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The Daily Collegian
California State University, Fresno
Founded in 1922
Wednesday, November 4,1937
I
Burrows captures African spirit
REVIEW
By Bill Pierce
Contributing Writer
Vinie Burrows,
Broadway, film and television
actress appeared at the Satellite
College Union Tuesday night and
entranced listeners with stories from
Africa. The event was organized by
Fresno City College's Sara Red, the
coordinator of FSC's Women's
Studies Program and Carmel
Simmons, also an FSC instructor and
personal friend of Burrows.
Burrows told many stories,
delighting an audience of soare20uN I
people. The stories are some of the ^p
same tales which influenced such
writers as Joel Chandler, who
authored "Uncle Remus' Tales."
Burrows related "a vision of the
world as Africa sees it" and shared
the richness of its many nations. She
was animated in her description of
the continent's wide range of
climates, topographies ahd cultures.
She noted the diversity of peoples to
be discovered and appreciated there,
and singled out music as one of the
universal enjoyments of all Africans.
The African stories dealt gently
and humorously with subjects
ranging from human sexuality to the
origin of the sun and the moon. She
told a dozen of them, but made sure
the evening's entertainment was a
group effort, and intermittently
enticed the audience to sing along
with her chants in African
languages. The vast majority at the
event sang along with her chants of
"Jumbo" (which means "hello" in
Swahili, one of over 700 languages
spoken on the African Continent)
The show's fun was rooted in
Burrows' authentic recitations,
enlivened by her fluctuating accents.
She performed wearing a
characteristic blue and white dress
from Nairobi and tied back her hair
with a Nigerian gelee'.
Her artistic, presentation was
particularly enjoyable because its
thrust was completely non-political.
This is noteworthy since the pre-law
graduate from New York University £,
is known not only for her acting, but
Vlnnie Burrows performs a story during "African Fire," a retelling of traditional African myths, folktales and legends. The
show took place at the Satellite College Union Tuesday. ,
See BURROWS, pace 4
AS opposes I WC wage proposal
Senate approves GSLA monies;
appoints committee members
By Don Coleman
StaffWriter
'"The AS Senate has gone on record
opposing the California Industrial Wel¬
fare Commission's proposal to lower the
minimum wage for full-time students
who are under 21 years of age Tuesday.
The senate unanimously authorized
California State Student Association re¬
presentative Beverly Raine to voice dis¬
sent oh behalf of. CSUF students. The
senate also authorized Raine to support
the increase in the minimum wage being
advocated by Massachusetts Sen. Ed-'
ward Kennedy. Raine sai4 Kennedy
I . | •
wants the minimum wage increased by
$1 to $4.35 per hour. Raine added that
the last increase in the minimum wage
took place seven years ago.
In monetary matters, the AS Senate,
based on the Finance and Budget Com¬
mittee's recommendation approved
$1,150 for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance
to cover speakers and entertainment
Approval was also granted for the
proposal from Legislative Vice President
Cyndi Mattos to pay $4,775 to the firm
of Dennis Hylton & Co. to audit the
financial records of the Finance and
Budget Committee. Mattos told the se¬
nate that the company is the same one
that has been used for the last few years.
Maitos said, "Next year we'll see if we
can^et lower bids." Mattos explained
that no other bids were sought because
based on advice received from the uni-
versityV accounting office, it is cus¬
tomary to go with the same firm for a
few years.
Mattos reported that $16,725 is left in
the account for unallocated surplus. She
said $5^46 is for this semester and
$10,879 for next semester.
Mattos said further that the Finance
and Budget committee will be meeting
this weekend in order to review funding
policies and procedures. "We hope to be
able to streamline what we do," she said.
The AS Senate postponed the funding
request for the Association of Collegiate
Entrepreneurs. A.CJ3. has been doing
preliminary work for jthe establishment
of a student book cooperative
>
Also postponed was the "tipsy taxi"
funding request -
The personnel committee made four
recommendations to fill student vacan¬
cies on committees. PaulFrochlich, soph¬
omore finance major, was appointed to
the College Union Renovation Com¬
mittee. >v /^~\j
David Loeffler, senior industrial en¬
gineering major, was named to the
Writing Competency Committee. Person¬
nel Committee Chair. Sean Ford said,
"Loeffler impressed the Personnel Com-
mi ttee by promising to ensure that every
professor could pass the writing com¬
petency exam." •
Karen Steiner, junior journalism ma¬
jor, was chosen for double duty. Steiner
will sit on the Student Affairs Committee
and also the University Personnel Com¬
mittee.
See AS, page 3
y?
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| Title | 1987_11 The Daily Collegian November 1987 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
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Description
| Title | November 4, 1987, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
| 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 | The Daily Collegian California State University, Fresno Founded in 1922 Wednesday, November 4,1937 I Burrows captures African spirit REVIEW By Bill Pierce Contributing Writer Vinie Burrows, Broadway, film and television actress appeared at the Satellite College Union Tuesday night and entranced listeners with stories from Africa. The event was organized by Fresno City College's Sara Red, the coordinator of FSC's Women's Studies Program and Carmel Simmons, also an FSC instructor and personal friend of Burrows. Burrows told many stories, delighting an audience of soare20uN I people. The stories are some of the ^p same tales which influenced such writers as Joel Chandler, who authored "Uncle Remus' Tales." Burrows related "a vision of the world as Africa sees it" and shared the richness of its many nations. She was animated in her description of the continent's wide range of climates, topographies ahd cultures. She noted the diversity of peoples to be discovered and appreciated there, and singled out music as one of the universal enjoyments of all Africans. The African stories dealt gently and humorously with subjects ranging from human sexuality to the origin of the sun and the moon. She told a dozen of them, but made sure the evening's entertainment was a group effort, and intermittently enticed the audience to sing along with her chants in African languages. The vast majority at the event sang along with her chants of "Jumbo" (which means "hello" in Swahili, one of over 700 languages spoken on the African Continent) The show's fun was rooted in Burrows' authentic recitations, enlivened by her fluctuating accents. She performed wearing a characteristic blue and white dress from Nairobi and tied back her hair with a Nigerian gelee'. Her artistic, presentation was particularly enjoyable because its thrust was completely non-political. This is noteworthy since the pre-law graduate from New York University £, is known not only for her acting, but Vlnnie Burrows performs a story during "African Fire," a retelling of traditional African myths, folktales and legends. The show took place at the Satellite College Union Tuesday. , See BURROWS, pace 4 AS opposes I WC wage proposal Senate approves GSLA monies; appoints committee members By Don Coleman StaffWriter '"The AS Senate has gone on record opposing the California Industrial Wel¬ fare Commission's proposal to lower the minimum wage for full-time students who are under 21 years of age Tuesday. The senate unanimously authorized California State Student Association re¬ presentative Beverly Raine to voice dis¬ sent oh behalf of. CSUF students. The senate also authorized Raine to support the increase in the minimum wage being advocated by Massachusetts Sen. Ed-' ward Kennedy. Raine sai4 Kennedy I . | • wants the minimum wage increased by $1 to $4.35 per hour. Raine added that the last increase in the minimum wage took place seven years ago. In monetary matters, the AS Senate, based on the Finance and Budget Com¬ mittee's recommendation approved $1,150 for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance to cover speakers and entertainment Approval was also granted for the proposal from Legislative Vice President Cyndi Mattos to pay $4,775 to the firm of Dennis Hylton & Co. to audit the financial records of the Finance and Budget Committee. Mattos told the se¬ nate that the company is the same one that has been used for the last few years. Maitos said, "Next year we'll see if we can^et lower bids." Mattos explained that no other bids were sought because based on advice received from the uni- versityV accounting office, it is cus¬ tomary to go with the same firm for a few years. Mattos reported that $16,725 is left in the account for unallocated surplus. She said $5^46 is for this semester and $10,879 for next semester. Mattos said further that the Finance and Budget committee will be meeting this weekend in order to review funding policies and procedures. "We hope to be able to streamline what we do," she said. The AS Senate postponed the funding request for the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs. A.CJ3. has been doing preliminary work for jthe establishment of a student book cooperative > Also postponed was the "tipsy taxi" funding request - The personnel committee made four recommendations to fill student vacan¬ cies on committees. PaulFrochlich, soph¬ omore finance major, was appointed to the College Union Renovation Com¬ mittee. >v /^~\j David Loeffler, senior industrial en¬ gineering major, was named to the Writing Competency Committee. Person¬ nel Committee Chair. Sean Ford said, "Loeffler impressed the Personnel Com- mi ttee by promising to ensure that every professor could pass the writing com¬ petency exam." • Karen Steiner, junior journalism ma¬ jor, was chosen for double duty. Steiner will sit on the Student Affairs Committee and also the University Personnel Com¬ mittee. See AS, page 3 y? |
