1995_05 Insight May 1995

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MAY 10,1995
In Focus
Class offers opportunities to help others
<f CS101 allows students to
earn college credit while
giving back to the community
By Guy Sharwood
StaffWriler
"Give a little. You'll get back so
much more."
This is the slogan of Students For
Community Service, a program
which, as its brochure says, "promotes the value of community service
to students, faculty and staff."
SCS allows students to earn university credit for volunteer work by enrolling in Community Service 101.
Students can sign up for one to three
units per semester. Fifteen hours of
service are required for credit.
A maximum of six units applies toward graduation, but students can
earn an unlimited number of units on
their transcripts.
Chris Fiorentino, coordinator for
SCS, said the potential exists for
scams or dishonesty, such as students
getting credit for nothing, but there
have been "no problems to date."
"Typically, students do more than
what is required. It is overall a very
positive program." Fiorentino said. "In
November, we were awarded a statewide institutional award for service by
California Campus Compact."
"We're growing tremendously fast."
The program has experienced "over
400 percent growth in the last two
years," hc said.
There are more ihan 100 orders for
volunteers.
The most common assignment involves "educationally-based programs, like tutoring." Fiorentino said.
As for extraordinary assignments,
"One student worked with the Discovery Center as assistant coordinator. She
raised 55,000 in grants," he said.
SCS began in 1987 and was originally
called Human Corps. Thc name was
later changed, Fiorentino said, "to more
accurately reflect what we are doing."
In addition to enhancing students'
education, the philosophy of SCS
says that leadership, citizenship and
sense of community are strengthened
by volunteer work.
"(Last semester] our programs accounted for more ihan 13,000 hours of
volunteer work," Fiorentino said. We
accommodate "more than 200 agencies
and 300 students each semester."
SCS services include recreational
programs, hospital services in emergency wards and birthing rooms,
crime prevention, environmental service and adult literacy.
"I see (the SCS program| as an entrance into die "world of work," said
Nancy Griesser, counselor for the Educational Opportunities Program.
"Because the students are volunteering, they can target where they want
to work," Griesser said.
"The students get a chance to validate their career choice. In addition,
their self-esteem can be enhanced
because of feedback from their employers and the people they serve."
According to Heather Compton. "If
everybody did one little thing, no
matter what or how small, the world
would be a better place.
"As long as it's a good thing."
Compton, who graduated in December, has been with SCS since the fall
of 1993. She's in her second year with
the Victim Offender Rehabilitation
Program.
"It's in my field. I'm a crim major
and I work in the correctional field,"
Compton said.
"A lot of people quit after they get
the units," Compton said, but she's in
it "for life."
"I get a lot out of helping people. I
feel I'm giving back" to the community and to society at large. Compton
Doug Van Diepea president of University HOPE is another strong advocate for
SCS.
"I feel like there's more to my development and growth than school. I
try to get out and help the community whenever I can." Van Diepcn
said.
University HOPE builds houses for
low-income families in conjunction
with Clovis Redevelopment Agency.
See SERVICE, page 6
Burglary, from page 1
room. The rear double doors are secluded, surrounded by a cement wall
and a fence. The room has been broken into several times.
Anderson, a part-time student assistant and another professor have keys
lo Ihe room. In addition, graduate students may also have keys, according
to Anderson. Custodians working in
different parts of the building sometimes leave the doors unlocked.
Anderson said.
People forget to lock the doors when
they leave, and unlocked doors are "like
an open invitation to steal." he said.
There is fairly easy access to the
room: it's used by eight classes each
week and is open at varying hours to
accommodate students' schedules.
Fabela said he had worked on his
vase at 3 a.m. earlier in the semester.
"It's an open department and an
open section," hc said, and even
though burglaries occur because of
the easy-access policy. Fabela said
he'd like to see it continued.
The number of burglaries reported
on campus have varied during recent
years, according to police records. In
1992. 74 burglaries were reported.
The figure dropped to 55 in 1993.
There were 60 burglaries reported in
1994.
There are no leads in the case. Mark
Zamora, a campus police officer, said.
The case is under investigation.
Carlisle, from page 1
"1 am not a fanatic believer, and after his low-life advice. 1 am never
going to become one. either." Anderson said. "I brought my little sister to
school once when lhat crazy man actually started lecturing me again aboul
my sexual sins and my whore-like appearance. Next lime I'll kick his butt."
Carlisle believes learning is a good
thing, but not everybody should be allowed lo gel an education and a career.
"Women do noi belong in school.
Even though they would have an education that pleases God. they are not
in the position to compete with men."
Carlisle said. "The man is the leader
support his family, if he has
one. The women's role is basically to
serve her husband, to be a wife, a
mother and to help him with his goals
and his career."
Sorority women are not safe from
Carlisle's barbs.
"I can say one thing, every sorority
girl on this campus has committed
sexual sins in one way or another —
it is no use denying that fact." Carlisle
said. "I know that al the colleges I attended there was not one sorority virgin left on campus, so why should
things be different here?
"I can assure all the guys that the
numbers of unclaimed blessings left
on this campus is very close to zero."
he said.
And fraternity men are even worse,
according to Carlisle who calls them
pimps for the sorority women.
"Dating is like a pimp-whore
situation. One guy sels up his
friend. John Doe. with his other
friend. Jane Doe. John and Jane
go out and, of course. John pays
for Jane's company — or as I
would say. he pays for her services." Carlisle said.
Jason Martin, a 22-year-old business
major, thinks Carlisle's interpretations of the Bible are close to insane.
"I am a strong Christian believer, but
Carlisle's anecdotes are way out of
hand," Martin said. "The stories in the
Bible must be handled with caution,
otherwise we end up with people like
Carlisle, who gives Christianity a bad
name wherever he sets his foot."
According to Carlisle, the hardest
thing when converting to Christianity was love.
"Before I turned to Christianity I
was into sexual sin. I premaritally
kissed my girlfriends only to turn on
their switches. I was lusting after them
in my heart, and lusting is unlawful."
Carlisle said.
"I still have a desire to fall in love
but I put thc Lord in front."
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Lions, from page 4
He said mountain lions will not be
greatly affected by the bill.
"Hunters mainly hunt deer and
ducks." Humphrey said. "Few hunt
mountain lions for trophy purposes."
"However, groups such as the Sierra
Club and other animal rights organizations say it's the animals that arc
being threatened by both hunters and
legislation.
Anderson, who has been a member
of the club since 1952. said humans
constantly threaten wildlife.
"Our greatest threat to the environment is people," Anderson said, "especially people who are passing legislation which wouldn't protect
mountain lions from sport hunting."
He said lhc bill is another example
of people destroying habitat. "Wc lose
40 species a day in the world." Anderson said. "We wanl to keep some of
our ecosystems intact."
She doesn't ihink the issue of animal preservation between hunters and
animal rights organizations is going
to be resolved.
"Everybody has different views."
Anderson said. "We don't believe in the
shooting of animals. All we can do is
try to come to some compromises."
As an environmental activist, she
volunteers her time teaching children
about local issues, such as preserving the San Joaquin River, the wetlands and the redwoods in Kings Canyon.
She is also an avid painter. She takes
public school children to the San
Joaquin River and teaches them about
She believes education and awareness of the environment should start
in elementary school.
"Parents need to educate their children about the environment and its
importance." Anderson said.
She would also like to see more
adults become involved in environmental issues.
"We get in our cars and don t look
at our surroundings," Anderson said.
Shc said people could get more involved by writing letters to editors of
newspapers or contacting state representatives.
However, educating children is
Anderson's primary concern.
"We need to teach the children because if we don't care about the earth,
we won't have it much longer."
Anderson said.
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