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Volume 85, No. 56 Serving The San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Tuesday, November 19, 1985 CSU expands admission requirements
By Shannon Rasmussen taking math classes art. female. By the 12th grade the Daily staff writer number of females in math classes drops to 40 percent. Freshmen will have to fulfill more admission require "Something happens in those four years and we need ments beginning fall 1988 now that the California State New course pattern to begin in 1988 to strengthen this area," Bedell said. University Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a new Changing the math requirement will also allow stu- course pattern at its meeting last week. dents a greater range of majors. The new admission requirements will include four Seventy percent of the CSU programs offered are years of English, three years of mathematics, one year of pared have a higher grade point average in college re- For example, if an incoming freshman is missing the math-involved, Bedell said. For example, some students social studies, one year of science with a lab, two years of gardless of their background. They are more likely to per- art requirement and has a high GPA and meets other en- get locked into a field of study and cannot change because foreign language, one year of visual and performing arts sist and get a bachelor's degree," Bedell said. trance requirements, he or she will have the opportunity they do not have the required math course to transfer. and three years of electives that are considered college The present state-mandated requirements for the to fulfill that gap in the general education program at the Bedell said CSU reports also show that six times the preparatory classes. CSU system are four years of English and two years of university within the first 30 units. number of students will more than likely pass the Entry mathematics. Incoming freshmen grades will still be determined on Level Mathematics test if they have completed three With these courses required, students will be better The curriculum will include a conditional admissions the basis of all grades except those in physical education years of high school math. prepared for the college atmosphere, said John Bedell, concept that will allow students to complete course defi- and military science courses. Doris Giesler, dean of guidance at Leland High acting assistant vice chancellor of academic affairs. ciencies without jeopardizing their admissions to the uni- Math is one of the key changes, Bedell said. For ex- School in San Jose, said she welcomed the changes. "Research shows that students who are totter pre- versity. ample, as early as the eighth grade, 50 percent of those continued on page 6 SJSU Taste the beat Union the scene assails for video ruling drama By Gloria J. Debowski AIDS lectures Daily staff writer SJSU is playing a bit part in a video this week as the setting for off limits "Womb for Rent," a dramatic pro- li) Dern cr Leuellen duction written, directed by and star- Daily staff writer ring university students and alumni. Martha O'Connell, Plant Opera- Scenes for the video are being taped tions clerical assistant and CSEA at the Spartan Pub and by the foun- Union representative, has filed a tain. grievance against SJSU Plant Opera- "Womb for Rent" is the story of a tions through the California State struggling artist who becomes a sur- Employees Association, claiming rogate mother. The film explores the that employees are not being allowed difficulty of carrying a child and giv- administrative time off to attend ing it up at birth, director Chris Bon- AIDS Awareness Week events held nem said. through Friday. Bonnem, who will graduate in "What lam saying to Plant Oper- December with a degree in theater ations," O'Connell said, "is that this arts, is coordinating the project. She decision constitutes abusive discre- said she plans on submitting the tion and is an arbitrary, capricious video to the American Film Institute and discriminatory deviation from to gain entry into its director pro- past practice." gram. The video also will be entered The grievance, which will be re- in video contests, Bonnem said. viewed in December, states that To help on the video, Bonnem SJSU Plant Operations employees rounded up friends who are writers, have, in the past, been given adminis- producers and actors. trative time off to attend the follow- Actress Cynthia Eilbacher, who ing functions: has been in several television shows r Plant Operations Halloween and films including "Vegas" and party "The Reluctant Astronaut," is acting r Plant Operations St. Patrick's in the video free of charge. Day party Eilbacher, sister of actress Lisa r National Secretary's Day Eilbacher, was flown to San Jose breakfast from Los Angeles. Linda Hope, r Plant Operations office man- daughter of comedian Bob Hope and ager's 50th birthday party director Nancy Malone, paid for the SJSU support staff luncheon trip. Bonnem worked last year as SJSU support staff olympics production assistant on a film with SJSU Women's Week Hope and Malone. It was on that job O'Connell said that administra- that Bonnem and Eilbacher met and Ken P Ruinard Daily staff photographer tive time off for the above functions became friends. ". . is a long standing practice to "Womb for Rent" was written by Joe Neihuis, the drummer for the time crowd yesterday in the Student band that has played at area clubs, which I am not opposed; however, I Lorene Requiro, who graduated from "Broadcaster," keeps the beat for Union on the second floor. The three- including Route 66 in Burlingame think that the same considerations SJSU last May with a degree in tele- his band that performs for a lunch- piece band plays jazz. It is a local and the Keystone Palo Alto. should have been given to those continued on page 6 continued on pages SJSU spends $12,000 Elusive thief has netted for Beethoven piano copy more than $3,000 in coins By Gloria J. Debowski be used for student practice and in By David Leland proof enough, somewhere it broke Daily staff writer concerts throughout the South Bay, Daily staff writer down. replica of the piano of A $12000 Meredith said. The terms by which After more than a month of in- After receiving reports of the Ludwig van Beethoven's time is now lending will take place have not yet vestigating, University Police have missing money from traffic manag- nestled into its own corner of SJSU's been worked out. been stymied in their efforts to obtain ment, Sgt. Bill Lane accompanied the Ira F. Brilliant Beethoven Center. "Whenever someone wants to enough evidence to arrest a person coin collector on Oct. 9. The fortepiano, which arrived they believe stole more than 83,000 in use it for educational purposes, we Lane escorted the parking ga- more than two months late, was the SJSU cashier's of- will let them use the fortepiano," quarters from rage coin collector on his rounds, worth the wait to get it right, said said Russ Lunsford, UPD public Meredith said. fice, then brought nine coin boxes to the William Meredith, director of the information officer. center and assistant director of the The acquisition of the replica is cashier's office and gave them nine timely. The lost money was directly tied receipts for the money. Music Department. into the parking lot receipts collected "People are starting to play etas. precautions, the Delivery of the piano was de- between Sept. 9 and Oct. 15, Lunsford Even with these sical music on original instruments," office reported that they layed because Paul and Janine Po- said. cashier's Meredith said. "Every instrument coin boxes. letti, Oakland instrument makers, only received eight you hear in an orchestra today Somewhere between 83,000 and had been trying louse an accurate re- "It can be frustrating." Lane sounds different than it did to Beetho- $3,500 is missing, according to Henry production of the original fortepia- said ven. Orbach, traffic manager no's strings. Meredith said. The Po- "Beethoven's music sounds dif- "The thefts are occurring in the letti's had commissioned an English The money-collecting routine is ferent on the modern instrument." cashier's office, the armored car or instrument maker to duplicate the simple: the coin boxes are collected Differences result from changes the bank," Lunsford said. strings. from the machines in the garage and to the piano to make it louder for con- a reciept is given to the collector. While police say they have a sus- After several unsuccessful at- cert hall performances. Fortepainos From there the person collecting the pect, they do not have enough evi- tempts with the English version, the do not have an iron plate in the sound- money is escorted to the cashier's of- dence to book anyone In the mean- Polettis chose strings they had used ing board that allows strings to be fice by campus police. The only key time, Lunsford said the money successfully in fortepianos before, tightened to increase volume. to the boxes is located in the cashier's shortages have stopped Meredith said. Another variation is that the office. By the same token, Sgt Lane Despite the delay caused by the hammerheads are smaller on the for- There the money is counted, put tries to remain pragmatic unsuccessful attempt to use the Eng- tepiano than on the modern version in an armored car and taken to the lish strings, Meredith said he was and are covered with leather rather Stu Stephenson - "Logically, only one person could Daily staff photographer bank. glad to encourage the attempt. than today's covering of felt. The have done it," he said. "But logic Now that the piano is here it will continued on pages Janine Poletti plays on a replica of the piano Beethoven used While this method sounds fool- doesn't count in court." Page 2 Tuesday, November 19, 1985/Spartan Daily
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Misnomer: 'Students for America' Names can be so misleading. As militant American patriotism grows, the idea of "America" is being dis- torted Currently there is a flier being distributed to students at various points on campus. It is a call to active partici- pation in the latest of many neo-conservatism gatherings. This one is called "Students for America." The pamphlet claims that "Students for America" is the student movement for the Vs. Its members include Denver evangelical Christians, ROTC members, fraternity and sorority leaders and campus conservatives. Lewellen The organization purports to uphold the American way of liberty for all. However, "Students For America" also aims to: r Support the policies of President Reagan. r Defeat the organized left on campus. values Return America to the Judeo-Christian happen, the traditional idea of America would be lost. In- upon which it was founded. deed a one-party nation approaches totalitarianism, per- DO NOT Aumus-r YOUR SET There is nothing wrong with a student, or any other haps even communism. to support the above issues. kind of organization, founded Point three: The notion that America was founded on However, in this case, the organizers have taken the lib- Judeo-Christian values is a common misconception, Our title, and here it's obvi- erty to include "America" in their history books need to be rewritten. ously a misnomer. The first immigrants came to America in search of Letters to the Editor Hooping it Up The implication is that anyone who does not agree religious freedom. They wanted to believe in whatever that this group's philosophy is worth pursuing is not for they wanted, thus the "freedom for all" America came to Right to bear arms won't stop criminals "America" and thus is unpatriotic. At once we have a be Editor, paradox ; how could the idea of "America" represent We do live in a great country. But we don't need to be I wish to respond to John Ramos' opinion piece, "The freedom for all if only true "Americans" subscribed to the biggest and we don't need to be the best. And our right to bear arms paralyzes the right to live" Nov. In. I one train of thought? image can never be as glorious as some would have it. am afraid Mr. Ramos lets his rage and contempt for this Unfortunately, this group has nothing better to emu- The evolution of the United States is based on the system- coward cloud the issue. late. Reagan, in his folksy way, has repeatedly made a atic slaughter of millions of Native Americans, the chat- I, too, have nothing but rage and contempt for such a similar mistake by referring to the United States as a Leonard tel slavery of blacks in the South, and the signing of the coward. However, I am convinced that the right to bear "Christian nation" on international television. The United Declaration of Independence by a group of agnostics. arms has nothing to do with such an unfortunate occur- States is not a Christian nation; we are Christians, Jews, ence. Hoops Moslems, Hindus, Bhuddists, atheists and an ever-grow- Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, two of our If our right to bear arms was taken away, is it not con- ing number of people who admit they don't know what to greatest founding fathers, were Unitarian Universalists, that firearms would be no more difficult to ac- believe in anymore. i.e., un-Christian. ceivable quire illegally than drugs or automatic weapons'? Mari- When Reagan makes his inaccurate referrals, he is "Students For America," you are free to believe juana, cocaine, heroin and certain automatic weapons insulting millions of Americans. But he just doesn't know whatever you want. However, don't you think that it are illegal, and yet we constantly hear on the news of any better. Student organizations should. would be in your best interests to sit down with each other these being confiscated from criminals. The correct column On the second point, if the organized right were to and think about who you really are and what you really If Elizabeth Martinez' right to live did not stop this "defeat" the organized left, we would have a one-party represent? And change the name. "Another Country" murderer from shooting her, is the right to bear ABOUT THREE months, KRON-TV system This is not altogether unfeasible, but if it were to seems much more fitting here would-be FOR arms, or the lack of it, going to stop him? I think not ! (Channel 4) has featured a "Fan in the Joseph Banister stands" at the end of its Sunday night "Sports Senior Final" show. These fans all gripe about their beefs Self-confidence helps job hunting Business-accounting in the sports world and how their suggestions would improve the game. It's job-hunting time for a lot of us an exciting pe- Leave emotions out of gun -control issue The most recent "Fan in the stands" featured a riod but also a scary one. Even when I wasn't a graduat- Editor, San Francisco 49er faithful who blamed the Denver ing senior, thoughts of future job hunting were uppermost After reading John Ramos' opinion piece, "The right loss on the officials. The fan said the officiating in my mind. Now, however, with December graduation to bear arms paralyzes the right to live," Nov. 11) I was caused the 49ers to lose a game they could have won. impending, fears penetrate my thoughts continually. disappointed to see that a gun-control advocate had to go The fan said the use of instant replays would Questions and still more questions arise in me: What as far as to appeal to people's emotions in providing a ra- help officials run the game better and keep bad calls exactly do I want to do? How do I go about job seeking? tionale for a gun-control need. from changing the winner of a game. Knowing that Will I get a good job? Will I get any job at all'? Lack of self- While the incident described by Mr. Ramos is un- previous experiments with instant replays had confidence aside, I know getting a job isn't going to be doubtedly tragic, what if the attacker had used a knife, ax major glitches, the show's two hosts asked the fan easy for me. It isn't going to be easy for most of you, ei- Gloria or his bare hands? The result would probably have been how the instant replay should be implemented. ther. just as terrible, if not more gruesome. "Well, if it's done correctly, then! think it would But there are places out there that offer help. One Debowski I believe it will take more than sob stories to convince work," the fan replied. such place is SJSU's Career Planning and Placement 21firr. *11 the American people that they should give up their "right First, we must take into consideration that the Center. Each year from September to May, more than 500 to keep and bear arms." fan was obviously nervous because of the TV employers from business, industry, education and public Scott Valor cameras. Second, we must remember that the fan and human services visit the campus to interview grad- Junior had good intentions. uating seniors and alumni for positions with their firms, The book also features exercises that can help you But wasn't that a stupid answer?! identify Political science your strengths and what job characteristics are Of course it would work if it's done "correctly." Even if, after looking at the list of interviewing com- necessary to make you content. One exercise involves panies, you aren't thrilled about working for a particular Fund-raiser to enhance Rec Center Anything done correctly will work by the very writing an informal essay of where you've been and what definition of the word. firm, consider interviewing anyway. Any interview expe- you've done in your life. This means writing about your Editor, I'm not making fun of the fan in particular, only rience is invaluable. It makes you take a good look at your to address possible concerns that the achievements at work, not listing job titles, Bolles says. I would like the answer that was given. It's obvious that while strengths and gets you thinking about how to present The exercise Rec Center may require more funding. facilitates a little boasting, necessary for soon-to-be-built the fan had a gripe with the S.F.-Denver game, there yourself in the most positive light. 14 implies that the project has finan- confidence building, about yourself and your skills. The headline of Nov. wasn't much thought put into the solution. Career Planning and Placement also offers seminars In his book, Bolles emphasizes a familiar point per- cial problems. and instruction on interviewing, and writing resumes, But 1 learned something from the show land you sistence. Every person in management I've talked to the article, which was ac- cover letters and thank-you letters. In contrast to the headlines, thought 1 knew everything) if you don't know the about finding a job, every seminar I've attended on the for our fund-raising pro- Another place to go for assistance is the library or curate, unveils the true reasons answer to something, say the same thing the fan subject has sported the same advice don't give up. nature is very commonplace for bookstore. Books on job hunting are readily available, one ject. Fund raising of this said. The worst thing that could happen is to have Job hunting means putting ins lot of time and a lot of as was the case with the San Jose of the best of which is "What Color is Your Parachute'?" facilities of this type, some holier-than-thou columnist say you sounded effort. But ending up in the group of people who likes its State Student Union, the U.0 Davis Rec Center, and the like an idiot. by Richard Nelson Bolles. jobs, estimated to be 10 percent of the workforce in Amer- UCLA John Wooden Rec Center. Think how easy it would be to answer questions Billed as "the practical manual for job hunters and ica, surely is worth it. 1 want to assure students that the fund-raising effort about issues here at SJSU, like the asbestos cleanup. what career changers," the book covers how to assess Surely it's worth it to put all these years of working in is being established to add extras to or enhance the exist- A Spartan Daily reporter asks, "President school to type of job you may want if you aren't sure, and different work for us and not let lack of either confidence ing center. I feel we on SUBOD have no intentions of in- Fullerton, can the asbestos on campus be cleaned up ways to find jobs. Bolles says that applying directly to a or determination keep us from the jobs we really want. At creasing student fees and the campus will get the center it without injuring the cleanup crew?" potential employer has the most successful results, with times like this, it's important to remember that no two voted for, and if our fund-raising campaign is a success, Fullerton answers, "Yes, if it's done correctly." nearly 50 percent of those applying being offered jobs. But people have exactly the same skills and personality. But we will get a bit more than what we voted for. A reporter asks, "President Fullerton, is the this method requires following up. It requires determin- we've got to get out there and show off. We've got to hang Roger Thornton REC center feasible'?" ation tough and let our personalities come through. Rec Center Committee Fullerton responds, "Yes, if it's done correctly." A reporter asks, "President Fullerton, can the parking problem on campus be alleviated?" Letter Policy Fullerton answers, "Yes, if it's done correctly." The Spartan Daily en- A reporter asks, "Can San Carlos Street be courages readers to write let - closed without messing up traffic around SJSU?" tars Fullerton responds, "Yes, if it's done correctly." All letters must bear Come to think of it, maybe Fullerton is already the writer's name, signature. using this answering method. major, phone number and class standing. Phone num- ASPORTS REPORTER asks, "Coach Gilbert, bers and anonymous letters can the Spartans be a winning football team will not be printed next year?" Gilbert replies, "Yes, if we do it correctly." Deliver letters to the Think how easy it would be for President Daily office, on the second Reagan's advisers to answer questions about floor of Dwight Bente' Hall, important topics like the upcoming summit with Room 208, or at the informa- Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. tion center on the first floor A network reporter asks, "Will the summit of the Student Union. result ins safer world?" Reagan's adviser replies, "Yes, if it's done The Daily reserves the correctly." right to edit letters for libel A reporter asks, "Can the 'Star Wars' defense and length. system really work?" The opinions appearing A Reagan man answers, "Yes, if it's done correctly." on the forum page are the A opinions of the individual reporter asks, "Mikhail, can you get rid of writer and not necessarily the that ugly birthmark on your head?" opinion of the Daily or San Gorbachev responds, "Yes, if it's done correctly." Jose State University The editorials appearing on this Leonard Hoops is the assistant forum editor, and his birthmark is on his left elbow. His page are the opinions of the columns aPP fir Tuesdays and Thursdays. OW A lNY, TIME CABIN IN THE URALS A Fa)SsiAN %ON, inE MKS HIS ONE WAS editorial board of the Daily NNE 6412114 U.S.,..