1995_03 Insight March 1995

              In Focus
MARCH 8,1995
100 new trees to grace campus by May
By Mary Alice Milham
Staff Writer
The budget ax. which has affected
many programs and departments ;it
CSUF. has also taken its toll tin the
campus" trees Bul thanks lo a new
project sponsored by Tree Fresno and
the CSUF Friends of the Arboretum,
springtime at CSUF w ill be especially
green ihis year.
Tree Fresno, a local non-profil group
which promotes tree planting, and
Friends of thc Arboretum are hoping
lo "reforestate Fresno Stale"' with 100
new trees.
The arboretum (tree garden) al
CSUF is considered to be the finest
and most diverse collection of irecs
in Central California. Bul the past leu
years have brought a series of problems. Successive years of drought, .i
severe cold snap in 1990. age. dam
age to and removal ol trees during the
construction of new buildings and
budget cuts have hurt the arboretum
Sal Genito. CSUF grounds manager,
was looking for a way to gel lhc community more involved with the university and the arboretum Genito
contacted Tree Fresno and. along with
Friends of the Arboretum, they
formed a partnership lo benefit the
trees
Tree Fresno wanted a place where
they could conduct classes, take walks
and educate Ihe public aboui trees
They applied (or and received a grant
from ihc National Urban l-'urrtlf)
..I the I
t'SDAandthe
lurunent of Forestry and
i Ihe gram is being used
: tools and olher equip
am volunteers ki plain,
ill/.- ihe trees
Ihe trees themselves will hc funded
through donations and sponsorships
Mosi of the trees have already been
donated. A local family has donated
funds for 25 irees Another 50 have
been donated by Chevrolet Geo Corp
"We're looking for sponsors for the
other 25."" said Susan Stilt/, executive
director of Tree Fresno.
Tree Fresno welcomes fraternities,
sororities and other campus groups to
sponsor a iree in Ihe organization's
name. A tree may be sponsored with
a donation of $50.
The group will kickoff its planting
program on California Arbor Day,
March 7, with 25 Tulip trees which
will be planted between the Joyal Administration Building and thc Satellite Student Union. Thc trees will line
both sides of the walkway and eventually create an "arcade-like effect"
of branches spreading together over
the walk, Genito said. Volunteers
wishing to participate should meet in
front of Joyal at noon.
National Arbor Day, April 28, will
be the date of the next planting.
Chevrolet Geo Corp. will donate the
25 trees to be planted. A combination
of Tulip trees and Cedar of Lebanon
trees will be added to the other Tulip
trees along the walkway between
Joyal and the Satellite Student Union.
The last planting for the project will
be May 6 during the CSUF "Celebration of Spring." Approximately 50 additional trees will be planted.
President Welty has made thc
grounds and arboretum a top priority
in his "Plan for the 90s." Welty"s goal
is to "have the campus recognized as
one of the most attractive in California by the year 2000."
Workshops to train volunteers in tree
care arc being held at the Satellite Student Union. The final workshop is
Saturday. March 11, at 8:30 a.m.
Tree Fresno will take part in Macy's
Benefit Shopping Day on May 3 to
raise money for thc project.
Raindrops keep fallin on my head
Photo by Kori Rlanda/lnslght
Kim, 5, and Alissa, 2, Williams wait outside in the rain on Friday night. The two girls were on
their way to the North Gym to watch the Lady Bulldogs in their last home game of the season.
Pollitt, from page 1
I him anwnd $360 for text
books. He said he didn't buy one of the
books, bul it is kept on reserve al the library.
Pollitt pl;ins 10 graduate with at least
four majors, possibly five. He hopes to
receive his diploma this May with majors in criminology, psychology and
speech communications.
- Next year, he will be working toward a
philosophy of religion degree and possibly majors in health science, philosophy
of law and peace and conflict
"I would like to get doctorates in law.
clinical psychology and speech communications." he said. "1 want to dad with
criminals, victims and drug abusers." In
10 years, Pollitt would like lo own a ranch
for battered women.
Pollitt has a lengthy class schedule. On
Mondays, he attends school from 9.30
am to 3 p.m. After that he practices bowling, studies and goes to the gym. He is in
schix)! Tuesdays from 9.45 am lo 10 p.m.
Between classes he practices bowling and
goes to the gym. He is in school Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays
are Ihc same as Tuesday s but without a 7
to 10 p.m. class. After classes he visiis the
and studies. Friday s are his easy days,
as he is in class from 9:30 am. to 3 p.m.
Pollitt does have room for enjoyment
outside of the classroom. He is vice president of the Golden Key National Honor
Society, a club for honor students. He's
also the vice president of Psi Chi. the
honor club for psychology majors.
Jean Ritter, psychology professor, said,
""He's been doing a lot of different things
and manages a remarkable pace and has
been able to keep up with it He is a responsible, hard-working, motivated student who shows real promise."
Pollitt also enjoys farming.
Hc says farming was a stepping stone
to sobriety. He planted a garden by his
home lhat grew to a half-acre. "It occupied my mind, gave me something to do.
I wasn't threatened by it," he said.
"I would like to thank all my professors, especially Michael Botwin. professor of psychology and John Cagle, Dean
of the Speech Communications Department. And I would also like to give special thanks to Kin-Ping Wong, Dean of
thc School of Natural Sciences. Without
their support, this would not have been
possible," Pollitt said.
Crime, from page 1
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reported CCI crimes al FCC e
las! two years, only 64 percent of that
at CSUF.
But student enrollment is much
lower al cily college than at CSUF.
right'.' Wrong. Both schools have approximately 17.000 students enrolled
this semester.
Some of the discouraging numbers
may not be as bad as they seem, said
Tom Fit/palrick. director of public
22ctd
GUMP
safety at the new CSU Monterey Bay
campus, in February's Chronicle of
Higher Learning.
"Statistical growth in crime may reflect an increase in reporting of crimes
rather than a rise in the number of
crimes committed," Fitzpatrick said. '"If
you can develop a confidence in die
community served, then your crime
stats will go up, because people trust
that your reports will be dealt with."
Preparation is thc most effective
way to prevent crime.
"The city has a problem, bul the
problem falls on all of our heads."
senior Michael Young said. "We all
have the responsibility to protect ourselves as much as possible to assure
that we don't get injured."
Campus-
lated
re
injuries
down
By Felicia Harris
Staff Writer
All students have had their
share of cuts, bumps and bruises.
Bul according to the campus police department's annual report,
accidents and injuries have decreased 35 percent since 1991.
The Student Health Center reported 102 accidents to the campus police in 1991. That number
fell to 67 in 1994.
"The campus has seen a reduction in its accidents and injuries
due to an increase of new prevention programs striving to reduce
injuries." said George Bekmanis,
CSUF's administrative services
and risk manager.
New public safety programs
implemented by (he university include:
• Additional police officers al
night, improved lighting and escort services.
• A radiation safety officer to
audit science labs.
• Plant Operations' continued construction of sidewalks and curbs
"Injuries at Fresno State arc on
the low side compared to larger
campuses." Bekmanis said. "The
number of accidents depends on
thc size of the campus."
Reports show thai most accidents happen between 11 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Males are one-third
more likely to be injured.
"Most injuries reported to us involve RE. activities and intramural sports such as football and
basketball," Bekmanis said.
"The normal types of injuries 1
see are ankle and wrist sprains,
minor contusions and all kinds of
falls," said Steven King, assistant
director of public safely.
"You would think that of thousands of lhc bikes on campus,
there would be lots of accidents,
but they are not as common as
thought, actually only a few times
a semester," King said.
According to Anthony J.
Molina, physician at the Student
Health Center, most injuries are
minor and can be avoided if
people use common sense.
"Many accidents occur on Bulldog Lane where bikers are not
very visible lo cars." Molina said.
"Areas around lhc lab school
have uprooted trees and potholes,
which could be problems for
some students." Molina said.
"'Contractors should secure
their areas," Bekmanis said. "'If
that is not happening, we need to
look into it."
"One night I was taking a shortcut home from the new Education
Building through the Lab School,
and I stepped into a pothole and
twisted my ankle," said Larry
Cook, a student athlete. "Because
of that fall. I ended up not playing
in an important football game."
Molina suggests lhat students
concentrate on one task at a time
and try not to become distracted.
"For the more accident-prone
person, plan ahead so that you're
not in a hurry and maintain
awareness of body parts in respect to other objects," Molina
suggested.
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