1995_09 Insight September 1995

              SEPTEMBER 13,1995
In Focus
Graduate Record Exam costly but effective
♦ The CiRF measures students' verbal and
analytical skills plus their likelihood of
completing graduate school
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A bachelor's degree should he enoueh to eel v«i
Wrong
C'lifl l plon.aecoiiiaphs m.i|oi. wasama/ed ti
■ hy taking the V.-J (iiaduaie Record l-.xam.
"I ahead) look all the courscwork." Upton s.ml I sc
university lo make more money."
Students can choose to take the test, at their coiiseme
the Sv Is an I cat lime ( enter. The cost is y>o Kestihs are ,
which can be a big advantage lo those in a tush
I pion is considering this option but has beard thai a
changed once entered. An employee at Sylvan I earning
uniduuicsclniol.KiB.hr.'
he ha.
irreversible aspcil »l the "....mputci adapted'■ (,KL
"Ihe quest you eel nexi depends on how you answered Ihc'previous
question." Ihe employee explains   A correct answci will/coot you up In a
higher revel question      '
Thc Sylvan I.earning!    mi  i secsjil 2s (iKI. lest takers on a weekly basis
When asked Ihe purpose ol the let. I)i Vivian Vidoli. Dean ol Graduate
Studies. s,\. the (iKI, is ., standardized, quantifiable measure used bs all
colleges to'evaluate one s'cdiica i
Is a graduate from Sianlord I inversus bitter prepared lot graduate school
ihan a graduate from ( SI I ' Sot necessarily, according lo Vidoli. The OKI.
nisi like the ScholasiK \piiiude lest, "eliminates some ol ihe institutional
bias ol L'ladmg piacliccs and program construction-' at dilleicnl schools bv
himscll     measuring skills ol graduates nationwide
Ihe lest.Vequircd bv all people wishing lo continue past a bachelors de
lot ihe    pree. measures verbal and analytical skills, as well as a student's "capacity to
he successful in thc lust se I graduale work   People who do poorly on the
putet ai     verbal section probably won't be able to'write a thesis." said Vidoli '
In assas.        Accouling lo Vidoli. the lest is |iis( "another snapshot ol the qualities ot a
studenl  No department loiany icason should look at one criteria and sax se-
depamnenl also look- at the student's •jr.ide point aserace. letters ol
mcndalion and statement ol purpose-
Mans people fear the ORE Thes will srK.-ndm.uiev on seminars, eo
programs and books in hopes thai ihey will he better prepared. Ncithei
nor Mello recommend spending a lol ol money on lest preparation
Vifloli feels thai going over vocabulary and basic algebra lormulas is
idea  As "time tests put extra pressure and strain" on lest taking, a
'should work on the limed tests provided in booklets and in purchased
Vidoli also advises students to contact his or hcr department to find oi
criteria is most import
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with the An and Dcsij
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proj
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ethc
Iso display .. "maturity in iheir art.before we lei ihem in." she
said Smallev seems reluctant to admit thai "department-wise we don't think
the GRK is relevant lo our are... except may be art history
Graduate i >ffice per* mncl reali/e that the (iKI-. is m n as meaningful i if help
ful to all departments Hut in the physical therapy department. Ihc lol s.ni be
isll is
c Mello. co,
admissions agreed She said lhat
Conversation by the Courtyard
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Insight photo by David Ji
Despite the din from the USU construction site behind them. Lou Xiong and Chao Lee chat between classes.
Travel, from page 3
1 or ihe ;" annual openings in their
mastci s pi..cram, phvsieal therapy re-
CCives 300 applicants   Mans are lop
students, so a few nu.re points on lhc
ORE mav mean ihe difference bctw
en getting an opportunity io work t<>-
wjrds a master's degree or settling I.
a bachelor'^ decree
•   rhe ORE can always be taken agaii
.especiallv for PhD hopefuls. Taking
the ORE lor graduate admission is i
ol a mailer ol choice  A- a university
requirement, the GRE is just another
Hirdle to tump
Hope, from page 3
(iais  Mason, who donates his von
project
iractins license as the means for thc
People ol all ages and all hack-
organization to legally work on ihe
ground- are encouraged lo join
site
As the house is being built, lhc -c
The contractor takes on the risk ol
leclion process begins to find .. suit-
liability, hut. as Van Diepen explains.
"able lamils
"Thes really  help out because we
The project is advertised through
can't do everything ourselves "
out ihe vallev ..nd applications are
tilledout for those who might qualify
volunteers willing to donate time to
Standards arc based on financial
conic to the building site and put in
need, then thc pool ol candidates is
the work needed
whittled down to ., few
Rosemary Levon. a Fresno State
The families are then mterx tewed bs
Ircshniail.eameby I niseis Hopc\
.. special panel and are ultimately cho
booth during last week's Communitx
sen as the most -unable tor the house
Service Fair
The recipients ot the house don't
"1 think this is a wonderful idea."
lust gel thc kess. close ihe d.«.r be
Levon said   "1 rcallv would like lo
hind them and reap the benefits ot a
sign up but. unfortunately mv week
"tree" house
ends are full and 1 know thev do the-
Included m the many stipulations is
majority oftheworkthen [wouldn't
one that requires the new owners to
be able to put in the time necessan
pui in 500 hours ol labor into the
University Hope meets on the week
building oj the house
ends lo build
The family is also required lo pas
Usually bv the end ol the das. the
lor ihe house through low interest
workers cet together to unwind with
mortgages -ct up bs the I nix'ersity
a barbecue or some other social es cut
Uor* board ol directors, the Cits of
Van Diepen said thai Universitv
Clovis and a lending bank
Hope has a good student base, but that
Nothing i- lor free
it also branches out into the commu
Ahem -as s that this latest house-, lo
nity io gel help from oilier resources
cated on Barstow and Harvard Av
Van Diepen said that Universitv
enues, will be done in Max ot i«i»6
Hope has worked with a sanets o\
Van Diepen says the most important
people in the past from all across the
aspects ol making ihis a successful
Central Vallev.
effort are the need lor hard working.
Local churches hav c sent members
dedicated people and the need lor do
and some people have even walked
nations from the Fresno-Clov is com-
bs the site and decided to help on the
spur of the moment.
"Working on the protect such as this
Most of the students who work tor
provides u- with .. sense ol accom
University Mope are not construction
plishment." \ an Diepen said
or engineering majors
"It's a wonderful feeling to dnse
i coastline ol Study and work.
lovei MonoKock.      Driving north alone the .
c waves in ihc bay Highway I. il may seem like
h Mom. Bay. itself been Uan-lotmcd into a bird
n-wci lo das- lull wHiding load climbs and n
meeting deep green ocean, w ith w I
sandy beaches in between. One t
-pend day- lost in appreciation
So. when Fresno has become jut
little too common, just pack up :
Thc unitsi
is that they j
Organizer
would like I
with the 11
lit) in all of them P-'st one o\ the home- and know that
it to help you had something to do with it be
t the luture thes ing there "
some more bus.'- For more information on Universii)
and lend a hand Hope and its latest project, call them
Emergency, from page 1
Evaluation, from page 1
ss Witnesses say that a
e became light-headed
i pool of hcr Mood a Too
.■em room ss here Ihe ae
CSUF Jails to help
injured student
• A CSUF student suffered severe hand injuries.
losing lhc use of her hand.
• Thc *JI I button mi
campus telephones has
been disabled
• Professors are not
authorized to call lor an
ambulance under campus
procedures.
• CSUFs Hcalih Center
does noi assist (ruuma
victims.
• The campus police and
Health Center tailed to call
an ambulance.	
dropped a container, cutting both bei
hands rhere is no mention of the fuel
dial thc cut was severe enough lo ere-
.ilea visible hole, oi that il was en-
inch through Ihe hand Blood is not
Washington detcimined lhat Jacobs
should he taken lo the Studenl Health
Center.
The health center on campus is an
according to a booklet published by
the center.
Immediate cue is the care of sore
throats and illness, according in
Vickie Krentz. professor ol health
'science. She defines urgent cue as
"not o,iiiie aft emergency." such as
breaking a leg.
Emergency care is defined by
Krentz as "life threatening Krentz
-aid that Ihe cue pi..sided by the
hcalih center is equivalent to thai ol
KreMZ also said that faculty and
-tall at CSUF are noi required lotakc
first-aid classes or to have CI'K certification, l-lemenlaiy and secondary
teachers in California are required lo
base both.
Thc health center is not charged
with the responsibility loi contact-
lid ihe difference ill ihe phot
eithci
V,   ■•:
says thai due lo liability issues, campus police cannot transport to hospitals. The health center also docs not
transport, but "ss ill attempt u
isportal
old
ing io its booklet.
Del. Jensen said that in a major
bleeding injury he would encourage
the siclini to base an ambulance respond The decision to call is left to
ihe officer at the scene Jensen said
he ss;'is not at the scene and lhat it
ilaeihis aiidcoiildirine.il wouldn't be appropriate to second-
is asked it-she had a fi lend guess Washington's decision,
n her lo tin emergency Jacobs required three-and-a-half
ambulance or paramedic hours of microsurgery lo repair the
•re called damage lo her band. Two arteries in
her palm were cut. Tendons and
nerves controlling her fingers were
scs ered or damaged.
Synthetic tierscs were placed in hcr
hand lo facilitate recovery, She is noss
attending classes using a tape re-
i Shc hud to i
sx.i-hineion in
lahili/cd tsici
Acnes llospr
professor, there is no way oi sitting
down with that student and finding
out w hat can be done to correct the
problem." Baker aid
"If ii weren't anonymous, though,
we would nes er gel that response. We
arc working on a better evaluation
torn) for nexi -eme-ter." Baker said
Baker said ihe department is looking for improvement in the quality of
education "A new esaluation form
will help the department improve its
standard." Baker said.
Alcocer agrees that the student
Nel-on feels tha
rial can be compa
ear. ihequestionn.i
■hould he updated as
,iv e results
is to be the
CSUF d.vs not have a standardized
evaluation form. Each department
At CSl ■ \onhrtdge. the "Wilson Instrument" is used campus-wide, and
the pro-
ted
classe
Kelly Jacobs doesn't believe she was
stable. .She remembers being -cued,
shaking and cold. She believes she
was m shock  Fortunately, a friend
cpaal
I.lie with only the use oj her left
hand is a challenge, she s.ud
Her recover) is expected to take
approximfelf one year.
booklet
"In the c,
any doubt as to the seriousness of the
injury or illness, contact the Campus
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Informational Meetings:          ^^ji|U|jp|
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Thurs. Sept :s. 12:30-2:00p.m..Music 1S4
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Want to be involved and help plan
this year's Vintage Days?
Applications are available for coordinator
and subcommittee positions
Pick up an application in USU Room 306
Deadline for applications:
Friday, September 22, 1995 at 5pm
For more information call 278-2741