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Volume 101, Number :16 PARTANPublished for San Jose State t I tiiIi'r %I,. ii i 7, i99.1 niversit since 1931 DAILY SJSU student arrested on drug charges
By Cristal Guderjahn with possession of a controlled Brown said Thursday. "The signed by a judge who has rea- Lt. Lowe would riot release out in the hallway It was like a Spartan Daily Staff writer substance. Giver was booked police think (Giver) is some son to believe that the informa- details of the arrest or identify movie." A 19-year-old San Jose State into the Santa Clara County Jail kind of big-time drug dealer. tion in the warrant is valid and the controlled substance Giver The arrest was the result of a University student was arrested in San Jose. They came in and busted up our trustworthy," Lowe said. "A sim- allegedly had in his possession. San Jose Police Department on drug charges Tuesday morn- Giver's roommate, SJSU fresh- room, but there is not one bit of ple phone call is not going to be Brown said the police found two investigation, Lowe said. The ing in Joe West Hall on Ninth man Jake Brown, 18, said police coke in this dorm." sufficient in and of itself to lead doses, called "hits," of LSD in University Police, which assist- Street, said Lt. Bruce Lowe of officers broke down his door Police had a search warrant to the issuance of a search war- the room, but no cocaine. ed the San Jose department University Police. with a battering ram and ran when they entered the room, Lt. rant." "They ripped open the futon with the arrest and search, is Edward Giver, who lives on into the room shouting repeat- Lowe said. It was unlikely that Noise from the arrest woke and pulled out all the cotton now helping the city police with the third floor of the Residence edly, "Where's the coke?" one anonymous tip would call several other students on the stuffing," Brown said. "They the investigation, Lowe said. Hall, was arrested at approxi- "Someone told the police we for a search warrant, Lowe said. floor, said a woman resident took all our clothes out of the mately 7 a.m. and later charged had a kilo of coke in our room," "A search warrant has to be who requested anonymity. drawers and threw the mattress See Student arrest page 8 Blacks Let there be light A.S. awards change grants to 3 groups Earth Day, Cinco de Mayo, parties Chicano graduation to benefit
By Otto Waldorf of the Earth Day Planning ANALYSIS Spartan Daily Staff Writer Committee, said the 25th San Jose State University's anniversary of the Earth Day Nora Profit Ross Earth Day Planning Committee, celebration will take place April Spartan Daily Staff Writer Chicano Commencement and 19 and 20. Plans include an When the November 1994 Gamma Zeta Alpha all received alternative vehicle display, con- elections were over and the financial boosts from the certs in the Student Union smoke began to clear, no one 31 Associated Students Board of Amphitheater, an all-organic disputed the fact that the white Directors this week. farmer's market, and a Kid's Day
American agenda had changed. .40;1130 At a special meeting held celebration. Ninety students Little notice was being taken of Monday, the directors voted from local elementary schools the thunderstorm brewing unanimously to allocate The wilt oarticipate among black voters. Earth Day Planning Committee "Last year (the children) With the election of J. C. $8,000. The money will be used made collages out of recycled Watts (R-Okla.) to Congress and to help cover expenses for material," George said. "And the ascension of black spokes- SJSU's Earth Day events. they loved it " men like Armstrong Williams, Shannon George, coordinator See A.S. grants page 8 the nightly talk show host of "The Right Side," the term "black Republican" is no longer an oxymoron. In 1994, six Republicans each Women in science received at least 13 percent of the black vote in successful gubernatorial campaigns, with benefit from concert Gov. George Voinovich receiv- ing 40 percent in Ohio. In Pele Juju will perform Sunday California, Pete Wilson received 21 percent of the black vote. By Michelle Alaimo physics professor and WISE fac- In Colorado, black Repub- Spartan [laity Stall Writ, ulty adviser. lican Vikki Buckley was elected The all-female band, Pele WISE was formed in 1988 by secretary of state. In Ohio, J. Juju, is bringing its explosive Boekema and a female physics Kenneth Blackwell, also a black rhythm to the Sin Jose Civic student who wanted to bring Republican, was elected state Auditorium Sunday evening to inure females into the science treasurer. There are now 10 help foster the interest of sci- and engineering field. black Republican state legisla- ence and math in young women. Approximately 20 percent of tors scattered across eight San Jose State University's SJSU physics students are states. Women in Science and women, Boekema said There were similar results Engineering (WISE) is sponsor- Young women are typically In the Senate races. Twenty- ing the concert to raise money steered away from technically seven black candidates ran for its outreach programs at skilled jobs that use math and for Congress as Republicans junior high and high schools "to science skills, said Leisa last year, nearly doubling the encourage more young women Fearing, coordinator for the PH, 1,, RN MI, HAU ANI,k1- rf‘E.t A ,’,14! ", DAIL.1 number from 1992. Russ Olsen, an electrician from the mainte- deliers in Morris Dailey Auditorium Monday. to get into science and engi- WiSE benefit concert. nance department, replaces lights in the chan- neering," said Caret Boekema, See Concert page 8 See Conservatism page 4 What a ztlaiq my Focus jOhn Hawk. a tacrrlities devel- opment and operati,,ns 6t. Patrick's Day not just for the Irish plumber. puts on his rubber By Linda Taaffe bration in San Francisco. Ireland came to San Jose last week to cel- suit during a Spartan Daily Stall Writer fes- hazardous This festive holiday was once celebrat- ebrate Irish Week and lead weeklong ...isle opera- Around the time of California's gold ed only by a small group of Catholics in tivities. 'is training rush, a group of San Franciscans Ireland. Over the years, the holiday has Irish dignitaries like coming to America ass outside reserved an entire hotel for a memorable become more popular in the United to celebrate because they are well Industrial celebration. As the evening sky darkened, States than its homeland. received here, Walsh said. Studies build- ing Thursday hundreds of city residents gathered at "St. Patrick's Day isn't celebrated in St. Patrick's Day may be gaining popu- afternoon Ten the hotel. Some toasted to friends and Ireland as it is here," said James P. Walsh, larity in the United States because of a SJSU erloloy- good health in the "official drinking academic vice president at San Jose State strange phenomenon the number of room," while others guzzled whiskey and University and author of "The Irish in Irish descendants In America Is increas- t beer in the "unofficial drinking room." The American West." ing, Walsh said. He said either more Irish .c riaZardOUS waste first Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a work- are coming to America or more people The drinking, singing and dancing last- "In responder ed well into the morning. By the time the ing day, not a holiday. Actually, the day's are claiming Irish ancestry. clean-up team police arrived, such a huge crowd had festivities have been imported there from The 1990 U.S. census reports more crammed Into the hotel that the wooden America," Walsh said. than 42 million people living in the floor collapsed into the basement. Even the Lord Mayor, John Gormely, United States are of Irish descent. That's PHI iii HY So began the first St. Patrick's Day cele and city council members from Dublin, See St. Patrick's Day page 8 ItANFTTE L. HANNA - - SPARTAN DAR Y -1
2 Friday, March 17, 1995 OPINION San Jose State University SPARTAN DAILY Column Compromise to watch March Madness March Madness is filially here, times has your girlfriend forced and not a minute too soon, either. you to watch a cat show on televi- This is a time of the year when sion? I'll be glued to the idiot box with Or, guilted you into seeing my bracket sheet taped to my "Beaches" instead of "Terminator chest, shouting out my best Dick 2" with a sweet, innocent, down- Vitale impression BABEEEEEE! right pathetic look on her face? I'll be watching every game, Or, the classic, forced you to from the top-ranked UCLA-Florida shop with her at the mall, drag- International game, right down to ging you from store to store for the national championship game three and a half hours or until you on April 3 in Seattle, Wash. drop dead, which ever comes Unfortunately, watching all 63 games does first'? have its disadvantages. The point I'm trying to make is that this is First of all, I don't have cable television, but your time. Don't let her make you feel guilty. my girl friend does. Just thinking about it gives Turn the tables on her and make her feel guilty me chills. I can hear all the complaints and nag- for once. ging that will be spewed upon me as I enter her Men and women both have obsessions, house and ask ill can change the channel. whether it be basketball or shopping. We each "But I'm watching my favorite soap opera," think the other obsession is stupid and a waste (or Oprah. or Donahue, or whatever ridiculous of time. shows women watch). But there is a way to get what you want "But, honey, the Temple-Cincinnati game is on compromise. It is the key for any good relation- in five minutes." ship. "What!? You're coming over here just to When she asks if you'll go shopping with her, watch those stupid games aren't you? The only don't complain and give her a long face. Go with Writer's Forum reason you're coming over is because I have her and hold her hand as she goes in and out of cable." every single store. Give her your honest opinion Blah, blah, blah. Nagging, bitching, complain- when she tries on clothes and never complain Violence will not resolve abortion debate ing. It's inevitable during this time of year for about how long she's taking. every college basketball nut like myself. Instead, think about all those Sundays and Two newborn babies were ate them and then send them to The nagging used to make me feel guilty. Mondays you'll be able to watch football. Or, for washed ashore on the beaches of trial. "No, honey, I'm not coming over to just to me, the beautiful month of March when I'll be Southern California last week, both The most horrendous serial watch basketball. I came over to see you." able to watch those precious and unforgettable dead with their umbilical cords killers are put through the trial But, no longer. 63 games of heart-stopping, adrenaline-pumping, attached. system. They have an opportuni- After being in this relationship for over a year. slam dunking basketball games. Have the recent acts of violence ty to defend themselves and are I've learned to justify my obsession with March against abortion clinics driven judged by a jury of their peers. Madness and use logic and compromise as my Matthew Tom is the women to fear for their lives and The courts decide their punish- defense. Spartan Daily end up solving their problems in ment and do not bow to mob To all my fellow basketball nuts How many News Editor ways that are considered inhumane rule or violence to carry out the but were commonplace in medieval Roger R. Ramirez sentences. days? I do not see the justice in Writer's Forum Are we being transformed into a society of fear what these extreme fundamentalists are trying to stricken people, having to watch our backs when achieve. Instead, I see them as fanatical anar- Car race ill-conceived doing anything controversial? chists and zealots who undermine their cause by New Indy Where is the social consciousness that built such illogical and inhumane behavior. Indy Car racing in 1995 is bet- include: reducing the sky rocket- this nation? Just because a religion deems abor- Violence cannot stop social behavior, nor will ter than ever. Diversity is the rule ing price of admission for a team tion to be against their morals, must the rest of it help to support a certain cause. Violence only rather than the exception. to field an Indy Car, creating a society be subjected to such constraints? Is this leads to death and destruction. The list of competing chassis, breeding ground of sorts for what all the years of war, suffering and death These fundamentalists who prey on defense- engine and tire combinations young American drivers and to have led people to believe in, confronting social less doctors or clinics should be considered include the likes of Honda, have only oval tracks on the rac- debate by using violence? criminals. The people who preach to stop abor- Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Penske, ing schedule. The Civil War in the United States was a war tion through violence should be arrested for Lola. Reynard, Goodyear and According to Road & Track's fought over the social implications of slaves. Are leading a criminal element. Firestone. April '95 issue, the new series will we prepared to make war over the social implica- Unless society deals with the question of abor- More good news is on the way be called the Indy Racing League. tions of abortion? tion and its alternatives in a more constructive as Toyota has announced that it Ken Stewart Engine sizes will be reduced Haven't we learned from the past or are we manner, we can only look forward to more horri- will field an engine at the end of from 2.65 to 2.2 liters. Fuel capac- just making the same mistakes and placing no fying stories of abandoned babies. this season or next season. They will be develop- ity will be reduced from 40 to 35 gallons. The value on human life? ing their own chassis with Dan Gurney's All cockpit will be wider and changes will be made Even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns their Roger R. Ramirez American Racers who's foray into Grand Touring to the chassis, specifically targeted at reducing Roe vs. Wade decision tomorrow making it illegal is a Spartan Daily Prototype (Group C) racing with Toyota proved aerodynamic efficiency. to perform abortions, police wouldn't go out and Staff Writer successful in their domination of the former One has to wonder why anyone would want execute all the doctors on sight who are caught IMSA GTP series. to make the cars less aerodynamic. While a car performing abortions. They would first incarcer- Indy Cars have the most network television that is less aerodynamic is slower, ultimately it coverage of any motor sport in the United States. is not as safe because it is not as stable. Indy Cars retain certain qualities of Formula 1 If Tony George is unhappy with the constant Opinion page that are considered desirable: they race street proliferation of technology in Indy Car racing circuits and natural terrain courses. But they and the rising costs, then perhaps he should cre- Spartan Daily delve into other areas because they race ovals ate a retro-race series composed of Indy Cars policies as well. from the '60s. Editorial With races in Australia, Canada, the United While Indy Car racing is more expensive than "If all mankind minus one, were of one Etecutive Editor Joanne Griffith floniingue States and drivers from all over the world, the it used to be, one should keep in mind that opinion, and only one person were of the City Editor Kevin Valine News Edlk.:r Mhithew Tutu everything is more expensive than it used to be. PPG Indy Car World Series has become an inter- contrary opinion, mankind would be no Photo Editor Jeremy Hogan national motor sport. For example, when Honda's first generation more justified in silencing that one person, Forum Editor Aisheen (Al) Nomal Despite the current popularity of Indy Car CBR600E-Hurricane came out in 1987, they went than he, if he had the power, would be jus- Sports Editor Jim seinlas racing, there are those who wish to go against for about $3600. A 1995 CBR600F3 costs no less tified in silencing mankind." Day Editor* Shelley spacknian the old axiom, "If it ain't broke don't fix it." than $7300. John Stuart Mill, Tina Casalino Upon the start of the '94 Indy Car season, Tony George, take a rest. "On Liberty" (1850) 'rim Schwalbaeh Tony George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway pres- Chief Photographer Jeanette Hanna Etc. Editor Chris MeCrellis-MItchell ident, announced that he would introduce a new Ken Stewart is a The representation of a broad range of Etc. CrephIcs John Lee racing series composed of so-called Indy Cars. Spartan Daily opinions is important to a democracy. The Etc. Art Design Laura Becker His motivations for creating the new series Staff Writer Spartan Daily is committed to sharing those opinions with the community. Senior Reporter Ilene Meeks Letters to the Editor Spartan Daily readers may express them- Reporters: Michelle Alaimo, Jennifer Binder, Michele selves on the Opinion page with a Letter to Dodger, Kristin Butler, Jennifer Ferguson, Cristal Guderjahn, Catherine Ippoliti, Larry I.ee, Dexter the Editor or Campus Viewpoint. Goodyear loses promising spokesman Manglicrnot, Roger Ramirez, Nora Profit Ross. Ken A Letter to the Editor is a 200 word Stewart, Linda Taaffe, Otto Waldorf, Blair Whitney Dear Editor, Associated Students Campus for session one and planning to response to an issue or point of view that Photographers: Janet Blackburn, Jell Chin, Christian Recreation's SpartAerobics. I sign up for session two next has appeared in the Spartan Daily. 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PHOTO BY JOHN ST !BEER SPARTAN Dotty Senior Radio/Television/Film major and member of the fraternity call the Shamrock Project. The money they raise during the 72. 275 deaths caused TKE, Cory Smyth, pedals a stationary bike for charity. The fund- hour bike-a-thon goes to the National Committee to PrevPrt Child by smog, report says raiser, put on by sorority KAPPA DELTA, is an annual event they Abuse. The fundraiser took place on 10th Street. 2 Southern California counties effected Court rules KSOL can be sued for prank
RIVERSIDE (AP) The micro- "We've known for 40 years ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) lasted more than an hour. which has since changed u Alier- : mperior Court Judge William scopic particles in smog cause that particle smog could kill Drivers trapped on the Bay Disc jockey Erich "Mancow" ship, was drafted as a class Cahill, who said the drivers' an estimated 275 deaths in people," said Bart Ostro, the Bridge by a radio publicity stunt Muller, who was broadcasting action on behalf of all drivers legal rights were not violated Riverside and San Bernardino report's author and chief of the a traffic-blocking haircut, in a the event while it took place, affected by the tieup. The suit even if all the allegations were counties every year, a new envi- agency's air pollution unit. parody of President Clinton later pleaded no contest to a said their exit from the bridge true. ronmental report said. "What we didn't know is that may be able to sue the station criminal charge of creating a was blocked for four hours, But the appeals court said The lethal pollutants choke the effects could occur at lower for damages, a state appeals public nuisance and was fined from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., causing one of the claims that the sta- people and can cause heart concentrations. Now we are court has ruled. $500 and ordered to serve 100 inconvenience, emotional stress tion deliberately blocked the attacks, according to a draft copy able to find these effects." If station KSOL, as alleged, hours of community service. and missed hours of work. bridge, confining the drivers' of the California Environmental Smog particles come from a deliberately blocked the bridge, A civil suit against Muller and The suit was dismissed with- freedom of movement was a Protection Agency report ob- number of sources, including it would be a case of false the former owners of KSOL, out a trial by San Francisco proper basis for a damage suit. tained by The Press-Enterprise of road grit, oil, tires, cooking imprisonment, the 1st District Riverside on Wednesday. grease, dirt, diesel exhaust, sea Court of Appeal said Thursday. Among those most sensitive salt and chemicals from smoke- The escapade took place in to pollutants are infants, chil- stacks and tailpipes. May 1993, a week after Clinton dren with asthma, the elderly According to the findings, the supposedly tied up part of the and others with existing respira- number of annual smog-caused Los Angeles International Air- tory illnesses, researchers said. deaths in both counties could be port for an hour while he got a The report provided the first as high as 545 or as low as six. haircut in Air Force One. Recent documented link between the Critics said researchers could accounts have disputed heavy smog in the inland por- be mistaking smog particles as whether the haircut delayed any tion of the Los Angeles Basin the cause of death when other air traffic. and death rates in the corre- terminal ailments are present. A KSOL van parked across sponding counties. 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Mucking around on San Carlos Street Court reviews use of DNA testing SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The the accuracy of the FBI's DNA state Supreme Court agreed testing was not adequately Thursday to rule on the legality established. of DNA evidence in California. The state Supreme Court said As Los Angeles prosecutors today it would review the case. prepared to offer evidence on Justices Joyce Kennard, Ar- genetic testing in O.J. Simpson's mand Arabian, Marvin Baxter murder trial, the state's high and Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, court for the first time granted the needed majority of four on review of a DNA case. the seven-member court, voted The case involved a man con- for review. victed of rape and other sex The court also granted review crimes in a November 1989 of two other DNA cases and attack on a woman in a Bakers- indicated it would hold them field motel room. Sergio Venegas' until it decided Venegas' case. conviction was based largely on In both those cases, appellate a DNA analysis of blood and courts upheld the convictions semen stains at the scene. and the prosecution's use of An FBI criminalist said the DNA evidence. The defendants Wirsrply. genetic material in the samples were Frank Lee Soto, convicted and Venegas' DNA were shared of -a November 1989 rape in by one in 65,000 people in the Garden Grove, and Henry Wilds, general population, and one in convicted of sexual assaults in 30,000 among southwestern North Hollywood in December Hispanics. 1986 and February 1987. The state's 5th District Court Last year the state's high