1987_05 The Daily Collegian May 1987

              Page 10
-Friday, May 15,1987=
International grad students
to be recognized individually
Ceremonies acknowledge achievement
By Hanif Moorad
Staff Writer
The International Students Services Pro¬
gram will have an international graduation
night Thursday, May 21, to give foreign
students what the commencement at CSUF
lacks, according to Katsuyo Howard, an
international students counselor.
In rhe commencement, not all students
are recognized, but in other countries each
student is recognized individually," Howard
said.
She said in other countries, students'
names are called by the president, who
then walk up to the stage and are handed
something by the president CSUF com¬
mencement lacks this, and it is what the
ISSP wants to give to foreign students.
All graduating students, according to
Howard, will receive a tie pin which has
the university seal on it and a certificate.
"Students who have been nominated by an
organization president for spending a lot
of time for* rhe group will also be
recognized." she said
This program, which is in its sixth
year, was started by Howard According to
her, six years ago "we didn't do anything
to recognize foreign students, we did a lot
to   help  them,  but nothing  to  tell   them
they   did   well   and   give   them   a   good
farewell"
In the first year of the program, only
30 people attended Today, there are 234
undergraduate students and 63 graduate
students, a total of 302 who will receive
degrees, Howard said. "We don't know who
is coming for the event as a lot of
students graduated last semester and have
gone home, but still I expect one third of
the graduating students to show up," she
said.
"in the commencement, not
aM students are recognized,
but in other countries each
student is recognized indiv¬
idually."
—Katsuyo Howard
Administration members such as Dr.
Harold Haak, CSUF president; Carol
Munshower, international counselor, and
William Corcoran, dean of students affairs;
were invited to the event
A major part of the event will be
recognizing both graduate and under¬
graduate   distinguished   students.   Each   will
receive a plaque. A committee of five mem¬
bers, consisting of three faculty and two
ISSP staff members, will look for academic
achievement and community involvement
in selecting the distinguish graduate.
"The committee wil) look for academic
achievement ^as, to how well they did,
campus involvement extra-curricular activi¬
ties, who participated in Vintage Days,
involvement in student organization, and
if they won any awards and scholarships,"
Howard added.
'We thought we should do interviews to
find the distinguished foreign graduate, but
then we thought we don't have much
time," she said.
In addition to recognizing foreign grad¬
uates, Howard said, the ISSP will also
recognize outstanding faculty "who helped
a foreign students a lot We do this so we
can recognize those faculty members who
did well for foreign students." These
faculty members will also be given a
certificate.
In addition, Howard said, students who
are not graduating but went into the com¬
munity to talk about their country will
also be recognized. She said, "Students
who appeared as guest speakers, who went
into the community and talked about their
country will be recognized."
All students are invited to this event
DEPOSIT
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An example of an apartment contract
provision that would probably be found
illegal, according to Victor Salazar of the
Fresno County Department Consumer
Protection, was found in a Plaza Apartment
rental agreement that was used by the
complex in the past
The agreement stated: "A cleaning and
damage fee of $150 is required, of which
$75 will be returned after vacancy,
provided apartment is left undamaged and
in a clean, rentable condition."
Salazar said the agreement from a 1981
contract is illegal since the entire deposit
is not considered refundable. "Even though
they don't call it a security deposit in the
contract it is considered one in the eyes
of the law," jaid Salazar. "It would be
considered against state policy and
illegal-
Karen Valiant of Pearson Property
Management who manages the Plaza
Apartments, said the provision is no
longer in the rental agreement The entire
deposit is now refundable," she said
Plaza Apartment Manager Ruth Finney
was unavailable for comment
Salazar said if a renter questions charges
made, small claims court is the best place
to settle the dispute. If a tenant has a
question as to the legality of an apartment
policy, the Housing Services Department
of the Fresno County Department of
Consumer Protection can be of assistance.
Housing Services suggests inspecting
the apartment with the landlord within
three days of moving in. A checklist
should be made which includes the con¬
dition of every part of the apartment and
should be ..signed by both the tenant and
landlord.
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DENTISTS
Continued from page 1
Love added that the reason for dentists
dropping    the    plan    could    be    strictly
The rates are so low. the dentist can
make more money on their own," he said
But Candee Bulyog, head administrator
at Golden West said the main office had
received several phone complaints and that
Fresno "has been our problem child in the
past year."
Bulyog said the problem is two fold:
— Many dentists are not aware of how
the plan works before they subscribe to it
"Some private practice dentists are not
equipped to handle   the amount of patients
the plan sends them," said Bulyog. Dr.
Henry Chan, a four-year plan member, sees
as many as 200 CSUF students each year,
according, to Lupe Ccstillo, Chan's
receptionist
— Students were not cooperative in the
appointment process, costing the dentist
time and money. "Sometimes a student
wouldn't show up for a root canal and the
dentist would have an empty chair for an
hour." Bulyog said.
Bulyog said the "Fresno problem is
something the public policy committee
will address in June." In response to
Golden West offering low quality dental
work, Bulyog said the company takes
steps to avoid the problem.
Besides the public policy and peer
review committees that meet quarterly,
Golden West hires an independent consult¬
ant each year to visit every plan carrier's
office in California.
Included in the review is the random
pulling of charts to verify all completed
work and an inspection of the office.
All areas of inadequate dentistry are
reported, said Bulyog. "We make sure we
know our members are getting quality
care."
An independent survey is also given to
random members once a year.
Still, one dentist contends the problem-
will remain as long as rates stay the same.
"They either have to reduce the services
or charge more for them," said an anon¬
ymous dentist The -rate they charge is
too low. I was putting in porcelain crowns
when I honestly thought gold was better
for the patient. It wasn't in the plan,
though. My only option was either not to
do it or use lesser quality in my work. In
my office, I won't do that"
Bob Shannon, head of the screening
process that selects dentists for the Golden
West plan, said all pre-paid programs hurt
the student to some degree.
'If the students are saving 10 to 40
percent on dental costs, they are subject to
some problems," said Shannon. "It's sad
to say, but all dentists are not good dent¬
ists. We take special precautions to ensure
that we get good dentists."
Shannon said a board of dental ex¬
aminers checks each dentist for qualifi¬
cations. Besides-the required license, dent¬
ists must -have "no outstanding litigation
against them. "If nothing derogatory is
found against them, then they are accepted
into the plan"
Shannon said that while his office has
received only two complaints from the
Fresno area in the last year, the plan needs
more than the two dentists who carry it
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