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Che ©atlp Collegian VoL 101, No. 02 California State University, Fresno Tuesday, August 31,1993 Increase In Cal Grant Funding DAVDD MIRHADI News Editor The passage of the new California state budget for the 1993-94 fiscal year has allowed for an in¬ crease in Cal Grant funding by an additional $51.2 million dollars. The increase in funding was announced by Cali¬ fornia Gov. Pete Wilson, and will augment both the CSU and UC programs for the upcoming years. Provisions for the grant procedures will mean an increase of 35% for the state's financial aid program. Samuel M. Klpp. executive director of the California Student Aid Commission, said that "the higher Cal Grant amounts will send a message to California's citizens that the state will continue to invest In high achieving students" by increasing both Cal Grant A and Cal Grant B funds. The increase will mean that the 75,000 grants issued annually will Jump from an average of $914 for the CSU student to $1,300-$1.500 to cover average student fees. University of California students will be receiving between $3,300 and $3,500 for funds. Com¬ munity college funds would be restored to their original level of $1,400 for non-fee costs. Reaction on the CSUF campus from Director of Admissions Richard Backer was positive. . The California state legislature has realized that we are a strong body of individuals," he said, noting that along with the lower fee increase of $103, admissions were able to be extended, with the recommendation of President John Welty. The California Student Aid Commission was formed in 1955 and serves students, based on financial need and aca¬ demic standing. Ba-boom-da-da sound the quints, bass and snares of the Fresno State Marching Band Drum Line. Witness the infectious grooves of these percussionists and the rest of the marching band on Saturday, September 11, at the FSU vs. Oregon State football game. STAR Registration Proves Successful JASON OWEN Staff Writer The STAR registration for the fall semester was an over-all success and was infinately improved over last spring's disaster. This was a relief for students and administra¬ tive personal. The spring semester 1993 was a nightmare for most students from the start. Due to a shut-down In the school's computer the STAR system was inoperable which caused a back log in student registration. Minerva Escobedo the schools head registor said, "In the Spring semes¬ ter, our campus was closed for the first time in it's history. The system was brought down so It couldn't be utilized, and when It did come up it caused the STAR system to fail." During the spring registration students were met with a aggrtvating busy tone or simply told the system was not working and that they should call back at a future date. Now the STAR system has two parphonlc boxes and one is used as a back-up. There also has been added 16 additional a 1 lines. There are now 64 opperating lines versus last year's 48. Escabedo was not the only person satisfied with "It was a definite improvement over last year, last year it liter¬ ally took me 30 straight minutes of trying, push¬ ing redial-redial- redial...and this time I got the right number the first time, in fact it caught me off guard." STAR'S performance this year. There is an over-all campus opinion that registration this semester was a dramatic improve¬ ment over last year. Scott Leflcowltz, an accounting major, was pleased with the smooth arid effective ease of the system. "It was a definite improvement over last year, last year it literally took me 30 straight minutes of trying, push¬ ing redlal-redial- redial...and this time I got the right number the first time, in tact It caught me off guard." Star stands for "Stu¬ dent Telephone Assisted Registration" and it is not a significantly new tech¬ nology. Telephone regis¬ tration has been used throughout the country at other colleges and in California on the cam¬ puses of UCLA and San Louis Obispo. Fresno was one of the first CSU campuses to use It. The primary benefits of the STAR system are it's easy access and It's Immediate response time. "The STAR system allows students to get into the main computer to get immediate response whether the class Is closed, cancelled, and if they need to add a class they get Immediate reponse if they have See STAR, page 3.
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Title | 1993_08 The Daily Collegian August 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 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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Language | eng |
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Title | August 31, 1993, Page 1 |
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 | Che ©atlp Collegian VoL 101, No. 02 California State University, Fresno Tuesday, August 31,1993 Increase In Cal Grant Funding DAVDD MIRHADI News Editor The passage of the new California state budget for the 1993-94 fiscal year has allowed for an in¬ crease in Cal Grant funding by an additional $51.2 million dollars. The increase in funding was announced by Cali¬ fornia Gov. Pete Wilson, and will augment both the CSU and UC programs for the upcoming years. Provisions for the grant procedures will mean an increase of 35% for the state's financial aid program. Samuel M. Klpp. executive director of the California Student Aid Commission, said that "the higher Cal Grant amounts will send a message to California's citizens that the state will continue to invest In high achieving students" by increasing both Cal Grant A and Cal Grant B funds. The increase will mean that the 75,000 grants issued annually will Jump from an average of $914 for the CSU student to $1,300-$1.500 to cover average student fees. University of California students will be receiving between $3,300 and $3,500 for funds. Com¬ munity college funds would be restored to their original level of $1,400 for non-fee costs. Reaction on the CSUF campus from Director of Admissions Richard Backer was positive. . The California state legislature has realized that we are a strong body of individuals," he said, noting that along with the lower fee increase of $103, admissions were able to be extended, with the recommendation of President John Welty. The California Student Aid Commission was formed in 1955 and serves students, based on financial need and aca¬ demic standing. Ba-boom-da-da sound the quints, bass and snares of the Fresno State Marching Band Drum Line. Witness the infectious grooves of these percussionists and the rest of the marching band on Saturday, September 11, at the FSU vs. Oregon State football game. STAR Registration Proves Successful JASON OWEN Staff Writer The STAR registration for the fall semester was an over-all success and was infinately improved over last spring's disaster. This was a relief for students and administra¬ tive personal. The spring semester 1993 was a nightmare for most students from the start. Due to a shut-down In the school's computer the STAR system was inoperable which caused a back log in student registration. Minerva Escobedo the schools head registor said, "In the Spring semes¬ ter, our campus was closed for the first time in it's history. The system was brought down so It couldn't be utilized, and when It did come up it caused the STAR system to fail." During the spring registration students were met with a aggrtvating busy tone or simply told the system was not working and that they should call back at a future date. Now the STAR system has two parphonlc boxes and one is used as a back-up. There also has been added 16 additional a 1 lines. There are now 64 opperating lines versus last year's 48. Escabedo was not the only person satisfied with "It was a definite improvement over last year, last year it liter¬ ally took me 30 straight minutes of trying, push¬ ing redial-redial- redial...and this time I got the right number the first time, in fact it caught me off guard." STAR'S performance this year. There is an over-all campus opinion that registration this semester was a dramatic improve¬ ment over last year. Scott Leflcowltz, an accounting major, was pleased with the smooth arid effective ease of the system. "It was a definite improvement over last year, last year it literally took me 30 straight minutes of trying, push¬ ing redlal-redial- redial...and this time I got the right number the first time, in tact It caught me off guard." Star stands for "Stu¬ dent Telephone Assisted Registration" and it is not a significantly new tech¬ nology. Telephone regis¬ tration has been used throughout the country at other colleges and in California on the cam¬ puses of UCLA and San Louis Obispo. Fresno was one of the first CSU campuses to use It. The primary benefits of the STAR system are it's easy access and It's Immediate response time. "The STAR system allows students to get into the main computer to get immediate response whether the class Is closed, cancelled, and if they need to add a class they get Immediate reponse if they have See STAR, page 3. |