1977_03 The Daily Collegian March 1977

              3Che CoUegian
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. FRESNO
TUESDAY, MARCH 1,
Volpp pushes for a four-unit curriculum
/l tfrecttva from  tbe chan-      university did not adopt four    atrxeamenta with the community l^o^hlrdB of tbe CSUF stodsnta
cellar s  office  states  that  In-      units aa the standard course.         college*, which Hat all of CSUF's come (rem asmmunity rsflaas*
ifructors wUl receive on, unit of         Volpp haa never indicated he     court** aad the  community CSUF  had  3,888  new   ad-
VfTUcremt for every one hour of      win force anyone Into the plan,     coUege'i equivalent. rnlssion* last fan  and 1C88 of
tn-class Instruction.                         Clark laid. "There'a no question       ^,.„—„.jlh.^J.llaUa.ia»j if those   were   transfer   8s*Ss.
Volpp taid in hi, memo   hs      In my mind that we will end up    J^TZlZTiT'SIm 'from    community    colleges,
believes Us prepossl would      with a mixture (of three and four    g°* *»■«*■ "». -fffg Davie. aM.
Jmrnunity „^.'«r!?d ft* *• ^*?p•,•,
i four-unit
Major change ln CSUF
curriculum may occur in th* next
few years If the majority of
faculty members support s
proposal to shift the standard
three-unit course to four units.
Tbe proposal to re-vamp tbe
but ha aaid nc
made by Louis Volpp, vice
president for academic affairs,
in a Dec. 18 memo to the
Executive Committee of the
Academic Senate.
In this memo, Volpp suggested
lhat the general course format be
changed from three units ss the
standard course to four. Also,
four courses would be the
standard means for students to
achieve 18 semester hours of
credit Instead of the current five
courses for IS hours.
Under this system, three
course* would be tbe standard
means for full-time fsculty to
meet their required 12 weighted
teschlng unlU (WTU)
Currently, most ot the faculty
teach four three-unit course* to
meet the
Interaction  bet- uait claaeea).''                               «2S'^Si^?*«asai3i!
ween faculty and atudenta in the But, h* said the university haa     <g**' Sff  J».«fW*
teaching-learning process." """""
Volpp would not make any      ituoent* sad faculty. 	
further    comments    to    th* Kant Da vies, director of sd-       Although Davie* taid he did not
Collegian  about  his   proposal. mlaaiona and records, ssid tbe    see this ss a tremendously long-         Davie* said be does not h**"*
David  Clark,   associate  vice- major problem be sees would be    term problem, be ssid he has     the tranafer students would be
president for academic affairs, coordinating the students from    r*»*rvabort* that the pnposal     driven away from CSUF by a
said he believes tbe proposal has the   community   colleges.   Tbe    would make lt harder for the     change tn th* unit base.
advantages for both fsculty and university   has    articulation     transfer student  Davles  says              (Cootlnuedoo p. 12)
students.
"Faculty members would be
dealing with a fewer number of
students, snd the itudent would
Committee; nixes concert
rime* to worry sbout. This is ay Terry Scams!
both   a   plus   for   faculty   and SUffReporter
students," be ssid.
Clark said there are many A decision by  the  Election
aspects of the proposal that need Committee st CSUF will prevent
to be carefully looked at If the Tom   Fischetti,  candidate   for
faculty   show   sn   Interest   In Assoclsted     Student     (AS)
pursuing the Idea. President, from promoting his
His main concern, be said. Is rsmpslgn at a free concert be
with the scheduling difficulties had   Intended   to   sponsor   on
that would occur If tbe entire campus,  because  tbe  concert
section of the election code that
states, "Only ttudent members
of the Associated Students may
participate in election cam¬
paigns." The committee voted 3-
1 at a meeting Thursday not to
overturn the Stein ruling.
The committee also confirmed
that lt had missed tbe deadline
Tbe decision waa based on a
Montion fo seek AS Presidency
> Robert Montion, a Junior public
administration major, has an¬
nounced his candidacy for the
office of Associated Students
(AS)    President.    The    an-
bolsterous floor meeting in
Commons Hall.
During the short speech, In¬
terrupted frequently by shouting
and clapping, Montion stressed
his support for s free press on
campus, and tbe need for votes
from tbe resident students to
assure his victory.
Montion also introduced his
running mates: Karen Clark will
run for AS Vice President, Susan
Gomes for College Union Vice-
President. The election will be
held on March 30 snd 31.
During sn Interview following
his platform la built on planks
that favor freedom of the press, a
tight and efficient ad¬
ministration and re-organization
of the student government. He
also spoke of "returning tategrity
and responsibility" to the student
government
"To be effective you need the
respect of the students," he
said.
Montion proposed s "debste
between tbe presidential  can¬
didates, and a candidates' night
in the dorms."
.   Tom Fischetti, a Junior radio-
television major, is the only
other officially announced
candidate. Bill Brewer, CoUege
Union rice president Is ssid to be
* possible candidate, but thi* Is
unconfirmed.
Montion, Clark and Gomes all
(COS) during the last academic
year (78-78). They terved on the
executive board of the itudent
government. Montion was
president', Clark, a Journalism
major, was commissioner of
publications and Gomes, a public
administration major, waa
commissioner of finance. All
three candidates are ttmiora.
Montion   stressed   his   ad¬
ministration  would   watch   IU
(Continued on p. 8)
The Election Committee
outlined at its meeting
Frldsy this calendar to
govern the races for student
body offices this year:
Petitions for candidacy
wiU become available at 8
am. Monday, March 14, and
must be returned by noon
Friday, March 18. The
petitions can be obtained
from the Dean of Student
Affairs.
A meeUng for all can¬
didates wiU be held st 4 p.m.
on March 18 in room 203 of
the Joyal Administration
Building. The official
campaign period com¬
mences after the meeting
and runs through March 31.
Students will go to the
polls on Wednesday, March
of baring "royally blown It"
Th* AS Constitution require*
that rarraposed change* must be
submitted no later than two
months before petitions for
candidacy can be Uken out. The
petitions will be issued March 14
this year.
Randy Ubby, who made the
accusation, said, "It's a classic
example of a total breakdown In
the system.
"Tbe changes should have
gone out last semester. It should
have b*en publicised. If students
cutoff date tbey have no Idea of
the urgency needed."
The problem, according to
committee chairman Tom
Adams, is that the commltte*
n't aware of the two month
Studenfs undeterred by
unmarketable' (majors
Staff:
Everyone knows the Job
market is tight
Yet the depresslngly high
unemployment rate hain't
frightened studenU swsy from
majors "with  seemingly lass
Philosophy ran the surface may
not appear as practical ss
business, said Kessler. But there
are only so many hlgh^niced
glamorous Jobs out there,  he
ployed,"  wrote  Kessler  face¬
tiously in his essay, 'ThUoaophy
■ major ln philosophy is the best
preparation for legal  work
ANOTHER STUDENT HAS onnounced hit condldocy for AssoOo+ed Shadanf* President
former prea/dent of the CcJ/*»j* of the Sequoias, Is o /imtor ot CSUF. tvetnlna wfm
Ctorfc (left) ond Si/ton Comet. (Photo by Joe Unplna)
Are they ..
elusive dreams of s better life
snd don't care about the Job
"or*** "qWaTren       Kessler. Uaagusgo use, logical
philosophy   professor,   feels snd depth
there's much more tc life than a        Paige
Job. philosophy
"Freddie Prime had a Job, a preparation for life, itself. He left
Job msny people would envy," a high-paying Job as a second
ssid Kessler. "He wss st the lieutenant in the army to study
peak ot his career, but be blew phllosoohv.
his brslns out" <0oBl
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