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The Daily Collegian
California State University, Fresno
Founded in 1922
Friday, October 23, 1987
Band on the run
Fresno State's marching band heads down Bulldog Lane before a recent football game. For a feature on the band, see page 6.
Subminimum wage proposed
By Steve Fountain
StaffWriter .a..
All employees in California under the
age of 21 who are full-time students
could have their guaranteed state mini¬
mum wage rate set lower than that of
people riot attending school or over the
age of 21.
California's Industrial Welfare Com¬
mission (IWC) has proposed that the
minimum wage for all full-time stu¬
dents below the age of 21 be set at a rate
. 15 percent less than that of the state's-
prevailing minimum wage rate.
The California State Students Associ¬
ation has come out against the proposal.
"A sub-minimum wage for full-time
students under 21 clearly violates the
ethic of equal pay for equal work," said
CSSA Chair Ray Spencer. "The IWC
commissioners are creating undo hard¬
ship for students who are trying to
balance between a 30 to 40 hour work
week, a full-time academic schedule and
the ever increasing cost of student fees
and loan indebtedness."
CSSA Legislative Advocate Terri
Carbaugh said that she believes student
who oppose the new wage scale must
take action to prevent the passage.
"The students need to take the
initiative," said Carbaugh. "I have faith
that they will."
CSSA representative Dana Mitchell
said that students opposed to the pro¬
posal "need to show up in force at the
scheduled public hearings and to write
to Governor George Deukmejian and let
him know that student's won't tolerate
wage discrimination."
On Sept. 11, the commission voted in
favor of a proposal reducing the mini¬
mum wage rate for students.
Before the proposal becomes law, the
IWC is required to hold three public
hearings before taking a final vote. If
the proposal passes the final vote, it
would become law in Jan. of 1988.
The first public hearing is scheduled
, for 10 am. on Saturday, Oct. 31 in the
Los Angeles City Council Chambers
room 340 of City Hall.
The second hearing will be held in
San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 20 in the
"State Building annex room 1158. Two
times are scheduled for hearings, 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [
The final public hearing will be held
Friday, Defe4 at 10 a.m. in Sacramento.
The site will be the StfrfBuilding Audi¬
torium, room 102. '
Assembly Labor and Employment
Committee Chair Richard Floyd (D-
Lawndale) has scheduled a meeting on
Thursday, Oct. 29 at East Los Angeles
Community College to discuss oppo¬
sition ofthe wage issue. The meeting is
slated to start at 10 a.m. in the foyer of
the campus' auditorium.
In addition to lowering the minimum
wage rate for students, the proposal also
calls for two other major changes.
First, all employees who work jobs
that provide more than 60 cent an hour
in tips can be paid at the same minimum
rate as students.
• Second, the proposal would raise the
state's minimum wage to $4 per hour.
The current rate is $3.35 per hour.
' If passed, students and those
receiving over 60 cents and hour in tips
would be subject to a minimum wage of
See WAGE, page 3
UC campuses short
on Valley students
By Tracy Correa v
StaffWriter V
The number of Fresno Coun¬
ty students applying to Univer¬
sity of California campuses has
increased by twelve percent,
but Blacks, Hispanics and other
minorities represent only a
small portion of this increase.
Figures released by the
University of CaUfornia Re¬
gional Office in Fresno, show
that although statewide 7.9 per¬
cent of all high school grad¬
uates go on to the University of
California, the Central Valley
counties rate has been leas than
half the state average.
The UC Regional Office in
Fresno, which was established
in May 1986, was designed to
provide information for valley
' residents on UC educational
opportunities and to provide
public awareness of their pro¬
grams currently operating in
the Valley.
Among their aims is the con¬
stant effort to encourage high
school graduates to attend a UC
campus. Tiiey sell this, accord-a selors," he said,
ing to Public Information Of- The state's nine UC cam-
ficer at the UC Regional Office puses accepts students in the
Mark Aydelotte, by telling stu- top 12 percent of their high
dents that these campuses are See UC, page 11
considered some of the finest in
• the world. "They cant do here
in Fresno, what they can do at
one of our campuses,*' he, said.
"We aren't taking> affything
away from schools like Fresno
State," Aydelotte explained, "we
just want people to know about
what we offer."
"The San Joaquin Valley has
been underrepreeented," said
Aydelotte. "But we are working
closely with high school coun-
Ethnic breakdown
140
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Object Description
| Title | 1987_10 The Daily Collegian October 1987 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Oct 23, 1987 Pg. 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | The Daily Collegian California State University, Fresno Founded in 1922 Friday, October 23, 1987 Band on the run Fresno State's marching band heads down Bulldog Lane before a recent football game. For a feature on the band, see page 6. Subminimum wage proposed By Steve Fountain StaffWriter .a.. All employees in California under the age of 21 who are full-time students could have their guaranteed state mini¬ mum wage rate set lower than that of people riot attending school or over the age of 21. California's Industrial Welfare Com¬ mission (IWC) has proposed that the minimum wage for all full-time stu¬ dents below the age of 21 be set at a rate . 15 percent less than that of the state's- prevailing minimum wage rate. The California State Students Associ¬ ation has come out against the proposal. "A sub-minimum wage for full-time students under 21 clearly violates the ethic of equal pay for equal work," said CSSA Chair Ray Spencer. "The IWC commissioners are creating undo hard¬ ship for students who are trying to balance between a 30 to 40 hour work week, a full-time academic schedule and the ever increasing cost of student fees and loan indebtedness." CSSA Legislative Advocate Terri Carbaugh said that she believes student who oppose the new wage scale must take action to prevent the passage. "The students need to take the initiative," said Carbaugh. "I have faith that they will." CSSA representative Dana Mitchell said that students opposed to the pro¬ posal "need to show up in force at the scheduled public hearings and to write to Governor George Deukmejian and let him know that student's won't tolerate wage discrimination." On Sept. 11, the commission voted in favor of a proposal reducing the mini¬ mum wage rate for students. Before the proposal becomes law, the IWC is required to hold three public hearings before taking a final vote. If the proposal passes the final vote, it would become law in Jan. of 1988. The first public hearing is scheduled , for 10 am. on Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Los Angeles City Council Chambers room 340 of City Hall. The second hearing will be held in San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 20 in the "State Building annex room 1158. Two times are scheduled for hearings, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [ The final public hearing will be held Friday, Defe4 at 10 a.m. in Sacramento. The site will be the StfrfBuilding Audi¬ torium, room 102. ' Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Chair Richard Floyd (D- Lawndale) has scheduled a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 29 at East Los Angeles Community College to discuss oppo¬ sition ofthe wage issue. The meeting is slated to start at 10 a.m. in the foyer of the campus' auditorium. In addition to lowering the minimum wage rate for students, the proposal also calls for two other major changes. First, all employees who work jobs that provide more than 60 cent an hour in tips can be paid at the same minimum rate as students. • Second, the proposal would raise the state's minimum wage to $4 per hour. The current rate is $3.35 per hour. ' If passed, students and those receiving over 60 cents and hour in tips would be subject to a minimum wage of See WAGE, page 3 UC campuses short on Valley students By Tracy Correa v StaffWriter V The number of Fresno Coun¬ ty students applying to Univer¬ sity of California campuses has increased by twelve percent, but Blacks, Hispanics and other minorities represent only a small portion of this increase. Figures released by the University of CaUfornia Re¬ gional Office in Fresno, show that although statewide 7.9 per¬ cent of all high school grad¬ uates go on to the University of California, the Central Valley counties rate has been leas than half the state average. The UC Regional Office in Fresno, which was established in May 1986, was designed to provide information for valley ' residents on UC educational opportunities and to provide public awareness of their pro¬ grams currently operating in the Valley. Among their aims is the con¬ stant effort to encourage high school graduates to attend a UC campus. Tiiey sell this, accord-a selors," he said, ing to Public Information Of- The state's nine UC cam- ficer at the UC Regional Office puses accepts students in the Mark Aydelotte, by telling stu- top 12 percent of their high dents that these campuses are See UC, page 11 considered some of the finest in • the world. "They cant do here in Fresno, what they can do at one of our campuses,*' he, said. "We aren't taking> affything away from schools like Fresno State," Aydelotte explained, "we just want people to know about what we offer." "The San Joaquin Valley has been underrepreeented," said Aydelotte. "But we are working closely with high school coun- Ethnic breakdown 140 120 ■ 100 ■ //////// > |
