1992_05 The Daily Collegian May 1992

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On-campus traffic 'discretionary'
k)hn D. Chavlra
Contributing writer
     on the sidewalks between the RDF and the
residence hauls to dissipate, then drove up
onto the sidewalk in front of the RDF.
The Univeraity Police Department squad "Hey, LupeT shouted a male student
car slowly approached the end of Scott   entering the RDF. Take it through the
Avenue midway between the
Residence Dining Facility and
Baker Hall. It was 6:25 pjn. on
a bright and sunny day, sunset
was an hour away and there
was a strong breeze.
Officer Guadalupe Shram
drive-thrur
Shram smiled and drove
through the narrow gap
between the Mack railings at
the incline entrance to the
RDF and the Campus
Children's Center. The car
sat in her patrol car, stopped the car and    came off the sidewalk and onto the lawn
waited for the traffic of students strolling    south ot the RDF, maneuvered between a
Dig this
Elarnantary School students, on Tuesday, participate In the
ground breaking carentony for tho flow Education Bu Mdlng at the
nonhwost corner of Maple and Shaw avenues. Tho stnicturt Is scheO-
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lamppost and a grove of trees, crossed two
sidewalks and parked on the grass in front
of the Residence Hall Lodge.
Campus patrol carsdriving on sidewalks
and across lawns at CSUF are a common
sight But many students voice private
resentments over the practice.
Some students, who did not want to be
identified, said they believe University
Police are quick to cite student vehicles for
infractions of the vehicle code while the
police themselves ''are immune from the
laws.
Students rave been cited for driving off
San Ramon Avenue affright when no one's
around to park in front of the Versateller
machines for a two-minute transaction
while campus police are regularly seen
driving on the sidewalks during school
and business hours.
WMle students may be miffed by the
practice, University Police have procedural
guidelines d ictating when it is permissible
to drive off public roadways.
"Normally after dark when there are
fewer students on campus," said University
See POLICE page 7
92-93 ASI budget
increases funding
Aimee L. Fisher
News editor
A $627,000 Associated Students, Inc.
budget passed unanimously Tuesday,
giving all clubs, organizations and school
joint councils more funding than last year.
"ASI took the initiative to cut out the
fat," said Administrative Vice President
Martin Rodriguez. "Every ASI organization
took an increase from last year."
While organizations will receive
increased funding, if the budget is not
vetoed by ASI President Andres Mo ntoya
or Dean of Student Affairs William
Corcoran, The Campus Children's Center
and The Dotty Collegian will be required to
pay for their accounting fees, totaling almost
$23,500.
Bow the accounting fees will be split
has not been determined because an'
itemized listing of services performed for
the two entities has not been provided by
CSUF Accounting Services after repeated
requests by the ASI, according to Sen.
Shirley Roth.
, The 1992-93 budget allocates $61,663 to
cul tu ral organizations, up from $58,158this
See ASI page 8
Student police
assistants laid off
Manny Fernandez
Staffwriter
Due toe depletion in University Police
Department funds, 11 of 13 police student
assistants have been laid off.
According to Rick Finden,
Transportation and Parking Administrator,
there was simply no money left to pay
the students through the end of the
semester.
Student assistants at all levels of police
operations were laid off, including those
invorvedwithvehickmamtenance,ckrical
jobs, visitor information and parking
officers.
Finden expressed sadness over the
decision.
"All of a sudden to be laid off .Jt hurts,"
hesaid. "It hurts the students and it hurts
us."
Finden. said because he was notified
^ only two days before the lay offs were to
take effect the students were given just 24
hours notice.
Circumstances were made even more
difficult by the short notice, he said.
"We feel really bad about it," he said. "It
doesn't give them much time to find work."
Reasons for the short notice of layoffs
was unknown to Finden.
The department will continue with the
limited staff for the rest of the semester a
is working on the budget for next s«
Finden said.
Parking laws will continue to be enforced
and officers are still writing tickets.
The rerriainwg staff, however, will have
to increase their workloads to pick up the
slack.
There's mote of a workload but no
extension of hours," he said. "Foticeoifkers
are gome to have to issue mote tickets
while patrolling."
Maintenance on police vehicles is also
going to be delayed.