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SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTANSPARTAN DAILYDAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM VOLUME 122, NUMBER 21 MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2004 Schwarzenegger visits King Library Governor, Sen. Feinstein among speakers in rally for props 57, 58 By Tony Burchyns will run out of money.” Daily Managing Editor Proposition 57 would sell a one- time bond of up to $15 billion to pay Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger off the state’s accumulated defi cit as paid a visit to San Jose on Sunday, of June 30. Proposition 58 would re- stopping at the Dr. Martin Luther quire state expenditures to not exceed King Jr. Joint Library to speak at a state revenues. Both acts will appear rally in support of propositions 57 on Tuesday’s state primary ballot and and 58. are contingent upon one another. “The last time I was here in San Schwarzenegger likened the Jose, I said ‘I’ll be back.’ As you can state’s fi scal woes to those of an out- see, this governor keeps his prom- of-control credit-card spender. ises,” Schwarzenegger told a cheering “If you go to a fi nancial coun- crowd of about 100 people gathered selor and tell him, ‘I have a spending in the library’s high-ceilinged problem, I cannot stop myself from atrium. spending, I am a spending addict,’ he Flanked by Democratic Sen. would say, ‘OK, let’s fi x the problem, Dianne Feinstein and a coalition stop spending, let’s consolidate the of Silicon Valley politicians and debt, let’s refi nance it for lower inter- community representatives, which est rates, and let’s tear up the credit included San Jose State University cards and throw them away,’ ” the interim President Joseph Crowley governor said. and Mayor Ron Gonzales, Schwar- Outside the library, a group of zenegger urged local voters to join a about 30 people picketed for separate bipartisan effort to pass Proposition reasons: to support San Jose city 57, the Economic Recovery Bond schools, to support the legitimacy Act, and Proposition 58, the Bal- of same-sex marriages and to accuse anced Budget Act. the actor-turned-governor of being a The governor said the proposi- political charlatan. tions represent why he was elected. Inside, Feinstein, who’s spent 12 “Why have I taken over this posi- years in Congress, argued in favor of tion (as governor) and inherited a $22 Schwarzenegger’s prescribed budget- billion debt? It is simply because Sac- ary solutions and elicited cheers in ramento has spent more money than the process. “What you see is major the state takes in,” Schwarzenegger Andrew Hendershot / Daily Staff said. “Our revenues have increased Democratic elected offi cials in the by 25 percent, but our spending has state of California supporting this San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, left, listens to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, speak at a rally in support of propositions 57 and 58 in the Dr. increased by 43 percent. We cannot Martin Luther King Jr. Joint Library on Sunday. Also in attendance were Sen. Dianne Feinstein and San Jose State University interim President continue doing that. Eventually, we see GOVERNOR, page 7 Joseph Crowley, not pictured. Passage of Prop. 55 would allow John Kerry stops in Oakland for new science building at SJSU to rally Democratic support By Marina Krikorian people, one rally volunteer said, “I don’t think The building would be allocated Zavagno. Special to the Daily anybody expected this.” By Daniel DeBolt $24,676,000 from the state and include “Our dean isn’t holding his breath,” Some people, including fi refi ghters and Daily Staff Writer modern biochemistry, chemistry and said interim Facilities Director Ted OAKLAND — A crowd of thousands gath- labor union members, were there to show their molecular biology laboratories, according Santos. “We were promised a building ered on Friday at the Teamsters Hall in Oakland already-fi rm support for Kerry. Others came in opposition to his position on gay marriage. But If Proposition 55 passes on Tuesday, to the university. It was determined that back in the early ’80s. They drew up plans to rally around Democratic presidential hopeful many seemed to be there to learn more about him there will be money for something the the new building would be cheaper than and everything.” John Kerry. and his positions. College of Science has been waiting two renovating or rebuilding all or part of The Science building on Fourth Street, As they geared up for Tuesday’s primary elec- Alan Wong, a recent graduate from UC Berke- decades for — a new building. existing Duncan Hall. also called the “old Science building,” was tion, some Democrats waited in the cold for up ley, said he was still undecided on the upcoming Plans are currently underway to build “We’re kind of putting the program built in the 1920s, according to Santos. to six hours to hear what the increasingly popular election and was there to learn more about Kerry, a six-story, 120,000-square-foot building together right now,” Zavagno said. Duncan Hall is considered the “new candidate had to say. as it seems more and more likely that Kerry will be attached to Duncan Hall behind the “Theoretically, the money is there.” Science building,” even though it was As the crowd swelled and the hall fi lled, the named the Democratic nominee in July. University House, according to Jim The Science building on Fourth Street built in the 1950s, Santos said with a fi re marshal closed down the building, and an esti- Several hard-hitting Democrats also showed Zavagno, associate director of planning, would eventually be torn down and laugh. mated 1,200 people were left outside anticipating up for the rally to show their support for the design and construction at San Jose State phase two of the project would include Sen. Kerry’s arrival but stayed in hopes of hearing University. renovation of Duncan Hall, according to see SCIENCE, page 3 what the Massachusetts senator had to say. When questioned about the huge number of see KERRY, page 3 Library network experiencing ‘growing pains’ California’s primary system gives By Daniel DeBolt Daily Staff Writer non-affi liated voters some voice By Michael Lerma party lines, the Web site said. affi liated with a party will have Six months after the opening of the Dr. Martin Daily Staff Writer The open blanket primary to vote along party lines. Luther King Jr. Joint Library, students and other was introduced by voters under “A non-affi liated voter can library users are fi nding out it’s not perfect. Among students affi liated Proposition 198 but declared choose among other party Local resident Ying Luk has been using the with a party and those chafed unconstitutional, the Web nominees, making the otherwise library’s laptop Internet connection daily since the by party politics, some agree that site said. The modifi ed closed closed primary modifi ed,” Rosas building opened last August. a closed primary is the best way primary, which took effect in said. “Democrats allow non- “The entire building is unstable,” he said, to nominate candidates in the 2001, will govern the election affi liated voters to vote for all commenting on the library’s network and laptop March 2 primary. this March, the Web site said. candidates except for the county connections. “It’s not a very big problem. It’s just Amid the confusion of open, The Web site said voters central committee. Republicans inconvenient.” closed and blanket primaries, registered in qualifi ed parties also allow votes from non-affi li- The Iowa State university graduate is looking California adds more to the are allowed to vote for the ates except for the county central for a job in the Bay Area. mix by using a modifi ed closed candidates in that party. Voters committee and president.” “The eighth fl oor went down over the weekend primary, according to the Santa who choose “decline to state” Rosas said the reason for the for 10 minutes — that’s happened twice in the last Clara County Registrar of Vot- will only be able to vote in modifi cation was that parties de- month,” he said, adding that it has been a problem ers Web site. non-partisan contests, the site cided that they wanted crossover since the library opened. According to the California explained, such as propositions votes to count, which are votes Daniel Miranda / Daily Staff Sitting next to Luk was local resident Sue Geary. Secretary of State Web site, a or bond measures. from non-affi liated voters. She was trying to hook her laptop to the network closed primary was in place in Alma Rosas, media of- “Because of the modifi ca- Political science major Kevin Zhao, left, and his cousin Aaron Cheung, an but was having little success. After she realized that electrical engineering major, use the Internet with their laptops on the California until 1996. Closed fi cer for the Santa Clara County tion, there are 155 different primaries allow only registered Registrar of Voters, said that in a third fl oor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joint Library on Tuesday. see LIBRARY, page 7 members of a party to vote along modifi ed closed primary, voters see PRIMARY, page 3 SPORTS | page 5 A&E | page 6 INSIDE SPORTS | page 5 SJSU places Tattoo culture SJSU wins weekend 4th at Spartan survives series against Loyola Skate 2004 generations Marymount University PAGE 2 THE SPARTAN DAILY MONDAY MARCH 1, 2004 • OPINION • FULL FRAME Banning gay marriage is a waste of an amendment The war over gay marriage is heating up.