1994_01 The Daily Collegian January 1994

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Vol. 102, No. 1
Fresno State's Independent Daily
Monday, Jan. 31,1994
Welty gives
stateof the
campus
ByLoriAsh
THE COLLEGIAN
As President Clinton prepared his State of
the Union Address, Fresno State University
President John D. Welty gave his Academic
Assembly address. On Jan. 27, Welty sounded
optimistic in his speech at the Satellite Stu¬
dent Union.
The main points of his speech were the
financial standing of the university, quality
of education, the name of the university,
administrative changes and the proposed
university village:
The future financial outlook for FSU is
good, according to Welty.
'The good news is that there is an increase
in state support of$57.6 million for [Califor¬
nia State Universities], which is 3.9 percent
above last year," Welty said. "However, this
is still short of the $94 million needed to meet
fixed cost increases and to.annualize the
salary increases provided this year."
FSU will be able to maintain student
enrollment levels in the future, but in order to
do so, CSU trustees have proposed substan¬
tial fee. increases to help meet costs. The
requested fee increases are $342 for full-
time undergraduates and $432 for full-time
graduate students.
The fee increases of 24 and 30 percent
- must be approved by the Legislature. In the
past, (he Legislature has been reluctant to
pass drastic fee increasei.        \    .
Quality of education at FSU was also
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The Brock Report, released in December,
said that a "disturbing and dangerous mis¬
match between what American society needs
and what higher education provides" exists
in the school systems. It also charges that
there are "too many graduates who cannot
read and write well, too many whose intel¬
lectual depth and breadth are unimpressive
and too many whose skills are inadequate."
"It is important that wetisten to the mes¬
sages of these reports," Welty said. "We
must begin looking at assessment processes
which will help us improve our programs."
Welty also spoke
about reviewing the
general education pro¬
gram.
"The G.E. Task
Force has met this past
semester to'discuss the
philosophy and future
directions of [general
education]," Welty
said.
On another aca¬
demic front, discussion
is once again underway
for a three-year degree
program and a degree
completion guarantee.
"We will develop a '    JohnD.Wnlty
Degree Completion guarantee is ready to be
forwarded to the Academic Senate. This
proposed plan will guarantee that students
can graduate in four years if they wish to do
proposal for a three-year degree that will be
integrated into an honors program," Welty
said. "Our proposed Fresmj State University
offer a recommendation on the issue.
Lyman Heine, chairman of the faculty
Academic Senate, welcomes a review.
"There are strong feelings on both sides,
both ways," Lyman said. "The result prob-
Once again, FSU    ably will not please everyone, but we can't
will be playing the    let mis thing hang around our necks forever."
name game. A new administrator has been appointed
to the FSU staff by Welty. *  *
"Dr. Peter Smits will join us as vice presi¬
dent for university advancement on Feb.
14," Welty said. "In today's times of budget¬
ary constraints. Dr. Smit' s position is vital to
the economic growth of our university."
Another appointee was Lynn Hemink,
who will become executive assistant to the
president
The final focus of the address concerned
the proposed university village. A study is
underway to determine the feasibility of the
project.
Welty also said that the move to the new
education building will begin the week of
spring break and will be fully operational in
the fall. •    •
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"Hopefully this time
we can come together
to adopt one name for
our university, rather
than going back and
forth, or using simulta¬
neously the names of
CSU, Fresno *and
Fresno State,"'Welty
said.
"The current prac¬
tice of using two names
is an image disaster
which reflects the lack
of a single university identity," image con¬
sultants Barnes and Roche said. •
Welty said he will appoint a committee to
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Study shows moderation is key
By Jason Owen
THE COLLEGIAN
Two glasses of wine a day helps
keep the doctor away.
This might sound like the
drunkard's creed, but, according to
one study, a little alcohol can be
good for the body.
Researchers at Brigham and
Woman's Hospital in Boston found
that those who drink in moderation
have higher levels of high-density
lipoprotein or the "good" choles¬
terol whic h protects the heart from
Students should not jump to the
conclusion, though, mat alcohol¬
ism is the secret to longevity.
Cynny Osborne; who has been a
nutritionist at the Health Center on
campus for the past nine years,
warns that the study should not be
taken at face value.
"Yes, the study was legitimate
and it appears that intake of some
kind of alcoholic beverages does
raise HDLs," said Osborne.
'Hut we don't live our life in a
vacuum. There is cause and effect
in everything that we do and we
know that alcohol, even though it
might raise HDLs,' does put us at
greater risk for cancer of all the
digestive track."
The concept of alcohol be nefi t -
' ing human health is not a novel
one. Twin Labs, a company that
/produces supplements, puts out a
product called Polyphenols which
essentially provide the same effect
as drinking two glasses of wine but
without the side effects
Dave High, owner of Sunrise
Health Foods, says that two
Polyphenols a day can help slow
down aging, help arthritis victims
and prevent heart disease.
Osborne believes that alcohol
consumption is an irrational way to
try to improve personal health.
She says that the short-term risks
outweigh the questionable long-
term prevention, especially for s tu -
See STUDY, page 8
Inside
Opinion: Academics taking
a backseat to athletics at
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THIe IX: FSU to put $5
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