1987_09 The Daily Collegian September 1987

              The Daily Collegian
California State University, Fresno
Founded In 1922
Friday, September 11,1987
Tony Otmot/Tho Doty Cotogkm
Students of Professor Jutin Chen's To! Chi Chuan class go through beginning routines near the SatetHte College
Union. Tal Chi is a form of Chinese martial art that emphasizes meditation.
Insurance
on hold
By Donna Reese
StaffWriter
Deciding if the Associated Students
should be responsible for funding team
participation insurance for athletic clubs
has lead the Associated Students Fi¬
nance and Budget Committee to post¬
pone their recommendation of al¬
locating $1068 to the FSU Volleyball
club at Thursday's meeting.
David Hobbs, president of the club,
submitted an allocation request asking
the committee to pay Jhe club's in¬
surance bill.
Although committee members felt the
club is in financial need, they did not
want to set a precedent that would re¬
quire them to fund the insurance needs
of all the organizations on campus.
"If we fund for one, we are Betting a
precedent to fund for all," said Cyndi
Mattos, committee chairperson.
"If we set precedent and continue to
fund for insurance we can expect a con¬
tinual drive in insurance (rates) and it's
going to be in 100 percent increases,"
Mattos told the committee, "it's not
going to be a couple of dollars."
Pat Work, committee accountant, said
last year there Dad been discussion in the
senate on funding insurance for orga¬
nizations, but a final decision was never
See FINANCE, page 8
Catalog shoots for student appeal
By II an if'Moo rod
StaffWriter
In order to widen its appeal to the stu¬
dent b^)dy, the new CSUF 1987-88 cata¬
log was made more comprehensive and
physically attractive, according to Dr.
Leonard Salazar, assistant vice president
for academic affairs.
"Basically, what we have in the cata¬
log is roughly 342 pages (out of a total of
528 pages) dedicated to the curriculum
of the university," he said.
This means that a student does not
need to read all 342 pages, just a few se¬
lect ones, he said.
For example, a computer science ma¬
jor only needs to read three pages out of
a total of 342 pages of the curriculum, or
four pages for an economic major.
Salazar said that the sections on the
different departments list the courses of¬
fered, course descriptions, prerequisites,
career opportunities and much more.
Sonya Hildreth, an international stu¬
dents counselor, presented different rea¬
sons as to why she thinks students do
to read. It is not like a sizzling novel that
you would read cover-to-cover."
"But students need to Yead it," Hil¬
dreth said. When students don't read the
catalog or question an advisor, an infor¬
mation gap usually occurs,  she  said.
"A faculty advisor may assume the
oaiazar said that the catalog is filled
with different types of information
which is helpful for different types of stu¬
dents.
He said that the catalog has a section
of faculty and student profiles that "intro¬
duces students to some of the indi¬
viduals who help create a unique learn-
not read the catalog. "My guess would   student read the catalog and then think;   jng environment at CSUF. The inter-
be that when you look at that catalog, it
seems too much to read."
We are in an age where a lot of infor¬
mation is gotten verbally.said Hildreth.
People don't want to get information by
reading the catalog. They would rather
have the counselor provide all the infor-
mafipn. .   /
Commenting on the catalog, Hildreth
said, "It is not the most interesting thing
you know the basic criteria of the system
when the student does not."
In such a case, Hildreth said, if the
student asks an adviser if he can take an
upper division writing class at the junior
level,; the adviser says yes, assuming
that the student has met the prerequisite
of English 1. But later it is found that the
student did not meet the prerequisite
and gets in trouble.
views also convey current information
about departments, programs and pro¬
fessional activities."
Salazar also pointed out the catalog's
Sources/Resources section provides in¬
formation on activities such as the fra¬
ternities and sororities, the Associated
Students, the Campus Children's Center;
advising and orientation, athletics and
See CATALOG, page 4
Franc denies murder charge
ByMarkPhiUipe
StaffWriter
The man some CSUF colleagues call
"Gentle Max" denied Wednesday that he
shot and then dismembered an 18-year-
old West Hollywood male prostitute
with a rented chainsaw.
During his arraignment in Los-
Angeles Municipal Court, Max
BeVnard Franc said he did not kill
Tracy Leroy Nute, whose arms and
lower legs were found in Los Angeles
County, and head and torso in Madera
County.
But Deputy District Attorney Sterling
Norris said the 57-year-old Franc, a
CSUF professor on sabbatical this
semester from his teaching post in the
political science department, may be
responsible for more than one killing.
Department of Anthropology
Chairman Dr. Dirk van der Elst, who
knew   Franc,   said   he   was   a   "shy,
harmless-looking man.
"It seems incongruous that someone
so quiet and self-effacing could be
involved in something like this," van der
Elst said. "He's known as 'Gentle Max.*"
At a meeting of CSUF public
administration students, former
students of Franc generally refused to
comment As Chris Gularte put it,
"There's been too much news on it
already/
"It's not like he brought a chainsaw to
class," one student who wished to
remian anonymous said.
One .public administration major, a
senior who would not give her name,
said Franc was an "odd man."
"He'd say off-the-wall things,"-' she
said, adding that Franc once lost his
temper during class. While she could not
recall the specific incident, she
remembered how Franc explained the
outburst.
"He said he was into directing and
that it was part ot ms ineucer presence."
The senior, who said she was shocked
by the revelations of Franc's private life,
agreed with other reports that the
professor favored his male students and
treated them better in class. She added,
however, that she "learned a lot" in his
class.  '
Franc has taught at CSUF since 1969,
but was on sabbatical this fall to develop
a system to evaluate' public
administration functions, according to
Director of Public Information Jim
Miller. Jfj
Dr. Phillip Beach, chairman* of the
political science department, has been
reserved in his comments to media and
Miller now handles all inquiries, into the
case.
Beach has said that the professor has
been   in   "good   standing"   with   the
department, and colleagues say he was
a dedicated teacher who nt ver lost his
See FRANC, page 8
Jokes
relieve
tension
By Mark Phillips
StaffWriter
While the mythology surrounding
the "Gentle Max" murder case has
remained relatively low-key among
staff and students at CSUF, campus
joke* abound.
Anthropologist Dirk van der Elst,
who chairs the CSUF department,
said the myth-making, the rumors
and       exaggerations       normally
generated by such an event, have
been kept to a minimum, possibly
because of the grisly nature of the
crime.
See JOKES, page 5
Words from the Wise
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