Center Helps Student Parents Fresno State Receives Record Number of Applications

The Collegian Multimedia Arts and Entertainment Join The Upcoming production, Collegian's "Welcome Home,Jenny YouTube group, Sutter," Online Page 4 Fresno State | Serving the campus since 1922 October 28, 2009 | Wednesday collegian.csufresno.edu Center helps student parents Fresno State receives record number of applications By Kristin Berquist The Collegian With the Nov. 30 deadline approach- ing, the admissions office at California State University, Fresno is swamped with record number first-time freshman applications for fall 2010. Within the first three weeks of accept- ing applications, Fresno State received 4,236 first-time freshman applications. This is an 80 percent increase from last year, according to Bernard Vinovrski, associate vice president for enrollment services. Although Fresno State is not accept- ing new transfer students in January 2010, transfer applications for next fall are up 381 percent, Vinovrski said. Marina Gaytan / The Collegian This gives Fresno State the highest percentage increase for transfer student applications and the second highest percentage increase for first-time freshman applications in the entire CSU system. “It defies logic that these huge per- Lucimar Myers says her goodbyes to her daughter, Brooke, before heading to class at Fresno State. Brooke and her brother, Helam, stay at the centage increases will persist through Infant and Toddler Center at Fresno State three days every week while their mother is in class. This is one of three childcare centers on campus. Nov. 30 in both categories,” Vinovrski said. “Still the percentage increases are staggering and especially signifi- cant for Fresno.” By Lacee Solis Site supervisor for the Infant and children, many are working and going Admissions processing specialist, The Collegian Toddler Center, Kirsten Lange, has to school with one to six children in a Bernadette Nelson, said the applica- worked for children’s programs at family, so they’re able to talk with one tions came flooding in during the first For college students, time manage- Fresno State for four years. another about their issues.” week of the filing period, which began ment can be a juggling act, trying to She said one of the main functions Lange said there are three sites on Oct. 1. balance school, work and studies, of the different on-campus child care campus that provide child care for She now sees a steady flow of about while also trying to maintain a social facilities is to provide support and parents, from infants to age 6. The 250 to 300 applications per day, which life. For student parents, that juggling information for student parents. Campus Children’s Center’s two she downloads and posts to a database. act can seem almost impossible. Lange also said they offer housing programs, the Infant and Toddler Applications are submitted online, The Campus Children’s Center at and community resources. Center and the Preschool Center, and using Fresno State’s automated pro- California State University, Fresno “We have partnerships with other the Joyce Huggins Early Childhood gram, AutoAdmit. The program pro- hopes to relieve some of the stress stu- departments on campus. We have fam- Center. cesses the applications and determines dent parents face when trying to keep ily functions so they’re able to social- She said all three programs serve which students meet eligibility require- up their dual roles as a parent and a ize with other students that are going ments. Some applications are flagged college student. through the same thing. They have See CHILDCARE, Page 6 See RECORD , Page 6 Welty to hold open meeting with Fresno State community By Thaddeus Miller nity where there can be a free to begin a dialogue. The Collegian exchange of ideas,” Oliaro In an e-mail interview said. “That’s what a universi- with The Collegian, Welty ty’s all about.” addressed the walkout. A m e e t i n g b e t w e e n The meeting is a result of “I appreciate [the student’s] California State University, last week’s walkout on the commitment to improve sup- Fresno President John D. Fresno State campus. port for higher education,” Jason Wada / The Collegian Welty and students, faculty Around 2 p.m. on Oct. 21, Welty said. “I, too, have a deep President Welty speaks with a group of protesters during last week's walkout. and staff is scheduled for Nov. more than 80 students partici- concern about the impact of 3 in the Peace Garden. pated in a sit-in protest in the fee increases and fewer class Vice president of student Haak Center, just outside the offerings at our campus and long-term economic growth of Oliaro said that the target of affairs, Dr. Paul Oliaro, said elevators on the fourth floor other state-supported institu- the state is to have a more edu- the university community’s that the meeting is not intend- of the Henry Madden Library. tions of higher education.” cated citizenry,” Oliaro said. frustration ends up being the ed to be a series of speeches, The Haak Center is home to Oliaro said that issues tied to “And that’s what we’re trying campus’s administration, but but rather an open discussion. the office of President John higher-education cuts expand to provide, and [the state] is that it should be Sacramento. “I think we want to try to set D. Welty, who agreed to meet farther than just Fresno State. making it much more diffi- up a format and an opportu- with the campus community “One of the solutions to the cult.” See MEETING , Page 6 The Collegian That’s What the People Are Saying he Collegian is committed to publishing T the most important voice on campus -- yours. Please continue to send us letters to the editor and leave comments on our Web site, collegian.csufresno.edu. We want to hear from OpinionOpinionPage 2 Opinion Editor, Haisten Willis • [email protected] • Wednesday, October 28, 2009 you! The new reformation CAMPUS SPEAK n Sunday, three local “Don’t use the word ‘gay’ unless it’s an Presbyterian churches acronym for ‘Got AIDS yet?’” This was How do you feel about reveal- O completed a split from the an elected official who served multiple nation’s largest Presbyterian denomi- terms in the House of Representatives. ing Halloween costumes? nation. As you can see, these types of Last week, the Vatican announced it “moral issues” tend to move only in would make it easier for Anglicans to one direction. When my dad started convert to the Catholic faith. high school, being gay was listed as a Katie And on Oct. 12 of this year, Gov. The Upper Upper Deck mental illness. It is safe to assume that Williams Schwarzenegger approved the designa- when my children begin high school HAISTEN WILLIS English tion of May 22 as “Harvey Milk Day” it will not have found its way back on Senior in California. the list. These three recent events have one look at this in the broad spectrum. I The Bible does contain passages “If you’re in a private obvious thing in common: the issue of mean the really broad spectrum. condemning homosexuality. It also party and there aren’t homosexuality in society. It isn’t every day that churches contains many rather gruesome pas- that many people it’s When Prop 8 was all the rage last completely divide over an issue. The sages that support slavery (conduct- OK. But when you’re in year, many people (myself included) Methodist church split over slavery ing a Google search will yield many a huge party and you’re showing every- saw it as a black and white issue. in 1844. The Mormon church split the of these very quickly, though I advise thing I don’t really agree because some Those who were less religious sup- exact same year when its prophet, doing so at your own risk). people just can’t wear those costumes ported gay marriage, while the more Joseph Smith, was murdered (and I have attended Methodist churches and I don’t want to see that. Unless you religious types were against it. has since had many breakaway my entire life, and it pains me to say posed in “Playboy,” like, recently, then It is now apparent that it is much “Fundamentalist Mormon” sects that my ancestors were on the pro-slav- I really don’t want to see anything like more complex. Presbyterians and that continue to practice polygamy). ery side of the 1844 Methodist split. that.” Episcopalians have already come to And we all learned in school about However, that denomination reunited the dreaded “s” word (schism) over it, the Catholic Reformation and Martin in 1939, this time with everyone agree- and other denominations may soon Luther’s 95 theses. ing that slavery was unacceptable. I Dennie follow. In other words, churches split am certain these new schisms will end Turner The issue hasn’t attracted much over huge events. And as such, the in a similar fashion. Music Education water-cooler talk since the big mar- lightning rod issue of gay rights may I realize that this is an extremely Sophomore riage votes of 2008, but it is only a mat- become one of the defining issues of sensitive issue, and I was quite ner- ter of time before the national media our time. vous about writing a column of this “I think it’s all right. On pulls it back out for another round of More historical context: homo- nature. But, in the end, we are talking a college campus and debate. sexuality was considered a criminal about the private acts of consenting private parties it’s all And since the talking heads on offense in Britain until 1967.

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