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MSC Striving to Reach Diversity Goals Kami Walton and Katie Vining According to U.S Wednesday, February 24,1999 Number 20 Volume 65 State "The voice of the students " MSC striving to reach diversity goals Kami Walton and Katie Vining According to U.S. News online Staff Writers 1996-97 numbers, MSC is not "diverse" because minority enrollment is not Mesa State College's diversity goals The debate continues in court­ greater than the national average of 17 Goal 1: Recruit, retain and graduate a student population reflective of the population houses, Congress, and colleges as to the percent. However, the area from which of the state and the nation. benefits of affirmative action in today's MSC draws its student body is not con­ society. Recent Supreme Court deci­ sistent with national figures. 1A. Increase the number of applicants and matriculants from under represented sions have limited it and even Mesa According to the Grand Junction minority populations. State College has taken steps to revise City of Commerce, Grand Junction is IB. Increase the persistence and graduation rates of students from under its policy. comprised of 90 percent Caucasian citi­ represented minority populations to meet or exceed those of majority population. According to Paul Jones, dean of zens, with eight percent Hispanic citi­ enrollment management, there are no zens. Clearly, the 10 percent minority IC. Continue to increase the number of applicants from regions other than the quotas for enrollment or employment population differs from the national av-v ‘ institution’s traditional service area on the Western Slope. at MSC, but there have been recent re­ erage. Goal 2:Recruit and retain a faculty and staff population reflective of that of the state visions to the .............■■■ — — ....... ■ ■ ■ — Several and the nation. affirmative ac­ schools have Goal 3:Foster a campus environment that supports a diverse community of students, tion policy. MSC does have aapproached the differences be­ faculty and staff. The Cul­ problem reaching its own tural Diversity tween commu­ Goal 4:Continuously evaluate efforts to develop a more diverse community to include Board (CDB) minority goals, missing nities and en­ assessment, feedback, and reporting. has been rollment in vari­ the mark for the past two working on ous ways. Ac­ tion rates, the college had to "reallo­ analyst, many of Colorado's legislators this document, years. cording to en- cate" $22,000 for the last few years. have not pushed for laws limiting such known as a r o 1 1 m e n t According to Jones, that money was issues, because former governor, Roy " d i v e r s i t y records from earmarked for use in minority recruit­ Romer, made it clear they were des­ plan" which is based on MSC's needs. U.S. News online, standards of some ment. tined for a veto. Now that Bill Owens This board is chaired by Dr. Sam California schools have been altered to Jones said the state of Colorado set has been elected, that could change. Gringerich, vice president of academic increase minority numbers. However, a goal in 1994 to reach a 20 percent di­ While campaigning for office, Gov­ affairs, while students are represented standards are "in no way, shape, or versity rate by the year 2000. With a ernor Bill Owens said that he sup­ by Associated Student Government form" lowered for different students at current minority population of 19.1 ported changes in affirmative action. (ASG) President Jared Clark. The new MSC, Jones said, adding that "MSC's percent, Colorado is already nearing its "While discrimination is always plan reflects Mesa State's positions and average freshman meets the minimum diversity goal, according to the Colo­ wrong, to discriminate against some­ unique situations regarding affirmative criteria to be accepted to any of rado Department of Labor and Em­ one because of their race or sex is action. * Colorado's selective institutions." ployment. wrong. Therefore, I oppose those sorts By increasing MSC's current 13 MSC does have a problem reach­ Politically, recent candidates did of affirmative action, which discrimi­ percent ethnic minority enrollment by * ing its own minority‘goals, missing the’ not5 make affirmative action a cam­ nate against a person because of that 10 percent, Jones says he hopes to add mark for the past two years. After fail­ paign issue. According to Floyd Ciruli, more diversity to the campus. ing to meet state-set minority gradua­ a nonpartisan pollster and political see DIVERSITY, page 4 Financial aid increase cut for MSCTitle drive Jon Mitchell significant decrease in the proposes to cut from the bud­ amount of new computers and News Editor get include an $8.5 million cut financial aid available for stu­ from Romer's budget for insti­ Mesa State College, as well dents should the new budget tutions of higher education. as other state funded colleges changes proposed by Gov. Bill Most of the reduction would around Colorado, could see a Owens follow through. come from a $4 million cut from According to the Denver the purchases of new comput­ Post's Feb. 18 article, Owens, ers. Also, according to the same who is asking the Colorado article, Owens has requested a state legislature to cut $48.9 mil­ $7 million dollar increase for Inside: lion from former Gov. Roy technology next year, $4 million Opinions - Romer's budget, said the less than the amount that was changes are needed to limit the scheduled under Romer's bud­ Campus growth growth of state government get. means brighter future spending to 6 percent per year, Gov. Owens has asked Page 2 which is the cap set by the voter- that a proposed increase of $5 News - approved TABOR Amendment million in financial aid for stu­ that controls the rate that tuition dents attendingvstate colleges Graduation nearing can be increased per year in be reduced to $2 million. for seniors. state institutions. Page 5 The changes that Owens see CUTS, page 5 Features - ASG Senate seats filled, ASG Senator more than just a student. Page 6 made into committees Kami Walton ence Senator and Hyung Lim is Sports - Staff Writer the UTEC Senator. Kyle King has also been brought on to rep­ Photo by: Chris Froese Mavs and Lady Mavs For the first time since any­ resent the school of professional The Mavs' Dutch Johnson (31) puts a shot over in RMAC semifinals. one in the current senate can studies. Jonathan Morgan Page 9 the head of Chadron State's Jason Kreiling remember, the Mesa State Col­ Charleston, the new Humani­ during Mesa State's 66-64 win. For more on lege Associated Student Gov­ ties and Social Sciences Senator, the win, see page 9. To reach us: ernment (ASG) has filled all of was put on the ASG Senate in Gen. Office: 248-1255 its Senate positions, including the week prior. and science department. tion for me," Blevin said. Advertising: 248-1171 the induction of a senator to Getting senators to fill these Blevins changed her major the ASG also swore in Lim as Sports: 248-1212 represent the Unified Technical positions has been quite a jour­ next day and was sworn in at the first UTEC Senator this year Fax#: 248-1708 Educational Campus (UTEC). ney. Blevins, formerly an En­ last week's meeting. "I was un­ even though he has never at­ Check us out on the web: The recent inductions of glish major, petitioned the certain about what I wanted to tended UTEC; Lim is from the www.mesastate.edu/crite five senators have made the board for the same position do, but an undeclared major math and science department. ASG Senate complete.* Kim three weeks»agabut was told* can't hold a position either, so Blevins is the new Math and Sci­ she needed to be from the math math and science are a real op­ see SENATE, page 4 MSC's future looks bright Hidden costs in education With all of the recent tion frequently during my "Go west young man." yard. Just imagine how much fuss about student fee in­ brief career at this college. Those same words were What is sad is that al­ better this campus could be creases, I have noticed a Some professors are said about the United most none of us will be with the addition of every­ different type of fee for constantly requiring stu­ States' "Manifest Destiny" around to thing that is in the blue­ students. It is called the dents to purchase more when the country was try­ see the fin- prints for added facilities. "progressive supplies fee." and more supplies in order ing to expand to the west i s h e d There is the Humanities Those of you who are to get adequate grades on during the mid to late 1800s. project. and Social Sciences build­ not familiar with this, let assignments. People of this nation be­ However, ing, that will not only house me explain. When you The frustrating part of lieved that it was their God- the fact the more classrooms for the sign up for a class, this is that profes­ given right for the country college is mass communications de­ you can generally sors are making to span from the Atlantic to p la n n in g partment, but will also cre­ expect three gen­ these require­ the Pacific Ocean, and the ahead for ate more facilities for the art eral "fees" in addi­ ments to the some government did everything the future and theater departments as tion to the tuition of the poorest in its power to ensure that and is do­ well. credit fee: The people in America such a thing happened.
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