1996_04 Insight April 1996

              Insight
APRIL 17,1996
GE, from page 1
Robinson said. "It's not real cut and
dried."
Thc state pays approximately $4,000
to $5,000 per FTES. Robinson said.
The figure is roughly what out-of-state
and intemaiional students pay because
they are ineligible for state subsidy.
GE classes tend to have a high
FTES since all students must lake
lower division courses.
"If you have more students, you
have more money." said Academic
Senate Chair Meianie Bloom. "If a
department has a course in GE. it generates more FTE We are primarily
FTE-driv en."
Money flows w ith the students and
departments want to follow student
demand.
"| Departments | can get the university to adjust whal ihey count as GE to
Pedro Amaral. GE Task Force chairman. "To ihe best of mv know ledge,
anyone who has applied for a GE
course has gotten il."
Amaral believes that faculty members are intimidated by the GE subcommittee (hat approves all GE courses,
"I've encountered many faculty that
have this view that GE is impenetrable. It's all an interesting myth."
Amaral said.
When faculty submit courses, they
are subjected lo scrutiny and arguments for the merits of the course.
Amaral said.
"I've seen several proposals for
new capstone, and I haven't seen any
for the division courses." Amaral said.
"If I could teach GE in larger
classes. I'd make a lot of money.*'
means more money. Bul when the students are divided into smaller sections, the money  is spread thin.
Limited students in GE courses
The department of each school sei
a limit on the number of Students allow ed in each course to accommodate
the students.
"The university must do every thing
it can to attract students, so the large-
classes are important." Costa said.
"We can take care of a lot of students
without adding faculty."
Section 3 of Drama 62. taught by
Edward Emanuel, has a class size of
182. Sections I and 2 average between 15 and 30 students.
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am Kessler. professor of philosophy,
said about how departments strive io
add GK courses in iheir specialties.
Meeting GE requirements
Kessler said it seems that a
department's best interest would be
to develop classes thai meet thc* requirements of GE.
Costa said. "Ther
lhat would like It
then ihey could have large classes."
Costa said that GE courses were
designed to build a foundation in the
arts, humanities and sciences.
"We basically have GE classes to
broaden our education." he said, "In
our case, they do not bring in a great
deal of money. All of our classes in
Ihe school are relatively small." he
said.
More students in the classroom
than we can accommodate." Costa
said. "The other faculty don't wan! to
teach the large classes "
Large class sizes tend lo generate a
greater amount of work, and professors prefer a smaller number of students where they are dealt with one-
on-one. Costa said.
The demand for Emanuel's drama
class was 218 students. The department had set the limit al 120 students.
However, the department went over
the limit and enrolled 182 students.
Its FTES reaches 36.4.
Juice, from page 1
They're easy to digest and full of nutrients." he said.
Located next to Carl's Jr in the
former cafeteria, the Juice Works
opened on campus ihree semesters
ago. h has already gained a loyal fol-
lowing.
"Athletes are in here a lol and about
15 instructors come in every day."
Cindy Wood. 20. a criminology-
physiology double major, who has
worked at the bar for two semesters.
According to Jeanie Higgins. they
sell just over 200 drinks m one day
The idea to open the bar came from
Gary, who had made the drinks for
about a year before the juice bar
opened on campus.
"Gary experimented with flavors.
and we thought Fresno Slate
be a good place to start." Higgins said.
One item on the menu is wheal
grass. One power-packed ounce is the
equivalent of eating 2 1/2 pounds of
fresh vegetables.
With one drink, the bodv receives
all Ihe vitamins it needs lor a day
Many customers claim the green
juice squeezed from the $450 extractor can works wonders for curing a
wicked hangover.
The smoothies cost between $2.75
and $3.95 for a 24-ounce serv ing and
include two supplements of your
choice. Supplements include protein
pow der that helps oven* orked muscles
recover, wheat genu loaded with carbohydrates and ginseng that is
thought to increase energy levels.
The cost may be high, bul look at
the alternative. Carl's Jr. offers a
Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger,
regular fries and a soda for $5. Combined, they have 1600 calories and 83
grams of fat. The United States recommended daily allowance i RDAI is
no more lhan 65 grams.
Although smoothies are not solid
food, they contain enough calories lo
serve as a meal, averaging 400 calories and 4 grams of fat.
"The drinks are very filling."
Anderson said. "Just like any other
meal. If 1 have one for lunch. I'm not
hungry again until dinner."
EvenTaco Bell's lite menu, although
cheaper, cannot match tbe health ben
efits or nutritional v alue of smoothies.
"Juice Works has done a good job
giving the campus a health food alternative." said Zelezny.
Unlike some other health food
products on the market. Juice Works'
products don't taste like flavored
cardboard. They come in 14 varieties
and have such exotic names as Pas
sionate Peach. The Islander and the
biggest seller. Straw berries Wild.
"My favorite is Berry-licious. The
blend of different juices gives it a
zingy taste." Anderson said.
On a wall otherwise blanketed in dull
w nite. a green and red sign reads. "Juice
Works: Just Good Stuff."
Sometimes the most descriptive
statements are also the simplest.
Bill Flores. associate dean of social
sciences, said it seems more logical
to offer more sections of the more
popular classes.
One section of American Indian
Studies 50 has an enrollment of 21
The department set lhc limit of 40.
leaving the FTES at 4.2. a comparatively lower figure than Drama 62.
Generally, the American Indian
Studies classes have a lower enrollment because it's nol as popular as
some of the other classes offered at
the university, according to Flores.
"Within the overall budget, we have-
to provide a wide range of classes so
lhal students are able to graduate."
Flores said. "We need to balance the
number of classes with high and low
FTES."   . "
According to Flores, each department is contracted by the school to
provide for a certain number of students io meet their target.
"We are shuffling dollars to prov ide
for the other classes." he said.
Huff said Ethnic Studies is supported by the concept that students
should be exposed to what other cultures have to offer.
"Most of the students who come
into my classes, at this point, are by
word of mouth." Huff said. "So I don't
have to beat the bushes for GE."
Huff said that although her classes
are relatively small, she is pleased
with the caliber of her students.
"We increased the number of students in the class just a little bit to
make ends meet." Costa said. "We
probably make some money, but not
huge amounts. The money made supports ihe smaller classes."
Faculty members are able to add
students if the chair of iheir department approves. This allow s some students to enter the class even ifthelimit
has been reached.
"The fire marshall will not allow us
any more students than chairs in a classroom." Flores said. "If there are vacant
seats, a facultv member will let a student add."
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