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California State June 20, 1991 University, Northridge · Volume 35, Nurrbe!.1.~Q. WEEKLY CSUN students in Central America p~ace delegation Shella Creal of incorrect information has philosophy in May, was first Staff Writer been disseminated in the involved with WFP last year United States about Panama, when two representatives from A recent graduate who was Honduras, Guatemala, Nica­ the organization spoke on active in Mecha, Amnesty In­ ragua and other Central campus. Last July he was a ternational and other human American countries. And ever delegate to Central America rights organizations during his since February 25, there is and this year has vo~teered two-and-a-halfyears atCSUN practical1y no news about to return as the Coordinator has plans to extend his influ­ Guatemala and Nicaragua. for the annual delegation. ence and dedication t.o human We haven't heard about the In addition to Maldonado, rights across borders. strikes that almost threw the there is another CSUN In July, Jose A Maldonado countries into civil war again," student.Paul Herzog, and a will be leading an 18-rnember he said. philosophy professor from delegation for Witness for 'We will speak to and hear CSUN, William Forthman, Peace, a politically-indepen­ from the indigenous people to participating in the trip. The dent and non-violent move­ see exactly what is going on," other members include stu­ mentto help U.S. citizens visit continued Maldonado. '"Then dents from other universities, and learn from leaders and we want delegates to come back teachers and other interested grassroots people in Central and give interviews whenever people. America, to Nicaragua and they can, write articles and Rae Wilkan, permanent ·Guatemala for 17 days. editoriats~ give talks with volunteer and trainerforWFP, Maldonado said that the schools, churches et.c." has been to central America delegation's purpose is "to ex­ "The first step to ending re­ four times with the delegation pand awareness here in the pression is making sure people and has been working with Unit.ed States among people know what is going~Oll," he Maldonado. so they know what is going on said. Wilkan said,"Witness for The 26-year~ld, who re­ in Central America. One of the victims of government persecution talked to by last ceived a bachelors degree in '"For the last 10 years, a lot Please see PEACE, page 7 yea(s delegation. Her husband was killed by death squads. Solar car race to Administrator says new refuel at CSUN parking fee hike is justified, Stephanie Block to the California Museum of Huey-Jen Chiu up a systemwide parking fees Parking fees are based on the Staff Writer Science and Industry in •schedule" based on certain category the university is in. Staff Writer downt.own Los Angeles. criteria, one of which was the •In essence, the rate (fees) A solar car race, which The electric commuter According to CSUN park­ percent.age of parking spaces didn't increase, we just will travel from Sacramento vehicles wiB follow the so­ ing administrator Sam that are in a structure in ratio changed from Category A to to Los Angeles, will stop at lar cars, leaving CSUN at Walker, the new parking to the total campus parking Category B now that the CSUN to refuel on Sunday, 11:30 a.m. for the museum. structure in Lot C is respon­ spaces,!Said Walker. parking structure is here," June 23. The previous night, on sible for the $6:i---an increase csuN, which was previ­ Walker said. The California Clean-Air -June 22, the cars are ex­ of $9-that students and uni­ ously in Category A (zero The new parking structure, Race will be at CSUN from pected to arrive by 8 p.m, versity employees are paying parking structures) now falls which is scheduled to open by sunrise to 11 a.m. to refuel coming up Reseda, down for a parking permit starting into Category B where one the st.art of the fall semester, , the solar power cars, and next semester. percent to 33 percent of cam­ coptinue for the last 25 miles See SOLAR, page 7 In 1987, the university set pus parking is in a structure. Please see PARK, page 7 •• Mexican teachers help at CSUN .. Harriet Kaplan roundtable discussion ensued about the II Staff Writer identity crisis an Hispanic pupil may face when having to play a dual role at Nine teachers from Escuela Federico home and in school. Another area of Chapoy, an elementary school in_ discussion focused on ways Hispanic Ensenada, Mexico, came to CSUN for parents can become more active par­ the first time to discuss ways to help ticipants in their children's academic Hispanic children adapt to a new soci­ life. ~ ety and culture and observe the pupil­ On the second day, the teachers werit teacher interaction in a classroom set­ to Canoga Park Elementary School, ting. where they got involved in classroom Their three-day visit, w"bich began activities such as helping pupils with onJWle 11, was arranged by Dr.Alfonso their_ reading and watching the in­ Nava., Ph.D., assistant professor of the structional methods of the teachers. department of secondary and adult The teachers visited classes from pre­ education and director of the CSUN kindergarten to fifth grade. Brown said Ensenada, Mexico Teacher Training the teachers from Ensenada, Mexico Program. have asked the Canoga Park Elemen­ On the first day of their visit, the tary School instructors to visit their teachers met in Monterey Hall, Room school and they hope to rnake a trip out 126, with university faculty including there in September. Dr. Elias-A.-Ramos, associate professor During the last day of the trip, the of foreign languages and literatures. teachers met with Superintendent Anna Marie McConnor, a bilingual ad~ Gabriel Cortina for administrative of­ visor for Region F, and Phillipa Brown, fice of Region E, to share their insights Evelin Sandoval, a first-grader at Canoga Park Elementary' School, gets help from principle at Canoga Park Elementary • Armando Arvista, a CSUN Secondary Education student. School, was also in attendance. A Please see TEACH, page 5 OPINION A&E California law too easy on Warner Bros. aim is true murderers. with "RobinhoOcl-" PAGE;8 2 NEWSfThursday, June 20, 1991 Summer Sundial Sui Campus News Briefs Perspectives A 25-year-old CSUN stu­ this was because a new air-eon· dent was taken to Northridge clitioning "chiller" unit was be­ Poor, but no Mall-adjusted Hospital Meclical Center in full ing ""installed in the Fine Arts mama's girl behavior cardiac arrest June 18. Doc­ Builcling. tors were unable to resuscitate Stauclingersaid that the high- Harriet Kaplan Huey-Jen Chiu him, accorcling to a hospital voltage power line that the spokesperson. parking Jot lights were con­ In a society that stresses both Going to the mall on the weekend financiaJ and emotional indepen~ isnot my idea of a good time. First I William Christopher Mills, a nected to had to be clisconnected denee, my friend Georgina and I could have to sit in the parking lot waiting Mai senior liberal arts student, was in order for the chiller unit to be be considered part of a rare or dying for someone to leave so lean park my transferred by paramedics from tied into the line. He said that breed depending on how you look at car. Ever notice how slowly people the CSUN Health Center to the the work was completed the it. I'm 29 and Georgina is 30. We live walk t.otheircars when they see you? wh1 at horn~. with our mothers and have Sort of reminds me of the parking wh1 Northridge Hospital where he morning of June 19 and the no brothers or sisters. situation here during regular se­ sex was pronounced dead. The lights would be back on that Because we share this much in mesters. So what was I doing at the l cause of death is unknown at night. common, Georgina and I are_ able to mall last Sunday? I was thereto buy we1 this time. Campus police were notified find some comfort in something that a birthday present for my G~year old Wo differs significantly from many cousin. ugl_ by PPM in advance that the people's life experiences. These life As I feared, the mall was packed. the Students getting out of night parking lots would be darkened, experiences may include either I had to dodge those baby carta/car­ classes on June 17 and 18 may he said. moving out upon graduation from riages or what.ever they are called. I vi ct have noticed that t!te lights in Lt. Mark Hissong of campus college or getting married in one's have had my toes run over in the past cid< early to mid-twenties. Statistics by those things and believe me when WOI Parking LotsA,BandL were police said that while the de­ show the longer a woman waits to I say it hurts. Sometimes Junior is fin< all turned off. Accorcling to partment clid not have the man­ get married, the less likely it will no lightweight. the Kurt Staudinger, supervisor of power to put extra police on pa­ happen. Georgina and I are not Andofcourse,thereweretheusual the electrical department of trol in the lots, they clid increase getting any younger. We could very groups of teenqgers hanging out at equ easily become part of this statistic. the mall. The giggling girls with too lem Physic:d Plant Management, their drive-throughs of the lots. Perhaps our focus shou1d be di­ much makeup, the loud boys with pru rectedmoreinwardinsteadoftoward their "I am a stud• attitudes.

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