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"^"...........1,91-"".^^.."" -n-se-n---o-o-nr-anoropnarnoonte+lono-ren- FRIDAY Softball putting the r1411\7996 pieces together Number 33 4J3 DPiti111! for www.sjsu.edu/Dally See page 4 ... Abortion battle SYMPHONY FOR HOSE Film documents the evolution of a rights fight By Paul Eiser Within 24 hours, Fadiman was in an intensive care Spartan Daily Staff Writer unit. She had a 105 degree fever and blood poison- ing. From Danger to Dignity: The Fight for Safe She was on the intensive care list for a week. "I Abortion," a documentation of the evolution of abor- never told anybody," Fadiman said. tion was shown in the Student Union Ballroom She said her experience and the experiences of Thursday. others inspired her to make The dm, winner of the 66 this three-film series on Golden Apple Award in the abortion. National Educational Film I've been working on the series The second film is Festival, is second in a three- a collage of interviews part series on abortion, and inside of me for 30 years. shown amid hospital and is, in director/producer historical scenes. People Dorothy Fadiman frt on all walks of life whose Dorothy Fadiman's own film director and producer words, "How we got out of lives became intertwined with the back alleys." abortion in some way, According to Fadiman. shape or form discussed who was present at the their experiences. screening, this series has been part of her for a long Along with personal histories, the actual history of time. "I've been working on the series inside of me abortion was discussed: the fact that abortion didn't for 30 years," Fadiman said. become a crime until the mid-1800s, women's fights and experiences to get abortions As a 22-year-old graduate student in 1962, Fadiman both legally and ille- became pregnant. The father was not present and she gally and the failures and successes on passing new abortion. did not have any money. She wanted an abortion, but laws for legalized The film showed how abortion laws and reform, her own doctors refused to perform one. For $600 which eventually started to come about, encouraged cash she was taken blindfolded for an abortion in others to speak out. Nurses, doctors, ministers and Reno, Nev. "Without any anesthetic, I had an abortion," See Battle, Back page Fadiman said. Task force alters time frame for students to sign up for classes All students who register by July I will not be billed until July 22 and will have two weeks from the date of their bill to pay their fees. Change for In the past, new students had to come to campus twice, once during the spring and once during the summer, to get all the information needed for the first term. Therefore, the new student advising and registration orientation days have been combined and students have a choice of attending one of three sessions. Spartan Daily Staff Report The Enrollment Enhancement Task Force is III Incoming freshmen may attend either the Friday, changing the dates for the fall registration in an May 10 session or the Thursday, May 30 session. attempt to better facilitate advising for new students and allow a longer period of time for registration Transfer students will have a choice of attending before classes begin. either the Thursday, May 9 session or the Friday. Touch-SJSU will open Wednesday, May 15 at 7 a.m. May 31 session. and will close Thesday, August 20 at 7 p.m. All priority and class level groups will have a chance There will be a makeup session for anyone who to register by June 14, and if classes are canceled or misses the previous dates on Thesday, August 20. changed soon after that date, students will still have The Enrollment Enhancement Task Force was Pitt iii By R.W. fisamosis SPAR' is INit plenty of time to adjust their schedules before the formed on the recommendation of SJSU President Brian Holmes, musician and SJSU physics teaches a course in the physics of music every Robert Caret. The task force is chaired jointly by Stacy first day of class. instructor, demonstrates the musical use of a fall at SJSU. "The garden hose oscillates at aer- be changing this Morgan Foster and Leon Washington, both with The billing procedures will also garden hose during rehearsal before a perfor- lain frequencies," Holmes explained. He also in the interest of fairness toward students on the Student Affairs. fall mance on Monday in the Concert Hall. Holmes plays the French Horn and a child's toy piano installment plan. These students have their last spring "The Enrollment Enhancement Task Force was registration installment due in April and many formed to take short and medium range steps to depend on their summer earnings to pay their fees. enhance enrollment," said Washington. Third year undecid- ed major, George Simmel (fore- Speaker shares his view of MTV ground), and USF By Lindy Boisvert MI'V's elk.« tot populai ,:l gat. upset_ professor Andrew Spartan Daily Staff Writer He said that s !studs hake .s at. In fact, anything visual about Goodwin watch a It may seem highly iiit.gular been associated with musk: from pop music is strictly a selling point. David Bowie video that a person consciousls sits in Elvis movies to the Beatles' hair he said. Even record sleeves, the at a presentation in front of the television to watch a styles to Madonna's ever-changing ones that open three-fOld from the the Student Union steady stream of commercials. look. '70s, especially, played an impor- Guadalupe room According to University of San Goodwin argued that music tant role in the distribution of Thursday morning. Francisco professor Andrew television videos are little more albums. The video was Goodwin, thousands of people than promotions for artists' com- Image is another selling point how used to show have been doing exactly that since pact discs. Live shows are also according to Goodwin. If a new many performers Aug. 1, 1981 when MTV began advertisements, he said. The musi- band doesn't have a good selling use their MTV broadcasting in the United States. cians only play the music already image, the record producers will videos to sell In the Guadalupe Room of the in the record stores. give theIll tine. Sometimes, howev- albums. Student Union Thursday, He said that even is per- er. thev suffer in im poor ,judg- tattidwin Nolo Bs Goodwin, with his British accent, fiirmers are on stage, flies are toils myna gave the example of the Ro1lo4; Stones dressing in CHRIS Smascu sounded a bit like the ubiquitous selling their albums It Oks aien't '80s. Reading SPAR AN DAII V pop veejays of the "good sAlesmen." I III II liii from his notes, he discussed See Television, Back page Students explore science of Sacramento politics Quake shakes anniversary been recently renovated. all the representatives. By Rowena T. MIllado quakes were along a very active Group spends day in state capital Highlighting the tour were the grandiose "I can describe it in one word," Cunneen Spartan Daily Assigaisg Editor portion on the San Andreas fault. Oppenheimer said. The chambers of the Assembly and Senate. The red said. "Chaos." As survivors of the 1906 By Ken McNeill first temblor was centered four Spartan Daily Supervising Editor carpeting and decor of the 40-member Senate Cunneen, who in his first 10 months in the Earthquake remembered the miles west-northwest of San Juan chamber is symbolic of royalty. The 80-member Assembly served under three different House anniversary of the quake in San Nearly 40 SJSU political science students Bautista, while the second was assembly chamber is steeped in green. indicat- speakers (Willie Brown, Doris .\1Ien and Bryan Francisco, a 4.7 temhler shook watched their state government in action at the centered five miles west-north- ing the lower house. Setencich), serves on five ca M111111Ires And slily. San Jose State University. Capitol building in Sacramento Wednesday, west. In the earliest days of Califirrnia's statehood, committees and said he spends a mait it its it Ills On Thursday at 5:52 p.m. a meeting with lobbyists, elected officials and leg- Ironically, April is Earthquake representatives sat on boards balanced across time in Sacramento and the rest talking to «in- "moderate" 4.7 earthquake hit Preparedness Month. According islative staff members. two barrels. In both the Assembly and the stituents in his district. San Jose, said Seisintilogist David began with a one-hour tour of the to the the Governor's Office of The day Senate chambers today, representatives are Students spoke with Alan Zareinberg, senior Oppenheimer from the U.S. building, which is built in classical Emergency Services "31 percent Capitol equipped not only with their own large desks vice president of Legislative Affairs, California Geological Survey in Menlo architecture and is styled Chamber of Commerce, whose group repre- of Californians believe it's useless Greek and Roman but with laptop computers and electronic vot- Park. The epicenter was located Capitol building in Washington, D.C. sents "business interests in Sacramento." The to prepare for major earth- after the ing devices. in San Juan Bautista, about 30 history impressed Marina California Chamber of Commerce lobbies pro- quakes and 30 percent said they The building's SJSU's host for the day was Assemblyman Jim miles southeast of San Jose. was interesting to learn the differ- actively, he said, by helping representatives initi- are simply too busy to prepare." Dyke, 18. "It Cunneen (R-Camphell) who officially wel- An earlier foreshock 3.8 tern- ent aspects," she said, referring to the intricate corned the group after the tour and gave them See Politics, Back page blur occurred at 4:21 p.m.