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Colu none 4' AssDCiatod Students ;I Stacia Lay Electiqn Groovin' with Greg Managing Editor 'F ar out ' campus • Prosldant Wilson'. world · My worst nightmare has come The speaker tells story of a true. Despite what I believed to be nothing more than cnJel jokes, results family named Brady Gov. Pete Wilson is running for II president of the United States. No wonder I was puking my are In ••• Tri.:ia Ire;and guts out this weekend. And I Staff Writer thought it was just from the flu. Tho final tallyfvcm last weok's Joanna CallowfThe Presldent-elect Justin Kuykendall Forget all those Dan Quayle Associated Students election jokes. cause Wilson as president Chieo rolled out the orange shag carpet last night as the man who is the biggest joke around. President % votes played Greg Brady came to town. Wilson wasn't even brave Justin .Kuykendall 2328 71 Barry Williams spoke and sang enough to come right out and ~ Josh Cook 972 29 declare his candidacy. Instead he to a crowd in Chico State University's Acker Gymnasium. weasels off to New Hampshire, to ExecutiYe Vice President schmoose people who never even Ebelia Hernandez 1190 38* Williams formerly starred as the knew he existed, on an "exp10r Daniel L. Hitzke 721 23 oldest child in the television series "The Brady Bunch." atory bid" for the presidency. Paul DiGirolamo 1222 39* Williams showed up on stage "Exploratory bid" sounds like Vice President for Finance wearing a Chico hat. . some procedure at the doctor's Scan Worthington 890 31 "Sorry I'm late. 1 was outside office, not a decision to campaign Alicia Mendoza 1871 69 fixing my bike," he said, using a for the highest position in the little Brady humor. He then plunged federal government. Director of Academic Affairs into an upbeat narrative full of How can Californians trust a Todd McCaulcy 844 31 Brady information. person who promises to stick Laura Caldera 1871 69 Williams dispelled Brady ru with this state to the bitter end of mors, imitated cast members and his second term in the gubernato Director of Bell Memorial Union reminisced over his lust for rial scat, but then tries to wiggle Erin Valovil:h 1991 64 Maureen McCormick, the actress out of that promise? Jaime Pardi 1130 36 who played Marcia Brady. Of course, California already One ofthe true rumors, included disappointed me by putting Director of Wildcat Enterprises in his book "Growing up Brady," Wilson back into Sacramento Jason Thurston 2362 100 was the fact that Williams dated his after his first term. TV mom, Florence Henderson. I guess wonders never really Commissioner of Community Affairs Scott Spencer 1481 59 The evening was filled with sto Chris K&ufman/TIM Orton do cease. Eva!! Seymour 1046 41 ries and clips from the show, to Wearing a Chico hat last night, Barry Williams, better known as Greg I can just imagine what the Brady, laughs before his speech at Chico State University's Acker Gym. world according to President Pete which the audience responded with Commissioner of Environmental Affairs laughter and applause. Williams Williams' speech has been nominated twice for best lecture in the would be like. Barbara Kopicki 2318 100 country. Williams sang and danced during his presentation. Everybody in the country sang, "Bring Him Home," a song from "Les Miserables," in a voice would be considered an illegal Commissioner of Multicultural Affairs which was a switch from his days Greg," was on The New York Times Last night, Williams called the immigrant except for Wilson's Allison Binney !585 61 ~s Ji.)f.Jtl Sravo. bcst-sellcr ii.;t for rnorc th;iG thrce book "For 'vVllOrtl the Bell-bottom,; · family, campaign contributors Walter Perez 1032 39 Y He also dressed in Brady clothes months. Toll." His lecture has been nomi and the Republican members of It was so successful that the nated twice for "Best Lecture in thl: Congress. Everyone else would Commissioner of Re-Entry Aff'clirs and taught choreography from "It's a Sunshine Day" to audience mem former child star is now touring Country." be forced to follow Taco Bell and Gary Renard 2218 100 college campuses nationwide and The event was presented by A.S. take a permanent trip across the bers. Williams' 1992 book, "Grow speaking about what being a teen border. Legislative Analyst! CSSA Representative ing up Brady, I Was a Teenage age Greg was all about. See WIlliams, page 2 Wilson would follow our Rene Lopez 1002 37* "great" triumph over Iraq by Maria Bushey 1227 45* Thajii Hill 496 18 launching a war against Mexico. President Pete would follow Activity Fee Coonlinator that up by officially changing the Marcelle Minor 1314 67 A.S. could unplug KCSC name of New Mexico to Southern Clinton Mort 642 33 Arizona. Todd Bishop get at its April 28 meeting. president. TIle only young people af * Indicates candidates for a run-off election to be held April 5-6. News Editor The move could mean another "I'd iike to sec them get funded," forded a good education would be shutdown at the station, KCSC gen he said. "I just don't like the idea of Wilson's and Newt GingriCh's Voter turnout for the election was the highest in eight years. Ballots were cast by The.Associated Students made a eral manager Mike Wright said cutting them completely." Hohn is children. Everyone else would 3,566 students, or 25.3 percent of eligible voters. DUring last year's election. 17.3 move to cut the livewire Saturday, Monday. not a voting member of the AFC, have to study in the prisons percent of eligible voters cast ballots. Infonnation was provided by the Chico State proposing to stop giving money to "1 knew we were going to get cut but was present at the Saturday because the education budget had University Student Activities Office. KCSC. but I didn't know we were going to meeting. been eliminated in order to Afterrequesting $13,295 forfis get cut to the point where we The decrease in funding comes as incarcerate all the three strikes cal year 1996, the student radio wouldn't be able to operate," the A.S. deals with a decline in activ you're out victims. station sustained a complete fund Wright said. Budget problems ity fce revenue caused by dropping Wilson would never get ing cut during deliberations of the forced the station off the air during Chico State University enrollment. : anything done because he would A.S. Activity Fee Council. The is 1991. Students pay $20 of their semester "always be suing himself over Speakers choose sides sue now moves to the Government But GAC may change the bud fees to the activity fcc fund. things like illegal immigrants. Affairs Committee, which will vote get in the radio station's favor, said : Promises from the White on the suggested activity fee bud- Josh Hahn, A.S. executive vice See KCSC, page 2 ·House would always begin with over affirmative action "read my lips." and we all know Traci Moon sian of ideas, the forum resembled how much faith to place in those Assistant News Editor the debate the issue is causing across statements. the country . ROTC bills target universities • Spring on tho mind The war over affirmative action One side ofthe debate surrounds Sheri M. Buzard caused by downsizing in the De rights, and their right to equal With Spring Break a mere has made its way to Chico State the idea that using racial and gen Staff Writer partment of Defense. protection. three d~ys out of reach it is University. der preferences promotes inequal House of Representatives Bill The House bill, if retroactive, becoming increasingly impos The Associated Students Stu ity. Legislative bills recently intro 1118, introduced by California could force Chico State to choose sible to set that gray matter on dent Affairs Senate hosted a ques David Reade, Assemblymember duced in Sacramento and Wash Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Tracy), between federal funding and its anything but the freedom that lies tion-and-answer forum March 29 Bernie Richter's chief of staff, ington, D.C., would limit the abil would prohibit any federal grant stance against the military's policy. ahead. in the Bell Memorial Union on the spoke for that side. ity of universities to remove re or contract from being awarded Pombo will attempt to make the bill Daylight Savings Time may issues surrounding affirmative ac "You can't solve a problem with serve officer training units from to a university that bans ROTC retroactive, said Mike Hardiman, have robbed everyone of that tion. a problem," he said. campus. units. Pombo's press secretary. precious hour of sleep but I just A panel of faculty, students and He said he and Richter object to California Assembly Bill 415, Chico State University began "When you see an injustice, you keep thinking how it got me one community members representing "what affirmative action has be introduced by Assembly members phasing out its ROTC program in want to do something about it," he infant step closer to the coming both sides of the issue gave opin come." Larry Bowler (R-Elk Grove) and 1991 in response to the military's said. It is not yet clear what funding week of brain freeze. ions and answered questions fro,m Richter is sponsoring the Cali William Knight (R-Palmdale), ban on homosexual enlistment. A could becut with federal grants and If you're lucky, you're plan the audience of more than 200 fontia Civil Rights Initative, an at- would keep universities from re Federal District Court judge last contracts. Hardiman said they ning to escape to the farthest people. moving any armed forces training week ruled the policy violated reaches of the world, or at least Expected to be a shared discus- See Affirmative action, page 3 unit or class unless the removal is service members' free speech See ROTC, page 2 the state, for a week of fun in the sun, (or if you're like me a week of catching up on all the work I neglected to do the first ten weeks of the semester). " ~ ·,6; So, at the risk of sounding : Opinion Sports c§NlHWNMOO preachy, I wish everyone a most dlI11enS[OllS :i~ . entertaining Spring Break, Associated Students Chico Rooks prepare to Giving new meaning to . IBradymania especially those of us who know threaten KCSC funding open third season the tenn "professional all too well that graduation is but student" a month and a half away. As the future of KCSC hangs Chico's professional soccer Discover how to improve your We've got it a11-- essential Brady Bunch Also, use all that expensive in the budget, students need to team has new faces Wildcats fans resume and your chances for a reading, a Brady trivia quiz and the scoop knowledge you have accumulated fight to save their radio station will recognize. great career. on which Brady Chico State students would at this institution of higher and their jobs. prefer to be if they had the choice ... education and be safe out there in that big, bad world.
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