1983_10 Insight October 1983

              'Bulldog Red, Bulldog White?'
A mew wine: Chateau CSU
By Heidi Clfatse
inaight Reporter
Imagine thts: You've had a grueling
day and you decide to go to the Bucket for
a flats of wine. You ath the person behind
the counter what kind of vine is sold.
The bartender replies: "Carlo Roast
ChablU and Rose and Bulldog Red and
Bulldog While."
"BuIUog Red and Bulldog White?
You've got to be kidding," you In-
tredulouety mumble.
Sound tar-fetched? Earl H. Bowerman,
assistant dean of tbe School of Agriculture
and Home Economics, doesn't think so.
Though the name (Bulldog Red and
Bulldog White) has Just been "kicked-
au-ound," Bowerman aald that the School of
Agriculture is "committed" to bottling and
selling the wine that CSUF enology
Such wines would be sold in the Bucket
and tbe Vintage Room, he said. Jackie
Buddie, night manager of the Bucket, said be setting precedent if it w
that if "someone approaches us (with the the first
offer to sell campus-made wines) then Presently, college campuses have only
management would probably consider it."
But the road to actually selling the
winea Is . loogand unlraveledW. rseemLrn^tX^'JSn^^l^^
Bowerrnan.wtotou^ofwhat da»ted^Sd^m8dCby•tt,<ta,lBl,
' 'it's a shame to throw them (wines)
away.**
steps to take to obtain proper federal licensing, hopes to sell the wine "sometime in
tbe 80s."
"We can make the wine but the selling
of it causes tbe process to become more
complicated," Bowerman said
According to Bowerman, since no
other California college campus has a
winery that sells its product CSUF would
tion bond — wines a.
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facility must be approved.
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tbotthng and selling
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experience" for students.
e process may be slow.
Blaylock (who recently won first place for
a wine at tbe Madera County Fair) said
selling CSUF wines "would be great"
"It's a shame to throw them (wines)
away; Somebody else should get a chance
Students now grow, pick and harvest
e grapes from campos vineyards. They
vsh tbem and make the wine.
Since 80 percent of California winea
sag the"
Valley,
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Not all Bulldogs wear red
ROTC group a breed above the average
The United States Marines
popularized the slofeass^Ihe Few. The
Proud. The Marines," a statement actually more fitting to the ROTC program of today's U.S. Air Force.
Tbe Reserve Officer Training Program at CSUF, which has a current
.enrollment of mcadets, has graduated
a steady stream of qualified Air Force
officers since 1880. It has two recruiting
tables any Thursday on campus manned by clean-cut, blue-uniformed
members, yet it seems marry students
don't know much—if anything—about
tbe program.
slot, math slot, whatever your speciality is," said Hanson.
Potential recruits must be in
perfect physical health, mentally
astute, and willing to devotc.the better
part of a decadejo the U.S. jiir Force.
Recruiting is intense, but "the program seeks quality, not quantity.
"We're looking for people with certain
quality traits," Hanson said. "Tbey
have to have certain medical qualifications and mental capacities."
Many ot the members without those
"quality traits" are filtered out after
the required officer qualifying
test—similar to the SAT. "How well you
do on this test determines your poten-
** We're looking for people with
certain quality traits ... they have
to have certain medical qualifications and mental capacities."
On some campuses during the late 60s the ROTC was
and sa some cases attacked, but today the recr
treated with respect. "The standards for Joining the
are stricter." said U. Col. Hanson, "and the
more   professional."   According   to   Hanson,   the   ROTC
graduates are highly sought after by industry became of the
ROTC       high quality Of training they receive, the on-the-job ex-
perlence and their proven leadership abilities.
"A lot of people don't even know we
have these programs on campus," said
Lt. Col. Raymond Hanson, head of
CSUF's ROTC.
The ROTC is not underenrolled, but
Hanson forecasts a growth increase to
possibly ISO cadets in the next four
years. "It all depends on how hard we
recruit and find quality people," Hanson said.
Besides a minor in aerospace
studies, the ROTC's recruiting pitch
guarantees on-the-job air force training
to graduating ROTC seniors. Starting
salary is about $20,000 per year. "The
ROTC guarantees a pilot slot (job),
navigator slot missile slot computer
tial as an officer in the military
service," Hanson said. "And therefore,
a number of the freshmen and
sophomores drop out. They cannot
qualify or are marginal on the test for
various reasons."
Still, test standards "are going up
and up and up. That's why a lot of the
freshmen and sophomores can't get
in," said Hanson.
Quality is also measured in terms
of physical condition and tbe medical
requirements to enter the ROTC program are very strict. J
"We've demoted a number of people with various medical problems such
as tuberculosis, diabetes and heart pro
blems. In order to be a pilot, you have to
have 20-20 vision. That doesn't mean
20-30 or 20-40, correctable to 20-20.
"You also have to have perfect
hearing and a normal heart." Hanson
i ROTC physical ex-
testing heart EKG
patterns, chest x-rays, urine blood
samples and sugar levels and dental
health.
"We screen these people because
we can't continue.to tntfatbem and invest the taxpayer's money in a person
wbo is not medically suited or cannot
hack tbe degrees of military service,"
said Hanson. "You have to have a
strong body as well a strong mind to be
a leader, a manager and to defend tbe
country when the going is rough.
"In all our wars, the pressures of
combat have changed peoples' (the
soldiers') attitudes. The person you
think would be out there Heading the
charge, is tbe one running the other
way with a yellow stripe down Ins back
for some reason or another."
Despite the strict entry requirements, ROTC programs at ISO colleges nationwide graduate about 3,500
officers per year into the Air Force. The
goal of the program, in Hanson's words,
is for the students "to be career leaders
and managers of our Air Force. And we
feel we're quite successful in that
goal."
The education of an ROTC
graduate is equivalent to that offered
by actual Air Force academies, Hanson
said. "We teach tbe same management
and developmental leadership courses
that are taught at the academies and
we supplement the normal education
here (at CSUF). We use the same type
of military officers and the same
lessons, plans and books here.
"So, without some of the regimentation the academies have, you can get
the equivalent  military  training
Center offers tutoring for future teachers
By Christy Dennis
Insight Reporter
CSUF students seeking careers in elementary
education may have an easier time earning their
credential through campus-based refresher courses.
The Learning Assistance Center is offering a total
of six courses, for a fee of 80 per session, in
mathematics and writing skills In an effort to boost
student passing rates on tbe California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).
There are four CBEST testing sessions given each
year. Tbe first session was given Oct. 8,1963 and the
second session will be given on Dae. 17,1983.
The center may be offering the kind of help needed to Increase the passing rate. The first pilot testing
session at CSUF in December turned out a 60 percent
passing rate of the 696 students tested. The statewide
average stood at 61 percent.
A second testing session this summer boosted the
overall passing rate to 73 percent.       •
State law requires that all prospective California
teachers pus a basic skills test before being
granted a teaching credential. Tbe law went into ef
feet March l, 1983.
The director of tbe learning assistance center,
Ernest Padilla, said he believes teachers must have a
minimum level of competency skills, but be also feels
the CBEST was introduced into the system in an unprofessional manner
"They implemented it (CBEST) too quickly for
two reasons. First it wasn't field-tested and I don't
think it's valid." Padilla said. "Secondly, they didn't
grandfather it in." By this, be meant that all students
were required to pass the test.
The state imposed tbe test too quickly and all of a
sudden graduating students were faced with another
graduation requirement, according to Padilla.
The CBEST is divided into three sections:
reading, writing and mathematics. Some students interviewed by Insight contend that tbe math skills
present tbe most difficulty because of their lack of
algebraic skills.
Homer Johnson, dean of tbe School of Education
and Human Development, agrees that there is a Lack
of mathematics courses offered within the Teacher
Education Department. "There is not enough emphasis in tbe department and students must seek
courses in tbe math department," said Johnson.
Because students have requested math refresher
courses, the center offers three separate math
workshops. Each workshop is approximately 3V*
hours long. Tbe courses enable one to brush-up on
arithmetic, algebra and geometry.
Emphasis is also placed on tbe writing section of
n writing composition are
ns. They include essay
oent and topic sentences,
d techniques of demand testing.
No workshops are given in the reading area.
Before the $9-per session courses were first offered by the center, students could enroll in outside
refresher courses. One such course offered by the
Educational Development costs 8180.
Padilla said, "Students can take our diagnostic
test and find that they are weak in only one area and
pay only 89 for one workshop, as opposed to 8180."
Upon admission into the workshops, students are
required to take a diagnostic test. For students weak
in mathematics skills, the diagnostic test will show
what skills need work. But Padilla does not recommend the refresher courses if students have not had
high school algebra; rather, he suggests semester-
long courses in mathematics Padilla stressed,
"These courses are strictly refresher courses."
The diagnostic test is designed to find where
students lack certain skills needed to pass the CBEST.
"The test finds three things: students will not benefit
from our workshop because they need extensive work,
they're doing so well that they don't need tbe
workshop or that our workshop will be helpful," said
Padilla.
Each workshop costs 18 a session. Padilla said
that not all students will enroll in each workshop;
rather, in the area where they need to brush-up on
skills.
(See CBEST page*)
• Piano man See page 5
• Strike fever See page 4
• Back from Worn See page 6
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