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In focus NOVEMBER 20, 1996 I The library's ancient text Intight photo by Mohoammed El Sharif Book lovers can get a glimpse of history at the Special Collections department in the Henry Madden Library, where a 522-year-old book is on display. ■ Vita Christi, published in 1474, was purchased for $100 by Dinorah Jenness Staff Writer Despite thc fact that Fresno State's Henry Madden Library has many valuable computers on the first floor, three stories above sits the most priceless object of the library — a 522-year-old book. A two-volume, first edition book of the monk l.udolph of Saxony's Vita Christi. or Life of Christ, sits in thc Special Collections library department. Incim-» abulum is the name that is given to books such as this printed between 1455 and 1501. Several hundred of the original works were disseminated by the printing press of Heinrich Eggestein at Strassbtirg. in the year 1474. 18 years before Christopher Columbus set sail on his historic voyage. Bright letters The text is in Latin with Gothic style letters and is full of abbreviations highlighted with red and blue hand-illuminated capital letters. The letters are still relatively bright. The text is printed in imitation ofthe best manuscript style of that period. The twa volumes. 15 and a half by 11 and a half inches in diameter, have burgundy leather covers with three fine gold lines as a frame. "The book was purchased by Dr. Henry Madden in 1963. for the amount of SI 00. in Los Angeles," Tammy Lau, head of the Sanoian Special Collections library, said. "We don'l know how- much an incunabulum is worth, but I don't think that it can have a price. It is priceless." The book plate inside the front page of both volumes has not been determined, however, in a Dec. 29, 1963. Fresno Bee article. Madden said that he had determined that the 490-year-old bcxiks once were owned by someone who was a Knight of the Garter, and "pretty high up in the peerage" of England. "Wc in .•il rcso IS this Our students can actuall> see how the language was written then." Madden said. The book is situated on a wooden table, covered by a glass box. "We need to cover it with fell material to keep il from the light deterioration. It is very precious." Jean Coffey, library assistant who has been working at the Fresno Slate library "As far as we know this kind of work is held only in four more universities in the United States." "We would like students to come over and admire this book. It is first-hand history that they can appreciate." Lau said. The 522-year-old book is located on the fourth floor, in the Special Collections library department. The department schedule is Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SECRETARIES: More than just receptionists, from page 1 president for university advance- Swift, who has been a secretary ment. for the university for 22 years, said "We have a cooperative working the job is very div "You can start out your day correcting an exam for a professor and a chairman will come in and say we need this report right now," Swift said. "You have to be constantly on relationship, which is v office environment." All in a day's work The keys to succcs tary vary. A good attitude, dependability your toes," said Mikelle Hatch, a and coordination are basic ingredi- secretary in the office of thc assis- ents many secretaries and bosses tani dean in the School of Educa- say are vital to success in the field, tion. "You can't mind being inter- "It's not just typing and serving rupted or changing gears through- coffee," said Hatch, who has been out the day," said Besty Swift, a in the secretarial field for eight secretary in the department of ge- years, ography. "(The assistant dean] puts her life n my hands each day. Running smoothly Nydia "Nee" Goto, a secretary for more than 20 years, said the secret to success as a secretary is to have a willingness to advance. "You also have to have a good relationship with your boss where ♦you can bolh benefit." Goto said. Hatch added. "Your employer is your main concern. Keeping them happy. Keeping their life running smoothly." "You have to have a lot of stamina," Hatch said. "You're never dojng the same thing all the time, it's varied." PANEL, from page 1 Some of the costs incurred in the remodeling of the Thomas Administration building were considered excess by ADHAAC. Ehrlich found that the administration did not spend inappropriately but believes the issue is subject to interpretation. Welty said that costs above what had initially been estimated were due to problems with fire codes and could not be helped. "The cost was not extravagant. It is the basic cost that any facility would require. The building will serve the university for 15 to 20 years. We will now be moving on to classrooms using PG&E rebates." Welty said. The panel agreed that opening lines of communication may avoid future problems. Following anonymous charges via e-mail last year, the senate appointed AHAAC to investigate charges ofthe administration's alleged impropriety. According to the March 18 Senate Resolution, AHAAC's purpose is "to assist in providing faculty, staff and students with accurate information about controversies and questions and to facilitate a dialogue about university priorities." The presence of two union representatives, Mark Hanna a representative for California Faculty Association (CFA). and John W. Gee a representative for the California State Education Association (CSEA). is unusual for the senate. "I cannot remember a lime when we had members of both of the faculty unions on one committee." said Melanie Bloom, chair of the Academic Senate. "But I know thai they feel they are acting in good faith." AHAAC went public with its preliminary report on September 30. The 43 page report attempts to answer the slew of questions that were asked by members of thc Academic Senate. "The Committee edited some of the questions for language, but nol for the content." said Bloom. "Anyone was welcome to forward a question to the committee." The report detailed the committee's findings on a host of issues including Smits' relocation expenses, uk cost refurbishment of the Thomas Building and the hiring of the Director of the Academic Innovation Center. In the preliminary report. AHAAC > by Ryan McKm Tom Ehrlich responds to faculty questions at Friday's rr addressed areas of agreement and disagreement with Ehrlich's investigation. It also noted recommendations to the Academic Senate. On the issue of the PG&E rebate money, the AHAAC commitiee recommended the Academic Senate for- ward all of thc information to thc California State Grand Jury in order to find out if there has been a violation of California law. In another recommendation, the AHAAC included Resolution of Censure of Welty and Smits for their alleged "deliberate misrepresentation which undermined the trust in their Jones said the Ehrlich visit clarified some issues, however, it is uncertain whether these recommendations will appear in AHAAC's final report. Randy Perry, a professor of animal science and an Academic Senator for the School of Agricultural Science and Technology believes AHAAC went too far. "They did address some issues that needed to be brought forward, but went into others lhat weren't relevant." he said. "You have to give administration the flexibility lo run the university the best that they can. You can'l involve everyone in every decision. "That's what you pay the administration the big bucks for. to make those decisions. If we (thc faculty) has a problem with those decisions, we should lake care of it or go somewhere else," Perry said. Amid controversies over AHAAC's proper role and the accuracy of its findings. Ehrlich was asked lo return to campus by the senate where he participated in thc meetings on Friday. "AH of our findings are backed up in the library by public documents." said Ehrlich "It's time lo come to a conclusion in this process ." When thc question of a permanent AHAAC was raised. Ehrlich recommended a collaborative process instead of system that audits after the fact. At the close of the meeting. Bloom voiced her distress over the roots of the controversy. "I believe lhat we have done more damage to this process by responding to these anonymous allegations." she said. "I was very reluctant to go along with this." Provost Alexander Gonzales believes that the faculty and administration can resolve iheir differences. "Personally. 1 will do everything I can to be as open and candid as I have in the past and work with the faculty and address the real pressing issues that we need to address." he said after the meeting. "We need to make some really big decisions about where we are going." Welty believes Ehrlich's trip opened the door to improved communication. 'The meeting today was good in that it provided an opportunity to talk directly. This type of communication should serve as a model for the university to move ahead. As a community wc need to come together and deal with issues. We need to move together to focus on important issues." Welty said. Bloom agrees. "It's good to bring these issues into the light, and clear the air so we can move to dispel any suspicion and move forward together." BIKES: Patrol unit to get tough on bicycle riders, from page 1 way. If you can get a ticket in a car. you can also get one on a bike." said Officer Mark "Zamora. who is training thc bicycle officers and coordinating the new patrol program. Shell said there has been numerous complaints from motorists about bike-riders on campus. The complaints usually involve bicyclists not obeying the rules of the road. "People really need to observe the signs on campus and go by the rules." said Zamora, a certified police bicycle instructor. Tickets for bicyclists are just like traffic tickets. Zamora said eventually he would like to set up a bike-safety class as an equivalent to traffic school for ticketed bike-riders. Zamora is also going to be enforcing other rules on campus during the next few semesters. One rule he said that is usually ignored is that no rollerblades or skateboards are allowed on campus. This will be something lhat will be enforced in coming semesters by the bicycle patrol team. Before, the rule was hard to enforce because it was harder for officers in cars to see. Having easier access lo ihe campus will also help the bike patrol unit to enforce other rules. Zamora said one of the biggest problems now on campus is student bicyclists leaving their bikes locked in the wrong areas. Zamora said people will leave their bikes locked to trees, signs and handicap rails. Zamora anticipates that next semester, bikes found like this will have their locks cut. be impounded and the owner cited. Pricisilla Franco, a business major who rides her bike lo campus, is nol happy about the changes thc police department is talking about. "This is way out of hand." said Franco. "Does this mean that ihey will also be going into classrooms checking to be sure we don't have food and drinks, too.'" Zamora said he does understand lhat some students will not like these changes. To help some of the students, he has been working to have the campus place more bike racks, to lessen the frequency of those who may lock bikes in Ihe wrong places. To also lessen some of the shock. Zamora will be getting as much information out about the policies to the campus as he can. He hopes to put information in the General Catalog. Schedule of Courses, e-mail and other sources. "I do anticipate a shock." said Zamora. "As much as I try to announce this. I still anticipate a big shock. We will be extremely sympathetic, but we do ask they |the campus community] understand why this is important." Shell believes there will be a mixed reaction from the campus about the new patrol unit and its policies. He said he hopes some will be pleased with the new patrol unit. Zamora is currently the only bicycle patrol officer, but he is training three more full-time officers for the bikes. Zamora said officers must have line. -all-d before they can go on patrol. Zamora teaches the officei strength on the bike, shooting froi the bike, citation writing and bicycl The budget I r the .000 t vviiii mline Thc three new bicycle patrol officers have worked at the Iresno State police department for about a year, and arc familiar w ith the campus, having patrolled either In fool or car. DECEMBER: Students want to be recognized, from page 1 i to come all the way back from New York." Atkinson said. Darnell said thai many ofthe December graduates she has talked to are facing the same problems and cannot come back because their careers are taking them elsewhere. Darnell also said that Boyle has been cooperative in helping her lo organize the graduation. "When I lold him aboul some of the siudenis and what they've been through, he felt something should be done." Darnell said. The celebration, however, has nol been approved by the Academic Senate or the President's office. Darnell said. Despite the non-approval. Darnell said the celebration will continue. Boyle added. "There is a difference between a commencement and a commencement celebration. It's not a commencement unless the president is there to award the degrees. If the Academic Senate doesn't think a December graduation is a good idea, the students can still rent a building for the event. They jusi won't have official recognition by the Senate and by the president." Having official recognition doesn't bother Darnell. "I think io make il easier, wc should call it a celebration." Darnell said. ''Otherwise, it might keep those in administration from going through with this. 1 don't want lhat little technicality to stand in the way." She also said that many ol the students she has talked to don'l seem lo care either. They just want to be recognized. Cath) Krajicek, 47. has the same sentiment. She will be graduating in December with a degree in social work. "If only a few people are going 10 be there. I don'l care if Welty is there or not. But if this is something lhat is going to happen every year, it would be neat to have him there." Krajicek said. Whether or not Welty will make an appearance at the commence- ebr.ition is sij|| unknown. Miller, director of Public Fresno Stale, said the president's office is aware ofthe event bul has nol yet had a chance to look al dales and what Weltv's schedule will be like for two days in December. Since the graduation is a first in Fresno Stale history, it is not known if it will be turned into an annual event. "A December graduation is still a concept. It is hard lo say if down the road this is something thai will get Academic Senate approval." Bovle said. Darnell, however, isn't letting anything g£loJn the wa> of her graduation plans. Specifics such as Weltv's availability and whether or not awards will be given at the celebration may not be settled. But she knows that there will be . a Christmas tree with white lights' to help decorate the event "If 1 w ait for everybody else, this will never get done," said Darnell. "1 see this as my cause and I just have to go for it."
Object Description
Title | 1996_11 Insight November 1996 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1996 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8 1969-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodials |
Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
Coverage | October 8, 1969 - May 13, 1998 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi, TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | 021_Insight Nov 20 1996 p 7 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1996 |
Full-Text-Search | In focus NOVEMBER 20, 1996 I The library's ancient text Intight photo by Mohoammed El Sharif Book lovers can get a glimpse of history at the Special Collections department in the Henry Madden Library, where a 522-year-old book is on display. ■ Vita Christi, published in 1474, was purchased for $100 by Dinorah Jenness Staff Writer Despite thc fact that Fresno State's Henry Madden Library has many valuable computers on the first floor, three stories above sits the most priceless object of the library — a 522-year-old book. A two-volume, first edition book of the monk l.udolph of Saxony's Vita Christi. or Life of Christ, sits in thc Special Collections library department. Incim-» abulum is the name that is given to books such as this printed between 1455 and 1501. Several hundred of the original works were disseminated by the printing press of Heinrich Eggestein at Strassbtirg. in the year 1474. 18 years before Christopher Columbus set sail on his historic voyage. Bright letters The text is in Latin with Gothic style letters and is full of abbreviations highlighted with red and blue hand-illuminated capital letters. The letters are still relatively bright. The text is printed in imitation ofthe best manuscript style of that period. The twa volumes. 15 and a half by 11 and a half inches in diameter, have burgundy leather covers with three fine gold lines as a frame. "The book was purchased by Dr. Henry Madden in 1963. for the amount of SI 00. in Los Angeles," Tammy Lau, head of the Sanoian Special Collections library, said. "We don'l know how- much an incunabulum is worth, but I don't think that it can have a price. It is priceless." The book plate inside the front page of both volumes has not been determined, however, in a Dec. 29, 1963. Fresno Bee article. Madden said that he had determined that the 490-year-old bcxiks once were owned by someone who was a Knight of the Garter, and "pretty high up in the peerage" of England. "Wc in .•il rcso IS this Our students can actuall> see how the language was written then." Madden said. The book is situated on a wooden table, covered by a glass box. "We need to cover it with fell material to keep il from the light deterioration. It is very precious." Jean Coffey, library assistant who has been working at the Fresno Slate library "As far as we know this kind of work is held only in four more universities in the United States." "We would like students to come over and admire this book. It is first-hand history that they can appreciate." Lau said. The 522-year-old book is located on the fourth floor, in the Special Collections library department. The department schedule is Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SECRETARIES: More than just receptionists, from page 1 president for university advance- Swift, who has been a secretary ment. for the university for 22 years, said "We have a cooperative working the job is very div "You can start out your day correcting an exam for a professor and a chairman will come in and say we need this report right now," Swift said. "You have to be constantly on relationship, which is v office environment." All in a day's work The keys to succcs tary vary. A good attitude, dependability your toes," said Mikelle Hatch, a and coordination are basic ingredi- secretary in the office of thc assis- ents many secretaries and bosses tani dean in the School of Educa- say are vital to success in the field, tion. "You can't mind being inter- "It's not just typing and serving rupted or changing gears through- coffee," said Hatch, who has been out the day," said Besty Swift, a in the secretarial field for eight secretary in the department of ge- years, ography. "(The assistant dean] puts her life n my hands each day. Running smoothly Nydia "Nee" Goto, a secretary for more than 20 years, said the secret to success as a secretary is to have a willingness to advance. "You also have to have a good relationship with your boss where ♦you can bolh benefit." Goto said. Hatch added. "Your employer is your main concern. Keeping them happy. Keeping their life running smoothly." "You have to have a lot of stamina," Hatch said. "You're never dojng the same thing all the time, it's varied." PANEL, from page 1 Some of the costs incurred in the remodeling of the Thomas Administration building were considered excess by ADHAAC. Ehrlich found that the administration did not spend inappropriately but believes the issue is subject to interpretation. Welty said that costs above what had initially been estimated were due to problems with fire codes and could not be helped. "The cost was not extravagant. It is the basic cost that any facility would require. The building will serve the university for 15 to 20 years. We will now be moving on to classrooms using PG&E rebates." Welty said. The panel agreed that opening lines of communication may avoid future problems. Following anonymous charges via e-mail last year, the senate appointed AHAAC to investigate charges ofthe administration's alleged impropriety. According to the March 18 Senate Resolution, AHAAC's purpose is "to assist in providing faculty, staff and students with accurate information about controversies and questions and to facilitate a dialogue about university priorities." The presence of two union representatives, Mark Hanna a representative for California Faculty Association (CFA). and John W. Gee a representative for the California State Education Association (CSEA). is unusual for the senate. "I cannot remember a lime when we had members of both of the faculty unions on one committee." said Melanie Bloom, chair of the Academic Senate. "But I know thai they feel they are acting in good faith." AHAAC went public with its preliminary report on September 30. The 43 page report attempts to answer the slew of questions that were asked by members of thc Academic Senate. "The Committee edited some of the questions for language, but nol for the content." said Bloom. "Anyone was welcome to forward a question to the committee." The report detailed the committee's findings on a host of issues including Smits' relocation expenses, uk cost refurbishment of the Thomas Building and the hiring of the Director of the Academic Innovation Center. In the preliminary report. AHAAC > by Ryan McKm Tom Ehrlich responds to faculty questions at Friday's rr addressed areas of agreement and disagreement with Ehrlich's investigation. It also noted recommendations to the Academic Senate. On the issue of the PG&E rebate money, the AHAAC commitiee recommended the Academic Senate for- ward all of thc information to thc California State Grand Jury in order to find out if there has been a violation of California law. In another recommendation, the AHAAC included Resolution of Censure of Welty and Smits for their alleged "deliberate misrepresentation which undermined the trust in their Jones said the Ehrlich visit clarified some issues, however, it is uncertain whether these recommendations will appear in AHAAC's final report. Randy Perry, a professor of animal science and an Academic Senator for the School of Agricultural Science and Technology believes AHAAC went too far. "They did address some issues that needed to be brought forward, but went into others lhat weren't relevant." he said. "You have to give administration the flexibility lo run the university the best that they can. You can'l involve everyone in every decision. "That's what you pay the administration the big bucks for. to make those decisions. If we (thc faculty) has a problem with those decisions, we should lake care of it or go somewhere else," Perry said. Amid controversies over AHAAC's proper role and the accuracy of its findings. Ehrlich was asked lo return to campus by the senate where he participated in thc meetings on Friday. "AH of our findings are backed up in the library by public documents." said Ehrlich "It's time lo come to a conclusion in this process ." When thc question of a permanent AHAAC was raised. Ehrlich recommended a collaborative process instead of system that audits after the fact. At the close of the meeting. Bloom voiced her distress over the roots of the controversy. "I believe lhat we have done more damage to this process by responding to these anonymous allegations." she said. "I was very reluctant to go along with this." Provost Alexander Gonzales believes that the faculty and administration can resolve iheir differences. "Personally. 1 will do everything I can to be as open and candid as I have in the past and work with the faculty and address the real pressing issues that we need to address." he said after the meeting. "We need to make some really big decisions about where we are going." Welty believes Ehrlich's trip opened the door to improved communication. 'The meeting today was good in that it provided an opportunity to talk directly. This type of communication should serve as a model for the university to move ahead. As a community wc need to come together and deal with issues. We need to move together to focus on important issues." Welty said. Bloom agrees. "It's good to bring these issues into the light, and clear the air so we can move to dispel any suspicion and move forward together." BIKES: Patrol unit to get tough on bicycle riders, from page 1 way. If you can get a ticket in a car. you can also get one on a bike." said Officer Mark "Zamora. who is training thc bicycle officers and coordinating the new patrol program. Shell said there has been numerous complaints from motorists about bike-riders on campus. The complaints usually involve bicyclists not obeying the rules of the road. "People really need to observe the signs on campus and go by the rules." said Zamora, a certified police bicycle instructor. Tickets for bicyclists are just like traffic tickets. Zamora said eventually he would like to set up a bike-safety class as an equivalent to traffic school for ticketed bike-riders. Zamora is also going to be enforcing other rules on campus during the next few semesters. One rule he said that is usually ignored is that no rollerblades or skateboards are allowed on campus. This will be something lhat will be enforced in coming semesters by the bicycle patrol team. Before, the rule was hard to enforce because it was harder for officers in cars to see. Having easier access lo ihe campus will also help the bike patrol unit to enforce other rules. Zamora said one of the biggest problems now on campus is student bicyclists leaving their bikes locked in the wrong areas. Zamora said people will leave their bikes locked to trees, signs and handicap rails. Zamora anticipates that next semester, bikes found like this will have their locks cut. be impounded and the owner cited. Pricisilla Franco, a business major who rides her bike lo campus, is nol happy about the changes thc police department is talking about. "This is way out of hand." said Franco. "Does this mean that ihey will also be going into classrooms checking to be sure we don't have food and drinks, too.'" Zamora said he does understand lhat some students will not like these changes. To help some of the students, he has been working to have the campus place more bike racks, to lessen the frequency of those who may lock bikes in Ihe wrong places. To also lessen some of the shock. Zamora will be getting as much information out about the policies to the campus as he can. He hopes to put information in the General Catalog. Schedule of Courses, e-mail and other sources. "I do anticipate a shock." said Zamora. "As much as I try to announce this. I still anticipate a big shock. We will be extremely sympathetic, but we do ask they |the campus community] understand why this is important." Shell believes there will be a mixed reaction from the campus about the new patrol unit and its policies. He said he hopes some will be pleased with the new patrol unit. Zamora is currently the only bicycle patrol officer, but he is training three more full-time officers for the bikes. Zamora said officers must have line. -all-d before they can go on patrol. Zamora teaches the officei strength on the bike, shooting froi the bike, citation writing and bicycl The budget I r the .000 t vviiii mline Thc three new bicycle patrol officers have worked at the Iresno State police department for about a year, and arc familiar w ith the campus, having patrolled either In fool or car. DECEMBER: Students want to be recognized, from page 1 i to come all the way back from New York." Atkinson said. Darnell said thai many ofthe December graduates she has talked to are facing the same problems and cannot come back because their careers are taking them elsewhere. Darnell also said that Boyle has been cooperative in helping her lo organize the graduation. "When I lold him aboul some of the siudenis and what they've been through, he felt something should be done." Darnell said. The celebration, however, has nol been approved by the Academic Senate or the President's office. Darnell said. Despite the non-approval. Darnell said the celebration will continue. Boyle added. "There is a difference between a commencement and a commencement celebration. It's not a commencement unless the president is there to award the degrees. If the Academic Senate doesn't think a December graduation is a good idea, the students can still rent a building for the event. They jusi won't have official recognition by the Senate and by the president." Having official recognition doesn't bother Darnell. "I think io make il easier, wc should call it a celebration." Darnell said. ''Otherwise, it might keep those in administration from going through with this. 1 don't want lhat little technicality to stand in the way." She also said that many ol the students she has talked to don'l seem lo care either. They just want to be recognized. Cath) Krajicek, 47. has the same sentiment. She will be graduating in December with a degree in social work. "If only a few people are going 10 be there. I don'l care if Welty is there or not. But if this is something lhat is going to happen every year, it would be neat to have him there." Krajicek said. Whether or not Welty will make an appearance at the commence- ebr.ition is sij|| unknown. Miller, director of Public Fresno Stale, said the president's office is aware ofthe event bul has nol yet had a chance to look al dales and what Weltv's schedule will be like for two days in December. Since the graduation is a first in Fresno Stale history, it is not known if it will be turned into an annual event. "A December graduation is still a concept. It is hard lo say if down the road this is something thai will get Academic Senate approval." Bovle said. Darnell, however, isn't letting anything g£loJn the wa> of her graduation plans. Specifics such as Weltv's availability and whether or not awards will be given at the celebration may not be settled. But she knows that there will be . a Christmas tree with white lights' to help decorate the event "If 1 w ait for everybody else, this will never get done," said Darnell. "1 see this as my cause and I just have to go for it." |