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The Daily Collegian Based on 'extremely narrow grounds' Dr. Pisciottoli denounces Volpp's proposal Taking it to heart despite its 'work¬ ing paper" status. Dr. Louis Pisciottoli (chairman, economics department) Wednesday vehemently denounced Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Louis Volpp's *borrow* and *loan* proposal as being based on 'extremely narrow grounds, and that, as a result, the School of Social Sciences was going to feel the crunch more than should be mandated. In an attempt to avoid layoff in the face of severe budget cuts, Volpp has proposed a reassignment of Student/ Faculty Ratios (SFR) which would result in departments borrowing and loaning faculty members in order to meet the new ratio. At the Budget Committee meeting Wednesday, he attempted to explain this concept and the rational behind it, and it was to this that Pisciottoli addressed himself. According to Pisciottoli, departments had 24-hours-notice before the dead¬ line to figure out who in each depart¬ ment was to be 'borrowed' or Here's what's happening! Tennis: CSUF Round Robin Tourn¬ ament, today and tornmorrow, campus courts, all day. Amerasia Week: Los Angeles jazz- rock group 'Hiroshima,' CU Lounge, 12 p.m Friday movie: Straight Time,' IA 101, 3 p.m , CI) Lounge at 7 and9:15p.m Natural sciences colloquium: Dr. Cregor M. Cailliet (marine bio¬ logist. Moss Landing), 'Ecology of Fish Assemblages in Elkhorn SlouRh.' Baseball: CSUF vs. St. Mary's Beiden Field, 7:30 p.m. (Double- header tomorrow at 12 p.m.) Sabbatical report: Cina Arce (Bio¬ logy), 'Kenya's Wild Plant and Animal Life," 1544 W. Scott, Saturday Mar. 10 Amerasia Week festival night: music, drama, and dance groups, CU Lounge, 7:30p.m. Under Volpp's proposed SFRs for the departments within the School of Social Sciences, that school is over¬ staffed by 23.3 positions. That means that if Volpp's proposal is imple¬ mented, those 23.3 positions will have to be absorbed of 'borrowed* by other schools in order to avoid layoff. Pisciottoli does not consider Social Sciences to be overstaffed in the first place, and objected strongly to 'sud¬ denly* being tentatively declared so by Volpp. Clearly, Pisciottoli did not agree with Volpp's proposal of 'offering faculty' into other departments, especially on such supposed short notice. But Volpp argued that his proposal has been a topic for two years and that depart¬ ments have known it was inevitable. Pisciottoli charged that Volpp's Vintage Pays meeting set sraSSSSL A meeting of Vintage Days com- acquaint competitive events partic- petitive events team represent- ipants with the rules of the events, atives will be held Thursday, arnl to faciliute better cooperation March 15. at 2 p.m. in room between the competitive events 312-314 of the College Union. committee, the sponsoring groups, The purpose of the meeting is to ano> h^ teams BANGKOK, Thailand-Vietnam yesterday broadcast reports its troops have re-entered the key pro¬ vincial capital of Lang Son but said China was launching new attacks on border towns even while it claimed to be pulling back. Radio Hanoi reported fresh Chinese attacks along the 450-mile border separating the warring neighbors. It said Chinese troops around Cao Bang, 16 miles inside Vietnamese territory, were "dig¬ ging trenches and shelling the town and nearby villages and ham¬ lets, causing many deaths and pro¬ perty damage.* Western military sources said no large Chinese units have yet been pulled back across the bor¬ der, although it was possible some small units of the 100,000-man invasion army have left Vietnam. MXKCOVV-The Soviet Union said yesterday that President Car¬ ter's Middle East trip was pri¬ marily designed to bolster the United States' faltering strategic position in the region, now that the Shah of Iran has been ousted. The official Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda said Car¬ ter's Middle East tour 'demon¬ strates the level of White House concern about the situation in this Pravda said the president in¬ tended to pressure Egyptian Presi¬ dent Anwar Sadat to conclude a separate peace with Israel now, despite what it called Sadat's agonizing isolation from the rest of the Arab world. 'But the aim of the Carter trip is not limited to the signing of a separate Israeli-Egyptian treaty,' Pravda said. "The decision of President Carter to go to* the Middle East together with Defense Secretary Harold Brown, who recently led negotiations there, demonstrates the level of White CAIRO-President Carter arrived yesterday in Cairo to a tumultuous welcome for what he called 'crucial* talks with Presi¬ dent Anwar Sadat, but a high method of reassigning SFR was b, on how many students a department 'earns' for the university, implying that the students dictate what courses should be offered. He said the university has an obliga¬ tion to provide certain major require¬ ments as well as general education requirements. But, Pisciottoli said under Volpp's proposal staffing would "be according to student demand, even if the demand is not appropriate.' Volpp agreed that staffing was 'demand-oriented," referring to it himself as an 'oriental bazaar.' "Our General Education Program is neither general, nor educational,' he said And it certainly isn t a program.* But he added that his job was to imple¬ ment it, 'bad as it is,' and that he hoped never to 'design the curriculum to suit the staff.' than many other schools, resulting in a lower full time equvalence (FTE) and thus the appearance of being over¬ staffed. He explained that because so many other departments offered courses that students were permitted to take in fulfilling primarily general education requirements, the School of Social Sciences itself got left with fewer stu¬ dents that they were really equipped to handle. Besides that, he said, there are relatively few Social Science courses that fulfill general education require¬ ments in other areas. 'We do not intrude in other areas, but the other areas intrude on us,* he said. He said that the larger overlap of course offerings 'does not exist else¬ where,* and that it has budget implica¬ tions that could "cause severe dam- American official traveling with him said Carter was 'not parti¬ cularly optimistic* about achieving an Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty. 'We have been so close so often,' the official said. He said Carter 'realized it was much easier for things to go wrong than to go right.* Both he and Sadat joined in pledging to work for a lasting peace in the Middle East and both implored the help of God in their peace efforts. But both sides made it clear that many difficult issues remain to be solved including Egyptian insistence on finding a just future for the Palestinians. Carter, leading one of the ever to travel abroad, staked his international prestige and perhaps his political future on this effort to nail down the elusive Egyptian- Israeli peace treaty. Amerasia Week climaxed with Festival Night The climax for this year's AMER¬ ASIA WEEK '79 will be Festival Night on Saturday night, March 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the College Union Lounge on campus. The pro¬ gram of activities is free and open to all. Festival Night has traditionally provided a program of cultural arts highlighting the culture and heritage of the contemporary Asian-American community. Sponsored by the Amer¬ asia Club and the Asian-American students at the university, with the assistance of the Asian-American Studies Program and the Associated Students, the event has gained in popularity and is now regarded as an annual happening by the Asian- American community in Fresno. This year's Festival Night program promises some excellent local and guest talent. There will be perfor¬ mances from members of the Chi¬ nese, Japanese, and Filipino com¬ munities, as well as from, the Viet¬ namese and Cambodian communities in Fresno. Opening up the program of activi¬ ties for Festival Night will be the perennial local favorites, *Ken and the Comets,* a group characterized by a deft sense of humor and well known for their smooth mellow sounds. There will also be songs by vocalists tori Peters and Lisa Joe, as wall as music by the Vietnamese Choir. Chinese musicwill be provided by local artist Raymond Tseng, along with a demonstration from the Cal Poly Lion Dance team IlLTJMinatoons l*flfl; S " *'"•- ™»Sn^ ''■\-***Slf«y» TljR [JBtik vS*$S WHO HAS THE GLUE.?; bodian instrumentalist, Chanti; koto player Kiyoke Nosker, and nOted- Japanese eawrter Lynda Kubota. Did You Know? The Daily Collegian will do Uwttt PrlcMln Town "UFO*, an exciting and colorful dance troupe that will perform several traditional Philippine dances. For further Information, contact the Amerasia Club or the Asian American Studies Program office at (209) 487- 1002. RESUMES typeset, printed 1 day service • nearCSUF ! AccvnrpE , 3097 willow eve.. Suite 19/291-3543 | I P-^. J ""39/ adldaS —The Original 8 Stripe Shoe over 100 models in stock- all sizes The Instep Weekday. UU04CO pas 4646 N. Blackstone Tennis Rackets & Clothing 288-0687 THEBETBEAT "Where everybody fcxfca* a abreak" Fresno and Shaw 222-7748
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Title | 1979_03 The Daily Collegian March 1979 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1979 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | March 9, 1979 Pg. 2-3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1979 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | The Daily Collegian Based on 'extremely narrow grounds' Dr. Pisciottoli denounces Volpp's proposal Taking it to heart despite its 'work¬ ing paper" status. Dr. Louis Pisciottoli (chairman, economics department) Wednesday vehemently denounced Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Louis Volpp's *borrow* and *loan* proposal as being based on 'extremely narrow grounds, and that, as a result, the School of Social Sciences was going to feel the crunch more than should be mandated. In an attempt to avoid layoff in the face of severe budget cuts, Volpp has proposed a reassignment of Student/ Faculty Ratios (SFR) which would result in departments borrowing and loaning faculty members in order to meet the new ratio. At the Budget Committee meeting Wednesday, he attempted to explain this concept and the rational behind it, and it was to this that Pisciottoli addressed himself. According to Pisciottoli, departments had 24-hours-notice before the dead¬ line to figure out who in each depart¬ ment was to be 'borrowed' or Here's what's happening! Tennis: CSUF Round Robin Tourn¬ ament, today and tornmorrow, campus courts, all day. Amerasia Week: Los Angeles jazz- rock group 'Hiroshima,' CU Lounge, 12 p.m Friday movie: Straight Time,' IA 101, 3 p.m , CI) Lounge at 7 and9:15p.m Natural sciences colloquium: Dr. Cregor M. Cailliet (marine bio¬ logist. Moss Landing), 'Ecology of Fish Assemblages in Elkhorn SlouRh.' Baseball: CSUF vs. St. Mary's Beiden Field, 7:30 p.m. (Double- header tomorrow at 12 p.m.) Sabbatical report: Cina Arce (Bio¬ logy), 'Kenya's Wild Plant and Animal Life," 1544 W. Scott, Saturday Mar. 10 Amerasia Week festival night: music, drama, and dance groups, CU Lounge, 7:30p.m. Under Volpp's proposed SFRs for the departments within the School of Social Sciences, that school is over¬ staffed by 23.3 positions. That means that if Volpp's proposal is imple¬ mented, those 23.3 positions will have to be absorbed of 'borrowed* by other schools in order to avoid layoff. Pisciottoli does not consider Social Sciences to be overstaffed in the first place, and objected strongly to 'sud¬ denly* being tentatively declared so by Volpp. Clearly, Pisciottoli did not agree with Volpp's proposal of 'offering faculty' into other departments, especially on such supposed short notice. But Volpp argued that his proposal has been a topic for two years and that depart¬ ments have known it was inevitable. Pisciottoli charged that Volpp's Vintage Pays meeting set sraSSSSL A meeting of Vintage Days com- acquaint competitive events partic- petitive events team represent- ipants with the rules of the events, atives will be held Thursday, arnl to faciliute better cooperation March 15. at 2 p.m. in room between the competitive events 312-314 of the College Union. committee, the sponsoring groups, The purpose of the meeting is to ano> h^ teams BANGKOK, Thailand-Vietnam yesterday broadcast reports its troops have re-entered the key pro¬ vincial capital of Lang Son but said China was launching new attacks on border towns even while it claimed to be pulling back. Radio Hanoi reported fresh Chinese attacks along the 450-mile border separating the warring neighbors. It said Chinese troops around Cao Bang, 16 miles inside Vietnamese territory, were "dig¬ ging trenches and shelling the town and nearby villages and ham¬ lets, causing many deaths and pro¬ perty damage.* Western military sources said no large Chinese units have yet been pulled back across the bor¬ der, although it was possible some small units of the 100,000-man invasion army have left Vietnam. MXKCOVV-The Soviet Union said yesterday that President Car¬ ter's Middle East trip was pri¬ marily designed to bolster the United States' faltering strategic position in the region, now that the Shah of Iran has been ousted. The official Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda said Car¬ ter's Middle East tour 'demon¬ strates the level of White House concern about the situation in this Pravda said the president in¬ tended to pressure Egyptian Presi¬ dent Anwar Sadat to conclude a separate peace with Israel now, despite what it called Sadat's agonizing isolation from the rest of the Arab world. 'But the aim of the Carter trip is not limited to the signing of a separate Israeli-Egyptian treaty,' Pravda said. "The decision of President Carter to go to* the Middle East together with Defense Secretary Harold Brown, who recently led negotiations there, demonstrates the level of White CAIRO-President Carter arrived yesterday in Cairo to a tumultuous welcome for what he called 'crucial* talks with Presi¬ dent Anwar Sadat, but a high method of reassigning SFR was b, on how many students a department 'earns' for the university, implying that the students dictate what courses should be offered. He said the university has an obliga¬ tion to provide certain major require¬ ments as well as general education requirements. But, Pisciottoli said under Volpp's proposal staffing would "be according to student demand, even if the demand is not appropriate.' Volpp agreed that staffing was 'demand-oriented," referring to it himself as an 'oriental bazaar.' "Our General Education Program is neither general, nor educational,' he said And it certainly isn t a program.* But he added that his job was to imple¬ ment it, 'bad as it is,' and that he hoped never to 'design the curriculum to suit the staff.' than many other schools, resulting in a lower full time equvalence (FTE) and thus the appearance of being over¬ staffed. He explained that because so many other departments offered courses that students were permitted to take in fulfilling primarily general education requirements, the School of Social Sciences itself got left with fewer stu¬ dents that they were really equipped to handle. Besides that, he said, there are relatively few Social Science courses that fulfill general education require¬ ments in other areas. 'We do not intrude in other areas, but the other areas intrude on us,* he said. He said that the larger overlap of course offerings 'does not exist else¬ where,* and that it has budget implica¬ tions that could "cause severe dam- American official traveling with him said Carter was 'not parti¬ cularly optimistic* about achieving an Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty. 'We have been so close so often,' the official said. He said Carter 'realized it was much easier for things to go wrong than to go right.* Both he and Sadat joined in pledging to work for a lasting peace in the Middle East and both implored the help of God in their peace efforts. But both sides made it clear that many difficult issues remain to be solved including Egyptian insistence on finding a just future for the Palestinians. Carter, leading one of the ever to travel abroad, staked his international prestige and perhaps his political future on this effort to nail down the elusive Egyptian- Israeli peace treaty. Amerasia Week climaxed with Festival Night The climax for this year's AMER¬ ASIA WEEK '79 will be Festival Night on Saturday night, March 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the College Union Lounge on campus. The pro¬ gram of activities is free and open to all. Festival Night has traditionally provided a program of cultural arts highlighting the culture and heritage of the contemporary Asian-American community. Sponsored by the Amer¬ asia Club and the Asian-American students at the university, with the assistance of the Asian-American Studies Program and the Associated Students, the event has gained in popularity and is now regarded as an annual happening by the Asian- American community in Fresno. This year's Festival Night program promises some excellent local and guest talent. There will be perfor¬ mances from members of the Chi¬ nese, Japanese, and Filipino com¬ munities, as well as from, the Viet¬ namese and Cambodian communities in Fresno. Opening up the program of activi¬ ties for Festival Night will be the perennial local favorites, *Ken and the Comets,* a group characterized by a deft sense of humor and well known for their smooth mellow sounds. There will also be songs by vocalists tori Peters and Lisa Joe, as wall as music by the Vietnamese Choir. Chinese musicwill be provided by local artist Raymond Tseng, along with a demonstration from the Cal Poly Lion Dance team IlLTJMinatoons l*flfl; S " *'"•- ™»Sn^ ''■\-***Slf«y» TljR [JBtik vS*$S WHO HAS THE GLUE.?; bodian instrumentalist, Chanti; koto player Kiyoke Nosker, and nOted- Japanese eawrter Lynda Kubota. Did You Know? The Daily Collegian will do Uwttt PrlcMln Town "UFO*, an exciting and colorful dance troupe that will perform several traditional Philippine dances. For further Information, contact the Amerasia Club or the Asian American Studies Program office at (209) 487- 1002. RESUMES typeset, printed 1 day service • nearCSUF ! AccvnrpE , 3097 willow eve.. Suite 19/291-3543 | I P-^. J ""39/ adldaS —The Original 8 Stripe Shoe over 100 models in stock- all sizes The Instep Weekday. UU04CO pas 4646 N. Blackstone Tennis Rackets & Clothing 288-0687 THEBETBEAT "Where everybody fcxfca* a abreak" Fresno and Shaw 222-7748 |