Spartan Daily, November 5, 2002
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SPARTAN SOCCER NOTEBOOK COMIC RELIEF POLITIKI THE 91st Historic downtown San Jose theatre Show your patriotism MINIFTF breaks in its new era this Friday night by voting, not buying the with comedian Paul Rodriguez latest trendy flag-wear SPORTS 4 A&E 6 OPINION 2 VOLUME 119, NUMBER 48 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTAN DAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 Sunny days, sweepin' the clouds away Candidate Camejo seeks voter interest in Green Party taking votes from one candidate Third party critical increase the opposing candidate's chances to win. Caniejo said he was of Gov. Davis' not concerned about having the same perfbrmance affect in the California gubernatorial race. vote is By Anne "What is happening is Davis' ward dropping dramatically,' especially in Daity Staff Writer the Latino community, from what it was four years ago,"' Camejo said. Peter Camejo is not expecting to win "These people who are changing thcir today's election. minds that they're not going to vote In the wake of Ralph Nader's run for Davis this time around, many of them President, the Green Party candidate would go and vote for Simon, but for California governor is optimistic because I'm campaigning, they're that he will increase his party s visibil- going to vote for me instead." ity and membership. Agreeing in part with Camejo's "We're building our own party and view, Terry Christensen, chair of the urging people to vote for our party," political science department, said that Camejo said. "What we've said right generally 96 percent of voters vote for from the beginning is that our vote the two main parties but that this will grow." ekction may experience slightly varied Various media polls estimate numbers. Camejo to win a fraction of the votes "It may be a little different this year," that Gov. Gray Davis, the Democratic Christensen said. "Because more peo- Party incumbent, and Bill Simon, the ple are discontented with the people Republican Party candidate, will col- at the top of the ticket, Camejo may lect. Camejo is flattered by some of receive more of the liberal Democratic the numbers. votes. "The ABC polls have me at just "Thc race between Davis and Simon around nine percent. The Los Angeks docs not appear too close, so there is Mimes, whose polls I totally distrust, not a fear that Camejo will be a spoil- have mc at five percent," he said. er," he said. "Even those polls which are always Should Davis win, he is expected to hostile to the Greens show us at sign a budget shortly after the elec- around 11 percent in the Bay Area tion. The California State University and 10 percent in Northern system is preparing to lace cuts of California. Those numbers are about fivc percent next year, extremely high for a third party that Christensen said. does not have the money to run a sin- "I heard thc story that there might gle TV ad." be budget cuts," said international However, some San Jose State graduate student Hatsuu Park. a busi- University students said they did not ness major. "My first reaction was that Icnow who Carnejo was. I never thought thcy would increase "His name doesn't ring a bell," said tuition, but now I'm pretty upset junior Brice Uhlig, an electrical engi- because that might happen and there neering major. may be cuts in classes. We already Another student, junior sociolog7 have difficulty getting sonic classes." major Julia Valdivia, said she didnt It has been several years since tuition know why anyone would vote for a has been raised, and thc potential candidate who is not well knovm. budget cuts most likely will also affect "You don't really hear about the number of classes AS early as (Camejo), so why would you vote for spring, Christensen said. someone like that?" she said. "The university probably will offer One SJSU staff member said she fewer classes," Ke said. "Departments had not investigated any third party have already been told to offer fewer candidates. sections in spring." "I haven't heard of him (Camejo,)" Raised tuition and fewer class offer- Melissa Flores said. "I usually vote my ings may be a result of the existing party line." budget that W A, approved in Presidential Green Party candidate Ralph Nader was viewed by some political analysts as a spoiler, who in See CAME*, pew 5 facing STAFF classes REGINATO DAILY Summer ANTHONY Shu-Chu Wu and Thomas Traum walk to class on Paseo de San Carlos on Monday afternoon budget crisis cutbacks By Bryn Cruitiano and spring semesters. Final state Das/y Val/ 'triter Since the majority of students foctis Hands-on theatre action in class on talcing most classes during the fall California State University budget and spring, summer courses will be cuts are looming over San Jose State the tirst to godachne said campaign Play 'Flea In Her University and will carry negative "It makes sense to cut summer class- consequences for summer classes, said es, " Jachne said, "in order to offer Ear' producing real David Conrath, dean of the College more throughout thc rcst of thc year." stretch of Business. Jachne said hc has been holding reg- expertence "The budget cuts will have a severe ular meetings with the chairs and directors of the various schools At SAN DIEGO (AP) Gov. Gray or' I impact on the summer schedule," SJSU to discuss availAhle options and Davis and GOP candidate Bill Simon By Therese Bratberg Conrath said. I ho/y Staff Writer He said SJSU currently receives A said they are preparing fin the worst. spent the final hours before Election Day lit. "All deyartments at SJSII will bc traversing the state Monday, spreading s ar year-round operations budget from The radio, television, film and the- the state government, which provides affected, Jaehne said. "Some depart- their get-out-the-vote messages. ments won't offer much, and others The t'svo planned several rallies in a atre department offers students a SJSU with funds for the fall, spring chance to learn how to act and and summer terms as a total package. won't offer anything at all " last-minute attempt to collect critical Binh Tran, political science fresh- votes in an election where low turnout direct plays. Dennis Jaehne, chair of communica- Kim Nguyen, A junior majoring in tion studies and the current chair of man, said he will probabh take sum- is expected. mer classes if they are offered. Not "The speeches are coming to an end, theatre arts, said taking a Theatre the University Council of Chairs and and and Arts class made her realize that Directors, eiplained that prior to the having the option to takc the extra the rallies are coming to an end, classes, he said, will be inconvenient in your hands," Davis she loved acting. year-round budget plan being imple- now this race is but understands that summer cuts told a rally in liberal San Francisco "I did not know what to expect, mented two years ago, the summer but now I lind (the class) fun and NIKI DESAUTELS ' DAILY STAFF term had been "self-supported," with need to bc made. Union Square. "Most students come in the fall are "fundamental dif- interesting," she said. Kim Nguyen, a junior majoring in theatre arts, watches as Gwen the tuition fees charged at connnuing and He said there spring," hc said. "Overall, I think it's a ferences" between the candidates. Theatre and Arts 116 is designed Templeton, left, a graduate student studying theatre, and Rai education rates, which are a higher a scene from the better tradc-off" A to teach students directing by hav- Fischer, right, a senior in theatre arts, perform rate of $155 per unit. According to "My opponent is staunchly against All to choose, I have ing to doia projecti, where they dircct play she is directing titled, -The Flea in Her Ear " documents, this rate is 40 percent classes taught in thc summer are woman's ref funded 'as part of the year round worked har to defend it," Davis said. a five to seven minute long scene more than regular semester tuition Actors budget, Conrath said, and temporary The crowd of about 300 included with their classmates as actors. En_glish classes. have spent six hours rehean- rates. e nvi ton men tal Nguyen, who is directing a "This is my first tinic doing Any ing thew scenes so far. Thc idea behind the year-round faculty positions will bc most affected. union workers, "When wc get a cut, it cuts into activists, and several homeless people French -Victorian play called "A type of directing," shc said. "But I "Doing the scenes has been really budket and the "state-supported sum- the A RAI temporars faculty who arc not said they were pAid at least SSO Flea in Her Ear," said she became think in order to bc goixl Actor hin," said Fischer, a senior mer, Jachne said, is that the budget tenure who know both theatre arts who is also or tenure -track," Conrath said. to hoist signs And walk neighbor interested in the major when she and direct, you need to majoring in ing plan is designed to work in the A lit AMA CIOSS , Will Ch Blanche Woolls, director of library hoods to get our the vote. took also sides of the fence." best interest of students largely allowed her to take a break from Nguyen said she and her two See DIRECTING.