Fee Increase Only Option to Cover Deficit
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imemewmaik Singer stars at Pub Baseball team loses Foreigners at SJSU Frank Joseph provides music, comedy Bracken hits two home runs against Stanford Students share their feelings about America IT ENTERTAINMENTPAGE 4 SPORTSPAGE 6 FEATUREPAGE 7 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 ,)(1 No 22 Thursday, March 3, 1988 Fee increase Pool filled, but not ready for student use only option to cover deficit A.S. pushes for alternatives; CSU says there is no other plan By Jim Hart During the almost two hour ques- Daily staff writer tion-and-answer period, approxi- Student Union Recreation and mately 50 questions were asked in an Events Center cost overruns will not organized fashion. A majority of the mean an intatediale increase in stu- questions were pointed at the issue dent fees, but the additional $3 mil- of "who's responsible for the cost lion deficit will eventually mean overruns?" AMY higher fees, according to the Califor- Chaffin pointed to the architects nia State University representatives. as being the responsible party, Representatives John Hillyard and claiming that "better drawings" 411111. Sheila Chaffin said thie despite the would have given the Chancellor's ' Associated Students' recent petition Office and contractor a better idea of taking a stand against future fee in- the cost of the project. creases involving the construction of J. Handel Evans. SJSU's exec- the Rec Center. utive vice president said, "In all my years in architecture. I have never Hillyard. vice chancellor for aux- come accross a project so screwed- iliary and business services, is seek- ing approval for the purchase of Evans and Chaffin were in part bonds at the March /(-9 CSU Board referring to the $2 million change- of Trustees meeting. Bonds, that order involving the welding of the Hillyard said "have no other op- metal studs requested by the ar- tion" than to be funded by the stu- chitect after the plans were approved dents. and construction began. In Tuesday's special meeting. The welding of the metal studs ap- Hillyard and Chaffin made the trip to parently did away with the $9(X1,000 San Jose from Long Beach to answer contigency fund that was to he used &thew E Durham Daily staff photographer questions posed by the Student for expected, smaller change orders. John Marcinika cleans plaster off the tile of SJSU's Aquatic Center. pumps and machines !lase to he turned (in." Nlorley added that all Union Board of Directors, various But that did not satisfy SUBOD As yet, there is still no date set for the pool's opening. Cann Nlorley. the class programming and entry fees are still undecided. 'The pool A.S. Board members and students members as an adequate reason for aquatic center manager. said. "Once the pool is filled ta process was originally set to open in ugust 1987. The latest delay was wait- concerning the controversial cost the Chancellor's Office to he taking which takes seseral days depending on the construction crew all the ing for a water line hook up with San Jose. overruns of the Rec Center project. action that would probably result in a "1 thought they were evasive, raise ot student fees. very careful about their trepresenta- If there were cost overruns on lives) presentation.'' said Tom my house due to an architectural Boothe. director of California state error. I'm not going to pay for it." affairs. said Armen Hansad. SUBOD com- Second party vies for A.S. offices Boothe said that "between the munity representative. lines he could hear the Chancel- Chaffin did say that the final plans lor's Office expectation for students went through the Chancellor's Of- \ piesideni hyti yea! ago as an in- to pay for the cost overruns. fice and were approved. dependent, receiving more than 4IK) When asked about other sources When asked why students would Associated Students election update N. rite-en votes and breaking the elec- of funding. Hillyard said. "(The be paying for an error not theirs, tion code rules concerning ady ems Chancellor's Office) are not sitting Chaffin said, "There are no other ing on any numev that is discretionary." See WRFC page 10 By Jeff Elder absent. Daily staff writer Moms said that he organised the 'It's true I put up fliers is here A party whose leader calls their ticket very quickly they weren't allowed,' Goelli said organisation "a very last-minute Thad Graham, a sophomore ma- Tuesday night ot his campaign two thing" and an independent presi- joring in political science and years ago. "But I was an indepen- Thief strikes men's dential candidate entered their names SOUND', candidate for director of dent. I can't afford to spend thou- or the March 16 and 17 Associated sponsored program.. told the Spar- sands of dollars on a campaign. I see Students election taking on SJSU's tan Daily. "The guy 'Morris) took nothing wrong with putting Biers all strongest political party. the Respon- our name Irom a petition we signed over.'' again sible Alliance, us up. locker room tor the record store and called The Students Organised and Uni- 'Paul's pushing the record store a Tom Boothe. director ot Califor- Kathy White By fied for New Directions Party. orga- lot.''he said. St it 'ND w ill promote nia state affairs, and the candidate Daily staff writer nised by Paul Morris. a graduate stu- concerts and exhibits as Nell as a re- who heat Goa, for the A.S presi- Appoximately eight lockers were 'They have signs up dent who has tried for several years cord store, according to Graham. dential seat in 1986 said. "We con- broken into Wednesday morning in warning of this kind to bring a record store to campus. who said. "I'm running because the sciously inude a decision that it was the men's locker room. This is the entered most of his partial ticket's REAL party is hecoming a hand- not worth our Mon to enforce the sixth such incident since the semes- candidates by proxy at the candidate picked dynasty election code and run a campaign ter began. of thing. butt Valli Morris orientation meeting Tuesday because Paul Goelts, a senior majoring in against him " The locks were cut off between \ I) Prirll orwini:cr mans ot the party's candidates were radio, television and film. ran for See El.f:CTION pave, 10 I 1:30 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. with thought they were mostly wallets being stolen from the lockers. talking about at "I lost a $160 watch and over $40 night or something.' Ballet troupe dazzles area students in cash besides having my credit AIDS survey cards, drivers license and meal card (from the residence halls) stolen." Bruce Worden, Cleveland company said Bruce Worden, setto had a victim seeks student human perlOrmance class during that time. "I really thought it was safe to There are always students milling comes to SJSU leave my stuff in there. They have around. By Hazel Whitman responses signs up warning of this kind of "The other times this has hap- Daily staff writer Associated Students is con thing. hut I thought they were talk- pened, it was after 4 p.m. when Students saw the San Jose Cleve- ducting a student sursey this ing about at night or something. there really isn't anybody around," land ballet up close and personal week to determine how people A description of the suspected Newton said. Wednesday as part of SJSU's Arts feel about AIDS testing at SAC thief was given to the University Po- Education Week. The Ad Hoc Committee on lice Department, hut UPD would not Newton went on to say that the Students of all ages viewed part of AIDS Testing headed hy Aca release any information. thief probably sat and watched who the company's outreach program demic Senator Jim Walters de The description. which Worden was putting what into the lockers and "The Making of a Dancer," which cided last week to conduct the gave, said the man was white hut noted numbers to break into after the is a series of lecture demonstrations. survey as part of a study to esal well -tanned, standing approximately students had gone to class. Along with a college-aged audience. uate a recent proposal by t S 5 -foot-10 with light brown hair bor- elementary and high school students "It's really upsetting to have this Surgeon General C. Fs ere!' dering on blond. He was wearing a saw eight professional dancers from happen." Worden said. 'The guy Koop. blue tank top and a pair of shorts. about 20 feet. sat right next to me while I dressed a distance of "He was just sitting there reading Tables will be set up in from 01 and he even said 'hi' to me." company's founders. a paper," Worden said. "He didn't One of the the Student Union and Clark Li- Joe (ilavik. said there were seem too suspicious. He just sat Usually the locker break-ins are dancer brary between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. pros and cons associated with per- there and talked to somebody he one at a time. Newton said. on Thursday. The committee must have known because he culled forming in the outreach program. hopes to receive 500 responses. "Maybe it's a guy getting greed- "We love educating the kids and him by name." ier and greedier." Newton said. which is around 2 percent of the room attendant on adults alike about ballet.