1992_02 Insight February 1992

              mmmmiym^^--
Volume 24,1
Wednesday, February 19,1992
Welty favors
fee hike;
expects more
financial aid
ByToddHeth
Staff Writer
Administrators see no way out. Without student fee increases, the
k, university will be crippled.
"We can't go on with our current services if there is no fee increase,
CSUF President John Welty said.
"At this point we're thinking in the short term of trying to keep the
budget balanced," he said.
Without increased revenue the state won't be in a position to
allocate the university system more money than in the past, said
Director of Budget Planning and Administration Iris Matlosz.
"It would help relieve some of the problems, but it will still be
difficult," Matlosz said. "We would still have around $3 million less here
than the CSU trustees are requesting, even with foe fee increase."
Improvements In course offerings are included in the university
system's requested budget, along with reestablishing support services
that were reduced in the current fiscal year.
"I believe ifsdesirablc- to have the sta teincrease its support for higher
education, bu t in i ts inability to do that, I believe the fee increase is thebest
alternative at this time," Welty said.
Without an increase, the CSU system will have to reduce enrollment
by 30,000 students to balance its budget
"The state is not able to meet its obligation to the master plan for
higher education in California right now," Welty said.
"We're dealing with the basic issues of running a university system
right now, like how many students we can even serve," Matlosz said.
Student fees account for only 14 percent of gross expenditures by the
university, while state tax money covers the rest.
"I don't see the fee increases as a threat for
those on financial aid, but more for those
who were on the margin and may of may
not be able to afford the fees next year"
—John Heuston, Director of Financial Aid
H"he governor agreed to allow the money generated from the fee
increase to go directly to the CSU system this time instead of putting it
into a general state fund as in the past," Matlosz said.
"Those funds will defray thedecrease in budgeting, but they will still
not add to the whole budget much," she said.
Despite student anger over the proposed raise in fees, California is
currently second only to Texas for having the least expensive public
universities.
Financial aid increases included in the 1992-93 budget are aimed at
accommodating students that won't be able to afford the increase.
"I don't see the fee increase as a threat for those on financial aid, but
more for those who were on the margin and may or may not be able to
afford the fees next year," Director of Financial Aid Joseph Heuston said.
"My guess is that there will be a significant increase in the numberof
applicants for financial aid just as last year when the fees increased," he
said.
Qualifying for aid might be easier since fees will be a larger portion of
costs for students and their families, which is one of the determining
factors in granting financial aid.
Budget planning at this point is speculative since the state won't pass
a budget until the summer, but departments should be expecting about
the same situation as this year, Matlosz said.
The word is getting around that we're receiving the same allocation
as last year, so I don't think anyone is expecting it to get better," Matlosz
said.
Researching long-term budget solutions, Welt/s Task Force on
Budget and Fiscal Planning hopes to devise a plan for CSUF.
TheyTl consider reducing faculty positions and some programs and
activities, Welty said.
Stricter
standards
set for
math test
About 450 students and faculty gathered to protest the proposed 40
percent fee Increase, Feb. 12. Two studenu began the rally by being
blindfolded and gagged. Their bonds were then cut to represent that
students would no longer be silent.
By Tom Zulewski
Staff Writer
There's another hurdle ahead on the road to
graduation.
With lively debate and little opposition, the
Academic Senate approved a plan detailing
tougher requirements for the Entry Level Math-,
ematics (ELM) examination.
The plan, which will go into effect in fall 1992,
affects students in several ways. Among them:
• Those currently enrolled who haven't taken
the ELM must do so by the end of the spring 1993
semester or risk being denied any future enrollment.
• Students new to CSUF must take the ELM
before the end of their first semester in attendance.
• Students can take a general education quantitative reasoning course only after taking and
passing the ELM, as outlined in the university
catalog.
• The quantitative reasoning requirement can
be satisfied by taking either an approved math,
decision science, computer science or statistics
course.
• The quantitative reasoning requirement
must be completed within four semesters of
enrollment or 60 units, whichever is later.
Future enrollment will be denied if the requirements are not met.
Higher college entrance test scores are required as part of the policy (ot exemption irom
taking the ELM. Scholastic Aptitude Test math
scores go from 530 (1991-92 catalog) to 560.
American College Testing math scores must
total 27 if the test was taken before October 1989,
28 if the enhanced test was taken after that date.
See Math, page 9
History professor not ancient
Fulbright scholar a coup for CSUF
By Stephanie Bojorquez	
Staff Writer
The starkness of her history department office is warmed by
a worn Persian rug and bookshelves packed with exotic
books on ancient subjects. Classical music fills the room. Her hair
is pulled back and her glasses keep slipping to the end of her
nose. She has the look of a seasoned professor, but beneath it all
she looks like any other collegian who could be seen drinking a
beer at The Bucket.
Diane Harris, 30, professor of history, is the newest and
youngest faculty member of the CSUF history department. This
woman, who many times is mistaken for a college student,
placed in the top six when she applied for a position at M.I.T and
in the top three at Dartmouth.
Harris, a native of Eugene, Ore., completed undergraduate
studies in classical Greek and Latin at Stanford University. She
then went on to earn a master's degree and Ph.D. in classical
archaeology at Princeton University.
Under a Fulbright scholarship, Harris was able to live and
learn classical history firsthand in Athens. She brings this experience to the classes she teaches at CSUF — history of Greece,
Rome and western civilization.
Harris has a formula for teaching history: literary evidence
plus archaeological evidence equals history. "That's how I teach,"
she said.
Warren Strand, who obtained a master's degree in Greek and
Roman history at CSUF in December, finds it incredible that the
university was able to acquire Harris.
"The history department and CSUF are lucky to have her
because she could be hired anywhere in the nation," Strand said.
Strand describes Harris as "affable and approachable" to students and "extremely professional" in her approach to her job.
If the history department feels grateful, then the feeling is
mutual because Harris said she feels fortunate that CSUF chose to
hire her last September.
See Professor, page's
Speech contingent
heads north to compete
By Barry Marlow '
Staff Writer
Faculty and graduate students from
the CSUF speech communications
department are making the trek to Idaho,
but their journey has nothing to do with
potatoes.
The contingent is headed for the West-
em States Communications Conference
in Boise, Feb. 22-25.
The annual conference is an opportunity for faculty and graduate students to
present original research about communication and offer workshops.
CSUFs speech communications department has a history of churning out
successful graduate students. This year
three of them will be making a presentation on their own at the conference.
Other graduate students will be teaming up with faculty members for research
presentations.
A judging panel consisting of university professors from throughout the nation
will evaluate the trio.
Dana Keirn, Eric Aoki and Jane Olvera
began their group project last spring and
submitted it to a competition panel for
consideration at the conference.
It was a big honor for the three when
theirpaper was selec^l fora presentation.
Keirn said, "I'm very enthusiastic
about the conference, but also a little
nervous."
Along with Keirn, Aoki and Olvera
will present their paper about power and
influence to an audience of over 800 professors and peers.
The trio's project will be critiqued by a
panel of national professors. \
Keirn said they will then make revisions
and submit the paper for publication.
"Getting published is the ultimate goal
for a graduate student in our academia,"
said Keirn.
Department Chairman, Dr. John Cagle,
acknowledged the success of the three
and commenced their efforts.
The project was written under the
See Speech, paga 5
Walking on air
Students of Jarome Jackson surprised him and
Barbara Owen with a balloon-filled office.
Counseling tapes
offer helpr privacy
By Lisa Bovvlby
Staff Writer     '
If you want to know how to lose weight, what the symptoms of
AIDS arc, or what "ecstasy'' is. the CSUF Student Counseling
Center now has the information — on tape.
A new campus awareness program provides anonymous health-
related and preventative information over the phone.
CSUF is one of three sites in California utilizing the program. The
other locations are California State University, Fullerton and California State University, San Diego.
Executive Director Dr. CharlesGranger said tha t the tapes, supplied
by The Institute for Drug and Alcohol Prevention, are not inti^ndcd to
replace counselors. "Nothing takes the placeof a live person," he said.
The primary purpose of the program, said Dr. Linda Gannaway,
associate director of the CSUF Student Counseling Center, "is to
provide information in a way that is anonymous."
The tapes allow individuals to get information that will encourage
them to seek out help. Granger said.
Although the'calls are anonymous, the Student Counseling Center
can monitor how many times a particular tape is called.
"This gives us a needs assessment," Gannaway said. It allows the
Student Counseling Center to determine the areas students are most
See Tapes, page 6