1989_04 The Daily Collegian April 1989

              Page 4  Tuesday. April 18. 1969
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Fighting pregnancy through song
Songwriting contest educates and addresses teens on -perils of pregnancy^
By Nancy Forrest
Staff Writer
Teen pregnancy in the San Joaquin Valley is not a
laughing matter. Out of ten counties in California'wilh
the highest rate of teen pregnancy, seven are located in
the Central Valley.
In an effort to combat that statistic, Junior League of
Fresno sponsored a songwriting contest as part of its
Premature Parents program, designed to educate young
people on the health risks of early pregnancy.
The songwriting contest, entitled "Rock "N Romance
Song-Writing Contest," is sponsored by the Junior
League of Fresno, an organization made up of 225
women between the ages of 18 and 45. The league is pri¬
marily an educational and charitable organization.
Those competing in the contest were asked to write
the words to a song, poem or a rap about the pressure
and problems of teen sexuality and the consequences of
becoming a parent too soon.
The contest allowed entries from youths, ages 13- to
19-years-old. The officials judged the music on criteria
such as singability, clarity and lyrics with a possible
maximum of 75 points.
Prejudging took place prior to the final competition.
which took place Saturday at Cross Church.
Earlier, the field of contestants was narrowed from sev¬
eral dozen entries to ten finalists. Local television weath¬
erman Sean Boyd served as master of ceremonies for the
competition.
"The winner of the contest will be determined by the
song's ability to convey the message to the young
people of the San Joaquin Valley. This process has been
going on for the past couple of months," Boyd said.
Among the ten finalists was Cheryl Goishi, a
freshman at CSUF.
Goishi, 19, said she entered the contest mainly
because she loves to write.
Her poem, "If Only," was chosen as one the ten
finalists by the judges of the contest.
"I heard about the contest purely by accident. I went
into the radio station to pick up a prize I had won on a
radio giveaway and I saw a flier hanging on the wall
there. That's when I decided to enter the contest," Goishi
said.
She said she did not have any friends who had become
pregnant at an early age but that she felt strongly about
the issue because of what she has read and heard through
movies and television.
Goishi said she is not sure what the solution is for the
increasing incidents of teen pregnancy, other than edu¬
cation.
"It would be up to the individuals involved but there
is information available from teachers, friends, parents. I
would just say 'get more information'," Goishi said.
I Goishi, a business major, said she hopes to become a
certified public accountant when she graduates from
college.
"I can try," Goishi said. .
In the contest, the first prize was won by Yvette
Quinaga, a student from Tranquility High School who
submitted a poem titled "Victim at 15."
Before the results were submitted, Quinaga was ner¬
vous.
"Do you think I have a chance?," Quinaga, 16, asked
her friend nearby.
After winning the contest, Quinaga was justifiably
relieved. »
"I'm too excited. My mom is going to be shocked
when she hears about this [award]," Quinaga said.
Finalists were given gift certificates to various
clothing stores and all the contestants were given t-shirts
from the Junior League.
The first plaqe winner of the contest also will have
her work recorded by a record company in Los Angeles.
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DEAN
Continued from page I
Approval Committee for the State of
Tennessee.
A dean for CSUF is selected by a seven-
member committee comprised of faculty,
department representatives and represen¬
tatives from the university administra¬
tion.
According to Ric Brown, chair of the
dean's search committee and professor at
the School of Education, the committee
was very thorough with its search.
Last spring five candidates were invited
to the campus but none suited the needs"
of the school, thus reopening the search. ",'
The committee screened more than 100
applications in the fall.
With 10 applicants telephone inter¬
views were conducted and five of them
were invited to the campus.
Dr. Burch met and
exceeded every
criteria we set up
—Ric Brown
Some of the criteria applied for the se¬
lection of the new dean were "demon¬
strated administrative ability and experi¬
ence...a strong commitment to academic
excellence and advocacy for Education," as
formulated in a brochure.
"Dr. Burch met and exceeded every cri¬
teria we set up," said Brown. "We have
now a national leader in education and edu¬
cation programs as the new dean."
According to a letter sent out by the
president's office, Burch has been an advi¬
sor to more than 100 graduate and under
gradute students and has been chair and
dissertation director for 21 doctoral gradu¬
ates.
That suits the School of Education es¬
pecially well, since it is planning to
establish a joint doctorate program wilh
the University of California.
 "If. it is approved, it is the, first one at*
CSUF," Monke said.
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