1997_03 The Daily Collegian March 1997

              THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, March 4, 1997
News
News Editor: Matthew Hart
•   Telephone: (209) 278-2556
Campus Calendar
Tuegday. March 4
• Meeting: Undergraduate
Curriculum Subcommittee. II
a.m. Cafeteria 203.
• Teleconference: "Distance
Education: Developing innova¬
tive multimedia presentations."
• Lecture: "Separation of
Components of a Mixture by
Micellar Electrokinetic Capil¬
lary Chromatography."
•International Coffee: "Nor¬
way—A Beautiful Country"
Kari Larsen. 3:10 to 4 p.m., Uni-
versity Restaurant.
Wednesday, March 5
• Exhibit: Collage works by
alumnus Barbara Van Arnam.
through March 28. Presidents's
Galley. Thomas Administration
Building.
• Seminar: "Practical Aspects of
Substantial Agriculture." Craig
McNamara, Sierra Orchards.
12:10-1 p.m.. Education 187.
• Reentry Coffee: "Combining
Education with Community In¬
volvement." Chris Fiorentino. 2-3
p.m.. Reentry Student Center.
Thursday. March 6
• Meeting: Academic Policy and
Planning Committee, 2:10 p.m..
Cafeteria 203.
Friday. March 7
• Health Workshop: "The Scien¬
tific. Medical Approach." Tony
Molina. M.D.. noon to I p.m.,
Health and Counseling center con¬
ference room.
• Exhibit: Chaos in Painting,
works by Maurice Cohen, through
March 21. lecture from 4 to 5 p.m..
reception from 5 to 7 p.m.. Phebe
Conley Art building Gallery.
• Softball: Bulldogs vs. Univer¬
sity of Tulsa, 6 p.m.. Bulldog Dia¬
mond.
• Baseball: Bulldogs vs. San Di¬
ego State University. 7 p.m. today
and Saturday. 1 p.m. Sunday.
Beiden Field.
• Comet Lecture: "Are you ready
for Comet Hale-Bopp?" astronomer
and author Don Machholz, 7:30
p.m.. Alice Peters Auditorium. Uni-
versity Business Center. Free ad¬
mission.
• Amerasia Week: Southeast
Asian Night. 7 p.m.. Satellite Stu¬
dent L'nion. Free admission.
• Dance Troupe: Portable Dance
Troupe spring concert. 8 p.m. to¬
day and Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee
Sunday, John Wright Theatre. For
ticket information, call Ext. 82216.
• Keyboard Concert: Pianist Ena
Bronstein. 8 p.m.. Music 126. Ad¬
mission $12.50 general. $7 for se¬
niors and $5 for students.
Saturday. March 8
• Conference: San Joaquin Val¬
ley Scholastic Press Association
high school newspaper and year¬
book competition. 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m., Social Science Building.
• Kids Koncerts: "Pipe Organ
Encounters." 10 and 11 a.m.. Mu¬
sic 126. Admission S2 general. $5
for a family.
• Amerasia Week: Pan-Asian
American Festival Night. 7 p.m..
Satellite Student Union. Free ad¬
mission
Sunday. March 9
• Softball: Bulldogs vs. Colo¬
rado State University, 5 p.m..
Bulldog Diamond.
Monday. March 10 ■
• Baseball: Pepsi-Johnny
Quick Classic, 10 a.m. and I
p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. through
Saturday. Beiden Field.
• Discussion Group: "Finals:
Effective ways to prepare."
Sonya Hildreth (Learning Re¬
source Center), 12:10 to 1 p.m.,
Women's Resource Center
• Meeting: Academic Senate
Executive .Committee. 3 p.m..
Cafeteria 203.
• Meeting: Academic Senate.
4 p.m.. Cafeteria 200.
Exchange student tackles myths
about her homeland in lecture
By Gabriel Ciucur
The Daily Collegian
When most people think of Nor¬
way, images of Vikings, icebergs
and pretty women come to mind.
But Kari Larsen. an exchange stu¬
dent from Norway, wants people to
know that's not all that modern
Norw ay has to offer.
Larsen will present a lecture
titled "Norway — A Beautiful
Country" today at 3:10 p.m. in the
University restaurant.
Larsen is participating in a pro¬
gram put on by the International
Student Services & Programs,
called "Exploring Global Diversity
— International Coffee Hour."
In the program, international stu¬
dents get a chance to share their ex¬
periences and knowledge with the
rest of the student body.
1   "I want to get rid of the impres¬
sion that all Norwegians are born
with skis on," Larsen said
Larsen. a third year undergradu¬
ate student in Internati mal Busi¬
ness, is a native Norwegian. She
came to Fresno State on a Norwe¬
gian government scholarship.
Larsen said she decided to attend
Fresno State, instead of some bet¬
ter known American universities,
because she could get an "excellent
education" for a reasonable fee.
"Fresno State is well known for
iLs international business program,"
Larsen said. "I've enjoyed my pro¬
fessors' world experience and
knowledge."
Larsen said she wants to sepa¬
rate the real Norw ay from the myths
of Vikings and icebergs in her lec¬
ture. She said Norway, a country of
4\ million people, has a thriving
economy, despite the fact that they
did not join the European Economic
Union (EEU).
"Most people don't know that
Norway is one of the top oil sup¬
pliers in the world." Larsen said.
Norway also has a unique natu¬
ral feature called "the Midnight
Sun." In the northern most part of
Norway, there is almost 24 hours
of daylight during some months.
"If you walk out at 12 midnight
it is still daytime." Larsen said.
Larsen said that one of the big¬
gest differences between Europe
and the United States is the attitude
about nudity.
"Americans get uptight when
they see a women without a top on
the beach." Larsen said. "In Europe
that's no big deal."
Next Tuesday, International
Cofee Hour will feature Mats
Helgren on Feminism vs. Islam.
Web
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dents learn to sift the good from the
bad.
Since last fall. Molinek has
warned of the pitfalls of online re¬
search during Internet orientation
sessions for Davidson students. He
is adamant that there are many ben¬
efits to using the Internet, but the
information found there must be put
to the same tests as printed infor¬
mation.
Molinek and other college li¬
brarians offer these tips for judg¬
ing the value of Internet sites: What
is the site's purpose? Will its infor-
Student gets probation
for Florida bomb threat
Reuters
TAMPA. Fla. — A former
University of South Florida stu¬
dent who pleaded guilty to send¬
ing a letter threatening to kill a
professor was sentenced Friday
to five years' probation, the U.S.
Attorney said.
Damian Hospital. 19. a
former history major, sent a let¬
ter in April threatening to blow
up building at the university and
kill the professor April 29.
He pleaded guilty Dec. 3.
1996, to one count of mailing a
threatening communication.
Hospital also released a letter
saying he felt extreme remorse
and was under psychiatric care.
University officials closed
the campus that day, but no
bomb was found. Hospital was
arrested when FBI agents exam¬
ined his electronic mail and
found similar writings.
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth
Kovachevich ordered Hospital
to pay $41,050.98 in restitution
to the University ot South
Florida.
The letter triggered a massive
security operation because it de¬
manded an apology for what it
called slanderous media treat¬
ment of former USF Professor
Ramadan Abdullah Shallah. who
surfaced in Syria last year as the
leader of Islamic Jihad, an anti-
Israeli fundamentalist group.
The school also moved up fi¬
nal exams one week so students
could move out of dorms before
the specific date.
Officials gave no indication
of whether Hospital had any
links to Islamic fundamentalist
groups or whether the threat was
simply a college prank.
mai ion be unbiased? Who sponsors
the site? What are the organization's
values or goals? Can you contact
the sponsors should questions
arise? Is the information well-docu-*
mented? Does it provide citations
to sources used in obtaining the in¬
formation? Are individual articles
signed or attributed? When was it
published? Is the date of the last re¬
vision posted somewhere on the
page? What are the author's creden¬
tials? Is the author cited frequently
in other sources? Lastly, how does
the value of the Web-based infor¬
mation you've found compare with
other available sources, such as
print?
Molinek said librarians and
scholars have made careful deci¬
sions about what information stu¬
dents will find on library shelves.
But. he added."when they sit
down at the computer, they become
respotrslQle for keeping in mind the
things that we as information-gath¬
erers keep in mind."
Students most likely to get in
trouble are those who rely only on
the Internet.
Senate
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ductory course should be offered to
students so they could better under¬
stand later courses.
Another motion, offered by
George DeGraffenreid, professor of
music, would have eliminated a
section of the general notes man¬
dating all General Education
courses be at least three units.
There is no need for this restric¬
tion. It has the undesirable result of
eliminating well-qualified one-unit
and two-unit courses from inclusion
in General Education." he said in a
memo.
The motion was passed with an
amendment by Kathleen McKinley.
professor of theater arts, only strik¬
ing the first sentence of the section.
Another motion offered by
DeGraffenreid, which passed.,
changed the wording of a rule al¬
lowing a course to be offered in a
separate category under rare cir¬
cumstances.
"Certain departments and pro¬
grams on'campus may house more
than one discipline," he said in a
memo. "Each discipline should
have the opportunity to offer their
courses in the General Education
area which is most appropriate for
the content and focus of the
course."
Frederick Schreiber, professor of
biology said he was concerned with
the change.
"I have difficulty with the word
discipline. How are we defining it?"
he said.
The Senate will set aside GE
during next week's meeting, focus¬
ing on the final report of the Ad Hot-
Administrative Accountability
Committee.