1975_11 The Daily Collegian November 1975

              2-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN       Monday, November 1Q, 1975
EDITORIAL-
Student Senate must not select press editors
Not many people would seriously argue that Richard Nixon should
appoint the editor of the Washington Post. Yet something similar
may be about to happen on this campus.
The student Senate Is on the verge of appointing editors of the
Dally Collegian, La Voz, Uhuru and Backwash. AU previously were
appointed by the Board of Publications, which ceased to exist July 1.
A Media Council was supposed to replace It, but the Senate and
student executive officers haven't gotten around to formulating It.
Journalism students and others who believe in the First Amendment are Invited to attend the Senate meeting this Wednesday to urge
Senators to find other means to appoint editors. The meeting will
be held at 3 p.m. In CoUege Union 310.
The reasons should be obvious. The Nixon analogy Is not farfetched: any government control of any newspaper In an open society
could seriously curtail that paper's ability to fulfill Its traditional
functions, which Include, of course, covering that government Itself.
Too many governments — Including student governments — don't
oles and responsibilities of the press, lftstead, they
regard newspapers as something that can make them 'look
'look bad.* Clearly, If they control the content of the press.
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Only strong editors and staff have kept this Influence from seeping
through. A government-appointed editor could turn the Collegian Into
a combination 'Whathappenin' " and government press release.
In fairness, this has only fallen Into the Senators' hands by de-   .
fault. They have been extraordinarily busy, and haven't had time to t
appoint a Media Council. They do, however, have a proposal before
them on how to Institute such a council, and two proposals on Just
what Its makeup should be. Both insist that the Council be composed
primarily of people from the media Instead of people from govern-
The Collegian, Uhuru and La Voz editors are not returning for the
spring semester. The time to act is now. We are asking that the
Senate Wednesday call together a Media Council on an emergency
"   basis, for the sole purpose of selecting spring editors of the Dally
Collegian, Uhuru and La Voz, before the semester ends.
More Importantly, we are asking that the Senate support the First
Amendment, and the great American principle which calls for
separation of press and government. Since student officers, like
government people elsewhere, sometimes aren't clear on what this
principle Involves and how Important It Is, we ask Journalism students and others to come with us, so there's no doubt In the Senate's
mind where we stand, and so they know that all of us stand together.
IKili Cuddy. Wayne Welch. Barry Wong. Richard Pcstorich. Ernesto
Moreno. Melvln Ricks. Jim Denman, Joe Ipsaro. Dave Menendian. Dana
Mount. Bruce Scheldt. Mary Raymond. Sharon McRride, Dave Garrison.
Michael Robinson. Randy DoUa. Robert llanashiro. Dave Ktlby
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32 sabbaticals up for grabs
Monday, November 10, 1978      THE DAILY COLLEGIAN-3
in McBride
Thirty-two sabbatical leaves
are available for the 1976-77
academic year, according to Dr.
Charles Swanson, vice-president
for Academic Affairs.
Sabbaticals are leaves of absence which allow faculty to
study, travel and pursue their
professional development.
•The present situation Is that
there are many more eligible
faculty members than receive the
sabbaticals," said Swanson.
To be eligible for a sabbatical,
the applicant must hold a full-
time position and have been an
academic, executive or academic
idmlnlstratlve employee for six
consecutive years at CSUF.
The application form must be
signed by the department chairman and school dean; it Is then
sent to the University Personnel
Committee, which decides who
gets sabbaticals.
"The Personnel Committee receives mort 'than two applications for every one position
available," said Swanson.
"They make their recommendations and Dr. Baxter bears the
final responsibility,' added Swan-
He also said between Ave and
seven alternates are chosen In
case the person awarded the sabbatical has some difficulty in
making final arrangements.
'There could be currency
changes or travel problems ...
things you encounter when traveling to a foreign country,* he explained. AU five alternates chosen for the 1975-76 year went on
sabbaticals.
Most sabbaticals are for a
semester and the faculty member
receives full pay during this
time. A faculty member could
prefer to take a full year and receive half of his normal salary.
The department must hire an
additional teacher to fulfill the
duties of the teacher on sabbatical, but the state budget for
sabbaticals allows for that.
A difference-ln-pay leave also
earns sabbatical credit but Is
easier to obtain because nothing
Is  added to the budget of the
A faculty member of six or
more years can take a leave of
absence and receive pay equal
to the difference between Us own
and    the   minimum   university
For t
i hlgh-r;
Baxter didn't lose vote
Although an :
iway the voting rights of CSUF
President Norman A. Baxter and
two other executive members of
■■. r.idemlc Senate was passed at
he Senate rheetlng last week, the
iuln motion was tabled until
v-iv. 24.
.ii ted on as reported In Tues-
lay'i Collegian.
proposal B provides that If
tne   number  of faculty In a de-
tiien one Senator Is allowed; If
the number Is 26 and up, then
two Senators are allowed.
The amendment to eliminate
the voting rights of the executive
members of the Senate was suggested   by   Dr. Steven Gilbert,
professor of music.
"In practice, for the last several years I have not voted in
Academic Senate," said Dr.H.O.
Schorling, executive vice-president and an executive member of
the Senate.
Schorling further stated that
anything that Academic Senate
passes still has to have the ap-
. proval of the president.
Dr- Charles Swanson, vice-
president for Academic Affairs
and an executive member, said
he thought the Senate was now too
large and unwieldy.
•I think It's excellent that the
faculty Is moving carefully In the
process of reduction," he said.
■They'll still see me at the
meetings, but no one will even
notice that I won't have a vote,"
he concluded.
Should renters earn interest?
There will be a meeting this
eyjning at 6:30 In CoUege Union
room 309 to discuss the possibility of drafting a bill, slroUar to
one In New York, that requires
the landlord to pay Interest on
leaning  and   security deposits.
The CSUF Students for Corf-
sumers are looking for volun-
leers to help deal with what they
(ell are some of the lnqualltles
in the landlord-tenant situation
f-iced H-ynost college students.
Students for Consumers say
they agree with the legislature of
New York that the collection of
leposlts in a large apartment
■■■ niplex results In a considerable Interest-free loan for the
landlord.
THE DALY COLLEGIAN
A petition concerning the pro-'
posed bill will be circulating in
the Free Speech area In the
coming weeks. If you have any
questions caU 487-2821, or stop
by the Students for Consumers
office In room 305-A, upstairs in
the CoUege Union.
Future Farmers
seek candidates
Any student Interested In seeking a nomination for the position
of junior co-chairman or secre- '
tary for the 1976 Future Farmers
of America field day committee
should pick up an application
blank for the respective positions
in the School of Agricultural
Sciences central office or departmental office.
Candidates for the positions
should have completed at least
40 units with a GPA of 2.40 by
the end of fall semester. Candidates must be in school through
spring semester of 1977.
Applications should be returned
to Assistant Dean George Ilg by
Oct. 31, 1975.
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Fresno State to
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fessors this type of leave is
more attractive than a sabbatical
because his difference-ln-pay Is
higher.
For any leave of absence,the
faculty member must demonstrate that the purpose of his
study or travel wUl Improve and
update his capabUlUes that will
enhance his value during his
future at CSUF.
The University Personnel Committee Is In the process of establishing   guidelines  and criteria
TODAY
8: p.m.-A Chinese film wUl
be shown in cu 312-314 as part
of International Weak.
TUESDAY
12:J0p.m.-Tbe Social Welfare Student Council will bold a "
meeting In CU 304.
7 p.m. -African Day events of
International Weak will Include
Getachew Tesfagaber speaking
about the liberation of Africa.
There will also be a Nigerian
cultural show, a movie about the
Erltrean Revolution, and sUdes of
Ethiopia.
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. - Middle Eastern Day
events will Include a speech by
author Michael Clare on assistance by the MS. to the Arab
world.   Also   a traditional  folk
dance 'Debke* will be performed
| 5 p.m .-Project Survival meet-
1 log in CO 309. Topic: "Solar
! Power,' presented by Dr. Ken
Russel,   CSUF   chemistry  pro-
Apply to study abroad
AppUcations are being accepted for LAESTE, a work-study
abroad program for agriculture
Five Fresno agriculture students have been accepted In the
program during the past few
years. Evelyn Kalb recently returned from Israel.'
Healing conference to be held
g,   creative     ,
id and travel     hndv
Some of their proposals Include: studies * leading to a
greater command of the subject
matter, improved organization of
curricula, command of advanced
teaching,   creative
with a definite professional ob-
The proposals must demonstrate how the leave will be of
benefit to the university, the
preliminary arrangements, contacts and tesearch, detailed procedures of objectives.
The faculty member must not
accept employment elsewhere
whUe on sabbatical unless It is a
Fulbrlght scholarship or payment of travel expenses.
After returning from the sabbatical, the faculty member must
submit a report to the president,
illustrating     what   he   accom-
Hlgh Point I OT..„
profit organization, is sponsoring a conference emphasizing
•the hoUstic approach to well-
being" Nov. 15-16 at the Fresno
HUton Hotel. f
Included in the two-day affair
are   workshops  that will delve
iudlng psycho-nutrition,
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There will also be a banquet fea
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healing clinic.
The cost for the conference
will be 330. The banquet costs an
additional $8.75. One university
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