1992_01 The Daily Collegian January 1992

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Daily
Volume XCVIII
Issue No. 1
CSU, Fresno's Only Independent News Source
Monday
January 27,1992
Budget shortfall leads
to Increase in fees
By Scott A. Carter
Staff Writer
The CSU Board of Trustees have
approved a 40 percent increase in
student fees for the 1992-93 school year.
The trustee's action is a result of
Gov. Pete Wilson's budget, which
proposes a small increase in its general
fund allocation to the CSU system from
$1.64 million in 1991 -92 to $1.66 million
in 1992-93.
The general fund allocation falls
short of the trustee's budget by
approximately $130 million.
Kim Williams, Chair of the
California  State  Student  Senate
Association (CSSA), said, "We're on
our own; they (the trustees) do not
understand what they are doing to the
students. They are locking us out. U
fees are raised, ifs like showing the
students the door."
CSUF President John Welty said
Gov. Wilson had two choices: cut
enrollmentin the CSU systemby 30,000
or raise fees.
Welty said the finance committee of
the board will meet Feb. 19 to make its
final recommendation to the
legislature.
"If fee increases are enacted we
should be able to increase classes and
See FEES, page 4
Welty looks to future
By Scott A. Carter
Brian Davles/ Dally Collegian
Roger Barsoom stretches to staple a "Rockln' Campus Bash" poster In
the Free Speech area Sunday afternoon.
Staff writer
CSUF President John Welty
presented his plan for the future to the
Academic Assembly last week and
called the future bright if the right steps
in the coming months are taken.
The plan includes steps to deal with
the fiscal plight, to initiate a review of
our intellectual climate and focus on
building a stronger university
community.
A CSUF 2000 commiyee has been
appointed to identify the strengths and
weaknesses of the university, as well
as its regional needs.
The committee will be soliciting
comments from the entire university
community.
Welty said it is important that the
university begins thinking about its
future and fashion it to suit its wants
and needs.
"We musr**oe more pro-active and
less reactive," said Welty
The budget is sure to be one of the
biggest issues this semester.
Welty said the school will start this
fiscal year with $65 million less than
what we had in 1990.
However, Gov. Peter Wilson's 1992-
93 budget recommends that the CSU
system receive the same amount of
money it received last year.
The recommendation actually
means another reduction.
Welty      said     CSUF      faces
approximately $3 million in fixed costs
See Welty, page 6
Support group assists HIV-positive women
ByTriciaGeringeT	
Staff Writer
Support group* for people
infected wfth the HIV and AIDS
viruses are popping up ell ovct the
valley, however CSUF is not
neccessarily following suit
CSUF currently does not have a
support group for men or women on
» campus with the HIV virus or AIDS.
Sam Gitchel Health Educator at
the CSUF Health Center, said "if the
need for such a support group was
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evident men the Health Center would
be open to accommodate the need if
necessary.
•"We're trying to make sure we
respond to the demands of the
students,'* he said.
"It just seems in a si tuation like this
many people prefer to go somewhere
else for counseling."
Carei. Thomas, a concerned CSUF
student interested in starting a support
group for students infected with HIV
or AIDS, disagrees.
"I definitely am concerned about
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the students who are infected with
HIV because they're really depressed
and many feel that there is no point in
graduating so they'll just drop out"
Thomas is looking for someone to
facilitate a support group, someone
with counseling skills to meet with a
group of infected students, their
friends and family, and students who
have had someone close to them die of
AIDS.
The CSUF Health Center hasn't
had requests for a support group for
HIV or AIDS infected students,
according to Gitchel.
"Many people prefer to go
somewhere else for counseling,"
Gitchel said.
"We're guessing the need for
support is more from family and close
friends.*'
Concern for women with AIDS is
growing almost as fast as the rate of
women with AIDS.
AIDS cases among women are
growing at a faster rate than among
men and more than 10 percent of the
SeeHIV,page5
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