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MAY 17,1995 In Focus PAGE 7 Philosophy, from page 6 "Live and die there," he said with a smile. Villanueva said he wants to be a lawyer. Law seems like a valuable profession, he says. He could make an impact on society, make some significant changes. Besides, to him it seemed like a more worthwhile occupation than selling toothpaste or insurance. When Villanueva transferred to CSUF two years ago as a junior from CSU Dominguez Hills, he was majoring in sociology. After his introduction to philosophy, he switched his major. "Sociology was only scratching thc surface of life in general," he said. But even though Villanueva is about to go into law school, he can't help feeling.like life — real, true life — is passing him by. "You take four hard years of school to end up selling insurance," Villanueva said. "It just doesn't meet somewhere. It's like school went this way and life went that way." Forgive Villanueva for feeling a little frustrated. These questions in his head are getting ridiculous, he said. Every day there are more questions and not enough answers. Every day he sits in class and learns something new or something he never thought about before and the questions begin: Where does math come from? I thought I knew math. Malh was numbers. It was a representation of so many amounts. But where does it come from? Why are we so sure about it? Is the universe governed mathematically? Two plus two equals four. Is that a rule of the universe? It seems like there's a governing law that's outside of us. Questions. So is right and wrong also a rule erwisc our creation is going to seem kind of silly. I'm not saying that's how it is, but that's kind of where I'm at right now. And I think that's how you're going to find most people in philosophy. So, Villanueva said he finds himself a little frustrated. Besides, it isn't like anyone he knows would understand his frustration. He couldn't bring up a con- "It seems like other majors graduate you with your feet firmly on the ground. [But in philosophy] you're not even sure the feet are your own feet." Nigel Villanueva Philosophy major of the universe? It seems like if there is a God, there has to be right. That's kind of where I'm at right now. That's what I'm thinking about a lot. If there's God, there has to be a system of ethics. And more questions. But if we want to say right now that we only make ethics up, then I want to say in making ethics up, to totally govern it we need to create a God to go with it. Or oth- about God and ethics at the dinner table with his family. He doesn't even talk about philosophy with his friends anymore. When Villanueva was first studying philosophy, he said one of the classes he took was an epis- temology (foundations of knowledge) course, taught by Professor James Slinger. He said he couldn't believe the things he was learning. Some of the students in class said it was boring. Not Villanueva. He remembers learning about the ambiguity of language and how impossible it was to define words. He remembers talking about the word 'tiger' in class. "And it almost seemed as an impossibility to define the word," he said. "A four-legged animal. Well, does that really do you any good? No. A striped, four-legged furry animal. Well, I mean it could be a zebra, right? If you go on and on it seems like we can never really come down to defining words. And what does that mean if we can't define any words? I mean, we really don't know what the hell we're talking about then." And Villanueva would be feeling this way, excited and full of wonder, and he would talk about it after class with classmates, then come home and try to talk aboul it. And, a few times, he even tried bringing it up with his friends. They'd be out somewhere, at a bar or maybe camping, and he'd bring up philosophy. But it was no use. No one wanted to hear about language and ethics and knowledge. "People really weren't that interested," Nigel said. "I think generally people have a bad idea about philosophy. Let's really look at this. Are you really going to sit down at a table and say, 'Does God exist? What's right and wrong?'" And sojie doesn't bring it up anymrore. It can be kind of frustrating. This frustration certainly wasn't apparent just a few years ago, back home in Redondo Beach. He was born there and always carried an internal casualness that comes from growing up at the beach. He loves the beach and misses it. In high school, Villanueva and his friends were always at thc beach, every chance they could get. camping, surfing. High school was a blast, he said, the greatest years of his life. He said he was a jock in high school. His wrestling talents could've taken him to any college. But he didn't want to pursue athletics after high school. He wanted a college experience. In 1991. he started at CSU Dominguez Hills, a sociology major. He picked sociology because he took a class in it in high school. That was reason enough. But he wasn't happy. "It didn't really have that college experience." he said. "It kind of felt like I was going to a grown up high school or something." So in 1993, as a junior, he transferred to CSUF. He had some relatives here and he moved in with them. And now, after two years of philosophy classes, the world is not as simple to Villanueva as it was back in high school. Nothing is concrete. And there are a lot of unanswered questions. Next semester he'll probably take a few more units in religious studies. Then he'll graduate. He may come back and earn a second degree in religious studies, he's not sure yet. But that doesn't matter. The questions will still be in his head, unsolved. "It seems like other majors graduate you with your feet firmly on the ground," Villanueva said. But in philosophy, he said, "you're not even sure the feet are your own feet. I'm going to graduate and I don't know a damn thing anymore. I don't know what I want to do anymore. I'm just sure of what I don't want to do." Villanueva said he doesn't want to work 9 to 5 for the rest of his life. He doesn't want to feel regret for his youth when he's older. Work isn't that important, he said. "Philosophy doesn't prepare you for anything. It really doesn't prepare you for the job market," he said. "It actually prepares you to be jobless. But college is for enlightenment, not just to get a damn job." DUI, from page 4 Some drivers charged with DUI have to attend DUI school. Susanne Rodriguez is one of 10 people working with DUI offenders for the Fresno County Hispanic Commission. The organization has two DUI programs: the First-Time Offender program and the Multiple-Offender program. According to Rodriguez, the first offender program is a $475, four- month program in which victims go through an educational and a group counseling program once a week for two-and-a-half hours. The education program includes topics such as the history of alcohol, alcohol and drug culture, medical and behavioral effects, chemical dependency and alt drinking alcohol. Group counseling is based on the "feeling issues" related to the DUI, Rodriguez said. But people don't have to be driving a car to be charged with a DUI. "A misconception among people is that you can only be caught for driving under the influence if you are driving a car," Hults said. "The fact is that you also can get arrested for driving under the influence riding on a bicycle." There are few bicycle DUI cases. Another misconception is that alcohol is the only substance that qualifies for a DUI. "It is important that people are aware of the fact that not only alcoholic beverages, but other types of drugs and also prescription and nonprescription drugs qualify for a DUI," Hults said. "Unfortunately, even prescription and non-prescription drugs like sleeping pills may cause the driver lo fall asleep, crash, and it might even end up with death of either thc driver or other persons involved." According to Hults, it is important to know that people also can be arrested for walking on the streets under the influence. "Even if you are only walking from one bar to another, the police have the right to arrest you if you are under the influence of alcohol or other types of drugs," Hults said. "If this is the case, you are arrested for drunk in According to Fresno Police Department records from 1994, oul of the 45 auto deaths last year, the primary factor in 12 of the cases was DUI. Youth, from page 6 into their home environments. During Phase III, personal accountability and decision making are addressed in weekly individual and family counseling sessions. Educational interventions are also included during this phase, with instruction in employability skills, G.E.D. preparation and life skills. Pcden said a community follow-up is the last step after the ward is returned to the Tulare County Juvenile Court for review. "During a period of 90 days, the ward would be electroni cally monitored and subjected to routine drug and alcohol screens and searches," Peden said. Although the idea of boot camps for juvenile offenders has long been praised by policy-makers, parents and politicians as an effective way of dealing with young criminals, a new California Little Hoover Commission said that boot camps "tend to show a rearrest rate about thc same as traditional prisons." The report states the after-care phase was found to be the weak part of the program. Meyer said she expects to see a 95 percent success rate at the facility. She cites the wards' enthusiastic attitudes toward the program as a positive sign. "These are kids that have made mistakes." Meyer said. "Now they are here, and it is a serious wake-up call for them. It is the end of the line." An evaluation of the Tulare County Probation Youth Facility includes both a process and an impact evaluation to be conducted at 12-month in- tervals. Cheating, from page 4 vents or makes it difficult for the student to attend another university during the suspension period, he said. An expulsion means the student can never return to the university. And as this is also noted on the transcript, the student will find it difficult, if not impossible, to find a university willing to accept him or her, Corcoran said. Due to the possible long-term repercussions of these sanctions, Corcoran's office prefers probation. "We use an awful lot of probation. We keep the student involved in the university," he said. According to Corcoran, each situation is unique. There may be mitigating circumstances. That's why discipline takes so long." The discipline procedure can take anywhere from two weeks to four months. "A lot of it depends on the student" and his or her cooperation, he said. "Most students, if caught, will acknowledge it; probably 85 percent. They're willing to take the consequences. "Some students are absolutely devastated by the process. For other students, it's like 'Hey, what's the big deal?'" Corcoran said. Those are the ones you hope don't go into medicine, law enforcement or teaching, he said. All schools are susceptible to the problems of cheating and plagiarism. "It seems to be throughout the campus. It seems like it's more lower-division students [freshmen and sophomores)," Corcoran said. Certain schools, such as the School of Business, the School of Natural Sciences and the School of Health and Social Work, are more diligent in referring cases to Student Affairs, according to Corcoran. Other schools, such as the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Social Sciences, refer fewer cases to Corcoran's office. "I don't know why that is. I don't think it's a case of the students being different." Corcoran said some schools probably just feel more comfortable dealing with the problems themselves. That's certainly true of the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. According to Carl Pherson, associate dean of academic affairs for the school, "In our school, they [cases of academic dishonestyj typically don't go past the chair of the department" But Pherson likes to think the school has fewer problems with cheating and plagiarism because of its method of operation. "Faculty in agriculture are very hands-on people. They know the students, and they do monitor the exams," he said. According to Pherson, some professors distribute alternate versions of exams and with papers, some faculty review students' work at various stages. "It has to do with setting a tone in terms of expectations. Faculty are role models," he said. "We're not only transmitting knowledge, we're transmitting ethics and values." Pherson also believes that, "for the most part, people in agriculture are ethical people." He believes, however, that orientation classes emphasizing professional ethics are worthy of attention from all faculty members. Corcoran also sees orientation classes for incoming students as a way to ease the problem of academic dishonesty. He said Lea Ybarra, associate provost of Academic Planning and Student Services, is investigating the possibility. According to Corcoran, it's also necessary for students who witness cheating to come forward. "They're reluctant to say anything about it, but they're indignant about the advantages [the cheating student] may have," he said. "You should be indignant over the fact that you were cheated. The risk of reprisal is always there, but, on the other hand, it would most likely never occur," Corcoran said. "I can't think of an instance where there's been a case of reprisal against the accuser." Molina, from page 4 Molina studied pre-med at the University of Notre Dame, then studied four years of medicine at UC San Francisco. Molina chose to do his three years of residency in family practice at VMC where he was trained by teachers who were good role models for him. He said they were attentive to patients taking extra care to listen to their needs. The teachers empathized with Molina and that inspired him. Molina said his family background played an important role in his endeavor to leam about family medicine. He said some of his relatives were nurses, and he admired their commitment to the medical profession. "1 ihink I owe a lol to my parents raising me and giving me a good education, basically a good family background, which is one of the things that motivated me to go into a family practice. I feel that family function is a real key thing for all of us," Molina said. Last April Molina was one of two doctors who volunteered his time to answer medical questions at CSUF's Health Fair where he informed students about thc services available at the center. ., Nancy Bleife, a staff member at the Molina chairs the Total Quality Assurance committee, which reviews doctors procedures and resolves problems in thc center, and the Quality Assurance committee, Bleife said. According to Bleife, who's worked with Molina at VMC, he's conscientious and a good colleague to work with. Molina finds time for people. He answers questions from colleagues and students, Bleife said. "He's calm, and easy going. He has a strong commitment to the campus community, and it's evident in all the work he does on the health center committees," sheoid. "He wants them [students] to understand their own health, and he's com- STORAGE AS LOW AS $12.00 NO DEPOSITS • Access 7 days a week • Units from garage to closet size • Electrical security • Free use of dollies and carts • Discount for students Shaw Mini Storage 222-7479 2633 W.Shaw Ave. Between Marks & Van Ness Thrifty Mini Storage 226-6655 4420 N. Blackstone Ave. Between Ashlan & Gettysberg "Home Cookin" ...with valid CSUF LD.I 4 convenient locations: HERDON & FIRST FRESNO (209) 449-9590 SHAW &. WEST FRESNO 436-1068 mined to helping them with whatever problems they have." Bleife said. Molina prefers to work at the health center because he enjoys helping students who are already in a learning mode. He finds it rewarding to help students. "He's light-hearted, and he's a pleasure to work with," said Barbara Melton, a licensed vocational nurse at the center, who's been working with Molina for more man a year. According to Boran, a number of other primary care physicians may not have thoroughly checked French. French said, "Dr. Molina took that extra step to contact me above and beyond. He was very friendly and very informative. He seemed genuinely concerned with my condition, and he put me in touch with a great doctor, a great cardiologist." If Molina hadn't been tenacious about this matter, French would have developed hypertension, an abnormal high blood pressure that could have caused some serious heart problems, Boran said. iff Make Your Travel Connections Locally Owned & Operated Fully Computerized ,^ Executive SS Travel Specialist in Travel Arrangements PLAZA APARTMENTS Open House Graduation Day Sat. May 27,1995 8 A.M. To 3 P.M. Come See Us Free Refreshments 431-8122 Corner of Cedar & Barstow See Manager for Move-in Specials
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Publication Date | 1995 |
Full-Text-Search | MAY 17,1995 In Focus PAGE 7 Philosophy, from page 6 "Live and die there," he said with a smile. Villanueva said he wants to be a lawyer. Law seems like a valuable profession, he says. He could make an impact on society, make some significant changes. Besides, to him it seemed like a more worthwhile occupation than selling toothpaste or insurance. When Villanueva transferred to CSUF two years ago as a junior from CSU Dominguez Hills, he was majoring in sociology. After his introduction to philosophy, he switched his major. "Sociology was only scratching thc surface of life in general," he said. But even though Villanueva is about to go into law school, he can't help feeling.like life — real, true life — is passing him by. "You take four hard years of school to end up selling insurance," Villanueva said. "It just doesn't meet somewhere. It's like school went this way and life went that way." Forgive Villanueva for feeling a little frustrated. These questions in his head are getting ridiculous, he said. Every day there are more questions and not enough answers. Every day he sits in class and learns something new or something he never thought about before and the questions begin: Where does math come from? I thought I knew math. Malh was numbers. It was a representation of so many amounts. But where does it come from? Why are we so sure about it? Is the universe governed mathematically? Two plus two equals four. Is that a rule of the universe? It seems like there's a governing law that's outside of us. Questions. So is right and wrong also a rule erwisc our creation is going to seem kind of silly. I'm not saying that's how it is, but that's kind of where I'm at right now. And I think that's how you're going to find most people in philosophy. So, Villanueva said he finds himself a little frustrated. Besides, it isn't like anyone he knows would understand his frustration. He couldn't bring up a con- "It seems like other majors graduate you with your feet firmly on the ground. [But in philosophy] you're not even sure the feet are your own feet." Nigel Villanueva Philosophy major of the universe? It seems like if there is a God, there has to be right. That's kind of where I'm at right now. That's what I'm thinking about a lot. If there's God, there has to be a system of ethics. And more questions. But if we want to say right now that we only make ethics up, then I want to say in making ethics up, to totally govern it we need to create a God to go with it. Or oth- about God and ethics at the dinner table with his family. He doesn't even talk about philosophy with his friends anymore. When Villanueva was first studying philosophy, he said one of the classes he took was an epis- temology (foundations of knowledge) course, taught by Professor James Slinger. He said he couldn't believe the things he was learning. Some of the students in class said it was boring. Not Villanueva. He remembers learning about the ambiguity of language and how impossible it was to define words. He remembers talking about the word 'tiger' in class. "And it almost seemed as an impossibility to define the word," he said. "A four-legged animal. Well, does that really do you any good? No. A striped, four-legged furry animal. Well, I mean it could be a zebra, right? If you go on and on it seems like we can never really come down to defining words. And what does that mean if we can't define any words? I mean, we really don't know what the hell we're talking about then." And Villanueva would be feeling this way, excited and full of wonder, and he would talk about it after class with classmates, then come home and try to talk aboul it. And, a few times, he even tried bringing it up with his friends. They'd be out somewhere, at a bar or maybe camping, and he'd bring up philosophy. But it was no use. No one wanted to hear about language and ethics and knowledge. "People really weren't that interested," Nigel said. "I think generally people have a bad idea about philosophy. Let's really look at this. Are you really going to sit down at a table and say, 'Does God exist? What's right and wrong?'" And sojie doesn't bring it up anymrore. It can be kind of frustrating. This frustration certainly wasn't apparent just a few years ago, back home in Redondo Beach. He was born there and always carried an internal casualness that comes from growing up at the beach. He loves the beach and misses it. In high school, Villanueva and his friends were always at thc beach, every chance they could get. camping, surfing. High school was a blast, he said, the greatest years of his life. He said he was a jock in high school. His wrestling talents could've taken him to any college. But he didn't want to pursue athletics after high school. He wanted a college experience. In 1991. he started at CSU Dominguez Hills, a sociology major. He picked sociology because he took a class in it in high school. That was reason enough. But he wasn't happy. "It didn't really have that college experience." he said. "It kind of felt like I was going to a grown up high school or something." So in 1993, as a junior, he transferred to CSUF. He had some relatives here and he moved in with them. And now, after two years of philosophy classes, the world is not as simple to Villanueva as it was back in high school. Nothing is concrete. And there are a lot of unanswered questions. Next semester he'll probably take a few more units in religious studies. Then he'll graduate. He may come back and earn a second degree in religious studies, he's not sure yet. But that doesn't matter. The questions will still be in his head, unsolved. "It seems like other majors graduate you with your feet firmly on the ground," Villanueva said. But in philosophy, he said, "you're not even sure the feet are your own feet. I'm going to graduate and I don't know a damn thing anymore. I don't know what I want to do anymore. I'm just sure of what I don't want to do." Villanueva said he doesn't want to work 9 to 5 for the rest of his life. He doesn't want to feel regret for his youth when he's older. Work isn't that important, he said. "Philosophy doesn't prepare you for anything. It really doesn't prepare you for the job market," he said. "It actually prepares you to be jobless. But college is for enlightenment, not just to get a damn job." DUI, from page 4 Some drivers charged with DUI have to attend DUI school. Susanne Rodriguez is one of 10 people working with DUI offenders for the Fresno County Hispanic Commission. The organization has two DUI programs: the First-Time Offender program and the Multiple-Offender program. According to Rodriguez, the first offender program is a $475, four- month program in which victims go through an educational and a group counseling program once a week for two-and-a-half hours. The education program includes topics such as the history of alcohol, alcohol and drug culture, medical and behavioral effects, chemical dependency and alt drinking alcohol. Group counseling is based on the "feeling issues" related to the DUI, Rodriguez said. But people don't have to be driving a car to be charged with a DUI. "A misconception among people is that you can only be caught for driving under the influence if you are driving a car," Hults said. "The fact is that you also can get arrested for driving under the influence riding on a bicycle." There are few bicycle DUI cases. Another misconception is that alcohol is the only substance that qualifies for a DUI. "It is important that people are aware of the fact that not only alcoholic beverages, but other types of drugs and also prescription and nonprescription drugs qualify for a DUI," Hults said. "Unfortunately, even prescription and non-prescription drugs like sleeping pills may cause the driver lo fall asleep, crash, and it might even end up with death of either thc driver or other persons involved." According to Hults, it is important to know that people also can be arrested for walking on the streets under the influence. "Even if you are only walking from one bar to another, the police have the right to arrest you if you are under the influence of alcohol or other types of drugs," Hults said. "If this is the case, you are arrested for drunk in According to Fresno Police Department records from 1994, oul of the 45 auto deaths last year, the primary factor in 12 of the cases was DUI. Youth, from page 6 into their home environments. During Phase III, personal accountability and decision making are addressed in weekly individual and family counseling sessions. Educational interventions are also included during this phase, with instruction in employability skills, G.E.D. preparation and life skills. Pcden said a community follow-up is the last step after the ward is returned to the Tulare County Juvenile Court for review. "During a period of 90 days, the ward would be electroni cally monitored and subjected to routine drug and alcohol screens and searches," Peden said. Although the idea of boot camps for juvenile offenders has long been praised by policy-makers, parents and politicians as an effective way of dealing with young criminals, a new California Little Hoover Commission said that boot camps "tend to show a rearrest rate about thc same as traditional prisons." The report states the after-care phase was found to be the weak part of the program. Meyer said she expects to see a 95 percent success rate at the facility. She cites the wards' enthusiastic attitudes toward the program as a positive sign. "These are kids that have made mistakes." Meyer said. "Now they are here, and it is a serious wake-up call for them. It is the end of the line." An evaluation of the Tulare County Probation Youth Facility includes both a process and an impact evaluation to be conducted at 12-month in- tervals. Cheating, from page 4 vents or makes it difficult for the student to attend another university during the suspension period, he said. An expulsion means the student can never return to the university. And as this is also noted on the transcript, the student will find it difficult, if not impossible, to find a university willing to accept him or her, Corcoran said. Due to the possible long-term repercussions of these sanctions, Corcoran's office prefers probation. "We use an awful lot of probation. We keep the student involved in the university," he said. According to Corcoran, each situation is unique. There may be mitigating circumstances. That's why discipline takes so long." The discipline procedure can take anywhere from two weeks to four months. "A lot of it depends on the student" and his or her cooperation, he said. "Most students, if caught, will acknowledge it; probably 85 percent. They're willing to take the consequences. "Some students are absolutely devastated by the process. For other students, it's like 'Hey, what's the big deal?'" Corcoran said. Those are the ones you hope don't go into medicine, law enforcement or teaching, he said. All schools are susceptible to the problems of cheating and plagiarism. "It seems to be throughout the campus. It seems like it's more lower-division students [freshmen and sophomores)," Corcoran said. Certain schools, such as the School of Business, the School of Natural Sciences and the School of Health and Social Work, are more diligent in referring cases to Student Affairs, according to Corcoran. Other schools, such as the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Social Sciences, refer fewer cases to Corcoran's office. "I don't know why that is. I don't think it's a case of the students being different." Corcoran said some schools probably just feel more comfortable dealing with the problems themselves. That's certainly true of the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. According to Carl Pherson, associate dean of academic affairs for the school, "In our school, they [cases of academic dishonestyj typically don't go past the chair of the department" But Pherson likes to think the school has fewer problems with cheating and plagiarism because of its method of operation. "Faculty in agriculture are very hands-on people. They know the students, and they do monitor the exams," he said. According to Pherson, some professors distribute alternate versions of exams and with papers, some faculty review students' work at various stages. "It has to do with setting a tone in terms of expectations. Faculty are role models," he said. "We're not only transmitting knowledge, we're transmitting ethics and values." Pherson also believes that, "for the most part, people in agriculture are ethical people." He believes, however, that orientation classes emphasizing professional ethics are worthy of attention from all faculty members. Corcoran also sees orientation classes for incoming students as a way to ease the problem of academic dishonesty. He said Lea Ybarra, associate provost of Academic Planning and Student Services, is investigating the possibility. According to Corcoran, it's also necessary for students who witness cheating to come forward. "They're reluctant to say anything about it, but they're indignant about the advantages [the cheating student] may have," he said. "You should be indignant over the fact that you were cheated. The risk of reprisal is always there, but, on the other hand, it would most likely never occur," Corcoran said. "I can't think of an instance where there's been a case of reprisal against the accuser." Molina, from page 4 Molina studied pre-med at the University of Notre Dame, then studied four years of medicine at UC San Francisco. Molina chose to do his three years of residency in family practice at VMC where he was trained by teachers who were good role models for him. He said they were attentive to patients taking extra care to listen to their needs. The teachers empathized with Molina and that inspired him. Molina said his family background played an important role in his endeavor to leam about family medicine. He said some of his relatives were nurses, and he admired their commitment to the medical profession. "1 ihink I owe a lol to my parents raising me and giving me a good education, basically a good family background, which is one of the things that motivated me to go into a family practice. I feel that family function is a real key thing for all of us," Molina said. Last April Molina was one of two doctors who volunteered his time to answer medical questions at CSUF's Health Fair where he informed students about thc services available at the center. ., Nancy Bleife, a staff member at the Molina chairs the Total Quality Assurance committee, which reviews doctors procedures and resolves problems in thc center, and the Quality Assurance committee, Bleife said. According to Bleife, who's worked with Molina at VMC, he's conscientious and a good colleague to work with. Molina finds time for people. He answers questions from colleagues and students, Bleife said. "He's calm, and easy going. He has a strong commitment to the campus community, and it's evident in all the work he does on the health center committees," sheoid. "He wants them [students] to understand their own health, and he's com- STORAGE AS LOW AS $12.00 NO DEPOSITS • Access 7 days a week • Units from garage to closet size • Electrical security • Free use of dollies and carts • Discount for students Shaw Mini Storage 222-7479 2633 W.Shaw Ave. Between Marks & Van Ness Thrifty Mini Storage 226-6655 4420 N. Blackstone Ave. Between Ashlan & Gettysberg "Home Cookin" ...with valid CSUF LD.I 4 convenient locations: HERDON & FIRST FRESNO (209) 449-9590 SHAW &. WEST FRESNO 436-1068 mined to helping them with whatever problems they have." Bleife said. Molina prefers to work at the health center because he enjoys helping students who are already in a learning mode. He finds it rewarding to help students. "He's light-hearted, and he's a pleasure to work with," said Barbara Melton, a licensed vocational nurse at the center, who's been working with Molina for more man a year. According to Boran, a number of other primary care physicians may not have thoroughly checked French. French said, "Dr. Molina took that extra step to contact me above and beyond. He was very friendly and very informative. He seemed genuinely concerned with my condition, and he put me in touch with a great doctor, a great cardiologist." If Molina hadn't been tenacious about this matter, French would have developed hypertension, an abnormal high blood pressure that could have caused some serious heart problems, Boran said. iff Make Your Travel Connections Locally Owned & Operated Fully Computerized ,^ Executive SS Travel Specialist in Travel Arrangements PLAZA APARTMENTS Open House Graduation Day Sat. May 27,1995 8 A.M. To 3 P.M. Come See Us Free Refreshments 431-8122 Corner of Cedar & Barstow See Manager for Move-in Specials |