1977_12 The Daily Collegian December 1977

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Senators allege  Baxter 'abusive'
By Mike Fitigerald
Staff Reporter
Three members of student government who met privately with
CSUF President Norman Baxter
are alleging that Baxter was "a-
buslve and insulting" throughtout
the meeting. .-•
Assistant to Legislative Vice
President Steve Mink, Senator
Beth Meyerson and frequent se-
mte proxy Rachel Mendoza, who
met with Baxter as part of the
Senate Outreach program, claim
that Baxter responded to their
questions on the controversial
D?A funding contract by telling
them that it made no difference
what student government wanted.
The following Is the Senators'
version, based on a text written
by Meyerson and Mendoza imme
diately after toe meeting, of what
Baxter said.
"JWhether you like it or not, contract or no contract, it doesn't
matter what yon say or do--or
anyone else. I have'complete
authority to do what I want. You
can't change it. I will put the money where I want tg in the end.
You can't touch the money without my approval, " Baxter is alleged to have said, i
When then asked by senator
Beth- Meyerson what the purpose
of student government was, Baxter is alleged to have said, "To
teach you bow to behave."
Meyerson, Mendoza and Mink also allege that Baxter answered
the question of why he signed the
IRA contract, so readily when
there was no student lnpnt by say-
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Photo by Melissa Baro
SSUF students moke
university'Who's Who1
irty-elght students at CSUF
hem named to Who's Who
nj Students In American Untitles and Colleges as being
ig the country's outstanding
roer.t, service to the community,
leadership in extracurricular activities and future potential. A
subcommittee of the CSUF Student Affairs Committee solicited
nominations and those approved
»eri recommended to Dr. David
Bell, dean of student affairs.
Fresno students selected for
the honor Include Andrea Acosta,
Karen Baddell, Emma Jeannle
Bar:., Eileen Boland, William
Brewer, Carol Doyle, Jaealyn
Golston, Bradley Hill, Susan Ly-
tle, Cary Manooglan, Susan Man-
tlkoskl,      Rita   Mascbke.   Beth
Meyerson, James Neeley, Pamela Okasakl, Diana Pollard, Mary
Provost, Steven Rawlszer, Wayne
Rlanda, David Shacklett, Richard
Shacklett, Sherman Shew, Deborah TassisandLouWlnnlngham.
Other students named to Who's
Who are Diann Barber of Strath-
more, Craig Bronzan or Brentwood, Linda Brown of Modesto,,
Steven Cavallero and Daniel Gal -
legos of Madera, Karen Clark
and Susan Gomes of Vlsalla,
Susan Coehlo of Riverdale, Carmen Dodd of Clovts, Dlanne Fea-
ver of Fowler, Kathleen. Mad-
ronlch and David Pozzl of Sevastopol, Mitchell Metzler of Sanger
and Susan Shroder of Reno.
The students will be listed In
the 1977-78 edition of Who's Who
Among Students In American Universities and Colleges.
Library contract awarded
The State Department of Public Works has given approval to
California State University and Colleges to award a contract In the
amount of $5,232,000 for the construction of a library audition on
the CSUF campus, , -    .'
Executive Dean Dr. Marvin Wampler saldfhe contract Is expected
to be awarded within the next few days.
The low bid for construction was submitted by the R.G. Fisher
Company of Fresno.
The library addition will be a four-story building located to the
south of the present library. It will have an assignable area of
M.ooo square-feet and will provide 2,600 reader stations compared
to the 300 now available for students.
ing, 'One of the main reasons was
to protect the senators from bodily threats by the minorities."
The three students also claim
Baxter was evasive and uninformed on the questions put to him.
"He kept agreeing andagreelng
and agreeing, but when it came
time to do anything be just said,
"that's notmydepartment-',Beth
Meyerson says.
Meyerson also alleges that when
asked about a current proposed
academic departmental reorganization plan, Baxter answered,
"What reorganization plan?"
Mendoza callms she then said
to Baxter, "Excuse me sir. If I
seem rude, but you dodge every-
• thing by saying Its not your concern or department, then could
you just tell me what the purpose
of your position Is?" Baxter Is
then alleged to have responded.
"To maintain academic and fiscal Integrity on campus.'.'
When then asked by Meyerson
whether or not he had anyone
advlsolng him, Baxter allegedly
said tha{ his two vice-presidents
were his advisors.
"Well it seems to me that
they haven't been doing much,"
Mendoza claims she then said
At this point Baxter Is alleged
to have turned to Mink and said,
"Well Steve, you haven't been
saying much!" "
. "It seems to me that that was
the ultimate In evasion," Meyer-
sen says,
Mendoza .slid she was "taken .
aback" by Baxter's alleged rude-
"I was just stunned that a
man of his position would make
such remarks," she si!d. "Dr.
Baxter sees us .a s children
and not adult .equals. I feel
really put down."
"If he has this attitude about   .
student government leaders, what
does   he  think  of the average
student," Meyersoh said.
Reached in Long Beach where
he is attending a chancellor's
meeting, President Baxter categorically denied the allegations
of his misconduct diring
the meeting.
'•My impression of the meeting was that it was very forthright and candid and beneficial.
Im very disappointed In the senators. - It's unbelievable that
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FUESNO
Statewide job placement
service to be established
Students and graduates of the
California State University and
College (CSUC) system this year
will have the benefit of statewide
Job placement services under a
new procedure announced by
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke.
The procedure Is reciprocal
among the 19 CSUC campuses.
It provides placement opportunities to students and alumni at
campuses other than the campuses where they are enrolled
or from which they have graduated.
Dumke said that the staewide
policy, which will continue on a
trial basis until next Oct. 1, holds
potential for greatly multiplying
employment possibilities for stu-
The policy permits students
and alumni who are registered
with the Career Placement Center at their home campus to subscribe to vacancy bulletins distributed by other campuses, and
have access to open job listings,
telephone job Information services,  and  career information.
Trustees
give stadium
green light
The California State University "
and Colleges Board' of Trustees
have approved a recommendation
that CSUF be allowed to continue
' plans for the construction of a
30,000 seat stadium on campus.
The action was taken Wednesday following a recommendation
of approval by the trustees committee on Campus Planning,
Buildings, and Grounds issued
Tuesday.
This action opens the way for
the university to contract with
the stadium architect to have
working drawings prepared.
. The University Is, at the same
time, conducting a fund drive to
raise $7.3 million for the construction of the football and soccer stadium.   »
The university "hopes to beable
to use the new stadium facility
by the tall of 1980.
In addition, under some conditions non-local students .and
alumni can receive personal advisement, referrals to employers, and access toon-campus
interviews on a space available
basis after all home campus students and alumni have bee'aac-
Certain CSUC campuses, in
cluding Nortbrldge and San Jose,
have had reciprocal agreements
in the past.
The new 19-campus approach
was developed by the Chancellor's Office Student Affairs
section, in consultation with campus presidents, and career planning and Placement Directors.
DIRECT FROM ZOReA.„Tne final production of tl
Theatre this semester is Zorba, which will run from Dec. 1-3
and 5-10. Tickets can tie purchased at the Theatre Box office
on campus from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Cost for students