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In Sports... IRA Election Results Faithful Students vote NO fans climb on the proposed IRA fee increase. to the The proposal would have raised student cheap seats activity fees from $20 to $50. at Spartan No 1,670 Stadium Yes 1,596 For reaction to the vote, Sec ,Wry read Monday's Spartan Daily On page 4. ',tut I. rm.:I-Nit% sithr IL) 4 Volume lot. Number 59 Friday, November 19. 1993 Society Under the Influence Finding Alcohol's impact on paths to society By Clara (lien recovery *ULM WAN 441 Wnter The National Institute on Alco- hol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) estimates there are 18.3 ALCOHOL million adult alcoholics and alcohol and abusers in the United States That's RECOVERY 10 percent of the adult population. part five of five But alcoholism, as experts insist, an start early and spread through Dapl lc I )i( k si;:u-Luiti,i 1.Ldt Writer all walks of life. It may seem like the same old Alcoholism. It's a scary word, and story: 17-year-old girl gets dumped most believe "it won't happen to me." by her boyfriend and turns to alco- It can happen to anyone and it is not hol to experience the forgetful easily seen in oneself'. effects and lightheadedness from a One di ink turns into 10. Saturday drug reserved only for grownups. night partying starts to include Sunday For Valerie, a high school senior and Monday. The old adage "if one from Fremont who requests her last confidential, the sce- drink is good, then 10 must be better," (ROMA AC011.4 - T‘ ARTA'. ' name be kept nario occurred this summer when Alternatives, top, meets with half hour. During the sessions, Rasmussen concentrates on feel- Dr. Roberta Rasmussen of Action she returned home one afternoon See ALCOHOL, page 3 her clients for group counseling sessions every Wednesday for a ings. It is usually hard for newer members to open up. See ABUSE, page 3 Students offer friendship to at-risk youths B Erika D. Schumati Dailv Siitfl Writer tor of the program. Alessandri, a board member for through the psychology or The program's objective is to Friends for Youth. human biology departments Establishing new friendships match at-risk youth, children who "Less than one year becomes working as interns with these chil- can be intimidating for some, but have been identified by the juve- too unstable for the kids dren. Friends for Youth is a program nile system or social services, with because after all, that's what they "Most students just like to vol- working to make it easier. adult volunteers from the com- deal with all the time people unteer for fun, though," Cooper Friends for Youth is a privately munity in one-to-one friendships. breaking promises to them," he said. 'The children matched with funded, nonprofit organization These are children who are at said. the Stanford volunteers just love designed to help children from risk of abuse, neglect, delinquent "We are a little more flexible the students," she said. ages 10 to 17 in need of a behavior, drug or alcohol abuse, with students though because of "Anybody can be a volunteer." dependable friend. teen-age pregnancy and drop- their busy schedules," Cooper Alessandri said. "I want to set up a Dr. Michael Alessandri, a pro- ping out of school. said. "At least one semester is similar program here at SJSU lessor in SJSU's psychology 'This is voluntary on the kids' required, but two is best for the five or so have already signed up." department, wants to bring the part, too," Cooper said. 'Thez children." "Right now I'm just informing program to campus, so students really want to be in the program. The children know in advance my classes, asking for volunteers, can volunteer their time or pick The adults "senior friends" are the relationship will not be for a he said. "I would have to work up credits as an intern. asked to commit themselves to full year, and according to Coop- with the university to see what it Friends for Youth has dedicat- about three hours per week with er, they are OK with that. would entail to set up a program ed itself to helping children in a youth "junior friend" doing Friends for Youth has a formal like Stanford has. I don't know San Mateo and northern Santa things like watching movies, cook- program at Stanford University how formal it has to be." Clara counties for 14 years. ing dinner, playing sports or just matching Stanford students with The process of finding a "We serve as mentors, friends spending time together. youth. They get many referrals "senior friend" is involved. 'kite, Ti t, ks. 1, and advocates to these kids," said "We require at least three from the East Palo Alto area. Stanford student Kul Wadhwa, left. plays pool with 14-year-old Marcel Rebecca Cooper, executive direc- hours a week for one year," said Students can earn credit See FRIENDS. page 3 Duncan as part of the Friends for Youth program. Sculptor brings SJSU programs life of artistic recruit minorities vision to her work for job market By Erika D. Schuman [kik Staff Writrr li,1, facility on South Fifth Street. .p.ti or I htik 11 r where she volunteers and SJS I colleges are going out of their was to When Mill 'mon. an works as a sculptor. recruit underrepresented minorities for the SJSU alumna. 11.1S inter- At the end of the video. future work force. viewed for a Disney docu- she whips the helmet up and "Our student population is tremendously mentary last year, she said says: "How's that for an octo- diverse," said Raymond Lou, associate vice pre', she had to make her mark genarian?" ident for undergraduate studies. on this world. The video, Solomon started in the UCLA, CSU Long Beach, San Francisco which celebrates the lives of world of art as a child. State University and SJSU are among the tnost nine outstanding role mod- 'The arts have always been diverse colleges in California, according to Lou. els, was named- after her important to me," she said. "SJSU and SFSU are certainly right up there statement. For this reason she was as the most diwrse, though." he said. "Making Their Mark" is a involved in dance lessons as a In the College of Education, there is a documelitai y child. Her Pales- Teat her Diversity Grant Project designed to on people tinian dance establish immediate and long-term processes who are doing It is also a teacher needed and structures. This is to recruit, support and something an interpreter. tit ,FFMAN -.l.PARTAN I sill retain teachers from underrepresented groups interesting symbol of the As a Jewish SJSU alumna Millie Solomon started in the world of art as a child. Solomon sculpts in stone (as to serve as role models for children. immigrant from Under the Success in Science program with their lives. seen in the background) and in bronze. Solomon said. holocaust. Russia, (SIS), is the Hispanic Center of Excellence pro- This seems There's too Solomon speaks gram. to be Hebrew, Russ- ter and niece for six years, of her life ;uul her views. the 20th century." "It is designed Ti get more students, Latinos Solomon's much of that ian and English, until 1932-1933," she said. She shows a rope imbed- The time between dance specificalli into medical .4 floor said Kenneth motto in life. in this world; so she Solomon said she was part ded in one of her pieces of in her childhood and NlacKay, a...4,41.ov dean it educational equity of According to exchanged of a group of young people sculpture. her sculpture done in the science. "It's in the second rear and people are- art Professor it shouldn't dance lessons interested in classical music, "It is a symbol of preju- last 20 years was spent rais- starting to get into the application stages of Harry Powers, for interpreting. reading and concerts. dice," she said. A cone- ing a family and working as med school." she is an active happen in the "I danced "We used to go to the sym- shaped form stands out ill an oflice manager. The College of Engineering has a number of and very pro- 20th century.' with her for phony, did lots of reading the piece, symbolizing a fruit. "When I got married programs for minorities, including the Black duct;ve artist. Millie Solomon three years, and discussed books," she 'They used to lynch peo- everything else was left on Alliance of Scientists and Engineers (BASE) "Millie is SiSt until she went said. "We were a different ple and hang them from the hat k limner," she said. and Minority Engineering Program (MEP). imaginative hack to Pales- breed of people." magnolia trees," she said. A She wanted children and BASE is a organization of the National Sod- and inventive, tine when it Powers said these charac- song was Written, which said with her husband, raised eti of Black Engineers (NSBE). It exists mainly not only about her art, but was Palestine, not Israel teristics have not faded in "strange fruit grow on mag- four. lot stiidents already enrolled at SJSU pursuing her life too," he said. and I decided to keep on Solomon. nolia trees" and Siilomon were inv first nor k a &wee in engineering. science or technology. In the documentary, dancing," Solomon said. So "She's on top of every wanted to work it into a sym- of at t she said.