CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO M u s t a n g D a i i y MAY 26, 1995 VOLUME UX, No. 131 FRIDAY Drummer boy ASI members who ditch meetings 'V f' " ' Í’* »' ■ may lose perks ■iè 4' ■ rf' ^ * By Jason D. Plenions In the past, members were Daily Staff Wiitei still required by ASI bylaws to attend the official meetings, but ASI will make it tougher for there was no requirement to at­ its board members to use their tend the workshops. perks next year. 1 màt In the ASI Board of Director’s meeting on Wednesday — the last of the year — the board "This is a good bill. ASI ■■■ ■ : ■<■.< '■■■ ■■ - passed a bill requiring its mem­ bers to be in “good standing” to needs its members to be .J."-:- receive free admission to some present to function well, ASI-sponsored events, including •t* ' ’ i i ’ 1, ' mm and this bill should encour­ - - v'V the Cal Poly Rodeo. u According to the bill, its pur­ age th a t/ pose is to increase attendance by board members to various workshops and general meetings. Steve McShane Workshops are desigpied to provide an arena of discussion College of Agriculture rep. for board members to educate themselves on proposed legisla­ tion, and are considered volun­ “This is a good bill,” said tary. Steve McShane, a College of # The “good standing” require­ Agriculture representative. “ASI ment will be met by a member needs its members to be present whose attendance record shows to function well, and this bill they have attended at least 60 should encourage that.” percent of all meetings, accord­ Some, however, feel the bill ing to the bill. See ASI, page 3 Protection of tenured professors raises criticism from students By Garrett M. Mettler livelihood and less accountable to Doily Stoff Wfilef_______ the students,” Buck said. Tenured professors are When a university judges a evaluated, both by students and professor worthy of tenure, it be­ their departments. But no mat­ stows a great deal of trust and ter what the results, there are no confidence in that person. requirements to change if the >ir But what keeps that trust professor is not personally from being violated? What sort of incentive exists to keep the quality of lectures as good, even after 20 years, as they were the Nehs Hnusis professor’s first year? Students say the message motivated to do so. being delivered by some tenured “The point about tenure is faculty is that the quality of their that it provides pei'verse incen­ education comes second to the tives for productivity and accoun­ professor’s job security. tability,” Buck said. “Where are Originally installed in the the incentives for the professor 1960s to protect academic to raise his standard of teaching Drummer Peter Wolf bangs it out for the East Side Indians as they play a set during U.U. hour Thursday / freedom for university profes­ and address continually chang­ Daily photo by L Scott Robinson sors, tenure has become a virtual ing student needs? They are job-for-life guarantee. nowhere to be found.” To economics sophomore However, Director of Faculty Steve Buck, the lack of adequate Affairs Mike Suess said tenure checks and balances for tenured serves a valuable purpose for CSU faculty urge financial support for campusesfaculty is cause for serious con­ universities. cern. “It has given the faculty mem­ bers security for academic By Adriano Alcoraz Bill Christ, chairman of the will address San Francisco State “Once faculty get tenured, freedom,” he said. “It has en- Asaioted Piess California Faculty Association. graduates Saturday, and U.S. they become more concerned with their own economic See TENURE, page 6 SAN DIEGO — Professors In the last five years, classes Education Secretary Richard with California State University have been cut and 7,500 faculty Riley, who will be at Fresno will wear more than traditional members have been laid off. Stu­ State the same day, have been A CHANGE OF SCHEDULE robes and mortarboards during dents fees have risen an average asked to recognize the effort in upcoming commencement of $140 in the last two years, their speeches, said CFA spokes­ ceremonies. said CSU budget director John woman 'Trudy Goodwin Barnes. Due to the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. They will don purple ribbons Richards. The CSU system would need on their gowns to symbolize con­ As part of the campaign, $850 million to prevent any fur­ cern about the decline in state faculty members will hand out ther cuts, Richards said. This funding for higher education. letters to family and friends of year, CSU received a $42 million graduates during commence­ increase, and Gov. Pete Wilson M u s t a n g The statewide campaign, called “Operation Purple Rib­ ment. The letters will encourage has proposed a 4 percent in­ bon,” is designed to inform the people to ask lawmakers to give crease of $64 million a year public about the financial situa­ more money to education. starting in 1996. tion of the once-mighty 22-cam­ “We want to convey a message “It’s enough for tissue paper pus system, said Tim Sampson, a that the legislature needs to do and chalk,” Christ scoffed. D aily professor of social work at San" something,” said Lydia Baca, the Although he had not heard hVancisco State University, who association’s regional coor­ about the campaign Thursday, will not be published next Monday or Tuesday. came up with the idea. dinator. CSU spokesman Steven McCar­ “All of a sudden, politicians Keynote commencement thy said university officials wel­ The Daily will be back with all your news and have a greater concern in putting speakers, including first lady come all the support they can money into prison systems,” said Hillary Rndhani Clinton, who get. views on Wednesday. 2 FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1995 MUSTANG DAIIY MAY Students can ride to bike school to avoid high fines bicycle to participate in class ac­ In addition, Brown said By Justin MocNoughton bicyclists would be at fault in a Doily Staff Wiitei tivities. FRIDAY 26 Heather Lynch, a journalism non-severe accident involving a senior, attended the class two car if they were not in com­ Riding without using hands, pliance with the law. But if the 10 school days remaining in spring quarter. not signaling or riding without a years ago. According to Lynch, the class was a waste of time, cyclist at fault is injured, the of­ TODAY'S WEATHER: Mostly sunny helmet under the age of 18 are ficer usually does not issue a among the many violations a but definitely v/orth saving the TOMORROW'S WEATHER: Mostly dear $70 the courts wanted her to ticket. cyclist can be cited for — and in “Nine times out of 10 the of­ Today's high/low: 69/48Tomorrow's high/low: 68/NA pay. excess of $100, ficer is not going to write a cita­ Fines for moving violations on “How much can they really say about bike riding?” Lynch tion,” Brown said. “They (the a bicycle are the same as they cyclist) have already suffered said. “I know how to ride a bike, are for automobiles, as of enough.” Border Volunteer Corps Recruiting Corpsmembers and technically I know the rules. January 1993. According to University Police for 1995-1996 But these fines can be I thought it was kinda dumb.” Sergeant Bob Schumacher, the eliminated by giving time rather She also said that during the 'Fhe Border Volunteer Corps — one of the largest department is trying to imple­ than money. class, the officer covered every­ ment its own bicycle traffic AmeriCorps national service programs — will be serving San Luis Obispo County traf­ thing from the intricate laws in­ school for next year. This way, fic courts offer offenders, with volved in bike riding to a com­ border communities in New Mexico, Arizona and students wouldn’t have to pay the exception of those cited for plete tour of the police station. such large citation fees to the California. The corpsmembers will help with health and dmnk biking, the chance to at­ city. housing issues, adult and child education and the tend bicycle traffic school rather Tlie (University PoTice) depart­ than paying an exorbitant cita­ “Part of the problem is that if environment. tion fee. ment is tryinq to implement we stop someone and cite them Corpsmembers will receive a living stipend of $7,945, The process of signing up for for going through a stop sign, it’s its own bicyde traffic sdischool about a $120 fine (with the coun­ health care benefits and child care. After completion o f bike school is somewhat like ap­ plying for automobile traffic for next year. ty courts) and we have a hard service, volunteers are eligible for a $4,725 benefit to school, but much simpler. The time with that — that’s brutal,” Schumacher said. pay student loans or educational expenses. fee is roughly the same, at $25 According to SLO Police each class, and the only school in Department Sergeant Ron Instead, offenders would have For an application and more information, call (800) the county is in San Luis Obispo. Brown, each San Luis Obispo the luxury of paying $20 to $25 320-1774. The application deadline is June 1, 1995. Offenders are required to visit traffic officer issues nearly 10 to attend a bike school on cam­ the San Luis Obispo County bicycle citations every month. He pus and waive the infraction fee, TODAY Courthouse where they file their said cyclists generally aren’t he said. Co-Op and Summer Job Workshop • Career Services, 11 a.m.