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Monday, March 1, 1993 ■n The Daily Collegian News — 5 ^Eu3ent appeal goes to high court ARLINGTON, TX (CPS)-A University of Texas at Arlington student appealed a failing grade all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In January, Supreme Court Jus¬ tices turned down a request by The justices declined tohear the lawsuit in which Tobias sought to have his grade reversed. Tobias received a flunking grade in 1984 in^a course in obstetric nursing^He' turned in what his Richard Tobias, ^o, of ArTmgioo<'—professor thought was incomplete to hear his case. and unsatisfactory work. Tobias Tobias sued the university on filed two lawsuits against the uni- the grounds that his constitutional versify—one over the grate, and rights have been denied because . the other seeking documents from his professor gave him a failing UT at Arlington under the U.S. grade. Freedom Information Act That suit is awaiting appeal. A Texas appeals upheld the flunking grade, saying it was pow¬ erless to override the professional judgment of the university. "Given the facts in the present case, we cannot say that the deci¬ sion to fail (Tobias) was such a substantial departure from accepted academic norms as to conclusively demonstrate that no professional judgment was exercised," the-ap¬ peals court said. Generation From page 4 and now we're going to change Americas," he shouted, bringing a roar from the crowd, which even cheered his wife Tipper Gore, al¬ though slightly less enthusiasti¬ cally. Gore reiterated campaign pledges to make college education more accessible and to help young people find employment after graduation. As Clinton called for a "season of service" in his inaugural- ad¬ dress, Gore also appealed to the audience to get involved-to bring about political change. ' Even Roger Clinton, the president's rock singer brother, performed a song at the the MTV ball, with featured performances by many popular bands. MTV's graphics logo for the evening was the White House, with Jimi H end rix's version of "The Star- Spangled Banner" playing in the background. . . • Rally - From page 1 formed at UC Santa Barbara. She said an additional purpose of the rally will be1 to talk about direct action to help sol ve the state's continuingproblemsinhigheredu- cation. . \ "When a lot of people can't go to school purely for financial reasons, something needs to be done." With the state budget in dire straits. Gov. Wilson is not on Rosen's 10-most-adiured list. "He uses immigration as a scape- . - "goat/and we want to expose that as a complete and total lie. It's an excuse for him to not really deal with the budget*problems and higher education," she said. At CSUF, SCARED will also be participating in the Sacramento rally. They.had their own act of protest Feb. 3 with the distribution of more than 6,000 flyers stating dissatisfaction over class size lim¬ its and canceled class sections. One ofthe senators who will be involved in the rally is Dawn Phil¬ lips, senator-at-large, post No. 2, As reported in the Feb. 22 edi¬ tion of The Daily Collegian, she, along with senator Michelle Meiring, were billed for excessive copier use. Phillips was billed $518.50 for her part in the protest. She said the bill was "crazy." "Theofficial line was that! 'mis¬ used' the copier machine. Sena¬ tors get a limit for their ASI work, but what we did wasn' t considered as such." » When she asked for clarification -oh copy costs, Phillips said the ASI wasn't able to give her an answer. By going to Sacramento, Phillips hopes to get some answers from legislators at the Capitol. "Higher education is a priority that should be reflected in the state budget," she said. Right now, it's not -v In Gov. Wilson's proposed 1993- '94 budget, higher education iand~- ing will be cut by $400 million, according to a story in the Jan.,? edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. Phillipsjbelieves paying more for a college education will have a detrimental effect. "With higher fees and fewer n .graduates, there will be a smaller pool of trained, educated people. 'rThe budget doesn't do us any favors in the short or long-term. It doesn't affect just students, but the economy and business, too. It hurts the state all around." . A total of 15 people from CSUF have signed up to go to Sacra¬ mento for the rally next weekend. Phillips said anyone interested in going can call her or any SCARED organizer.' — ^oy/tlWT "Putt the funk back in travel!"-r/wt The new travel guides that tell you " everything you need to ' know about traveling when you're strapped for cash but ^ ripe for adven¬ turer- from cheap eats and sleeps to off-beat things to do for little or no money. Packed full of irreverent insights, insiders' tips, and' ^ 3 times more maps than similar guides. wnptalh-ip m town S mm. mmmmmlrM MPMMHFbdors ft ouT op qiv£ m It fansr tmm ■ bmui m m foao-ra Smaii i n imanr ■ Cum She also said a meeting discuss¬ ing the trip will be held Thursday at 7 p.m in USU 316. "I'm hoping to get as big a group as possible. Other schools from around the state are bringing busloads of people." The message of an affordable education for all has already got¬ ten through to somelegislators like -State Sen. David Roberti (D-Hol- ly wood). In a Jan, 7 Los Angeles Times article, he said, "We can talk about tax credits. We can talk about tax incentives. But you have to have an educated population." Phillips agrees with that state¬ ment. "Education is a priority with far-reaching consequences, like how our state and country will be run and if we have enough quali¬ fied people to work. We're dead- set on this, with no compromise." CONGRATULATIONS TO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS Golden Key National Honor Society California State University, Fresno Membership Deadline: March 5, 1993 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TODD AT2994901 * ^L Know What Happens ^ When You Don't ^ Advertise? NOTHING! S
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Title | 1993_03 The Daily Collegian March 1993 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1993 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | March 1, 1993, Page 5 |
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 | Monday, March 1, 1993 ■n The Daily Collegian News — 5 ^Eu3ent appeal goes to high court ARLINGTON, TX (CPS)-A University of Texas at Arlington student appealed a failing grade all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In January, Supreme Court Jus¬ tices turned down a request by The justices declined tohear the lawsuit in which Tobias sought to have his grade reversed. Tobias received a flunking grade in 1984 in^a course in obstetric nursing^He' turned in what his Richard Tobias, ^o, of ArTmgioo<'—professor thought was incomplete to hear his case. and unsatisfactory work. Tobias Tobias sued the university on filed two lawsuits against the uni- the grounds that his constitutional versify—one over the grate, and rights have been denied because . the other seeking documents from his professor gave him a failing UT at Arlington under the U.S. grade. Freedom Information Act That suit is awaiting appeal. A Texas appeals upheld the flunking grade, saying it was pow¬ erless to override the professional judgment of the university. "Given the facts in the present case, we cannot say that the deci¬ sion to fail (Tobias) was such a substantial departure from accepted academic norms as to conclusively demonstrate that no professional judgment was exercised," the-ap¬ peals court said. Generation From page 4 and now we're going to change Americas," he shouted, bringing a roar from the crowd, which even cheered his wife Tipper Gore, al¬ though slightly less enthusiasti¬ cally. Gore reiterated campaign pledges to make college education more accessible and to help young people find employment after graduation. As Clinton called for a "season of service" in his inaugural- ad¬ dress, Gore also appealed to the audience to get involved-to bring about political change. ' Even Roger Clinton, the president's rock singer brother, performed a song at the the MTV ball, with featured performances by many popular bands. MTV's graphics logo for the evening was the White House, with Jimi H end rix's version of "The Star- Spangled Banner" playing in the background. . . • Rally - From page 1 formed at UC Santa Barbara. She said an additional purpose of the rally will be1 to talk about direct action to help sol ve the state's continuingproblemsinhigheredu- cation. . \ "When a lot of people can't go to school purely for financial reasons, something needs to be done." With the state budget in dire straits. Gov. Wilson is not on Rosen's 10-most-adiured list. "He uses immigration as a scape- . - "goat/and we want to expose that as a complete and total lie. It's an excuse for him to not really deal with the budget*problems and higher education," she said. At CSUF, SCARED will also be participating in the Sacramento rally. They.had their own act of protest Feb. 3 with the distribution of more than 6,000 flyers stating dissatisfaction over class size lim¬ its and canceled class sections. One ofthe senators who will be involved in the rally is Dawn Phil¬ lips, senator-at-large, post No. 2, As reported in the Feb. 22 edi¬ tion of The Daily Collegian, she, along with senator Michelle Meiring, were billed for excessive copier use. Phillips was billed $518.50 for her part in the protest. She said the bill was "crazy." "Theofficial line was that! 'mis¬ used' the copier machine. Sena¬ tors get a limit for their ASI work, but what we did wasn' t considered as such." » When she asked for clarification -oh copy costs, Phillips said the ASI wasn't able to give her an answer. By going to Sacramento, Phillips hopes to get some answers from legislators at the Capitol. "Higher education is a priority that should be reflected in the state budget," she said. Right now, it's not -v In Gov. Wilson's proposed 1993- '94 budget, higher education iand~- ing will be cut by $400 million, according to a story in the Jan.,? edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. Phillipsjbelieves paying more for a college education will have a detrimental effect. "With higher fees and fewer n .graduates, there will be a smaller pool of trained, educated people. 'rThe budget doesn't do us any favors in the short or long-term. It doesn't affect just students, but the economy and business, too. It hurts the state all around." . A total of 15 people from CSUF have signed up to go to Sacra¬ mento for the rally next weekend. Phillips said anyone interested in going can call her or any SCARED organizer.' — ^oy/tlWT "Putt the funk back in travel!"-r/wt The new travel guides that tell you " everything you need to ' know about traveling when you're strapped for cash but ^ ripe for adven¬ turer- from cheap eats and sleeps to off-beat things to do for little or no money. Packed full of irreverent insights, insiders' tips, and' ^ 3 times more maps than similar guides. wnptalh-ip m town S mm. mmmmmlrM MPMMHFbdors ft ouT op qiv£ m It fansr tmm ■ bmui m m foao-ra Smaii i n imanr ■ Cum She also said a meeting discuss¬ ing the trip will be held Thursday at 7 p.m in USU 316. "I'm hoping to get as big a group as possible. Other schools from around the state are bringing busloads of people." The message of an affordable education for all has already got¬ ten through to somelegislators like -State Sen. David Roberti (D-Hol- ly wood). In a Jan, 7 Los Angeles Times article, he said, "We can talk about tax credits. We can talk about tax incentives. But you have to have an educated population." Phillips agrees with that state¬ ment. "Education is a priority with far-reaching consequences, like how our state and country will be run and if we have enough quali¬ fied people to work. We're dead- set on this, with no compromise." CONGRATULATIONS TO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS Golden Key National Honor Society California State University, Fresno Membership Deadline: March 5, 1993 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL TODD AT2994901 * ^L Know What Happens ^ When You Don't ^ Advertise? NOTHING! S |