1984_11 The Daily Collegian November 1984

              4-The Daily Collegian
November 7,1984
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Black women: a chance to share
•„    •     ,-       _-...K.^of«m»e     they work harder than others with re-        Inclosing Mrs. Guiton said;
Black Women For Progress, an organ¬
ization based at CSUF. held its second
annual conference Saturday Nov. 3, at the
Tropicana Inn.
The theme of the Conference, Develop¬
ing Images and Strategies For Success."
was reflected in the series of workshops
offered and in the keynote address. The
workshops offered ranged from how lo
dress for success to financial independ¬
ence. These workshops provided the women
with practical ideas they could use.
wu..„» u.~-~.-.. J end °f
workshops, women expressed problems
black women face as professionals. Dollie
Whitehead, assistant to the director at
Veterans Administralion Hospital, said
the situation has always been different for
Black women because they have always
had to work and take care of the children.
Some other problems discussed were: Black
women being used as tokens, dealing with
prejudiced attitudes of employers and co¬
workers, achieving goals in spite of
negative feedback (You Cant Do It) from
others, and bosses not giving black women
additional responsibilities, even though
they work harder than others
sponsibilities.
Ruth Tarver, president of the organ¬
ization, stated that one purpose of the
conference was to allow Black women and
students in the valley a chance lo share
interests and meet other Black women.
The keynote speaker. Mrs. Bonnie Guiton,
Vice President for Kaiser Center Inc. in
Oakland, California, urged the women to
go forth and be aggressive in pursuing
their goals. She stressed the responsibility
of Black professionals to pave the way for
younger professionals and college students
preparing to enter the career world.
Inclosing, Mrs. Guiton said,"Don't be
afraid to walk across bridges others have
left for you, and dont forget to keep them
in good repair."
As an organization, the goals of Black
Women For Progress are twofold. One
goal is to be role rnodels and provide
career guidance for younger Black women,
and the other is to be a support base for
Black women throughout the valley. The
conference was successful in meeting these
goals and provided an opportunity for
Black women and students throughout
the valley to meet and share experiences.
Educators reveal higher ed problems
USPS-A panel of prominent educa¬
tors, bringing the spotlight away from
shortfalls in elementary and high schools,
rccentlv released a report warning that
higher education has serious problems,
ranging from high drop-oul rates, serious¬
ly deteriorating buildings and equipment
10 students abandoning the liberal arts.
"Students learning, curricular coher¬
ence. Ihe quality of facilities, faculty
morale, and academic standards no longer
measure up to our expectations."Ihe pan-
In the report prepared for Education
Secretary T H. Bell and the National
Institute of Educalion. the panel called for
drastic changes in higher education, in¬
cluding iwo full years of liberal education
for all bachelor's degree recipients, even if
it means extending undergraduate pro¬
grams beyond the usual four years.
The panel also recommended refocus-
arces on freshmen and
iting w
dents'learning.
"Warning signals" of the deteriorating
conditions of higher education include
declining student performance from 1964
to 1982 in 11 of 15 major subject areas of
the Graduate Records Examinations,
especially in areas requiring high verbal
skills such as history, political science,
education and English literature.
"One cannot blame these trends entirely
on the decline in the preparation ol enter¬
ing college students," ihe report said.
"Part of the problem is what happens to
students after they matriculate in college."
The report, "Involvement
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:  Poter
I of A
prepared by the
Study Group on the Conditions of Excel¬
lence in American Higher Education. Us
chairman. Kenneth P. Mortimer, is pro¬
fessor  of higher education  and  publi'
I  Penns
i State
The panel recommended two full years
of liberal education to strengthen under¬
graduate degree programs. "Students are
not likely to accumulate in four perfor¬
mance as professionals." the report said.
Another "warning signal" the panel
found was that only half of the students
who start college ever receive bachelor's
degrees. The panel also said that "one out
of eight highly able high school seniors
does not choose to attend college.".
The panel sees the increasing number of
undergraduates majoring in narrow
specialties and the decreasing number of
bachelor's degrees awarded in arts and
sciences as problems. The percentage of
students majoring in the arts and sciences
fell from 49 percent in 1971 to 36 percent
in 1982. The report said nearly half of the
1.100 majors offered by American col¬
leges and universities are in occupational
fields.
The panel recommended that liberal
education, a shift from
now prominent. "College cur¬
riculum has become excessively vocational
in its orientation, and the bachelor's degree
has lost its potential to foster the shared
values and knowledge that bind us to¬
gether as a society."
The percentage of freshmen intending
to become professors plummeted from 1.8
percent of entering students in 1966 lo 0.2
percent in 1982. "This 89 percent decline
bodes ill for the future of higher educa¬
tion." the report said.
The report criticized schools for favor¬
ing assertive students when they should
give more attention to passive students.
That passivity, the report said, is
ing sign of a lack of involveme
panel recommended that student invol¬
vement be increased.
The goals and objectives students should
achieve  in college should  be outlined
clearly, the report said. "If we want stu-
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The Daily CoUegian-5
Iniercollegiate rodeo, a sport that doesnt
n as football but still has as many
«:nps, bruises and thrills, was the main event at the
"I ivii Rodeo Fairgrounds last weekend.
1 he two-day event, sponsored by the CSUF
deo Club, saw cowboys and cowgirls from many
■ csl Coast colleges compete in events like bareback-
■ing, calf-tying and barrel racing.
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, long a West Coast
L'K'on conference powerhouse, captured both the
nen's and women's overall championships.
-ed by roper Rocky Carpenter, the Broncos men
quad topped West Hills Community College 450-
l70; while the Bronco cowgirls edged a tough
Merced College team 150-135.
Best all-around cowboy and cowgirl honors went
° Rex Phillips of West Hills and Tootie Miller of
•1 erced. Phillips* victory in the bareback competition-
helped him grab tO[
a strong showing in
The CSUF women's team (no official Bulldog
ntered the competition) failed to plac
I standings, but there were some strong I
individual performances turned in by EUerman, who
notched a second in the goat-tying competition and
Shelly KrUger, who finished sixth in barrel racing.
"The girls are going real good," said Rodeo Club  |
adviser Delbert Sailors.
Sailors said Cal Poly's strong perfor
as no surprise to anyone.
"They have a dynasty that dates back 30 to 40
years," said Sailors, adding that the Broncos have a
"tremendous rodeo program with a lot of financial
support."
The nine schools competing in the West Coast
Region take turns staging tbe rodeos, which will
culminate with tbe individual and team finals in June
at Montana State..
by Robert LtrilTht Daily CoOrwien
Top right, a West Hills barrel racer loses tu seconds
from her time by knocking down oast ofthe barrel*. Top
left, CSUF'. George Voter prepares Us saddle for tbe
saddle bronc event. Lower left, butt-riders praying before
tbeir event. Above, John Mitchell tapes his arm for
protection.