1987_01 The Daily Collegian January 1987

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AS funds The Collegian $28,000
ByTJmHelne
Staff Writer
The Associated Student's Senate voted
Dec. 16 to access Capital Reserves and allocate
The Daily Collegian $28,000 to purchase a
computer system for the publication of
CSUFs daily student newspaper and die three
special edition newspapers.
The AS. Senate voted 12 to 3 in favor of
allocating eight Macintosh 512Ke desk-top
computer terminals, one laserwriter and a
variety of software to The Daily Collegian^.
The Collegian's original proposal made by
Sarah Williams, then managing editor of the
newspaper, and sponsored by then Arts and
Humanities Sen. Paula Perrin, called for 12
desk-top terminals and two laserwriters at an
estimated cost of S35300.
The number of terminals and laserwriters
requested by Williams and supported by Perrin
was based on Williams' estimate of the use
demands created by the more than 35 students
staffing The Collegian. In addition, the
publishing offices and equipment are used by
the staffs of La Voz de Aztlan, Uhuru Na
Umoja and Hye Sharzhoom.
In a letter to the A.S. Senate's Finance and
Budget Committee regarding the proposed
system in December, La Voz Editor Rudy
Murrieta said the system would improve each
newspaper.
Perrin's involvement began as a member of
the A.S. Senate Media Council. In an
interview last Thursday, Perrin said it is her
"responsibility as a senator elected by the
student population to provide them (students)
with the highest quality newspapers possible."
She also described die existing system of
turning in typed copy as "archaic," a sentiment
echoed by John Love, the A.S. administrative
vice president. Love said he feels it is
necessary for all CSUF departments to "keep
up with the times" and "provide more skilled
students to prepare for graduation and the job
market"
The Collegian's proposal concentrated on
the long-term cost advantages of the new
system. The projected cost of the new
computers over a five year period, including
purchase price, installation and maintenance,
was $52,000. The projected cost of
mamtaining the existing typesetting system
over the same period was $76,000. After resale
of the old equipment, the new system would
result in a net savings of $14,000 over the
next five years, according to Williams.
The proposal was first presented to F
and B which approved the funding request after
modifying the proposal to 10 desk-top
terminals and two laserwriters, which are used
for the exact printing that is required for
camara-ready copy. At the final fall semester
senate meeting. Love further amended the
proposal, recommending five terminals and
Collegian, said she decided on the Macintosh
computer system because it is regarded as one
of the best desk-top publishing systems
available. According to Williams, it is the
simplest to learn and operate, and The
Collegian was able to participate in a state-
buy program that allowed a direct from-
manufacturer purchase.
Williams said die cost of the system is less
than originally projected. She now estimates
the entire cost may not exceed $20,000,
$8,000 less than allocated by the A.S. Senate.
The new system will be paid for with funds
from Capital Reserves. Love described Capital
Reserves as money set aside each year from the
A.S. budget for emergencies, unforeseen
expenses and student organizations missed in
die normal budget process.
Capital Reserves funds are available to
student clubs anjLorganizations that meet the
necessary criteria.
35 students make Who's Who list,
others barred by strict policy, apathy
After much debate on the senate floor, a
final amendment was submitted by then Health
and Social Work Sen. Greg Barfield and was
passed by a roll call vote which approved the
funding of eight terminals and one laserwriter
for die campus newspapers.
According to Perrin and Education and
Human Development Sen. Randall Guerra, the
majority feeling among die senate members
was that The Collegian wanted too many
monitors. Guerra, a former reporter for La
Voz, feels this opinion was a result of a lack,
of journalism experience and no concept of the
four paper's actual needsv ->~^
Guerra, one of the three senators who voted
volt: 1 wanted to give The Collegian das
original number (of terminals and laserwriters)
decided in Fand B."
i. now editor in chief of The Daily
By Mark Murray
Staff Writer ^^
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Thirty-five CSUF students will be included
on the 1987 Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges list, a
number which falls short of the 60-student
quota available to CSUF, according to
William Corcoran, dean of Student Affairs.
The committee which reviews the
applicants for the CSUF Who's Who list is
very, demanding, according to Corcoran. This
is. in part, why CSUF did not fill its quota
this year and has never filled it in the past
The committee members are very particular
about who they want to represent the CSUF
campus, Corcoran said. "This is the only
national  listing  of prominent  students  we
participate in as an instituion, and the people
here take it pretty seriously."
According to Corcoran, for a student to be
eligible for Who's Who, he or she must not
only have good grades but must also be active
in campus and community affairs. "A student
just can't say 1 have good grades, why didn't I
make it?" He must also be involved outside
his major.' .    f - (^^^
Every fall Who's Who coordinators contact
campuses nationwide and ask for students to be
recommended to the list. Selecting the students
is left up to the individual/campuses. For a
student to qualify he or she must meet the
established criteria of academic and extra¬
curricular activities and also have several
letters of recommendation.
A committee on the campus reviews the
nominations to see if they meet the minimum
criteria. 'The students go through a subjective
process of evaluation to see if they really
possess the qualities to make die listing,"
Corcoran said
Another problem in recruiting students'for
Who's Who is lack of faculty support for the
program, Corcoran said. Notices are sent to the
faculty about Who's Who but often they are
just ignored. "If we had more faculty
participation, we could get more nominees and
more students could merit consideration," he
said.
Several of the students on the list said they
learned of Who's Who from sources other than
the faculty. One said she learned of it from
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