Arboretum Hosts Annual

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON INSIDE Track and Field squad breaks a quin- 3 n NEWS: San Salvador activist comes to tet of school records campus to tell about his life experiences after the week- 5 n PERSPECTIVES: Reflexology is a technique end at Cal/Nevada that helps regulate glands and organs Championships. —see Sports page 7 VOLU M E 72, I SSUE 40 WEDNESDAY M AY 2, 2001 Arboretum hosts annual nEVENT: This weekend’s “Green Scene” fea- tured speakers who gave advice on landscap- ing and decorative uses with fish BY MICHAEL DEL MURO Laguna Beach Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Daily Titan Staff Writer was the most popular speaker nLEGISLATURE: This throughout the weekend. Plants, plant advice, snails, worms Hunt, who spoke on both year’s budget will finally and big garden gold fish. Saturday and Sunday, gave a talk These are what were offered titled “Four Steps to a Fabulous allow for paid member- during this weekend’s 28th annual Garden.” Van Diest said at least 100 ship in the California “Green Scene” taking place at the people attended each talk. Arboretum presented by Friends of There was a Children’s Garden State Student Association the Arboretum, the caretakers and with many activities for the young fundraisers of the Arboretum. ones, including planting a mari- BY SARA STANTON Janet Van Diest, the spokes- gold and hiding in a vine-covered Daily Titan Staff woman for the Arboretum said teepee. Writer “Green Scene” brought in more Nishiki Club presented their than 10,000 visitors and raised more “Young Koi Show,” throughout the Very rarely are than $70,000. weekend. The young koi are large, students informed of She said the money from the event brightly colored garden fish that are where their money is is used to help fund the Friends of smaller than two feet. being spent. Students often demand the Arboretum and any money left The Nishiki club had an auction to know the hows and whys of their over is given back to the 26-acre Sunday at 2 p.m. where they were fee increases and less frequently do botanical garden. selling koi and other water garden- administrators and student leaders Fullerton resident, Jan Vallely and ing and pool supplies. have the answers. Placentia resident, Susan Powers There were not only plants at Well have no fear, for part of the said they attend “Green Scene” the weekend event. A number of student’s money is actually going every year. food stands were placed around the somewhere that will lobby for stu- “We circle the dates on our cal- arboretum including a number of ice dent’s interests. endars,” Vallely said. “I always like cream and drink stands. The mobile For the past few weeks, the to see the unusual things and the Kettle Corn truck was selling their Associated Students Board of crafts.” sweet popcorn. Directors sat on edge through their The garden show had at least 120 In front of the Heritage House, annual budget deliberations, divvy- vendors selling plants and other the smell of beef flavored the air ing up student-generated funds to garden-related items. Booths full of as the local Knowlwood Restaurant different campus groups and orga- plants and gardening information brought barbeque pits and were nizations. lined the paths of the arboretum. cooking their hamburgers for a long Included in this year’s budget, There were more than 20 clubs line of hungry customers tired from which the board approved last week, and societies who were educating plant shopping. $17,000 of student’s money was the gardeners on things such as The sponsors of the event were allotted for dues to the California natural pest control, garden colors, Kellogg Garden Products, Bayer/ State Student Association (CSSA), and working with clay soil. People Pursell, and Wienerschnitzel, who an organization that advocates and of all ages attended this event. also had a food stand at the event. lobbies issues plaguing many of the “This is the largest outdoor plant All the vendors and sponsors con- Cal State Universities, such as park- sale in California,” Van Diest said. tributed to the Arboretum. ing and housing. “People can get everything ready More people attended “Green Elliot Sacks, director of statewide for their spring garden.” Scene” Saturday, Van Diest said. affairs for AS, said that CSSA has There were guest speakers giv- She said that the trails were com- paid representation from all but two ing a number of gardening tips pletely filled with people and it was of the 23 CSU campuses. beginning at noon on Saturday and hard to get through. As of this year, Cal State Fullerton Sunday. “We always have a larger crowd has not been a dues-paying member, Van Diest said that “Jungle” Julie on Saturday,” Van Diest said. CHRIS TennysON/Daily Titan meaning that CSUF had no vote Hunt, the garden director for the “People are hungry to get their Sam Houston plays wind chimes at the 28th Annual “Green Scene” at the Fullerton Arboretum. over important pieces of legislation, Sacks said. And in order to vote, AS has to pay. “The dues were calculated on a per-student basis,” Sacks said. CSU pay increase lobbied at He also said that AS paid 60 cents per full-time enrolled student to the nMONEY: The California Faculty Association financial gains in the budget over tors involved in summer session. their data,” Swisher said. “We get CSSA. the past couple of years, CFA feels “It may be a different faculty ours from the campuses.” CSUF’s involvement in the state- dubs what they see as uncompetitive salaries the teachers still aren’t getting the makeup during the summertime,” Another argument the CFA is wide organization will increase for CSU faculty members the second “crisis in salaries they deserve. he said. using to back their plight is that the greatly, now that $17,000 has been “We have gotten more money, but Swisher noted that summer class- CSU is signing up fewer faculty handed over as a means to have a BY KELLY MEAD facing. we’re also getting more and more es may be taught by more part-time members for tenure. Tenure is a greater voice statewide. Daily Titan Staff Writer The CFA went to Sacramento this students,” Meisienhelder said. faculty or perhaps the teachers are benefit that all but guarantees a AS President Mary Grace weekend worried that CSU faculty One complaint the CFA has about lecturers rather than professors. professor’s job security with their Cachuela said that as the fastest This week about 200 California salary issues are being overshad- faculty salaries is that teachers are The CFA is also claiming that university. growing and the third largest cam- State University employees gath- owed by the energy crisis. The getting short-changed on summer CSU pay is not competitive. The “We’re facing mass retirements pus in the CSU system, CSUF’s ered in Sacramento to lobby for fac- weekend was caustically dubbed, pay. CSU system is losing quality faculty and we’re simply not replacing ten- non-representation in CSSA was ulty pay increases. The California “There’s More Than One Crisis in According to the CFA, during the to areas where the cost of living is ure faculty,” Meisenhelder said. futile. Faculty Association (CFA) attend- California.” summer faculty receives only 80 higher. The Chancellor’s Office dis- “Without being able to vote, it’s ees, who included many from Cal Despite the state senate’s focus on percent of the money the state gives Swisher, however, has seen sta- agrees. hard,” she said. State Fullerton, were asking the leg- the schools for salaries. tistics that show the CSU system is Cachuela said that AS’s proactive other issues, Meisenhelder feels the “We don’t know exactly where it Swisher claims that the system islator to amend the CSU system’s week has been successful in mak- actually raising their faculty salaries has replaced all of the 2,000 tenure decision to pay dues to CSSA would budget to provide more money for is going,” said Meisenhelder when ing the legislators aware the CFA’s referring to the extra 20 percent. at a faster rate than the rest of the members whom have retired in the allow the student administrators to faculty salaries. grievances. country. last five years and added another see that their voice and vote do “We feel we have to be up here to Despite the CFA’s loud voice in However, even if the Senate takes the capital this week, many people According to the Chancellor’s 214 to the privileged group. make a difference. remind them of the CSU system,” notice, there are still many obstacles that work on the campus have a dif- Office, faculty salaries have Despite the continued push-pull “A lot of [state] legislators listen said Susan Meisenhelder, the presi- the CFA has to face. For one, ferent perspective of the budget. increased 23.5 percent in the last between employer and employee, to this organization,” she said. dent of the CFA. the CSU administration disagrees Ken Swisher, a representative five years. Nationally, collegiate the CFA is still optimistic that peo- “They see that these are young The CFA is claiming that the pay- with many of the CFA’s arguments. from the Chancellor’s Office, feels faculty salaries have risen 14.9 per- roll problem stems from the boom- Although the CSU system has made the CFA isn’t considering all the fac- cent. SALARIES/ 6 BUDGET/ 6 ing enrollment the CSU system is “I don’t know where they get Titan Expansion plans underway e x t r a s nCAMPUS: Increased enrollment has created services, and Physical Therapy.

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