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•gffS^rtm DAILY Caiifomia State May 3, 1988 Univarsity, Northridga Volume 32. Number 4+5"/// TUESDAY *. Professors of suspended course reschedule rafOe By SUSAN CHASEN amounting to $100 — 20 tickets at submission at a two-page sum as a fundraiser for United first fundraising permit in 1963, it Managing Editor $5 each. mary of work done during the Crusade Foundation, Inc., a non has generated $15,650, aU of Dr. Eleazu Obinna, 17 years semester, as weU as involvement profit organization, founded in which has been consumed by the Flyers went up Friday an with tbe university, and lecturer in Uw raffle-ticket sales. 1982 by Obinna, who is currenUy expenses of the fundraising ef nouncing the postponement ot the WiUie Bellamy, in his first There are several problems, president. Pan-African Stodies forts themselves. The drawing date in a raffle semester teaching at CSUN, were however, with tbe raffle-sale chair Verne Bryant and BeUamy orgailization experienced a net suspected of being a requirement - instructors in the three-unit component of the course, whether are also members of the loss of $1,875 over the period. in a Par)-African Studies field- course sections with a combined or not grades were at stoke. organization. "We have no record of them wwk course'to wbich ticket sales enrollment totaling 181. First, raffles are iUegal in the According to George helping anybody," DeUanedis were aUegedly to be exchanged Obinna denied Thursday that state of California unless con Delianedis of the Los Angeles said. for grades. ticket sales were the sole ducted by the state or chiu-ch Social Services department, Uw The UCF did not seek a permit Last week, CSUN President requirement in what he termed groups. They are essentiaUy UCF is not in good standing with from Social Services for the James W. Cleary suspended the "Ethnic Pride" option ot the lotteries,^or games of chance, and the department. It is currenUy 16 current fundraiser, which ac activity in the three classes in field stody class. This option, he violation of state anti-lottery montiu late filing a financial cording to Delianedis, puts Uwm response to aUegations that said, involved attendance at statutes constitutes a report for its last fundraising in violation of the Los Angeles grades of "A" were being events in the . community misdemeanor. effort. promised for ticket sales designed to promote self-concept, Second, the raffle was intended Since the UCF was granted its Please see CLASS, page 10 Disabled Students* workload is made easier by new computer lab ByCANOYCEM.POSS stodenta wUl be able to organize Sonntag's confidence in her Contributing Writer their notes, type their papers and academic abUities. "Tbe lab do a variety of other stodent aUows me to focus on what I can Attending school was once tasks which they were previously do instead of aUowirtgnnr^o nm ' more difficult for Carol Sonntag unable to perform. into barriers," Sonntag sara. because of her learning Although other CSU campuses Although computer facilities disability. In some classes she have adapted a limited number of are avaUable on campus, until easUy got an A, but in others slw computer programs to assist the now there have been no stations barely got by with outside help disabled, CSUN is Uw first to set which provided easy access for and hours ol extra study. She up a lab to aid a wide variety of the disabled stodent. could not understand why. disabilities. The Computer Access Lab has Last faU Sonntag found she had. "It's wonderful. It's just solved this by supplying equip a learning disatnhty which made wonderful," Sonntag said, ment and programs to aid the taking notfa from aU classes, describing the lab. blind, deaf, visually-impaired ekcept the most organized lec "They have an ouUine format and those with learning and tures, impossible. programmed into the computer orthopedic disabilities. Thanks to CSUN's new Com where I enter my notes and the The Office of Disabled Stodent puter Access Lab, this semester computer helps me organize Services has always provided Sonntag and many ottwr lear them in a logical way." ning- and physically-disabled The lab also has strengtheiwd Please see LAB, page 4 Controversial speaker to discuss 'breakdown' of American society By KAREN RACINA challenges facing American they have nothing twtter to do," - StaffWriter ^_„ ^ society. Sneden said. They can't find jobs "Harris believes that and have nothing to lose, so they A graduate research professor America's digopolistic economy, turn to crime as a way to survive, from the University of Florida, with a few targe corporations he added. GainesviUe, wiU discuss his dominating the business In "America Now," Harris chaUenging and controverstal economy, is strongly retated to exptains his theories at>out ttw ideas on soctal values and culture the breakdown of our economic shrinking value of the doltar, why in America this Wednesday and and social infrastructt^e," targe numbers of women are ROGER WILSON/Dally Sundtol Thursday. Sneden said. entering tbe workforce and big John White Cloud points a claw fetish at the audience Professor Marvin Harris, (\ One cause of this "break businesses' disregard for con during one of the intertribal dance's at the Sunday author of several books including down," which Harris discusses in sumer comptaints. powwow in the USU. "America Now: The An his oook, is the problem of con Two presentations on Thur thropology of a Changing sistenUy poor-quaUty goods and sday, "Forbidden Flesh" and Society," "Cows, Pigs and Wars services in this country. "When Does a Human Life and Witches" and "(}ood to Eat," "America has l>ecome a land Begin'' — A Cultural Materialist Students enjoy Indian wiU exptain his theories on some plagued by loose wires, missing Perspective," wiU cover topics of the riddles of American screws, things that do not fit, from some of his other books. culture. things that do not last, things that The "Forbidden Flesh" speech fire dancing, artwork "He is one of the most briUtant do not work," Harris notes in his on Thursday will present Harris' By NANCY HEWITT — lined many of the tables set up soctal scientists in the world. His t>ook. Goods and services are ideas concerning the cultural StaffWriter behind the dance arena, as did ideas are challenging and con deteriorating, but at the same origins al food preferences and handmade suede and beaded troversial, but ttwy are tucked time, Uwre have twen great talxwe. "He wiU discuss why Tbe rhythmic beat of Uw goods, Pueblo Indian pottery up by logic and fact," said CSUN advances in technology, Harris taboos against foods like cows drums and tbe flurry of and books and tapes related to sociology professor Dr. exptains. and pigs are shunned because of costumed dancers fUied tbe the Indian culture. Lawrence Sneden. Harris wiU also discuss his soctal reasons, and not just main room of the University According to SheryU Safian, On Wednesday, Harris wUl twUef that gang wariare and twcause of religion," Sneden. Stodent Union Sunday during {H-esident of CSUN's American sumnurize his book "America street violence is caused by a said. the American Indian Featival Indian Stodent Association, the Now" in a presentation tiUed breakdown within the framework "When does a Human Life and Powwow. "Why America CJhanged" and of society. Begin? ..." covers fertiUty SUver and turquoise jewdry Please see POWWOW, page • wUl discuas what be Iwlieves are "Harris believes that ethnic some of the problems and minorities tum to crime because Please see HARRIS, page 6 Night Shift Health Hazard Clean Sweeps Campus lighting to Migrant workers get the Conference title belongs to improve for night shaft. <.V^ Lady Matadors. students. Plaaaa saa paga 7 Plaaaa aaa Opinion paga 8 Plaaaa aaa Sporta paga^l2 '« ii^ 2NEWS/Tuesday, May 3, 1988 Dally SundM CAIVIPUS CALENDAR Rubes ® By Leigh Rubin Today Physical Tbaraiiy Ckib — At the last meeting of the semester. Dr. Thayer from Cigna Hospital will speak on oncology PT on StudMit DIotefIc Association — .We are having a board May 4 at 7 p.m. in the Santa Clarita Room of the USU. meeting at 12:30 p.m. In FA 107. All present and newly elected board members should be In attendance. See you there. ChkwfHM for Community Madlclna — The last meeting of the semester will be on May 4. We will also have elections for next Tlwatre [>«partnwnt — Neil Simon's autobiographical play year's officers. Please be there in the FOB Conference Roonvat "Brighton B^ach Memoirs," is being performed now through Sp.m. May 8 in the Campus Theatre (Speech Drama Bid.). Tickets are $3.50 for students, $5 for seniors and $7 general. Tickets are Students Agalnat Apartheid — There will be a meeting of V available in the Ticket Office between the hours of 9:30 a.m. Students Against Apartheid on May 4 at 2 p.m. in the Faculty and 3:30 p.m. weekdays (also In the Speech Drama Bid.). For Office Building Conference Room. Elections for next year's more informal on call 885-3093. office bearers will take place. Everyone is welcome. _,^ , i » Stwlant Tutorial Etamantaiiy Program -- Join S.T.E.P. — Tutor Armenian Studanta Asaoclatlon — General elections for next a child three hours a week and earn units for Fall 1988. Call ext. year's executive committee will take place on May 4 at 3:15 3928 or come to South Library on the first floor for more p.m. in the USU Santa Clarita Room. details. Sign up'now through May .4. '— — ; ~ ^ Environmental and dccupatlonal Haalth Studant Asaoclation StudlM In the Now Tastomant — Come join us as we continue — On May 4 there will be elections for next semester's officers through Galatlans.