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Friendships prosper at farm show, unlike sales
Event integrates new
technologies with the old
traditions passed through
generations
by Kauty Yagaf-nowull
Staff Writer
Worn, cailused hands wrapped around a
cup of steaming coffee Weather reports
could be heard on a transistor radio in the
cramped motor home Hartey Cecil knew
what the phrase "chance of ram" meant
It was the week of the 30th Annual
International Farm Show and Exposition in
Tulare. California On Feb 11 through the
13. the forecast translated into a 100 percent
chance of rain.
"Never seen a show when it didn't
threaten to ram," 79-year-old Cecil said.
"Wouldn't be the farm show if it didn't"
The rainfall it usually good news for
attendance at the show
"When you can't get into the field."
Cecil said, "you have an excuse to come
down here "
Cecil, a cotton farmer from San
Joaquin, had rarely missed a show. Just
recently, he and Sue. his wife of 5S yean,
started bringing a motor home to camp out
at the three-day event
Cecil's hip had given him trouble, so he
needed a refuge from the miles of aisles He
said he could feel the rain coming when his
hip began to ache
"You can't see everything at the show in
one day," Cecil said   It almost takes all of
three days You know, it wasn't near this size
when it started "
The farm show has evolved from just a
group of tractor deelen showing off machinery A collage of products and events have
ban rating eoatprntat last year sat down The
osd-omen' eyes turned to me isl. iman
"It it too tote to get a refund*-- Cecil
by Caterpillar. John Deere and Cam Cecil
sAttd he co-vla renwinber when die favnt snow
The young tana
1 He was one
spat marketmg eoutp
tern, water pump angii
what remains a necessity on today's farms
One thing has remained the same
throughout the yean at the show — food
Whether it's a taste for thtsh kebab or
rmgunca or just a hankering for a cup of coffee
and conversation, the many community clubs
deliver
The free coffee offered by St Joseph's
booth was a hit as the t
into the low 50's on 1
show
"It's gonna' rain," said Art Fenmi. while
sipping his heavily sugared coffee "No doubt
about it It was starting when I passed through
Raisin City "
Fennm, 70. farms cotton and alfalfa
Ferinni and Cecil trudged their way
through the spattering of the crowd at the
show They began their tirade about the rain
Both Ferinni and Cecil have sons who farm,
and Cecil hat a grandson who is a partner in
the farm
Cecil wasn't sure if his son and grandson
would make it to the show The rain slowed
much of the San Joaquin Valley's plowing and
spraying Cecil's son had 200 acres of
almonds to spray with fungicide
At they continued the conversation, a
salesman who sold Cecil's son almond
Cecils son. Jerry Cecil and tut grandson.
Mike Cecil did make it to the show Mike
Cecil had a f
of the show
"The show gives as a chance to n
learned in the past," Mike Cecil said. "The
agivcuhuec finds itseff in today
"We get in the hah*) of wanting to control
rsrrsthing and vprndmg rrvmrv .in serw..cs t.
assure us of the future," Jerry Cecil said. "We
Cecil stood up and stretched his tall
frame He hobbled on the htp a Nt at he
started down Avenue E of the grounds with his
son and grandson
Cecil knew he had passed down more
than some physical characteristics to the son
and grandson walking by his side The
experience of the farm show, and his life, was
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Diverse lecturers in CSUF cost big money to attain
by ANfson Barnett
SfafYrVnter
From award winning director Shelton
"Spike" lam to Bill Walsh, the former head
coach of the San Francisco 49en, the Uni-
venity Lecture Series brings controvenial
and colorful speakers to campus every year
Getting name lecturers to Fresno State
isn't easy — and isn't cheap
It begins with the Univemty lecture
Series committee, made up of faculty, com
munity members and students The commit
toe submits names of speakers to the lecture
series office, where they are narrowed down
to concrete and affordable possibilities
Forget President George Bush He gets
up to S100,000 for a typical speaking engage -
mem Minor speakers can be booked for as
little as SI,000 The lecture series pays between $5,000 and $21.000 for speakers
Funding for these guest lecturers comes
from different areas According to Chris
Fiorentino, lecture series coordinator the
University Student Union, the Associated
Students Incorporated, and the Office of the
Provost, among others, provide funds for the
lecture series There is also some private
funding from off campus
Fiorentino says that sometimes speakers
can be specific to a certain culture
The ULS program strives to offer a di
verse series m terms of the lecturers and top-
ict covered." Fiorentino said. "We look at
things like ethnicity, culture and gender of
speakers and also attempt to cover many different topics "
According to Fiorentino. out year the
I'mverxity Lecture Series has Bat most diverse elms of sneakers in a long time
Besides the speaken that have already
spoken on campus this year. Carol Gtlhgan
spoke March 3 on her book "In a Different
Voice " Od March 25, Loretu LoRoche will
speak cm her book. "Humor Your Stress." and
Robert K Massie will be here on April 21.
speaking on his book. "The Ramanors   -V
These speaken come from Asian, Lasmo
and African American citfturas and men top-
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Backpacks can cause pain, posture change | r:
A backpack's design
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discomfort if carrying
a heavy load
by Maria A. Gonzataz
Staff Writer
Joe Cool strolls across campus
with his Jansport backpack slung
carelessly over his tight shoulder
He's a perfect candidate for
one of the nation's moat common
campus injuries     backpack back
mid spine, then runs up to the
n caused by the pressure of
journalism, knows about the
hazard of backpack back He now
carries bis 15-pound shoulder bag
like a briefcase
"I never had back pain until I
earned thisheckpack.'' Amith said,
of his old habit of shouldering his
burden of books
An aching back only scratches
the surface of more serious injuries
that develop with backpack back
According to Or I ondon I.
Jones at Shaw Avenue Chiroprac
tic. a permanent posture change
can occur
A backpack earned on both
shoulders creates abnormal
posture. Jones satd The neck
Mtutraaat forward creating an
imbalance Even when the student
is freed from the bulky burden, the
awkward posture remains
Book bags thrown over one
thmddei ere ate similar and more
serious problems, Jones said The Dr Michael K Piazza, at
shoulder supporting the backpack Heendon Village Chiropractic and
remains at a higher angle than the Rehabilitation Center, disapproves
exposed shoulder of the new style
Over time the shoulder muscle "When a backpack hangs low,
holding the backpack develops the weight of the pack men ami me
more than the free shoulder, Jones
said An imbalance ensues, which
again results in irregular posture irritated," Piazza said
The irregular posture can result in The student that so
scoliosis, a curvature of the spine,
which ocean more often m
Jose Ooaaalag, a freshman at
San Joaquin Memorial High
School, lugs a 17 pound backpack
on one shoulder
"All my friends wear it over
one shoulder." Oonzalez said "It
doesn't look cool over both "
The latest cool style for
displaying a backpack is to wear H
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hanging it below the mid back
left, Jones tatd — wearing the
backpack m from The weight
with wearing a front pack
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Jones said
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