Forget 'Mothman': Friday, February 1,2002 Richard Gere movie is more of a laugh fest, 4 Bowl b o tS ! Pigskin prognos^ tication for Super Bowl,8 TODAY'S WEATHER High: 59° Low: 36° Architecture goes Liberal Arts volleys for maximum increase for $125 fee increase By Stephen Curran Tackling the issue in such a manner would By Andra Coberly don’t get in you’re our of luck. And it’s nor MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER allow for the five department chairs to hetter MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER just me or people in my major. Everyone 1 communicate their priorities with students, know has trouble getting classes. This is a A pmpo.sed ice increase could help torni rhe Elizabeth Mullarkey knows how difficult thus allowing for greater student input, said K. problem that rhe administration has to toundarion tor a successtul future for the it is to get rhe clas.ses she needs. A sopho­ Richard Zweifel, associate dean for rhe solve.” College of Architecture and Environmental more child development majiu, Mullarkey C'ollege of Architecture and Environmental The College of Liberal Arts (CL.A) design, college administrators said. Design. has not only had a hard time getting into Like all Cal Poly colleges, rhe C.AEl) will administration recognizes the problem, and “What we’ve heard (from students) is that general education classes, she has even he asking its students to vote fi'r a $200 per like all rhe other colleges on campus, have it’s important to keep the prioritization at the found it a challenge to find openings in her quarter fee increase in March. Unlike other found a solutiLin, or at least a partial solu­ local level,’’ Zweifel said. major courses. colleges, if the referendum is passed, the tion, said Harold bfellenbrand, dean of the Delineating the use of funds at the “l(Kal However, Mullarkey is certainly not approximately $1 million raised will not he CL A. level" will allow for the individual disciplines alone in her fight to find open classes. distrihuted mainly at the college level. Hellenbrand has worked with student to better accommodate their unique needs, he “Some of my cla.sses are offered in one Instead, it will he divided among the college’s clubs, faculty department head.s, the advi.so- said. By doing so, it will allow administrators section only once a quarter or once a year,” five disciplines. ry board of the college and the student and students within each department to decide she said. “They fill up quickly, and if you council to find the solution to rhe course the best way to stay on the cutting edge. shortage that has plagued the university for Rut even with the funds divided this way, College of Architecture and College of Liberal Arts the past few years. some money will have to go toward interdisci­ Environmental Design Budget Statistics “1 think anyone who has been here for a plinary labs and studios, he said. The college Budget Statistics couple years has experienced the problem is proposing that rhe decision to distribute • Total allocations from the state of • Total allocations from the state of funds for these labs and studios be made by California 2001-02: with access to classes,” he .said. “1 don’t California 2001*02: $20,050,132 col lege-wide and departmental advisory com­ think there is a lot of debate about that.” $8,516,493 mittees. Working with both faculty and students, • Total anticipated operating expen­ The need to hire additional faculty has the CL A has decided to propo.se a $125 per • Total anticipated operating expendi­ ditures 2001-02: quarter fee increase to its students. tures 2001-02: ct>me at the expense of equipment purchases, $543,000 The fees, which students will vote on in $752,604 especially furniture. Many of the labs and • Total anticipated faculty salaries and classrooms have had to go without even basic • Total anticipated faculty salaries March, will go toward three main areas. The benefits expenditures 2001-02: items such as desks and stixils. Currently, and benefits expenditures 2001-02: CLA has been short $180,000 to $190,000 $7,753,124 $14,500,000 for equipment replacement and $75,000 to see CAED, page 7 see CLA, page 2 Higuera to go high^maintenance ASI Board passes new student-voting rights By Whitney Kobrin John Paasch, another agriculture MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER representative, said allowing stu­ dents to vote for the chair of the The ASI Eioard of Directors Kiard was not logical becau.se stu- ■ passed two bills Wednesday: one dents are not likely to he aware of that will make chair selection off the requirements of the chair posi­ limits to students, and another that tion and are less likely to vote based will initiate a ticket system in vot­ on leadership and ability to hold ing. kiard meetings. At the bimonthly board meeting The vote resulted in the pa.ssing of Wednesday, the Kiard voted on two the bill with 21 affirmative votes, bills, both of which affect the power L>ne negative and zero abstentions. of the students in the selection of The second bill, number 02-02, officials. One bill determined that sparked much debate and prompted students will no longer vote on the many members of the K>ard to voice chair of the Board of Direettirs. The their thoughts. other requires Associated Students Paasch .said this bill was the best Inc. presidential nominees to select way to help the ASI election a vice presidential running mate and ptLYcess. run as a ticket. “.Students deserve to know what The first bill, number 02-01, pro- they are voting fi^r and who they are po.sed an amendment to rhe ASI COLLIN HESTER/MUSTANG DAILY going to get,” Paasch .said. "ASI offi­ bylaws that would allow rhe B^iard to cers are in the business of student An enhancement plan on Higuera Street is set to start in the next few years. One of the main reasons for select a chair from its own member­ the enhancement is to utilize San Luis Creek similar to the way it's used in downtown Mission Plaza. advocacy, and they should be elected ship. Debate among board members by the students.” was entertained prior to the bills’ Brian Wallace, an engineering By Sarah E.Thien and is expected to start in tWLi to include a new mini-plaza to be built passage. representative, disagreed. He said MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER three years, saiil Mayor Allen Settle. where Walker Street and Pacific Luke Parnell, agriculture repre­ that by initiating a ticket system, the The area included in the plan With rhe “Little Dig” mw offi­ Street meet Higuera. This will widen sentative, said, “The main aspect of LFpportunity for many qualified peo­ starts at the intersection of Marsh cially complete, yet another section the street at the Higuera and Marsh the bill is to increase accountability ple to be appointed would be elimi­ of Higuera Street will be the sire of and Higuera streets and extends to street intersection and add new of the chair to the board, because the nated. Presidential candidates may duties of chair arc management an even larger dig. Madonna Plaza. According to the lighting, landscaping and medians. be tempted to chiHi.se a vice presi­ actual plans, many changes will be ftKused.” The Mid-Higuera Street Parker Street will be completely dent based on who will get the most Enhancement plan has been adopted made to improve the included area. He said the bill will help keep the votes rather than the student who is by the San Luis Obispo City Cxnincil Some of the short-term goals see HIGUERA, page 2 chair fiKused on the job and his accountability to the Board. see VOTING, page 2 2 Friday, February 1,2002 News Mustang Daily All majors sought for writing contest W eather By Bryan Dickerson cantpus hack then,” Landwehr said. 1 don’t feel uncomfortable,” Montoya MUSTANG DAILY STAFF WRITER “Thar’s why 1 thoujjht it would he said. “It’d he different going to “/ have a lot of friends WATCH }>ood. It is infinitely better tor liberal Berkeley or someplace more liberal- who aren't English majors Angela Blcvvitt scrunches up her arts students now than it was when 1 arts focused, hut 1 like it here in San face and hluslres. first came here. The emphasis here is Luis Obispo.” and are good writers.” ‘Tm a little embarrassed,’’ said the clearly on technology, hut the English in her four years at Cal Poly, 5-DAY FORECAST Laura Montoya Enj>lish graduate student. “In past department is quite strong.” Montoya had never heard of the con­ English senior years, I submitted some poetry that, in test until she .switched from the horti­ SATURDAY MaryAnn Leonard, a speech com­ retrospect, 1 don’t think was very munications senior, said that because culture department to the English » - -s. High: 61»/Low: 36« cent in the poetry division, Landwehr Kood.” Cal Poly is not liberal arts oriented, department. She looks forward tci sub­ said. Last year, which had about 100 SUNDAY Around campus, and especially the campus lacks support for the arts. mitting wiTrk and wants friends to do total entries, the proportion of poetry' 7 W C High: 65® / Low: 36® prevalent where the af»riculture and “It’s hard to find interests in liberal .so regardless of their major. to short story remains about the same. English htiildinss intersect, are flyers arts here,” Leonard said “The school is “1 have a lot of friends who aren’t “1 guess people think ptK‘try is easi­ with an Emily l)ickin.son-era clip-art so centered on ‘learn by doinj»’ and English majors and are gtxid writers,” er because it’s shorter,” Landwehr said.