..JU Vllf,,.., C)-·· - - A IOOK al lnc I\.Crn \....UUillY I Fair through the eyes of may be necess'"?' to pre,:cnt J impersonates musical children. further violence tn Amenca. ! celebrities at this year's fair. Features, Page 3 Opinion, Page 4 Features, Page 2 Vol. 70 No. 14 Baken~d College October 8, 1999 Students to pay for cost the of printing TOP BY NICHOLE PERRY Rip staff writer Students will soon be paying fllf all printing services Fair entertainers provide made in both the library commons a'l<l designated open bizarre, intricate stunts labs on campus by means of a new student debit card. The decision was made by district offica\s to use the and perfonnances. Smart Card, a cash·to·card program manufactured by - the Florida-based company Cybcrmark. The Smart BY MICHAEL D. ROSS Card, created on the Florida State campus, was crafted to Editor ir. Chief carry out a number of functions ranging from color­ photo ID, to debit and checking transactions. Dave 'The Bullet" Smith adjusted the six poles Though BC officials say ihey are not certain as to the of his landing. The Guinness Book record holder exact uses the district will implement, the program is then greeted the audience that had as~mbled to proposed to be up and running this month with the see his 36th flight at the 1999 Kem County Fair printing services being the introductory feature. before ta.king his position on his 8,000·p,>Und The first leg of the Smart Card involves the use of the cannon. • "U Print It" system. Students will sOQn be introduced to As Smith sat on the barrel, his assistant bega.'l to the program through use of a guest card which can t,e raise the cannon to its 48-degrce angle, the greatest purch&Sed for $3. angle Smith attenpted at thls year's fair. As the The card will be used to temporarily facilitate the new cannon slowly moved toward the sky, Smith printers tentatively located in the center of the library pulled the sleeves of his light, high-endurance computer conunons and upstairs station:;, the Leaming motocross shirt over his gloves and pulled the Center, allied health labs, 818. H52. SE? and L148 and bottom of the shirt out slightly to slacken it. 149. Smith adjusted his gloves one last time, raised The card will be used for one semester, with total his arms to the audience, cocked his neck and the11 campus use projected for next year. slid feet first into the barrel. Dr. Claire Larsen, dean of facilities and operations, The crowd began the five second countdown roughly estimates I million copies are made per year on and Smith tightened his body for the blast, keeping the BC campus. as straight as a toothpick. A loud bang rang out This cost, paid by the district, runs high when the over the fairgrounds and Smith flew into the night expenses for paper, ink and printer cartridges are added sky. reaching 60 miles per hour in approximately up. one half of a second. It is officials' hope that the money earned by use ofthe The second generation hum~n cannonball card will reimburse much needed funds. aimed fQ.i;. the net, but his -~Y (ij,<J not ,rotate.~_ "'The pfinting is the part that's controversial bcc;ausc plan.~ SOY6iagbi&five)IUISO{C~ he . it~a cost to students," said L:arsen. "But people arc spun his anns in circle.,; to get back on course a little more cautious when it's (their) money involved. before reaching the weightless height of 75 feet. That's just human nature." Smith then fell from the sky like a comet and Many students are expressing concern over the 11:.nded safely and successfully on the net. added cost to their education, an estimated IO cents per Smith had been lucky with his correction. The copy, not to mention the hassle involved in the debut of day before he bad not been tight enough and as a the new system. result pulled a few muscles. Smith said that ifhe Alton Patterson, 21, a liberal arts major, feels the docs not tum over during the rotation, he is school is going back on a promise made to students when susceptible to serious injury because at top of the the 'new library was opened. elevation, weightlessness prevents any "Personally l think it's BS. One of the whole ideas maneuvers. was so we'd have the resources to print out the materials "Yqu have to make your turn by halfway or we need," said Patterson. you're screwed," said Smith. · "You'd have to totally rework the system. It'll Despite a perfect show, however, the human probably introduce ali kfods of new bugs. It's a waste of body still suffers extreme strain and stress. money and a waste oftim;:. They finally got i: all worked "'You come down afterwards. and you've got out and now they're going to change the whole system. that adrenaline high. It's a bell cf bit and when again." you're done you just sag. It takes the spring out of MICHAEL D. ROSS I THE RlP Bart Andrus, director of student activities, has done your step. Ifyou have good shows aJI the time and resea.rc:-t on the Smart Card, citing great success on other you're not injuring ynurself, (you still feel pain). I Gabe Weed rotates his bicycfe to the.side of his body during a Bikes, Blades and campuses. feel like an old strap of leather. I feel tough, but Boards demonstration at the fair. The concept of the card has been used successfully on sore." other campuses such as the Los Angeles area community Bakersfield resident Shirlee White, 19, said she GT Bicycles provided its own aeriaJ acrobatics "I have one dog that balances on my head," said colleges, Pasadena City College and major did not have Smith's nerve. without the use of a cannon. The Bikes, Blad~s and Noel. "l have dogs that jump hurdles, jump in establishments such as Cornell University. Andrus also "I'd probably piss myself," she said. Bo.-.rds show featured three professional bicyclists, a arms. They play dead. I have Bark Brooks, the adds the idea has been popular in Europe for ahout 12 While the human cannonball was one of the skateboarder and a roller blader pcdonning ground and singing dog. I have o~ of the only dogs in the years. more exciting events at the fair, dogs and humans half·pipe air stunts, that reai:hed soaring heights of up to United States, she was featured on Jay Leno last It is this easy accessibility to different areas that proved they could perform odd tricks as well. It 25 feel over the ground. year, she balances on one paw." · makes the program all th'! more appealing to district was all part of st.ime of the weirdel' sights offered Gary Noel, Giovanna Cardella and their Doggies of Noel's show al&o included Paco, a rat terrier ufficials. Thi1, facet oflhe card, along with its usefulness at this year's fair. the Wild West provided additional stunt fun for the kids. SH ODDITIES, Page -: to IJnify the district, was a key factor in the deciding vote. "We're looking to the future, looking how the system can help us as a campus, as a distri('t, looking at ways to benefit the students," said Andrus. On the California State University, Bakersfield campus a similar program has been implementr-d. The Runner Card has been in use on the CSUB campus for Admi1tlstrators may reinstate cultural center directors about three years now. according to Sharon Taylor, associated vice president of fiscal services. BY MICHAEL 0. ROSS for it (the return of Rodriquez), to get Taylor said the Runner Card can be accessed on Editor in Chief back what was ours," he said. campus as both a vending card and as a system of ID, by Administrators met with members of reading the magnetic stripe on the back much like a state­ Cornelio "Corny" Rodriguez and Dr. the Chicano Cultural and Martin Luther issued driver license or identification card. Wilhelmina Anthony may be reinstated King Jr. centers last week. in hopes of The card can be used at many places on campus such as directors of two cultural centers reaching a compromise with the groups. a, at vending machines. in the cafeteria. ias a library card. following a Sept. 23 community rally on The administration presented ID and in the library's computer facilities. campus. proposals to move program assistants, Jo Though the Runner Card does not have the advanced Rodriguez has been recommended for Ann Acosta of the Cbicano Cultural technology of the Smart Card, it d~s follow the same reinstatement as director of the Chicano Center and June Charles of lhe Martin principle. · Cultural Center and Anthony has been Luther King Jr. Center, into the open In comparison, the Smart Card works much like the recommended for reinstatement as director positions. Runner Card, or any debit card, allowing ~tudents to ·director of the Ma.1in Luther King Jr. According to Nunez, vice president of access money, but instead of reading the typical mag Center, according to Abel Nunez, vice student services. the students refused the stripe, the Smart Card reads a microchip and goes into president of srudent services. proposal. "purses" within the card's memory 10 pull out cr'!dit. During the summer, student centers The administrators then decided 10 Working in cooperation with CitiBank.