1980_02 The Daily Collegian February 1980

              February 19,1980-th* Daily Collegian-Page 5
Jarvis II a continuing concern to CSUF officials
by Mike Miyamoto
tven though the Jarvis II initiative
isn't to be voted on until June, it re¬
mains no less a concern to CSUF ad¬
ministrators and faculty members, hard-
pressed to come up with answers to deal
with the budget cuts that might result
jarvis II appears to stand a good
chance of passing, Phillip Beach of the
CSUF Budget Committee said
If the proposition were voted on today,
Reach said, it would "undoubtedly
pass
The initiative appears to be so warmly
supported that Gov Brown has already
issued a directive to all state agencies,
including education, to seek ways of cut¬
ting costs up to 30 perceni-what the
state feels could be deleted from budgets
it the proposition passes
Jarvis II will appear on the June 1980
ballot as Proposition 9 and would cut
state income tax revenues by as much as
SO percent if approved, a reduction of
approximately $5 billion.
But whether the Jarvis II initiative will
actually pass remains to be seen, added
Beach
Although the matter of handling the
budget cut remains speculative, several
approaches are in the offing. Beach said
If passed, the Jarvis II initiative could
reduce the number of faculty and staff
members and the number of students
enrolling It could also lead to the im¬
plementation of tuition to make up for
the lost funds.
What might ultimately- take- place,
Beach said, is that some combination
of the three might be imposed
Tuition could be one of the ways the
university would handle the budget
cuts   Tuition costs have been estimated
as high as J1,000 per year, depending on
the size of the budget cut, Beach said
But it tuition were implemented as a
cost-cutting approach, then a decline in
enrollment by as much as 20 percent of
the total CSUF 'ull-time student pop¬
ulation could occur, Beach said
In addition, a ceiling on the number of
students allowed admission to the uni¬
versity is being considered, he added
But again, Beach said, it won't be
known if such a ceiling would be im¬
plemented nor what requirements would
have to be met for entry until the Jarvis
initiative passes, if it passes at all
Low income
students would
'suffer the most'
Beach said faculty layoffs would be
imminent if the budget cuts approach
anywhere near the 30 percent protection
According to Bill Coughran, CSUF
Academic Budget Officer, if the budget
cut is around 20 to 30 percent, then
"faculty reduction becomes valid "
Coughran, who believes that Gov
Brown's directive was only a "prepara¬
tory step," said that should the initiative
pass a 20 percent budget cut is likely-
meaning approximately 140 faculty and
staff positions would be subject to layoffs
at CSUF
If fhe figure is closer to 30 percent, the
Public perception of welfare
recipients in error, says official
LOS ANCELES AP-- The public per¬
ceives welfare recipients as "lazy, un¬
productive and non-deserving" simply
because they cannot afford lobbyists and
advertising agencies to justify the
government aid they recieve, said Mario
Obledo, California's health and welfare
secretary
In a press conference Wednesday,
Obledo said the state's Aid to Families
with Dependent Children is the same as
military pensions, foreign aid, agri¬
cultural subsidies and business loan
guarantees
"In my opinion, there is only one
welfare system in this country," said
Obledo "That system can be divided
into two categories-one which assists the
affluent and influential, the other which
assists the poor and needy   The entire
system consists of a transfer or re¬
distribution of tax money from the
government to the recipients, sor.ie of
which are foreign governments "
Obledo pointed to congressional loen
guarantees for Chrysler and Lockheed
Corp designed to keep the businesses
afloat and keep people employed as just
another form of welfare He said welfare
payments to people who do not have jobs
also help the economy, because "they
spend every bit of their money for food
and shelter.*
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number of layoffs could reach as high
as 210, Coughran said
Coughran said that should an enrol¬
lment ceiling be implemented, then 'I
don't see any way to avoid layoffs be¬
cause of the reduction in workload.*
And even though the university
presently takes a no-tuition stand, that
might change and its policy and regu¬
lations might be altered, depending on
how large the budget cuts are, Coughran
said
According to speculation. Beach said,
the very worst that could happen is a
30 percent reduction in faculty and a
30 percent cut in enrollment
Beach said that while such measures
would affect all students, low income
students would "suffer the most "
"If we went to tuition, there might be
more of an attempt to aid low income
students," Beach said
But Beach questioned whether the
increase in financial aid would be
enough to cover the costs of tuition
It is "doubtful," he said
Even if Jarvis II doesn't pass, Beach
said, "The projection are that the num¬
ber of students enrolling is declining "
Beach said the trend would likely con¬
tinue through the '80s because of the de¬
clining number of 18-24-year-olds,
along with reductions in the number of
high school graduates who decide to
attend college
Beach speculated that CSUF enrol¬
lment would be smaller in the '80s
anyway and that Jarvis II only "increases
the magnitude" of the situation, he said.
To hold enrollment at a stable point,
Beach said the university might attempt
to attract the over-30 age group.
But Beach added that people over 30
"wouldn't necessarily flock in. The in¬
creases, if any, would only be incre¬
mental."
Andrew Alvarado, CSUF Vice Presi¬
dent of Academic Affairs, agreed
that if Jarvis II passes "non-traditional"
students would suffer most. Non-tra¬
ditional students are minorities, women
who have been out of the labor force,
and the over-30 age group.
Services to non-traditional students
face "drastic" cuts, Alvarado said.^"
Poet scheduled
for reading
Poet/translator Howard Norman will
be the first speaker in the Spring Po¬
etry Reading Series sponsored by the
CSUF English department.
The author of Th* Tales of the Swam¬
py Cree will speak Thursday at 7:30
p m in CU 312. His book has won the
PEN translation prize and features
translated poems of the Swampy Cree
Indians of Louisiana.
The reading series in the coming
weeks will feature poets Charles Wright,
Clover Davis, Sherod Santos, Carolyn
Kizer, Dennis Schmitz and others
Specific dates and times will be announ¬
ced The series is free and open to the
public.
A.S. ELECTIONS
Here Is Your Chance
To Be Heard
Run For a Senate Position.
Senator at Large, or For
a College Union Position
Petitions Available For Office
Seekers During the Week of
Feb 25-29
In Joyal Administration Rm 224
Petitions Due Feb 29 at 5 pm
Elections March 18.19 & 20
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