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Tueadayjan. 26,1993 The Daily Collegian Features — 3 ''Protests, Racial Harmony Important to Freshmen Educational survey reveak activism. amonttClass^of '96 Washington, D.C. (CPS)—And you thought the 1960s were the heyday of protesting for college, students. In fact; more than 40 percent of college freshmen surveyed by a UCLA research group said they participated in an organized dem¬ onstration last year, as opposed to just 16.3 percent of freshmen polled by the same organization in 1967. The Higher Educational Re¬ search Institute at the UCLA, which has been conducting an annual sur¬ vey of entering college freshmen for 27 years, also .found that the percentage of students for whom "helping to promote racial under¬ standing" is an esseritial or "very important" goal rose tp an all-time high 42 percent. Along those lines.te. 1 percent of those surveyed disagreed with the assertion thai racial discrimi¬ nation is no longer a major prob¬ lem in the United States. That fig¬ ure was a record high, up from 79.7 it in 1991. The circumstances surrounding last spring's riots in Los Angeles seem to have been-the catalyst for a re-examination of racial issues across the nation," said survey di¬ rector Eric Dey. "By and large, students have responded by recom¬ mitting themselves to promoting racial equality. The survey, sponsored by the American Council on Education, polled more than 200,000 entering freshmen at 404 colleges and uni¬ versities. Activism on the rise - Community activism proved to be of all-around central signifi¬ cance to those polled last year. About one-third (30.7 percent) said becoming a community leader was a "very important" or "essential" Column, * From page 2 A sign of a true music connois¬ seur is strewn CDs in your living room. 7. Try to rent less videos and see more movies in the theaters. Seeing a movie at a theater is much more fun than sitting on your own couch You get more privileges. For example, would you throw your soft drink on the floor at home when you were finished with it? Where else but a movie theater could a group of SO people sit just feet from each /^otherin the dark and not get nervous? 8. Try to be in the best mood possible all the time. If you're in a bad mood, don't let other know about it, because the don't need to hear your problems. Every¬ body has bad days, but it is up to you to make sure those bad days don't become bad weeks. 9. Live each day like its your last. If you want to buy that snazzy car in the window, but it will deplete your bank account, doit Who knows if you'll be around the next day to drive it, but at least you will have had the satisfaction of taking a risk in buying it. 10. Be nicer. Being nicer to people and to yourself just makes everything so much easier. You'll tend to find people will help you out down the line when they remember bow nice you were to them. For example, if you open a door for a stranger, you never know if that stranger may be a loan officer to a bank. In 1972, that figure was only 14.9 percent Committed to serving 'Taken as a whole, these find¬ ings suggest that students today are substantially more committed to serving their communities and to working for social and political change than were students who entered college just a few years ago," said Alexander Astin, a graduate professor at UCLA and founding director of the survey. . Volunteerism in high school also increase slightly among those polled. More than 65 percent said they performed some kind of vol¬ unteer work last year, up from 64.7 percent in 1991. -/ The heated political debates of the last year took their toll on the Class of'96. as well. The percentage who labeled thejr political views as either "liberal" or "far left" jumped to 26.7 per¬ cent, its highest point in 15 years. The "conservative" held constant at 20.3 percent. Nearly 25 percent said they fre- quently talk about politics, up from 18.5 percent in 1988. Campaigning drops Oddly enough, though, the pro¬ portion of students who worked in a local, state or national campaign fell from 8.7 percent to 7.3 percent | between 1988 and 1992. Last year's figure is an all-time low and almost half .the average number reported between 1968 and 1971 (14.1 percent). "These patterns show 'that, in¬ creased interest is not automati¬ cally translated into increased par¬ ticipation," Astin said. "It may well Kennel Bookstore ■\ cp& tfve semester off rj- • Quality * With a Lifetime Warranty tq back it up. 8ht/ Equiopad st«t! a key dip, oac.ud* pocW • dtvWer ■nam eonsparrmam i ocsamtaf 'podnt Briefs available in floral, plaid, and various colors on the Mam Level of fennel Bookstore 278-4267 be that despite their interest in po¬ litical change, today's students re¬ main somewhat cynical about tra¬ ditional politics." Economy kicks in The nation's tough economic times struck college freshmen, as well. The survey found that record numbers of students said they chose their colleges in the basis of low tuition and financial aid. Thirty percent based decisions on cost and 28.3 percent considered the financial assistance package. More than 17 percent said they had a major concern about their ability to pay for college and the number who said they went to col¬ lege because they could not find a job reached an all-time high at 8.2 percent, up from 7.3 percent iri 1991. "These figures are troubling since research has consistently shown that living away from cam¬ pus and working at an outside job detract from the quality of the fresh¬ man-year experience." he said. Astin said he was concerned that 23.6 percent chose their college because they wanted to live near home. He also said he worried about the fact that 38.8 percent said they will have to get jobs to help pay for college expenses and that 4.9 per¬ cent said they expect to work full time during college^ Additional findings Among the other findings ofthe report: • 14.3 percent said they were interested in a business career, down from a peak of 24.8 percent • 15.6 percent, a new high, ex¬ pressed interest in majoring in the health profession. That figure is double the 1987 level of 7.2 per¬ cent. •4T8percent said the frequenUy or occasionally argued with a teacher in class. • 53 .5 percent reported frequent¬ ly or occasionally drinking beer, down substantially from the 75 percent figure in 1981 and 1982. • 23 percent agreed that mari¬ juana should be legalized, up from the low of 16.7 percent in 1989 • 64.1 percent said that abortion should be legal. • 89.7 percent said the federal government is not doing enough to control envirorsnental pollution. • 37.6 percent, a record low, said it is important to have laws prohib¬ iting homosexual relationships, the fifth year in a row that figure has dropped. • 61.2 percent said colleges should prohibit racist and sexist speech on campus. • 44.2 percent agreed that If two people really like each other only for a very short time." The figure, was 51 percent in 1990. • 88.9 percent said that "just because a man thinks thai a woman has 'led him on' does not entitle him to have sex with her," the highest recorded figure. IffiLP WANTED EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER OPPORTUNITY*- CAMP WAYNE for Boys and Girls, NE PA (3hrs/NYC> Sports ori¬ ented. Couselors / Specialists for all land / water sports, camp¬ ing, computers, A&C, video, radio. Campus interviews on WED. February 17, Satelite Stu¬ dent Center. Write: 55*Channel Drive , Port Washington, NYl 11050-2216 or call 1-800-456- 7946 or 516-883-3067. CANYOUMANAGEONAN EXTRA $2500?- Practical ex¬ perience for Business/Market¬ ing Majors: Manage Credit Card ' Promotions on campus for na¬ tional marketing firm. Hours flexible. Earn upto$2500/term. Call 1-800-950-8472, ext-17. US Tracers - is currently seek¬ ing motivated students in the Fresno area for FT and PT inde¬ pendent wo'rk. (800) 886-6919. ALASKA SUMMER EM¬ PLOYMENT- fisheries. Earn $600+/ week in canneries or $4000+/month on fishing boats! Over 8,00 openings. No experi¬ ence necessary. Male or Fe¬ male. For employment pro¬ gram call V-206-545-4155 ext A6007 Need tutor for business Span¬ ish. Prefer native speaker! 224-4105 Eves. ANNOUNCEMENTS S1000ANHOUR!! Each member of your frat, so¬ rority, team, club, etc.pitches in just one hour and your group can raise $1000 in just a few days! Plus a chance to earn $1000 for yourself!! No cost. No obligation. 1-800-932-0528, ext, 65 . FOR RENT WALK TO SCHOOL 2 Br + 2 Ba $365:1 Br 5295:647 W. Barstow Ave, "Clovis 299-5851 Kennel Bookstore * Dictionaries * Study Guides * Test Prep Books * Teacher Aid , * Computer Books ~k Language Tapes * Novels •ir Magazines' * Rosters • VCR & Movie Rentals General Book Department Located on . Lower Level 278-4286 $
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Title | 1993_01 The Daily Collegian January 1993 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1993 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | January 26, 1993, Page 3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1993 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Tueadayjan. 26,1993 The Daily Collegian Features — 3 ''Protests, Racial Harmony Important to Freshmen Educational survey reveak activism. amonttClass^of '96 Washington, D.C. (CPS)—And you thought the 1960s were the heyday of protesting for college, students. In fact; more than 40 percent of college freshmen surveyed by a UCLA research group said they participated in an organized dem¬ onstration last year, as opposed to just 16.3 percent of freshmen polled by the same organization in 1967. The Higher Educational Re¬ search Institute at the UCLA, which has been conducting an annual sur¬ vey of entering college freshmen for 27 years, also .found that the percentage of students for whom "helping to promote racial under¬ standing" is an esseritial or "very important" goal rose tp an all-time high 42 percent. Along those lines.te. 1 percent of those surveyed disagreed with the assertion thai racial discrimi¬ nation is no longer a major prob¬ lem in the United States. That fig¬ ure was a record high, up from 79.7 it in 1991. The circumstances surrounding last spring's riots in Los Angeles seem to have been-the catalyst for a re-examination of racial issues across the nation," said survey di¬ rector Eric Dey. "By and large, students have responded by recom¬ mitting themselves to promoting racial equality. The survey, sponsored by the American Council on Education, polled more than 200,000 entering freshmen at 404 colleges and uni¬ versities. Activism on the rise - Community activism proved to be of all-around central signifi¬ cance to those polled last year. About one-third (30.7 percent) said becoming a community leader was a "very important" or "essential" Column, * From page 2 A sign of a true music connois¬ seur is strewn CDs in your living room. 7. Try to rent less videos and see more movies in the theaters. Seeing a movie at a theater is much more fun than sitting on your own couch You get more privileges. For example, would you throw your soft drink on the floor at home when you were finished with it? Where else but a movie theater could a group of SO people sit just feet from each /^otherin the dark and not get nervous? 8. Try to be in the best mood possible all the time. If you're in a bad mood, don't let other know about it, because the don't need to hear your problems. Every¬ body has bad days, but it is up to you to make sure those bad days don't become bad weeks. 9. Live each day like its your last. If you want to buy that snazzy car in the window, but it will deplete your bank account, doit Who knows if you'll be around the next day to drive it, but at least you will have had the satisfaction of taking a risk in buying it. 10. Be nicer. Being nicer to people and to yourself just makes everything so much easier. You'll tend to find people will help you out down the line when they remember bow nice you were to them. For example, if you open a door for a stranger, you never know if that stranger may be a loan officer to a bank. In 1972, that figure was only 14.9 percent Committed to serving 'Taken as a whole, these find¬ ings suggest that students today are substantially more committed to serving their communities and to working for social and political change than were students who entered college just a few years ago," said Alexander Astin, a graduate professor at UCLA and founding director of the survey. . Volunteerism in high school also increase slightly among those polled. More than 65 percent said they performed some kind of vol¬ unteer work last year, up from 64.7 percent in 1991. -/ The heated political debates of the last year took their toll on the Class of'96. as well. The percentage who labeled thejr political views as either "liberal" or "far left" jumped to 26.7 per¬ cent, its highest point in 15 years. The "conservative" held constant at 20.3 percent. Nearly 25 percent said they fre- quently talk about politics, up from 18.5 percent in 1988. Campaigning drops Oddly enough, though, the pro¬ portion of students who worked in a local, state or national campaign fell from 8.7 percent to 7.3 percent | between 1988 and 1992. Last year's figure is an all-time low and almost half .the average number reported between 1968 and 1971 (14.1 percent). "These patterns show 'that, in¬ creased interest is not automati¬ cally translated into increased par¬ ticipation," Astin said. "It may well Kennel Bookstore ■\ cp& tfve semester off rj- • Quality * With a Lifetime Warranty tq back it up. 8ht/ Equiopad st«t! a key dip, oac.ud* pocW • dtvWer ■nam eonsparrmam i ocsamtaf 'podnt Briefs available in floral, plaid, and various colors on the Mam Level of fennel Bookstore 278-4267 be that despite their interest in po¬ litical change, today's students re¬ main somewhat cynical about tra¬ ditional politics." Economy kicks in The nation's tough economic times struck college freshmen, as well. The survey found that record numbers of students said they chose their colleges in the basis of low tuition and financial aid. Thirty percent based decisions on cost and 28.3 percent considered the financial assistance package. More than 17 percent said they had a major concern about their ability to pay for college and the number who said they went to col¬ lege because they could not find a job reached an all-time high at 8.2 percent, up from 7.3 percent iri 1991. "These figures are troubling since research has consistently shown that living away from cam¬ pus and working at an outside job detract from the quality of the fresh¬ man-year experience." he said. Astin said he was concerned that 23.6 percent chose their college because they wanted to live near home. He also said he worried about the fact that 38.8 percent said they will have to get jobs to help pay for college expenses and that 4.9 per¬ cent said they expect to work full time during college^ Additional findings Among the other findings ofthe report: • 14.3 percent said they were interested in a business career, down from a peak of 24.8 percent • 15.6 percent, a new high, ex¬ pressed interest in majoring in the health profession. That figure is double the 1987 level of 7.2 per¬ cent. •4T8percent said the frequenUy or occasionally argued with a teacher in class. • 53 .5 percent reported frequent¬ ly or occasionally drinking beer, down substantially from the 75 percent figure in 1981 and 1982. • 23 percent agreed that mari¬ juana should be legalized, up from the low of 16.7 percent in 1989 • 64.1 percent said that abortion should be legal. • 89.7 percent said the federal government is not doing enough to control envirorsnental pollution. • 37.6 percent, a record low, said it is important to have laws prohib¬ iting homosexual relationships, the fifth year in a row that figure has dropped. • 61.2 percent said colleges should prohibit racist and sexist speech on campus. • 44.2 percent agreed that If two people really like each other only for a very short time." The figure, was 51 percent in 1990. • 88.9 percent said that "just because a man thinks thai a woman has 'led him on' does not entitle him to have sex with her," the highest recorded figure. IffiLP WANTED EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER OPPORTUNITY*- CAMP WAYNE for Boys and Girls, NE PA (3hrs/NYC> Sports ori¬ ented. Couselors / Specialists for all land / water sports, camp¬ ing, computers, A&C, video, radio. Campus interviews on WED. February 17, Satelite Stu¬ dent Center. Write: 55*Channel Drive , Port Washington, NYl 11050-2216 or call 1-800-456- 7946 or 516-883-3067. CANYOUMANAGEONAN EXTRA $2500?- Practical ex¬ perience for Business/Market¬ ing Majors: Manage Credit Card ' Promotions on campus for na¬ tional marketing firm. Hours flexible. Earn upto$2500/term. Call 1-800-950-8472, ext-17. US Tracers - is currently seek¬ ing motivated students in the Fresno area for FT and PT inde¬ pendent wo'rk. (800) 886-6919. ALASKA SUMMER EM¬ PLOYMENT- fisheries. Earn $600+/ week in canneries or $4000+/month on fishing boats! Over 8,00 openings. No experi¬ ence necessary. Male or Fe¬ male. For employment pro¬ gram call V-206-545-4155 ext A6007 Need tutor for business Span¬ ish. Prefer native speaker! 224-4105 Eves. ANNOUNCEMENTS S1000ANHOUR!! Each member of your frat, so¬ rority, team, club, etc.pitches in just one hour and your group can raise $1000 in just a few days! Plus a chance to earn $1000 for yourself!! No cost. No obligation. 1-800-932-0528, ext, 65 . FOR RENT WALK TO SCHOOL 2 Br + 2 Ba $365:1 Br 5295:647 W. Barstow Ave, "Clovis 299-5851 Kennel Bookstore * Dictionaries * Study Guides * Test Prep Books * Teacher Aid , * Computer Books ~k Language Tapes * Novels •ir Magazines' * Rosters • VCR & Movie Rentals General Book Department Located on . Lower Level 278-4286 $ |