
on."
Words like "coverup" and "cancer" can
sometimes be construed in ways not to
mean exactly what they intended. To be
sure, I did use those two words during the
imerview. but only to convey my obser¬
vation of incompetence at the executive
level of our current student government,
and no animosity towards its presideni.
Scou Vick.
True, there is certainly "no love lost be¬
tween us" as if there was any to be found
either. Scou may be a fine person, and he
can prove it al Tuesday's senate meeting
by offering me his apology. All I'm
saying is, right now, be definitely makes
a lousy studeni body president and per¬
haps should himself consider resigning.
If this letter is starting to sound some¬
what apologetic on my part, far be it
from the truth as Tuesday's senate meet¬
ing will surely see me there, sitting in
ihe audience, resignation in hand, waiting
for the proper person, if he is man
enough, lo apologize.
Jim Ireland
.   Senator, Graduate Studies
Outrageous sports-related injury policy
To ihe Edilor.
The curreni policy towards sports relat¬
ed injuries occurring in physical education
courses here at Fresno Slate is outrage¬
ous. I recently sprained my ankle quite
seriously in Basketball PE AC 165. and
yet nothing could be done by the depart¬
ment to aid my recovery. I was told out¬
right that I was on my own. and the in¬
structor's only suggestion was a trip to
the Health Center.
Had I been an intercollegiaie athlete, I
would have been air lifted to the nearest
emergency medical facility without delay.
The current policy abandons the ordinary
students. Intercollegiate athletes are n«.
the sole victims of unfortunate sports fe-^
lated injuries. It is time for the university
to realize this.
I realize that, like everyone else in the
world, the university must be cautious of
making itself lliablc for damage. This is
all the more reason to provide lhc needed
first aid and trarerjortation to Students in¬
jured in PE courses. It is obvious to me
that the current policy is an invitation to
court..
To avoid problems in the future, the
Physical Education Department at Fresno
SiaieriixdsiorriakeprovisiorisfcirUKirn-
mediatc care of individuals injured in iheir
courses. A system of transportation needs
to be provided.
Without a change in the current policy,
the probability of additional injury to stu¬
dents is high. Furthermore, the subse¬
quent injury will no doubt someday find
iis way to the courtroom, where the case
outcome may quite possibly limit the
university's ability to offer the present
range of PE courses. Let us hope that it
will not take a lawsuit for the universily
to change its policy.
Thank you for your time, •
Michael Stump
'Negrophobia' leaves her cold
To the Editor.
Upon leaving Henry Madden Library
the other evening, I overheard a female,
student convey to her male associate that
she had "Negrophobia." I had never heard
this term before, and I wanted lo get a
good look at the person who had coined
the phrase. She was no different from I—
oh. excuse my igrsorance. there was one
slight difference: she was white.
i I wish I had lime to confront this
young lady and have her instruct me on
the bases of her phobia; however, she hur¬
riedly took off in the opposite direction.
A cold chill went through my body;
thoughts, phrases and words enveloped
my spirit The Civil Rights Marches, the
lynchings. boycotts, desegregation acts
and the racial slurs ihat had once been put
to sleep were rudely awakened.
I truly believed that the Gvil Rights
law that was eventually passed in 1964 re¬
quired, at least on paper. The ending of
racial discrimination. At this lime, we
gave up our white endorsed title of "nig¬
ger and negroes." We were then and now
—"Black Americans." So her term "negiD-
phobia"sl>ould be paraphrased, "Blackprso-
bia." No mailer how she dec idea to coin
her euphemism, ihe issue stills needs to
be addressed.
Could it be that she also fears the black
athletes at Fresno Stale, who contribute
their physical attributes into making Fres¬
no State a highly respected contender'in
their league? Does it frighten her that the
black student population at Fresno State
is below 5 percent? Does it frighten her
that we fail to lower our eyes to the floor
and scratch our beads as she enters a
room? 1, for one. would like to know
what has brought about her fear of black
people.
Since 1619. blacks have tried to occu¬
py a dignified place in American society.
Wc are continuously trying to prove our
■a.m iii. Wliai arc truly the demands of the
black students in predominately white in¬
stitutions? Obviously, we are trying to
erase the myths and traditions which have
writhed the image of the black person in
our consciousness and in the conscious¬
ness of whiles.
Instead of finding this peace of mind,
the black student has found, instead, all of
the abasement assumptions and custom¬
ary bias practices of the Larger group nur¬
tured in white acidemia Treated as an nr.-
touchable by many of our white class¬
mates, expected gropingly to imitate ev¬
erything white; the black student's ex¬
istence is understandably stressful. Feel¬
ing no exigency to mimic white behavior
in order to win white "acceptance" and de¬
clining the lack of personal connection of
the colleges, black students have most
times congregated together at lunch time,
study time and at recreational events as a
separate unit.
Most black suidents do not want racial
disunity, but this is forced upon as by
those who unduly fear us. We are no dif¬
ferent from those who have contributed to
the.structuring of American society; the
Jews, Armenians. Chinese, Mexicans,
Italians and etc.
If Mack and while siudenis are lo live
harnwniousiy and in lack of fear of one
another, we mast lean to try to under-,.
Please see LETTERS, page 4