A Twist of Luck Student Has Arresting Experience on Opening Day of California Lottery by David Leland Daily Staff Writer on Day One of the California Lottery
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Hockey Spartan heartbreak warrior? Field hockey team loses in last 30 seconds to Stanford Basketball alumnus gets shot with the pros SPORTS PAGES 3 0 SPORTS PAGE 4 \00I1 Volume 85, No. 31 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Friday, October A twist of luck Student has arresting experience on opening day of California Lottery By David Leland Daily staff writer On Day One of the California Lottery. Fred Conner found that sometimes a winner can also be a loser. Conner, 25, won 12 two-dollar lottery tickets in the morning and by 2 p.m. he was hauled off campus by University Police for carrying a machete. A former student in SJSU's Remedial Education Academic Development for Survival program, Conner started the first day of the lottery by buying a leather jacket from a fellow student. He then bought a leather hat for $4 and an 18-inch machete at an army surplus store for $2.99. "I thought it would be nice to dress up like the guy in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (Harrison Ford)," he said. "I dressed up and was going to use the machete as a tool to cut bamboo." Fred Conner is shown last Thursday. An employee at Bargain City, an army surplus before being arrested by campus police. store near SJSU, said that anyone can purchase a ma- trying to win the big bucks. ( Above) chete. No license or identification is required because the machete is classified as a tool. Channel 36 asked Conner about the lottery. Conner then went to the 7-Eleven convenience Mw Schneider -- Daily staff photogapher store at Sixth and San Salvador streets and spent $59 on lottery tickets. "I bought $35 worth of tickets and won 12 two-dol- Program helps lar tickets," Conner said. "But I just kept putting them back and getting more tickets." "It was like Reno." Conner said. "But I ended up poorly educated with no money." By David Leland Conner then went to the Student Union Games Daily staff writer Area to play video games. Kevin Johnson is a 20-year-old student who his He was arrested by UPD as he left the building tried both regular high school and continuation school. while the crowd taunted him with cries of "Rambo Ju- neither school could hold his interest. He fa iledAt both. nior." Conner was charged with possessing a knife Now he feels he has a chance to pass the General Edu- more than three inches long on public school grounds. cation Development test and get his high school di- ploma. Be says he is "improving.- Johnson recently He is scheduled to appear Oct. 24 in Santa Clara graduated to a sixth grade level of reading. County Municipal Court on misdemeanor charges, Don Collins. 16, has spent the past five years "be- which can carry up to one year in county jail. hind bars" with the California Youth Authority. His According to Conner, both UPD and the San Jose arms bear the tatoos of prison art. Don wants to finish Police had seen him at 7-Eleven as he was interviewed high school so he can get a job. He is not sure what he by KICU-TV Channel 36 and had not said anything wants to do, although he has been working as a janitor. about his machete. He wants to make enough money to get an apartment with his girlfriend. Don also reads at a sixth grade Conner was expelled from READS 10 minutes level. after he was arrested, according to READS Counselor These are two examples of people who benefit Dennis Chamberlain. from the Remedial Education Academic Development Conner has spent the better part of his life in insti- for Survival program. tutions, beginning with Napa State Hospital when he "Students who have failed in school their whole was 14. lives are giving themselves a chance to succeed," said READS teacher Suzanne Garadis." He was released from Napa when he was 18 and at The program, which began six years ago as a fed- the age of 20 he committed a felony and was sentenced era II funded program for juvenile delinquents, now continued on back page continued oh hack page Cost-of living increase causes temporary A.S. deficit By David Wenstrom cost of living increase anti in provide money provide for increases in A.S. employee wage the general fund. The transfer raised the total Daily staff writer for special allocations and other funds. or fringe benefits during a current fiscal unallocated funds in the general fund to The Associated Students budget came up As a result, special allocation funds for year, or for the regular operation of the A.S. $50,411.70. An additional $4,846.50 was avail- 'We had assumed $1,391.20 short in funding a cost of living in- student groups this year are 44) percent less for up to three months when other funds are able from a $35,000 donation from Spartan that they (last year's A.S. crease, but the A.S. Board of Directors man- than they were last year. And the A.S. board not available. Funds borrowed from the oper- Shops last year. During a special meeting, aged to make up the difference. is faced with a $25,244.70 debt it must repay to ating reserve must be replenished annually. May 31, the present board allocated the rest An audit of the A.S. budget for the 1984- fund," (Moberly to groups that were left out of board) had covered their the operating reserve fund by the end of the "It's an emergency of the $35,000 1985 fiscal year left this year's A.S. with school year. said. this year's budget. costs. As a result, we're $25,167 in unappropriated general funds to "Last year, when the budget was put to- The audit of the 1984-1985 budget revealed With the transfer from the operating re- pay a $26,558.20 cost of living increase to A.S. gether, we were not aware that the cost of liv- that the general fund for 1985-1986 was serve fund and the Spartan Shop donation, looking for some place to employees. ing increase wasn't budgeted for," A.S. Pres- $95,746. But $70,579 of that was appropriated the unallocated portion of the general fund is "We don't know those figures (for the ident Erin O'Doherty said. "We had assumed funds earmarked for Spartan Shops. That left now $55,258.20. The board designated find money.' general fund) until the audit is done," said that they (last year's A.S. board) had cov- $25,167 in unappropriated funds to cover the $26,558.20 of that to cover the cast of living in- ErinO'Doherty, A.S. Controller Gabriel Miramontes. ered their costs. Ass result, we're looking for $26,558.20 A.S. employee cost of living in- crease. Of the remainder, the board desig- The audit was completed Sept. 30. .A.S. president some place to find money. We're taking it crease, as well as special allocations and nated $12,000 for special allocations, $2,000 as The A.S. board passed two fiscal actions from the operating reserve fund." other funds. an emergency fund, and $14,700 for other Wednesday, transferring money from an op- The operating reserve fund may be used The board approved Wednesday a trans- erating reserve fund to cover the 6.75 percent to replace equipment in A.S. operations, to fer of $25,244.70 from the operating reserve ti, ontinued on back page Construction ends today on third Child Care Center needs pumpkin money campus's garage By David Wenstrom tional Minority Allairs. at South loth and San Salvador considerable money for the child By Laura Cronin "This summer we realized the time staff writer Slean has been working on the streets, has 52 pumpkinless chil- care operation," Veldhuis said. Daily staff Writer for completion of the garage was crit- The lives or at least the flat- emergency fund proposal with dren. The children, most of them "We'd like to publicize that connec- The West Garage is scheduled to ical," Orbach said, "We realized we loweens of 52 children hang in the Veldhuis, A.S. President Erin O'Do- pre-school age, are children of tion by taking some of you along. be structurally finished today and didn't have a sidewalk permit from balance as Associated Students de- herly and A.S. Controller Gabriel SJSU students and employees. is scheduled to be fin- "You might have to pay for landscaping the city. At that time, the city re- liberates a request for emergency Miramontes. "We would have gone through week, Parking Manager your own pumpkins, but if we have ished next quired additional improvements. funds for a "pumpkin, patch field "I'm sure the board will ap- special allocation for this," Veld- Orbach said. extras, you can have them." Henry rtie city required additional trip." prove it," Slean said of the trip, huis said. "But it looks like the A delay in getting a city permit paving of the roadways at San Salva- The A.S.'s first request for which is scheduled for Friday Oct. deadline is getting too tight for ir Slean, who has been lobbying for the garage caused a delay in its dor and Fourth Street, new curbs and emergency funds this semester 25. Halloween is less than three for more state funds for the center, completion, Orbach said.