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Spartan Serving the Daliv San Jose State Ilniver.itv Community Since 1934 1/ Volume 68, Number 59 Thursday, May 5, 1977 Phone : 277-3181 RSB pickets banquet; wants Bunzel meeting By Bill Weeks some students out here that want to and has not had time to meet with Twenty persons picketed in front talk to you." the RSB. of the S.U. Costanoan Room yester- Several instructors and workers "I will think about it, but I won't day afternoon to demand President came to the door and tried to move promise anything," Bunzel said. John Bunzel defend his position Matson and three other RSB Matson said, "We didn't want to against special minority admission members from the doorway. go into someone's private luncheon, programs in state colleges and Matson placed his foot in the and we have nothing against the universities. door, and continued to demand that history students, but this was the Four of the protesters, members Bunzel speak to them. only way we could get to talk to of the SJSU chapter of the Revolu- A brief shoving match began Bunzel. tionary Student Brigade (RSB), between Matson and Louis "We only got him last time (April tried to enter the room where a Bisceglia, SJSU history professor, 28) because we surprised him." banquet was being held for history but the RSB left the hallway peace- Matson said. "His views on the honor students, to question Bunzel's fully. Bakke case show that he's been in position on the Bakke case. The protest came after an April that tower too long." The Bakke decision is a Cali- 28 confrontation between Bunzel and Bunzel has written several ar- fornia Supreme Court ruling which the RSB when the radical group ticles in the San Jose Mercury, and a made special minority admission demanded that Bunzel meet them in lengthy comment in the March issue programs illegal, and will be an open meeting to debate views on of Commentary magazine, con- reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court the Bakke case. demning special minority admission this fall. In that protest, Bunzel said he Tin, Tyson programs, saying that he is against John Matson, a spokesman for would try to arrange such a meeting. History instructor Louis Biscaglia iright) prevents Revolutionary Student Brigade spokesman John Matson lleft) and three any programs based solely on race. RSB members horn entering a luncheon yesterday where SJSU President John Bunzel was speaking. the RSB opened the door to the room RSB spokesmen said they felt and yelled, "Hey Bunzel, we have Bunzel was giving them the "run Matson called the SJSU president around" and that disturbing the a "mouthpiece fur the rich" and said luncheon, which they said they Bunzel is alienating himself from Daily subscription cancelled regretted was the only way they the students. could get in contact with the SJSU "The only time Bunzel will speak president. is in some banquet for the rich," Bunzel said after the meeting, Matson said. "He will not defend his and an hour after the RSB had left, position in front of students which A.S. Council approves that he never made any promises are the people he is supposed to 1977-78 budget and lately he has been "very busy" serve." By Dave Murphy '78 school year. commended by Burnham that the in Instructionally Related Activities The A.S. Council yesterday "Elimination of the Spartan Daily receive no subscrtiption from (IRA) funding in 1977-78. unanimously approved a $520,772 Daily subscription from Associated the A.S. next year. Also included in the A.S. budget budget for next year which included Students' 1977-'78 budget should not However, he also told the student were four changes from the alloca- no subscription to the Spartan Daily, preclude, at a later date, Associated government representatives that he tions which had been recommended Check cashing ended but did strongly encourage the news- Students financial support to insure might have to come back to them in by the A.S. budget committee. paper to publish five days per week that publishing schedule." September and ask for a special next year. That stipulation was re- The largest of those changes was allocation to insure that the paper a $5,076 cut in the allocation for due to bad checks The council's budget did not in- commended to the council by A.S. would not operate at a deficit next clude any money for the Daily be- Treasurer Maryanne Ryan, Presi- men's intercollegiate athletics and Campus check cashing for checks and for check cashing ex- year. grants-in-aid. That program is cause several student officers were dent-elect Steve Wright and Spartan students closed for the semester penses, she said. Wright, a former reporter and allocated $64,924 for next year, com- not convinced that the Daily student representatives so Friday because A.S. didn't want to Students can write checks up to newspaper editor for the Daily, said there were pared to its budget of $82,500 this needed the $33,050 subscription that the Daily could enter into its get stuck with bum checks over the $10 for a 10 cent fee and last year several unknowns concerning the year. which it publishing contracts this summer summer. $330,000 was cashed by A.S. The 10 requested. paper's budget and those ques- with the knowledge that the A.S. did However, Jean Lenart, A.S. business cents is also used for program ex- However, the council unani- tions will not be cleared up until the $9,500 of the overall cut mously approved the following support a dailypublication. is because of a gradual reduction is manager, said the check cashing penses. controller's office completes a study stipulation to encourage the Daily to Wright said the recommendation A.S. funding of the grants-in-aid program is closed a few weeks prior The intentionally written bad of the Daily's finances later this enter into a five day was drafted after a meeting Tues- program. to finals each semester so that over- check is infrequent among those per week year. publication schedale for next year: day which included Daily and A.S. Also, the Executive Council of drawn checks will be returned by the which bounce, according to Lenart. "It is the intent of this council to representatives and Stanley Burn- Among the unknowns were how Business Students was allocated bank in time for A.S. to contact Most students who bounce a insure that the Spartan Daily be ham, dean of the School of Applied much money the Daily would have to $4,076. That group originally was students. check probably do because of an ac- maintained on a five day per week Sciences and Arts. spend for next year's printing con- allocated no money by the budget If check cashing was extended counting error. Lenart said. publishing schedule during the 1977- At that meeting, it was re- tracts and how much it will receive committee. until the end of finals, Lenart said, it She added some students will would be difficult to contact many come into the office after notifi- students who change addresses cation of an overdraw by the bank during the summer. but even before being contacted by High percentage of SJSU graduates And that could cost the A.S. busi- A.S. ness office as much as $200 under the "Those are the ones I feel good normal rate of overdrawn checks. about," Lenart said. "We probably get bad checks On the other hand, it takes back from the bank everyday," several phone calls and letters to get find employment in major-related Lenart said. She estimated a semes- some students to pay for bad checks, fields ter total of at least 60 to 80 over- she said, and some students never drawn checks. reimburse A.S. By Carol Sarasohn better chance for employment than want some advance insight on job logically the student grows per- Even delaying the cut-off date for A.S. doesn't have the power to Linus, Charlie Brown's friend, those with a basic liberal arts edu- prospects. sonally. checks until two weeks before finals, halt grades or make other academic may find security holding his cation. Statistics compiled on "Surprisingly, with all the con- graduates as was done last year, leaves A.S. sanctions for students who owe blankA, but for most graduates According to a survey of spring, from all state campuses indicate troversy about the value of a liberal with too many uncollectable checks, money, since a ruling several years security means finding a job. 1975 graduates, 90 to 100 per cent of that employment rose from 84 per arts education, the largest numbers Lenart said. ago by CSUC Chancellor Glen those majoring in aeronautical, cent in 1975 to 87 per cent in 1976. of students are still majoring in A.S. is reimbursed, including a $5 Dumke. For those who aren't graduating, chemical or electronic engineering However, only 71 per cent of the liberal arts." return charge, by most of the The business office has the option a summer job is often an absolute and ornamental horticulture found 1976 graduates said they were work- However, Clements admitted students who write bad checks, but of refusing to cash checks to stu- necessity. Luckily, SJSU students jobs in their related fields. ing full-time. Thirty-five per cent that within the liberal arts field last year the business office was dents with three returned checks. have an advantage over other col- reported the job required a college there were majors such as stuck with $450 in uncollectable But students who come in im- leges because of early graduation The percentage of successful job degree.