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Letters to the Editor
The Collegian • April 10, 1991
jjL/votrT on -the intermtional playgT^urxL
Where is the cheese please?
After having finished your
fine article on theft in the Coun¬
try Store, I find myself won¬
dering if there is not a cheese
thief running amok on this
campus. They sell "crackers
for cheese" in the Country
Store, yet I have yet to find the
cheese that must go with the
"crackers for cheese." Why
would the Country Store sell
"crackers for cheese" and not
sell the cheese to go with the
crackers? Surely this is not a
possibility.
I have purchased the
"crackers for cheese" in the past
and have noticed they sorely
need the cheese referred to in
the name. Being originally
from Wisconsin, I am especial I v
sensitive about my inability to
ever find cheese in the Country
Store. Is it possible that a ne¬
farious cheese thief has stolen
it all?
Leslie Sharpe
YAFpetition
labeled as a
fraud and
smokescreen'
to real issues
The Young Americans for
Freedom's petition to redixe
fees and eliminategovemment
waste is a fraud and a
smokescreen. While selling
their propsal as a method of
holding administrative ex¬
penses to 15 percent of budget,
their real purpose is to cripple
the current governments
spending authority. YAF is
much more concerned about
who gets to spend the money
than how it is spent. The hap¬
less Rodeo Club notwithstand¬
ing, what burns YAF more than
how many paper clips Don
Daves uses, is that so much of
this cash (our cash!) is going to
black, brown, and red people.
They call this "favoritism"
towaid "special interests."
What needs to be remem¬
bered is that, comical as ASI
may be, we elected them to
make these budgetary choices.
1 chaff as much as the next white
boy at minority set-asides, but
the decision whether to fund
American Indian Heritage
Week or intramural tnevele
races properly belongs to stu- *
dent government.
If YAF is intent on whipping
the racial issue, let them run
for office on it. There are a few
LaRoucheitcs and other Nazis
who will support them. But
they should not be allowed to
hide their in tolerance behind a
fig leaf or fiscal responsibilitv.
Stephen Tracey
Daves confused about petition
• YAF explains petition motivation and purpose
ASI President Don Daves'
response to the eurrent peti¬
tion drive to place on the April
ballot an initiative to lower
student ASI fees by $8 a semes¬
ter is quite interesting. In the
April 9 Collegian he stated
that a 50 percent reduction in
student ASI fees would result
in a 50 percent reduction in all
funding to all aspects of stu¬
dent government and that
would shut the ASI down.
Either President Daves has
notreadourinitiativeorhehas
been misquoted. I will assume
he hasn't read the initiative.
We have made it very clear
that we do not call for a 50
percent reduction inall aspects
of student funding. We do call
for reducing the extravagant
waste in administrative and
operating expenses from 22
percent of the total ASI budget
to a reasonablel5 percent and
for abolishing — that is, elimi¬
nating — all funding for clubs,
organiza tions a nd even ts by the
ASI. We have pointed out that
40 percent of all recognized
clubs on campus do not receive
ASI funds and the remaining
clubs are funded in a highly
inequitable fashion, amounting
to a political "spoils system."
In anextensive article in The
Collegian, printed in early
March, co-written by Presiden t
Daves and Legislative Vice
President Stacey Green, they
proclaimed what they wanted
us to believe were the most
worthwhile aspects of the stu¬
dent government and the most
worthy of funding. These were
theChildCareCenter, The Col¬
legian, Intramurals, the Secu¬
rity Escort Program, the Uni¬
versity Lecture Series and
Vintage Days. They did not say
a word about the need for
spending$13,300ayearontwo
" politically correct" (or is it
"progressive," Dave?) events
of limited interest to the stu¬
dent body as a whole.
Taking our cue from what
this article implied was Daves'
and Green's agenda, YAF
launched a petition drive spe¬
cifically written so as to focus
on the need to maintain full
(100 percent) funding for ex¬
actly those items which Daves
said — and YAF agrees — are
the most valuable aspects of
student government.
Our position on the primary
importance of these vital pro¬
grams is uncompromising.
Apparently, Daves' position is
more flexible and was mainly
posturing. Too bad. He could
have been a great student
leader, rather than just another
hack politician.
Sincerely,
Steve Seewald
Mr. Seewald is the president
of Young Americans for Free¬
dom.
/^Collegian
Editor in Chief
Anastasia Hendrix
Managing Editor
Thor Swift
News Editor
Debbie Speer
Copy Editor
Shannon Wentworth
Sports Editor
Richard James
Graphics Editor
John Francis
Photo Editor
Kate Henry
ArtSpeak Editors
Andy Davcv
Cynthia D. Baxter
StaffWntcrs
juna Bollinger. Ed Bove, Eric
Burney, jillian Fritch, Chris
Hercdia, Krista Lemos.
Debbie Richards, Carrie
Thomas-Good, joe Torres
Sports Writers
Chris Cocoles, John Welsh.
Doug McLeoJ
Staff Photographer - "
Suzanne Kayian
Staff Artists
Axnvo Rosenthal, Jesse Mah.
Erik Vallejo
News Aide
Debbie Richards
Columnists
Laura Hughes
Darrin janes
Steve Lashley
Richard Mann
Business Manager
Chance Cordon
Advertising Manager
Ron Mann
Advertising Production
Manager
Melissa Caguimbal
Published since 1922
by
THE ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS, INC.
Editorial Headquarters
Keats Campus Building
Newsroom 278-2486
Sj-orts 278-5733
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| Title | 1991_04 The Daily Collegian April 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
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| Title | April 10, 1991, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| 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 | Letters to the Editor The Collegian • April 10, 1991 jjL/votrT on -the intermtional playgT^urxL Where is the cheese please? After having finished your fine article on theft in the Coun¬ try Store, I find myself won¬ dering if there is not a cheese thief running amok on this campus. They sell "crackers for cheese" in the Country Store, yet I have yet to find the cheese that must go with the "crackers for cheese." Why would the Country Store sell "crackers for cheese" and not sell the cheese to go with the crackers? Surely this is not a possibility. I have purchased the "crackers for cheese" in the past and have noticed they sorely need the cheese referred to in the name. Being originally from Wisconsin, I am especial I v sensitive about my inability to ever find cheese in the Country Store. Is it possible that a ne¬ farious cheese thief has stolen it all? Leslie Sharpe YAFpetition labeled as a fraud and smokescreen' to real issues The Young Americans for Freedom's petition to redixe fees and eliminategovemment waste is a fraud and a smokescreen. While selling their propsal as a method of holding administrative ex¬ penses to 15 percent of budget, their real purpose is to cripple the current governments spending authority. YAF is much more concerned about who gets to spend the money than how it is spent. The hap¬ less Rodeo Club notwithstand¬ ing, what burns YAF more than how many paper clips Don Daves uses, is that so much of this cash (our cash!) is going to black, brown, and red people. They call this "favoritism" towaid "special interests." What needs to be remem¬ bered is that, comical as ASI may be, we elected them to make these budgetary choices. 1 chaff as much as the next white boy at minority set-asides, but the decision whether to fund American Indian Heritage Week or intramural tnevele races properly belongs to stu- * dent government. If YAF is intent on whipping the racial issue, let them run for office on it. There are a few LaRoucheitcs and other Nazis who will support them. But they should not be allowed to hide their in tolerance behind a fig leaf or fiscal responsibilitv. Stephen Tracey Daves confused about petition • YAF explains petition motivation and purpose ASI President Don Daves' response to the eurrent peti¬ tion drive to place on the April ballot an initiative to lower student ASI fees by $8 a semes¬ ter is quite interesting. In the April 9 Collegian he stated that a 50 percent reduction in student ASI fees would result in a 50 percent reduction in all funding to all aspects of stu¬ dent government and that would shut the ASI down. Either President Daves has notreadourinitiativeorhehas been misquoted. I will assume he hasn't read the initiative. We have made it very clear that we do not call for a 50 percent reduction inall aspects of student funding. We do call for reducing the extravagant waste in administrative and operating expenses from 22 percent of the total ASI budget to a reasonablel5 percent and for abolishing — that is, elimi¬ nating — all funding for clubs, organiza tions a nd even ts by the ASI. We have pointed out that 40 percent of all recognized clubs on campus do not receive ASI funds and the remaining clubs are funded in a highly inequitable fashion, amounting to a political "spoils system." In anextensive article in The Collegian, printed in early March, co-written by Presiden t Daves and Legislative Vice President Stacey Green, they proclaimed what they wanted us to believe were the most worthwhile aspects of the stu¬ dent government and the most worthy of funding. These were theChildCareCenter, The Col¬ legian, Intramurals, the Secu¬ rity Escort Program, the Uni¬ versity Lecture Series and Vintage Days. They did not say a word about the need for spending$13,300ayearontwo " politically correct" (or is it "progressive," Dave?) events of limited interest to the stu¬ dent body as a whole. Taking our cue from what this article implied was Daves' and Green's agenda, YAF launched a petition drive spe¬ cifically written so as to focus on the need to maintain full (100 percent) funding for ex¬ actly those items which Daves said — and YAF agrees — are the most valuable aspects of student government. Our position on the primary importance of these vital pro¬ grams is uncompromising. Apparently, Daves' position is more flexible and was mainly posturing. Too bad. He could have been a great student leader, rather than just another hack politician. Sincerely, Steve Seewald Mr. Seewald is the president of Young Americans for Free¬ dom. /^Collegian Editor in Chief Anastasia Hendrix Managing Editor Thor Swift News Editor Debbie Speer Copy Editor Shannon Wentworth Sports Editor Richard James Graphics Editor John Francis Photo Editor Kate Henry ArtSpeak Editors Andy Davcv Cynthia D. Baxter StaffWntcrs juna Bollinger. Ed Bove, Eric Burney, jillian Fritch, Chris Hercdia, Krista Lemos. Debbie Richards, Carrie Thomas-Good, joe Torres Sports Writers Chris Cocoles, John Welsh. Doug McLeoJ Staff Photographer - " Suzanne Kayian Staff Artists Axnvo Rosenthal, Jesse Mah. Erik Vallejo News Aide Debbie Richards Columnists Laura Hughes Darrin janes Steve Lashley Richard Mann Business Manager Chance Cordon Advertising Manager Ron Mann Advertising Production Manager Melissa Caguimbal Published since 1922 by THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, INC. Editorial Headquarters Keats Campus Building Newsroom 278-2486 Sj-orts 278-5733 |
