1994_03 The Daily Collegian March 1994

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Fresno State's Independent Daily
Vol. 102, No. 21
lUesday, March 8,1994
Men's swim team
dropped from FSU
By Robbie- Miner
TffiCOLLEGIAN
Just two days after the WAC
championships, members of the
*" men' s swimming team received the
bad news yesterday that the their
sport will be dropped at Fresno
State.
The 17-member Intercollegiate
Athletics Strategic Planning Com¬
mittee, appointed by President John
Welty agreed to drop men's swim¬
ming, to free up funds for the addi¬
tion of two new women's sports at
Fresno State. S    -
"There* s been speculation for a
couple of months now that it might
happen, tart dropping the program
{men's swimming) didn't seem to
nie like the best option," said swim¬
ming coach Daniella Irle. "I always
believe that there are alternatives; I
just don't dunk they (administra¬
tors) looked hard enough."
The men' s swimmi ng team will
be dropped for the-1994-95 s
and women's soccer will be added
for 1995 fall season. The second
sport, to be based on student inter¬
est, will be added in 1996-97.
It's unfortunate that it's ( a
women's soccer team) at the ex¬
pense of a men's sport," said Carol
Lauchner, the coach of FSU's
women's soccer club team. "That's
just going to-build some resent¬
ment among the swimming team
and the entire men's sports com¬
munity all together. It's great, don't
get me wrong, but it's unfortunate
that it had to happen tins way."
The Athletic Corporation Board
had endorsed the recommendation
and yesterday Welty approved It
As a result of these changes, the
proportion of men and women ath¬
letics will change from a present
70-30% majority of men to a 55-
45% majority of men by 1997-98.
'This action is a major step to-
See SOCCER, page 4
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Students fight back against name change to FSU
ByDlpanMann
THECOLLEGIAN
The controversy between the
* names Fresno State University and
I California State University, Fresno
continues with action by students
who don't want the name change to
take place.
The much argued name change
from CSUF to FSU is one of the
main issues the university is deal¬
ing with at the moment.
One thing that is concerning
many CSUF students is that they
are and will continue to be CSUF
students until a final decision is
reached by university officials and
is formally announced.    1^*—^
On March 15, President John D
Welty, along with the Academic
Senate, will meet to resolve the
issue and subsequently inform stu¬
dents of which university they will
graduate from.
However, various campus orga¬
nizations are determined to save
CSUF from the hands of a coup by
FSU-backers,
Most students involved in the
FSU International Club do not want
to graduate from FSU.
Club members say they are and
intend al way s- to remain students of
CSUF.
Students feel that graduating
from FSU, rather than CSUF, could
prove to have a detrimental affect
on recognition in today's highly
competitive job market and, there¬
fore, is not a good idea.,
Buthaina Baqir, a student from It would also be easier for cam-
Oman, said she came to attend pus representatives to use the name
CSUF, and she does not want toy FSU, rather than choosing between
graduate from FSU, a decision    the correct name. CSUF, and the
Major mushroom industry
figure leaves endowment^
By[
THECOLLEGIAN
A $275,000 endowment from
die estate of Jenjamin B. Stoller
will result in the establishment of
the Stoller Distinguished Profes¬
sorship in the School of Agricul¬
tural Sciences and Technplogy.
Stoller, who passed away three
years ago, was a major figure in the
mushroom industry with laborato¬
ries and mushroom farming opera¬
tions in Santa Cruz and Pennsylva¬
nia. *
The professorship will be filled
by Joo Kinywho has been with the
department of plant science and
mechanized agriculture since 1970.
He will join the department of
enology, food science and nutri¬
tion as the Stoller Distinguished
Kim said be is honored and grati¬
fied to hold the distinguished pro¬
fessorship because of the leader¬
ship that Stoller provided in the
mushroom industry over a span of
50 years.
Kim said that he and Stoller
shared bom common interests [in
mushroom research ] and a friend¬
ship for a number of years.
Both Kim and Stoller shared
common professional interests in
mushroom industry research and
both made important contributions
to the industry.
Stoller supported FSU for years
with both financial and equipment
donations to the School of Agricul¬
tural Sciences and Technology.
The university intends to make
the position a fully endowed chair,
which will require a minimum en¬
dowment of $300,000. ;
Although Stoller has established
the distinguished professorship, the
university will continue to accept
donations to the fund in order to
make it a fully endowed chair.
Agricultural sciences Junior
Ashish Singh said that,'the estab-
lishment of the professorship
through the endowment is a very
major contribution by one of the
nation's most important men in the
field."
The School of Agricultural Sci¬
ences and Technology is currently
one of the best in the country, and
lias been such for a long time now.
The outstanding level of teach¬
ing by the professors clearly shows
the standard of excellence that the
school maintains," said Singh.
Singh said he had read about the
contributions of Stoller and was
impressed by bis work and research.
"It is unfortunate that Dr. Stoller
is no [longer] with us, but he shall
always be remembered as one of
the leading figures in the field of
mushroom research," he said.
which she will have no choice but
to accept
"It's my first semester here,"
said Ayad Abu-Khamsin, a fresh¬
man engineering major from Saudi
Arabia. "I came to CSUF, which is
recognized in my country. '
"If I graduate from Fresno State,
nojbne will offer me a job back
home," he said.
"No one knows what Fresno
State is besides the Bulldog fans."
Such is the main problem stu¬
dents have with graduating from
- FSU — that it will not hold the
f same meaning and importance as
would CSUF.    *
A press release from the univer¬
sity outlines says the name CSUF
conveys affiliation with the Cali¬
fornia State University system, and
therefore, does not need further
explanation.
Also, the name carries the repu¬
tation of the CSU system, which is
the largest system of its kind in die
country.
The press release also empha¬
sized that the name CSUF is well-
recognized in academic circles be¬
cause the name has been used in
academic publications and confer¬
ences for the more than 20 years
since its adoption in 1972.
The arguments in favor of the
new name, FSU, include the fact
that adopting this name would be
consistent with public usage.
It would result in the use of one
name consistently by all media,
which would boost the public im¬
age of the university.
incorrect name; FSU.
The other significant argument
is that athletics has already estab¬
lished the name FSU in regional
and national competition; recogni¬
tion upon which the university as a
whole should capitalize.
There would be some unwanted
expenses associated with the name
change, and for a time when the
university is under financial con¬
straints and fees continue to rise, it
does not seem logical to spend the
money to gain publicity.
The third option is to retain the
legal name of CSUF, but to use the
name FSU as the common public .
identifier.
The. advantages would be no
extra costs to the university, the'
burden of which would ultimately
be borne by students.
Trie fourth option is to identify
another mime for the university and
seek approval to utilize that name.
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