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California state university, Fresn
Vol. 96 No. 49
Friday, Nov. 2, 1990
video zone
Thor Swift/Dairy CoBeQtan
Koo Lee, Information systems major, shrugs after losing in a mock competition on the videogame
'Afterburner* at a practice tryout for today's National Videogames Tournament. \
Sega's college
tourneyjooking
for finalists
__
By Sycd Kamil Zaheer
- COLLECIAN STAFF WRITER
Sega Corporation, the makers of
arcade and home video games, brought
their "College Tournament" to campus
Thursday to advertise their Genesis
Home Video Game Systems.
Sixty colleges across the country are
taking part in the video tournament
which is being co-sponsored by Burger
King and the Chrysler Corporation. **»
CSUF is the 13th university In the
Western United States to particlpate In
a national Video Games College Tour¬
nament
The mock competition began at the
University Student Union recreation
center Thursday. Tne formal compeU-
tlon begins at 4 p.m. today.
The individual university competi¬
tions are divided into qualifying rounds.
quarterfinals, semifinals ajid finals
where four students compete. The games
to be played at each level are predeter¬
mined.
"For qualifying." Sega host Mitch
Ferris said, "a student has to. play
Moon walker and Column." J
See TOURNEY, page 9
Open forum held
Task force discusses 'hate incidents'
By Debbie Richards
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Intending to make good on writer
James Baldwin's Ideal that 'Not every¬
thing faced can be changed, but noth¬
ing can be changed until It's faced," an
open-forum was held Thursday in an
a i tempt to address racism, sexism and
homophobia at CSUF.
The forum, sponsored by the Presi¬
dent's Task Force on Racism. Sexism
and Homophobia, attracted a targe and
ethnically diverse group of people from
the campus community.
Moderator Walter Robinson opened
ihe forum by citing recent examples
that show how racism, sexism and
homophobia are manifested at CSUF.
Examples Included a flier received by
women professors that advocates date
rape by suggesting "JUST SAY YES!"; a
flier sent to fraternity and sorority
houses that compared an African
American man to an ape, and which
also says that African Americans and
• Jewish people are trying to "take over
the country.".
An Oct. 29 letter to the campus
community from the task force also
cited an attack on aChi canosludenlby
a While male non-student and a letter
sent to a member of the Gay. Lesbian
and Bisexual Student Alliance (GLBSA)
by a group calling Itself the Secret Soci¬
ety for the Prevention of Moral Decay.
The letter said. In part, "We say no to
homosexuals at Fresno State!"
Robinson then posed the question:
"How should we respond to this?" ,
Scott Wajker. an officer of the African
Student Union, commented on the
general environment on campus right
now.
. "A lot of hate groups make their way
Into the community When they feel
comfortable," he said. "We. by our igno¬
rance, have encouraged this. This Is our
community. We have created a climate
In which these groups can distribute
this garbage."
Many of the students who attended
the forum blamed the university ad¬
ministration for the hostile environ¬
ment ' - ^
"We must come out and 'publicly
denounce [the administration]," said
Jose Lopez. alh"e to former ASI president
Karen Cogley. "We must articulate that
th Is will hot be tolerated. We learn from
leadership.*
In citing the authority that the
administration has over the Campus In
See FORUM, page 9
Smithsonian visit
Lectures inform local community
ByToddHeth
* COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Smithsonian Institution lecturer
Derek Elliot spoke on ltvlngand work¬
ing In space as the first In a series of
lectures and workshops being pre¬
sented In Fresno through Sunday.
The series Is a cooperative effort
by the Smithsonian and several
Fresno organizations to Involve the
5.000 Smithsonian members In the
Fresno area and to Inform the com¬
munity on Smithsonian happenings.
Elliot spoke about the last 20 years
of the United States space program
and what developments have shaped
the program.
He Is the curator of the staffed
space collection at the Smithsonian
and speaks frequently.on astronauts
and arwTloV they live and work in
space.
Elliot said 65 percent of the U.S.-
space program Is controlled by the
Department of Defense and much of
the program is centered around
surpassing theSoviet Union In space
technology.
Planned projects by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administra¬
tion (NASA) are delayed because of
the high cost for projects, Elliot said.
Budget disputes and over spend¬
ing are the reasons Congress often
doesn't pass expenditures, he said.
Elliot said the administration of
NASA has changed In the last decade
and that might be a reason more
problems have surfaced.
The Smithsonian series travels to
20 cities a year, puttingon programs
to show people a piece of the work the
Smithsonian does.
Robert Ware, associate dean of
the School of Arts and Humanities,
said Dr. Paul Chaffee, former direc¬
tor of Ihe The Fresno Zoo who died
recently of cancer. waS Instrumental
in gettingthe series to come to Fresno.
'He wanted to bring this about for
a number of years^" Ware said. ,
Ware said the Smithsonian does
the series in areas where member¬
ship with the Smithsonian has
reached a critical mass. •
Tonight's lecture at the Satellite
Student Union will be conducted by
the director of the-Natlonal Zoologl-
See LECTURE, pog« 9
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| Title | 1990_11 The Daily Collegian November 1990 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| 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 |
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| Title | November 2, 1990, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| 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 | . California state university, Fresn Vol. 96 No. 49 Friday, Nov. 2, 1990 video zone Thor Swift/Dairy CoBeQtan Koo Lee, Information systems major, shrugs after losing in a mock competition on the videogame 'Afterburner* at a practice tryout for today's National Videogames Tournament. \ Sega's college tourneyjooking for finalists __ By Sycd Kamil Zaheer - COLLECIAN STAFF WRITER Sega Corporation, the makers of arcade and home video games, brought their "College Tournament" to campus Thursday to advertise their Genesis Home Video Game Systems. Sixty colleges across the country are taking part in the video tournament which is being co-sponsored by Burger King and the Chrysler Corporation. **» CSUF is the 13th university In the Western United States to particlpate In a national Video Games College Tour¬ nament The mock competition began at the University Student Union recreation center Thursday. Tne formal compeU- tlon begins at 4 p.m. today. The individual university competi¬ tions are divided into qualifying rounds. quarterfinals, semifinals ajid finals where four students compete. The games to be played at each level are predeter¬ mined. "For qualifying." Sega host Mitch Ferris said, "a student has to. play Moon walker and Column." J See TOURNEY, page 9 Open forum held Task force discusses 'hate incidents' By Debbie Richards COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Intending to make good on writer James Baldwin's Ideal that 'Not every¬ thing faced can be changed, but noth¬ ing can be changed until It's faced," an open-forum was held Thursday in an a i tempt to address racism, sexism and homophobia at CSUF. The forum, sponsored by the Presi¬ dent's Task Force on Racism. Sexism and Homophobia, attracted a targe and ethnically diverse group of people from the campus community. Moderator Walter Robinson opened ihe forum by citing recent examples that show how racism, sexism and homophobia are manifested at CSUF. Examples Included a flier received by women professors that advocates date rape by suggesting "JUST SAY YES!"; a flier sent to fraternity and sorority houses that compared an African American man to an ape, and which also says that African Americans and • Jewish people are trying to "take over the country.". An Oct. 29 letter to the campus community from the task force also cited an attack on aChi canosludenlby a While male non-student and a letter sent to a member of the Gay. Lesbian and Bisexual Student Alliance (GLBSA) by a group calling Itself the Secret Soci¬ ety for the Prevention of Moral Decay. The letter said. In part, "We say no to homosexuals at Fresno State!" Robinson then posed the question: "How should we respond to this?" , Scott Wajker. an officer of the African Student Union, commented on the general environment on campus right now. . "A lot of hate groups make their way Into the community When they feel comfortable," he said. "We. by our igno¬ rance, have encouraged this. This Is our community. We have created a climate In which these groups can distribute this garbage." Many of the students who attended the forum blamed the university ad¬ ministration for the hostile environ¬ ment ' - ^ "We must come out and 'publicly denounce [the administration]," said Jose Lopez. alh"e to former ASI president Karen Cogley. "We must articulate that th Is will hot be tolerated. We learn from leadership.* In citing the authority that the administration has over the Campus In See FORUM, page 9 Smithsonian visit Lectures inform local community ByToddHeth * COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Smithsonian Institution lecturer Derek Elliot spoke on ltvlngand work¬ ing In space as the first In a series of lectures and workshops being pre¬ sented In Fresno through Sunday. The series Is a cooperative effort by the Smithsonian and several Fresno organizations to Involve the 5.000 Smithsonian members In the Fresno area and to Inform the com¬ munity on Smithsonian happenings. Elliot spoke about the last 20 years of the United States space program and what developments have shaped the program. He Is the curator of the staffed space collection at the Smithsonian and speaks frequently.on astronauts and arwTloV they live and work in space. Elliot said 65 percent of the U.S.- space program Is controlled by the Department of Defense and much of the program is centered around surpassing theSoviet Union In space technology. Planned projects by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra¬ tion (NASA) are delayed because of the high cost for projects, Elliot said. Budget disputes and over spend¬ ing are the reasons Congress often doesn't pass expenditures, he said. Elliot said the administration of NASA has changed In the last decade and that might be a reason more problems have surfaced. The Smithsonian series travels to 20 cities a year, puttingon programs to show people a piece of the work the Smithsonian does. Robert Ware, associate dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, said Dr. Paul Chaffee, former direc¬ tor of Ihe The Fresno Zoo who died recently of cancer. waS Instrumental in gettingthe series to come to Fresno. 'He wanted to bring this about for a number of years^" Ware said. , Ware said the Smithsonian does the series in areas where member¬ ship with the Smithsonian has reached a critical mass. • Tonight's lecture at the Satellite Student Union will be conducted by the director of the-Natlonal Zoologl- See LECTURE, pog« 9 |
