1995_11 Insight November 1995

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NOVEMBER 8,1995
Disabled, from page 1
Enrollment, from page 1
n the dark." becoti
no w.iv to tell how man) students
vv ill lake advantage ol this offer.
Both Ra> moiul and IScolvdo s.iul
their host estimate was between UK)
Hui lhe incentive is to bring more
ludenis io iiie campus, which ben-
tills everybody."
Marsh.ill poinicd oui mat lhc uni-
ih.it
SI|V
ihe
nd :
siudeiil
•'As fees hate gone up. one of the
groups lhat has fallen off is the students o\er 25. or the re-entry students." Ra\ mond said.
Marshall said lhat although he was
Chancellor's office on a per-studeni
basis, so that .tin increase in the student population would increase the
dollars coiuine to I rcsno Slate.
Walls said.that if the enrollment
incennx e would benefit all students.
K at Disney's Er
udcnis to take ad      then it would Iv worthwhile.
Insight photo by Paul Martinez
Using a CCTV visual enlarger. Renee King can read any text.
in lhe Henry Madden Library, assists bers yet. and the budget would noi Iv
Ihi! disabled. Students who need ex- as bleak as previous") reportedioThe
tra time taking a lest or special assis- Collegian. Janiisc s.,,,1
lance in taking exams, can take them Jamisc said that di-abled students
at the resource center. have die right and the responsihilit)
In addition, the center has services to speak oul lor the needs ol then
lor enlarged test, audio lest. Braille community.
books and enhanced computer ser- Rehabilitation counseling major
vices. These services are at risk at Michael Jim revealed a problem he
budget cutting time. faces even day.
The verification of a learning ilis- There ate no designated extra-wide
abilit) like dyslexia is also a sen ice parking places foi wheelchair slu-
provided by DSS. Documentation i\\ denisonthel icsiio Stale campus. Just
needed as evidence of the learning is unable lo negotiate the wheelchair
disability, as well as proof that the stu- lilt on his v.m it oihei cars park loo
dent can function on campus. close to the white lines.
The testing procedure is cosily. ()ll- "At CSl '-Northridge there are white
campus cost for a learning disabiluv signs lor medical paikmg and blue
test can run upwards of SI.000. lhe ones lor wheelchairs." Jusl said. He
lesiing is necessary lo justilv to the said he hopes the problem win Iv re-
admmisiration. staff and professors solved before he graduates
lhat each studeni's need is valid. Interpreter loi the deal I lie Jensen
"Thereare still professors who dial- relayed in sign language a question
lenge Ihe accommodation of the spc- Irom 1 .nice l.ciii/ingci asking how
cial need student." I.undal said. •The m.
more hidden the disability the more si.i
vantage of Ihe offer, there was no
wav to estimate what the response
would be.
Sharon Watts. 2S. returned lo Fresno
State litisfall altera two-year absence.
Wails said that although the pro
gram is a great opportunitv for those
who qualify, it bothers her that stu
dents like her are not being offered
anv enrollment incentives.'
it makes me verv mad." said
Watts, win. works full lime while
.mending classes. "I need a break as
bad as anyone else docs."
Ra) mond feels the benefits of en-
school would outweigh the negative
res^.iis^s
Marshall agrees thai the fiscal benefits io the universii) of an increased
studenl population would be worth
"If in ihe long tun it will benefit
lhe maioniv rather than iiisi a lew.
dial's OK. "Wails said.
Marshall said thai the idea for the
program came aboul in a meeting
lhai included President John D.
Weltv and I'rovosi and Vice I'resi-
\cad
All;
iderC'
dent
Alexa.
The gnmpwus searching fi
lo increase the re-entrj s
population.
"This idea was ihe onlv o
was appealing tobothuss
dcnl.** Marshall said
Marshall said thai although the
universii) is p.m of lhe CSl" svs-
lent, enrollment programs like the
"Back lo School Incentive" are at
: that
d ihc siu-
Museuin, from page 1
Clovis school districts, and lo Pete
Mejas. l-'resno Unified superintendent
of schools.
There has been quite a bit of enthusiasm." Wong said ""I haven't seen
something like this on any other campus."
. Sobey said. "There are a lew campus museums, but typically, ihev are
"The two big questions are how do
you pay for the building and then.
' once it's up. how do vou pav to keep
it going." SobC) said.
"And neither of those are easy ques-
Sobev worked with Iresno architect
John Klieson in developing an artist's
rendition of what the building could
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"This is slill a dream."" Won/said
"I don'l want vou to have the impression lhat it's a done deal."
Sobey
of Iresi:
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.hip nodding
lipils-Wldccl-
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"The onlv downside |lo the prorata] lhai wecould identify is some
icgaiive criticism." Marshall said
Allhoudi the plans are lor this lo
be a one-lime offer. Marshall said
thai lhe program will Iv evaluated
like all oilier new incentive programs If it is determined to be suc-
cesslul. then it ni.tv be offered again.
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I.undal said that a 36-'pcrcenl increase in disabled enrollmeni the past
two years is not unusual. He said that
on the DSS siaff could sig
staff member replied lhat no u
ihe sun can sign.
"It ■
reaming the disabled. Projec
Michael Jamisc, a speech communication major, told lhe adv isi.rv panel
^he asked President John I) Welty, al
The recent president's forum, w hal the
budget will be.
Welly replied thai (here are no inini-
Debate, from page 1
and standards decline." Kessler said
in his paper.
"If we do not intervene quickly,
we will see a continuing trend of
enrollment decreases in colleges
we will hire them." said Pal Blore. a
Jisahilitv management specialist.
"We are not happ) with the situation cither." Blore said. **Wc have 13
students who require signing and we
II    need nine interpreters for them."
I.undal foresees the continued role
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