1997_08 The Daily Collegian August 1997

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Men's soccer goal keeper Jeff
Fluharty hopes to follow Bulldog
tradition, page 6,
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August 28, 1997 |
Seeking answers
Photos by Ryan Weber - Tin- Daily Cotttgk
Just listen - Dewayne Thomas, a friend of Fresno State student Malcolm Boyd,
above and to the right, talks to Lambda Chi Alpha member Scott Carpenter in the
Free Speech area on Wednesday about the beating of Boyd.
Debate ensued when the issue of fraternity responsibility during parties arose.
Boyd was beat with a lead pipe early Saturday morning across the street from
Fresno State on Shaw Avenue. *
The attack occured outside theKappa Sigma fraternity house. Boyd suffered
serious head injuries and remains listed in stable but critical condition Wednesday
night.
Friends of Boyd and calling the attack "racially motivated." The Frenso Police
Department is continuing to investigate. No arrests have been made as of
Wednesday night.
Greeks
put
hold on
parties
By David Childers
The Daily Collegian
In wake of Saturday s beat ing of
Malcolm S. Boyd near the Kappa
Sigma fraternity house, the Fresno
Stale Inter-Fraternity Council and
Panhellenic Council voted unani¬
mously to instill a "moratorium on
all social gatherings" at their meet
ing on Tuesday, night.
That means all organi/ed social
events would he put on hold until
Sept. 7. according to University
Dean of Student Atfairs Judy
Sakakr.        ^
Alter that, the two councils will
reconvene and decide further at
tion. if an)
"We're not going to have an.}
type ol gathering out of respect lor
Malcolm | Boyd| and his family:
said Oscar Boscacci. a senior anil
member of Lambda Chi Alpha "It
is an ahsolute horror story It is sick
ening "
Boyd, a senior, was attacked b\
a group of unknown assailants in a
parking area between his apartment
and the Kappa Sigma house List
weekend. He. along withjunior'Ja
son Bechara. was struck repeated I \
with a lead pipe Boyd remains in
stahle hut critical condition at Uni¬
versity Medical Center in Fresno
when last reported Wednesday
night.
Please see BOYD page 5
College student fees remain affordable, fee hike avoided
By Cherie N. Arambel
The Daily Collegian
While some college students were enjoy¬
ing their summer vacation, others were ral¬
lying around the cry, "No more fee in¬
creases!" *
Apparently, their voices were heard.
A resolution was reached towards Gov.
Pete Wilson's proposal of a 10 percent in¬
crease in college fees after almost two weeks
of lobbying cTforts by students from up and
down the state.
California State Student Association Leg¬
islative Director Steve Henderson said the
credit for the resolution goes out to the col¬
lege students who lobhied heavily on the is¬
sue.
"After numerous letters, e-mail and phone
calls from students and the attendance of
about 70 college students at the CSU Board
nf Trustees meeting on Aug. 4 in Sacra¬
mento, legislators discovered a resolution,"
Henderson said.
The resolution to Gov. Wilson's proposal
will keep a lid on any new increases. Ron
Gray, director of communications for Assem¬
bly Speaker Cruz Bustamante (D-Fresno),
said the resolution will provide more growth
in the future of higher education.
"There will be a 4 percent increase of en¬
rollment growth for hoth the University of
California and the California State Univer¬
sity system, a $5 million allotment towards
the beginning of special programs on the Uni¬
versity of California at Merced campus and
an, $11 million increase in Cal Grants with
an increase in the amount of rewards given."
Gray explained.
The increase of fees was proposed at the
end of July.
The proposal would have raised college
fees to over $ 180 for each CSU student and
almost $400 for each UC student. This is a
$131 million cut of higher education funds
without an adjustment towards Financial'aid
programs
Gray says the increase was proposed due
to unresolved issues w ith the California Pub-
lic Employees Retirement System
(CALPERS).
"Assembly Democrats were opposing
Governor Wilson's tax plan. In turn. Gover¬
nor Wilson decided to make a repayment of
over $1 billion to CALPERS. and cut any
higher education funding at the same time,"
Gray explained. Lisa Kalustian. Deputy Press
Secretary to Gov Wilson, said that since the
resolution. Gov. Wilson's budget reflects no
Please see FEES page 5.