Master Plan for Education Under Review
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THURSDAY Dance your way through SPARTAN DA 1 LY the last issue of etc. I hiirsday, May 13, 1993 VoL 100, No. 67 Published pr San Jose State University since 1934 Master Plan for education under review BY KANIILAH BOONE held throughout the year, dealing Spartan Daily Staff Writer with different aspects of the plan. A public hearing concerning Stephen Van Beek, SJSU's the Master Plan for Higher Edu- community and government liai- cation, which affects student fees, son for the Academic Senate, feels was held Thesday. the assembly needs to focus on The Master Plan is a 196-page quality education. report drafted in 1960, allocat- "The committee is too con- ing students to the three levels of cerned with access," he said. "If the state collegiate system in an too many students come in, the attempt to provide everyone in larger the class size becomes, and California with a college educa- the quality of the education goes tion, and it is under review due to down. budgetary problems. "With too many students, the Thesday's hearing was an state won't be able to come up opportuntiy for the public to with the money to fund their voice opinions on what parts of education," Van Beek said. the plan should be revised and "Focusing too much on access comment on a draft being con- will result in very little quality. sidered. "From a faculty aspect, the Destonn. Fog The draft, however, is just a primary issue to be focused on is recommendation. "It's hard to say what will end up in the bill," said Jim Lites, senior consultant to The piTuge Marguerite Archie-Hudson, Ytoo many chairwoman of the Assembly Committee of Higher Education. students come in, "It's still moving through the TOP: Glen Hansen works on the final project for committee in an almost outline the larger the class his Industrial Design class Wednesday after- form:' noon. He is making a home maintenance sys- The draft could possibly size becomes, and tem. Hansen, along with 20 other students, become law, according to Lites. have been working on their projects all semes- Some of the recommendations the qualiol of the ter long which are due Tuesday. the Assembly Committee on Higher Education are consider- education goes LEFT: Hansen paints his project. The final pro- ing include tuition-free status for an increase in jects will be entered in a Goldstar design com- state residents, graduate students' fees and slid- down.' pitition after they are completed. ing-scale fees based on income. Stephen Van Beek "These are all options on the Acadermc Senate PHOTOS BY AIMEE MCKINNEY SPARTAN DAIL Y same issue," said David Mesher, assistant English professor. access," he said, "but the chancel- "According to the 1960 version lor is concerned with fees coming of the Master Plan, students don't into the system. The past legisla- pay tuition," Mesher continued. ture hasn't provided funds. "What students pay now are uni- "Higher fees don't necessarily versity fees, which has gone up mean better education. Students because the state is unable to pay have paid more and gotten less," SJSU look good anything." Van Beek said. make consideration is a to students pay no Also under Wanted: VP Because tuition, the sliding-scale fee modified curriculum to help BY BRIAN WACIrau year's aborted presidential search, tion, filled on an interim basis One large difference between according to income is irrelevant, smooth the transition from uni- Spartan Daily Stall Wnter the hopefuls will have to be will- since 1991 by Dean Batt. the two kinds of organization is as is tuition-free status (for Cali- versit: university. The new SJSU administrative ing to accept pay that is low rela- Batt told the Spartan Daily in that in a university such as SJSU, fornia state residents)." "Vit like to homogenize vice president, to be selected this tive to the high Bay Area cost of March that he is not interested in "there are a large number of peo- Lites said the Master Plan requirements so transferring stu- summer by a newly appointed living, said Robert Milnes, direc- the permanent position. ple that can't be fired," he said. needs to be reviewed, because it dents don't lose units in the committee, will have to provide tor of the School of Art and Milnes said his experience and Milnes describes the prime hasn't been examined in 30 years. process," Lites said. top-notch services at a bargain- Design, also a committee mem- knowledge of the position will function of the administrative The object of the review board "The audience reaction was basement price. ber. help his ability to search for and vice president as "keeping the is to "keep the principles of the predictable," Lites said. "Teachers Excellent interpersonal skills, Committee chair Ed Cham- screen potential candidates. university running:' Master Plan while downsizing," didn't want additional classes, extensive management experi- bers said the salary has yet to be "They've got to understand For the new administrator, this said Lites. graduate students didn't want ence, an ability to interact with set by President J. Handel Evans. what universities are they are will include maintenance and "The primary mission is to additional fees and administra- the Silicon Valley business com- Milnes served on the presi- not businesses," Milnes said, construction of buildings and provide access and to focus on tors didn't want to fund financial munity and savvy in dealing with dent's Strategic Planning Task "they are like businesses, but the grounds such as the San Car- first-time students," Lites said. aid." legislators are some of the quali- Force, assembled to make recom- product universities produce is los Street closure, scheduled for "We need to keep education If the bill with the committee's ties Professor Stephen Van Beek mendations on the future of SJSU. certainly a lot more nebulous." June, and the new humanities affordable and ensure its high recommendations passes, it will will be looking for as a member He worked on the subcommittee "People who are driven by pro- building. quality." take effect January 1, 1994, of the selection committee. dealing with what was then called duction may not understand uni- Several hearings have been according to Lites. But, as with candidates in la.st- the executive vice president posi- versities," he said. See SEARCH, Page 3 'Daily' operations Rally promotes funding to get fresh blood BY JENNIFER KANE of county AIDS services `pagan Daily Staff Writer The Spartan Daily has two new leaders ready to take over for next semester. Hector BY TRACY BLAKELY als who wanted to save the funding. Flores will be the executive editor and Jim spartan Daily Stan Writer Sandoval explained the goals to a Tramel will be the advertising director. It was a red ribbon day Wednesday, cheering crowd by outlining a course Flores has been with the journalism depart- as more than 50 community activists of action to deal with the disease in a ment for one year, but his lifetime interest in gathered in San Jose carrying banners cost efficient way. newspapers drove him to run for his new posi- with messages like "Silence Equals "We need to strengthen and tion. Death, Action Equals Life" to save enhance HIV prevention in the Santa He has always had a particular fascination Santa Clara County's budget that funds Clara County through funding of both with sports and recently developed the same various AIDS related projects. county- and community-based pro- interest in other news. On the plaza below the County grams, centralize HIV/AIDS services "I might have hated it when I was a young Government Building, Santa Clara under one umbrella by creating a child," Flores said, "but now the first thing I do County HIV/AIDS Program Director county office of AIDS and provide ser- when I come home is turn on the news. It's Chris Sandoval served as host to a vices and outreach in a culturally com- something I really enjoy reading and watch- range of impassioned speakers, petent manner. I think that is a safe ing:' KARE N C IANNL R - SPARTAN DAILY broad including county supervisors, health- Working as a reporter on the Spartan Daily Alida Francisco shows her support for those dying of AIDS at the rally care workers and concerned individu- See RALLY, Page 3 held at the government building on Wednesday. See NEW LEADERS, Page 3 Arm. 2 Thursday, May 13,199d San )(AO Slate Univvrsit% SPARTAN DAILY Forum & Opinion EDITORIAI, Politically-correct labels hurt American diversity trend got started a few Mexico, why would you allow passing Theyears back and journalists trends to erase your nation's name have been scramming ever from your identity? since tr ying to keep up with the latest All ethnic groups should have the fashionable liberal lingo. freedom to choose by what name they In the bible of newswriting, one of want to be known. But what we find is the top commandments dictates that even among themselves, there is little if you can say the same thing using consensus. Each group has its own fewer words, do it. sensitivity to a certain label; how is So when did black people become society at large going to accommodate African-American? A perfectly accu- them all? rate five -letter ethnic (or racial?) When white people start demand- description is now 15 letters long. ing to be called European-Americans, And, it's hyphenated, something all we'll know the end of clear, concise beginning newswriting students are writing is near.