1997_09 The Daily Collegian September 1997

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Monday, September 8,1997
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leased from St. Agnes Hospital lhat
night and was in "fine condition."
There was even more commo¬
tion than the alleged incident
Alvarado said the Fresno Police
Department. Fresno Sheriffs De¬
partment. K-9 units, the SWAT.
team and the Sk> watch Helicopter
were all called to the Baja at 1440
E.Shaw Ave
"It was ridiculous. It was blown
wa> out of proportion." said
Alvarado. "The only commotion,
other than that one incident, was
created by the police when they
broke up the party. Of course it was
going lo he crowded in ihe parking
lot - they had kicked every body out
of the [BajaCantina)."
But Perez said that it was her
decision to slop the party and that
she did so before the police even
arrived. She said that fraternity
members had threatened to sue her
for breech of contract when she
decided to break up the party.
"(Fraternity members 1 were tell¬
ing me that I couldn't stop the party
because we hadAi contract." said
Perez. "But we didn't care about the
party, we cared more about some¬
body gelling hurl again."
Avila did admit to arguing with
Perez, but he said thai the alleged
incident w ith Covarrubias had noth¬
ing to do w ith Pere/'s decision.
"|Perez.) didn't stop the party
until almost an hour after [the al- ,
leged incident].*' said Avila. "She
didn't even mention the incident,
she said she was slopping the party
because the hallway was blocked
I told her thai I would take care, of,
it. but she slopped it anyway."
Despite their obvious disap¬
pointment over the premature can¬
cellation o\' the party. Avila indi¬
cated that the fkitcrnity was very
concerned for the female involved
in the alleged incident.
"We want everyone to know that
we had nothing at all to do with the
young lady being punched." said
Avila. "1 personally, along with four
of my fraternity brothers, went to
St. Agnes [Hospital] after it hap¬
pened to check up on her. I talked
w ith her father and brother and ex¬
plained everything to them, and
they understood that we were not
involved."
Meanwhile, witnesses said the
commotion outside the Baja
Cantina following ihe closure of the
party was considerable. Some ar¬
rests were made and controversy
erupted when police indicated lhat
they had found a 17-year old drink¬
ing on the premises.
"I don'l know whether or not he
was drinking in the bar or out in the
parking lot." said Perez. "None of
my staff saw any minors drinking
inside, so I am sure that it was in
the parking lot. I have no control
over that."
The Baja Cantina, under the
agreement reached with NAK, was
responsible for providing bouncers
and security. Perez, at first indicated
that the Baja contracted with an
outside agency, but the name of the
agency she gave the Daily Colle¬
gian. SOS., could not be verified.
A staff member at the Baja Cantina
slated that al the very least, the
bouncers were Baja Cantina em¬
ployees.
The Fresno Bee reported thai
multiple citations were issued to the
Baja Cantina. but Perez, denied hav¬
ing received any citations and her
claims were at least partially sup¬
ported by the Fresno Police tX*part-
ment.
"I wasn't working that night, but
to the best of my knowledge, there
were no citations issued to the busi¬
ness," said Sergeant Steve Will¬
iams. "Citations were issued, but
not to anybody associated w ith the
business."
Perez said she would be meet¬
ing with police staff today at noon
to discuss the events that transpired
on Friday.
Avila also pointed out lhat the
"moratorium" placed on all frater¬
nity and sorority parties by (he In¬
ter-Fraternity Council and
Panhellenic Council did not apply
to NAK because it is a "local" fra¬
ternity and is not a member of ei¬
ther Organization.
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active presentation, conducted via
two-way video from San Jose State
to Fresno Slate. It will include ba¬
sic information relevanMo the new
library science graduate program
Students will be registering for
these graduate classes through San
Jose State, but w iy be attending at
Fresno State. After completing
some introductory courses many
students who want ^continue into
more advanced courses in order lo
receive their doctorate will then
have to attend San Jose State. The
classes will be during the weekend
evening hours, lo work around the
schedule of those who are working
during the week.
Survey
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higher education should be deliv¬
ered, she said.
For instance. u6 percent said that
lifelong learning was critical and
mx oul of 10 respondents said they
plan lo pursue a graduate degree
Roger Caruth. who is both an
admissions coordinator and a
graduate business student at the
university in Irving, said he relates
to his peers,who believe that life¬
long learning is a necessity.
"The world is changing so fast
and we can't predict what it's go¬
ing to be like just a few years down
the road; we have to keep learning."
said Caruth. 31
Graduate degrees, particularly in
business, medicine and engineer¬
ing, are "being seen today as a ticket
into midlevel or higher manage¬
ment." said Blake Frank, assistant
dean of the*graduate school.
Most of those surveyed 71 per¬
cent said they'd take advantage of
classes and programs delivered
over the Internet or using other
technology that allows them to lake
classes without being on campus.
San Jose Slate has offered this
degree and now ji will accommo¬
date cities surrounding Fresnii
Fresno State is supporting this
project as well as the Academic in¬
novation Center. San Jose State
reached an'agreement with I re mm
State in order for the program u i lvi
started, and there has been a lot..}
interest from Ihe communities hcai
by. according to LaBaugh 11k- re
sponse has been many phone calls
varying from public school. t«i
prison librarians who newt re
eeived their librarian media creden¬
tial.
"I'm enthusiastic with the pio
gram and I'm almost certain it will
follow through," said LaBaugh
Throughout the. United States.
4,(MM) students completed similar
post-graduate programs in hhrar\
science last year.
And K9 percent said course work
should be tailored to each studeni s
needs.
"They want to select an indi¬
vidual program, which is the Hip
side of what education in the p.isi
vjias been about." where students
take what the university has to ol
fer. Dr. Hughes said.
Gen Xcrs don't want "cookie
culler" degrees, she said
Young people seem lo be open
to unlraditional teaching mclhod>
such as televised or video classes
teleconferences and computet
based classes, meeting with othci
students in computer chat toon
and exchanging views b) e-mail
Dr. Hughes said.
Long-distance students are al
saying "don't throw awa> the tta
dilional classroom." she said
The university tries to bring .i
personal touch to the approximate!>
36 students enrolled in its distan*. e
learning graduate business progranv
by doing, things such as sending
professors to meet with students.
setting aside office hours for stu¬
dents to call, and sending a cake t"
graduation ceremonies that take-
place away from the university. Dr
Hughes said.
You're Invited...
to the
1997 Ronald E. McNair
Research Symposium
Interested faculty, staff, and students
are welcome to attend
Please join us in the Alice Peters Auditorium,
University Business Center
on September 11,1997   ' •
8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Reception will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Opening remarks begin at 9:00 a.m. followed
by scholars' research presentations
Sponsored by the Division of Graduate Studies
and the Division of Student Affairs
1998 Applications will be available
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