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"O
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XCIX
Issue 56
CSU-Fresno
Wednesday ...
Octodea 21,1992
Questions raised
about Sun Stone
mural inscription
ByAdamBreen
Staff Wrrter
The proposal for a mural of the Aztec
sculpture known as the Sun Stone is being
considered by the University Student Un¬
ion, but there is disagreement over the
meaning of the sculpture's inscriptions.
According to bilingual education pro¬
fessor Cecilio Orozco, the sculpture, also
known as the Aztec Calender or Cuauhpilli
(the eagle's bowl), tells the story of the
migrations of ancient Native Americans
from the ice lands of the north, through the
"happy hunting grounds" of the southwest
to Tenochtitlan, Mexico in the south.
He said the Sun Stone, which is 12 feet in
diameter and weighs 24 tons, describes the
travels of the Nahuatl people who were the
forerunners of the Aztecs. Orozco said they
left present-day Alaska inl 386 B.C. for the
Utah area where they remained for 900
years until a heat wave drove them out.
He said there is evidence that the Nahuatl
people left markings on cave walls in Utah.
This together with the inscriptions on the
Sun Stone, he said, indicates that the Nahuatl
people were the Aztec's ancestors.
However, geography professor James
Kus said Orozco's claims have not been
supported by scientific research.
'Thr scientific method is to create a
hypothesis and present it in a scientific
journal for critiquing," he said. "If the evi¬
dence is supported, it becomes a theory. If
the theory is tested and supported, then it is
considered proven.
"There are abundant journals and ar¬
chaeology conferences where this can be
done," he said. "To the best of my knowl¬
edge, his material has never been presented
in this way."
Orozco said he has not had his material
published in scientific journals because "they
don't think that a Mexican-American should
be a part ofnheir research group."
"I haven't seen any need to send my
information to any people except those who
request it," he said. "I have presented my
evidence in Mexico City newspapers, the
Journal of Social Science, and I will be
going to Stanford soon to gjve a lecture."
Please see MURAL, page 5
LA VOZ Inside
Obscene colls in dorms on the rise
By Patrick Bettencourt
Staff Wrrter
The phone rings and when answered, a
drunken, slurred voice directs obscenities
and sexual propositions to you. Feelings of
helplessness, violation and disgust over¬
whelm you.
The number of obscene phone calls re¬
ceived by CSUF dormitory residents during
the first eight months of 1992 have already
exceeded the number of obscene calls re¬
ported during 1990 and the figures are
nearing those for the entire 12 months of
1991.
According to University Police Invesu-
gatorMikeO'Reilly, from January 1 through
October 17, 1992 10 obscene phone calls
have been reported. The figure is relatively
high.compared to eight and 14 calls in 1990
and 1991 respectively. A suspect has not
been pinpointed for the calls this year but
O'Reilly noted that five of the 14 calls in
1991 were linked to one man who was
prosecuted. The calls are usually from a
male to a female and contain sexual conno¬
tations, according to O'Reilly.
A resident of Birch Hall, who wishes to
remain anonymous and will be referred to
as Richard, retrieved his voice mail mes¬
sages as usual one morning during the first
week of school and found a 10 minute long
offensive message from a male who sounded
drunk. At the time, Richard was unfamiliar
with voice majl and did not know how to
fast forward through messages, he had to
listen to the obscene call in order to hear his
other messages.
The message Richard received was di¬
rected toward his roommate, a recent immi¬
grant to Fresno. Unlike most obscene calls
reported, Richard's did not contain sexual
allusions but instead was composed of ra-
Please see OBSCENE, page 6
Aftermath: A
wrecked car on
display near the
University Student
Union as part of
Alcohol Awareness
Week attracted
much attention
fnyn passing
students, including
Bobbi Richardson
on Monday. ,
Photo: Bryan Chan
The Collegian slammed at ASI meeting
By Mike Palmer
Staff Writer
The Daily Collegian was sharply criti¬
cized at Tuesday's Associated Students,
Inc. Senate meeting for stating in an Oct 20
editorial that the ASI Senate adjourned
without taking action on certain agenda
items at its Oct 13 meeting.
The source of Senate discontent was that
its meeting minutes reflected that the Sen¬
ate referred to committee agenda items
which included modifications of the Daily
Collegian 1992-93 Budget Referral to
committee was taking action, Sen. Maurice
D. Castillo said, and he called for a front
page retraction of the editorial
. Sen. John E Fetter said it was "lousy
reporting." Sen. Alden M. Cleveland de¬
manded a front page apology, while Sen.
Susan A. Meadows suggested that me Daily
Collegian was guilty of slander. Sen. Cleve¬
land corrected her
that it would be li¬
bel since it is writ¬
ten.
The Daily Col¬
legian, editorial
was critical of in¬
action by the Sen¬
ate regarding
$4,000 which was taken from its budget by
last year's budget proceedings— an alleg¬
edly violation of the Publications Commis¬
sion charter. The Publications Commission
is the governing board of the Daily Colle¬
gian. The editorial said that the Senate was
"dragging their heels to set the record
straight."
President Marci C. Dcmings., who was a
senator at large last
year, said that "no one
had bothered to read
the charter before ask¬
ing the Daily Colle¬
gian to pay' the
,000." She said that
the Publications Com¬
mission had asked the
Daily Collegian not to print anything about
this issue until it could be resolved but it
printed a criticism anyway. She said that a
Please see ASI, page 6
Watch 2
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| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
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| Full-Text-Search | "O COLLEGIAN Vol. XCIX Issue 56 CSU-Fresno Wednesday ... Octodea 21,1992 Questions raised about Sun Stone mural inscription ByAdamBreen Staff Wrrter The proposal for a mural of the Aztec sculpture known as the Sun Stone is being considered by the University Student Un¬ ion, but there is disagreement over the meaning of the sculpture's inscriptions. According to bilingual education pro¬ fessor Cecilio Orozco, the sculpture, also known as the Aztec Calender or Cuauhpilli (the eagle's bowl), tells the story of the migrations of ancient Native Americans from the ice lands of the north, through the "happy hunting grounds" of the southwest to Tenochtitlan, Mexico in the south. He said the Sun Stone, which is 12 feet in diameter and weighs 24 tons, describes the travels of the Nahuatl people who were the forerunners of the Aztecs. Orozco said they left present-day Alaska inl 386 B.C. for the Utah area where they remained for 900 years until a heat wave drove them out. He said there is evidence that the Nahuatl people left markings on cave walls in Utah. This together with the inscriptions on the Sun Stone, he said, indicates that the Nahuatl people were the Aztec's ancestors. However, geography professor James Kus said Orozco's claims have not been supported by scientific research. 'Thr scientific method is to create a hypothesis and present it in a scientific journal for critiquing," he said. "If the evi¬ dence is supported, it becomes a theory. If the theory is tested and supported, then it is considered proven. "There are abundant journals and ar¬ chaeology conferences where this can be done," he said. "To the best of my knowl¬ edge, his material has never been presented in this way." Orozco said he has not had his material published in scientific journals because "they don't think that a Mexican-American should be a part ofnheir research group." "I haven't seen any need to send my information to any people except those who request it," he said. "I have presented my evidence in Mexico City newspapers, the Journal of Social Science, and I will be going to Stanford soon to gjve a lecture." Please see MURAL, page 5 LA VOZ Inside Obscene colls in dorms on the rise By Patrick Bettencourt Staff Wrrter The phone rings and when answered, a drunken, slurred voice directs obscenities and sexual propositions to you. Feelings of helplessness, violation and disgust over¬ whelm you. The number of obscene phone calls re¬ ceived by CSUF dormitory residents during the first eight months of 1992 have already exceeded the number of obscene calls re¬ ported during 1990 and the figures are nearing those for the entire 12 months of 1991. According to University Police Invesu- gatorMikeO'Reilly, from January 1 through October 17, 1992 10 obscene phone calls have been reported. The figure is relatively high.compared to eight and 14 calls in 1990 and 1991 respectively. A suspect has not been pinpointed for the calls this year but O'Reilly noted that five of the 14 calls in 1991 were linked to one man who was prosecuted. The calls are usually from a male to a female and contain sexual conno¬ tations, according to O'Reilly. A resident of Birch Hall, who wishes to remain anonymous and will be referred to as Richard, retrieved his voice mail mes¬ sages as usual one morning during the first week of school and found a 10 minute long offensive message from a male who sounded drunk. At the time, Richard was unfamiliar with voice majl and did not know how to fast forward through messages, he had to listen to the obscene call in order to hear his other messages. The message Richard received was di¬ rected toward his roommate, a recent immi¬ grant to Fresno. Unlike most obscene calls reported, Richard's did not contain sexual allusions but instead was composed of ra- Please see OBSCENE, page 6 Aftermath: A wrecked car on display near the University Student Union as part of Alcohol Awareness Week attracted much attention fnyn passing students, including Bobbi Richardson on Monday. , Photo: Bryan Chan The Collegian slammed at ASI meeting By Mike Palmer Staff Writer The Daily Collegian was sharply criti¬ cized at Tuesday's Associated Students, Inc. Senate meeting for stating in an Oct 20 editorial that the ASI Senate adjourned without taking action on certain agenda items at its Oct 13 meeting. The source of Senate discontent was that its meeting minutes reflected that the Sen¬ ate referred to committee agenda items which included modifications of the Daily Collegian 1992-93 Budget Referral to committee was taking action, Sen. Maurice D. Castillo said, and he called for a front page retraction of the editorial . Sen. John E Fetter said it was "lousy reporting." Sen. Alden M. Cleveland de¬ manded a front page apology, while Sen. Susan A. Meadows suggested that me Daily Collegian was guilty of slander. Sen. Cleve¬ land corrected her that it would be li¬ bel since it is writ¬ ten. The Daily Col¬ legian, editorial was critical of in¬ action by the Sen¬ ate regarding $4,000 which was taken from its budget by last year's budget proceedings— an alleg¬ edly violation of the Publications Commis¬ sion charter. The Publications Commission is the governing board of the Daily Colle¬ gian. The editorial said that the Senate was "dragging their heels to set the record straight." President Marci C. Dcmings., who was a senator at large last year, said that "no one had bothered to read the charter before ask¬ ing the Daily Colle¬ gian to pay' the ,000." She said that the Publications Com¬ mission had asked the Daily Collegian not to print anything about this issue until it could be resolved but it printed a criticism anyway. She said that a Please see ASI, page 6 Watch 2 o r |
