1996_02 Insight February 1996

              FEBRUARY 14,1996
In Focus
Taking out the campus trash
■ Litterbug tracked
down by top
campus trash cop
by Jennifer Franklin
StaH Writer
Robert Boyd followed the student
200 yards before catching up lo him.
The student left a trail of newspaper pages, discarding each finished
page as he strolled across campus.
The student gave a quir/ica] Jook
when Boyd, interim director tor ihe
Department of Plant Operations for
California State University, Fresno,
reached him with a handful of newsprint.
Boyd offered ihe newspaper lo the
student and pointed out a number of
"It just made me mad." said Boyd,
whose department, among other
things, is in charge of campus main-
ler problem.
It's everywhere.
Food wrappers, empty cups and
napkins liner lawns, corridors and
parking lots.
It's trash. It's covering Fresno
Slate.
Although the campus has a recycling
center, trash is still scattered everywhere.
The garbage lhat misses the trash cans and
recycling bins, tails into the hands of the
campus grounds crew.
The 20-person crew picks up what
is left behind by 21.000 individuals,
faculty and students combined.
Every morning, the grounds crew
spends an hour cleaning up their individually-designated areas. More
than 40 hours per week are spent picking up trash and dumping the MX)
trash cans located throughout the
campus.
Chuck Garcia, interim grounds
manager and sports turt coordinator
for Fresno State, focuses Ins efforts
on the appearance ol the campus
"The administi
of emphasis on how the campus
looks." Garcia said ."The image ol'the
university is ihe number one priori!)
of this job."
That image includes campus greeners, buildings and the overall appearance ol Fresno Slate.
Although Ihe) did nol create the
trash problem, ihe grounds crew must
handle il.
"If everyone would pick up one
piece of trash a day. then we wouldn't
College loan programs
a political battlefield
I 9,845 Fresno State
students rely on
some form of aid
by Jim Ward
Staff Writer
Joseph lleuston. California State
University. Fresno's director of financial aid. is caught between two warring political factions.
"In my 20-plus years in the financial aid business. I do not recall anything this divisive in ihe financial aid
community." said lleuston. "At times,
the arguments get as heated as the
Right-to-Lil'e issue."
The issue is whether or not to expand President Clinton's Federal Direct Student Loan program and phase
out the Federal Family Education
Loan (FFEL) program.
Congress vs. Clinton
As Congress and the Clinton administration debate the course and
shape of federal financial aid for college students, college financial aid
administrators across the country are
kept HI suspense over the future of the
two federal financial aid programs.
The direct loan program was one
of Bill Clinton's main campaign issues in 1992. Under the program, the
federal government makes loans directly to students through colleges and
universities.
In contrast, the FFEL program, the
older and more widely used program, uses
private institutions such as banks and
credit unions to make loans to students
thmugh colleges and universities.
Supporters of the direct loan program argue lhat the program eliminates
middlemen and is more efficient. Detractors of the program charge that the
program gives too much power to the
federal government.
"The argument comes down to the
party line.   Democrats say that the
FFEL program gives the lender too
much profit and Republicans argue
that the direct loan program is jusi
another big government program."
Heuston said.
Nearly $59 million in financial aid.
most of it from the FFEL program, is
distributed to 9,845 Fresno Slate students through the financial aid office
in this academic year. Heuslon said.
From lleuston's perspective, the
direel loan program has forced FFEL
lo be more efficient.
"1 think the competition brings out the
best in both programs." Heuston said.
The Future of Financial Aid
For the next few years. Heuston
sees Fresno State staying w ith FFEL.
Political instability in Washington.
D.C.. would make any commitment
to the direct loan program a risky
proposition, according to Heuston.
A commitment to the direct loan
program would necessitate a "retooling of equipment" and programming
to get on-line with the new loan program, said Heuslon.
"I don't want to place my bets on
something lhat the president might
trade awav in future political horse
trading." I tension said. "I don'i think
that anyone can predict the future of
the direel loan program. I ihink Ihe
late of the program will be decided
with ihe next election."
Pilot Program
which i
elude-
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Parking, from page 1
on Barstow in the smallest lot." said
Hippen. an English major who finally
found a spot for her white Ford Probe.
"You have to leave almost a half an
hour early for class if you want to get
a space.
"Unless you have an 8 a.m. class,
it's impossible."
The time factor seems to be a concern with nearly everyone.
Senior Mike Schaal, a business
major, has most of his classes at 8
a.m.. but also experienced the frustration of late-morning parking when
he arrived at IT a.m. one day.
"I had to" park way out in the
boonies and there was barely even any
parking out there."
What many students don't know is
that sections of campus that were designated for parking 30 years ago have
been slowly sacrificed for a greener
campus.
The lawn area by the Satellite Student Union used to be parking.
Finden explained that the concentration of parking on the southeast end
of campus is because of the bulk of
classes in the Education Building.
He hopes the mass of students in
this area will case the pressure on the
north side.
Every semester. Finden counts
empty parking spaces on the first two
days of school. He has found that
many of the metered stalls on Maple
Avenue are overlooked.
The Environmental Impact Re
search study conducted
showed that al peak parking time, be
tween 11 a.m. and noon, only 73 per
cent of the 7.066 stalls on campUJ
Another
300 -
ills
i is the dorms. Out 0
vided for dorm resi
problem." Garcia said.
e "Ised'' Esles. track coach, said
population as large as Fresno
I Recycled waste
benefits Bulldog
track team
by Jennifer Franklin
Staff Writer
Trash has been the talk on major
college campuses since 1995 when
Senate Bill 939 was passed h) the
State legislature
The law requires state agencies lo
reduce waste by 25 percent annually
B> the year 2000. the reduction
must reach 50percent The only way
to throw away less is to recycle more
Recycling has become a serious
campus commitment because ol the
legislation
Last year, California Stale University, Fresno spent approximate!)
SHO.fXM) to dispose of its garbage,
according to Robert Boyd, interim
director for the Department of Ham
Operations for Fresno Stale
That cost w ill escalate as local landfills reach capacit;
Track coach Gene "Red'/ l.stes
spoink-d to the ad and lias since' hcc<
cling Pr,
* .',-.
ding la
On-campus pickup is available with
a phone call I,, l.sie-  vv lute trash bins
with red lids are in
bcicd while or colored paper
l.stes described llicf rc-n. i State rec> -
JineLenlei .i-.ien'k k.-. simple, fcr.ilion."
vet Us elliciencv is striking
Located on the southeast corner of
B;irst. .w and Maple av enues. Ihe center is a 24 hour drop,,|| tor students,
as well as residents in surrounding
Clear! v-labeled bins make it e.isv
to dispose of rccyclables
In 1994. Fresno Stale recycled
roughl) soo.otKi pounds ot material
and may have reached dose to a million pound- in 1995. according to
l.stes   He -..id that tonnage has in-
Esi
s has the ciKipcraii
Inst
Who-,
tndfllls, are charged by ihe cubic fool
rather than tonnage
The pricing polk) is an incentive
for institutions to find alternative
methods of handline waste.
In 1979. Fresno States Ecology
Club tried recycling
After almost four months, the student-based club became discouraged
and placed an ad in the campus paper. The Daily Collegian, seeking
someone to take over ihe project
vices and the Kennel Bookstore contribute all their cardboard The while
trash bin- nuke il possible io colled
and recycle '-<> to 40 percent ot the
paper generated on campus
17.(XKisiudents'and4.(K
staff." Estes -aid    We
K i people—
faculty and
Association, from page 1
universitv housing, the all-weather
charged to every Fresno State student
|or divisions outline their goals lor the
Hack, elevators lor the handicapped and
does not directlv fund the Union In
current vear. as well as overall goal*
ihe campus fountain.
stead, it goes to an account at the
for the nevt tiv e vear- w hen determin
"Then there's the capital reserves
Chancellor's office.
ing their budeet.
needed foi the different enterprises.*'
"Then we estimate how much
The-e outlines indicate the imme
Prestegard said.
we'll need (the Union fee account] i
diate needs and near-future direction
The bookstore alone requires a re
for the budget, sav Sl.l million." he
ot the Association's entities
serve ol at least SI million for book
explained.   "If we ask for a bie in
Februar) marks the new budeet
purchases .lnd maintenance to the
crease in a future vear. we need lo
cycle. Prestegard has sent out budeet
building.
show vvhv. like an anticipated spike
letters to each div ision. askine lor es
Food Services requires about
in enrollment or if we wanted to re
timate- on income and expenses for
S4(l(l.i)()(l and the LSI' between
place all the furniture in the Union
the 1996-97 vear
$300,000 and S500.000 of the re-
again.
The estimates will then be compared .Hid accumulated tor presenta
According t«> Prestegard. the $38-
The Association budget
tion lo the Association's Kurd of di
per-semester Student Union fee
The Association and each ol its ma-
rectors in Mav
Insight photo by Todd Warshaw
Student financial aid has been slow in coming because of
government budget problems.
taken part in a pilot program originated by the Department of Labor.
The emphasis of lhal program is
retraining for older students. About a
do/en Fresno Stale students are cur-
rcnily involved in the pilot project.
Bul for now. Fresno State has no plans
to become part of the direel loan program.
"I think the two programs could
eventually exist side-by-side." said
Heuston. "I think the competition
between the two programs could
bring out the best in both of them."
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Lost Moon
As recounted in his book Lost
Moon (1994) and brought to the
movie screen in 1995 with "Apollo
13," veteran astronaut Captain
James Lovell faced the challenge
of a lifetime while serving as
Commander of the Apollo 13
mission. After an explosion destroyed the ship's oxygen system,
his skill and courage ensured the
crew's survival in space and safe
return to earth. With almost 7
million miles on his Gemini and
Apollo odometers, Captain James
Lovell launched his first rocket as
a seventeen-year-old school boy,
flew fighter jets over occupied
Japan, and served as a navy test pilot. James Lovell is President of Lovell
Communications, a business devoted to disseminating information
about the U.S. Space Program. Captain Lovell is a graduate of the University of VVisconsin,"the U.S. Naval Academy, the Universitv of Southern California, and the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
Captain James Lovell
Tuesday, February 20,1996
Satellite Sttident Union
7:30 p.m.
dents, only 120 were lilted.
Finden said the resident parking
problem should be solved bv August
1996. when residents will be allowed
to park only in their designated area
unless they purchase a general parking pass.
Finden hopes that most of the improvements can be completed this
summer, instead of waiting until the
following year for a complete remodeling.
Fresno State Students $2
Advance: Faculty / Staff / Alumni Association $5
Advance: General Admission $7
Fresno State Students. Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association
MUST SHOW l.D. at time of purchase or at the door.
We would like lo thank the following for
their special contributions to the
University Lecture Series:
COKE AND JAMES HALLOWELL
DSD B m