Spec. ColI. LD?~9.6 C5 075 lArchives) ORION. 24:~ Wi ·"'.MFle Feb '7, 1990 ._ Received on: 02-0~-~0, ~ MEHIAM L18RARy--CbU, CHl~O stUdent adivi~m .. expected to c.­ increase in the California State University, Chico 1990s Chico, California Page 19 Volume 24, Issue 2 Wednesday, February 7, 1990 CSU executives get controversial raise Chancellor receives 43 percent hike, presidents' salaries boosted by 16 percent Greeks take 'Nerd' By DARRELL SMITH $195,000, while Chico State University President Robin w.ill receive a base salary of $26,544, per academic year, Staff Writer Wilson will eam approximately $130,000, an increase of up from the $23.412 salary paid in 1989-90, according to academic ,challenge about $20,000 a year, the California State University Salary Report. The In the wake of Ii proposed $65 million cut in Henry Peterson, professor of psychology at Chico average salary paid to full professors in tl)e system A semester-IoDg scholastic competition the1990-91 California State University system budget, State University and a representative of the California currently is $58,116. between a Chico State University flllternity CSU (;lulOcellor W. Ann Reynolds received a 43 percent Faculty Association, said that, in light of the proposed If the state legislature approves Gov. Deukmejian's .an<l a IOrority resulted in a winning overall pay raise from the Board of Trustees, who also increased budget, the executive pay increases were "very poorly proposed budget. faculty members will not receive these &tide point averago of 2.S3 for Gamma Phi the salaries of the 20 CSU presidents by 16 percent timed." increases until Jan. I, 1991, six months later than the Beta sorority. across the board. CSU faculty, in comparison, will receive 11 4.9 . The theme of thc competition was based Reynolds' salary jumped from $136,248 to percent mid-year salary increllSe. Instructional faculty See Pay mise, page 5 on Ihc fllmRevense of the Nerds. with Delta Chi' fraternity taking on the persona of the . Lambda Lambda Lambda "nerd" fllltcmity and Gamma Phi Beta playing the role of the OmeSa Mu sorority. "It was a really positive expcrience."said Carric Horan, Gamma Phi Beta scholarship . cbair.... Wc·rc really hpppy." Horan silid that· throughout the semester eacb orsaniZiltion provided incentives to their members and cncouraged them to strive for tbcit higbest grades.. u.lncenti ves were as simple as asking a mbcr if lbey had done well in their tests · and papers W!lt week," sbe said. : Horan said that Gamma Pbi Beta's viClOry camcd them an all-cxpensc paid lHubccue provided by the men of Delta Chi. DelLa Chi's averagc GPA for th' sCfuestcr was 2.47.. ' The imponance of the event, she said,lies in tbe positive image it presents of the Greek S)'litcm, . sbowing .that academics arc an iniportant pan of fraternity and sorority life. i ," --Gres Miller Soul. food kicks .off '. ~~~9k 'Histc;)lyMon~~;: .: ......~ i.:: .;'~;J.; '. -J!~.. ;.~..... ';:( ::I'~~~ ~. -~ .• ~~<._~.';. .:..).~,.::~~.\-.--.~f..~';':~'" ~:r.:~i;';'; ... ~;l' ... ;~.~:,,<r. " .-" .~. ,. .:: ~ "'. ~; JiiliitHitnnY M~ k1c:~(s4 otrMonciq; " ··-itiili 'f-wCiek') tiCing': d~iBriatc(f"Soui FOod :'-W~'~FlQnn 1 ..rn;~2 p.rn todayt~ul~ '. FridJ)'. Se1vqtcr'a CJfCby die CIwk Will bfi . .: .iCrv,", ~~nal.Mricao~American diabCl.::. Staff photo by JOE PRAX ... !'C. c.·s finest jumbo in &be WClit "iii on The weather was ~old, the pool was heated and the actiOn was hot last Thursday as Brad S~hofield (24) attempted to pass over determined defender Randy · die loday~ .wIth ~endCr. baby back ribs _il Erickson in a game played by the intermediate water pOlo ~Iass in the univel'liity's pool. beini scrvcG''lbufB:day. Friday a variety of AfriQIlD . dishes will be offered. The week bCgM with .. Southem-/ltyle cbicken and "momma's sweetest potato pic" served Monday andrcd beans and rice on Tuesday. '. •. Soul· FOod Week is sponsored. by the Chico State students taking longer to graduate . ' Natio~al Society or Black Engineers (NSBE) .. ,be Africa Club and the Pan African Union (pAU);Ron Lacy, president of the PAU, said By CHRISTA ALBERSTEIN Noele Winans, director of the Career Placement "It's your choice," said Kenneth Edson, director of "It's a chance for the entire Chico community StatTWriter Office, said that students taking advantage of the Admissions and Records. "YOU'll: grown up enough to · 10 c:Omc iii and taste some of the foods that arc numerous internships and projects available bere do not make decisions on how you will spend your time and .:": traditionally prepared in African American Chico State University officials say they are not have the time to take heavy course loads. She pointed out money. And we, the state, think that it is valuable . bOmeli.~ .' concerned about a statewide trend toward students taking that recruiters have never inquired about the length of enough to provide those resources for students to do --Angi Christensen longer to graduate from college. time students take to grnduale. that." : ~. Only one out of four California State University "It's just not an issue," she said. Edson said that students have one way to graduate in students graduate within four years, said a report issued Stairs said that taking longer to gradullte is not four years. by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. necessarily a bad thing. "Take a lot of courses," he said, "take the right Here at Chico State the average number of years it "This is the last time Ihat students have to really ones, make very little mistakes and know your major takes for students who cmercd as first-time freshmen has explore their environment," he said. early." NEWS grown from 4.67 in 1979-80 to 5.5 in 1988-89. ~L~.IDcr.:iD~~~.:1l.''::~~J:J·'''-:':t'~:::.~~ "It is true that systemwide a very high percentage of ....:"... " .. students won't graduate in four years," said Gerald Policy proposed for Indian remains Siairs. Chico State vice president of Academic Affairs. How long will It take' you to graduate? Page 3 Chico Staie, however, has one of the highest rates Ovcr the last 10 school years, with the eltception of 1982-83, students have of students' graduating within a four-year period in the taken longer to graduate than the previous year's class. The biggest jump CSU system. said Robert Standing, director of academic came in 1983-84, when the average went from 4.71 years to 5.04. ARTS advising. The CPEC report said that students are taking lighter J%79m~Ji!\mT··-=~~if\·j2~:n.r.W~1ill~br~:~ Y.'_'~ .~.; ,_ .. , .-;, '.J,: '. '.. ... .. course loads and arc also combining education with Chico honors Janet Turner's art employment. Other sources ci,ted by Chico State st.udents Page.9 were the lack of proper academic advising and difficult majors. "There arc advising problems," Standing said. 5 "Students get wrong information from time to time." Standing added thnt advising problems occur [ . SPORTS _;0 I because thc general education curriculum is so complelt ~..... ,~, ... Average and the requirements an: always chnnging. Wrestlers pin San Francisco ~tate number 4 "Advising is important," Stairs said, "It's also or years Page13 important to take charge of your own life, We do have to catalog8 and infonnation available." graduate "I w1l1 admit that we do have room to improve our faculty advisins process." he added, "but I think th~re is a lot of improvement on the students' side to improvlOg the . attention that one gives to charting their own path." Some majors, such as engineering. arc more Guide to spring events rigorous than olhers, Stairs said. Jerry Ledbetter, a sellior engineering ~aJor. said, Page 21 "The classes arc 50 demanding that yoU can t take more than 12 units a semester, and (my) major hns 134 units.". : Stairs also said that the university must devote 100. .,."'.' much lime to tcaching students elementary general . '~., ."l EDITORIAL education courses. He said thal these are courses students' '. lihould have laken in high school. "If the colIe80 wants to get back to the four-)'ear' Proposal on Indian remains Is too value .. ..1cadllnc. thenlitudents will have 10 tuke heavier course P.ge24 IIHlds~ and the kindcrganen-through-hISh schools),stcm mllat &'lin" .... n .. allf1.. r1 ~1",4 .. nt. " h .... 1,4 . .... .. ...... : ...... _.04 ........ t ,0 ....... to ... ...., .... _ ....... "." ............. '''', .• " ". "I .........1 ~.,. • '. ~. t- ..... ~ .. ~ ~. , .•• ... •••• I r' , .... , .. I.", ........ ~ ••."" • ..... .\ •• , .. ... , • ' • '. '~.'" . - . .... ...... Spec. CoIl. L[J'J~9.6 CS oriS I.Archives.l URUJN. 24:~ f-eb r/, 1990 Heceived on: 02-illtl-90 __ _ M~HIAM L18RAHY--CSU, CH1CU . Student activism expected to increase in the California State University, Chico 1990s Chico, California P8g819 Volume 24, Issue 2 Wednesday, February 7, 1990 CSU executives get controversial raise Chancellor receives 43 percent hike, presidents' salaries boosted by 16 percent Greeks take 'Nerd' By DARRELL SMITH $195,000, while Chico State University President Robin w,ill receive a base salary of $26.544, per academic year, StatT Writer Wilson will earn approximately $130,000, an increase of up from the $23,4]2 salary paid in 1989-90, according to academic ,challenge about $20,000 a year. the California Slale University Salary Report. The In the wake of a proposed $65 million cut in Henry Peterson, professor of psychology at Chico average salary paid to full prof~ssors in the system A 5cmc5ter-long 5cholllStic competition the1990-91 California State University system budget, State Unive",ity and a re-presentative of the California currently is $58,116. between a Chico State University fraternity CSU Chancellor W. Ann Reynolds received a 43 percent Faculty ASSOCiation, said' that, in light of the proposed If the state legislature approves Gov.