1971_09 The Daily Collegian September 1971

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lesson you will see that Reading Dynamics is a
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You'll learn that our students not only read
faster but also comprehend more, and remember better. You'll learn how our study method
can cut study time in half. In short you will
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how we teach it.
OTHERS HAVE DONE IT- SO CAN YOU:
Seeing the .instant results of your progress at
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reading speed 4.7 times with improved comprehension. You'll see why over 500,000 people
have improved their reading skills through the
Reading Dynamics techniques. You'll understand why Reading Dynamics has been taught
at the White House to staff members of Presidents Kennedy and Nixon.
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Wednesday, Sept. 22
Thursday, Sept. 23
Each day at 4 PM and 8 PM
H Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute
Student presidents
work to ease
foreign tuition
Foreign atudent tuition at the
19 CaUfornla SUte Collefee has
Increased, but because ot work
done by the.atudent body presidents of the state colleges, foreign students may pay the tuition
ln Installments over the semes-
The Board of Trustees of the
state coUege system adopted a
policy  which   would  allow   the
colleges to pay the $1100 tulUon
ln Installments throughout the
academic year inatead of paying
them ln one lump at the beginning
In May 1970. the board raised
foreign atudent tuition from $360
to $600. The fee was again raised
ln November 1970 toSl lOOfor all
new foreign students, but left at
$600 for all continuing full-time
After hearing of the Increase
In tulUon for foreign students, the
California State CoUege Student
Presidents Association drafted a
position paper. Included ln the
position paper was a student
resolution urging the Trustees to
let foreign students pay Ihe tuition lo installments over the
year.
The Board of Trustees adopted
the student-Inspired resolution at
Us July meeUng. It also passed
a resolution-that pledges the
Trustees to again request the
governor and legislature to reconsider allocating more money
for foreign students and lo also
request federal funds.
Daily
Collegian
LXXVII/1\ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1971
Mysterious epidemic
kills 55 cowbirds
Campus speakers policy
approved by trustees
vited campus speakers was
approved yesterday by tbe CaUfornla Slate  CoUege Board of,
A mysterious epidemic has
killed 55 cowbirds since noon
Tuesday at Fresno State CoUege.
The cause of the deaths Is not
yet known. Dr. Peter B. Moyle,
assistant professor ot biology,
has sent several ot the dead
birds to a lab to be analyzed,
but the results will not be available until Friday.
AU of the victims have been
male adult cowbirds.
•It ls not unusual for them all
to be male as at this time of the
year. Cowbirds flock by sties,*
Moyle said. "What Is unusual ls
the circumstances surrounding
their death.*
The birds were all found In the
area of the Thomas Administration Building, which had recently
been sprayed with malathlon.
Malathlon ls used to control
mosquitoes, and ts not known to
"The malathlon has to be considered,* Moyle said, 'because
of the timing of the spraying and
the deaths.
Moyle continued, 'eating Insects
they find ln the grass. It may be
that a greater concentration of
chemical was used this time.*
The policy requires cjuarterly
reports from tbe 19 state colleges
to th. Board of Trustees listing
speakers paid more than $100
In student body fees. Tbe report,
must Include each speaker's
name, biographical sketch,
speech topic and the total ex-,
penses Incurred by the atudent
body for hla appearance, Including travel, food a
According to
Fresno State CoUege student body
president, the trustees have_ot
yet said what they win do with
these lists.
However, added Sherwood, lt
was Implied thatan'Imbalancad*
selection of speakers could cause
the trustees to take some sort of
The campus speakers proposal
waa touched off by the
verslal appearances of B
tlonalls't Stol
three state coUeges for
fee of $4,500.
In other  action,   the t
heard a proposal to
> poUcy
health services. Such a
would   allow   t
of student-funded birth control
program, on campus.
The health services measure
waa Introduced to the board as an
Informational Horn. It will be
voted upon at the trustees' No-
The  f
it bird *
Moyle at noon on
Tuesday. Little waa thought of lt
i until later, when lt waa reported
that 20 more bodies had been
found,  all In the same areic. A
Center offers group counseling
Student refuses to sign ticket,
spends Monday in jail
For refusing to sign
a traffic
ticket, you can spend t
Jail.
Gilbert Koda, a sen!
this out on the first day of class
when he was cited by th
campus
police  for  falling to stop for a
stop sign. Koda, who says that he
refused to sign the tic
et ln the
an admission of guilt,
ras taken
to the campus police s
atlon and
from  there  to the County Jail,
where he was booked.
to Jail for refusing to sign a
citation,* Bambridge said.
Koda, who said he had never
been tn Jail before, found the experience quite unsettling. After
exchanging his clothes for a set
of prison denims, he was taken
to ceU 202.
*I was fed,* said Koda, "but
the food was cold and so bad I
Just couldn't eat It. The toilet
was filthy, and I was afraid to
use it.
search of the area, and the total
of 55 had been collected by Wednesday afternoon.
Hearing delayed
on tuition bill
The graduate student tulUon
blU (AB946)-Arnett) escaped am,-
bush yesterday as the State Senate Committee on Education
failed to-muster a quorum.
Set to attack the bill were
Fresno State College Student
President Phll Sherwood, Administrative Vice-President
Chuck Deveau, and Dean of the
School of Graduate Students, Dr.
PhyUls Watts.
The blU would allow the SUte
CoUege Board of Trustees to
levy a tuition, not to exceed
$200 per student per year.
Joy Hay, State College Student Presidents AssoclaUon Legislative Advocate, said that lt
looked as though the committee
vote would be "very  close."
Chief Douglas Bambridge, head
of the Fresno State campus police force, stated that at least
four people on his staff told Koda
that signing the ticket was only
a promise to appear In court.
•This ls the first Ume In 32
years that I have seen anyone go
According to Chief Bambridge,
even if Koda Is found not guilty
of the traffic violation, he wlU
have a permanent record complete with mug shot and fingerprints, stating that he refused to
sign the ticket and was booked.
A copy of the •Guide to Campus Rules and Regulations* ls
available ln the office of the Dean
of Students (Administration 280)
for any student who did not obtain one during registration.    .
are subjects covered by group
counseling, a service offered by
Ihe Student Counseling Center.
Four types of group* are
formed covering the areas of
personal potentials, vocaUonal
guidance, male-female relations
and human contact.
Students who feel they might
be Interested ln any group are
advised by counselor Ron Perry
to make an appointment ln the
Fresno State College Counseling
Center, Room 224 of the New Ad-
Building, In order
individual counselor.
then direct
the student to one of the groups.
Students may also phone the
Counseling Center at 487-2732
for an appointment.
Potentials groups, try to help a
person realize his fullest potential *as a human being,* raid
Couples groups are for those
•Involved ln a relationship on
some level* with a member of the
opposite sex and who are plagued
br the question, 'What are we
getting into?* perry explained.
•They're finding they're not so
unique," Perry said of married
couples and others who-come to
tbe groups and share their prob-
conUct groups, Perry said.
Those who have a great deal of
trouble Just talking to other people can find that they are not
alone ln thla, he ad Jed.
It's not the deep psychological
encounter where people tear each
other down,* perry assured stu-
Not aa many requests come ln
to form a vocaUonal group as for
.the other type., but this la .
Counseling groups are not designed to compete with certain
classes that may be offered ln
the college curriculum. Perry
said, mentioning specifically the
part of tho educaUonal process.
Around 15 per cent of tbe Fresno
State student body seeks assistance from the center.
•We're ln the business of
learning Just as Instructors are,*
Allen said. It's learning about
groups during the FaU 1970 semester and 10 last spring. Sixty
students were Involved ln tbe faU
program while twice that number
took part the fo
Planned Parenthood of Fresno offers variety of services
Despite the fact that It ts not
listed In tho current phone book,
the newly established office of
Planned   Parenthood of Fresno
ln the month and a half sinceMs
opening. For people who need
help, the word gets around.
The organization offers a variety of aervlce* to all who
contact It, including married
couples, minors, single persons,
and college atudent*.
■We are very Interested In being of service to the coUege community,* said Mrs. Ruth Tyler,
president of the group.
Future plans Include estabUsh-
cllnl
ln  l
State College area, but at present
the group offers a wide variety
of counseling services at the
Flrat Christian Church, 1362 N
Street.
The** services Include:
-Co:- raceptlve counseling and
Information for both man and
women. The organization place's
strong emphasis on reliable ln-
i, providing lt free of
charge. Although abortion counseling is also definitely part of
their program, they aim at preventing crisis situations as well
"a* resolving them.
-Abortion cduiuellng appear*
to be another mainstay of their
How doe* one get an abortion?
What 1* the procedure?
Mr*. Tyler prefer* to hedge
a bit on these questlons, because
Planned Parenthood feel* a woman with an unwanted pregnancy
need, flrat of all to think out her
decision and talk calmly to someone with precise information concerning all the alternatives. To
go Immediately to VaUey Medi-
menstrual period, she should
come to Planned parenthood,,
where arrangements for a $5 lab '
test will be arranged. If 12weeks
hav. pasaed since conception, the
phyaleal problems of an abortion
Increase and the cost of the operation doubles.
Th. woman wit!
abortions   are   performed.  Tb*
in the hospital depends upon the
method used. Some women may
require    follow-up    counseling,
tlon clinic ls not what the group
think* wiU be best for the worn an,
who 1* going through a period
of Intense mental stress.
Planned Parenthood do*, underscore tho need tor a .woman
wbo suspects she has an unwanted
be having the baby and being .
single parent, getting married,
or having the baby and placing tt
for adoptlo'n.
If the operaUon 1* her choice,
the counselor at Planned Parenthood will assist th* women In obtaining a psychiatric examination. This 1* necessary before an
abortion ls approved.
The next step after the surgery
has been scheduled, usually with
Saturday is th<- day when roost     Saturdaya from
-Venereal disease counseling
a* such 1* not offered, but th.
organization has a list of doctor.
and pubUc agencies where a person may obtain help.
-■Moralng after* pin*, high.
Experimental College
class still open
•Listener's   Guide   to   Music
available,   from   doctors   on
Th. office of Planned Parenthood ls open Monday through Friday  from   10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
to2p.ro..
College, ia MU1 open tor enroll-
The course 1* a, series of taped
lectures which may be completed '
by the student at his own pac
by Ustenlng to the tape. In the
Music Ubrary. Each student will
be required to take a te*t upon
completion of the course.
The clasa ia Uught by Or.
C. Rea, professor of mu-