1991_05 The Daily Collegian May 1991

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The CoUegian • May 8,1991
Young: Mayor says federal, state
governments need to help cities
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tansduringhistermasmayor,saidthestate
also controls the abiltity of citizens to tax
themselves.
^ "We have to go to the state Legislature to
get permission to — say — increase the
hotel-motel tax in the city of Atlanta," said
Young, who represented the Fifth Congres¬
sional District of Georgia in the U.S. House
of Representatives from 1972 to 1977.
"Sometimes," Young said, "the state will
decide they don't want to give us permis¬
sion because of the resentments between
rural and urban legislators in most state
governments."
Young said the problems enter cities, but
that government on the local level is limited
in its ability to deal with these problems
because of this adversarial relationship.
Young who graduated from Howard
University and Hartford Theological Semi¬
nary, said he had stepped out of political
limelight and is sifting through the public
sector to see if change can be effected better
on a local level. He said he will not be
involved in 1992 U.S. presidential campaign.
In his lecture, Young said success is
something anyone, anywhere can attain.
The vehicles for obtaining an education and
owning a home are personal driveand public
education, he said.
"There's noquestion thatif you're poor, if
you're black, if you're growing up in the
cities, there are many obstacles which you
mustovercome, but there is also—inevery
city in America — the opportuni ty to get a
decent educa tion.
"If you want a decent education any¬
where in America, you can get one. And it
doesn't matter how poor you are — librar¬
ies arestill free. And education still has a lot
to do with books."
Young said he was inspired on visits to
Africa by the lines of young people waiting
to get into the libraries in the early morning
hours. In that country, he said, reading and
education is the only means of success.
"I wish we could see lines outside the
libraries in our cities," said Young, who
received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
— the nation's highest civilian honor.
Young, who served as US. ambassador
to the United Nations from 1977 to 1979,
said he obtained his diplomatic skills in
public schools in New Orleans. Private
schools and schools in rural areas. Young
said, keep their students from human inter¬
action that leads to success later in life.
"I didn't take a single course in foreign
policy in college." All of the diplomatic
skills he needed. Young said, he obtained
before his high school graduation from
public schools in New Orleans.
"If 1 hadn't been a good negotiator, I'd
have gotten my butt kicked every day. I
learned to negotiate. I learned to put to¬
gether deals. I learned tocope,and I wassix-
year-old ambassadoring. And if I hadn't
been an ambassador, I wouldn't be alive
today," said Young.
Cities, Young said, will continually be
plagued with problems.
"There's nothing static about cities," he
said.Youngsaid people need to sit backand
recognize the changes that have occurred in
the United States since legal segregation
ended in the 1960s.
"The cities reflect all of the failures of the
rest of the country. Ci ty insti tu tions, I think,
should not be seen as failing because they
are overloaded and because they are at¬
tracting more problems than the local citi¬
zens can solve," said Young. He said groups
in Atianta who rely on public housing and
other "city institutions" have tied a sense of
pride to rising from those institutions into
governmental positions.
He said in order to be an effective leader,
one must understand the city or state they
are leading.
Young was elected mayor of Atlanta in
1981, then reelected with 85 percent of the
vote in 1985. He made an unsuccessful bid
for governor of Georgia last year. He is
currently serving as chair of the Atlanta
Olympic Organizing Committee.
Young'slecrureTuesdayeveningwasthe
last in the spring lecture series. The former
mayofsCSUFitinerary included a 3:30p.m.
press conference, an "invitation only aca¬
demic session" with studentsand faculty at
4 p.m. and a scholarship buffet and wine
reception before the 7:30 p.m. lecture.
CSUF President Harold Haak, who is
serving his last semester at the CSUF helm
this spring, was at the lecture and received
recognition from Academic Vice President
Judith Kuipers and the audience. Fresno
Ma voTKarenHumphney introduced Young.
Jobs: Recruiters come t&
campus looking for talent
ASI: Senate fears cuts
"But how valid is that going to be?" he
added.
The trustees are going to look at whether
Lutheran Campus Ministry
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Arts and Humanities, has been working on
a project to challenge the cuts. He talked to it is representative of the entire student
Robert Lundal, Associate Dean of Student population before they approve raising the
Affairs, about reversing the referendum-      fees again, he said.
"He ILundal] said that we can¬
not changeit hereat the local level,"'
said Class. "The ASI cannot enact
any policy to raise fees."
"They [the president and the
chancellor] will look at the prece¬
dent and there is only one," said
Glass. "In that case, they decided
to dissolve the whole Associated
Students."
The only way that the ASI could
raise the fees again is to get the
students to vote on another refer¬
endum.
This is very unlikely," he said.
According to Glass, unless it
represents the majority of the stu¬
dent body then the trustees will
most likely .turn it down.
"It is not going to have any
'oomph' behind it," he said. "In
order for the trustees to approve it
[raising the fees] it has got to have
some backing behind it"
The ASI could hold a referen¬
dum voteon Friday nightat9 p.m.
and not advertise the election. If
the majority votes for raising the
feesit would pass, but the trustees
would not approve that," said
Glass.
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This job fair will serve to increase the
mutual communication and understand¬
ing between job seekers and senior stu¬
dents in their job search.
"In looking for a job, it is not just to sell
yourself but to know what the company
does and what kind of goal the company
isheading foresaid Laura Carlson, major
of liberal studies with bio-lingual empha¬
sis.
"We are going to be graduated from
school in three months. I really hope the
job fair will prove to be fruitful for me."
said Carlson.
Pamela Gorden, major of organizational
communication said her main concern re¬
garding this job fair is that she does not
know what types of employers are going
to be there.
"I would like to know in advance the
types of jobs that would be available in
the job fair so that I know whether or not
ifs worthattending" said Gorden.
Gorden also felt that most departments
do not promote their students to the
market as the business department does.
''We have to go out searching and find--
ingajobonourown."saidGorden. This
(job fair) may be the only chance for me.
After that, 1 may have to go through the
employment agency to geta job." accord¬
ing to Garden.
Career Center does hold a series of
events including career development
workshops, job search workships and
campus interview orientations to help
students make proper preparation to fit
into theiroccupational roles once they are
graduated.
The on-campus interviews are for
graduating students to learn how to
maximize their chances in getting em¬
ployed for their anticipated position.
"When 1 know about this interview
program,it'salreadytoolate. Lotsofmy
(senior) classmates do not know it, ei¬
ther" said Gorden.
"Ifs a very good service for students
wholiketoseekemployment. However,
more publicity about the events available
should bedone so that students can make
use of these opportunities." Gorden
added.
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