Quake Stuns Bay Area, Chico Students
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, . ..... ... .. ' 'f '~-', <r' ,". .. .... -. ~s pee. Col 1 . LD729.6 C5 075 lArchives) UHIlJN. 23:'1 Oct 18, 1989 Received on: H)-20-89 MERIAM LIBRARY--CSU, CHICO Blues duo characterized by East-Coast style California State UniversilY, Chico Chico, California Volume 23, Issue 7 Page 10 Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Column One' Quake stuns Bay Area, Chico students Orion Staff Reports earthquake in northem California by the end of the 20th "A girl sitting next to me immediately started Off the Record folds century. Marsh said it is likely Ihat aftershocks would An earthquake reported regis'tering 7.0 on the Richter crying," Bunon said. "She said, 'My mom lives in San Qccur in the Hext 48 to 72 hours. Francisco. " A Chico weekly newspaper, Off tire scale hit the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday, . '!?C National Guard was put on alert Tuesday night, "Another guy said his whole family, including his Record, widely distributed throughout the causing widespreacl destnl(;lion, including portions of the KPIX teported. girlfriend, lives in San Francisco," Burton said. "That community for more than four years, published Bay Bridge and other freeways to collapse. The news plunged the Chico State University its final edition last Wednesday. The earthquake,lasting 15 seconds, was reported to be gave me goosebumps." community into confusion and alann. Approximately Burton said a number of the people were crying and The decision to halt publication was made centered in the S,mta Cruz mountains, near a resevoir. A 4,200 of the 16,ODO-plus students who attend the by Emmett Jonr:5, general manager of the Chico seismograph in the Physical Science Building at Chico "trying to get home as fast as possible." univer$ity are from the sil( counties known as the Bay In the lobby of the Physical Science Building, about Enterprise·Record and Off the Record. The State recorded the quake at 6.9 on the Richter scale. Area. ~bny of them raced to telephones to try to get news decision was a difficult one, he said, because the At 7 p.m. KPIX-TV reported that six people died when 20 people crowded around the seismograph, which is of rebtives ,md friends in the area, only to discover that attached to a seismometer detecting the ground motion of paper was both interesting and informative. a portion of a brick building near Blossom and Townsend the earthquake had knocked out a great part of the the Chico area. A spokesman for the physcial science "But it has not been able to find its niche in the streets in San Francsico collapsed on several cars. telephont: system in area code 415. market place," he said. The earthquake caused a trestle on the top half of the department said the quake may have been strong enough Allneka Burton, a visual communication major from to break the machine. Steve Schoonover, who took over as editor eastern side of the Bay Bridge to eollapse down to the Mary,ville, said she was in a communication theory class Early news reports said that no Bay Area highrises of Off the Record five months ago, said he second level. Parts of Interstate Highway 880, a multi-level when a woman entered Ayres Hall lecture hall to had collapsed but that many windows were broken and wasn't told about the closure until early freeway. also collapsed. Two deaths on the lower level of annOllllce that the quake had struck. Bunon said many Wednesday moming. the bridge were confinned. Later TV news reports said that traffic was stopped. The earthquake also caused the students in the class immediately packed their books up cancellation of the third game of the World Series The news came as a surprise and a terrible two 50-foot sections of the Bay Bridge collapsed. and left the room. between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco disappointment, he said. Although Off the The devastating San Francisco earthquake in 1906 Burton said that the class instructor, Dr. Michael Giants. Candlestick Park was evacuated, and some Record was having trouble covering its costs, registered at 8.3 on the Richter scale. Seismologist Bruce SCOlt. told the class to go horne and watch the television injuries were reponed among the fans who had arrived trends were up, and the future looked Marsh of 10hns Hopkins University, interviewed on Cable news for updates. He made a waving gesture, she said, early for the game, which had been scheduled to start at promising, Schoonover said. He said he News Network, said seismologists had predicted a major and everyone left. 5:30 p.m. expected it to last at least until the end of the fiscal year (July I, 1990). The move also came as a surprise for the rest of the writing and advertising staff. Most of Protest stops the sil( full-time staff were laid off, but two were given an opportunity to accept jobs at other Donrey newspapers. Both Off the Record and 'slave auction'· the Enterprise-Record are part of the Donrey Media chain. By GREG MILLER Schoonover, who has gone back to his Staff Writer previous position as an editor for the Enterprise Record, said he's thankful he still has a job, but Delta Chi Fraternity announced the cancellation of he's saddened about the "loss of a dream." its "Fifth Annual Slave Auction" Thursday after students Off the Record, published by the protested the event, saying it was racist. Enterprise-Record, began February 1986 as a The protests were raised at a student workshop in the free distribution, weekly newspaper. Bell Memorial Union titled "Racial Awareness and the --Walt Strohmayer Greek Community." The workshop was presented by the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic and the Ethnic Greek Council as part ohhe Associated Students' Month of Diversity. Graffiti warns of rape The theme ohhe month is "A foundation for culturol Jl ,..~' unity." .. ". ,J ~,,, "TIl ere Is no excuse for members of white Gree~. Two messages stenciled at various areas organizations to trivialize and mock the horrendous around campus were found, saying, experience of our African and African-American "DANGER, HIGH RISK RAPE AREA." ancestors," said Skye Ward, a student and the The unofficial messages, noticed by coordinator of Women of Color Issues on campus who students on campus Tuesday, were spray attended the meeting. painted flourescent orange on trees near the The neon orange flyers advenising the Friday bridge behind Glenn Hall and near the railroad "auction" were found on campus by students who then distributed copies prior to TIlursday's Racial Awareness tracks behind Acker Gym. photo by The campus police received no calls Friends swarm Homecoming Queen Heidi Abernethy (center) of Alpha Gamma Delta aner her workshop. Charles Caner, program coordinator for student activities, said students had already raised their claiming responsibility for the messages, and concerns about the "slave auction" by the time the plant operations had already made plans for workshop started. their removal. Spirit committtee tries to diversify Ron Ernst, vice president of Delta Chi and president Last year two attempted rapes were of the Inter-Fraternity Council. said that he cancelled the reported to have occurred in the vicinity of the event 20 minutes after the start of the workshop. two areas, said Cynthia Peterson of the campus homecoming king,queen hopefuls "We decided we were sympathetic," said Rick · Educational Support Programs for Women. Marquis, Delta Chi president. By JOHN HELLRIEGEL said she was happy to see at least three non-Greek Delta Chi's "auctions" involve women, and Peterson said she had not heard about the Staff Writer · signs, but added that heightened awareness of organizations nominating individuals for this year's sometimes men, "bidding" on fraternity members who · such an important problem is needed. king and queen. There were 15 total candidates. then become their "slaves" for the remainder of the day, The Spirit of Chico State (SaCS) committee said it Heidi Abernethv, a senior business/marketing doing chores for their "owners," such as washing cars --Walt Strollmayer . has attempted for the third year in a row, with mixed major from Capito';, and Todd Powell, a senior and cleaning homes. results, to breath life into the homecoming activities. physics major from Fremont, were named the 1989-90 "Slave auction" parties and their racial implications This year's candidates for homecoming - an homecoming king and queen Saturday evening at a have received national media attention. For example, event sometimes perceived as Greek-dominated - post-game concert, paid for and sponsored thr~ug~ the The New York Times reponed in Oct. 1988 on an didn't totally represent the diversity of clubs and Associated Students' programs and orgamzatlOns investigation by the University of Wisconsin, Madison students at Chico State. However, Danyelle Dolan, a fund, on the practice field behind University Stadium. into a "slave auction" at its Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. senior telecommunication and political science major See Spirit, page 5 Marquis and Ernst said that this was the first time and chairperson for the sacs homecoming committee, that it had been brought to the fratel11ity's attention that Childcare, financial aid funds increased the auction was offensive to anyone. Page 3 Drug, alcohol awareness stressed this week, By CATHY CLINE ~~_~ ___",",."_~T"""""-"'.""" __ ~"""".I..O"'. Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the CADEC office and also at a Staff Writer social to be held in Whitney Hall on Friday. Officials say drug problem Literary magazines reveal unheard voices "The university systems need to provide infonnation Page 9 Running through this week are both Red Ribbon Week and education to students," Quinn said, "because the here equal to community's lind National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week students' drinking patterns have already been set by the (NCAAW), events designed to make members of the time they reach college.