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Library bans
photographs
on display
By Jana Ballinger
DC Editor in Chief
A photography display in the
library was labeled "inappropri¬
ate" yesterday by the dean of li¬
brary services and was removed
less than 16 hours after its arrival.
Dean Michael Gorman said the
photos were "not suitable" for
displaying in the library.
The display was a culmination
of a six-week project that resulted
in a calendar entitled "Men of Cal
State Fresno 1991"
"It (the exhibit) has nothing to
do with the library/' Gorman said.
But Peter Robertson, CSUF
student and publisher of the calen¬
dar, said Gorman was censoring
the exhibit.
"He's saying that it is inappro¬
priate for 20,000 students to see
that display," Robertson said. "I
see it as a form of censorship and
I'm bothered."
And others involved with the
project agree.
"\ don't think the human form
is ever inappropriate," said Tally
Duke Floyd, photographer for the
calendar and CSUF alumnus.
Robertson said, "I can't imag¬
ine that in a four-year university in
one of the biggest systems in the
See PHOTOGRAPHS, page 4
Cash available
tot money savers
By Michelle Martin
DC Staff writer
As a preliminary step to the
formation of a task force on budget
and fiscal planning, CSUF Presi¬
dent John Welty has issued an open
letter offering cash to individuals
who come up with money-saving
ideas for the University.
Until Dec. 20, all members of
the campus community are in vhed
to submit an idea that would ei¬
ther increase the University's reve¬
nues or reduce its costs to Director
of Budget and Finance Iris Mat-
losz.
The ideas will be reviewed by
the task force, and ideas which are
incorporated into the fiscal plan
will be awarded as follows: ideas
which result in savings of $5,000 to
$10,000 will earn $100; ideas which
result in savings of $10,001 to
$25,000 will earn $300, and ideas
resulting in savings of more than
$25,001 will earn $500.
Ideas must be no longer than
one page in length, and the task
force will not issue their fiscal plan
until May 15,1992.-
See MONEY, page 4
New drop period
meets oppostition
By Heidi Burkhardt
DC Staff writer
While most CSUF faculty are
praising next semester's add/
drop policy change from four to
two weeks, students are opposed
to the change and believe two
weeks is not enough time to se¬
lect or drop classes.
"It (the add/drop policy
change) will dramaticaUy impair
the academic success of the stu¬
dents," said Scott Thorn, a senior
English major.
With only two weeks to de¬
cide the level of difficulty of a
course, students witt hot be able
todropadassafterthefirstexam.
"If they do hot do well on the first
exam, they have no way of drop¬
ping the class," he said.
"You don't cut major policies
that will radically hinder aca-.
demic success," Thorn said.
Dawn Albright, a junior a d-
vertising major, said,'It's ridicu¬
lous. You need more than 14
days to find out if you like a
class."
Sue Petersen, a junior liberal
studies major,said,*Notenough
background about a course will
be provided to help a student
get adjusted."
In addition to being opposed
to the length of time given to
drop a class, students also dis¬
approve of the length of time
given to add a class.
If students do not get their
classes during early registration,
two weeks is not enough time to
add," Petersen said. "1 didn't
have enough unjts in the begin¬
ning of the semester and I was
stressed when trying to add
See ADD/DROP, page 5
Double your pleasure
Photo courtesy of Taly Duke Floyd Photography
identical twins Breck and Roger Jacobs pose as the June poster boys for the 'Men of Cal
State Fresno' 1992 calendar, recently displayed in the library, but -later removed.
Honored scientist credits CSUF
•Herzenberg advocates equality of women
By Manny Fernandez
DC Staff writer
Being a distinguished scientist,
physicist, professor and advocate
of equality for women in science is
just the beginning.
Caroline Herzenberg has also
received the 1989 Chicago
Women'sHall of Fame A ward, has
worked on the Strategic Defense
Initiative, and has recently received
an honorary doctorate from New
YorkStateUniveraty,Pbttsburgh.
Herzenberg said she is proud
she got her start at CSUF.
In 1975, Herzenberg was a vis¬
iting lecturer in General Physics
and Electromagnetic Theory.
"I had a good time. It wasa real
pleasure being in Fresno," she said
, by telephone recently.
Herzenberg is currently work¬
ing as a physicist at Argonne Na¬
tional Laboratory in Illinois. The
laboratory works to find ways to
safely destroy military bombs and
make nuclear reactors safer.
"We work on safety and how
nuclear reactors effect the commu¬
nity in which they're in. We check
up on their equipment," she said.
From the beginning of her sci¬
ence career, Herzenberg has been
a prominent advocate for equality
of women in science.
"I think the country could bene¬
fit as a whole with more women in
certain professions," she said.
"Science is a great field to be in.
I've been trying to encourage
women to think about entering the
field for a long time"
Herzenberg predicts a growth
in the number of scientists enter¬
ing the field in the coming years,
especially women.
"There's a lot more women
going into science now than when
I was just starting," she said.
Herzenberg was one of the first
scientists to work on lunar rock
samples from Apollo 11. She pio¬
neered the use of gamma rays to
analyze the compositionof the rock
samples.
She also analyzed a controver¬
sial aspect of the SDI program.
"I did an analysis of the pos¬
sible use of an SDI -type laser as an
offensive weapon. Instead of us¬
ing the lasers defensively, they
would be pointing down at Earth
for offensive use," she said.
Herzenberg's report garnered tre¬
mendous attention, including a
front page article in the LA. Times.
Herzenberg said the story was
just a minor report that caused a
lot of uncalled-for controversy.
Herzenberg began her career in
science at an early age.
"When I was real young 1 met a
man who got me interested in sci¬
ence. He taught me a lot. I think
it's important to find somebody
that can give you a feel for the
field," she said.
Herzenberg isn't about to rest
now. She's planning on speaking
at a major science convention about
the involvement of women in the
Manhattan project.
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