1995_09 Insight September 1995

              SEPTEMBER 27, 1995
INSIGHT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO ,
VOL. 27, NO. 3
Pageant's main focus is on brains
•f Miss America contestants
are rated more by talent and
intelligence than beauty.
ii> Alislui Parnagian
press about ihe pageant system. People arc
stuck in the mmd-sel lhat it's a beauty pag-
cant, .ill about how good you'look in a swim
sun and an evening yown In reality, each ..I
those competitions make up only 15 percent
nl the total points each The competition is
broken down as fol|pws:
Talent: 4051
Interview: 30';
,ng km
Mish,
CSUF
ence in the p.
:dge io man)
Bougoukalos
has
c has I
Courtesy photo
Reigning Miss Fresno, CSUF
senior, Mishell Bougoukalos.
Wilh all ot the recent evcilement and media
coverage over the Miss America pageant in
Fresno, there has been a lot ol ncgativ nv ovci
lhc pageant system.
loi those who are not aware, two local girls
placed in ihe lop live ai the Mi-- America
pagcanl on Sept. I(>. Titian) Stoker. Miss
California, and Tracy Hayes. Miss Illinois, are
from Clovis and Fresno, respectively.
lhe rarity ol having two locals competing
al this level has generated a lot of excitement
in Fresno, bill it has also brought a lol of bad
lol
: KM)';
Stoker, who was
Miss America, ha
Young University,
list ol impressive I
Haves, fourth ru
has a 3.67 at Who
Mini
She
Intricate but effective
pay scale for CSUF
gram in the Media Comm
mem al Whcalon and is on
What most people do nc
tensity of the interview as
lance of being an intelligei
inSwimsuit: 15';
named third runner-up at
- a 3 04 GPA at Brigham
She also belongs to a long
ionor societies
iner-up at Miss America,
mon College in Wheaton.
if the h.
"In l*>22. the competition began as ,i hath
ing -un competition and has evolved into a
program thai focuses on talent and scholar
-hip Now. swimsuit is onlv weighted as 15
percent of the total points."
Bougoukalos has a long list ol academic
honors She is graduating Irom CSUF with a
double major in liberal arts and dance She -
been on the Dean's l.i-i al C SI I- and has received several academic awards from her so
roriiy. including the western United States
"Senior ot the Year''
Bougoukalos explained that the interv lew
lasts 12 minutes. Four minutes :ire -pent
ications depart     talking about yourself and eight minutes arc-
political questil
judges choose. I
leren. areas Ihe lour minute portion is new   It gives
vtiss Fresno and the contestant lhe opportunitv to introduce
ven years expert- herself, discuss her accomplishments and
i. explains that it goals and explain her platform.
its binh in 1922 The contestants now have to stand behind
a podium during the interview, as opposed
io silling with the judges. The Miss
America Organization changed that in order to prepare the contestants for the many
pre-- conferences they will attend in the
event lhat they win
Another change that Bougoukalos has
seen in the system is the platform requirement Each contestant is required to have a
charitable organization or cause that -he
work- lor and will continue to support
throughout her reign She is supposed have
20 hour- pe/ week of service work on her
platform
The Mi-- America Pageant at the local.
1 questions. The state and national levels represents the laig-
ite -c h. .larship program fi * w. >men. S24
See PAGEANT, page 4
Fresno: Trails for all levels
by Mutt Lloyd
bj Brian R. I islur
Malt Wrih ,
mere are app
people wo, king
lull lime faculty, r
Ihos
full II
einplo
il CSl I
Lssistant positions at CSUF
.ler.
lung the pav foi each ol
s is no easy task
irding loAnhui \ N Wint.
Willi said thai lhc pav scale as a
whole is about as fail as any olhei
school considered a peer lo (Sl T
The administrative positions are de-
lermincd through a number ot factors
I hc facult) pav is set hy the California
Stale I'niversity Salary Schedule and
bv a union agreement vv ith the Califor-
"Therc
•till!
i   do   I
nia Facult) Association
In thai formal there arc two pay
scales, one for a six-month pay period and anoihei for 12
also has 20 steps
The lowesi group on ihe scale i stepi
l-3j for a 12-nionlh period is an as
si-i.mt. w ho can make .mv w here Iron
tie
1.2nd.i veal lhe high
irolesso'r (steps 16-20).
iywherefromS.*».9l6
Fresno might not be the center
of the world for entertainment, but
if thrills, chills and s'pills appeal,
there is the growing popularity of
tertained.
Mountain hiking hasten gaining popularity steadily uVpast five
Off-Road Cycli
weekends. s.,v
CCORC presii
Quitoriano. a
old I-
Wint    also
said thai other
"I've been here for 15
years and this is the only
pay scale I've ever known
[and used]. It seems a bit
complicated, but it's
efficient and has
obviously worked."
-Christine Alvarado
las Ii m it l b k ii
out California for the past
.. He has been the race coir for CCORC lhe past four
nd president for the past
tw
ciate professor. The pay
scale in that
lo $65,868.
Thc pay foi
a   part-time
nd equity adjustments.arc
vv hen establishing the pay
faculty member is substantially less
than that of one who is full-time'.
( hristine Ah arado. CSUFs administrative operations analyst, said lhat
the s
long a
i I ;bi
ry of this
on the list.
Welty. wh
S132.102
The report, which was prepare
Fresno's chapter of lhc (aliform,
faculty Association, listed all of tin
hj
she's been here
"I've been here for 15 vears and this
is the only pav scale I've ever known
land used|." she said. "Il seems a bit
Quitoriano said lhat first-time
mountain hikers should start out in
ihe canal banks around town.
Ihey 're still dirt, and you can get
a feel for the handline of the hike.
Some beginner 'trails thai
Quitoriano suggests are the North
Shore Trail al Millerton lake and
the Henslev Lake Trail.
The Millerton lake Trail was
huili three years ago. and is two
mend- it for beginners because it
runs parallel to the road. Novice
n sw itch over to the paved
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Insight photo by Paul Martinez
Negotiating a turn on a Woodward Park trail, a mountain biker enjoys an afternoon ride.
road if they
trouble on the d
Quitoriano sail
south trail. Ii is
that shore at am
The trail at Her
c ha-
i irow,
bv lakjng Highwa) 41 north to Highway 145 west. The trail is not Uhi difficult. Quitoriano said, with some
small hills and a total ride o\ six miles
For intermediate nders. the Squaw's
Leap Management Area, five miles
outside of Auberry. is the most popu-
i biking spoi
The River Trail is mostly flat, and make for some exciting jumps,
follows ihe San Joaquin River to The other two trail- at Bass Lake
Millerton Lake. Quitoriano said that are the Goat Mountain Trail and the
n the Spring Coa-t Trail, located at Goat
Ihe.
-i ridei
|ov at Squaw \ Leap. The first is the
Ridge Route trail, a four-mile trek,
half uphill and half down. Ridge
Route, with its 1.500 feel of climbing, is much more difficult than the
second trail, the River Trail.
Ridge Route. A trail's 'technical
ficulty" depend- on the skill it takes
to negotiate the bike as the trail tw isis
over rocks and oft* ledges.
Another intermediate-to advanced-
level area lo ride would be the three
trails at Bass lake. The first oi the
three is the Old Central Camp Road
or "007 loop." as it is commonlv
called. The "007" has water barriers
everv 40 vards for two miles thai
Both arc-climbs that ir
terseel on the trail. Both reach 4.800
feet, an increase ot 2.5(H) feet over
the "007" trail
Quitoriano suggested that nders
start early at these trails, because
they begin in campgrounds where
there is substantial foot traffic during the day.
-See BIKING, page 4
Big city advertising talent hidden in Visalia
.     ,„ „ In a »poi carcfullv tucked awav in     He wanted to iniectchaiaciet and ll.ur    Crenshaw said. If the work is nice
by Jefferson Heavers
Nope. Thev o
in Visalia, own
Creek Advertisi
the industrial
rk marketing eurus
to salute the" Statue
icy go lo the Madi-
Mecca of American
nc to Bill Crenshaw
r-founder of Sutler
g. a firm founded in
ingle of northeast
Insight photo by Dan Helmbold
A sampling of Bill Cresnshaw's posters shows his latest
subject: "Tark the Shark" and the Bulldogs basketball team.
Good choice. The po
a million copies.
Il was in  1976 that C
led himself a spot
.old
n Visalia. just east of down-
and just west of nowhere.
•efully tucked aw a
an obscure warehouse. Crenshaw decided to start his own business.
From the time he was a kid. splashing blobs of colors onto T-shirts m abstract designs, Crenshaw knew he had
artistic talent
Crenshaw had an inkling ol business
sense and an idea: lo fuse industry
with art. The Janelli Court warehouse
w as w here he graduated from fiddling
with T-shirts to designing graphic
masterpieces.
With  a  diploma   from   Mount
arly   Whitney High and experience designing furniture. Crenshaw thought he
nshaw    might try being a graphic artist.
Janelli      He wanted to create unusual images
> the <
yda)
icThm
He wanted to make ordinary things
look beautiful.
Crenshaw s work is rooted in print-
media art and graphics He finds way s
to join information and art
His work features drawings, colors,
engrav ings and foils. He uses such design elements to produce brochures,
catalogs, presentations, calendars and
ishaw wants
tentio
He v
i thai
old
signs things that people can't
looking at.
"If vou look all the words off o
mv pieces, vou could still stick
the wall, look at it and like
He "de-
it stop
Crenshaw has a variety of clients,
from oil refineries to beauty salons
and "from the little-bitty guys to the
As a*aja**tiic designer. Crenshaw has
never been a stars ing artist. Establishing his reputation made for long hours
of practice in lhe studio in his early
efforts to gel Sutter Creek started.
Crenshaw said his average workday
is 10-12 hours, five days a week. Today, lhat time is spent filling orders.
In the beginning, it was filled with
prac
The
e was a lot of small stuff at
See CRENSHAW, page 4
EDITORIAL
Parking: <#jUjjpfcw
convenience   ^f-^sy
vs. availabilty ^Ul
Page 2
LIFESTYLE
New concert hall in
Fresno!
Page 3
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SPORTS
Women's volleyball
coach has what it OMtn
takes y^/
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