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one semester), it's that up to now, Tve never
been willing to spend an entire day waiting in
line, trekking all over campus, and begging for
admission to a class I didn't want to take in the
first place. But my luck ran out this
semester...the computer ate my registration
and spit out only two of the four classes I
Harvie R.   Schnitzer
I traveled to Disneyland two Saturdays
ago to help my friend Lynette celebrate her
22nd birthday. We had a great time in the
Magic Kingdom; the weather was sunny and
we managed to find a parking space in the
Winnie The Pooh section, only a short mile or
two from die main entrance. I think we spent
at least eight or nine hours of our day waiting
in lines.. As it turned out, this was excellent
practice for priority Add/Drop day last
Widnesday.     ".-SV- '»
Before I continue,- it's only fair to
mention that this was my first real experience
with Add/Drop day. It's not that I've always
• lucked out and gotten all of the classes I\e
signed up for (even though I have-except for
The sun rose about 7 am Wednesday
morning; I rose at 5 am. As I crawled out of
my nice, warm bed, I thought nasty things
about the, computer that messed up my
schedule. After dressing warmly, I drove to
campus, naively expecting to be one of the
first dozen or so people in line. Boy, was I
I secured a place in line behind the
HUNDREDS of people who either had spent
the night in line or who arrived at some
unimaginably early hour. After shivering for
about 10 minutes behind all of these people,
more students arrived and took their places
behind me. This cheered me considerably. I
noticed again something that I realized while
standing in line at Disneyland-when you are at
the end of a very, very, very long line, you
tend to feel better when someone gets in line
behind you. I call this the Disneyland
Syndrome.
After standing around waiting for my feet
to get numb so they wouldn't feel like they
were freezing to the sidewalk, I decided to
wander up the line to see if any of my friends
ware crazy enough to spend the night in line
JUST to sign up for a class.
I discovered Judy and Mia buried beneath
an enormous pile of blankets, pillows,
sleeping bags, jackets and sweaters. They had
arrived at 8 pm the night before and were fifth
and sixth in line. Admitting to me that a
quartz heater (I'm not sure where- they plugged
it in) and lots of hot coffee (spiked, no doubt)
kept them warm all night, they assured me
that they were both desperate'enough and crazy
enough to risk becoming human popskles,
TUST to get their classes.
I spent some time chatting with the people
around them (something that's a bit difficult
when everyone is buried beneath blankets) and
discovered that everyone seemed desperate to
get their classes-most of which were either
uppei division classes in their majors or a few
of the more popular Capstone courses. I
couldn't help but wonder if there wasn't a
better way to do all of this.
I returned to my place in line and tried to
steal Lynettc's scarf. (When I'm cold, I get a
little crazy.) I seriously considered buying i\
bucketful of hot coffee and standing in it. We
silently rejoiced every time the line crept/
forward. The sun finally rose and we competed
for the few scattered patches of sunlight. We
complained about the cold, about the line, and
the classes we had to take. I contemplated
dropping out of school and moving to
anyplace warm. We were all miserable     £
And die we saw the OTHER line- the Tine
for people with complete schedules who had
to wait until 10 am to sign up for classes. As
the 10 am line grew longer and longer, our
smiles grew wider and wjder. "Hee hee hee," I
draught maliciously, "Those people have to
stand in line two hours longer than we do!"
For some unknown reason, this amused me (I
told you thai when I'm cold, I'm crazy.)
At Disneyland, the end of the line usually
contained something fun-something enjoyable.
(You knew...a ride or something.) But the end
of our line was a roomful of cheerful, smiling,
happy people. (Sure they were cheerful-they
were warm and got all of their classes.)
Once again I lucked out, and I managed to
sign up for both of the classes that I needed.
My friends who spent the night weren't so
lucky-both managed only to secure a place on
the waiting lists for their classes. After I
neatly filled in all of the bubbles on my
Add/Drop form, (using a number two pencil
which I "borrowed" from the Sociology
Department), I went home to thaw out After
putting on my personalized mickey mouse ears
that I bought at Disneyland, I went back to
bed.
Harvie R. SchnHzer's column appears
in The Daily Collegian every Monday.
BUDGET
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increase would have met the criteria of the law.
In November 1985 it was announced that fees
might need to be raised although they were
Also because of .the cuts, CSUF
administnuinanddepartmentcriainelirninated
some courses for this semester. According to
The Fresno Bee, the courses that were
eliminated had few students registered and were
not required to get a degree.
CSUF President Harold Haak said Sunday
night in a telephone interview that he believes
the cuts are someting that can be dealt with.
He claimed he has been through this in past
years and the effects of the cuts on the students
should be minimized.
"A major concern of the students is on
instructional programs. We will try to work it
out where instructional programs aren't
affected," Haak said.
Haak did not say specifically that any
instructors were cut in Friday's meetings
although some part-time instructors may be
eliminated because of the course eliminations.
According to a letter from CSU Vice
aianceteifbfBusihesi AffairsT>. Date Harme;
to ~CSU Presidents, a freeze was put on
general fund expenditures.
There are six areas, the letter said, that will
not be affected because of the $371,000 cut.
Among them are State' University Grants,
Educational Opportunity Program Grants, non¬
resident tuition and faculty positions necessary
for meeting class schedules.
Additionally, each CSU campus has been
requested to submit a detailed plan for
achieving the reduction to the Office of Budget
Planning and Administration before Feb. 27.
The budget cuts will total $6 million for
both the CSU and UC systems.
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that, according to Jo Johnson, the hotline
coordinator.
The hotline is answered at the Fresno Rape
Counseling Center weekdays from 8 a.m. to S
p.m. After hours and on weekends, the calls
are taken in the homes of the volunteers.
"We average about 400 telephone calls and
25 hospital calls a month, and we try to
encourage medical intervention," Johnson said.
Hotline volunteers do much more than just
answer telephones, they also act as the
victim's advocate at the hospital. This includes
explaining to the victim what is going to
happen, accompanying him or her into the
examination room, and simply being there to
lend comfort and support. 'They don't need to
be victimized again," Johnson said. 'They
(the victims) all think they are going to die,"
Jennifer said. "We're there to help them make
sense of something senseless.
"I pray all the way to the hospital," she
explained. "When J. get there, I try'to project
the image that anything they need, I can
handle." When she is on call, Jennifer has
what she calls her "goodie bag," close at hand.
The bag contains stuffed animals and other
small items wbich might comfort a victimized
child or ease the trauma of an adult.
'The first thing I want to do is establish an
alliance and work on giving her (the victim)
back some control," Jennifer said. "I'll ask her
if she'd rather sit here or there, anything to
make her feel as if she's getting some control
back. It's a real emotional afterword.
"Even if the victim is withdrawn, the
significant others may be fuming in the hall,
ready to go out and kill the guy," Jennifer said.
Jeff, who has been a hotline volunteer
since 1985, became interested in the program
because it provided the experience he needed
for graduate work in counseling.
"I did cxpectSQDie awkwardness because I'm
a male, but it just didn't materialize," Jeff said.
^ See RAPE, page  12
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