New Year, but Same Story: Overcrowding Persists Senior Bulge
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•wtiim,.,,.,,.....-„„»,, DAILY California State University, Northridge Septembers, 1987 Volume 32, Number 4 New year, but same story: Overcrowding persists Halls ffll with students line students left up for spots out (tf rooms in packed lots By RHONDA ALBERTY Staff Writer By JENNIFER PEARSON Staff Writer If page-long waiting lists, students sitting on hard A student drove up to the in classroom floors and lengthy formation txwth along Nordhoff lines in the Administration wearing a perplexed expression. building seem familiar, it's Her question was probably because they are just a few echoed by many incoming examples of persistent problems students: "Where can I park?" of overcrowding characterizing But this student had no parking the first week ot the semester at sticker. "But my class starts in CSUN. ten minutes!" she said. A question appropriately asked "What can you do?" asked by students and faculty members ROGER WILSON/Oaily Sundial Marian Haglund, who has worked alike at this time is, "Why does SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE — A student circles B Lot searching for a parking place. at CSUN for the past 12 years. the problem of oyercrowded Forbes cited information Although students are con classrooms occur every year?'' gathered from the t>ack, of the tinuing to have difficulty in According to Eric Forbes, CAR Registration forms, which locating a parking space, even associate director of admissions indicated the times students were with a decal, Haglund said this and records, this question con not available to take classes. year is "a lot easier." That is, compared to previous years. cerns an important issue, but the "Students indicated they are causes and solutions are not willing to take classes in the "(More) people seem to know easily defined. afternoons," Forbes said. "With where they're going," she added. "Because of the size of this type of information, Monday was busy with traffic classrooms and the number of departments will be better able to jams up and down Nordhoff, "but students wanting to take classes schedule classes during times I didn't encounter as ' many in the mcnuing (the hours bet that students will enroll in them.'' problems," Haglund said Problems meaning, for example, ween 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. are the Dr. Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi, students not able to find a most popular for enrollment), the director of Institutional parking place at all. first few weeks are inevitably Research, is not so optimistic crowded," Forbes said. about the results of the CAR Part of the relief, Haglund One possible cause of over survey. offered, may be explained by the crowding, Forbes noted, is the "There just' isn't sufficient fact that many students are tendency of students to enroll in evidence to warrant scheduling returning juniors and seniors. more courses than they plan to more classes in the afternoons at This possible explanation is take. this point," Nakanishi said. supported by Parking Supervisor Charles Thomas. "Students will often sign up for Nakanishi said other alter In his opinion, traffic was not 19 units, intending to carry only natives to more afternoon classes as heavy on Monday and Tuesday 15 units," Forbes said. "With this would be scheduling additional 7 when compared with the first kind of 'class shon>ing,' it always a.m courses and a battery of ROGER WILSON/Dally Sundial takes a few wedu for things to TAKE A SEAT — Students take to the floor in their attempt to settle down." Please see PARKING, page 4 add a class. Please see PARKING, page 4 Sierra sweats Senior bulge is adding to the crowds without air ByPATTYLADD conditioniiig Senior Staff Writer The ever-increasing size of SyCAROttf^LEIOH CSUN's senior class is becoming StaffWrlter a reason for concern, according to the office of Admissions and The air conditi^nnng brolce Records. dow» Wt^sm^y, itAvit^ The phenomenon, which has many si^dntts miseratrile in become known as the "senior ail three «[ the Siwra iHilge," is not somettiing that is bladings. exclusive to CSUN. A definite At uppemiPMhe^ ? a ra. tt>e trend has been exhibited flazqpi, a a»iaector for two throughout the California State li^peii, omeked on tiw ctHt- University system which seems dMMwr water lines, said to indicate that seniors are George B<i^tn«r, assistant choosing more often to remain in director ot phjwieal ^ni school rather than graduate and maaat^tment The efc^Hers and move out into the job market. eofriktg tamm siait do«m #s a Janice Walker, public affairs ot thb and the |iir specialist for the CSU system ceased to fuitc- said, "In 1970 the junior classes Graph by Jim Martin I said. on the average in all the CSU 87 schools were larger than the However, in the overview of the "Those students who stay and senior bulge," she said. Hie {MTobtem is not ivith the senior classes. But in 1966, the statewide school system. Walker don't get through the system in Nevertheless, at the Nor air c(HiditioitiN( ^0^ ^^^^^ senior classes exceeded the said, this condition is not seen as five years usually do finish in 10 thridge campus this senior bulge junior classes by more than a particularly distressing years and this time lapse may n<MU»« see H07. page 4 22,(X)0 students." problem. account for what some term the Please see SENIOR, page 3 Unjust Iced Working Women Judge Daniel H. Calabro Is Thesports department checks into a Get the story on a Midwest brothel — getting more heat than he new feature by looking at CSUN's "The Early Girl" reviewed. deserves. hockey club. Plaaaa aaa paga 5 Plaaaa aaa Sporta, paga 12 m Plaaaa aaa Expoaura, paga 7 2NEWS/Thursday, September 3, 1987 Dally Sundial The royal mounted flying platypus impressionists group IN THE PILLARS OF KNOWLEDGE II NEWS Dreams do come true OAKI.WD, Calif. (AP) — A woman who dreamed of money gushing from a slot machino drove straight to Nevada and won .Ajii million slot machine jackpot. Pearl Anderson, 54, also got three olfefs of marriage after hitting the Club Cal Nueva's big payoff early Tuesday, but said she turned down the proposals. Instead, she platmed to give her husband a big hug when he arrived in Reno on a jet chartered by the casino. Mrs. Anderson said she drove to Nevada in the middle of the night after she woke up feeling lucky, she said. "I dreamed of buckets of money pouring out of the machine," she said. Mrs. Anderson, a mother of five children and grandmother of 18, works as a nurse's aide at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland. She left for Reno after work, arrived at 2 a.m. and went straight for the slot machines. On her second try at the $3 "millionaire slot machine," five sevens appeared on the register, bells and buzzers sounded, and the early morning crowd began clapping and cheering, said Charmaine LaMay, a club spokeswoman. It was the first $1 million payoff for the TODD BIGELOW/Daily Sundial machine, installed three years ago, and the largest at the casino in five years. The Oviatt Library on a cloudy summer day. Iran-Contra college STEVENSON. Md. (AP) — The theme of this luncheon is implausibly deniable. About 250 Villa Julie College teachers CAMPUS CALENDAR are expected to pass through shredded paper curtains in the temporarily Today Sociology Studenta Oulld — The first meeting Student Health Center — Free peer nutrition renamed "Fawn Hall' will be held Sept. 9 In the USU. Room will be counseling begins Sept. 8. Computer diet to feast on contra posted there. analysis available. salad, lie bread, bank- or hard-liner rolls Debate Team — A meeting for the an and shredded cheese. WISE'SWE — Potluck brunch will be held nouncement of the Fall semester debate topic Catholic Newman Center — Beginning Sept. Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your There will be side dishes of olive-rs and will be held today at 2 p.m. All students in 13, Mass will be celebrated every Sunday at favorite food or drink and meet us in the all drinlis served will be liquid assets. terested in intercollegiate debate are 10 a.m. All students, faculty and staff are welcome. The'center is located at 17809 general vicinity of the WISE room, Engineering They'll also t>e serenaded by the sounds welcome. 155A. of a computer room shredder throughout Halsted St. Wheelchair accessible. their meal Thursday. HUM — Join us for bowling tonight at 8 p.m., 10823 Zelzah. Qeograpliy Club — The first meeting is Sept. 4 Carolyn Manuscak, president of the at noon in Sierra South 114. Bring your lunch. ' .J suburban Baltimore college, says she CSUN Matador Rapubllcans — Pizza night at Continuing hopes everybody will understand that the the Flashback Cafe, tonight at 6 p.m. Meet ' Join us Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. for a Shabbat school is not taking sides in the Iran- new friends and learn about the club. dinner and celebration. The cost is $6.(}0 for non-members, $5.00 for members. An ideal Contra affair, but that "Villa Julie College AleohoHc* Anonymous — Recovery program CSUN Matador Republicans — Meeting today event for new and old members. has a sense of humor." for students, faculty and staff held Wed at 2 p.m. in the USU .South Valley Room. nesdays from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. in the USU Everyone is welcome. Counseling Center — An adult re-entry program open house will be held Sept. 17 from Santa Susana Room (upstairs). No dues or Lopez pleads innocent fees; visitors are welcome.