Mustang Daily, October 1, 1993

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SAhf LUIS OBISPO usdvng aiiy M OaOBER 1,1993 VOLUME D LVIII, No. 7 FRIDAY I m m Massive death in India Predawn quake kills 10,000 By Thonas Wognor Associated Press NEW DELHI, India—A major eathquake shattered the dawn quiet Thursday, collapsing mud and mortar homes onto sleeping families in villages across southern India. More than 10,000 died and many more cried for help from the wreckage. Authorities feared the death toll would rise substan tially in India’s worst quake in a half-century. Many villages were leveled so quickly as the earth shook violently and opened crevices that people were crushed in side their homes while sleep ing, news agencies reported. Leafing through it “The rising sun created darkness for xis this morning, swallowed up our villages and Ornamental horticulture sophomore June Cheney had her hands made our houses into tombs,” a survivor told a reporter. full on Thursday as she worked at a pbn t sale in front of El Corral Some survived when frantic rescuers heard them shout Bookstore in the University Union Plaza. Above, she helps social ing for help beneath toppled walls and roofs or saw a hand science freshman Julie Elliott pick out a plant; below witn cornputer reaching out from the wreckage. Press 'Trust of India re 1 engineering junior Art Contreres / Daily photos by Steve McC!rank ported. Friends, neighbors and police strained to lift stone, brick and wood by hand to free victims. Ì V The quake ripped though southwest India at 3:56 a.m. It was felt at least 400 miles from the epicenter and caused a wide swath of damage. The death tolls given by state officials and news reports varied from 6,200 to 12,000, and all appeared to be based on See EARTHQUAKE, page 3 ASI pledges Housing head searching for renaissancePoly Indian professors By Erika Eidil«r with Campus Village, an to open doors DoiyStoHWriHf ^There are pluses other housing compì ex, the worry about homeland Preston Allen hasn’t and minuses on both number of returning stu By Broeke Ridiordson dents went up 30 percent.” By Amy Miller been here long enough to sides (of the olcohol- "The auestion is, Daly StoH Writer find out much about his Allen’s primary theme Doily Staff Writer ASI President new job. But already he sits on-compus issue). I seems to be willingness to Ram Krishnan planned 'Can tney handle the accept his new surround Marquam Piros has comfortably in the large — don't know what to call his family in India on tragedy?'" dubbed 1993-94 the but as yet unadorned — ings and adapt to Cal Thursday. When a massive “Year of Transition and office provided to him as kind of impact it has Poly’s routine. earthquake that hit the Ram Krishnan Evaluation” for Cal Poly the new director of Cal on students in their Some things, such as country’s southwestern re Cal Poly professor student government. Poly’s Residential Life and Cal Poly’s dry campus, will gion on Thursday morning, “I see ASI doing a Education Department. academics here." be a bit of an adjustment, he sped up his plans to do it. initially worried about his lot of outreach — trying Allen started his job Preston Allen Allen said. UC-Irvine al “My cousins and good wife and children. But since to(assess) the needs of Monday after working for lows alcohol in its dorms. friends live down south in they aren’t near the epicen the students,” Piros said the last 11 years at UC- Col Poly “There are pluses and India,” said Krishnan, an aster, they may not be in dan Irvine, where he was the minuses on both sides,” he sociate professor of business ger, he said. Wednesday after the _____ Housing Director first fall quarter meeting director of undergraduate said of permitting alcohol administration. “My wife and The worst quake to hit of the ASI Board of apartments. 350 students to 1,130,” said in residence hall rooms. “I my kids are in India right India in a half-century shook Directors. “He was instrumental UC-Irvine Housing Director don’t know what kind of now because I plan to go there villagers in the state of Part of the planned in shaping... a housing com- Jim Craig. “And three years impact it has on students next year to teach for a year.” Maharashtra from their outreach is inviting a plex which increased from ago, when he began working See ALLEN, page 2 Krishnan said he was See POLY INDIANS, page 3 different organization or group of students to INSIDE TODAY^S M USTANG DAILY speak at the board Judge finds gay ban unconstitutional meeting every week, stantial sanctions,” includacknowledging on national Associoted P r « s according to Executive ing monetary penalties “at teleyision that he is New columnist Amy Vice President Louie LOS ANGELES — A a minimum of $10,000 per homosexual. Covey unscrambles Brown. federal judge on Thursday day.” Hatter said Thursday he ‘The Big Deal’ “(The idea is to) let strengthened his earlier The amended order waswanted to amend the ear- those students have the ruling that the Pentagon’s issued after attorneys for her ruling “so perhaps the floor,” Brown said. “Let ban on homosexuals is un Navy Petty Officer Keith military is more clear of Meinhold asked that the what is intended by this them tell us what they constitutional by specifying Booke Richardson do and ... how important that the military cannot Department of Defense be court. leaves room their organization is to discharge or alter the held in contempt of Hat The amended ruling ASI.” status of service members ter’s November 1992 ruling specifically prohibits the for a view “We hope this will because of their sexual that Pentagon policy call military from changing the break down the stereo orientation. ing for the discharge of enlistment status, denying Roodiing Us type that ASI is unap U.S. District Judge homosexuals was uncon enlistment or creating or Mustangs’ new quarterback Gsawic A rts, 226 Cal Pcxy Terry Hatter Jr. also stitutional. maintaining records on San Lub Oespo, CA 93407 proachable,” Piros said. hopes to transfer his “We’re students just like warned that if the Defense In that ruhng. Hatter gays and lesbians. It also Advertising: 756-1143 they are." Department is later found also ordered reinstatement forbids the Pentagon from success to Poly, too Editorial: 756-1796 to be in contempt of his of Meinhold, 31, who was See B A N / page 6 Fax: 756-6784 See ASI, page 3 order “there will be sub discharged last year after M USTANG DAILY OCT. ALLEN: New housing director progressive FRIDAY From page 1 *r 47 school days remaining in fall quarter. in their academics (here).” An immediate goal of TODAY'S WEATHER: Patchy morning coastal fog and low Allen's is to increase the num clouds, otherwise sunny ber of returning students liv m t Exp«d«d high/low: 84 / 54 Thursday's high/low: 80 / 53 ing in the dorms. “I want to get familiar and involve myself with the t i TODAY housing program — how it I, . ♦ works and what kind of an s 4 I 'I ? ^ M experience it is for students : i'll«I''' I 'M • L.ast day to sign up for WPE and EPT/ELM — info:right 756- now,” he said. “I also 2067 want to get a sense of the • I.ast day to drop classes community.” • Sierra Club full moon hike, Nipomo / 929-3647 Allen said he is con cerned with the entire hous ing program. i ^4 -V' “It’s important to look at #5/ WEEKEND how it affects those who live , «'* • Kogerfest '93 community-wide festival — Saturday here, those who work with it and the departments it in info: 541-4872 fluences,” he said. • AIDS Support Network Walk for Life — Saturday He said he also is inter 5 .S* info: 781-3660 ested in making housing af • Sierra Club Adopt-a-Beach cleanup — Saturday fordable for students. b i info: 995-1594 “Housing is your most costly expense for the rest of |5 your life until you own your own home,” he said. “What’s UPCOMINO scary is that no one knows what the budget situation is Preston Allen says he likes interacting with students. 'I’m going to be walking • Last day to register to vote in Nov. 2 election —going Oct. 4 to look like.” around,' he says / Daily photo by Steve McCrank Allen wants to look at • Last day to add classes — Oct. 4 the housing programs at Cal str engthene d hi s other qual i - dents will take to him posi abled students and plans on • Transit Tuesday Fair, corner of Palm and Osos streetsPoly — and see what kinds offications. tively,” he said. making contact with the Dis Oct. 5 services they offer. “I’m into “He has a very student- Allen said “positive” de abled Student Services. • Last day to request credit/no credit grading — Oct. 8 housing options — centered approach,” Craig scribes himself well. Allen is married and has • American Association of University Women miniwhatever’s going to meet the said. “He is responsive to stu “I consider my style to three yoimg children. He left needs of the students,” he dent issues and cares genu be affirmative, promoting di UC-Irvine for Cal Poly be convention — Oct. 9 / 434-0783 said. inely about the academics of versity,” he said. “I like to see cause because he felt it was • Rec Sports 5K Fun Run/Walk and Women's ResourceAnd working with stu students.

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