Nevada takes two of three from Diamond ‘Dogs SPORTS MEN’S TENNIS TAKES WAC CROWN Where exactly is our money going? OPINION Check out Page 8 Fashion: Hollywood’s golden era hits campus CULTURE MONDAY Issue APRIL 30, 2012 FRESNO STATE COLLEGIAN.CSUFRESNO.EDU SERVING CAMPUS SINCE 1922 Devon Wylie drafted 107th overall to Kansas City Chiefs SEE PAGE 8 Photo courtesy of Devon Wylie Dalton Runberg / Collegian file photo Devon Wylie poses with family after receiving news that he was drafted in the 4th round to the Kansas City Chiefs. Wylie was fifth in the nation for punt return average and has 98 career receptions. BRIEFS Fresno Police arrest man involved Event raises money for in shooting near Fresno State University Police Department report- ed that on Friday night at 11:00 p.m., multiple victims were shot in an apart- ment near campus. Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fresno Police later arrested Arthur Howlin on Saturday outside an apart- ment at 1340 E San Bruno ave on suspi- cion of killing his wife Tina Banks. Scholarship goes to students who demonstrate pride in the community The Fresno Bee reports that four other victims suffered injuries and By Alexandra Norton were taken to Community Regional The Collegian Medical Center. No students were involved. While some may think that Springtini If you have any information about is an evening to celebrate the changing this incident please call University weather, the event also raises money Police Department Detective at for The Bulldog Pride Scholarship (559) 278-8400, or the Fresno Police Fund. Department at (559) 621-7000. Peter Robertson, founder of the Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund, said the event on Saturday night raised University Police Department roughly $1,350. The official amount encourages students to lock cars raised for the scholarship will be announced Monday. Since April 1, there have been five The scholarship is through the vehicle burglaries from campus park- Fresno State Alumni Association and ing lots where personal items were left was established in 2005 and offers aid in view. to incoming and returning students Remember when parking your vehi- who are in good academic standing cle on the Fresno State campus make and demonstrate a sense of pride in the sure the following steps are followed: community. •All windows are rolled up. For the 2011-12 year, four students •All valuables are taken out of your received $2,000 scholarships from the vehicle (laptops, books, backpacks, Bulldog Pride Fund. purses, cellphones and cellphone char- The Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund gers.) partnered up with HiS Magazine and •All the doors to the vehicle are ESPN 1430 for this year’s Springtini locked. and brought in local vendors, models Dalton Runberg / The Collegian •If you have a steering wheel club, secure it on the steering wheel Springtini was complete with performances from local bands, a fashion show and samples from See EVENT, Page 3 local restaurants. Partial proceeds from the event went to the Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund. The Collegian THE REAL WORD OF THE DAY élan (noun) spirited self-assurance, verve, dash or enthu- siasm. Opinion Source: Webster’s New World College Dictionary PAGE 2 OPINION EDITOR, TONY PETERSEN • [email protected] MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 Where does your money go? aying for College is getting and has adopted more and more expensive for fees in each cat- Pstudents. With tuition and fee egory. increases, the cost of textbooks and other class materials, campuses have The Student to find ways to Fee Advisory keep college Committee: affordable while The chancellor’s still providing office requires all a quality educa- CSU campuses tion. to have a Student Students are Fee Advisory also becoming Committee. On more and more Fresno State’s cam- critical of how pus, the committee the money they is made up of five pay is being students and four ASI President spent. Like any other members. SELENA FARNESI concerned con- The university sumer, students president appoints want to make the four non-stu- sure they are getting the biggest bang dent positions and for their buck. the ASI president How does the CSU system (and, appoints the five more importantly, Fresno State) spend student positions Chart courtesy of ASI President Selena Farnesi student fees? (one student posi- This chart shows the distribution of one’s student fees each semester. The three entities that use most of the student fee In this article we are going to break tion is usually by money are athletics ($99), the Health Center ($91) and the Association ($64.35). down the types of fees the CSU can filled the ASI presi- charge, the fees Fresno State students dent). The committee is chaired by the alternative consultation. the money is spent in those catego- pay, how that money flows through the vice president of student affairs. The campus referendum allows ries. Each category is broken up fur- university and what it gets spent on at The Student Fee Advisory every student who chooses to par- ther and the fees each student pays the end of the day. Committee hears presentations ticipate to vote on the proposed fee end up supporting different campus from any campus entity that wants increase. Alternative consultation entities, including the Bulldog Card Types of fees: to charge or increase a fee and then requires that the proposers present to Office, The Collegian, academics, the Fresno State, as part of the CSU sys- advises the university president on different clubs and organizations and library, Programs for Children, ASI, tem, can charge five different types of whether or not they find that the fee is engage in meaningful dialog about the financial aid, the Recreation Center, fees. The CSU chancellor’s office has necessary and will benefit students. In proposed fee increase. the USU and SSU, student grants, the categorized each type of fee and set the case of Category 2 fees, the Student Association, Health Center and awth- rules and standards for how those fees Fee Advisory Committee expects Fee comparison across the CSU: letics. are to be adopted on each CSU campus. groups requesting a fee increase to Tuition for full-time students is What’s more confusing is the same Most of the fees require consulta- engage the larger student body in $2,736.00 per semester no matter what campus entity may collect student fee tion with a Student Fee Advisory a discussion about the fee before CSU a student attends. Tuition is a dollars from more than one of the six Committee before they can be imple- the committee will consider the fee. Category 1 fee and must be paid in chancellor-approved categories. For mented. Fresno State has a function- Generally this is accomplished in one order to attend any CSU. The only example, financial aid receives funds ing Student Fee Advisory Committee of two ways: a campus referendum or other type of mandatory fees are from four different categories, while Category 2 fees. athletics and the library receive funds While these are mandatory like from two different categories. Category 1 fees, they are established If each campus entity received the by each CSU campus respectively. This same amount of student fees, each means that the amount students pay entity would receive just under 8 per- varies depending on which CSU they cent of the total so there is a huge dis- attend. parity between the greatest collecting In order to help regulate these costs, and least collecting entities. the chancellor’s office has provided Three fee collectors — athletics, the six categories in which campuses health center and the Association — can charge students additional fees: receive more than half of the student health center facilities, health ser- fee dollars Fresno State student pay in vices, instructionally related activi- any given semester. ties, material, services and facilities, At the same time eight out of 13 student body associations and student collectors receive 5 percent or less of body centers. the total student fee dollars collected. Each campus must look at the CSU’s The disparity between collectors is not definitions of these fees and make sure necessarily a negative thing — each that any student fees that are charged entity provides different services, beyond tuition meets the requirements reaches out to different populations of of one of the chancellor’s approved students and is more or less expensive categories. There is a big disparity in than others to operate. how much each of the 23 CSUs require The disparity does, however, make in fees: Monterey Bay only requires its one wonder whether each entity is students to pay $491 in Category 2 fees; worth the amount of money it receives San Luis Obispo, on the other hand, from student fees. That is a question requires $2,439. for students to answer for themselves. Category 2 Fees at Fresno State: This is the second column in a three- Fresno State students pay $791 in part series on budgets and fees. Next Category 2 fees per year. This means week’s column will be an in-depth look that each students pays $395.50 in the at the ASI budget. fall semester, and the same amount in Selena Farnesi is the president of the spring semester. Associated Students, Inc. Follow her on But where does the money go after Twitter @SMFarnesi. its collected? What are we spending it on? COMMENT: The Collegian is a Just because the money is collected forum for student expression. 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