https://archives.csusm.edu/student-newspapers/files/original/def6ec52973a0bfd5d27fc3123c43e01.pdf 58c5b6fdd205c3ac96ee6fe56561ce22 PDF Text Text Volume VI, Number 4 California State Univ ersity San December 3,1998 Marcos L ack of c ontract spurs further demonstrations By Leiana Naholowaa Pride Staff Writer ^^^k SUSM faculty a nd s up m l p orters j oined t heir col I leagues at other CSU cam j puses throughout the state in informational picketing on Nov. l8.Yellow postcards and purple fliers were passed out between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Founder's Plaza while student groups and vendors sold food and merchandise. The demonstration was a protest of the lack of a new contract between the CSU system and the California Faculty Association (CFA), the bargaining agent for all CSU faculty members, even those who do not belong to the union. Adjunct professors, whose jobs are p art-time, were p articularly u pset. "Part-time faculty members are ex- ploited," c harged Nancy H aggardGilson, who has been an adjunct political science professor at CSUSM since the fall of 1993. Gilson received her Ph.D. from UCBerkeley and taught at an East Coast college for eight years before starting at CSUSM. She said she is so frustrated with her treatment as an adjunct faculty member that she will leave CSUSM at the end of the semester. Faculty members with at least one-year contracts get better pay and health benefits, Gilson said, adding that, like many part-time faculty members, she h as been on a class-by-class semester basis with absolutely no job security. Particularly irritating to Gilson, ironically, was an informational flier passed Photo courtesy of CFA California Faculty A ssociation (CFA) members and their supporters march in protest of the lack of a new contract for adjunct as welJ as part-time p rofessors out by the demonstrators to encourage less to the overall learning process and an increase in full-time faculty members quality of the institution than full-time throughout the CSU system. One sec-Demonstrations, Page 6 tion said, "Part-time faculty contribute Early Learning Center moves foreward By John Cedres -•Pride Staff Writer A bunch of 2-, 3- and 4 Marcos Post Office. year o lds a re a lready jUteufii&pjc months later, a turning in their applica- i pfeiayfet^nding in the to attend CSUSM — agreement, t he Early Learning Cen- along w ithfull financial ter,thatis. '* J ASI, made 1lie center, sponsored it possible t o r enovate b y Association of S tu- l ittiielocate the center t o dents lm< (ASlX offers 233 & Twin Oaks Valley x Mdcareto CSUSM stu- l ^dxmSLtoVovm Surge dentsaswell as others in Cafe. • Photo by John Cedres t he community. And, it's J " l arl B eamy, ASI vice almost a year old*!; i / j ^ M ^ M of finance, says The Early Learning Center, spearheaded and funded ' , It firstopened on last relocation, which re- by ASi, has reopened listloors. Following renovation and relocation, it offers parents affordable J a n 1 2plftisyear oil 139 •Child Care, Page 6 iiiearis of child care. ;Qome!I Way next to the Students take law into own Hands page % Smaller payment tines a possibility? |-||} page's". Science fair mirrors future By Alex Romo Pride Staff Writer S aturdays a re u sually pretty quiet days on the CSUSM c ampus: t ypically, a handful of classes, some minor janitorial or m aintenance work and m ostly e mpty p arking lots, But Saturday, Nov. 7, was different, thanks to the second annual Spotlight on Science Conference. The c ampus b ubbled w ith activity f rom 8:30 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., as hundreds of scientists, t eachers a nd w ould-be t eachers crowded into the campus for a series of 36 different sessions on new ways to teach science and a variety of hands-on demonstrations. After participants were welcomed b y R ichard -Science Fair, Page 3 11001 ways to stay healthy p age 7 �News College students hold book drive for Latino grade schoolers • In defiance of Prop. 227, two C SU San Marcos students are helping poor Latino school children make the most of a difficult situation. However, the growing popularity of their operation demands they supplement their educational resources. By Alex Woodie t heir h omework, which is Jbooks. "It sounds like a cliche, but mostly in English. Don't t hink t he children i t's f or a good c ause," s aid The free tutoring program would w ant y our q uantum Favela. The tutoring program ^ n r ^ W CSUSM s tu has been a hit. Parents have physics text book? Don't think has its roots in an ESL (English O dents have taken found out about it by word of t hey'd be i nterested in 5 00 as a Second Language) class Prop. 227, the law m outh, a nd now t here a re pages of macro economics? Favela and Flores were giving banning Spanish about 20 children who to adults in the sumin t he classroom regularly a ttend t he mer of 1996 through that was approved by Califor- s essions, which a re t he Mexican-Amerinia voters last June, a little bit h eld t hree t imes a r rgani"We saw the injustices coming can civilMights oMexipersonally. week in a Fallbrook zation, UDP ( "We saw the injustices com- mobile home park. down from the state and we cans U nido en Deing down from the state and we Now Favela a nd fense de Pueblo). decided to do something decided to do something about F lores w ant t o do So many p arents about it." it," said history senior Ulysses s omething m ore f or • were b ringing t heir Flores. "We want to get bilin- the children. kids to the classes that mmml mmm• gual e ducation back on t he the two decided to ofThey w ant t o give state agenda." fer child-care as well. When them a library full of books, and Think again. So Flores, together with art they're asking CSUSM students "We're taking books on any- the children started bringing and education junior Ricardo and staff for help. homework, the child-care bething," Flores said. Favela, started by putting bilin"Maybe if we get books on came tutoring. Last week, they started the gual education at t he t op of Books for Children book drive physics we could get a profesPassage of Prop. 227, the sotheir agendas. The result? A in the commons area on cam- sor i nto talk to the kids." But, called English language initiatutoring program in their home pus. he added, children's books, in tive, makes it illegal to use state to help poor elementary school They've set their sights on Spanish or English, and books funds to teach children in a lanstudents, mostly Latinos, do collecting a minimum of 100 on Latino history are preferred. guage other than English for Pride Staff Writer ^ H i l i ^ H p i S awarded CgKJSMT i ts ssveB Foundationv more than one year. It is the latest in a string of anti-Latino laws in the state, making it all the more urgent to get Latino s tudents a ssistance quickly, Favela said. "With Prop. 227, kids need more help t o do well in school," he added. "The school system in the area doesn't give a totally adequate education." Part of Flores' and Favela's message is getting Latino parents to realize what educational rights their children have. Prop. 227 bans state-supported bilingual education, but it doesn't prevent individual school districts from starting their own programs. A Books f or t he Children booth will be set up in the commons area every Monday from noon to 3 PM. and Wednesday from 11 am. to 2 PM. until the goal is reached, Flores said. Proposition 1A a boon for CSUSM development coi£|Wter science major School in 199 By Cheryl Kennedy dfBeMcia Pride Staff Writer H ^ Mm S art'Fraur i i&sca He has a 3*50 cumulative cal career.I CSUSM will double in size Recipients of t he p r a ^ o l s ; GPA and hopes t o become a over the next two years, thanks to state voters who approved ^C soft*' M o c b ^ Proposition 1A on Nov. 3. major to ware for games, Erman is the for f our d epart"I t hink t he p assage of fcte^c^^ at Cal State San Marcos Palenscar Jtes a strong Proposition 1A is one of the big^ - a ndfea«^withfheCbmputer gest single events to affect this ^ y f i ^ j ^ ^ m U ^ B ^ for as Society m d t he Student Houscampus in the last five years," much m said Carol Bonomo, director of | a sophomore Legislavitve and Public Relam ajorwitha373 tions for CSUSM. 'A, He graduated The university will get $72 million from t he bond issue, the most of any state university, she added. Over the next two tit - VI* t ^^t^^m s he plans ac; i n t hemedieal years, it will provide the fundbegan in 1907<i w ing for three new buildings. 1 Massey, a junior The first to be built will be an fence major with a Arts complex, complete with a mg t he environment. > 3,56 cr^^1* • G M . He trans- lished *Mimm^t^^^^ theater, followed by a Science • • [ C o l l e g e in complex. Work on t he two ^enjoys programbuildings is set to begin in Sep•like t o work in tember or October 1999. After that, construction on a new, stand-alone library will t asopho~ i imjor^ffiaS^S begin, provided the university prPA; She gradu* is able to raise its share of the Marcos High i $p funding. Expansion of t he campus was stalled in both 1992 and 1994 w hen s tatewide b ond m easures f ailed. P rop. 1A, though, passed with 62 percent of the vote. C ORRECTION* The O ctober 2 9th e dition o f T he P ride g ave t he imp r e s s i o n t hat M ary L ee H untington w as t he o nly D istinguished T eacher i n R esidence a t CSUSM t his y ear. Actually, s he i s o ne of t hree s u c h t eachers i n r esidence f or 1 997-1999. T he o ther t wo a re Sandra Jenkins a nd K ate J ohnson. T here a re a lso t hree d istinguished teachers o n c ampus f or 19982000: D avid M ackintosh, M ichelle M ullen a nd Vikki W eissman. �Accessibility an Science Fair issue for many disabled students By Miguel Reyes Pride Staff Writer This s emester h as n ot been easy for most students, for various reasons. But, for those with physical disabilities, it has been a particularly trying time. First, there was the Tuesday when an October brush fire behind t he s chool f orced an e vacuation of t he c ampus. Then, there was the power outage that left the ACD building powerless for an entire day and most of the night . T hough c ampus s ecurity coped ably with both crises, it left some of the 152 s tudents who are registered w ith CSUSM's Disabled S tudent Services (DSS) wondering about the whatifs. One of them, Shirley Taylor, w ho n eeds a cane to walk and a little car to carry her books, asks, "What do you do when the elevator is out and there is no one to help you reach your class on t he third floor? What if the building is on fire? How are the disabled students going to get down if the elevator is out?" Taylor says she is particularly worried a bout t he elevator. "Last semester, the elevator in ACD building was out for about f our days, a nd I missed my classes because the elevator is the only way I can get to the third floor," she says. Taylor adds t hat CSUSM's Disabled Student Services Department does not have sufficient staff to provide escort service to classrooms in times of outages. John Segoria, coordinator of the Disabled Student Services, says that in a situations where the elevator or the power is out, DSS w arns s tudents w ith classes in that particular building not to come or to go to another classroom if the class has Karas, vice president of Academic Affairs, Steve Lilly, dean of the College of Education, and Victor Rocha, dean of the College of Arts and Science, they were given a continental breakfast accompanied by a slide show on Southern California habitats and wildlife. Teachers were invited to an exploratorium in The Dome to see demonstrations by student t eachers. They i ncluded a "Foamy Soda" demonstration intended to show K-12 students the principles of effervescence in the bubbling of soda pop; a presentation on how to make words magically appear on paper; and a display on the force of gravity on inanimate objects. Another, the Tornado Tube, which featured two, two-liter bottles joined head to head and filled with colored water, demonstrated the movement of water v ortexes in t ornadoes, whirlpools and waterspouts. Presenter Shawn Reynante said she was "amazed at the interest and how science can be so much fun." Other presentations were more technical. One on aerodynamics used Bernoulli's Principle to show how planes take advantage of air pressure to create lift and how a ping pong ball could b e s uspended in mid-air by using a blow dryer. Lorin Scott, a student at L.R. Green Elementary School in Escondido, said it was her favorite exhibit, but added that t he e ntire c onference was "pretty cool cause we get to see a lot of experiments and how they work." The exploratorium was followed by teaching sessions for would-be science teachers. In one, on edible tectonics, Milky Way bars were used to show the concept of plate tectonics f or K-6 g raders. A nother, "Making Music with Goblets," explored the concepts of pitch and tone, while "Butterflies/ Las Mariposas" showed teachers how to introduce students to insects. Some CSUSM p rofessors participated in t he sessions, including Joe Keating from the College of Education and Graham E. Oberem and Paul G. Jasien from the College of Arts and Sciences. Jasien said he has been involved in K-12 education since 1991-1992. "K-12 science education is extremely important and a lot of teachers in t he College of Arts and Sciences are dedicated . continued from page 1 to teacher training," he said, adding that CSUSM students, "whatever basic science they're going to learn, they'll learn in the College of Arts and Sciences and then they'll learn to apply it in the College of Education." The conference, he added, was a direct result of the cooperation between t he two colleges. But the sessions by no means were limited to CSUSM participants. Lego land representatives invited teachers to take school field t rips to t he new park in Carlsbad. Sea World officials held a workshop exploring the different species of w hales, u sing an i nflatable killer whale. "I'm impressed with all of the different ideas about how to t each s cience," s aid W alt Brame, a student teacher. "As a future teacher, it makes me excited about taking what I've seen in the presentations into the classroom. This is motivating. Local environmental activist Bob Faught perhaps summed up the conference when he told the aspirants, "There is hope... You're our hope... You have the power t o teach children, about the mistakes of the past. been moved. "We video and audio tape c lasses f or s tudents who missed the class. We even turn in some of their homework and assignments," he adds. Taylor also complains that there are only a few spots for disabled students in the nearest staff parking lot. Other lots, she a dds, a re much f urther from the class buildings. According to Segoria, t he school has the requisite number of disabled parking spaces required by law, and t hat not all t he 152 disabled s tudents drive a car to school. Transportation from parking lot to campus is another p roblem, according to Taylor. "When I made an appointment t o get my transportation from my car to my classes, I was informed by Mr. Segoria t hat CSUSM did not provide any mobility for the disabled students during regular, or any, class time," she adds. Since CSUSM is not as big as San Diego State University or a community College, Segoria says, DSS is not required t o help students with their transportation, nor is it legally responsible to bring people into the campus from the parking lots. "But as the school continues t o grow, we will re-evaluate that," he adds. Both the overall number of s tudents at CSUSM and t he number of those with disabilities are increasing every semester. Taylor says the university should at least make it easier for disabled students to move Photo by Alex Romo within t he campus. "The last three semesters have been dev- Digging right in-Applying scientific principals to the real word can, at times, be messy astating for me. It affects my business. However, for students and educators alike, this year's fair was not only educaschooling and health," she says. tional, but just good clean fun. �PROFILE lik - JL Jl^diiMMj Tgjj \ — H M B r/ E D V c; A' T I O N /I..V d R M $ fc A R C H € O M « U N 1 T V Educator-Administrator helps develop future for CSUSM students By Jeff Cox Pride Staff Writer 1 " V uring t he course of his day as an administrator l a t CSUSM, Silverio Haro takes a close look at J L S How t he university is providing learning assistance t o its students, tries to develop new ways of helping them, teaches a Chicano Studies class at neighboring Palomar College and, before his evening is complete, writes a few more pages of his dissertation for a doctorate h e is completing at Harvard University. "I only wish I could do more to give back to this community," says Haro, CSUSM's assistant to t he Vice president for learning assistance programs. Haro, a product of t he CSU system himself, understands the importance of CSUSM's presence in the community and hopes t o develop ways t o recruit, assist and retain f uture CSUSM students. His current responsibilities include reviewing programs such as t he Writing Center, Math Center, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), ASPIRE (Achieve Successful Performance Intensify Reliability Effort) and Disabled Student Services in order t o develop ways for students to get t he most out of t he university. He and a graduate assistant from SDSU are comparing t hese programs and services to those successfully used in other colleges. "Ultimately, we are trying to determine how we can create a one-stop center where students can come t o get any form of assistance they will need along their way to graduation," Haro says. Haro takes pride in both the Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association, which h e founded upon his arrival at CSUSM in 1990, and t he "I'm Going to College" program, which was heavily influenced by his own experiences as a fourth grader. The program involves groups of Latino students f rom local elementary schools who are brought to t he CSUSM campus for a special tour. Haro and other volunteers explain to those students how to apply for admission, get financial aid, buy textbooks and other important aspects of college life. While working to coordinate these programs, Haro is a s tudent himself in t he School of E ducation at Harvard University. Since h e started his Ph.D. program there in 1992, h e has studied under several prominent academics in t he field of education,including Arthur Levine and Henry Rosovsky. Haro credits t he administration of CSUSM with being very supportive and understanding during t he absences h e had t o incur while completing his coursework at Harvard. Upon graduation, which h e hopes will be next J une, h e will hold a doctorate in Education Administration, Planning and Social Policy. Throughout his work at Harvard, Haro's focus has been on higher education. His dissertation will provide an analysis of institutional quality for a small, private u niversity in t he M exican s tate of Z acatecas, La Universidad Autonomia Fresnillo. Rather than comparing it t o universities in t he United States, Haro says, h e is trying to determine how quality is defined within t he college itself. "I spent about six months gathering data at t he col- HIGH MARKS FROM MORNINGSTAR, S&P, MOODY'S, MONEY MAGAZINE AND BILL. %\ / e take a lot of pride in gaining high marks • T from the major rating services. But the tact is, we re equally proud of the ratings w e get e veiy operating expenses that are among the lowest in the insurance and mutual fund industries.*** With TIAA-CREF, y ou 11 get the right choices day from our participants. 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"I am p articularly f ond of t he s tudents I got t o know through t he EOP's summer bridge programs," says m r o ^ a n d I like being a m entor f or t hem when they start their education here." He also works with s tudents in his Chicano Studies class at Palomar. "That's t he way it should be," he says. I believe thatgiving something back to the community is part of what we are all about." �Business students seek end to long registration payment lines By Jodine Hammerand As CSUSM grows in size, so does wait-* ing in line at the Cashiers Office. Students wishing to pay tuition, parking, and financial holds, or to receive emergency loans and paychecks, find t he waittongduring peak times such as two weeks prior to the start of the semester and two weeks after. Fiscal Operations, p art of S tudent Financial Services, which encompasses Financial Aid Business Operations, Accounts Receivable, and the Cashiers Office, has tried to get the word out to students that some business transactions can be taken care of without waiting in line. They have enlisted the help of four business students to help resolve this customer service problem. The student consulting team working with Fiscal Operations is part of t he College of Business Administration's Senior Experience program. All undergraduate business students complete this two-semester course graduation r equirement. According to Dr. Alan Omens who heads the Senior Experience, the objective of this program is to provide students an opportunity to integrate their classroom knowledge in real-world problem solving situations. Well known o rganizations such as QUALCOMM, Sony Electronics, Sea World San Diego, Hewlett Packard, LEGOLAND California, and t he San Diego Police Department have all had student consulting teamsfromCSUSM. The four students involved in the project began the summer semester by learning that the Mission Statement for Administrative Services reflects that of any business wanting to satisfy its consumers: "Building Excellence in Resource Management and Customer Service." In addition, the Convocation Address by President Gonzalez on August 26 also states that one of the four goals he has set for the university this year involves 'accountability,' wherein the effort to continue customer-centered o perations includes developing and implementing a plan to improve awareness and delivery of customer service. With this in mind, Student Financial Services offers five methods of tuition payment to students: credit card payment using the Smart System; credit carcl number or check deposited in the on-campus drop box; mail-in check; ATM/debit card payment; and cash payment. The latter two payment options must be done in the Cashiers Office. A significant number of students however, t hat have credit cards and checking accounts, still stand in line. The consulting team interviewed students standing in line and discovered that some students are not aware of all payment options; others pay in person to obtain a receipt. According to Geri Hilton, an employee of Financial Aid JAMAICA SPRING BREAK 1999 M O N T E G O BAY Q uality H otel: Q u a d - $ 699 p /p C o r a l Cliff: Triple - $ 709 p / p O C H O RIOS Turtle B e a c h Towers/2 B drm. a pt.: 6 p ersons - $ 699 p /p C o m f o r t Sultes/2 B drm. c o n d o : 6 p ersons - $ 709 p / p Business Operations, procrastination is a human trait when it comes to paying bills, therefore requiring a trip to the Cashiers Office. Some students, according to Hilton, are waiting on paychecks, others on moneyfromparents, in order to make payment. Since the reasons for paying in person are diverse, in order to decrease the workload in the Cashiers Office and improve the time students stand in line, many issues were looked at. The Senior Experience team members benchmarked other college campuses in order to study efficiencies and inefficiencies related to CSUSM Fiscal Operations. Some colleges and universities offer Internet payment with well designed Web pages for easy and quick use as well as up-to-date fee deadline information. Some universities have kiosks for one stop shopping. Palomar College does not allow in-person payments for registration fees at all. Furthermore, after the start of the semester, Palomar students can make all payments - registration a djustment payments (adding classes), parking, I.D., (including having photo taken) in the Student Union Building. Similarly, Mesa College locates all their student services buildings i n one location on campus for student convenience. It is unfortunate that CSUSM students must go to the 5th floor Craven Hall for Ad- missions and Records, 4th floor Craven Hall for Financial Aid, 3rd floor Craven Hall for Cashiers Office, and drive to the Campus Security building to have their I.D. picture made. Since CSUSM is a young campus and is experiencing 'growing pains,' now is a good time to work on the problems that will only become larger if awareness and delivery of customer service is ignored. The one thing the consulting students have been impressed with, is how emphatic the Director of Fiscal Operations and the Assistant Director of Student Financial Services are about providing the best possible customer service for the students. This is the reason for submitting this business situation to Senior Experience. And for the Senior Experience students, it has been a great opportunity to help students and future students to follow;The project allowed them to give something back to the university with the rewards of making t he campus a better place to learn. Any students wishing to attend the thirty-minute presentation on Fiscal Operations are welcome. The presentation is Wednesday December 9, 4:30 p.m. in Commons 206. 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Brian Norris, a tenure-track biology professor, received his Ph.D. from Harvard. "Auniversity is a place where new knowledge is generated, not j ust a place, like a college, w here knowledge is passed on," said Norris, who began his teaching career at CSUSM. "We need a faculty actively engaged in research to really be a university." Attaining tenure, roughly a six-year process, is important, both Norris and Gilson said, because it basically guarantees freedom of speech. "Tenure protects academic freedom," said. Gilson. "It was especially important during the V ietnam War when f aculty members spoke out against the war or even d uring t he McCarthyism period." Child Care The d emonstration was teach. Such institutions fail to ensparked, in part, by an article in t he Oct. 16 issue of "The courage intellectual originality, Chronicle of Higher Educa- several CSUSM faculty members have argued, adding that tion." CSU Chancellor Charles if R eed's i deas a re i mpleReed in the article suggests that mented, the part-time faculty at t he CSU system be modeled CSUSM will increase to a level along the lines of the Univer- like t hat of t he University of sity of Phoenix, a college with Phoenix. satellite campuses across the But the major issue for the country. d emonstrators was s alary. The University of Phoenix's Lionel Maldonado of the Arts N orthern California campus and Sciences Department, colike many others, hires mostly president for the CSUSM CFA, p art-time i nstructors whom said, "Without the cost of livusually also work full-time in ing increases in pay raises, as the specialized fields that they inflation takes place, you fall continued from page 1 suited in lower rent, will save $30,000 from ASI'sbudget, which consists mostly of fees from CSUSM students, fee's, J >| o ppoil^ilies and . Uun^ pr^gftmoi director at the Early p laygroi^ lb? Learning Center, said ASI was paying about *j $4,500 a month for rent alone at the previous facility* Rent at t he new facility is ^substantially lower* because of CSUSM's partnership other chttdren attracted Angela J o r t o with the city of San Marcos, which owns the , \ , a&xMi^ i i % H ie new facility also behind the rest of society." CSU f aculty s alaries, h e added, are 11 percent behind o ther i nstitutions i n an " agreed-upon c omparison group." The CFA also is contending the cloudy issue of merit pay, a system that, Maldonado said, " has s ignificant f laws." He added, "We are opposed to an a dditional b ureaucratic a rrangement that is more cumbersome and has little fapulty base." The current merit pay system implemented in 1995 also lacks an appeal process, he said. WIIPayM To H ave Exciting Weekends. -- a +&sqm Is m mmim^ty close t o c ampiisf#e says^ i taentheprevious spot, t huscreatingabetter environment f or t he Irfds,* Conde says, addmg, "More space means n U \ Atotal of 6 5 children arae&rolled tathe four Friday, ebst $15 a dayfor8 a m-noon; $17, for f a*m-noon; $ 17 f o r 1 1:30 $21,for7&,hl~6:O0 pM CSUSM students pay , -^MW&fem t o WmMk pMrCi^&pm ft^lThe Army Reserve will give you weekend excitement like you've never had before, and you can earn more than $18,000 while you're enjoyingyourself during a standard enlistment Think about i t On a part-time basis, usually one weekend a month plus two weeks' Annual Training, you could earn good pay, have a good time, make good Mends and even be entitled to good benefits and opportunities to get money for education. Youll also be getting hands-on training in a skill that will last you a lifetime. Army Reserve knows how to make weekends interesting. Are you interested? Think about i t Then think about us. Then call: l-800-USA-ARMY www.goarmy.com BE A LL YOU CAN BEf ARMY RESERVE Call 760-747-6510 �Library extends hours for finals By Jerry Huang By Alex Romo Pride Staff Writer • ust when you Ve got ten used to the hot, dry desert summer, A m a subtly chilling au t umn arrives and a frosty winter is just around the corner. Winter in North County can mean temperatures below 70 during the day and almost always below 50 at night. It's a prescription made for a cold or the flu. But there are some things you can do t o reduce the odds of suffering either one. Here are some hints from doctors: (1) Keep at least three feet away f rom c oughers a nd sneezers. That's t he distance airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes can t ravel. If droplet reaches you, you could wake up sick a few days later. (2) Be careful about prolonged s tays in c losed-in, crowded spaces. Rooms with no or poor air circulation are the likeliest spots t o pick u p cold viruses. Avoid them like the plague. (3) Drink plenty of fluids. Liquids, particularly hot liquids, soothe the throat and help Pride Staff Writer loosen secretions, relieving nasal congestion. "Clinical studies show that water don't necessaryflushout cold germs, but it moistens your nasal and respiratory m embranes, which when dehydrated, can easily invite and retain germs," says Dr. Karen Nicholson, director of CSUSM Health Services. Try for eight glasses of water, fruit juices or other non-caffeinated fluids every day. (4) Get a good night's sleep. This keeps your immune cells powered up, according to research conducted at the Veterans Administration's San Diego Healthcare System. (5) Take vitamins C and E. Although there is no conclusive evidence that they can prevent colds, several studies suggest that they may slightly reduce t he d uration and severity of symptoms. Consult your doctor about how much of either vitamin is best for you. (6) Exercise. Thirty to 6 0 minutes of moderate exercise, such as walking, jogging, bicycling or swimming at least three t imes a week can help build your resistance to colds. (7) Wash your hands often and avoid touching your face. Most colds a re t ransmitted through indirect physical contact. For instance, a sick person who transfers germs from nose to hands can contaminate any object he touches. Others who handle such an object and then rub their own noses or eyes can get infected. (8) Have chicken soup for lunch or dinner. Warm fluids are h elpful in relieving cold symptoms and can act as expectorants. Chicken soups are rich with protein, vitamins and minerals, all of which are helpful in fighting cold germs. (9) Keep your .stress level down. (10) Keep your room humidity moderate to high. (11) Aim for a balanced diet. According to the American College Health Association's p ublication, "Managing t he Common Cold," m ost cold m edications a re a imed at symptom relief and immune system support. There is no medicine that directly attacks the cold virus. But, it adds, every healthy person has an immune system capable of producing cells specifically able to destroy cold viruses. If you catch a cold, ACHA suggests t he following t reatments: 1) Take aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen to ease aches and pains and to lower fever. 3) Inhale warm, moist air to soothe inflamed mucous membranes, You can do this by taking showers, putting a pan of water on your bedroom radiator or by using a cool-mist humidifier. 4) Use disposable tissues instead of h andkerchiefs. Research has shown that cold viruses can survive for hours on handkerchiefs. 5) Get plenty of rest. Your body heeds the time to allow you to recover. 6) Gargle with salt water every four hours to help reduce swelling in your throat. Use one teaspoon of salt in a large glass of warm water. 7) Don't smoke. That will f urther i rritate your n asal pas- t's your typical college scenario: A student re t urning t o h er a part ment hoping to study ^ fltai for a few hours finds her roommate dancing around t he living r oom t o G arth Brook's "Ain't Going Down till the Sun Comes up." " Well, so much for studying!" she thinks. With finals looming, finding a quiet place to study can be a real problem. Welcome to the CSUSM Library. It's a quiet spot, loaded with resources and study cubicles, and it will be open even longer and later during t he week of Dec. 9-15. On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10, it will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; on Friday, Dec. 11, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13,11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14 and 15,from8 a.m. to 10 p.m. -Health, Page 8 That's an additional three hours of study time a day. Peggy Lepere, the library's public services supervisor, past surveys have i ndicated t hat week is its busiest of the semes1 The Stotot IMofc Board of MuggM>» The Board has its have been collected tees with opportunities for di~ ter. Few students use the liDirectors has mte^^ mw ^ fill! complement of students, sincefell1993 and retained in brary prior to the Wednesday is working a trust account at the Univer- Since student participation is b efore f inals week or a fter sity. * 11 | | g | §g vital to the planning and develuring finals S5S The Board has recom- J opment ofthe Union, the Board Tuesday dhis time, all ofwteek, objectives which include: C O when "by t heir • apor- encourages students to get W- studying is done." student in Sociological Practice attention t& internal structure tion ofthese funds to President has been eleetedCJhalr of the partidpation/(2) continued informed^ please look for the She concedes that many students would like the library to for a ^ dent Union (Business) 'inI ToBiesba %fr be open till m idnight every lor (Communication) were i U m i ^ p m , m d (3) sociated with the future Union. posted on the announcement night that week, but it just can't elecfe&yh& ^ f a lupA S fe^ completion of theto^rp&ra^j The members ofthe Board : ; be done. Lepere says d ie hopes taiyv X ,j the extended hours will be sufportunities available to stst* ftt addition fb ifeserttee dents to get involved in tibiawillsoonbelinkedto CSUSM's ficiently helpful. provided % fim During Thanksgiving week, importanteffort Allstudents website, at wiamcsusmedu. other wffi a e^'ftis year:y ^pk# i f asse^t&emselves a are invited to come to regular Please joM.us mbuildingfaeili the library will close at 7 p.m. 1b o fd Iteibfe^, Valerie $20 fee to support Ihe develop** B &c meetjhgs. In addition, tlmib ifteet the needs of our on Wednesday, and remain campus community* C I closed until Sunday. Mitchell; and WXMmm M ment of a Student Union. Matthew m ~ .;> - Student Union Board selects new officers �L etters t o t he E ditor Support the quality of education at CSUSM How much is t he quality of your education worth to you? ..is it worth more to you than your new CSUSM track or your expanded Aztec Shops lunch menu? If so will you PLEASE join me in writing a letter or an email to CSU Chancellor Charles Reed to request that your instructors get paid more than prison guards! If this grinch gets his way, class sizes will ificrease and instructors will get paid 11% less than they would at comparable institutions. In addition to this misery, he will get away with not providing health benefits to long term part-time faculty. Our professors deserve to be treated fairly. I want my degree f rom CSUSM to be looked upon with admiration. This is not possible if the school allows the quality of instruction to plummet due to over-working and underpaying their faculty. The students will end u p paying t he u ltimate price. I am a recent a lumni of CSUSM. My degree was one of the first nine given in the Communication major. The only reason I took a risk and chose to go to a school that had a promising, yet un-established existing reputation and gamble with a new degree program, was due to the incredibly high caliber of instruction I knew I would get in s mall classes, taught by actual Ph.D's. It is incredibly rare to be taught by a t enured, experi- enced professor. At CSUSM you have t hat luxury. However, this will all change if these talented individuals are driven away from CSUSM because they are getting paid less than instructors at other CSU's. The only reason I came and several others come to CSUSM is because of t he r eputation t hat t hese i nstructors h ave built. I want my degree to be recognized as the culmination of knowledge gained under t he tutelage of some of t he best scholars in the filed of Communication. I know you want the same. Don't settle f or t he existing state of affairs! Fight the future! S upport your p rofessors by calling C harles Reed, (5620985-2800 or e-mail him at; creed@calstate.edu or mail him snail mail at; CSU, 4 00 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90802-4275. Feel free to address it; Mr. Grinch! -Kristina Seth, CSUSM Alum 1998. Take charge of your financial future T hanks t o S herrona H ill's timely article on "Your financial future" Everything she says in the article appears to be accurate. However, I must take issue with her on her defeatist attitude regarding Social Security. She states "Social Security w on't b e a round when we retire,..^etc., etc. I get very upset when I hear young people with t his attitude!!! If you are so sure about the demise of Social Security why Health continued from page 7 sages and increase your risk of getting bronchitis or pneumonia. 8) Don't treat your cold with antibiotics. Unless you have a secondary bacterial infection, antibiotics are not only a waste of money but may expose you unnecessarily to the potential side-effects. Don't ask for an antibiotic unless your doctor recommends one. Colds and several flu strains a re o ften t hought t o be t he same because their symptoms are similar. But some flu infections can be dangerous and should be checked by doctors, ACHA recommends. Likewise, a cold can result in ;; a serious bacterial infection. If your cold doesn't clear up in more t han a week, see your doctor, Nicholson advises, adding t hat any CSUSM student who paid Health Services fees at registration is entitled to visit her office at no charge. "Prescriptions are also available at low cost if you need one," she adds. Health Services offers several over-the-counter medications such as Advil, Cold-EEZE, Acetaminophen, Hall-plus cough s uppressants, D iphenhise, Ibuprohim (a fever reducer) and Dimetapp for prices ranging from $1.02 to $4.21, two or three times less than at supermarkets and drug stores. do you (we) continue to blindly allow our government to take our money from our paychecks for a system that you think is going t o fail? T his is a t ypical 'SAM DONALDSON' effect, i.e. if you talk about it long enough and r hard enough whether it be fact or f iction it will eventually come about. Revisions or modifications are surely, in order. But under no circumstances should we allow our elected representatives to tell us in the future that "Sorry your Social Security money was used for other more important government projects.'' It's your money and you are entitled to get some of it (if not all of it) back.!! ! - Joseph J acob MONTEREY 'Need a job? 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