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Insight/California State University, Fresno
October 6.1993
Departments revamp
in answer to cuts
By John L. Cruz
Staff Writer
A dwindling budget combined with
growing costs, has forced the Office of
Academic Affairs to consider merging
and possibly eliminating several programs and departments to save a buck.
Though no jobs will be tost or students affected by the reorganization of
departments, the changes would allow
the schools to strengthen their existing
programs with the money saved by
eliminating non-essential programs
within their departments.
"We are not going to eliminate faculty positions or affect the students in
any way," said Dr. Alex Gonzalez,
provost and vice presidentof academic
affairs.
"If we eliminate a program, it lakes
one year to complete inc process.
"In that time we provide students
with an opportunity to choose an alter-
allow students already in the program
an opportunity to graduate.
"Let's say for example we were to
cut the dentistry program. Those students already in the pipeline wouldnot
be affected. We would allow them to
finish," he said.
In the early part of the fall semester,
certain majors and programs will be
reviewed to determine if they are to be
reconfigured, suspended oreliminaicd.
Part of the criteria to be used in ihe
decision-making process will be the
savings achieved in each ofthe schools
affected by the change, enrollment considerations and possible needs for the
future.
Enrollment considerations are a
major concern to the school, and an
attempt will be made not to affect too
many students.
As part of the appraisal process that
took place last year, u was suggesuxi
the bachelor of arts degree in social
science be eliminated.
onstrated by students in that particular
field, no protests were reported to be
filed.
"Students were not at all affected by
the decision to cut that program," said
Peter J. Klassen, dean of the School of
Social Sciences.
"Few students are in ihat program,"
he said.'That is the reason wc had no
objections over their decision cut this
program.
"If a student was interested, we just
directed them to earning a BA in a
different discipline or liberal studies"
he said.
Programs being considered this year
include applied ethics, dance, liberal
studies, physical education and options
in mass communications and journal-
Bachelor of arts and science degrees, as well as master's degrees in
txuiruiilk.•>, injure cvuinnnrvs, Ml, taw
sic, nursing, psychology and geology,
are also being considered for possible
native major in the same discipline and However, due to low interest dem-    changes or eliminations.
Internships give students an edge in the job market
Marketing politics are
just a few ofthe areas in
which students have
performed internships.
By Lee Cendana	
Staff Writer
For ihe third straight day, Jason
Tyler, a recent CSUF graduate, receives a letter from one of the top
advertising firms in the San Joaquin
Valley.
The letter reads a sentence familiar
to many new graduates:
"We appreciate your interest in employment with our firm, but after reviewing your resume, it appears you
lack the qualifications wc arc looking
for."
With increasingly more businesses
requesting that applicants have more
on-the-job training to compliment their
degrees, students are now taking ad-
van tageof internships to give them that
experience.
Internships are available in professions ranging from accounting to wine
making, and Ihrough these opportunities students can leam the ropes of the
business without having to get locked
into it
Two issues interns consider important to iheir jobs are duration and pay.
but most of all they want the experience
to help them professionally.
The duration of these programs can
range from three months to two years.
Tracy Mendoza, 20, majoring in
mass communications, has been interning at KKDJ for one year working
the switchboard and doing some production work.
"I would like to intern as long as I
can," Mendoza said.
Stephanie Diebert and Valcntina
Lc te are also both intern ing through ihc
summer.
Diebert 22, political science/public
service major, will be a senior at UC
Davis.
She is now interning full time for
Rep. Richard Lehman, bul was intern
ing lastquarterforadiffcrcm congressman in Davis.
Like Diebert, Lctc's internship at
Valley Children's Hospital's markct-
ingdepartment lasted through ihc summer.
Letc, 19, a junior business major,
works twice a week for three hours a
day writing articles for their in-housc
newsletter.
Pay varies.
It can be strictly volunteer or salaried.
For Dicbcrt's internship Lehman is
compensated a summer tolal of S2.400
by the LBJ Scholarship.     .
Both Mcndoza's and Lete's internships are volunteer-based, but the experience is what they arc after.
Mendoza said her internship gives
her belter insight than just what she
learns in the classroom.
"It's not the full atmosphere in the
classroom," she said.
"There's a lot more stress. I'm making decisions every ihrcc minutes."
Letc likes seeing whai other departments in marketing are like and meeting new people.
"I'm evaluating how everyone operates in marketing, getting a feel for it
because I don't know what I want to do
with my major," Letc said.
"It gives mc an edge because I leam
how to relate to people."
Through their internships they hope
a good foundation is laid for ihcir professions.
"Internships are ihc key lo gelling
good jobs after college," Diebert said.
"I would like to go back [to Washington, D.C.] and get into the political
arena, work in legislation."
Bui Mendoza is a little less expectant of a permanent offer of employment
"I have no idea," she said.
"It would be nice, bul I don'idcpcnd
on that
"I've seen it noi happen loo often."
The fact that there arc different internships available is Lcie's base for
on-the-job training.
"Intern in anything you want" Letc
said.
"You can always chalk ii up lo experience."
ASI's attorney abandons ship
ASI's negative image
allegedly spurs its lawyer
to throw in the towel
By Nina Momjian
Staff Writer
ASI Adviser Victor Olivarcs announced their attorney's recent decision to withdraw his representation of
the group as of Oct 1. 1993. shortly
after the meeting's agenda was voted
down for approval by Reality party
senators, which ended the meeting.
"Our corporation is treading on
shaky water," President Siacey Green
said to the senators after Olivares' announcement
The attorney, John Francis, whose
contract was written for S 1,500 as a
retainer fee, had been receiving the
minutes from the past meetings and
copies of the Daily Collegian, which
was receiving several insulting letters
to the editor.
"He didn't want to be associated
wiih ASI because he felt it may not be
good for his reputation," said Legislative Vice Prcsidcni Giovana Driussi.
"This is Ihc worst I've seen," said
Esther Maniscalco, executive assistant
for ASI for 13 years.
"I never imagined it would come to
this, where our status as a corporation
is in jeopardy," Driussi said.
lust before Francis' letter was read
by adviser Olivares, there was a dispute over die agenda for the meeting.
Reality senators wanted to move the
Chair'srcport as well as the President's
report lo the end of the agenda, but
Driussi told them ihat the maker of the
reports are the only people who can
change them.
Reality senators (majority) disagreed and voted down ihc approval of
the agenda, without knowing that without an approved agenda, there is no
meeting.
After a 15-minute recess io verify
the procedures for the unusual situation, the meeting was called to order for
the second time around.
Tr«qucstic*n to move the president's
rcpon was brought up again.
"Wc want to get tilings done before
listening to a 50-minute speech," said
Reality Senator Ryan Martin.
"Thai's why I ihink ihe president's
rcpon should be at the end."
Reality Senator Pete Nicholson
agreed.
"You don't get up on your soap box
and deliver a speech," he said.
Driussi said Reality senators wanted
to get on with business and vote on
what is necessary so ihcy could get up
and leave whenever ihcy don't want to
listen to someone talk.
"The president legislative and administrative vice president's reports
seem to be a political platform for
callingusabunchofnames,"Nicholson
said.
a productive compromise in such a
manner that the ASI and the students
can benefit and get us out of the deadlock that the Reality senators have put
us in," Driussi said.
Nicholson emphasized Ihe importance of understanding die bylaws
which the ASI is to follow.
"You can't leach chess loabunch of
people who refuse to leam checkers,"
Nicholson said.
The meeting was then cancelled
when Senator Michelle Meiring announced the results of ihc agenda lhai
was originally voted down.
She had first verified ihc situation
with the California StaieStudcni Association, a statwide student lobbying
organization for the California Suite
University system.
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Plus Pages offer more than meets the eye
Faculty, student phone
listings, retail outlets
among the contents of
university directory
By K. Amy Kaltman
Staff Writer
Traffic Jelly?
Chocolate Ribs?
If it's not in here, maybe it doesn't
exist.
This may be the slogan the Pacific
Bell Everything Pages is using to
lout its product, but'lhc University
PI us Pages doesn't say anything quite
so snazzy.
It's not die mammoth book that
Pac Bell puts out, but you can find
listings for all the departments, faculty and staff on campus, as well as
listings for approximately 90 percent
ofthe 17,500 CSUF students' phone
numbers and ads for every thing from
art supplies and family planning to
car rentals and barber shops.
The 1993-94 University Plus
Pages, all 110-plus pages of information provided by the CSUF University Student Union, will be available throughout the campus by late
October.
The book has been on campus for
six of the past eight years, said Gary
Nelson, director of student activi-
Nclson said ihat this year, for the
first time, the University Plus Pages
has been designated as the official
directory for faculty and staff at
CSUF.
San Diego's TCS Publishers is
producing the book for CSUF. But
the catch is that ihcy pay the school
to produce up to 15,000 copies of the
book they distribute to students, faculty and staff free of charge.
Jerry Kwasek, district sales manager of TCS, said the books have
been very successful because "it's a
win-win situation."
He further said that Fresno's book
has been one of the more successful
books TCS does.
Other books have been at San Diego Slate and Arizona Slate universities.
Nelson said it was estimated to
take$35,000-$40.000 to produce the
Plus Pages, and according to Mike
Polino, Fresno's TCS account executive, they have already sold
$47,000 in ads and are expecting to
clear the $50,000 mark by the end of
September.
Ads sell in the book for $112.50
for a regular listing and up to $1,895
for a full page ad.
Polino has already landed about
five full-page ads.
"It's hard to sell advertising, but
the community is very receptive,"
Polino said.
Polino said that apartment build
ings, chiropractors,dentists,and fast-
food restaurants tend to be the big
buyers..
Student listings come from ihc
Office of Admissions and Records,
Nelson said.
Students who don't want to be
listed need to have that on their
records, otherwise, it's public information. Nelson said die USU has a
three-year coniraci wiih TCS that
ends with this year.
He said he doesn't sec any reason
why they wouldn't sign another contract with the company.
Kwasek also said he sees no reason why TCS would not i
working with CSUF.
Along with the Plus Pages, the
University Student Union may be
installing a light board by the spring
of 1994.
The board will be on the west wall
between the food court and TCBY
on ihc lower level. It will have 100
business ads with assigned tiirce-
digit numbers.
Two phones will be connected
directly to the businesses by punching in the three-digit number assigned.
Nelson said least 52 of the 100
spots must be sold to put the board
up. We arc anticipating it being
erected by the spring, said Polino,
who is selling the ads.
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