1977_08 The Daily Collegian August 1977

              CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. FRESNO
'Star Wars1 fan
recreates props
Photo bv Soaav Frailer
of "Star Wars" villian
i mjnlli lo construct.	
Baxter sets new course
CSUF president Norman A.
Baxter has charted a new course
for the university's curriculum.
In his state of the campus address last week, Baxter told faculty members that an Increasing
emphasis on career-oriented
programs Is necesssry to insure
students good Jobs upon graduation.
Baxter urged a "blending" of
liberal arts and professional studies courses, although he did not
specify how this would be done.
During his 90- minute presentation, Baxter dlscusssd a nationwide trend away from liberal sits
courses to  professional studies
In 1970, he said, 54 percent of
CSUF students were enrolled In
liberal arts courses, while 46
percent were In professional studies.
Construction in December?
Percentage points varied slightly during the next three years,
but liberal arts remained on top.
In P75, professional studies
claimed 52 percent of the students, while liberal arts fell to
Last year, professional studios
enrollment Increased again to 55
percent; liberal arts declined to
such programs ss agriculture,
businsss, engineering, health,
Journalism, and social work.
Libera] arts includes humanities, natural science, social science, music, ph'yslcsl education-
recreation, child development
and other's.
Applications are sought
Applications are now being ac- encouraging any students Intercepted for the fall semester edl- ested In assisting tbe 1977 staff
torsltfps of two Associated Stu- to attend a staff meeting at 6
dents' paMlcations. p m Thursday, Sept. 1.
Students Interested In apply- The meeting win be held in
Ing as editor of Uhuru or La Voz the  College  Union, Room 310.
msy pick up applications In the Staff memhers for Uhuru are
College Union, room 306. encouraged to contact Collegian
La Voz de Aztlan, CSUF's editor  Diane   "" '
Keats-Campos:
New library plans revised
By Jim Freecht
" Revised plans for s four-story addition to die -
library have been approved by the Public Works
Department,   according   to  Executive   Dean Dr.
Marvin Wsmpler.
The addition, to be placed on the south side
of the library, will begin construction In "December or January," Wampler Slid. He also
said,      "We  should  be   able to move in about
no,"
College President Norman Baxter recently said
In a fsculty meeting thst the original library addition plans hsd to -be altered to bring the project
within a $4.5 million budget.
Wampler ssid over $1.2 million hsd to be cut
tram the budget. Baxter said the cuts were achieved by changing the structural system snd using
i less expensive exterior system.
Th* design for the addition calls for the fourth
itory to be considerably larger than the floors
lenealh li- University Librarian Dr. Henry Mad-
len said the first plans called for the overhang
>f the top floor to be supported by four external
wlumns. The revised plans have's total of 16
olumns supporting the fourth floor.
Wsmpler ssid the construction, since it Is In
ie middle of the campus will cause some in-
He ssid the area between the li
brary snd the cafotsrts will be closed snd students snd faculty will hsve to use either the east,,
side  ot the cafeteria, or th* west side of the
library to get to the center of the campus.
The old student health center will be torn. down.
Wsmpler ssid distractions in the library during
construction will be few.   He ssid tbe library will   .
remain open during the entire construction period |
snd' noise -may be a problem, ss will cutting a
hole In the side of tho exisllng structure.
^Thls is the second Urns the library hss been
enlarged since it was built in 1956. The second
half was added in 1165.
Dr. Madden ssid when th* addition is connected
to the building he sxpectei'temporsrywsUs, noise,
snd dust" Shipments, which come In dally, will
have  to  be   rerouted  through  the  front door.
The university librarian said the new addition
will sdd 7 percent new space to the present
building. The first floor of the new structure
will become a reserved book room. ^The second
floor win have the card catalog snd reference
department.
The micro Mm coUecdons. snd the music library
will be featured on the third floor, and the fourth
floor will bold the pertocBcsls section. The sddt-
Hon will hsve Htree public elevstors and s service
elevstor.
By Sunny Frailer
When the movie "Star Wars"
hit theaters laat June, people
around the country felt the Impact. But non felt It more than
Radio/TV major Mark Little.
Little was one of 15 people
who camped out In front of the
local theater for the movie's
Fresno premier. He was so Impressed wtth tbe costumes and
props In the production that he
set out to create his own version
of "Star Wars" parphernalla.
Using a ready-made robot mask
for a base. Little constructed the
villainous face of Darth Vadarby
adding pieces of leather, sunglass
lenses, screen, headphone Jacks,
bowling ball plastic, and a toy
Nazi helmet.
He sat through "Star Wars"
10 more times to compare his
work to the original, and Is currently making a fifth alteration on
the mask. Little Invested appro- -.
ximately $120 on the headpiece,
and has had offers to sell "at
any price."
Little has also recreated the
light sabres used In the movie's
duelling scene. Little's $35 version consists of acrylic rods with
glitter Inside and red stain outside attached to flashlights to
produce a laser-like glow.
He travelled to Hollywood last
month to demonstrate his models
to the vice president of promotions for 20th Century-Fox. Little hopes to get a retail certificate to produce and distribute
Ms reproductions out of Fresno.
Little's career goal Is to become a creator of props, costumes, and special effects for
movie ami television productions.
If his Star Wars venture gets
off the bond, the galaxy's the
limit for Mark Little.
Schandrel
dismissed
In the first ever firing of* tenured faculty member In the CSUC
system. Dr.   Slgmund H. Schan-'
The sentence was meted out
In the middle of August by the
chancellor of the California Slate
University and Colleges, Clenn
S. Dumke, after charges of unprofessional conduct and dishonesty
made agalnstSchandrelby aCSUF
Disciplinarian Action Commttee
Dr. Martin named
new interim dean
n, professor
has been appointed Interim dean of the School of Professional Studies. He succeeds
Gaylord Graham, who has been
appointed assistant executive
vice president.
A member of the CSUF faculty
since P62, Dr. Martin earlier
served as assistant dean of the
School ot Professional Studies
and as coordinator of the Health
Professions programs when they
were part of that School.
During the past year, Dr. Martin has served ss chalmanofthe
Department of Music. Dr. Ralph
Res has been appointed to succeed
him sa acting chslrmsn of the
department.
Dr. Martin received his bachelor's snd msster's degrees In
-music education from Ohio State
University, snd his Ed.D. in sd-
mlnfstratlon from the University
of Arizona.
In other administrative appointments for the mt.T* academic
. year, Dr. Stephen V. Bsllou, professor ot education, will serve
as assistant dean of the School
Education. Dr. David Halmbsch
hss been named coordinator of
elementary education, succeeding Dr. Arene Nixon.        "
Dr. Steven Wadsworth will serve as acting chairman of the Department of Communicative Disorders. He replaces Dr. Susan
Shanks, who will be on leave from,
the the chairmanship for service
ss chalrmanofthe AcademlcSen-
ate Committee on Academic Policy and Planning.
Dr. Helen Clgliotti succeeds
Dr. Stephen Rodemeyer as chairman of tbe Department of Chemistry, Dr. Noil Harbertson Is the
new chairman of the Department
of Mathematics, succeeding Dr.
partment of Physics, succeeding
Dr. Hugh Williamson. -    ^
Dr. Clen Blomgren has been'
appointed  chairman, of the D«.
partment'of Industrial-Arts and
Technology, succeeding Frank
Schroeter, and Ronald Johnson
will serve as chairman of the '
newly combined Radio-TV-Theater Arts, Speech Communications
Department,
Dr. Stanley No-worthy has been
appointed chairman of the Department of Geography, succeeding Dr. Richard Montgomery, Dr.
Lyman Htene is the new chairman of tbe Department of Political Science, succeeding Dr. Don
Testis Luna succeeds Alex Saragoza as coordinator of La Raza
Studies, and Charlotte Staelinwlll
serve ss coordinator ofWomen's
Studies, succeedlngilsMlTtick-
er, who has retired.
DR. JOHN MARTIN