1979_04 The Daily Collegian April 1979

              'Why right now?'
The Daily Collegian
Faculty questions timing of reorganization
Editor's Kote: This is the second ol
four articles concerning reorganization
at CSUF.
While there is widespread agreement
among faculty members that some type
of reorganization is needed at CSUF,
few agree with Or Louis Volpp that now
is the time to do it.
Vice President for academic affairs
Louis Volpp would like to see the campus
reorganized by the start of the next sem¬
ester In a memo to AP&P chairperson
Joan Schroeder Volpp said that reorgan¬
ization *is frequently traveled country,
and the journey is necessary now *
Many faculty members, for a variety
of reasons, feel this is not a good time
to reorganize
The main question being asked is
'why right now?*
Dr Lymen Heine, professor of poli¬
tical science is concerned with the lack
of documentation supporting the need
to reorganize Heine says, in a memo to
the  reorganization committee,   he  has
heard many arguments in favor of r
organization, 'but these arguments have
not   been   documented   for   a   serious
discussion.*
Heine has asked the committee what
t savings will reorganization produce?
i proceeds  n
What will happen to support si
"Before this committee
panic and haste toward re
the Committee (should) seriously ques
tion the basic assumptions and ration
Or Peter J Klassen dean of the
School of Social Sciences asks many of
the same questions in a memo to Volpp
"If there is a philosophical basis lor
the reorganization proposals If so,
what is it?" he writes   "What will be the
Another faculty member who supports
reorganization, but not at this time is
English Department Chairman Ken
Seib
Seib, who is president of the local
United Professors of California [UPC]
chapter outlined his opposition to reor
among faculty members
Seib says that because the late ot
President Baxter is still unknown (the
CSUC Board of Trustees has postponed
its decision concerning Baxter until its
May 22 meeting) and the views of Volpp
(who resigned his position), mav not ro
incide with his successor's, the Univer¬
sity should not reorganize at this time
Baxter holds the key to morganizatiori
He can, at any time. Implement reorgare
ization simply by approving any propo-
sal Seib said that reorganization should
not occur while Baxter's future is still
That the impetus for reorganization
has come from the vice president and
not the faculty also concerns Seib He
said that any proposal to reorganize
should generate from the faculty.
What may prove more of a setback to
reorganization than faculty opposition is
the timetable Volpp has set.
Volpp wants to reorganize by next
fall And he is confident it can be done.
Volpp said that the faculty has had two
years to become familiar with reorgan¬
ization  and should know the  ground-
Referring to the Fall date Volpp said,
I know it can be done, and be done ef¬
fectively "
Volpp feels his proposal can be im¬
plemented by  next  Fall because it is
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Kahn: Can a foreign student get elected?
Michel Kahn is trying to be the. first
foreign student in recent memory to get
elected to the student senate
Kahn, a citizen of Holland, who is run¬
ning for the at-Large Post #4, says he
believes that president Norman Baxter
should be replaced
'I believe that if 77 percent of the
faculty say he should leave, he should
leave,' Kahn says.
But Kahn's primary concern is for
foreign students, who he feels are being
denied access to vital information
"A lot of times foreign students don't
know their rights, * he says.
'I' II try to keep foreign students in-
Toward that end  Kahn proposes to
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the increasing registration costs which
for foreign students, have risen from $51
per unit in the Spring of 1977 to $57 per
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'I will try to keep the fees that for¬
eign students must pay commesurate
with the fees American students must
pay,* kahn says.
Kahn got involved with this year's
student elections by taking the photo¬
graphs of the PLUS slate candidates
for their campaign pamphlet. He de¬
cided to run, he says, after he.was en¬
couraged by some of the other students
involved in student government.
"I always liked politics,* he says
'Students in fcurope are really involved
in student government. Everybody
votes.'
Here only 10 percent or so of students
vote in their student elections, Kahn
says, because students are apathetic,
and because  they have   —
perception of student government as
ineffective
'People here think that students in
the senate are a bunch of dildoes " he
adds
Kahn says that CSUF students should
e that t
,r   ther
and overcome their apathy
*l would like to be elected and I thml
I could do a good job but even if you vot«
for my opponent, VOTE I *, he says
Softball game today
The CSUF women s softball team
faces Pasadena City College today at
2:30 on the playing field south of the
Lecture scheduled
*A New Look at How Come* will be
the title of a lecture by Pat Wathen
director of Prescriptive Assessment and
Training Services (PARS) in Seattle,
Washington, this Thursday. The one-
hour lecture will be presented in room
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The Daily Collegian
'Creasy, overcooked and just plain boring'
Dining Hall: Dormies dislike menus
By STEVE SCHMIDT
Daily Collegian Staff
Unappetizing, greasy, overcooked and
lust plain boring are only a sample of
adiectives used by students to describe
the food served in the Residence Hall
Dining Facility.
An informal survey of some of the
1,270 students who eat regularly at the
hall yielded few positive comments.
Even campus Food Services Administra¬
tor Rick Finlay characterized the dining
hall menu as 'boring.'
"But right now things are tight,' said
Finlay.
Rising food prices and restless stu¬
dents demanding more imaginative
menus have pressured Finlay, the'
middle-man  between the producer and
Serving dorm residents primarily, the
Residence Dining hall caters to students
in either a weekly 14-meal plan costing
$810 a semester or a 19-meal plan at
$660. The hall serves three meals a day,
offering meat entrees and some health
food-oriented meals.
Finlay said the dining hall is faced
with the 'scary prospect* of even higher
cost which would affect the current meal
plan rates. Last week, Finaly told the
food services advisory committee that
the facility is suffering from escalating
prices and a seven and a half percent in¬
crease in the meal plan is needed next
year 'just to maintain what our menu of¬
fers now. *
In a proposal soon to be considered by
the CSUF Association, Finlay has asked
that the price of the 14-meal plan be
raised from $810 to $870 next year.
Those persons on the 19-meal plan
would pay $945 rather than the current
$880 fee
'We're not going to win any brownie
points with this plan," said Finlay,
"The escalating prices of food are the
main reason we've been so boring with
The price of beef and dairy products
has risen dramatically, said Finlay. The
cost of beef has risen from 67* a pound
to $1.30 in less than a year.-
Finlay said the lack of communications
between the dining hall staff and the stu¬
dents is also hurting his. fight to improve
the menu. Finlay wonders if the current
student unrest concerning dorm food is
caused by legitimate concerns or a case
of spring fever.
Sue Inglis, a journalism major and
four-year veteran of the dining facility,
said the food served is 'absolutely rid-
'Since I' ve been eating here the food
has gone steadily downhill.' she said.
Inglis said she's developed an 'iron
stomach* and "they can serve me any¬
thing and I'll eat It. For the last meal
last year they served sharkmeat.'
A newcomer to the residence hall,'
24-year old Brian Lentell said the food
is boring, could be better, but 'I just eat
'The quality of the food is not that
bad, but they shouldn' t cook the food so
much in advance,' said Lentell. 'Usually
I' m not hard to please, but the food has
to be pretty bad if I complain *    -
Margaret De Santos, a 19-year old
English major discovered the dorm food
to be 'too starchy,* cooked unproperty
'It's obviously not top quality food. I
don't really like it,* said De Santos.
Last week, Home Economics Chair¬
person Ratana Newsome disagreed with
many of the students' complaints. An
expert nutntionalist, Newsome said the
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