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^Monday, Feb. 2,1987. Page 2 Six-year plan has its advantages I'm looking forward to one of the biggest thrills of my somewhat checkered college career-receiving my grade report from this past winter session. However, it's not the prospect of receiving a passing grade in Anthropology 1 that excites me- though, in my case, a decent grade is certainly a cause for celebration. What I'm looking forward to is the little box in the bottom, right-hand comer of the grade report that will show my class standing as junior. I attended winter session not because I was afraid that if I took five weeks off from studying I'd get out of practice, but because I needed three more units so that I could remain on my academic schedule. I like to explain to people, (when they ask-or even if they don't), that I am on the "Six Year Plan." Basically, this means that it will take me six years to obtain a degree. (I am sure that everyone follows the complicated processes that went into <§) I Have Q No Idea Harvie R. Schnitzer choosing a name for this plan.) Personally, . I like the plan. One advantage of the "Six Year Plan" is that it can easily be extended a year or two to the increasingly popular "Seven Year Plan" or "Eight Year Plan." But, I really should warn anyone considering one 6f these plans, if obtaining a degree takes more than eight years, the term "professional student" rears its ugly head. It's been quite a challenge-not school, but explaining that a college degree does, not necessarily come as the automatic result of having attended school for four years. Some people (especially my parents) actually assumed that I would be graduating this May! (Can you imagine?) Even after I repeatedly explained that many students take more than the traditional four years to obtain a degree, my parents still remained hopeful; for a short period last semester, every time my parents saw me, they'd ask, "Aren't you graduating soon? Haven't all of your friends from high school finished college?" (I think they were trying to make As far as I'm concerned, another advantage of having a "Six Year Plan" to mention to my parents is that it gives the impression that I originally intended to spend six years at CSUF. Of course, having a name for the plan and occasionally using phrases like "I'm taking some extra time to expand my educational horizons outside my current spheres of study" and 'Tm removing academic pressure by taking a fewer number of units" make me appear less like a slag to my parents and their friends. It almost goes without saying that my friends know that this is a bunch of B.S.-and that the reason it's taking me six years to graduate is that I spend too much time having fun and too little time attending class. Even though Tve enjoyed the years I've spent at CSUF as a sophomore (both of them), it will be a relief to fina% leave the ranks of the underclass .and take some upper division classes. But rower division classes were not the reason I disliked being a sophomore. What I minded were the questions Sec NO IDEA, page 8 Reader \Response me.^ -to The Daily Collegian is welcome. Please send letters of no more than 250 words to The Daily Collegian, Keats Campus Building, California State University, ftesno, Fresno. CA 93740. Letters must be signed and have the author's name, telephone number and address. J Communist crush? Dear Editor. I'm writing in reference to an article which appeared in the Thursday, Jan. 29 edition of The Daily Collegian titled 'Marxism prefened over nuclear death." Whoever wrote mis worthless, liberal claptrap make* former Gov. Jerry Brown look "middle of the road." Tm carious to see who this Angela Arnold really ie (that is just her pen name). My guess is that she (or maybe he) is from the Anthropology Department, where else could such a goofball fit in around this campus? In this poem, Angela expresses her (weird) view that she'd rather be a communist than dead. I've got a good suggestion for you, Angela. Why don't you go to the Soviet Union and be- alive and a communist at the same time? HI even give you a ride to the airport! You say, "I'd rather «<hi* country be a mecca of Marxism than die." I bet if a foreign student were to read your idiotic poem, he'd think .he came to a "mecca of morons." It seems you feel we should just give in to our cemies and let them impose some sort ot Marxist government on us. Perhaps you would fit into that system better than you' fit in ours. Actually, Angela (whoever you are) , your column does not bother me, it amuses me. It's great to see a liberal express his or her views once in awhile. It gives us (normal people) a chance to see liberals in their true light You live in a make-believe world and use a make-believe name. For The Record... Friday's edition of The Daily Collegian incorrectly reported that The Society for Women Engineers is revamping its junior high school outreach program and attributed the statement to Dr. Karen Friar. The story should have reported that the group is considerif% revamping the program and attributed it to Anne Doherty. the project coordinator. 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Title | February 2, 1987 Pg. 2 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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^Monday, Feb. 2,1987.
Page 2
Six-year plan has its advantages
I'm looking forward to one of the
biggest thrills of my somewhat checkered
college career-receiving my grade report
from this past winter session. However,
it's not the prospect of receiving a passing
grade in Anthropology 1 that excites me-
though, in my case, a decent grade is
certainly a cause for celebration. What I'm
looking forward to is the little box in the
bottom, right-hand comer of the grade
report that will show my class standing as
junior.
I attended winter session not because I
was afraid that if I took five weeks off from
studying I'd get out of practice, but because
I needed three more units so that I could
remain on my academic schedule.
I like to explain to people, (when they
ask-or even if they don't), that I am on the
"Six Year Plan." Basically, this means that
it will take me six years to obtain a degree.
(I am sure that everyone follows the
complicated processes that went into
<§) I Have
Q No Idea
Harvie R. Schnitzer
choosing a name for this plan.) Personally,
. I like the plan.
One advantage of the "Six Year Plan" is
that it can easily be extended a year or two
to the increasingly popular "Seven Year
Plan" or "Eight Year Plan." But, I really
should warn anyone considering one 6f
these plans, if obtaining a degree takes
more than eight years, the term
"professional student" rears its ugly head.
It's been quite a challenge-not school,
but explaining that a college degree does,
not necessarily come as the automatic
result of having attended school for four
years. Some people (especially my parents)
actually assumed that I would be graduating
this May! (Can you imagine?) Even after I
repeatedly explained that many students
take more than the traditional four years to
obtain a degree, my parents still remained
hopeful; for a short period last semester,
every time my parents saw me, they'd ask,
"Aren't you graduating soon? Haven't all of
your friends from high school finished
college?" (I think they were trying to make
As far as I'm concerned, another
advantage of having a "Six Year Plan" to
mention to my parents is that it gives the
impression that I originally intended to
spend six years at CSUF. Of course,
having a name for the plan and
occasionally using phrases like "I'm taking
some extra time to expand my educational
horizons outside my current spheres of
study" and 'Tm removing academic
pressure by taking a fewer number of
units" make me appear less like a slag to
my parents and their friends. It almost goes
without saying that my friends know that this
is a bunch of B.S.-and that the reason it's
taking me six years to graduate is that I spend
too much time having fun and too little time
attending class.
Even though Tve enjoyed the years I've
spent at CSUF as a sophomore (both of
them), it will be a relief to fina% leave the
ranks of the underclass .and take some upper
division classes. But rower division classes
were not the reason I disliked being a
sophomore. What I minded were the questions
Sec NO IDEA, page 8
Reader
\Response
me.^
-to The Daily Collegian is welcome.
Please send letters of no more than 250
words to The Daily Collegian, Keats
Campus Building, California State
University, ftesno, Fresno. CA 93740.
Letters must be signed and have the
author's name, telephone number and
address.
J
Communist crush?
Dear Editor.
I'm writing in reference to an article
which appeared in the Thursday, Jan. 29
edition of The Daily Collegian titled
'Marxism prefened over nuclear death."
Whoever wrote mis worthless, liberal
claptrap make* former Gov. Jerry Brown
look "middle of the road." Tm carious to
see who this Angela Arnold really ie
(that is just her pen name). My guess is
that she (or maybe he) is from the
Anthropology Department, where else
could such a goofball fit in around this
campus?
In this poem, Angela expresses her
(weird) view that she'd rather be a
communist than dead. I've got a good
suggestion for you, Angela. Why don't
you go to the Soviet Union and be- alive
and a communist at the same time? HI
even give you a ride to the airport! You
say, "I'd rather « aid etcitUa conccjU i* at/ it eo*mata to
Kfe uUU k frutentUa «hu}uc often **t iAou* *>t
CemtutfVaUeu attud.
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