1985_05 The Daily Collegian May 1985

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Vol. XCI, #65
CSU, Fresno
Wednesday, May 1,1985
Athletics gets half of expected IRA
By Marga KaHoflg
Staff Writer
Because of increased academic requests
for money from the Instnictionally Related
Activities fund, the CSUFathletic depart¬
ment was allotted considerably less than
the $233,000 it requested from the IRA for
thc 1985-86 school year.
"Wc had to cut back a lot of areas,
athletics was one of those," said IRA
icommittee member Bob Whalen. "The
IRA funds are the academic programs' life
blood, while the athletic departm
other places to go for funding."
Whalen did say that if the athletic
department ran into financial trouble, thr
IRA would help. "But right now the aca¬
demic organizations need help," he said.
The athletic department received
$160,000 for the 1984-85 school year and
will receive 5125,000 next year, according
to Whalen.
But for Jack Lengyel, CSUF athletic
director, the issue is not academics versus
athletics, but whether or not students
should pay something for services they
receive from the athletic department.
"The univenity has a responsibility to
let students know no one gets a free
lunch," he said.
Lengyel believes that studenu should
participate, even if in a minimum fashion,
to the funding of the athletic program.
"By and large, the community is paying
for a large part of the athletic facilities,"
said Lengyel.
He then compared CSUF to other
schools such as the University of Nevada
at Las Vegas, which receives $500,000 a
year in student funding.
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Speech Arts building.
Plus-minus plan is outvoted
A proposal t
grading system ;
Academic Senate voted against it in an
April 15 meeting.
"It was voted down because some sena¬
tors wanted more empirical research and
not because of the merits of the proposal
•s it was presented at the time," said Chris
Beits, a member of the Academic Senate.
Bctts sai4 the empirical research the
Senate wanted involved the impact-that
Plus-mina* grading has had on other
campuses. The Senate wanti to knwpr
especially about grade inflation or defla¬
tion at the other universities.
"1 think that those who favored! it
favored it strongly, and those opposed to
it were lukewarm," said Beta.
Paul Kryder, the only student represen¬
tative to the Academic Policy and Plan¬
ning committee, said the APAP favored
adopting the plus-minus grading system
by a 5-3 vote.
Kryder said the AP&P discussed the
' proposal and then sent its findings on to
the Academic Senate, which rejected the
resolution. He said that another commit¬
tee, the Academic Standards and Grading
committee, also approved of implement¬
ing the plus-minus grading system.
The Associated Student Senate, how¬
ever, voted to send a letter rejecting the
proposal to tbe Academic Senate. AS
Senate President Jeff Hansen, said one
reason the Senate rejected the proposal
was because of an absence of D-minus and
A-plus grades.
-They felt that it would adversely affect
the students," Hansen said, adding that
the proposed grading system could poten¬
tially lower some studenu' grade point
averages.
But Betu said it might move studenu to
set realistic goals that they could achieve,
and that a grade higher than an 'A' was
See Grading, mesa 5
"Fretno State is the lowest in the
PCAA," Lengyel said. "All we'd like to do
is have a visible minimum level of support
from studenu."
"We provide student jobs with a payroll
of $90,000." said Lengyel. "And there are
other energies the athletic department
creates for all of us."
If financial problems do arise from the
IRA cut in funding, the student seating
section in Bulldog Sudium, currently
located on the 50-yard-line, could be in
See ISA, page 4
Ouster try
halts AS
meeting
Disgruntled senators set aside the busi¬
ness of tbe day and adjourned the Asso¬
ciated Studenu Senate meeting Tuesday
after a dispute concerning tbe possible
removal of an AS senator.
The dispute was over whether or not
Sen. Melanie Slaton, senator-at-large, had
missed more than five senate meetinp
during the 1984-85 academic year, which��is cause for dismissal under AS bylaws.
Sen. Merrill Stuart, business and admi¬
nistrative sciences, brought up the matter
when he asked if any senators had missed
five meetings. According to the AS min¬
utes, it appeared that Slaton, who was
acting as chairwoman at the time, had
missed Ave meetings.
Slaton said she only missed four senate
meetings, however. After a quick investi¬
gation following the meeting, both Stuart
and Slaton agreed the minutes were incor¬
rect and that she only missed four meet¬
ings. During tbe brief meeting, however,
there was much debate about the matter
both on and off the senate floor.
Sen. Brian Bellis, graduate studies, told
Slaton, "Because of this dispute, I dont
think you should really chair the meeting."
Senators argued over whether or not
Slaton should be allowed to vote, and
Slaton directed the matter to tbe Legal
and Legislative committee. Sbealsotumed
the chair over to Administrative Vice
President Bob Whalen and left the meeting.
The Senate turned down a plan to tem¬
porarily recess the meeting and study the
matter. Instead, Randy Reed suggested
that they adjourn and shortly after 4 p.m.
the senate voted 8-5-1.
"I don 1 like tbe fact that someone had a
pre-determined plan to embarrass her and
remove her from the meeting," said Sen.
Steve Bruhn, engineering.
Slaton and Stuart belong to two differ¬
ent factions on the senate that have been
fighting on various controversial issues
before the senate. Siaton said tbe thinks
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