Proposal may not be a plus

Associated Students President Carl Kemp announced a proposal by the Academic Senate to add plusses and minuses to students' final grades.

At the A.S. Senate meeting Wednesday, Kemp said that 15 California State Universities used the symbols in addition to the entire University of California system, but added that he was against the proposal.

"It gives too much subjective flexibility to the professor," he said.

Kemp said students should make their opinions known to their professors and college councils before a committee vote in less than two weeks.

If the proposal becomes policy then grade-point averages would be affected, Kemp said. For example, he said a grade of B+ would receive 3.3 grade points and a B- would receive 2.7 grade points.

The A.S. Senate also debated proposals to change the name of Cal State Long Beach to Long Beach State University and raise student health fees by $20 a year again, but took no action, citing a need to determine the will of the students before taking a fi nal vote.

Students lined up to speak on the name change issue.

"Why try to fix something that isn't broken?" asked John Edmond, political science major.

Business major Jose Arguello wrote a poem to express his feelings, "Please don't change the value of my degree. Don't change the name of CSULB."

The subject of higher fees to benefit Student Health Services again was a topic of discussion.

Jone Levis, director of Health Services, again made her case for higher fees. She said that 76 percent of eligible students used the center last year.

Levis said if student fees are not raised they would be "forced to reduce staff and programs."

Several senators reported positive feedback from their college councils but suggested that Health Services advertise its services to students on campus.

Levis said that posters are currently hanging in the residence halls and could be posted around campus.

As for the university's name change, Kemp encouraged the panel not to get hung up on the issue of the change, citing the need for students to concentrate on more weighty topics.

"I'm not here for one issue," he said, adding that remedial education and proposed cuts in federal student aid are items demanding attention.