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Social Sciences may disband
by Jon Kawamoto
Staff Reporter   '
The CSUF ScHool of Social Sciences, the largest school on campus, may disband as early as
June 30.
According to Dirk van der Elst,
chairman of anthropology. CSUF
president Norman Baxter's idea
to reorganize the school's departments was discussed during
a meeting Tuesday afternoon with
department chairmen and coordinators.
The plan was announced after
Baxter told the group that Charles
Denton, dean of the School of
Social   Sciences, had^resigned.
Denton has been on leave since
July. 1975 in Costa Rica. Baxter
added that he may return as a
faculty member, said Franklin
Ng, coordinator of Ethnic Studies.
Baxter, according to Ng, said
that Denton's resignation provided a pragmatic and economic
move to dissolve the School of
Social Sciences. Baxter said the
move to economize would alleviate some financial pressure
caused by the school's decreasing
full-time enrollment and increasing operating costs, said van der
Plst.
CSUF Is the only university In
the California ■ State University
and Colleges system with an extra
dean, said van der Elst. He said
CSUF. not the state, pays for Jhis
position and clerical assistance*
which totals about $50,000 a year.
The School of Social Sciences
includes the Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology, Speech
Communication acid Urban and
Regional Planning Departments
and the Ethnic Studies a-Vd the
La Raza Studies Programs.
Baxter preferred that a reorganization of the school be
made by the end of the current
fiscal year, June 30, said van
der Elst.
If a move to reorganize was
forced by  Baxter,  aid  van der
Elst speculated that the Anthropology, Geography and Sociology
Departments would join the
School of Natural Sciences. The
other <seven departments would
be added to the School of Humanities.
He said he foresees numerous
potential problems in such
changes.
Baxter told the group that he
had not met with the deans of the
School of Humanities and the
School of Natural Sciences prior
to Tuesday's meeting, said Ng.
' According to a memorandum
dated March 31, the faculty of the
School of Social Sciences will
hold an assembly meeting April
6   to   express   their   views   on
Baxter's idea to Richard Spar
gler, acting dean of the school,
and to discuss the Idea among
themselves.
The memorandum was sent
from George Dlestel, associate
professor of-speech communication, and William York, associate
professor os sociology.
Both Spangler and Charles
Swanson, vice-president of academic affairs, were unavailable
for comment.
Denton currently is employed
by the United Nations to set up
an Institute for Population Research in the Costa Rlcan provincial capital of Heredia,
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CSUF to assist Tachis
EASY! EASY? A student bowler tries to pick up a spare downstairs
in the College Union. A variety of recreation activities are provided
in the facility. See related photo essay on page 4. (Photo by Tom
Hernandez)
by Don Newman
Staff Reporter
A  CSUF  research  team  was  granted $18,300
Thursday to Immediately begin developing a program  which  will  improve   the well-being of 209.
; VTachl Indians on the Santa Rosa Rancherla near
Lemoore.  >
John Wetzel, special projects' administrator and
• coordinator of the program, said he will announce
the news of the grant to Rancherla residents at a
community center ground-breaking ceremony today.
The program will provide "educational transfer
and by-products of nutritional materials which will
be available,* said Wetzel. "If we.can get everyone
working on a family garden, food will be a byproduct,* he said. s    i
A team of faculty members and three graduate
students will be working on a three-phase program
sub-contracted by the statewide Inter-Tribal Council with the funds provided under the Comprehensive Emr-oyment and Training Act (CETA). The
three pha« * «*a11 for a farm-demonstration plot,
home economics training, and a comprehensive--
needs-assessment study.
According to an earlier draft of "the proposal,
the demonstration plot-will be set up "to give the
residents an opportunity to observe and participate
in the growing of general garden plants."
The home economics segment will teach the
Tachis techniques and provide Information on the
preservation of food. R a tana Newsome, CSUF professor and specialist in-diet and nutrition, will
studv  tha  local  food preferences with the intent
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to   integrate   these   preferences   into
demonstration.       "■
"We want to start developing some information
we can use for later studies," explained Wetzel.
At the end of August, Wetzel said he will conduct a "comprehensive needs assessment" which
"addresses itself to (all) problems with which the
university can help." He said this survey will
study the relationships between the Rancherla and
the community, exploring ways the residents can
obtain help from sources other than CSUF.
•The visual Impact Is tremendous," said Wetzel,
describing his first impression of the Rancherla.
"It's truly a neglected area," he said. "litter and
trash are all over."
He added that there was "unreal unemployment"
and "little permanent work."
He said the soil was extremely alkaline, containing a ph level of 11-12 which makes It difficult
to- grow almost anything. He said a normal PH
level is 4-9.
According to Wetzel, cne problem he expects
to encounter is a reluctance by the Tachis to
trust and place confidence in outsiders wanting to
help. He said other groups have offered help but
never delivered.
Wetzel said he Is lucky to have Harvey Inces,
a resident of the Rancherla who Is friendly with
CSUF representatives, as a liaison man to assist
in CSUF's relations with the Tachis.
"We want to develop a strong rapport so that
they trust us and we can get a better idem of their
needs," said Wetzel.
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April 9 is deadline
ations
Applications
Collegian and
available.
David Bell, dean of student af-
for the  fall  semester  editors of The Daily
several other campus  publications  are  now-
In addition to the Collegian, editor positions for La Voz de
Aztlan, the campus Chlcano newspaper; Uhuru, the black student newspaper; and Backwash, the CSUF literary magazine,
are open.
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Applications can be picked up in the Associated Students
office, located in the College Union, room 306.
The final filing date for applications has been set for Friday,
April 9*. The editor selection interviews by the Media Council
•ive been set for Thursday, April 22.
Nikssarian loses veep post
temporarily; gains senate seat
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by Mary Raymond
Staff Reporter
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fairs, has upheld the Student
Court ruling that found College
Union Vice-President David Nikssarian in office illegally.
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The ruling has been Jockeyed
back and forth between the student court and Bell after appeals
and additional information were
presented.
While Bell removed Nikssarian
from office/ he appointed him to
the Associated Students Senate
seat vacated} by the resignation
of Luis Ambriz,
Nikssarian and Ambriz ran
against each other last spring In
the race for that senate seat.
When Nikssarian .was appointed
to the office of College Union
vice-president, he' relinquished
that seat to Ambriz.
Associated Student President
David Price then asked the senate to appoint Nikssarian to the
office of interim CU vice-president. Under the AS constitution,
the AS president must appoint
a senator to fill the vacant CU
vice-president seat. Because he
Is a senator now, Nikssarian Is
eligible.
The senate voted yesterday to
approve Nikssarian as interim
CU vice-president until Its next
meeting.
In essence, Nikssarian Is filling two posts, that of the senator
from the School of Social Sciences and that of Interim vice-
president for the College Union.
As a senator, Nikssarian was
then able to vote on his own
interim appointment.
Last week, the Student Court
upheld its earlier ruling that
found Nikssarian in office Illegally. The decision had been remanded back to the court after
Bell received additional information he felt pertinent to the case,
the evidence was a letter from
Registrar Robert Board saying
In part, "The final academic
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