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commentary Coivocatioi? ... or catastrophe? chip, and potty prejudices combined to rain what could nave baaa a mooning nil snd Ulumin- the all called, major problems should hove already been Identified lad placed on an ageada tor point by potat de- S-ouMhavs college omnia unity. Tbe eoavocatloo clearly lllus- i gap ta com- I tbe golf of ig- the problema, but tee tack of motivation by a majority of atudenta and faculty to solve them. Why did the students take a holiday on September 30th? It waa because s lethargic snd cynical faculty failed to stimulate their Interact when It had an opportunity to do ao ln the claae- room. Instead of conveying an attitude of enthusiasm for s convocation, most faculty either pooh-poohed tbe idee entirely or gave It token approval. The convocation should hsve been underway long betore tbe ail-campus sum ions la ths Amphitheatre on Tueeday. Tbe prob- aady to discuss teem. The program should hsvs eon air act or ed tn such a way have boon outlined ln advance by the faculty for their students. Tho students attending the convocation grere not prepered to respond >n any meanlncftil way to what was said there. Many of the students, quite frankly, didn't comprehend whet wss betnc discussed. A common complaint was that tbe panel discussion snd what followed was too wide-rang- Ing and abstract. Tbe students hod come to participate In the solving of problems, test very little, If sny- thing, concrete emerged tor them to work with. discussed and disposed of ta sn orderly snd systemstlc manner. The student government too le ln large part to blame tor the tack of enthusiasm or Interest by the student body In the convocation. If tho faculty was consciously or unconsciously sabotaging the convocation, the student Covernment should hsvs sctsd. An alert and creetive stuttont government would have formed an Ad. Hoc committee to put together and distribute pamphlets outlining the issee and the arguments on both sides. It could have actively promoted the convocation in a number of ways. Yet It remained ln Its same old vacuum, being neither functional, relevant, or creative. If the students are apathetic, It le because they sre not informed snd inspired by their teachers, the administration, or the student government. AU three act ss tranquilizers, keeping students sleepy and ths cam - pus dull. As tang os thig campus ls a tortoise tn the stats college system, ss long as it perpetasteo an unstlmutattnc intellectual and social cllmats, as long as It keeps tripping over Its owe communications gap, It can expect confrontation, not convocation. Ch*cM' E.O.P. helps minorities make the transition By Doug Broton Student Preeldent - There seems to bs s greet deal of controverey over tbe fact ttmt Educational Opportunities Program students were given preference during registration and were allowed to register ln tbe firm time zone with graduate atudenta. But the sols purpose of E.O.P. Is to help students from low-Income fsmtUss get gn education. B. O. P. students receive crants from botooou $1,400 aad $1,000, dapondlnc on whether tbey live at home or maintain s aeporate reeidence. Thoae crants sre made ap of Economic Opportunity funds, National De- tone If we are wisely, E.O.P. students should be able to get claaeoo wblch win snabls them to aae the grants to tholr full advantage. While e-gggeradons rose to aa Mgh aa 2,000, oaly 235E.O.P. g-a-aaa-aaite--iia--s\tiyijmginfitj (Editor's note; This ts ths first ln a series of opinion articles on tbs EducattonalOpportunltieg Program by Fresno Stats College's gtudent president.) Tbe circus-Uke stmoephere of registration ls hard tor students of middle to upper class backgrounds to got through. Imoglns wtet It would bo Uke tor oome- letters registsr early. Another potat I would like to moke ta ttet theee students are making a transition to a middle-class society ttet ts very different from their own culture. Disappointed We wore disappointed but not surprised at the amall attendance at tbs convocation we attended yesterday. Deeptte the tow preaent, we gained mors from tte day's activities thaa we could hove from oar conventional class room a snd books. Of all the problems ire beard diecassed, ths one pertaining to the E.O.P. concerned ae the moot. Deters attending we knew Utile -bout ths E.O.P. bet bad heard a dteturfatag number of gripes and rumors about tl Thus, ATTENTION SENIORS! Sign up NOW for SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHS in Room 309 . . . College Union PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PORTRAITS FOR •CAMPUS* YEARBOOK NOW BEING TAKEN AT THE COLLEGE UMON RCX)S/ATXINS llAILY BAR6AI MATiEB ..ira - 7Sc,T MANCHESTER SHOPPING CENTER fwmm* *********** naimw coato g*s».» one completely alien to the pro- Last fall tte overage grade point average tor E.O.P. students woo l.SS. Thla yaar tee average baa lieeu to 2.01, tg> one-half of s full grade potat. If any of tboee studenta can't assimilate tbs work In our ackool and flunk out, teen registration frustrations and loads ousts elaaaea cannot bo aaed aa tee reason tor flunking oat. we attended the convocation - the perfect opportunity to learn more about tbs program aa meld aa other subjects of disagreement. The E.O.P. discussion grot*> gave aa a chance to And oat wtet tte E.O.P. actually Involved. Unfortunately tbe why's snd how's of the E.O.P. hove not boon publicised, and thue maay uae tbe priority registration of aot even 200 E.O.P. students aa s convenient ecepegoat to Igaore tte real problem — the failure of taxpayers to opond enough money tor oar educational needs wbich cootribotes to tee Inadequate registration system by not providing sufflcient faculty and fadU-ee ta the flrat place. Everyone had tte opportunity to question tte E.O.P. If ttey Oo desired Tbey bad o chance to learn whether ttetr grievaaeos grere testified oad to openly ex- proas tbem. Surely there are more grtpera than were prooent at the convocation. Why weren't tbey there? Edto Kawamoto and Naacy Kawamoto The Doily Colleton ®**mkt.*a*4 tfr* may. a -**a **c**x -sugars memt *a—_- lioss -tfloti my Um r r* tao gtm* Callapt Asstrltllss Malt BBOBBHQtl— M a ssatMsr, III a yom ~ tiom. r lire, i IIS. taligatini 4S7-22M SSntt la Catal Oovald P. MtmU Massagte* Editor . Ba-arly Bairns By Nama Editor Eaf-ts Oaaaltl Sparta Editor Oalla Hamilton Baportor*i Margy Bart** Jaamg Bailor i-aTta.
Object Description
Title | 1969_10 The Daily Collegian October 1969 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1969 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | October 2, 1969 Pg 2 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1969 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | commentary Coivocatioi? ... or catastrophe? chip, and potty prejudices combined to rain what could nave baaa a mooning nil snd Ulumin- the all called, major problems should hove already been Identified lad placed on an ageada tor point by potat de- S-ouMhavs college omnia unity. Tbe eoavocatloo clearly lllus- i gap ta com- I tbe golf of ig- the problema, but tee tack of motivation by a majority of atudenta and faculty to solve them. Why did the students take a holiday on September 30th? It waa because s lethargic snd cynical faculty failed to stimulate their Interact when It had an opportunity to do ao ln the claae- room. Instead of conveying an attitude of enthusiasm for s convocation, most faculty either pooh-poohed tbe idee entirely or gave It token approval. The convocation should hsve been underway long betore tbe ail-campus sum ions la ths Amphitheatre on Tueeday. Tbe prob- aady to discuss teem. The program should hsvs eon air act or ed tn such a way have boon outlined ln advance by the faculty for their students. Tho students attending the convocation grere not prepered to respond >n any meanlncftil way to what was said there. Many of the students, quite frankly, didn't comprehend whet wss betnc discussed. A common complaint was that tbe panel discussion snd what followed was too wide-rang- Ing and abstract. Tbe students hod come to participate In the solving of problems, test very little, If sny- thing, concrete emerged tor them to work with. discussed and disposed of ta sn orderly snd systemstlc manner. The student government too le ln large part to blame tor the tack of enthusiasm or Interest by the student body In the convocation. If tho faculty was consciously or unconsciously sabotaging the convocation, the student Covernment should hsvs sctsd. An alert and creetive stuttont government would have formed an Ad. Hoc committee to put together and distribute pamphlets outlining the issee and the arguments on both sides. It could have actively promoted the convocation in a number of ways. Yet It remained ln Its same old vacuum, being neither functional, relevant, or creative. If the students are apathetic, It le because they sre not informed snd inspired by their teachers, the administration, or the student government. AU three act ss tranquilizers, keeping students sleepy and ths cam - pus dull. As tang os thig campus ls a tortoise tn the stats college system, ss long as it perpetasteo an unstlmutattnc intellectual and social cllmats, as long as It keeps tripping over Its owe communications gap, It can expect confrontation, not convocation. Ch*cM' E.O.P. helps minorities make the transition By Doug Broton Student Preeldent - There seems to bs s greet deal of controverey over tbe fact ttmt Educational Opportunities Program students were given preference during registration and were allowed to register ln tbe firm time zone with graduate atudenta. But the sols purpose of E.O.P. Is to help students from low-Income fsmtUss get gn education. B. O. P. students receive crants from botooou $1,400 aad $1,000, dapondlnc on whether tbey live at home or maintain s aeporate reeidence. Thoae crants sre made ap of Economic Opportunity funds, National De- tone If we are wisely, E.O.P. students should be able to get claaeoo wblch win snabls them to aae the grants to tholr full advantage. While e-gggeradons rose to aa Mgh aa 2,000, oaly 235E.O.P. g-a-aaa-aaite--iia--s\tiyijmginfitj (Editor's note; This ts ths first ln a series of opinion articles on tbs EducattonalOpportunltieg Program by Fresno Stats College's gtudent president.) Tbe circus-Uke stmoephere of registration ls hard tor students of middle to upper class backgrounds to got through. Imoglns wtet It would bo Uke tor oome- letters registsr early. Another potat I would like to moke ta ttet theee students are making a transition to a middle-class society ttet ts very different from their own culture. Disappointed We wore disappointed but not surprised at the amall attendance at tbs convocation we attended yesterday. Deeptte the tow preaent, we gained mors from tte day's activities thaa we could hove from oar conventional class room a snd books. Of all the problems ire beard diecassed, ths one pertaining to the E.O.P. concerned ae the moot. Deters attending we knew Utile -bout ths E.O.P. bet bad heard a dteturfatag number of gripes and rumors about tl Thus, ATTENTION SENIORS! Sign up NOW for SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHS in Room 309 . . . College Union PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PORTRAITS FOR •CAMPUS* YEARBOOK NOW BEING TAKEN AT THE COLLEGE UMON RCX)S/ATXINS llAILY BAR6AI MATiEB ..ira - 7Sc,T MANCHESTER SHOPPING CENTER fwmm* *********** naimw coato g*s».» one completely alien to the pro- Last fall tte overage grade point average tor E.O.P. students woo l.SS. Thla yaar tee average baa lieeu to 2.01, tg> one-half of s full grade potat. If any of tboee studenta can't assimilate tbs work In our ackool and flunk out, teen registration frustrations and loads ousts elaaaea cannot bo aaed aa tee reason tor flunking oat. we attended the convocation - the perfect opportunity to learn more about tbs program aa meld aa other subjects of disagreement. The E.O.P. discussion grot*> gave aa a chance to And oat wtet tte E.O.P. actually Involved. Unfortunately tbe why's snd how's of the E.O.P. hove not boon publicised, and thue maay uae tbe priority registration of aot even 200 E.O.P. students aa s convenient ecepegoat to Igaore tte real problem — the failure of taxpayers to opond enough money tor oar educational needs wbich cootribotes to tee Inadequate registration system by not providing sufflcient faculty and fadU-ee ta the flrat place. Everyone had tte opportunity to question tte E.O.P. If ttey Oo desired Tbey bad o chance to learn whether ttetr grievaaeos grere testified oad to openly ex- proas tbem. Surely there are more grtpera than were prooent at the convocation. Why weren't tbey there? Edto Kawamoto and Naacy Kawamoto The Doily Colleton ®**mkt.*a*4 tfr* may. a -**a **c**x -sugars memt *a—_- lioss -tfloti my Um r r* tao gtm* Callapt Asstrltllss Malt BBOBBHQtl— M a ssatMsr, III a yom ~ tiom. r lire, i IIS. taligatini 4S7-22M SSntt la Catal Oovald P. MtmU Massagte* Editor . Ba-arly Bairns By Nama Editor Eaf-ts Oaaaltl Sparta Editor Oalla Hamilton Baportor*i Margy Bart** Jaamg Bailor i-aTta. |