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Csus, Ucs to Ask Race SP Serving San Jose State Univcrsit\ since 19.14 VOLUME 124, TIMBER 62 WEDNESDAY. MAY 4. 2005 INDEX rrett y of Rememberance OPINION 72. CSUs, UCs :on- on to ask race Bill to allow schools WNW Days and Wasted Nights Fear of transitioning from to collect ethnic data college to the real world p. 2 By Jean Blomo Reu ley, hdicy.- which already Daily Staff Writer it ir in some socioeconomic data. Poorsina said. The CSU system "admits stu- dents who are California residents Fabian Nunez, 1)-Los Angeles. that graduate from high school. a California State Assembly have a grade point average above speaker. has introduced a bill a 3.0 and complete a 15 -unit that would require the California pat- ient ol courses with grade of 'C' Explosive Dekted State University and Cum ersity a or higher.- according to the CSU Skipping class and getting away of California campuses to collect Mentor Web with it p.2 information about students' race, site. Supporters of the hill, includ- gender. ethnicity, national origin. Legal geographic origin and household ing the Mexican American Defense and Educational Fund. income and allow that information one of the sponsors. and to be considered in undergraduate bill's and graduate admissions. the American Cis il Liberties Union, hill would "give The hill, referred to as AR said the California's inst I. 1452, would allow campuses to higher education tutiims an additional tool to ensure use the information "so long as no List that the state's student re- preference is given, if and when body nee flects its population the pro the university, campus. college. ... and ings do not allots tor school. or program is attempting to 'mons In this hill ints -asides. obtain educational benefit through preferential treatment. set or numerical quotas." according to the recruitment ol a multit adored, an analysis report diverse student hotly prepared by leg - ;Pier 1.1.0o e aide Chuck Nunez' office could not he Nicol. day The reached for comment. board of directors ol- die California State Student Mit* Ravin, The University of California KO(' Assoy iation is San Jaaa Jazz Society p. 4 Office of the President has not supporting the hill. Itso because, acyording made a decision whether to sup- to a %% mien statement from the chair- port AB 1452. hoard's man. Manolo Platin. 1452 .. "I AB 14521 does not goe any "AR is in Illie 1/4 all the Mission of the more additional flexibility in the CSSA that seeks to maintain and admissions process." said Ravi enhance access to the California Pot irsina, a media relations ad- State I 'nisei-sit). - ministrator in the l'C Of lice of In April 2004. an "Admission the President. "We base to he SPORTS Study Group- established hy compliant with Proposition 204. esident Robert Dy nes deter- which does not allow as to con- SJSU Club Sports tinned "the analysis further dem- to become NCAA sport sider race.- Beecher Want onstrates that African Amens:in Zach Daily Stull p. 6 Poorsina said she diles11.1 know and Chicamal Atm() students how a sclutol can consider race From left, Alex Wong a junior majoring in electrical engineering, Aileen Wu, a sophomore remain underrepresented at II% without giving preference. majoring in illustration, John Santos, a senior majoring in economics, read "Holocaust compared to then repa,e111.iiiiin ill Current admissions policies Memorial" sponsored by the Jewish club on campus near the Event Center on Tuesday. Each the Calitiiinia 111:21i Sparta Guide p. 2 for the lnisersit!, California flag represents 8,000 deaths, "We wanted to raise awareness," said Eric Farkas, a Jewish club campuses use 14 "admissions c.ri- member who is a senior majoring in geography. Crossword p. 7 tena." part of the "("omprehensive see BILL, page 3 p. 7 Classifieds Living costs, workloads scare new hires Appearing exclusively By Sarah Holcomb IIIs',li,tii 1tt lit.' till ti _i lt,uy c., dingo dean. iss the SISI. p,nential neY% hires its ,o .11C11 I usuall!. '4111,11M:11 it hen potential decide online ... Daily Staff Writer 'ionic ill Marsh \% ,is .,st,spoo, CaMplis des. 01... While some deans feel the um - hires they Y%ould neY. icond "Fliat yyas up S per- incoming la. tiny meirthets as y ersity has its hands tied when it rattier loe in the \lid.% est. yy here Padcasting Lent tiom $549.000 in February, "pitiful" .ind modest." espec uilly conies to expectations and com- they can buy a house tor the same consultant to lecture at price as a small apartment or town- IT When hiring neyy tay ulty mem- and up 14.8 percent nom s-r4.0(x) consideim,:. thy' cost of lisii Iii pensation for professors. others 10 a in. Thursday in room 210 house in San Jose hers at San Jose State I.111%ersity for March a yea' ago. aL Lording to the ale.' !eel the university can tale ay inn) of the Insirtichonal Resource 1.0ins I reund. the chair of the departments :isms, campus lace Datayin.. k II that isn't enotuili ot a deter- on the problems. Center industrial systems engineering de- the challenges ill potential hires A,..ordine to .1 report from the rent for potential la, tiny members, partment, has witnessed this first- being deterred by the high cost California Slate I nit ersity sy stein, the lour couise tt.tti kload per se- Cost of living hand w Mk conducting a search for of living in the area and the heavy the average salaiv lot a I till time mester oupled 5% ith the tesearyh course load for pooh:v.01-s. assistant protessoi St expectations trom the uniccootyis It's no secret that the Bay Area SP,' WWSi.TIlLsrANTAND Sill In a report released April 14. the pus in 200) was sss. I to another issue that cleans said ss arcs is expensive. so deans at see FACULTY, page 3 Awards given Cesar Chavez to be for service honored with arch Symbolic ceremony Thursday By Ling-Mel Wong Daily Opinion Editor By Christine Glarrow Relations. "We're hoping to actu- Iktily Staff Writer ally begin cv ork on it this summer Mule the students are on Summer Spending four hours every week with sexual Meals Ss Is la Light. director ot com- assault SUI% Mir% is the result of a student's edit After 20 years of thrum mg munisations, said that the event cation at San Jose State 1 'III% ersity arinind ideas. San Ii ise State \sill begin %kith a leaCh-in at I The fourth annual Provost's Awards tot 'myersity has decided to begin p.m.. giving pei Tie the oppirtu- Excellence in Service -Learning took place ,artipus memorial in holuir of nity in hear about the legacy of Tuesday in the Loma Meta room of the Student 'esar Chine/ Cesar Chite/. lkdores Union. (*groundbreaking for the Cesar V. Mena, -one is ho plas ed a mayor hand The accomplishments of a student, two lac& Chavez Arch of Dignity, FAmality in helping Cesar Chase/ and the ty members, a department, ii community partnei and Justice Memorial will he held 1111111 Workers Union," will and a collaborative 'nowt t were recognized. Fhtirsday outside the University he speaking, said heather The student its aid %Sent 10 MelOdle Doyle. a Room, near the Student Life and Cooper, a minor mapring in recreation and Junior majoring in psys lii ilogy. othie Brum 1 min Stall the director uI ,.ampus climate ar. "Service-learning i t.iimmunity sets ice and "It's a symbolic groundbreak- lairs lor the Associated Students, acadenuc learning that leinforce eadi other," ing They 're not actually going to in Service leering Richard Chavez. Cesar Chavez's said Debra Das id, ihrector of the Center tor Molodie Doyle, left, receives the Student Provost Award for Excellence begin consiniction." said Patricia Provost Carmen Sigler. Doyle served in an AmeriCorps from San Jose State University interim McNeill. director of development affiliated Jumpstart Program and worked with the Intimate Violence Prevention Program. we AWARDS, pow 3 for I knelopment and Alumni see CHAVEZ, page 3 PAGE 2 SPARTAN DAILY OPINION WEDNESDAY MAY 4, 2005 EXPLETIVE DELETED Learning how lie more than class to teaches We have now hit the home stretch of the semester. The thing is. most professors wouldn't allow me those were the times I missed your class. It's always good to include the fact that you were people. and my kind to get away with missing assignments if For me, coming up with a good excuse is like a trying to help someone. This is the time when those final 10-page research we told them we were at the beach or drinking beers game between me and my professor, who, by the way, That way, you're the good guy who had something papers are due, while the foul stench of finals contin- in our front yards. has a doctorate. bad happen to them. Works like a charm. ues to overwhelm the campus. Personally. I'm more of a drinking-beer-in-the- Sometimes I win, sometimes I get caught. That's You can also go with someone who was hurt or This is the time when most professors tell each front -yard kind of guy. Seriously, look at the mug the game. sick, and you have to go help them. You look like the class how important these last days are. not a beach guy. But there is really no better feeling then good guy once again.
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