1997_04 The Daily Collegian April 1997

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COLLEGIAN
Friday, April 4, 1997
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Education
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. "The problem of remedial
education belongs lo all of us,
and the solutions belong to all
of us as well." said Vida
Samiian. who heads up the'
university's end of the partner¬
ship. "The more we pool our re¬
sources and the more wc talk to
each other, the more solutions
lhat will develop that can help
both institutions."
On Wednesday night the part¬
nership sponsored a symposium
on several specific topics, some
of which dealt with remedial
education directly.
Among the more interesting
steps being taken by Fresno
Unified School District is chang¬
ing graduation requirements for
high school students that will
take effect next year.
Students will now be required to
take an additional year of math¬
ematics and English in order to
graduate.
But FUSCMias focused not only
on what classes students are taking
at the high school level, but how the
classes are conducted.
"Wc are trying to get teachers to
teach differently," said Fresno
Unified's Assistant Superintendent
of Instructional Support Services
Janice Klcmm. "Not water down
the curriculum, hut do a better job
of reaching all of the students. Wc
firmly believe that all students can
learn, just not in the same fashion."
A more efficient form of assess¬
ment is also being put into place at
the state level for all K-12 institu¬
tions as a result of a new federal
law.
"For a long time California was
one of the few states not to have a
state-wide assessment center,"
Klemm said. "Now that the state
has got moving, wc should sec
more standardization."
Not only has assessment at
the K-12 level been in question,
but so has the content of the
placement tests that determine
whether or not students are
placed in remedial classes.
i "We need lo take a look at
what our tests arc testing," said
Melanie Bloom, chair of the
Academic Senate for Fresno
Slate. "(President Welty) indi¬
cated thai there may be some
changes in the placement tests
coming in the near future."
Through ihe changes in the
existing system and the in¬
creased communication and col¬
laboration between the K-12
sector, the junior colleges. UC
system and CSUs; the goal of
reducing the percentage of stu¬
dents needing remediation
within 10 years is becoming in¬
creasingly viable.
ASI
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proved surplus budget of $ 132.000
because it has yet to be signed by
University President John Welty.
Earlier in the meeting,
spokespeople for the.finance, legal
and activities committees all re¬
ported no meetings of their respec-
Blur
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battle. The question is. for those of
us overseas from where the may¬
hem began, is there going to be the
same kind of competition here?
Surely. Blur must hope that ex¬
panding its host of fans to America
will be favorable.'But a lot of
people here may be wondering
what to expect from Blur. The same
reaction could be cxpeeied*thal
came with Oasis or. on the other
tivc committees have been held.
Larry Farnsworth, ASI senator,
said the finance committee would
be meeting today. Martinez said the
legal committee would meet later
) next week.
The ASI Board will hold its next
meeting Thursday. April 10, at 3:45
p.m. in USU rooms 312-314. Elec¬
tions for the board are only a few
weeks away, scheduled for the end
of April.
hand, with smaller British bands
such as James.
Rather than waiting for mass
hysteria to strike, I would go buy
Blur and make the decision for
yourself.
This album has a lot of promise
and could easily hit it big on the
charts. They may not quite be the
second coming of sixties
psychedelia, or even close to equal¬
ling the legendary Bcatles.but, Blur
maintains to be thoroughly impres¬
sive among other Britpop bands that
simply lack the same devotion to
quality.
Softball: Wildcats come to Fresno State for key match up
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top." center fielder Laura"Berg said.
"We'll have lo execute and come
out and play lough defense."
The Bulldogs aren't over¬
matched. Fresno State enters the
game hitting .357 as a team, and
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have a luxury no oiher team in the
nation has: four pitchers. No Bull¬
dog has thrown over 70 innings yet,
and the team ERA is 1.03 compared
to Arizona's 1.47.
And the other ace in Arizona's
pitching tandem has looked hittable
all year. Senior Carrie Dolan has
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allowed 94 hits in 106 innings, and
her ERA is a mediocre 2.31.
"I give her credit. She's a very
good pitcher, but I don't think she's
any more spectacular than anybody
we've faced this year," Puckett said.
"They've got great hitlers; we
just have to be ready Yor them.
We're great hitters too."
Dolan and Evans will have their
work cutout, as Fresno State brings
three .400 hitters to'the game: right
fielder Robyn Yorke (.466). Berg
(.460) and catcher Catalina Chavez
(.426).
Freshman phenom Amanda
Scott is hitting .389. leads the team
in doubles (12) and RBIs (42). and
has a 19-game hitting streak. Sec¬
ond baseman Nina Lindenberg is
right behind Scott at .386 and 40
RBIs.
"We're going to have to out-hit
them and really work on their weak¬
nesses, if we find weaknesses we're
going to have to exploit them and
be on the top of our game." Wright
said. "I think we can do just fine
against them. I think this is one of
the hest teams we've ever had."
The Bulldogs have the added
challenge of playing San Jose Slate,
a very weak conference opponent
today, setting up the possibility of
an upset if Fresno State overlooks
the Spartans.
"All the teams in the conference
want to come out and upsel the
number two team in the nation and
wc have to be prepared for that and
not look beyond them." Wright
said.