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02.06.13 | GOLDENGATEXPRESS.ORG
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MARISA IBARRA
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Senior Marisa Ibarra has been chosen as the Xpress Player of the Week. Ibarra went 3-0 pitching in the Best of the West tournament. She posted a 1.99 ERA, struck out 14 batters and pitched a shutout against Chico State.
PHOTO BY TYLER DENISTON/SF STATE SPORTS
SP OR T S SCHEDUL E WEDNESDAY (2.06) WRESTLING SF STATE VS. MENLO COLLEGE 7 P.M. (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.)
FRIDAY (2.08) BASEBALL SF STATE VS. HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY 2 P.M. (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SF STATE VS. CHICO STATE 5:30 P.M. (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.)
MEN’S BASKETBALL SF STATE VS. CHICO STATE 7:30 P.M. (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.)
SUNDAY (2.09) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SF STATE VS. CAL STATE STANISLAUS 5:30 P.M. (SAN FRNACISCO, CALIF.)
MEN’S BASKETBALL SF STATE VS. CAL STATE STANISLAUS 7:30 P.M. (SAN FRNACISCO, CALIF.)
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Prerequisite hinders students Lack of adequate space is making full-time enrollment difficult for some kinesiology students BY LISA CARMACK | lcarmack@mail.sfsu.edu
The shock of being told you don’t have the prerequisites for a crucial class is a feeling many students are familiar with. For Dylan Phillipy, a kinesiology senior, missing prerequisites meant losing his financial aid. In consequence, Phillipy may not be able to attend SF State at all this semester. “If I fall below 12 units I won’t be able to wrestle, my financial aid won’t come through and I’m at a loss about what to do,” he said. Phillipy is missing his required Graduation Assessment Writing Requirement, or GWAR class, and is unable to take some of his required upper division kinesiology classes until he completes the prerequisite. TAPPED OUT: Dylan Phillipy, a kinesiology senior and SF State wrestler, is one of the many students unable to reg“Now I’m between a rock and a hard ister for a required upper division kinesiology class due to missing prerequisites. Recent enforcement of prerequisites, place,” Phillipy said. such as GWAR classes, could cost Phillipy his financial aid and delay his graduation this spring. Photo by Phillipy is one of many students Gabriella Gamboa affected by the recent enforcement of the GWAR prerequisite. met with a counselor specific to her focus some of the financial strain on departments “GWAR has been required since Fall within the major to ensure that she had all like kinesiology by using some of the monof 2011, the University dumped that requireof her prerequisites before choosing classes. ey allocated to the University by Prop. 30. ment on us,” kinesiology department chair “We’ve always been told that (GWAR) “We had loaned ourselves some money to Dr. Mi-Sook Kim said. “And in Spring 2011 is mandatory for all the (upper division) plug some holes, in terms of the curriculum, we started enforcing it.” classes. It is a prerequisite but this semester so some money went to paying those off. A misprint in the last SF State bulletin omitted the necessity of a GWAR class in the they’ve definitely locked down on it,” Friscia The rest of it was a commitment to relieve said. “If you’re missing requirements for a some pressure points in the curriculum,” course descriptions. Wong said. “We didn’t have enough money “I did the entire program and submitted it class, even if you’re already enrolled, they’ll to offer enough sections to allow kinesioloand they changed it,” Kim said. “Last semes- drop you.” According to kinesiology counselor Dr. gy majors to move through. Unfortunately ter we had to let some students in but now Allen Abraham, the problem is deeper than we couldn’t do it ex-post-facto for students they’re officially enforcing it because it’s all a bulletin misprint or prerequisite misunderwho got caught up in that. That meant hiring in the book.” standings. more faculty and offering some more course Kim has fielded hundreds of daily emails The issue is a deficit of department sections.” from students pleading to keep their classes. resources against the tide of an increasing Kinesiology department resources can According to Kim, there were many factors number of kinesiology students. currently accommodate only 600 students. other than the bulletin misprint that impact “We have 11 full-time faculty members The University administration is working the limited availability of kinesiology spefor 1,300 declared kinesiology students,” with several department heads of many major cific GWAR classes, but it all boiled down Abraham said. “The major is not officially programs to ensure the availability of univerto limited classroom space. As a result, the sity resources like classrooms, money to hire department did not initially bar students from impacted, but it soon will be.” Classroom space is another issue affectfaculty members, access to online prerequisite requisite upper division classes. ing the availability of classes. Approximately classes and even offering Saturday classes. “Yes, we’ve been lax. In the past, if 30,000 students occupy the campus each Kim says that despite all the trouble students came to us and challenged us, as kinesiology students have gone through, that long as they have adequate prerequisite we day and the availability of spaces is limited simply because there are fire codes and maxi- the department has their best interests at heart let them take the class,” Kim said. “Now and are doing all that they can to improve the we can’t do that because we have too many mum occupancy laws. “We need bigger classes but there are situation. students taking classes and they never regulations we have to follow,” Kim said. “The students are like our children and I graduate because they’re missing their SF State President Leslie E. Wong said love our children,” Kim said. “We just have GWAR.” that the University is trying to alleviate too many and our house is too small.” Michelle Friscia, a kinesiology senior,
S C O R E
SCORES FROM THE LAST WEEK OF GATOR SPORTS
B O A R D
SOFTBALL
W
SF STATE VS. CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS 6-4
L
SF STATE VS. DOMINICAN 0-3
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
L
L
SF STATE VS. CAL STATE EAST BAY 44-59
SF STATE VS. CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY 58-63
MEN’S BASKETBALL
W
SF STATE VS. CAL STATE EAST BAY 89-66
W
SF STATE VS. CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY 76-52