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Semana - Chicanitos take up the culture Reading a proclamation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, Leo Gallegos officially opened Monday Semana de ta Raxa- Fresno State's ob»erv»nce of Cinco de Mayo. The week-long celebration* note the anniversary of the Mexican defeat of French force* in 1883 which brought security to Mexico by quelling a possible Serosna baa become a yearly fete planned and carried out by Current chairperson ts Sandy EL MANlOSO after dinner or late breakfasts (how slowly your eyes clo»ed smelling (hem as if they were flowers i. after sitting near the lake (the tiers ol thin cloud: changing from red to purple. the sun lowering behind themi, the comfortable apartment ir cheeks and shoulders, n shadows, light blotches e those r listening to , speak of your son that he's v ,a?'>< > MM *&mm: their bodies were weeping and after leaving you at the door. the dawn playing with the part in your robe, the a and lights n and serves breakfast and like an orange iher sheet have flowers on (hem _A\ THURSDAY, MAY I. HIT ^Che Collegian CALIFORNIA STATE UreTVTOSITY. FRESNO Students protest budget cuts Instructors." to "■"" " torn* DAVID NIKSSAKtAN. KM "Let otter* know about your pride ta this university. Volun- Nikssarian enjoyed AS government climb bv Berbara Anderson "The fiscal oollcv was Constitutional changes, approved fiscal policy, the resignation of six Media Council members and recall drive have all been a part of David Nikssarian'* one-year-lerm as Associated Students President. Hi* term ends at the close of thi* semester, with Bill Brewer taking over next faU as AS President. What does Nikssarian think about his year's reign as head of student government? "I have enjoyed working in student government ail the way up," he said. Nikssarian "s way up began when be ran for a senate post In the fall of 1873 and lost. However, he was appointed to a registration committee which was studying the implementation of Computer Assisted Registration. In 1874-75, he served ss a student senator. He ran and won a seat In the senate for the 1875-78 year, but the election was Invalidated by the Dean of Student Affairs because the number of ballots and the number of votes did not tally. The AS President then appointed him to be College Union Vice President for that From this minor beginning, Nikssarian said, he became president In the fall of 1878. His year as president has been anything but minor, however. Nikssarian faced a smaller AS budget due to lower student enrollment, charges from some student* that his tenure as president merely rubber- said. He also boasted of a constitutional change adopted this year which restricts the number of senate meeting* AS senators can miss. Under (he new law, senators cannot miss more than five meeting*. Before this change, Nikssarian said, senators could conceivably miss all of the meetings if they assigned a proxy to sit in for them. Nikssarian voiced strong opposition to the charges that student government under his leadership hss copied the (Continued on p. 3) "There sre larger classes snd fewer test* available. This Faculty and .tudents rallied In K»*« **>d«t. wite . tack of the College Union Free Speech Are* yesterday to protest continuing budget cuts affecting the Brewer proposed • five-point quality of education and to plan of action to to token by promote "FSU Pride." student* to help "emph»sire our W*rr*» Keaaler. philoaophy ***. *. ** "*****" ** professor, enlisted student* to "Write to Governor Brown. Let him know that we demand a quality university for the people ol the San Joaquin Valley. We're proud of our university and we don't want to see our programs die on tto vine." Newly elected student government representative* Including Bill Brewer, Karen Clark and Dave Davis emphasised not only pride was needed but action would be necessary to change tto effect budget cutbacks were having on the programs on campus. A newly-enacted policy by the administration to limit how long part-time faculty members may be employed met with resistance at the rally. "At least 88 part-timers will be turned away this year due to this policy," said Clark. "High turnover of faculty will disrupt academic program* and student old high school and give a dollar to help us advertise to tag prospective students we are proud of students and faculty and ttot we are concerned with what we offer and tto quality of Latt week, ttudentt and faculty presented an informal proposal to the Board of Trustees Educational Policy Committee requesting that a second look to taken at the administration policies and budget cutback* and how they affect tto program* at CSUF. Kessler stated th* philoaophy department In earlier year* had I on p. 8) Iranians barely get speaker Lack of communication on the part of tto Iranian Students Association induced Program Director Gary Bongiovanni to recommend the withdrawal of fund* from their group three days before a speaker tor the group was scheduled to appear on campus. Program committee members, however, did not approve the last week * of tto Irantan group requested nearly 81,100 to contract for two speaker* to participate ta a program at 7 p.m. Friday in tto Men's Gym. The committee agreed after lengthy d' "The Board of Trustees is not representing your views. The education you get here is to get you through Uf*. This ts your life you're fighting for." Davis said 135 fewer courses would to available next fall. "We have had no contact with tto Iranian representatives until this morning In regsrds to acquiring a contract for tto "When we were flrat approached by the organisation, tt left us only 11 days In which to approve the funding fo.- the program and draw up • contract," said Bongiovanni. "It was at least seven days later before I got word of bow to contact the (Continued on p. 8) Senate impasse Budget approval not reached by Laura Thompson SUff Reporter "We ain't getting shit," an angry Melvin Ricks told the Associated Student (AS) Senate Wednesday during deliberations on the several proposed AS budgets for 1877-78. In a record-breaking 10-hour session, the senate failed to reach a final budget and has called an emergency Two Issues proved to be of Protests were raised by tto meeting for tommorrow at 8 a.m. special importance to the students after a so-cal . . to continue deliberations. Tto standing-room-only crowd as "secret" budget wa* presented site is to be determined pending debate continued throughout the by a group of senator* that would AS President David Nikssarian'* morning and afternoon. Those tove eliminated tto minority approval. were a proposed elimination of editions and drastically cut the Yesterday's meeting wss tto two minority issue* of AS EOP Summer Institute punctuated by loud cries of publications, L* Vox de Atxtan Program, protest from several groups of and Uhuru, and * cut by over 50 The "secret" budget was student*. Including blacks and per cent of tto EOP Summer allegedly drawn up by six senators, with Nlkssarian* help. After several attemps to have tto responsible ••asters voluntarily Identify themselves failed, Richard Carrillo, a member of and Budget Committee ttot submitted it* own budget recommend»tlons, named the al* aa Paulett* Bogbostan, Brent Bowen, Paul Tost*, Gary Nelion, Randy and Randy Knar.. I participation fee, Nikssarian said to wa* proud of tto during his admlnUtration. funds Is tto item Nlkssarian Is AAfChA MEMBER UAHCA GOMEZ tpmi&tor Ml hino^ot mo tOT program* Uudgot rmartngt. (Photo by Jo* ioiplna)
Object Description
Title | 1977_05 The Daily Collegian May 1977 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1977 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
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, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | May 3, 1977 La Voz Pg 4- May 5, 1977 Pg 1 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1977 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
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, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Semana - Chicanitos take up the culture Reading a proclamation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, Leo Gallegos officially opened Monday Semana de ta Raxa- Fresno State's ob»erv»nce of Cinco de Mayo. The week-long celebration* note the anniversary of the Mexican defeat of French force* in 1883 which brought security to Mexico by quelling a possible Serosna baa become a yearly fete planned and carried out by Current chairperson ts Sandy EL MANlOSO after dinner or late breakfasts (how slowly your eyes clo»ed smelling (hem as if they were flowers i. after sitting near the lake (the tiers ol thin cloud: changing from red to purple. the sun lowering behind themi, the comfortable apartment ir cheeks and shoulders, n shadows, light blotches e those r listening to , speak of your son that he's v ,a?'>< > MM *&mm: their bodies were weeping and after leaving you at the door. the dawn playing with the part in your robe, the a and lights n and serves breakfast and like an orange iher sheet have flowers on (hem _A\ THURSDAY, MAY I. HIT ^Che Collegian CALIFORNIA STATE UreTVTOSITY. FRESNO Students protest budget cuts Instructors." to "■"" " torn* DAVID NIKSSAKtAN. KM "Let otter* know about your pride ta this university. Volun- Nikssarian enjoyed AS government climb bv Berbara Anderson "The fiscal oollcv was Constitutional changes, approved fiscal policy, the resignation of six Media Council members and recall drive have all been a part of David Nikssarian'* one-year-lerm as Associated Students President. Hi* term ends at the close of thi* semester, with Bill Brewer taking over next faU as AS President. What does Nikssarian think about his year's reign as head of student government? "I have enjoyed working in student government ail the way up," he said. Nikssarian "s way up began when be ran for a senate post In the fall of 1873 and lost. However, he was appointed to a registration committee which was studying the implementation of Computer Assisted Registration. In 1874-75, he served ss a student senator. He ran and won a seat In the senate for the 1875-78 year, but the election was Invalidated by the Dean of Student Affairs because the number of ballots and the number of votes did not tally. The AS President then appointed him to be College Union Vice President for that From this minor beginning, Nikssarian said, he became president In the fall of 1878. His year as president has been anything but minor, however. Nikssarian faced a smaller AS budget due to lower student enrollment, charges from some student* that his tenure as president merely rubber- said. He also boasted of a constitutional change adopted this year which restricts the number of senate meeting* AS senators can miss. Under (he new law, senators cannot miss more than five meeting*. Before this change, Nikssarian said, senators could conceivably miss all of the meetings if they assigned a proxy to sit in for them. Nikssarian voiced strong opposition to the charges that student government under his leadership hss copied the (Continued on p. 3) "There sre larger classes snd fewer test* available. This Faculty and .tudents rallied In K»*« **>d«t. wite . tack of the College Union Free Speech Are* yesterday to protest continuing budget cuts affecting the Brewer proposed • five-point quality of education and to plan of action to to token by promote "FSU Pride." student* to help "emph»sire our W*rr*» Keaaler. philoaophy ***. *. ** "*****" ** professor, enlisted student* to "Write to Governor Brown. Let him know that we demand a quality university for the people ol the San Joaquin Valley. We're proud of our university and we don't want to see our programs die on tto vine." Newly elected student government representative* Including Bill Brewer, Karen Clark and Dave Davis emphasised not only pride was needed but action would be necessary to change tto effect budget cutbacks were having on the programs on campus. A newly-enacted policy by the administration to limit how long part-time faculty members may be employed met with resistance at the rally. "At least 88 part-timers will be turned away this year due to this policy," said Clark. "High turnover of faculty will disrupt academic program* and student old high school and give a dollar to help us advertise to tag prospective students we are proud of students and faculty and ttot we are concerned with what we offer and tto quality of Latt week, ttudentt and faculty presented an informal proposal to the Board of Trustees Educational Policy Committee requesting that a second look to taken at the administration policies and budget cutback* and how they affect tto program* at CSUF. Kessler stated th* philoaophy department In earlier year* had I on p. 8) Iranians barely get speaker Lack of communication on the part of tto Iranian Students Association induced Program Director Gary Bongiovanni to recommend the withdrawal of fund* from their group three days before a speaker tor the group was scheduled to appear on campus. Program committee members, however, did not approve the last week * of tto Irantan group requested nearly 81,100 to contract for two speaker* to participate ta a program at 7 p.m. Friday in tto Men's Gym. The committee agreed after lengthy d' "The Board of Trustees is not representing your views. The education you get here is to get you through Uf*. This ts your life you're fighting for." Davis said 135 fewer courses would to available next fall. "We have had no contact with tto Iranian representatives until this morning In regsrds to acquiring a contract for tto "When we were flrat approached by the organisation, tt left us only 11 days In which to approve the funding fo.- the program and draw up • contract," said Bongiovanni. "It was at least seven days later before I got word of bow to contact the (Continued on p. 8) Senate impasse Budget approval not reached by Laura Thompson SUff Reporter "We ain't getting shit," an angry Melvin Ricks told the Associated Student (AS) Senate Wednesday during deliberations on the several proposed AS budgets for 1877-78. In a record-breaking 10-hour session, the senate failed to reach a final budget and has called an emergency Two Issues proved to be of Protests were raised by tto meeting for tommorrow at 8 a.m. special importance to the students after a so-cal . . to continue deliberations. Tto standing-room-only crowd as "secret" budget wa* presented site is to be determined pending debate continued throughout the by a group of senator* that would AS President David Nikssarian'* morning and afternoon. Those tove eliminated tto minority approval. were a proposed elimination of editions and drastically cut the Yesterday's meeting wss tto two minority issue* of AS EOP Summer Institute punctuated by loud cries of publications, L* Vox de Atxtan Program, protest from several groups of and Uhuru, and * cut by over 50 The "secret" budget was student*. Including blacks and per cent of tto EOP Summer allegedly drawn up by six senators, with Nlkssarian* help. After several attemps to have tto responsible ••asters voluntarily Identify themselves failed, Richard Carrillo, a member of and Budget Committee ttot submitted it* own budget recommend»tlons, named the al* aa Paulett* Bogbostan, Brent Bowen, Paul Tost*, Gary Nelion, Randy and Randy Knar.. I participation fee, Nikssarian said to wa* proud of tto during his admlnUtration. funds Is tto item Nlkssarian Is AAfChA MEMBER UAHCA GOMEZ tpmi&tor Ml hino^ot mo tOT program* Uudgot rmartngt. (Photo by Jo* ioiplna) |