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OPINION
Tuesday, October 4, 1994
Has the O.J. Simpson
case simply gpne too far?
PERSPECTIVE
I'm sure most of us could name
the most publicized event which
has saturated our news media
since JuneJf you can't name it
then you^hould move to LA, go
to the LA courthouse and[ say
you would like to be a juror.
This event has gotten more TV
coverage than the baseball strike,
more hype than Woodstock '94
and its moreemotional than Prop.
187. That's right, its the O.J.
Simpson mess.
I can still remember the high
speed chase and the stand-off at
hjs house. I was on vacation in
Seattle, WA. and it was even all
over the TV and papers there. It
lasted the normal week of public¬
ity that all national news shows
give to those events that are big,
but then it keptgoing. And it is
still going and going and going...
You get the idea.
+ Why has this been drawn out
for 4 months? Why have we had
to listen to or read something
about OJ every time we turn on
the TV or
pick up a
paper?
There is ba¬
sically only
one answer
for this.
America's
hunger for
the sensa¬
tional. A hunger that gets more rav¬
enous the more it is fed.
Its easy to see this. Simply turn on
your TV around 6 or 7 in the eve¬
nings and you will see such shows
as Inside Edition and A Current
Affair. They report on stories that
really have no news value whatso¬
ever just to earn a buck. And why
not. This sort of junk is what many
Americans have come to feed upon
and they seem to love it as much as
a 5$ cent MacDonald's hamburger.
This trend is getting worse. Now
all these morning day time talk
shows like Rikki Lane and Montel
Williams, all they bother with are
stories about women whose bosses
By Jeff Smith
are cross,
dressers.
When did a
topic like
that have
' any value
to be on
network
TV? When
Americans
started to
watch it be¬
cause they
thought it
was real life stories or thought it
funny.
Well, you might be asking your¬
self, Where is he going with all this?
It's simple. Our society is becom¬
ing saturated by media. We know
have access to sources of informa¬
tion from all over the world via the
Internet, we have 3 national net¬
works that have daily newscasts,
and we have more newspapers and
magazines than I have time to count.
It is easy to become overwhelmed
by the massive amount of input we
can receive. And what is the re¬
sponse. Foe most, we are either to
busy or apathetic to try and pay
attention so we get in our chapnel
surfing mode. ''-. +r\
Or for those really great stu¬
dents, they put their faces a little
further in the text books.
So we' now ask, why is it so
hard to find a jury that has heard
little-or nothing about the O.J.
Simpson ordeal.,That question is
easy to answer. Due to our infor¬
mation society, we can't help
hearing about something like
this. We either get it from the
media or friends that just have to
tell us about the latest scandal or
murder.
The next time you decide to
watch the news or read the paper
be forewarned that you are ex-
posingyourself to perhaps more
than you really want to. Igno¬
rance can sometimes be bliss:
That's my perspective.
By the way, I would love to
hear other opinions and perspec¬
tives on anything I say on this
page so please drop off any com¬
ments afctfie Collegian office. For
those of you that are using the
latest tecnnology to your advan¬
tage, you can send email to
jsmith@mondrian.csufresno.edu
See ya...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
* IfPatriciaHinojoswasso
happy withSusanShweiki's
answers, perhaps she
wasn'taskingtherightques-'
tions.
For instance, "What was
your role in the pseudo-
Boykin scandle? Since you
lied to the Dean of Student
Affairs, why should I believe
you are not lying to me?"
Or, "I see you claim to be
a supporter of the Campus
Childrens' Center. Given
this claim, why did you op¬
pose the last Senate's bud¬
get proposal which raised
Center funding from
$63326 to$172,565(273 per¬
cent—enough to reduce the
waiting list for the Center
by 10 percent) in favor of a
budget that cut the subsidy
and increased parent fees?
Do you really support the
Center? Or did ybu only say
that to get votes?"
Or, "I see you proposed
to begin a subsidy to the
Childrens' Activity Room.
But didn't you, when the
room began, state that no
subsidy would be required?
How doyou propose to raise
this funding in the ASIV
tight budget especially since
the Unallocated Reserve is
already in the red, with nine
months to go in the fiscal
year? If this funding is not
approved, are you willing
to donate your $4,800 pay¬
check and $5,000 travel al¬
lowance to the room? Are
you willing to put 'your'
money where your mouth
iS? Or will you only do this
with others' tax dollars?"
Or, I see you claim the
Associated Students less¬
ened thescale of the upcom¬
ing fee increase. Do you se¬
riously expect me to believe
that the Associated Students
has any influence whatso¬
ever in Sacramento? I sup¬
pose you also have some
beachfront property you
want to sell me."
Or, "When a Senator
-pointed out an illegality in
you actions during the Sep¬
tember 22 Senate meeting,
did you explain the legality
of your actions, or simply
say Too bad'? Do you ac¬
cept the necessity of follow¬
ing the law?"
Miss Hinojos may have
gotten an education, but it
would not have been the
kind she came to the Uni- .
versity expecting.
Respectfully submitted,
JoelEanes
\ i
USU Productions Presents
.0
Amission
Tuesday, Oct. 4
The PIT
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•CALIFORNIA'S TATE»UNIVERSITY«FRESNO»
EDITOR IN CHIEF
MANAGING EDITOR
NEWS EDITOR
PHOTO EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
ADVERTISINQMANAGER
BUSINESS,lvtANAGER
PRODUCTION M$JAGERS
COPYEDITORS
M. CRJSTINA MEDINA
OLIVIA REYES
STEVEWALSH
BRYAN CHAN
ROBBIE MINER
JOE ROSATO JR.
RICHARD NIXON
BRADFORD WILSON
EDMCXEANEY
RUSTY, ROBISON
LAURIE .GIBSON
TIM SPRINGER
STAFF WRITERS: Paulo Albuquerque, Chifi Ming Ang, Casey
Angle, Chris Baxter, Brent BattyVAdam llrady, Dennis Claborn,
Pahla Cragg, Stafanie Hard, Charlton Jordan, David Chavez,
Maria-Hugo, Raina Jennings, Draeger Martinez, Elfioct Milieu,
Leah Perich, Mitch Prince, RiBty Robison, Erin Smith, George
Smith, Jeff Smith, Tim Springer. Pete Stewart, Annette Thiessen,
Jacqueline Tucker.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Steve R. Fujimoto, Ken Kolle/,
Tommy Monreal, Zia Nizami.
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| Full-Text-Search | Page 2 OPINION Tuesday, October 4, 1994 Has the O.J. Simpson case simply gpne too far? PERSPECTIVE I'm sure most of us could name the most publicized event which has saturated our news media since JuneJf you can't name it then you^hould move to LA, go to the LA courthouse and[ say you would like to be a juror. This event has gotten more TV coverage than the baseball strike, more hype than Woodstock '94 and its moreemotional than Prop. 187. That's right, its the O.J. Simpson mess. I can still remember the high speed chase and the stand-off at hjs house. I was on vacation in Seattle, WA. and it was even all over the TV and papers there. It lasted the normal week of public¬ ity that all national news shows give to those events that are big, but then it keptgoing. And it is still going and going and going... You get the idea. + Why has this been drawn out for 4 months? Why have we had to listen to or read something about OJ every time we turn on the TV or pick up a paper? There is ba¬ sically only one answer for this. America's hunger for the sensa¬ tional. A hunger that gets more rav¬ enous the more it is fed. Its easy to see this. Simply turn on your TV around 6 or 7 in the eve¬ nings and you will see such shows as Inside Edition and A Current Affair. They report on stories that really have no news value whatso¬ ever just to earn a buck. And why not. This sort of junk is what many Americans have come to feed upon and they seem to love it as much as a 5$ cent MacDonald's hamburger. This trend is getting worse. Now all these morning day time talk shows like Rikki Lane and Montel Williams, all they bother with are stories about women whose bosses By Jeff Smith are cross, dressers. When did a topic like that have ' any value to be on network TV? When Americans started to watch it be¬ cause they thought it was real life stories or thought it funny. Well, you might be asking your¬ self, Where is he going with all this? It's simple. Our society is becom¬ ing saturated by media. We know have access to sources of informa¬ tion from all over the world via the Internet, we have 3 national net¬ works that have daily newscasts, and we have more newspapers and magazines than I have time to count. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the massive amount of input we can receive. And what is the re¬ sponse. Foe most, we are either to busy or apathetic to try and pay attention so we get in our chapnel surfing mode. ''-. +r\ Or for those really great stu¬ dents, they put their faces a little further in the text books. So we' now ask, why is it so hard to find a jury that has heard little-or nothing about the O.J. Simpson ordeal.,That question is easy to answer. Due to our infor¬ mation society, we can't help hearing about something like this. We either get it from the media or friends that just have to tell us about the latest scandal or murder. The next time you decide to watch the news or read the paper be forewarned that you are ex- posingyourself to perhaps more than you really want to. Igno¬ rance can sometimes be bliss: That's my perspective. By the way, I would love to hear other opinions and perspec¬ tives on anything I say on this page so please drop off any com¬ ments afctfie Collegian office. For those of you that are using the latest tecnnology to your advan¬ tage, you can send email to jsmith@mondrian.csufresno.edu See ya... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, * IfPatriciaHinojoswasso happy withSusanShweiki's answers, perhaps she wasn'taskingtherightques-' tions. For instance, "What was your role in the pseudo- Boykin scandle? Since you lied to the Dean of Student Affairs, why should I believe you are not lying to me?" Or, "I see you claim to be a supporter of the Campus Childrens' Center. Given this claim, why did you op¬ pose the last Senate's bud¬ get proposal which raised Center funding from $63326 to$172,565(273 per¬ cent—enough to reduce the waiting list for the Center by 10 percent) in favor of a budget that cut the subsidy and increased parent fees? Do you really support the Center? Or did ybu only say that to get votes?" Or, "I see you proposed to begin a subsidy to the Childrens' Activity Room. But didn't you, when the room began, state that no subsidy would be required? How doyou propose to raise this funding in the ASIV tight budget especially since the Unallocated Reserve is already in the red, with nine months to go in the fiscal year? If this funding is not approved, are you willing to donate your $4,800 pay¬ check and $5,000 travel al¬ lowance to the room? Are you willing to put 'your' money where your mouth iS? Or will you only do this with others' tax dollars?" Or, I see you claim the Associated Students less¬ ened thescale of the upcom¬ ing fee increase. Do you se¬ riously expect me to believe that the Associated Students has any influence whatso¬ ever in Sacramento? I sup¬ pose you also have some beachfront property you want to sell me." Or, "When a Senator -pointed out an illegality in you actions during the Sep¬ tember 22 Senate meeting, did you explain the legality of your actions, or simply say Too bad'? Do you ac¬ cept the necessity of follow¬ ing the law?" Miss Hinojos may have gotten an education, but it would not have been the kind she came to the Uni- . versity expecting. Respectfully submitted, JoelEanes \ i USU Productions Presents .0 Amission Tuesday, Oct. 4 The PIT **«C0ffe LEGIAN •CALIFORNIA'S TATE»UNIVERSITY«FRESNO» EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR ADVERTISINQMANAGER BUSINESS,lvtANAGER PRODUCTION M$JAGERS COPYEDITORS M. CRJSTINA MEDINA OLIVIA REYES STEVEWALSH BRYAN CHAN ROBBIE MINER JOE ROSATO JR. RICHARD NIXON BRADFORD WILSON EDMCXEANEY RUSTY, ROBISON LAURIE .GIBSON TIM SPRINGER STAFF WRITERS: Paulo Albuquerque, Chifi Ming Ang, Casey Angle, Chris Baxter, Brent BattyVAdam llrady, Dennis Claborn, Pahla Cragg, Stafanie Hard, Charlton Jordan, David Chavez, Maria-Hugo, Raina Jennings, Draeger Martinez, Elfioct Milieu, Leah Perich, Mitch Prince, RiBty Robison, Erin Smith, George Smith, Jeff Smith, Tim Springer. Pete Stewart, Annette Thiessen, Jacqueline Tucker. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Steve R. Fujimoto, Ken Kolle/, Tommy Monreal, Zia Nizami. THE COLU-OAN u j******) few tunc. . m**\ $*i *nd by Ac ****** of C*Ufo«« Sot Uarmwy. Fiooo Opwioni npirucd inTH|COlL£GI AN wt not ncccuinl v rcflcoiw of thotc of the cntiic COLLEGIAN naff. TW ajp *m** ArtVi. w MMM «»> leng* and dtriry To be caaakicitd for pufctano* lofcn ma* b« typed and dwuld not eumi 250 -wo*. Ubtn to the editot. commem., iuUcnpc.00 and advrnuwf mfoniMuofl ci« be o\iro«dto:KEATSCAWPUSDinU5INC.MAJLSTOf«.aUFiaSNO.FRESNO.eA.fofiKw.i^aB{3OT) 27..2U6 For tdtrnuuig rim cal (209) 27M731. •PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS. INC. c ' \ - ' ' v ■■."• , v*l ; ■ |
