1995_09 Insight September 1995

              SEPTEMBER 13, 1995
INSIGHT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
VOL. 27, NO. 1
911 system slow" to help injured student
♦ Campus staff said campus
policies kept them from aiding a
seriously injured student
Thc v
gelsang didn't know vv;
edialed911. TheV>l ->
.lis mio .in enhanced ti
ui ihc campus police sta
prcssion ih.n thc button on the lop right ol
lncir>pccd dial panel, which s.i>-   I) il"
above it. is a speed dial io thc police station
That system was disabled la I
mpi
Islels
ucli
calls lo
gency pi
.is American Ambu
lance, the lire depart
ntent or poison con
trol.
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miner tilled with grape juice. While setting
down the container, il slipped and hit the
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ground, shuttering into mans pieces and hit-
She received lacerations to her hands and
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urms. The most critical injur) was where u
m
shard ol glass pierced her right palm and
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came out the top ol her hand.
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Jacobs pulled the glass oul and saw a hole
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in her hand: soon blood began to gush and
Courtesy photo
spray
Kelly Jacobs displays hand injured in
Iwo students rushed to wrap Jacobs hand.
an enology lab mishap.
Hei instructor. Ken Fugclsang. rushed to call
Neither the campu-
securitj system noi
the blue-light emergency phonesoiuam
pus have access to the trunk sy stem
Calls Hum 911 .ire also received differently
at the campus police station. The phone cull
rings in on special lines and is displayed on a
computer screen
Surprisingly, the 91 I system on campus does
not record calls. According to Officer Lupe
Shram, there is no date set for the installation
ol such equipment, bul it is being considered
Creating further problems is the fact that
...a shard of glass
pierced her right
palm and came out
the top of her hand.
i
subtle chai -
"button is pressed, the
followed by
ed became what
e situation
'!..•/ I   Hill Ii
lal
has
nd through police officer
Injury was serious. How-
torizcdiocailforanam-
«s procedures,
instructed by theadmin-
e whether further emer-
placeftJn a hallway
See EMERGENCY, page 5
Students rate
professors
♦ The classroom environment factors intt> evaluations of professors
b) Jeff Bonestecl
is read and heed '
din each depart-
2 leaching effec-
.•mi iic» nn evaluations
.Icoccr s.iid many things plus into
indent's perception of the class,
loming classes typically get higher
ings than those scheduled after I
i. when latiguc begins to set in.
"Xfici the Northridge earthquake.
the mam buildings on campus were
unsafe." Alcocct said "We had to
conduct classes in temporary buildings that had no chalkboards, among
mliei things
"There was a leeling ol camaraderie in the class and I received rm highest evaluations evct
•II.,
"All the people
in this department take them
Dennis' M.
Baker, chairman
oi the Depart-
tancy m the Ski (
Morning classes
typically get
higher ratings
than those
scheduled after
1 p.m... the
classroom also
has an effect on
students.
i al
iihnd
just had | the) new
carpel installed
on the walls and
floor | The | new
formaldehyde,
and I found. b>
the end ol class,
people we
nd s|,o\
of
ior." Alcocer said?
"I talked to several other professors who taught
     in the same cTass-
rooni  and the)
experiencing thc same reactions.
is out the formaldehyde was trig-
Semester Starts With Clean Slate
Insight photo by Dan Helmbold
USU employee and criminology major Dave Fenstermaker cleans off kiosk in front of McKee-Fisk. a task he has done for the
past three semesters. All bulletins must be OK'd by the USU before posting.
"Mo.
ICUll)
g this beha\
lyesalualioi
ICCdlcs
h, high.'
Class added to campus requirements
judge ill her depar
"Diversity anion
Mils department is
Nelson s,
We CO
cs ablatio
do. some donVAIcocer said.
Nelson said that one of the
in C.eneial l-diicalion classes is iltai
they arc boring instructors
So what do >ou do with a boring
professor*?
"There's not much you can do about
boring. Low energy people are boring." Nelson said
Alcocer believes it's not always thc
good at a certain subject, he'll be
asked to teach it again and again.
Sometimes that eels bonne.
♦ Incoming Freshmen
soon will be required to
take an orientation class
bj Katie O'Brien
career ads ising. along w ith entphasi/
involvement with all segments of thc
•ill new students
The proposed course i<
nor unique to CSI I \p
requested anonymity, ret
:d about if", said lar mandatory oriental]
ate Pro-    lered by the University
I Mia
It g
s the
OK"
within hcr department. Ihe effective
den
eproc
.. The sti
ne as the pn
quued course for first-time freshmen
who tend to gel lost alone the way lo
graduation.
Developed b\ an administrative
planning team, the,goal ol the course
is to increase the retention and graduation rales of new students by making them aware ol their responsibilities and opportunities in the academic
the
laid
of ihe
Anthony Alcocer. Chairm;
Department of Health Sciences, is
new to CSl'l-.'but his 20-plus years
at CSU-Northridgc gives him a dif-
as much to
The student evt
came under question.
Dennis Baker suid one of the worst
things about the evaluations is the
See EVALUATIONS, page 5
process.
Students will also gain fa
with social organization!
CSUF campus through the i
students an even play ing field lhat "We hated it because wc fell it wa
facilitates graduation " patronizing." he -aid "lhc student
■ University I will be offered in four felt as though the) were a captive au
sections during the spring IW term, diencc for every department on cam
Roughly 100first-time freshnten will pus to harangue them about thei
sections, and 1(H) new transfer stu- According to data provided by thi
dents will be enrolled in one of two administration's planning te
sections. Because it is a pilot course, effectiveness of the 1'iiiversitv I Pn
the first-time freshmen and new trans- gram has been w ell established.
fer students will be separated, mak- Research has continually show n th.
ing it possible for the planning team students ssho participate in such
todistingiiishK-tsveentheindisidu.il program'frequently des clop a create
needs of each student. sense of identity with ihe campw
The pilot version of University  I show improved progress toward thei
will be offered on a credit/no credit degree and demonstrate greater aci
basis. An ev aluation vv ill be conducted demic performance
had il al Has ward, it's a
Just look at the success
tudents that have taken the'
semester freshmen. Rosa
osie Perez and Patricia
said the> expected the
because they attended
i idge. a similar course of-
e summer, they fell press eek as the\. becan their
eei al CSUF "Wc feel we
v .image lii fact, we all met
: .luring the course." Perez
\ I will c
study skills, campus    throughout the spring tc
demic ads ising and    the course w ill become mandator
\ i Sl'-Huywurd alumna.
I teat
of Student Affairs Judy Sakaki     phone at 278-5303
i bam said Cms
iitoiiiiation'thatsummei
an t possibly provide in a one- or
» o~day class.
The planning team is looking for
cnioi students who are interested in
cling as a mentor to thc new students
nd are urging anyone who is intcr-
sted to please contact Ybarra in Tho-
Administration I09A, or by
EDITORIAL
California:
State or CountryZ
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LIFESTYLE
The search for r^j£
peace & quiet   ■      g
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SPORTS
'92 football team
sets high standards
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