1983_05 The Daily Collegian May 1983

              Athletics
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dollar contract last year to coach fodtball
at the University of "Texas A&M, the
danger of the power of athletics over aca¬
demics and other areas became evident.
Grant sees this as a problem, but as an
avoidable one.
"Why should a coach be able to fire a
president?" asks Grant "I don't see that
as a problem here, but the danger seems
to be present elsewhere."
Salazar sees priorities as a safety guard
for the abuse of power.
"Our coaches consider education the
number one priority, and as long as that
philosophy remains intact from the top on
down, you'll protect against abuses," says
"There may be some schools that build
an athletic program, then build a class¬
room," says Miller "I like to think that
we're not one of those schools."
The now famous Red Wave itself,
invaders of Madison Square Garden, has
come under much scrutiny in the area of
athletics vs. academics. Many look at
the Bulldog Foundation as the main
culprit.
"I'm a realist enough to know that 1,500
people wouldn't have gone to New York
for an academic event," says foundation
president Pat Ogle. "But a following like
that has to be good for the university. The
recognition is important to the entire
school. The image these people left had to
reach  out  to  more  than  an  athletic
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• Ogle staunchly fights viticism that the
financial contributions of the foundation
stresses athletics at the expense of aca¬
demics. He contends that "athletics
happen to be the reason this foundation is
"Those dollars generate money for all
in the long run," says Ogle.
The foundation president does point to
the latest foundation survey, which says
that a majority of the foundation members
consider themselves concerned about
athletes' acacdemic performances.
As for the question of what the NIT
victory accomplished for the school as a
whole, most responses seem to spotlight
one prevailing thought: the victory mainly
helped the sports program and used
effectively, it can help every program at
the school.
"It is an old cliche, but anyone who
participated in anything surrounding the
NIT saw the outpouring of good feelings," .
says Ogle. "You can't get a much better
feeling than that. I just don't see how it
could hurt the university in anyway. It just
has to touch somebody. That is the key."
"The high visibility and attention can
help the school in so many ways," says
Miller. "It was beneficial to our identity,
and can help recruit students and faculty,
as well as athletes."
Salazar points out two factors in which
the victory helped the school as a whole
"Parents..q?her teachers, and many
students will think of CSUF when they
never might have before, and this will
happen all over the country," says
Salazar. "Also, when a whole body of a
community supports an athletic team like
that, the support has to spill out into aca-
ity publicity,
^en heard of
"The value of athletics is
that it gives the entire univei
when many might not have c
the school before," says Gi
to a certain charisma between the outside
people and the university."
"I just don't see how anybody can look
at anything that resulted from the victory
bl New York and not see it as a plus,"
continued Grant. "I know 1 told everyone
in New York what an excellent business
and agriculture program we have here,
among with other fine points of the uni¬
versity. Hell, this NIT thing is just some
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ayS, 198S
Proposal may change Health Center fee
A proposal to change the CSU Health
Centers' funding may eliminate the man¬
datory student fee and require centers to
support themselves by charging for each
service rendered.
That proposal, written by a Legislative
Analyst, would change the health services
into auxiliary services much like the Food
Services and the Bookstore.
Dr. John Vandrick, director of the
CSUF Student Health Services, said the
proposal would lower the quality of health
care on campus and may make it unaffor-
dable for some students.
Summer school
broadens scope
of courses
The 1983 Summer Session this year
offers a broadened scope of classes for
students interested in taking courses dur¬
ing the three summer programs at CSUF,
according to James Fikes, dean of the
Division of Extended Education.
The CSUF school of business has
scheduled two new six week sessions for
this summer. The engineering school is
also offering a new nine-week course for
the 1983 Summer Session.
"We've got a little something from just
about every department of the school,"
Fikes said. "And, we anticipate a higher
enrollment than even last year."
Last summer 5,122 students enrolled
for summer school at CSUF. This year
700 students have preregistered for
classes so far. The preregistration dead¬
line is May 6. However, students may still
enroll  in  classes  on  the  first  day  of
Under the current health plan, stu¬
dents pay a basic health service fee, which
is included in registration fees, and also
pay nominal charges for prescriptions
and some other services.
The fee-for-aervice proposal would
mean students could have to pay each
time they received treatment at the cen¬
ter. Vandrick said those fees may have to
be comprable to privately owned medical
facility charges in order to keep health
The proposal was planned for imple¬
mentation next year, but the Chancellor's
Office and CSU Health Center Director's
have raised objections to it. The Chancel¬
lor's office has instructed a subcommittee
CSU "health	
and make recommendations on the
The Chancellor's office may or may not
adopt the recommendation, but it is seek¬
ing ways of cutting its expenses for CSU
health care, Vandrick said.
Cutting funds to the Health Centers
would result in some programs being
dropped altogether, such health educa¬
tion, general medical services and physi¬
cal therapy, Vandrick said.
Vandrick also opposes another section
ol the proposal that calls for contracting
some services currently performed by the
Health Center out to privately owned
facilities.
"We will also be enrolling May 23 this
year, which is the day before the first day
of classes," Fikes said. "But, you can still
be able to register on May 24."
There is no actual application deadline
for the 1983 Summer Session. Any per-
8a* SUMMER, pas* 9
Breaking tha plnata 13 part of the Cinco do Mayo fastivities.
Those facilities would coit more, Van¬
drick said, and also give students less in
"If you go off campus to a private ser¬
vice, they have to make .rnonay and
they're not going to take time to talk with
students, to educate student*," he said.
The Chanceaor's Office also oppose*
the recorranendariort.
According to a March 2S memorandum
from the State University Dean of Stu¬
dent Affairs, the Chancellor's Office
oppose* the recommendations because,
1) the plan fail* to consider some principal
reasons for providing health service* on
campus, 2) the plan would provide hearth
S«* HEALTH, page 12
Exactly 121 years ago today, a Mex¬
ican force of 2,000 rose and defeated
6,000 Frenchmen in the battle of
Guadalupe.
It was the turning point in Mexico's
battle for independence from France.
Since then, Mexico's liberation has
been celebrated every May 5, or, as it is
more commonly  know,  Cinco de
At CSUF, the celebration will kick of
at noon today in the College Union
with a performance of "Mariachi de la
Dr. Manuel Figueroa will speak at 1
p.m. and at 1:20, "Grito de la Gente"
(traditionalchanting) will begin.   -    .
Performers from Ernesto's Dance
Studio will take the stage at 2 p.m. and
Los Sembradones will perform from 3
to 5 p.m.
A dance is slated to begin at 8 p.m.
and last until midnight. It will feature
the Sound Patrol D.J.
The significance of Cinco de Mayo is
not lost on Mexicans who remember
how they regained control of their
country.
Gen. MaximiUian, political head of
the French government was in control
of Mexico at the time the battle took
Under the forces of President Benito
Juarez, the. Mexican army rose,
defeated the French, removed Maxi-
8M CELEBRATION, page 9
Moral responsibilities stressed
Unusual majors offer well-rounded education
With a high job market demand for people
educated in business, computer technol¬
ogy, and engineering, why would anyone
major in philosophy or Latin?
Students and teachers in these fields say
it is because they think of college not as a
place for job training only, but as the chance
to grow as an individual and team more
about the world around them.
"People are taught to be so worried about
careers, they don't see the options open to
them," says Albert Alvarez, a junior minor-
ing in philosophy.
Voicing the opinion of many philosophy
students, Alvarez says that people need "to
think about the human side of things more"
and explore outside their major subjects.
Thereare:15 philosophy majors at CSUF.
department chairman Dr. James Slinger
says the small number is due to lack of
exposure to the subject and the fact that
there are no jobs in phik>*ophy.
Slinger says that many students minor ot
double major in the field, and that more
students are taking the introductory
courses under the new general education
requirement*  ■       	
Mark Powell, a senior philosophy major.
who plans to become a Marine pilot, says he
likes the major because "it teaches you an
outlook and an attitude."
Powell says he knows he will have impor¬
tant decisions to make in life, and philo¬
sophy teaches a logical way of looking at
important Issues.
Powell says the variety of subjects in the
philosophy major is an asset, and he feels
that the humanities bring about "a higher
quality of fife-
Philosophy Professor Warren Kesaier
says that his classes emphasize critical
thinking. He says that students learn to
"evaluate arguments on both sides of an
issue." This is helpful to any major and
makes philosophy "or* of the best prepara¬
tions for law students." he says.
As one of six teachers in the department,
Kessler says that philosophy majors "rarefy
expect to go on to a doctorate" and usuasy
have a lot of courses in another field to art*.
job.
"People can't just function aa I'm going to
Cjob and have a famsy." Kmlir say*,
need a "sensitivity to moral and
responsibilities and the ability to
Kessler says that students need the chal¬
lenge to think clearly m any major — some¬
thing that his students tell him many of their
other classes lack.
Megan Harbison finds this "intellectual
challenge" in her studies on ancient history
and Latin. Now a graduate student, she say*
she would rather study something she "Btes
and that has importance," than use her edu¬
cation as a job guarantee.
Enthusiastic about her present Latin stu¬
dies, Harbison says she loves the language.
Latin, she says, is "a thing of beauty."
She says the classes'teach n«t only
vocabulary and grammar, but at abotst the
meaning of classical culture and the ideas of
tha andant world. Thi* is important, she
says, because H is the basis of Western
humanity," an this is what the classics teach.
"People need a knowledge of their roots."
"he says. "So many people do not know
re they ai
Leah Ogdan, a CSUF English graduate
who is studying Latin now, says, "Our cul¬
ture is Greco-Roman," and she feels that
society Is lacking because people are
unaware of this.
A part-time English teacher, Ogdan says
that, "Humanitie* go to all parts of the per¬
son" and deal with the *oul.
Bruce Thornton, also ajpert-timeEngash
teacher and CSUF graduate, agraas with
Ogdan. He say* w* ar* "made by ot
History Professor Stephen Benko,
founder and coordinator of the classical
studies program, say* it deals "with idea,
order and beauty.".
.A minor is ft* only Jssjii m
dssaical studss, but Benko say
m can't understand it, we can-