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FRIDAY 'Thinking man's guitar PART )AL,Y god' Satriani comes to the Event Center today. page 6 1'ol. 99, N,,. Published for San lose State University since 1934 November 13, 1992 Fire not Flying high Off-campus a major fights lead to dorm concern new task force I s k it s . a gun on the crowd, Maloney said. Students fed sale in tw reLent iiHits between San No gun was found, according lob Corps st ndents and SJSU to the UPD report. The case is SJSU housing fraternities and sororities have still under investigation, Maloney BY STEVEN CHAE prompted the formation of a task said. .,rattan Daily Suit \’ntrtr force to improve community rela- 'We want to break down the Two years have elapsed since tions, according to Benjamin barriers that feed the situation:' the last flames from the Moulder NI, Kendall, SJSU associate vice said Mc Kendall who will be the Hall blaze were extinguished, and csident for student affairs. SJSU liaison with Job Corps. with the passage of time, student "There is a level of fear "Our primary concern is the safe- fears regarding fire safety also between the two groups that pre- ty and education of the students:' seem to have been put to rest. vents them from communicat- On Nov. 3, a fight between Almost 560 students live in 12- ing," said UPD Lt. Shannon Mal- Theta Chi and Job Corps started story Joe West Hall, the largest oney who is also on the task force. when fraternity members report- residence hall on campus. And "The two sides just need to talk to edly defended a middle-aged on the highest floor, dubbed each other." homeless man trying to sell shoes "The Penthouse," students were The task force will consist of to a group of Job Corps students, confident that in the event of a SJSU administrators, professors, according to UPD Lt. Bruce fire or similar emergency, they Job Corps students and person- Lowe. would be able to escape safely. nel, sorority and fraternity mem- Job Corps is a federally funded "I'm not really worried," said bers and others, McKendall said. program that provides vocational engineering graduate student Monday night's fight, involving training to youths between the Sharon Lin shortly after she had an estimated 70 Job Corps and ages of 16 and 21, according to finished vacuuming her 12th- fraternity members, exploded Richard Martinez, Job Corps story dorm room. "We live near when a man reportedly pulled out See JOB CORPS, Page 3 the stairwell, and with all the false alarms, we've had lots of practice getting out:' TWenty-one Moulder Hall res- Doctor discusses idents were injured as a result of the October 1990 blaze that was started as a sofa-torching prank. Two students received severe remedies for PMS burns, and one student fractured Fp FFI MACY) SPARTAN DARN, his back after leaping from a skateboards up the steps at Washburn Hall on Tuesday third-floor window to escape the Jeff Tobin, front, gets some air as he BY KARA ( )rr IA 'long, throughout one's menstru- do the same. 'Tartan Dail flames enveloping the hallway. afternoon. Brian Quartaroli watches and gets ready to al cycle. Symptoms experienced Nine of those students were For years, doctors didn't recog- are marked on the chart, and it is awarded a settlement from the nize pre-menstrual syndrome noted whether they are mild, university in July, totaling $3 mil- (PMS) as a legitimate ailment and moderate or severe. lion, according to a San Jose Mer- quite often lead women to believe It is generally a sign of PMS if cury News article. the symptoms they were experi- symptoms increase during the Attorneys for the students Luc s closes for remodeling encing were all in their heads. week before one's period and were quoted in the Mercury In the late 1970s to early 1980s, decrease upon its onset. News saying injuries could have BY BRIAN WACHTI- doctors legitimized PMS by defin- There are 150 symptoms asso- been avoided if the university trun Datly Stall Writtr William streets, II & P Mat kci satcway had financial difficulties ing it and offering methods of ciated with PMS. The most com- had conducted regular fire drills The food supply for the SJSU offers a million noodles, limited at the time, preventing it from treatment, said Carol Anderson, a mon symptoms are mood and installed fire sprinklers. community shrank when Lucky's vegetables and a lot of fish. building new stores. registered nurse at the Kaiser changes, irritability, bloating, But Joan Jennings, a spokes- on Santa Clara Street closed for The lack of supermarkets Halberstadt and the assoLia- I lospital in Milpitas. weight gain, headaches, dizziness woman for the state fire marshal remodeling Sunday. downtown prompted the Campus tion told new City Councilman Dr. Patricia Yeung discussed and fatigue. They can be relieved in Sacramento, said the state The closest supermarket to Community Association, a local David Pandori two years ago that PMS and menopause Wednesday by a combination of diet and agency does not require sprin- Lucky's is Villa Foods on Fifth homeowners group, to ask the if he wanted tube popular down- as part of the 10-week Preventive exercise, Yeung said. klers, nor does it mandate and Julian streets. San Jose City Council to help town, bringing a supermarket Health Series offered through To minimize the effects of required fire drills for the univer- Until the reopening Monday, bring one. would be essential. SISU's Student Health Services. PMS, she suggests decreasing salt, sity's housing units. people craving fresh vegetables "We started eight or nine years "Councilman Pandori circulat- PMS, which was first diag- tea, coffee, cola, chocolate and Public Relations major Phil and meats might try exploring ago. We were told to call Safeway, ed a memo to the council asking nosed in 1931 as a clinical disor- animal -fat intake. Simon, who also lives on the 12th the neighborhood's Vietnamese and we told them about the need that the Redevelopment Agency der, is defined today as the "dis- Eating smaller, more frequent floor of Joe West, said he wasn't and Mexican markets. for a supermarket;' said April be directed to search for potential tressing physical and emotional meals with foods high in magne- worried. Pounding the solid con- Dai Thanh, on Second and San Halberstadt, the association presi- sites for a supermarket:' said Pan- changes two weeks prior to men- sium such as spinach, carrots crete walls with his fist, Simon Salvador streets, has a large pro- dent. don i aide Margaret Tamisiea. struation (which are) relieved by and almonds and vitamin B-6, said, "This stuff doesn't burn well duce and seafood selection. "Safeway said. 'I don't know,' She said a resolution was the beginning of a menstrual found in such foods as bananas at all." Chaparral stocks products from Halberstadt said. "Then they did approved earlier this year to per- period:' Yeung said. and green leafy vegetables, can Simon also pointed to the Mexico, as well as locally pro- a feasibility study and came back form the search. A way to evaluate if one has also relieve some symptoms. duced perishables, on Santa Clara and said, 'You're right:" PMS is by keeping daily calen- See FIRE DRILLS, Page 3 street at 23rd street. On 10th and She said the family that owned dars, whiLh are available from See PMS, Page 3 Alternative Greek clubs open to all BY RICHARD ESPINOZA ourselves from the rest of the cul- "There are a lot of gays in the Spartan Daily Stall Wnter tures," said Jesus Oseguera of Nu classic Greek fraternities, and they Students with specific race- or Alpha Kappa fraternity. feel very threatened about expos- lifestyle-related interests have He wants his fraternity to be ing their real identities:' said Sean their own group of fraternities known as a Latino group while Swafford, the fraternity's pledge- and sororities to serve as support still promoting multiculturalism master and treasurer. groups, friends and springboards among its members. for community service. Oseguera realizes that he and Helping community Fourteen of these fraternities his fraternity members are going I.ike traditional Greek organi- and sororities gathered Wednes- to enter a world in which they zations, the non-traditional fra- day night to tell residence hall stu- must interact with all cultures ternities and sororities use their dents about special-interest Greek when they leave college, so he resources to benefit the local com- options. wants his group to be prepared. munity, often with an emphasis "Our goal is to let them know Alpha Phi Omega fraternity on their own ethnic neighbor- they do have an option besides the promotes diversity of all ethnic hoods. traditional organizations," said and lifestyle groups. "It's not parties and everything Angela Nelson of Sigma Gamma Besides welcoming all ethnic like that:' said Roland Davis of his Rho. The sorority hosted Wednes- groups, the organization is open Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. "It's day's event. to both sexes, all sexual orienta- mostly service:' tions and even members of other Alpha Phi Omega operates Something for everyone fraternities and sororities. using Boy Scout principles advo The non-traditional fraterni- The fraternity believes that its cating community leadership, DASD M MARSHALLSPARTAN DAILY ties and sororities, as they call members can best learn how to Davis said. Jesus Oseguera promtes Nu Alpha Kappa, a Latino fraternity, to dormitory residents Wednesday night themselves, include organizations live and work with other groups The fraternity's community as part of the Greek diversity forum sponsored by Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.