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C A L O R N l> A P O L Y T E C H N 1C U NI V E R S It Y SAN I U I S O B Í S P O Musiang Daily MAY 6, 1998 VOLUME LXII, No. 113 -WEDNESDAY Freak tornado wreaks havoc Women s Center orgiinizes ly An^y Costofnok Take Back the Night this Doily Staff Wntaf Rachel Friesner's Midwestern riKits prt'pared her for the worst of tornadoes. The nutritional sci week, hosts event series ence junior never thought, how ever. she'd have to put her prepa ly ChrisliM Uwtsr edly follows or harasses another ration to the test in San Luis Daly Staff Wntcr person. Stalking is a first-degree Obispo. misdemeanor. Friesner awoke around 6 a.m. Stalking is the focus of Cal “It is really amazing to hear the Tuesday to the clamor of her Paly’s eighth annual observance of stories people have to tell about neighbor's five-foot-wide tree Take Back the Night, a series of themselves or others." said Pat crushing the roof of her garage at ex'ents designed to draw attention Harris, coordinator of women’s 48^1 Kentucky .\ve. to riolence against women programs and services. "It really Cal Poly's Women’s Center starts to get to you-when husbanch Friesner's roommate, physical » science senior Wendy MahafTy. organized the five-day and brothers talk watched from her room as a -T. affair, which will feature about the as.saults branch from the tree landed inch a Wednesday evening which have hap es from her window. keynote speaker, live pened to their sister, Several trees were dowm*d by music and booth.>i on wife or mom with yesterday’s tornado-like condi campus. The series will tears in their eyes " tions in the residential area culminate Thursday Phaneuf said «he between California and Slack night with a candle-lit was inspired to get streets. walk through Farmer's involved with the The Office of Emergency Market in downtown event after la«t year's Services classified the storm as a San Luis ( Hiispo. 6 a c ^ Take Back the Night level F-l tornado. It was clocked “1 think it IS one of She hi»pes exeryone at 80 mph by Kentucky Avenue the most important the wall get involved this resident John Lindsey OflFicial events on campus year wind speeds for an F -l tornado because we can actually NIGHT “I can't imagine are between 73 mph and 112 take back the streets anyone not support mph. according to KSBY meteo and the riolenct*.’ said ing Take Back the rologist Sharon Graves Oo^ chaHo bf Sfe«« Sdkienemop W'hitney Phaneuf. journalism Night.” Phaneuf said “It is a way sophomore and Take Back The to tell students on campus that, Graves added' “We think this Tomodo-like winds eorfy Tuesdoy morning uprooted this tree ond ihrusi it into IS all El Niho-related ' Night coordinator. *.A lot of people sadly, you can’t go out at night by the side of o house on KenHicky Street tVean temperature at Diablo on the committee, including me. yourself without worrying about Canyon reached 61 degrees The tornado swiped a path without electricity. Most cus ha\-e personal issues in\-olved " your safety Tuesday, she said, indicating that starting at the CHP building on tomers regained power within Stalking is more rampant than "Mo«t college campu.«es partici El Nino's effects are still present California, across Hwy. 101. and hours. By 10:4a a m.. PG&E had some may think, affecting both pate in thL« day.” Phaneuf contin KSBY measured 1.16 inches along Stafford and Kentucky repaired all damaged lines men and women on campus ued “It is great to know on this of ram from the storm. streets Mahaffs' said she saw three According to the Women’s Center, day. all ox-er the country, people San Luis Obispo hasn't seen a The trees severed power lines, stalking occurs when any person tornado this severe since 19.*»tt. leaving 3..V10 Ptr&E customers See TOIINAOO poge 6 willfully, maliciously and repeat See TBTN poge 6 ASI runoff vote today Poly saidents fight for a place to live Students line up at was a mad All voting to take place in U.U. rush for the lists People tised locations to the top floor realty offices to find a Dilv Staff were cutting in of the Unix-ersity I ’nion. near Students haxe another house in SLO next fall line and it was Chuma.«h auditorium completely dis chance to choose next year’s In the original elections last r .\SI leaders. I t iettka ttkmi organized ” week, none of the candidates T h e Dah Staff •'tar Tony receixed the 50-perrent-plus- runoff elec Flatos. dirtctor one x-ote that would have cata tions to fill It's hunting !>eason in San of property pulted them to xictory. ■ 1^' " I the posi Luis Obispo Cal Poly students m a n a g e m e n t Now- Dan Geis and Neel Elecrfons tions of ASI are on the prowl. loc^Clng for a for Farrell “Bubba" Murarka are compet P r e s id e n t place to call home for the coming Smyth. said and Chair ing to become .ASI President school year the company Amy Luker and 'Travis Hagen '9 ^ of the Board On .April 15. the property passed out 600 cTicsc bf Jar JOhntto' will face off at the polls for the management dixision of Farrell rental lists the Ru.'vof? vole is . of Directors Stodeots camped ox/t 0» farreM Smyib to oe* »ento' ksh take place Chair of the Board seat Smyth Real Estate Company first day they lodoy from 8 today from Last week. Murarka released its rental listings .About were released 'The company base decisions on references. o jn . to 4 p.m. 8 a m. to 4 received 47.9 percent of the 200 students lined up before the receives anywhere from four to R atos said votes and Gets got 43 8 per 10 applkatioas for each rental “Many students thought turn in the top Aoor p.m. office opened, hoping to be the ing nn their applications first T h e cent first to turn in an application for property. of iKe U.U. threat of Luker received 46 I percent an apartment or house Flatos said last year Farrell might help their chances any way. which IS w hy they camped Don't forget to rain has while Hagen garnered 46.4 “We got there at 7 a m and Smyth rented properties on a out again this year.” Ratos said bring o photo moved the percent of the votes cast there were people there with first-come. fii>t-serve basis, Ratos said he has noticed a polling About 17 percent of C«1 sleeping bags who had been which is why students camped D with you to definite increase in demand for places from IVIy’s students voted in the there since midnightsaid Elisa out to get the lists This year. their adver- original electioo Rhein, political science sopho Farrell Smyth will look at each more “Once the doors opened il application individually and See MOUSWG pacae 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 MUSTANGDAilY Anxiety screening today in U.U Problem more common
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".Now well just take student housing over the past even if enrollment were to level whatever we can get as long as f t few yeara. out.” it’s a place to live.” "There are more students at Assistant Director for Devon Dooly, businerss sophre Cal Poly and at Cuesta, and a Housing and Busim.*ss .Services more, aaid all of the rental leases definite lack of student housing,” she’s kxiked at are for one year Alan Pepe said a market analysis F’latos said. "It’s just a natural and mrstt begin during the sum is C'urrently being performed to crunch.” Mustang Daily Online mer. determine what sort cif additional David Singer, property man "We won’t be living here this on-campus housing may be need " *'P // '-'^'■jyonqóoily cafpoi/ edu ager of REfi Propi.-rty summer, and it would probably ed .Management, said that some of be hard to find someone to live in "We’ve hired an independent his rentals are more popular the house if the lease started in firm to analyze the available bed than others. June.” Dooly aaid. "The sublease space in town and make recom "I have several mobile homes board in the U.U. ia already over mendations based on those num for rent, but most students are flowing." bers,” Pepe said. not interested in those,” Singer In June of 1996 the waiting Pepe said a general estimate aaid. "Moat houses I have for rent list for on-campus housing was tend to get snatched up in a day around 66.5 students, according in the Housing Long-Range or two,” to the Housing Long-Range Strategic Plan recommends Some students have dmded Strategic Plan on Cal Poly's building housing with about 600 ■Vo t i n g L o c a t i o n s to try to find a place to live from Student Housing web page beds. He said it may be hard to an independent renter rather According to the plan. Cal find land on which to build the than a property management Poly has more residence halls student housing, however. company, than any other CSU campus It "Cal Poly has an enormous "We’ve looked at the lists of M ay 6th also mentions there are outside land mass, but because much of every realtor in .San Luis Ohiapo factors in San Luis fTbispo that that land is set aside for ag land and even ones in Pismo Beach have . .-d to the lack of available and other use. we may not have a and Arroyo Grande and have student housing. 8-4 pm found nothing.” said Kassi Among the factors is a city place to build,” Pepe said. Weasman, business junior. ordinance limiting the number of Pepe said the number of stu "Trying to find a house here ia individuals who aren't related dents in the residence halls Agriculture like a big competition You can’t who can live in one dwelling. varies from year to year. They are talk to anyone ahrmt any leads Another factor the plan points currently abmit 97-percent full. Ag Bridge you may have, because everyone out is that, over the past several The Long-Range .Strategic ia in the same situation as you years, off-campus dwellings have Plan calls for building student are," been purchased and the owners apartments, residence halls and Weasman said she and her chose to live in them rather than Architecture special interest housing for friends haven't been able to find rent them out. sororities, fraternities, interna a place to live within their price Another issue is the concerns Dexter Lawn tional students and other groups range. She said she has mHiced community members have with an increase in rental prices in the students living in their neighbor The plan identifies the area last cmjple of years. hoods. Housing's plan states: north of the North Mountain Rhein said that cost is key "The conflict between student Residence Halls as the next site Business when ch«josing a place to live. and homeowner and th<* lack of for hmjsing devekfpment. Dexter Lawn Engineering WANTED Dexter Lawn Heroes or Heroines to do the right thing! Liberal Arts **Bring The Jack Richardson Ag Bridge/H ome Economics Memorial Bench Back” Science and Math This Friday May 8*” is the anniversary of his death. UU Plaza The bench needs to be back in front of the Palm IN CASE OF RAIN, ALL COLLEGES WILL Theatre where it belongs—no questions asked. VOTE IN CHUMASH AUDITORIUM Wednesday, May 6, I9^JH O p i n i o n page 4 The boob tube's Birthday suit phobiaNo past of Editor, work exploitive, or he saw a few photos and con racial harmony link to morale cluded they were all Keith’s. I was expecting to I love photography and the human form so E d i t o r , when I read Matt Bergers letter in the May 5 see one photographer’s work and initially I was Geoff Lawson, sorry to break this to you, Daily. I had to take a look at what I was miss n’t impressed, but when I realized there was a “I’m afraid of Americans. I'm afraid but California and its economy WERE NOT of the world. I’m afraid I can’t help it.”ing. Some of the comments in the guest book theme and there was another photographer’s work in whicli to realize differences, the exhibit built through racial harmony. It’s ironic that —David Howie and Trent Reznor. shared his .sentiments but I think “trashy" is a after you explained how much you think you little harsh. took on a whole new perspec know about California, you made such an For those of you that haven’t tive. We need to remember to Ever notice there’s always someone ignorant .statement. On May 5, “ To get there, .seen the exhibit, it features two take a look at the big picture, on their soaf. k »x telling us how televi everyone worked together, blacks and whites, photographers, one male and too. sion and movies are too violent or sexu poor and rich alike..." one female, and the topic is Isn’t college part of the a l Violence has been attributed to Maybe you should take another history women. I think if Keith wants training ground of life and everything from video games to rock ‘n’ class or two before you make assumptions to be a fashion/famous photog career choices? How can Keith roll. We have all heard the about why Californians enjoy a “higher stan rapher, his choice of clothing, or Renate learn if they don’t age old argument about dard of living.” Our state’s history is full of setting and positioning need to have a place to practice their entertainment’s detrimen racism. Maybe you fell asleep when you were be reevaluated He obviously trade. If Keith’s work sells, it’s in the fourth grade or maybe you just never tal effects on our morale. knows how to use the camera because the public accepts it. If bothered to look across the San Francisco Even though I don’t sub well and “Nude Painting" is it doesn’t then he’ll either have Bay to Angel Island, but that’s where Asian scribe to this theory, I do clever. to change his style or change immigrants were detained for months before, see a connection between On the other hand. Renate’s his career. if they were lucky they were allowed to go to JCTTS entertainment and work conveyed great sensuality It appears Berger cannot San Francisco. Have you ever heard about c , ' morale. I find entertain- with less “revealing" composi look at the female body and just the Chinese Exclusion Act? Guess where one j C /Tic ment to he a reflection of tion, and even the fully nude shots were subtle. see a body regardless if it’s draped in thin chif of the most racist acts in history originated— C o l u m n and its direc I think her work created much more emotion fon or a short dress with stockings and high San Francisco. I don’t think that any of the tion. You can’t even turn (and not the emotion of disgust or contempt). heels or fiilly clothed. It may be he’s jaded by a CTiinese railroad workers believed that their Stand back and take a look at the overall stereotype that a woman revealed is sex and he on the news without hear bosses were getting rich because they loved exhibit. You can see the differences between the didn’t want to think about sex when he had to ing the latest count of how their diverse work force. two artists. Without knowing which photograph study. many people have sucked off President 'The white people of California weren’t er took what shot, could you tell which was the If you like photography, go see the exhibit. If Clinton. working together with my grandma and her male viewpoint and which was the female view you’re uptight about nudity, just keep walking But doesn’t it .scare you to watch TV family when they were forced off their land point? I think Renate captured more facets of a up the stairs and ignore the exhibit. When will these days? With shows like “Jerry and sent to Japanese detention camps in woman and Keith was one-dimensional (not lit we see the exhibit “Man” so we can compare how Springer" and “The World’s Scariest Arizona. She lives comfortably now, but it erally). men are portrayed with and without their birth Police Chases 5,” I am afraid of where sure as hell isn’t because friendly 'This brings me back to Berger and his com day suits through the male eye and the female we will be 10 years from now. I wonder if Californians helped put her behind barbed- ments. Since there were no comments about eye? everyone who has opted for Cryonic wire fences. She had to overcome racism to Renate’s work, I assume he didn’t consider her GabrieUe Dagan i» a »oil »cience Suspension thought about this. Will we »enior. become a successful artist. be even more desensitized to the suffer rivdy juvenile, but the support far his daim is Lawson wrote: “Everyone in California is ing of others? We have kids who are 14 even more questaooable. Mr. Lawson hjrpocriti- equal.” If everyone in California is equal, why years-old killing other kids and teachers. The opinion page’s bigcaDy uses joke the fiact that, in the South, th m are were only 134 of the 6,455 studerits admitted to Cal Poly for Fall 1997 black? And why did At age 14 all I was concerned about was E d it o r , “a lot of houses with Confederate flags,” in order Cal Poly admit less than 50 black students my parachute pants, Keilly Flogel ( she 'Iliere’s nothing more frustrating than sit to prove that racism is more rampant in those was a babe!) and the latest Madonna states, after already infiirming the reader that for FaU 1998? ting through an elaborate, drawn-out joke and Fm not accusing the Cal I\)ly administra album. I mean, there was the awkward then missing the punch line. But that’s how I the flag in his bedroom means that he ju st hap tion of being racist, but there is obviously feeling of puberty. I was growing hair feel every day I read Mustang Daily. I turn to pens to like the South.” Also; this budding jour something wrong with the Golden State. everywhere, so I felt like a Chia Pet. Not the opinion page, hoping far some intelligent nalism student relies on an incident of *Tiiacks” In Tuesday’s paper you complained about to mention that I sounded like Steve debate or thought-provoking insight, and averting or lowering their eyes to him, “even in how much racism jrou saw in the South. If it’s L’rkle. Oh, I also dug break dancing! My instead I get the same long-standing, ridiculous, a fancy motel,” as evidence that “racism and so bad, why do you like it so much that you infuriatingly elusive joke. prejudice is stiO there.” Where exactly is he talk point is. I can’t fathom a 14-year-old kid hang a (Donfederate flag in your room? Any But now Fve finally got it It was a siditle ing about now? Fm confused. being a killer. Maybe I just don’t want way you look at it, it’s a symbol of slavery and one. but I got it At first I thou^it it was some 'Diis bad joke gets even more confusing in to. I can see the T.V. commercial for it racism. Do you have any black friends that mistake, but now I reaUae that this blunder is the next paragraph when Mr. Lawson explains now—“The World’s Deadliest Teenagers." like your flag? Half of my family is from actually the only funny part of Mustang Daily's that when he “was down there,” (Fm still not W’ell, I am not saying we should get (jeorgia, in fact they still operate one of the prank. It scorns that every once in a while, just sure where that is) he was helped before the all “Leave It to Beaver"-ish. The fifties biggest peach farms in the world. I love my far kicka, the editars like to inoorrectly state ‘hlacks” in line ahead of him. I don't know what had issues too Most of those issues still family, but that doesn’t mean Fm going to that the writer of a particular piece is a journal- line he’s talking about and stiO can’t figure out exist Uiday whether it be sexism, racism support racism by flying a Confederate flag isro m i^ . Good one. the ambiguity of the next sentence when Mr. or homophobia They even exist within Lawson, get your facts straight and get 'The latest installment of this gag is evident Lawson suggests that: “In Northern Cfalifarnia me. your head checked before you go into the in Geoff Lawson’s bio immediately fallowing his people are treated the same way* Does that They exist within all of us. It’s the journalism profession. brilliant artide on racism in Northern mean Tilacks* are also discriminated in way we exercise these feelings that has Cafifornia. Ihe DaOy staff says he’s a journal Cahfarnia or that everyone eqjays equality? Xavier Louder ia a JoumaUam changed, for the most part. ism junior” Yeah, right ARhoogh his commen Nevermind, I really don’t have the strength to aophom ore. See, everything has taken a different tary looks official, it is impoasiblc far me to figure Rout. form and, to a degree, progress does believe that it was really arritten by a journal It’s unfathomable, but it gets worse. Mr. exist. In 1993 we got the “Don’t Ask. ism student Lawson concludes his article arith some iHogical Spanish ads weren't Spanish Don’t Tell" policy. Wow, so now we can This joke loses credibility within the first banter about how Cahfarnia’s economy is boom E d it o r , have homosexuals in the military! Isn’t two paragraphs arith inane phrases like "Okay ing because aO ethnic and ■nriwwwvww groups I was looking at yesterday’s Mustang that what the Navy is alt about? So, cracker boy" “eitylain to me where you get the work together for progress. Ihis gity’a just too Daily and I was bothered by all the spelling what has changed? We're the same coun reasons you came up arith” and T kinda take it much. And finally, Mr. Lawson gives a Bbgbt dig mistakes that were printed. I am referring try that acquitted O.J. Simpson after he personally.* Obriousty this is not the work of a to the Tieautifril people they have in LAT before to the ads in Spanish. he decides that he’s said enough, ending the arti made a PEZ di.spenser out of his wife. I serious journalism student. Then, later in the Fm a Spanish speaker and even I could cle arith my question of “why you came up arith am surprised he didn’t get a Nike deal article, Mr. Lawson assures us that watching the not understand most of the words that were the argument in the first place.* out of It you see the decay I am talk “Dukes of Hazard” and having a Omfederate printed. I want to know if someone checked Do Ferhaps the only thii% that rescued this joke flag are not sufficient reasons to be labeled a these ads before they were printed. It was ing about’’ Ihd you catch the latest of an article was the Mustang Daily’s punch line “redneck.” Maybe, but what’s the point? obvious to me that if someone did check, Springer show? I am sure it was insight that implies Geoff Lawson, and so many other I know that most of the staff at Mustang they did not do a very good job. Fm offended ful—inbred lesbian leather mammas staff writers, are actually ‘journalism mqjors.” Dmly are fisoed with deadlines as weO as school by the lack of professionalism displayed. who’ve been having ser with their girl So really. I guess all I wanted to say was keep work, which must make far some long nights, so (What sounded like Spanish, was not friend’s transvestite father. the jokes coming Mustang Daily. You guys are Pm willing to fargive spelling mistakes and Spanish!!) By the use of inappropriate I guess we should ask ourselves; have hilarioos. And no matter how many times I hear typographical errors such as “pick-tip loving words and the lack of proofreading someone we changed? I think we have not. that “journalism* one, iFs still a riot. people,* but I stiO think that each article should might be offended and Mustang Daily But I have hope that we can. have a point However, the only semi-assertian I Doug Coac ia a *^faaunaUam firah- wouldn’t even know it. Fm one of those Jerry Sione u a computer can find in Mr. Lawson’s piece is that racism is man."Jmaikidding, he^reaUyan offended people (so now you know). engineering aenior. worse in the South than it is in Northern EngUah aenior. Yolanda Caatro ia a buaineaa C!alifarnia. aenior. 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Aletit Garbc(f, All material O 1998 Mustang Daily Alan Diinion.Arn Weekly Fditer Melitta M (»eitler, Adeernung Predmriien Meneger Laura B roo kt. M arci C h ritiia n te n , Jaton Joyce Brad D a vit Sr Staeey Jobntton, Copy Fdiieri Janell Bogue, Nenenet Ad Meneger Ad Detignert. Printed by University Graphic Systems fo e )ohntion,Phete Fditer Sarah Wheeler, Am te Predurtten Meneger M ilet Stegall, DomucI Bacani, F.milio Patti, David Wood. Am Pfiete Fditer Franco C.attaldini. Wrk metier Nicole lycfort paf!,e 5 Wednesday, May 6, 1998 Opinion Bilingual education ^rzA jS g' doesn’t work Studies show bUingual education students don't perform as well as others, so lets give it the ax ISfLl m By Joe Nolan Just tune-up bilingual ed Countries around the world are pushing students to learn other languages, and so should we "/ By Andy Castagnoia f./di A 6-year-old boy has not spoken a word of In regard to the crutch argument, the V i English at home. Since his Mexican-bom report by the National Research Council fs mother knows only Spanish, the boy has shows that students learn English best after picked up his English firom billboards and first learning in their native languages. By slang from people on his street in Los cutting off the aid of native languages. Proposition 227, which will bring an end English to five- or six-year-old immigrant Angeles. Proposition 227 cuts off a fundamental learn to bilingual education in California, is a children, who are at an age when they can A new state proposition has thrown him ing process. very sensitive issue. I’m sure many people so easily learn the language." Escalante into a classroom to speak, Students simply will will disagree with my support of the initia said. write and comprehend not understand a sub tive unless they fully understand the bene The initiative is also supported by two of the world 8 most excep '*ln the global market ject in a strange lan fits of the measure. the most influential Latino newspapers. tion-ridden language, all place, bilingual guage. As a result, they In the sample ballot mailed to every reg "Latino Beat" in San Diego and "La Raza" in nine months. 'Rte employees are much will get discouraged, fall teacher is legally required behind and lose interest istered voter. Prop. 227, otherwise known as newspaper in Chicago. Eklitor Jorge to speak English. While more attractive than in school altogether. "English for the Children," is described as Oclander of “La Raza” said there is only one the following: reason to support the proposition. he fumbles with his those with no outside Furthermore, the English numbers, the Unz Initiative cuts off "Requires all public school instruction be He said. "The only issue which must be *# teacher must simultane language skills.' local control of educa in English...Provides short-term English considered is whether or not our children ously teach an 11-year-old tion. Although teachers immersion programs for children learning are taught sufficient, basic skills in English Korean student multipli know their students’ English. Funds community English instruc to succeed in school and, later, in life. cation tables and a 13-year-old Vietnamese needs best, they would not have the option of tion...Total state spending on education, Period." girl algebra. choosing for bilingual education. Teachers’ however, probably would not change." While I believe Oclander's statement is He can’t fall behind because he’ll be classroom freedom as a whole would take a After reading this, the most important, swept into mainstream, public education dangerous blow. the first question that **A common misconcep there are also several next year In other words, he must sink or Proposition 227 lands another jab at comes to my mind is, reasons to support the swim. teachers. The initiative allows, even encour "Why do we need to get tion about Prop. 227 is measure even if you Clearly the situation is threatening. ages. parents to sue teachers to enforce its rid of a program whose that it*s supported by don’t think bilingual Imagine doing this for 1.4 million non- provisions. intention was to inte education will directly English speaking kids. Parents could wave a curriculum mal grate non-En^sh white people who don't affect you or your chil Proposition 227, the Unz Initiative, would practice suit at teachers if parents are unsat speakers into the care about minority dren. abandon the current bilingual education S 3rs- isfied with teaching methods. What’s more is English school system?" The main one is tem in favor of total English immersion. parents would be reimbursed for their attor The answer is sim culture." basic communication. Bilingual education, however, needs a ney fees. ple; it’s not working. Mv dad owns a hand, not the boot. Once again, teachers would be the losers A Santa Barbara study concluded that trucking company in the Bay Area, and. On its face. Prop. 227 has well-meaning as their classroom freedom dwindles. not a single student of bilingual education while working for him in the summer. I’ve intentions. Stop a bUingual program, it says, Entire schools would also lose—$50 mil ever scored more than 1,000 on the SAT. It often encountered people who spoke less- that is plagued with madequacies In its lion dollars, in fact. 'Hie initiative proposes to went on to say the majority of these scores than-perfect English. place, force non-English speaking children to redirect funding for bilingual education to were below 800. 'The numbers indicate it is On one occasion. I had to deliver cloth learn English in one school year and throw adult education programs nearly impossible for a bilingually educated ing material to a store in a predominantly students of multiple ages, ethnicities and Although this money currently funds an student to go to college when you consider Asian part of San Francisco. When I got skills into one classroom. Engbsh is the lan ineffective bilingual education system, cut the fact that most colleges won’t even give there. I needed a man from the small com guage of success, it holds. Without immer ting funding altogether is not the solution. the time of day to students without a mini pany to buzz me into the building. sion. these children will forever use their Likewise, while the current bilingual pro mum score of 1.000. My first attempt was. “Hello. I have a native languages as crutches. gram falls short of its piirpose, eliminating it Another study, conducted by the Chicago delivery for you." After repeating it several These core objectives, however, are is not the answer. The system needs reform Public Schools, revealed that by eighth times, and never getting a response I com flawed. Studies have proven English fluency rather than rejection. grade, students who receive bilingual edu prehended. I tried "Delivery." “Package." and takes at least five years to master. Even at One vaUd alternative is measure SB 6, cation are two years behind students who “Please let me in." Needless to say. it was a that point, the child will only speak, read endorsed by the California 'Teachers do not. Tfie naive might look at this as an very fnistrating experience. and write in English. Their thinking lan Association ainl approved by the State indication of lesser intelligence. I think it I was finally let in by someone else Assembly on April 20. 'The bill calls for more guage, however, is still Spanish, which slows means children who don’t speak English are walking into the building, and I made the flexibiUty in bilingual education than their problem-solving abilities. being deprived of the education their deUvery. A National Research Council study said, Proposition 227 provides. English-speaking counterparts are getting. Of course I don’t know if the man was a *nurrying young non-English speaking chil It prohibits total immersion and gives A common misconception about Prop. bilingual education student or not. but my dren into reading in English without ensur school districts the power they deserve to 227 is that it’s supported by white people hope is that his children will grow up with ing adequate preparation is counter-produc accept or deny bilingual programs. Districts who don’t care about minority culture. This out bilingual education so they can better tive." would be accoiuitable for their students’ suc couldn't be further from the truth. communicate in an English-speaking soci In addition, if only English is the lan cess and for adequate funding for the pro Jaime Escalante, the nationally ety. guage of success, why are countries world grams. Students would gain the benefits of ‘ renowned East LA. teacher portrayed by The point is that an initiative that will wide pushing their children to learn three bibngual teaching methods when necessary. help children speak better English and get and four languages? Bilingual education, a program that Eklward James Olmos in "Stand and an overall education wrill benefit everyone, In the global marketplace, bilingual works in theory, needs to be effective in prac Deliver,” has come out in strong support of from the five-year-old getting used to a new employees are much more attractive than tice. SB 6 may be the answer for creating a the measure. He has taken the role of society that functions in English to a 19- those with no outside language skills. working system. Proposition 227, however, Honorary Chairman to enaiurage other year-old kid just trying to m^Ke a buck. Students’ native languages will fade in an kills any chances for its success. Latinos to support the measure. Joe Nolan is a Journalism Junior English-only environment, stifling their job Andy Castagnoia is a Journalism "It seems a real tragedy that in many hopes. Junior and a Daily Staff Writer. cases our public schools are not teaching and a Daily Staff Writer. 6 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 MUSTANG DAILY TBTN from page J Plaza. An open microphone for comments and stories after the day, all over the country, people march will be provided. Budget picture growing ever brighter come together to bring the reality Cal Poly’s Take Back the of violence to their attention.” Night’s first event was held By Ridi Harris lied. A number of circumstances Kmily Spence-Diehl, who start Sunday at Linnaea’s Café from 6 Assodoted Press Palmer declined to forecast a have come together to keep ed the Victim Advwacy Center in p.m. to 9 p.m. The Women’s Center figure prior to the May Revise, California flush: Sales tax and Miami, will speak alx)ut stalking teamed up with the Rape Crisis SACRAMENTO — That ring tentatively scheduled for May 14. income tax revenues are running at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Center in putting together the ing sound comes from the adding “We will definitely have a good well ahead of projections; the ('humash auditorium. lx)cal musi Anti-Rape Community Awareness machines at the Capitol, where deal more revenue than we fore overall economy is booming, with cian Jill Knight will play at G:30 Day. This event included three cheerful state officials are predict cast we would btick in January,” he trickle-down effects on personal income and job growth; and, p.m. The d(K>rs will open at 6 p.m. local bands as well as a presenta ing a healthy budget surplus for said. because the stock market is doing to a myriad of b Jng M A Y 4*15!!! It’s all happening M A Y 4-15!!! It's all happciL. a.& - ^ ^ s «9 JS jn ri MtadtUdtm the C rati q ‘*The best \atue in ^Student Housing” M) • Private Bedruoins fio • Conipiiter Lah • Study llall/Copy Center HUGE SALE • Fitness Center/Pool M A Y 4 - 1 5 am • Free 0(T-Street Parking «0 • ( lo.se to Shopping 4 G ot a D e » " ''' • On Poly Shuttle Route >• EL I Bike Fcnden 40 Krypto Lock e 543-1450 'e Monater Lock S33 Ramona Drive (;rcek Paddks O flin IMN NX: U " iiil- t AVW 8uiuoddm| ||e s.ii ¡üSI-p AVW »uiuaddiiM r s s.ij : .i' .•. ■",■■■.< V ... ‘. . ■ •. MUSTANG DAILY WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998 7 Rooney: Tyson has money to pay By Michael Hill away. to reinstate the $4.4 million jury Associated Press Tyson, who lost his boxing award made to Rooney in license after biting Evander vSeptember 1996. That award was ALBANY, N.Y. — Trainer Holyfield’s ears last June, report later thrown out by the trial Kevin Rooney, insisting Mike edly owes millions in taxes and judge. Tyson is rich enough to pay, has encountered cash flow prob The federal court has asked resumed his attempt Tuesday to lems. New York’s highest state court to reinstate a $4.4 million judgment Lawyers for Tyson and Rooney first determine the legal standing against the former heavyweight argued Tuesday over whether an of the oral contract under state champion. oral contract between the pair law before it makes its decision. “Tyson owns a lot of homcis, 1 was binding for the length of Rooney, on his way out of think he has four mansions,” Tyson’s professional boxing court, said he’s pursuing the case Rooney said after the New York career, as Rooney contends. Tyson out of principle. But he added that Court of Appeals heard argu contends he legally fired Rooney the money would come in handy ments related to his lawsuit. in 1988. That was the year Tyson to pay a more than $500,000 tax “He’s got a fleet of cars. And aligned himself with promoter debt. Mike’s not as stupid as everyone’s Don King. “1 don’t dislike him,” Rooney trying to make him out to be. And A federal appeals court in New said of Tyson. “I still have a soft I’m sure he’s got money hidden York City is considering whether spot in my heart for him.” U.S. World Cup roster: experienced or old? By Ronald Bhim Germany, Yugoslavia and Iran. goal. Associoted Press Just 11 players are holdovers Newcomers include defenders from the 1994 roster and just Je ff Agoos and Eddie Pope; mid NEW YORK ~ The U.S. World three remain from the 1990 team; fielders Chad Deering, Frankie Cup team has experience — and forward Eric Wynalda, defender Hejduk, Brian Maisonneuve and age. Marcelo Balboa and goalkeeper Joe-Max Moore; and forwards THE ARMY CAN HELP YOU Sixteen of the 20 players Kasey Keller. Brian McBride and Preki picked for the roster Tuesday will Midfielder Tab Ramos, a veter Radosavljevic. GETA $40,000 EDGE be over 25 by this summer’s tour an of both tournaments, probably Sampson met Monday night in nament, and five will top 30. will fill one of two spots still Los Angeles with John Harkes, a ON COLLEGE. In 1990, when the Americans vacant on the 22-man roster, veteran of 1990 and 1994 who had TIic Army can hclj) you get an edge on life and cam up to qualified for the first time in 40 which won’t be finalized until it is been team captain until cut last $40,000 for college through the Montgomery GI Bill plus the Anny years, the oldest player was 27 submitted to FIFA on June 2. month. Harkes angered Sampson College Fund. and ju st four topped 25. In 1994, “None of our players can carry by refusing to play a defensive Here's how it works. Enlist there were just eight over 25. the team through a World Cup midfield role. for four years. You then con “We have a great mix of veter single-handedly,” Sampson said. “I informed him it was unlike tribute $100 a month for the an players that bring an enor “It is very important that we take ly he will be named to the World first year from your $11,100 mous amount of experience, com on the attitude of a blue-collar Cup roster,” Sampson said. “To his first year salary, llie Army team, working hard in attack and credit, he is doing all the right bined with some younger players then contributes the remain hard in defen.se. things and is very professional. ... that provide us some hope for der. Enlist for three years and the future," U.S. coach Steve “It is very important to me Again I mu.st be honest in that I you earn $33,000 or enlist for that the entire country and the feel it is very unlikely he will Sampson .said during a telephone two years and earn $26,500. entire world see a team that make the final team.” news conference. “1 think we’re Anny opportunities get works their tail off, and that Dooley, 37 on May 12, is the even more mature and more expt'- better every day. If you rienced than the '94 squad.” demands more than effort, it oldest player. Hejduk (23), Pope qualify, you could train in one of over 200 challenging and reward This U.S. team, which starts requires a single-mindedness and (24) and Reyna 24) are the ing high-tech skills in fields like avionics and electronics, satellites practice Monday in San Diego, togetherne.ss that will lead this youngest. and microwave communications, computer and radar o|K‘ralions- has an average age of 28, up from team to succeed." Samp.son said he isn’t con jusl to name a few. 26.4 in 1994 and 24.2 in 1990, Holdovers from the 1994 ros cerned about two key players It makes sense to earn while you learn. For more infonnatiun when the Americans were the ter include Roy Wegerle and coming off injuries: Wynalda had about getting money for college, call your Ai niy Recruiter today youngest team in the tournament. 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Just ask Cal Poly’s Horse Show Col State Fullerton wi// club team. known as a host the Big West The one-eyed horse was one of Baseball Tournament the many mounted by the club dur story of mere in Fullerton, Calif, ing a successful season that culmi chance (the on M ay 14 -17. nated with a fifth place finish at the No one submitted the correct answer. Intercollegiate Horse Show mount), strong Association (IHSA) competition on Today's Question: April 13. The IHSA National legs and sore W hat college will host the Big West Championships was held in Port BasebaK Ibumament this year? Jarvis, New York. butts. During the three-day event, rid ers were judged in two separate —Amber Winans submit your answer to: [email protected] styles, Western and English. Horse shov^ team rider Please include the answer and Western classes consisted of jump your first and last name in your ing, trotting and walking events. ______email. The first correct answer I English riders had to run patterns “This was the highest Photo cooriesy of Col Poly Horse Show Team receive will appear in the paper. with their mounts that included Fve placed at nationals,” Susan Hunkxi sits Western style in the saddle for the Gal Poly Horse Show team. The team sliding stops £uid fast turns. Winans said. “The IHSA finished fifth place at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Championship. Before each competition a rider competition is known as a BRIEFS drew a horse’s name out of a hat, story of mere chance (the able to travel and complete from since I started in ‘95. The team has pairing them with an unfamiliar mount), strong legs and sore butts.” October to May. grown like crazy. I guess it’s Roadrunners nightsmount. Cal Poly’s English team didn’t “W^e share our equipment and because we’ve started to win,” Riders were primarily judged on qualify for nationals. our clothes. Well physically take Atkins said. The Central Coast how well they controlled a horse, The Western team advanced to the boots of a team rider if some Winans said anybody is wel Roadrunners want to thank how well they worked under pres New York by defeating NCAA- body else needs them,” Winans come to join the team whether they their fans for coming out for a sure and how accurately they cov ranked Fresno State and Cal Poly said. are expierienced or not. IHSA night of soccer. ered the geometry of a 4>articular Pomona. It is not rare to see Cal Poly events are dividcid into beginning, Each weekend home game course. The horse show team faces the complete against a team of 60 riders intermediate and advanced levels. will carry a theme and sponsor Not only did Cal Poly’s team fin same dilemma as other club teams with a university-spionsored budget The events are co-ed. prizes. ish fifth out of nine teams, but six of on campus; funding for the season of $70,000. Anybody interested in signing This Friday is Tatoo Night the riders that went received indi to compete against the bigger Although Cal Poly has 20 riders, up for the team can get information (temporary of course). Other vidual awards. schools. the team is beginning to grow from the horse show team web nights include Snapple Night, Team rider Amber Winans took Through a state IRA account, according to Jenni Atkins, captain page: Pin Night and Sticker Night. second in the Advanced Western horse shows and money from the of the club team. www.calp)oly.eduy~awTnans/IHSA Horsemanship class. riders’ own pockets, the team is “Things are so much better t-Akt ' an ANTONIO 'I Vl . t N C o r n e r -, Wheelmen #y ¿.r« ua«JM Doily photo by David Wood WHEELMEN Unfortunately the Cal Poly Wheelmen were unable to defend their conference championship title last weekend. In the team trial the women's team swept the race with Jumana Nabti, Lisa Fernandez, Laura White and Becky Frazier. W ith their points combined the Mustangs finished in fourth place and still qualified for a spot at the National Championships on May15-17 in Greenville, South Carolina. I by David ' Nabti, Fernandez, Frazier and White along with Randy Warren, Masa Okajima, Brian Chapman, CAL POLY TRIATHLON TEAM Steve Kotik and Janna Jackson will all represent the Cal Poly Wheelmen at Nationals. Tbe Cal Poly Tricrtblon Team excelled at the National Collegiate SAILINC TEAM Championship at W ildflower last v^eekend. With the top men and women's scores combined, Cal Poly piloced second in the nation Last weekend the Cal Poly Sailing Team traveled to the Navy Yacht Club in San Diego behind the University of Colorado. Over 100 women and 200 men for the Pacific Coast Championships . The team earned ninth place. This places the competed. Jessica Gillett placed third in the women's collegiate division team ninth in the Pacific Coast and eighth in California. Jeremy Emken and Jennifer coming in at 2:28.30. Dove Sullivan placed 10th, fcllowed by Lars Bitting both sailed In their last regatta after being part of the team for five years. Mininni at 23rd. Anna Barbara finished sixth for women.