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IMF HOROSCOPES SPORTS Don't forget to get your cosmic dose of comic Spartan cornerback shows athletes can predictions for the holiday season have both brains and brawn SPARTSee page 3 DAILY See page 4 Volume 111, No. 65 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 December 4, 1998 SJSU student suspended By Shane Lewis being withheld to protect his or Senior Staff Writer her identity. "He was told to stay away Following Gaurav Jain's from the teacher and not to arrest by the University Police contact the teacher," Sgt. John Department Tuesday on the Hernandez of the UPD said. charge of threatening a profes- Since the crime is a felony, sor during a class presentation, the professor does not need to he has been suspended from file charges, Hernandez said. campus for two weeks. "Only misdemeanors that Jain, a San Jose State happen when we are not pre- University student, was arrest- sent require someone to file ed by the UPD on the charge he charges," he said. made a felony terrorist threat Jain will have to talk to for a speech that included Student Affairs and the depart- describing how a student might ment chair about how to turn become suicidal or want to in homework and take finals harm a professor who was for his classes, Hernandez said. bothering him, the professor The case is currently being said. sent to the district attorney's The professor's name is office. Groundskeeper Sport:in Daily Charlene Archibeque, director of choral activities at San Jose SJSU, during a practice session Thursday afternoon held in the mistakenly removed State University, conducts the Choraliers, a chamber choir from Student Union during the fourth annual Artique show. Tower Lawn fliers Staff displays talent By Heidi Marie Ortinsuut nization because "the fliers were Staff Writer only removed from the trees on the Tower Lawn and not from in annual Artique The 60 AIDS information the trees next to the library and fliers reported missing to the admissions building," peer University Police Department health education student volun- By Sandra L. Avila One of the busiest booths on Tuesday were removed by a teer Donna Malhotra said in the Staff Writer was the handcrafted wooden facilities groundskeeper and not same article. items made from recycled stolen as originally reported. Villarica thought differently. Paintings, earrings and material where nothing was A temporary groundskeeper "I immediately thought it stuffed dinosaur toys were just priced over $10. in the facilities department could have been a maintenance a few of the crafts that were for Wooden crafts such as puz- removed about 60 informational person who removed the fliers sale by San Jose State zles, reindeer ornaments and fliers and red ribbons in recogni- because of the way it had been University staff. magnets were created by Ted tion of World AIDS Day from the described," Villarica said. "Seeing people oohing and Santos, facilities and central trees surrounding the Tower Facilities and Operations ahhing when they looked at the shops coordinator for the - Lawn, according UPD Detective Grounds Manager Dennis Suit arts and crafts was a terrific College of Science. Rot ill Siillit. ii '11,,I1r., le I tie Timothy Villarica. said temporary groundskeeper feeling," Karin Walker, event Santos said he creates the A wooden Christmas ornament hangs on a tree in the Student coordinator, said. wooden items during the year Peer health educator Jalise Pablo Guel admitted he removed Union Thursday afternoon as part of the fourth annual Artique Qualls of the San Jose State some of the fliers near Tower The fourth annual Artique and sells them only at the show, which was held from 9 Artique show. show. The ornament was created by Aric Beebe, husband of SJSU University peer health organiza- Hall. Facilities Planner Carol Beebe, who also was selling Jewelry during tion reported the fliers missing "The president's office orders a.m. to 4 p.m., was a chance for The $2 sweet potato pies Tuesday morning. At first, the facilities to take down all the staff to gain recognition on made by library assistant the show. missing fliers were thought to fliers and anything posted on campus, she said. Georgetta Germany were sold "People can now recognize out by 12:25 p.m. have been blown away by strong trees or light posts to avoid clut- "There were loads of cus- third floor of thee Student Union winds or stolen by pranksters, ter," Suit said. "Sometimes the staff doing other things besides Being the first booth to sell handling student files," Walker out, Germany walked around tomers," said Judy James, bud- where there' was less traffic, Qualls said in a Spartan Daily president's office will make an get coordinator and office man- said Walker report published Tuesday. exception and allow someone to said. looking at the crafts of her col- Walker estimated more than leagues. ager for the office of vice presi- (lames, who was selling The idea that a maintenance post fliers, and in those cases we dent of Student Affairs "It Christom- napkins. said she worker was responsible was dis- inform groundskeepers to leave 100 people visited the art Another booth that received booths located on the second a lot of attention was Diane's makes a big difference to be in sold more item- this year than counted by the peer health orga- an open area. We (staff) are get last year See Fliers, page 6 and third floors of the Student tissue houses. Union Thursday. The decorative cloth-house ting a lot of exposure." }lope Freeman, who at "There was a steady stream covers for tissue boxes sold for Last year the event was held last year's event. was Dancing in the dark of people," she said. $18.50 each. in the Barrett Ballroom on thee See Artique, page 6 Sharks bait gunslingers with gift exchange By Marcus Ulrich include Sharks tickets and gift the community, said Lt. John "If we are sponsoring it, obvi- Staff Writer certificates for Target as well as Cook, who is the commander it ously we have looked it all other gifts. the Crime Prevention Unit of avenues as a result of it, and we The Santa Clara County Sharks forward Ron Sutter the San Jose Police believe the benefits are worth Police Chiefs Association and plans to be at the exchange, Department. The last year it the risks," Quezada sail. the San Jose Sharks plan to according to Sparaco. was held, Cook said, about WI While the police will give exchange guns for gifts on Sutter, who has two school- guns were turned in by the cone amnesty for guns used in Saturday. age children, said school shoot- munity. crimes, Cook said they will still As part of a "Gifts for Guns" ings last year motivated him to SJPD spokesperson Louis be looking for stolen guns. Part exchange, members of the com- help organize the event. He said Quezada said two years ago the of the problem, he said, is that munity who turn in their he is not against people who number of guns turned in was guns used in crimes are hard to unloaded guns will be given a handle guns responsibly. not enough to justify the staff identify while, stolen guns can gift, according to Jim Sparaco, Sutter said he hopes the needed for the exchange. be identified by their serial marketing manager for the exchange will not only get guns With this year's participation numbers. Sharks. off the streets but also raise of the Sharks, Quezada said, he He also said the police have The exchange will be held awareness of the violence com- believes more people will turn tee give amnesty or the people from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at mitted with guns. in their guns. Anyone turning in who they need tee torn their Parking Lot A behind the San This event was held three a gun will be given complete guns in would not Jose Arena at 525 W. Santa times in the past but was not amnesty, according to Quezticla. "If you don't give amnesty Clara St. held for the past two years This means any gun turned in then you don't get the guns off The gifts, which were donat- because there was a decline in will not be used as evidence in a the street that you need to get ed by various companies, the number of guns turned in by court case. off the street," Cook said. Aerobicthon offers way to beat end-of-semester stress By Yvette Anna Trejo State University human perfor- the proceeds will go toward sup- State community, it's for the out- Staff Editor mance faculty member and coor- plies and decorations for next side community as well," dinator of the Aerobicthon, said year's event and also to purchase Sullivan said. With the upcoming onslaught participating in the event is a aerobic equipment. In the past, Sullivan said par- of final exams and term papers, way for people to release stress Sullivan said she started the ticipants have brought relatives and have fun working out. event as a way to develop health and friends along. She encour- Clayton Stoker/ Spartan Daily today's eighth annual Aerobicthon, sponsored by the The Aerobicthon will be held and fitness awareness among ages sororities, fraternities, Thole Pierson (lsit) and Stephanie Boswell perform "Dark Party", Human Performance from 4 to 6 p.m. today in SPX-C SJSU students and to encourage clubs, organizations and those one of the dances showcased In "Images of Dance" presented by Department, may be the answer 44B.

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