California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 5-25-1992 May 25th 1992 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "May 25th 1992" (1992). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 339. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/339 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Arthur E. Nelson University Archives at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coyote Chronicle (1984-) by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CSUSB faces women's issues Alleged rape victim THE flees to campus the area near the university by Nataiie Romano president's parking space wh^ Chronicle staff writer "she was screaming...that she had been r^ied." An alleged rape that took She told university police, place just off- campus, but was accOTding to their report, she had reported to on- campus police, been "fwced to oralOy) copulate VOLUME 26 ISSUE 15 CAL STATE, SAN BERNARDINO MAY 25,1992 has been the subject of ccxisid^- two of the three Hispanic male able speculation among students adults." The report said that af- over die past two weeks. tCT one tore her clothes off, he Debate asks 'Who Decides?' In an unusual report, called "fcneed her onto the gro&nd and a "significant incident rqxiit," had sex with herfrom behind, his penis penetrating her vagina." In V. Wade, she was able to obtain a legal abortion, but made to the univmity ]nesident addition, she by Stacy McClendon only after subjecting herself to the mercy of an all- and vice- presi­ said that two of Chronicle managing editor male board which decided that in her circumstances, dent, campus po­ the men "contin­ she should be able to obtain an abortion. lice said that on The alleged victim ued beating h«^" The seminar was called, "The Abortion Debate: When she arrived at the hospital, she was in­ May 7 they "re­ sponded "started running through the in­ Who Decides?" and debate began before the two formed she needed one more approval-from the hus­ to the grass area west cident. speakers, Kate Michaelman and Susan Smith ar­ band that had just deserted her. through the brush of the Main lot According "I made what I believe was, in that situation, the with one of the rived. regarding a nude to the campus Members from the California Abortion Rights most moral decision I ever made," Michaelman said, female, who al­ men chasing her; police report, the Action League greeted at­ citing her responsibility to leged she had alleged rape tendees at the Tuesday, her three young daughters. she ended...here been sexually took place in Uie May 18 abortion debate That is why she has assualted by two at the university." field behind the with literature on chal­ spent the past several years unknown Mexi­ San Bernardino lenges to abortion rights. working for abortion can males." city water tanks Similarly, members of a rights. She said she speaks The report west of the uni- Moreno Valley church on "several hundred" oc­ adds, howevCT, that "the victim v^ity. The victim told police were passing out flyers casions each year. r^ficers that she that, after it was over, she got feauiring large, color pic­ "It is important to me M admitted to the was a working prostitute." away and "started running tures of aborted fetuses. to help people understand The woman, not a CSUSB through the brush with one of the The real exchange the values and principles student, told campus police that males chasing her; she Michaelman was waiting for the audi­ inherent" in the abortion Smith she had been picked up by three ended...here at the univa-sity." ence inside. That's when rights crusade she said. Since the alleged i^re took 'This is not a job for me. It's a life." men off-campus and driv^ to Michaelman, the Executive Director of the National the area west of Northpark Blvd. place off-campus. San Bernar­ Abortion Rights Action League, and Smith, the As­ Through the entire evening, Michaelman stressed near the CSUSB campus. She dino were called to sociate Legislative Director of the National Right to that "We are not pro-abortion. We would like to see then told the police that "she was ccmduct th^ investigation. In ad­ Life Committee faced off on one of the dominant fewer abortions." However, she noted that there dition, the victim was treated on would never be a complete end to abortion. assaulted and beaten" by two of issues on the American political scene. the three men, stated the special uni v^ity grounds by the the San Determined by a coin toss, Michaelman spoke What she did say was that it was not the report Bernardino Fire Par^edics. first Her story is both political and personal. In 1970, government's place to decide. Last month, the San Bernar­ "It is about fundamental American values. It is According to the "official" Michaelman's husband deserted her and her three police report, not the "signifi­ dino Police Department had re­ daughters. Shortly thereafter she found herself pow, dangerous to allow government to listen to one reli­ sponded to another rape in the gious group at the expense of the rights of others." cant incident report", the victim, alone and pregnant. a black woman, made her way to same general vicinity. Unlike most women in her situation before Roe see DEBATE,"page 8 Illegitimate* 0 'Choice* Privacy doesn't protect abortion Why is government involved? p The argument between pro-life and ated to protect the traditional privacy of the by Jeff Lowe byNellandlCDerry government-sanctioned institution of mar­ pKxhoice is a topic that should never Chronicle staff writer Chronicle staff writer riage. This right was never intended to blan­ have been dragged into the political ket all forms of human action. If it had, arena. Instead the issue of abortion 1 should have remained the social, sexual With the present conservmive Supreme activities such as drug abuse, prostitution, The argument is concmiing the tq)ic that it is. Court decision on the Pennsylvania Abor­ and pomography would exist beyond gov­ right of a woman to have an abortion. The objection I make is that the tion Law coming this summer, and immi­ ernment c(Mitrol. I am not going to argue the general N government became involved at all. Be­ nent destruction looming in future for It surprises most people, but nowhere issue of the government invading the cause once they became involved they Roe vs. Wade, it is imperative for students to within the Constitution are the words "pri­ privacy of women. Rather I am going will always be entangled in the issue. understand the reasoning behind these deci­ vacy" or "abortion" even mentioned. But, to discuss why is the Government get­ I ting involved at all? But I think we can resolve the issue by sions and the illegitimacy of the "Freedom with the Courts of the late '60s and early doing three things: strikedown thePenn­ of Choice Act" now under consideration by '70s, suffering from hallucinations, ludi­ In my qpinion the "right' to an sylvania Abortion Law, cease funding Congress. crous decisions of this type became com­ abortion is merely the informed deci­ abortion clinics and deny the Supreme The arguments against the overturning mon. (Not since the Dred Scott case of 1857 O sion of a woman to have a medical Court the ability to hear cases on abor­ of Roe, and for the attempt by Congress to had we seen such an obvious demonstration procedure. Whether her actions are tion. create a "right" to abortion, have extended of Constitutional perversion.) immoral is none of the concern of her In doing these three things the Gov- the unenumerated"right to privacy" to abor­ The fact that the Framers and addi- N neighbor, her employer, or her Ccm- tion. This privacy code was originally cre­ see ILLEGITIMATE,"page8 gressman. see 'CHOICE, ' paged Page 2 The Chronicle, CSUSB, May 25,1992 Students, instructors to share budget burden Affordable education escaping California, Chancellor says 10 percent fee increase" of the Chang. He adds, "what distin­ CSU fees. guishes the CSU faculty from other by Kevin KeHey HI California. Callfomia. Of the $2 billion total It is projected that this year's civil serviceemployees on theslate Warren Fox, diiecta of the Chronicle staff v¥riter yearly coa, a projected $1.69 bil­ budget is in even worse shape. payroll." Post Secoiday Education Com­ lion is supplied by the state, ac- Governor Pete Wilson has su^ Dr. Michael Clarke, head of mission, which advises the govei- coi^aglo^ Source of Funds and that he is in favor of a decrease of the CSU San Bernardino branch The CalifcHnia State Univer­ na and the Legislative on higher AvoageCo^repat. Thestudent funds fa the CSU system. The of the CFA, explains thai 10,000 sity system, whosecredo isaff(»d- education policy, agrees with feesand siq^xxt hom other sources lessening would be made up in classes (system wide) have been able higher education for all, is on Munitz. He feels th^ the CSU mdce q) the rest of the money. escalating student fees. deleted. Tbat increased the exist­ the verge of a 40 percent fee in­ syston is in 5nancial troid:>le. The state of California divides On April 7, the state Assem­ ing workload and is the key reason crease making its credo almost TheCal State system reedves up tax dollars into three areas: bly voted on a budget package that for the faculty's desire for exclu­ unattainable.