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2-Op/Ed
The Daily Collegian
November 29,1992
Column 1
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Give thanks
for ability to
help others
By Adam Breen
Staff Columnist
The aroma of baked, force-fed
turkey will soon waft through the
air, Fresno's own Duraflame car
exhaust smell is back and students
are trying to pick out an easy
Bulldog insignia gift for their
parents. The holiday season is here.
Thanksgiving is a joyous time
for students. A four-day weekend
is welcomeat any time ofthe year,
but there is something special about
taking a break from residence
dining hall food and pizza to stuff
our faces at home.
A majority of those who attend
CSUF live close enough to visit
mom and/or dad by just hopping in
the car.
Sure, it's impossible to see Out
of the rear window because three
months of laundry is piled in the
back seat, but it's worth the trip to
see parents who are glad to see you
as long as they know you are not
moving back home.
Thanksgiving arouses interests
in more things than football and
shopping. It marks the official,
month-long "I care for my fellow
humans" season.
For 11 months out of the year,
homeless people with "will work
for food" signs are ignored or
chastised for their laziness.
"Why don't they just go get a
job at McDonald's?" or "How can
that guy afford a pack of cigarettes
but not a loaf of bread?" are com¬
mon criticisms. ^
Oh, but it's different during the
holiday season. People noi mally
called beggars are suddenlycalled
"the downtrodden."
Television stations collect
"Coat$ for Kids" and 'Toys for
Tots" (good px) and radio sta¬
tions give turkeys to homeless
shelters (ditto).
Mommy gives little Billy a
quarter to put in the (pot of the
annoying Salvation Army bell-
ringer.
Newspapers do features on a
family that can't afford to buy
little Susie a Barbie, and soon she
has a 350 Barbies.
The guilt-ridden middle and
upper classes get into the spirit by
ridding their closets of bell-bot-
m&M
The unfinished agenda
- Please see SMILE, page 3
By Susan Blanchi-Sand
National Forum
Soon the U.S. will mark 30'
years since the passage of the Equal
Pay Act Until 1963, when this
landmark legislation was signed,
it was legal to use sex as a reason
to pay a woman less for the same
job as a man. Today a new genera¬
tion' of workers is providing the
productivity for our economy, the
profit for our businesses and the
paychecks for our families. Yet
still the wage gap between men's
and women's earnings is not much
different than it was for their par¬
ents . In 1963 women earned 59.6
percent of what men earned, while
in 1991 the wage gap narrowed to
only 69.8 percent At this pace
women will have to wait another
90 years to close the gap entirely.
That simply is not acceptable.
A recent opinion poll conducted
for the National Committeeon Pay
Equity showed that U.S. voters by
large margins are increasingly
concerned about wages and pay
equity.
Three in four voters said they
would support a law correcting the
wage differences between men,
women and minority workers.
Now that the election results are
in, lawmakers should take notice:
these voters would support a law
that ensures the same pay for those
whose jobs require similar levels
of skill, effort and responsibility,
even if the actual jobs are differ¬
ent.
Support for pay equity is strong
across all voting groups. Women
and men, whites, blacks, and His¬
panics, Democrats, Republicans,
and independents, young and old,
lower and upper-income voters all
favor pay equity by no less than a
majority.
The public overwhelmingly
supports pay equity because their
Please see GENDER, page3
>
Aimee L. Fisher
Editor in Chief
Managing & Graphics Editor Jason Tenth
News Editor Shannon Wentworth
Photo Editor Steve Skibbie
Sporis Editor: David Donnelly
Business Manager Shawnda Grice
Advertising & Ad Production Manager Lance Jackson
Artspeak Editor Manny Fernandez
Cartoonist: Ofir Levy
News^Writers: Suzanne Andrews, Rosalba Beltran, Pat Bettencourt, Adam
Breen, Marlene Bryant, Amie Goodrich, Suzanne Kayian, Mike Palmer,
LeahPerich
Photographers: Hector Amezcua, Christine Baker, Jeremy Cloud, Matt
Sotor
Spjwts Writers: MarirjBryant, Richard James, ShondellReed,Todd Warshaw,
Advertising Representatives: Brendan Bailey, Keith Bolden, Laura Deck-
ard, ShawndalaCrice, Shelby Stark, Kfld Rizki, Peggy Yeyna, Jenny Young
Columnists: Adam Breen, Michael S. Handorf, Allessandria Polizzi, Mike
Palmer
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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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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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| Title | November 23, 1992, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | 2-Op/Ed The Daily Collegian November 29,1992 Column 1 I r- :,va> Give thanks for ability to help others By Adam Breen Staff Columnist The aroma of baked, force-fed turkey will soon waft through the air, Fresno's own Duraflame car exhaust smell is back and students are trying to pick out an easy Bulldog insignia gift for their parents. The holiday season is here. Thanksgiving is a joyous time for students. A four-day weekend is welcomeat any time ofthe year, but there is something special about taking a break from residence dining hall food and pizza to stuff our faces at home. A majority of those who attend CSUF live close enough to visit mom and/or dad by just hopping in the car. Sure, it's impossible to see Out of the rear window because three months of laundry is piled in the back seat, but it's worth the trip to see parents who are glad to see you as long as they know you are not moving back home. Thanksgiving arouses interests in more things than football and shopping. It marks the official, month-long "I care for my fellow humans" season. For 11 months out of the year, homeless people with "will work for food" signs are ignored or chastised for their laziness. "Why don't they just go get a job at McDonald's?" or "How can that guy afford a pack of cigarettes but not a loaf of bread?" are com¬ mon criticisms. ^ Oh, but it's different during the holiday season. People noi mally called beggars are suddenlycalled "the downtrodden." Television stations collect "Coat$ for Kids" and 'Toys for Tots" (good px) and radio sta¬ tions give turkeys to homeless shelters (ditto). Mommy gives little Billy a quarter to put in the (pot of the annoying Salvation Army bell- ringer. Newspapers do features on a family that can't afford to buy little Susie a Barbie, and soon she has a 350 Barbies. The guilt-ridden middle and upper classes get into the spirit by ridding their closets of bell-bot- m&M The unfinished agenda - Please see SMILE, page 3 By Susan Blanchi-Sand National Forum Soon the U.S. will mark 30' years since the passage of the Equal Pay Act Until 1963, when this landmark legislation was signed, it was legal to use sex as a reason to pay a woman less for the same job as a man. Today a new genera¬ tion' of workers is providing the productivity for our economy, the profit for our businesses and the paychecks for our families. Yet still the wage gap between men's and women's earnings is not much different than it was for their par¬ ents . In 1963 women earned 59.6 percent of what men earned, while in 1991 the wage gap narrowed to only 69.8 percent At this pace women will have to wait another 90 years to close the gap entirely. That simply is not acceptable. A recent opinion poll conducted for the National Committeeon Pay Equity showed that U.S. voters by large margins are increasingly concerned about wages and pay equity. Three in four voters said they would support a law correcting the wage differences between men, women and minority workers. Now that the election results are in, lawmakers should take notice: these voters would support a law that ensures the same pay for those whose jobs require similar levels of skill, effort and responsibility, even if the actual jobs are differ¬ ent. Support for pay equity is strong across all voting groups. Women and men, whites, blacks, and His¬ panics, Democrats, Republicans, and independents, young and old, lower and upper-income voters all favor pay equity by no less than a majority. The public overwhelmingly supports pay equity because their Please see GENDER, page3 > Aimee L. Fisher Editor in Chief Managing & Graphics Editor Jason Tenth News Editor Shannon Wentworth Photo Editor Steve Skibbie Sporis Editor: David Donnelly Business Manager Shawnda Grice Advertising & Ad Production Manager Lance Jackson Artspeak Editor Manny Fernandez Cartoonist: Ofir Levy News^Writers: Suzanne Andrews, Rosalba Beltran, Pat Bettencourt, Adam Breen, Marlene Bryant, Amie Goodrich, Suzanne Kayian, Mike Palmer, LeahPerich Photographers: Hector Amezcua, Christine Baker, Jeremy Cloud, Matt Sotor Spjwts Writers: MarirjBryant, Richard James, ShondellReed,Todd Warshaw, Advertising Representatives: Brendan Bailey, Keith Bolden, Laura Deck- ard, ShawndalaCrice, Shelby Stark, Kfld Rizki, Peggy Yeyna, Jenny Young Columnists: Adam Breen, Michael S. Handorf, Allessandria Polizzi, Mike Palmer ..A |
