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Californians make Woman's costly mistakes on basketball team their tax forms beats Hawaii See page 7... See page 4... Winne 1111. Naan11 ;ARIANPublished for San Jose Slate I ni% ersit% since 1931 31. 1995 DAILYI iiemla%. Januar% Priority enrollment based on age By Cristal Guderjahn the average age of students is vantage to the community." Education Policy Center, the San during the Spartan Daily Stall Writer emergency. said Colleen Bentley-Adler, a 26.3 years, said Simon Dom- David Breneman, an econom- Jose-based think tank. With Campuses in the University CSU spokeswoman. According to a report issued inguez, a San Jose State Univer- ic professor at Harvard Univer- 450,000 more students expected of California and the California The CSU plans to offer more by an independent education sity professor of social work sity and author of the report, to enter the state's public uni- State University systems need courses to attract students, she think tank in San Jose, public and assistant to the academic said schools should also stop versities by the year 2006, to plan for a so-called tidal wave said. Since 1990, CSU schools colleges and universities in vice president. enrolling out-of-state students schools need to concentrate of students expected within the have lost more than 50,000 stu- California should give priority "We're too complex of a com- and cut graduate programs. dwindling resources on educat- next 10 years, according to the dents, a statistic officials have enrollment to students between munity to focus on one group," California's resources are de- ing undergraduates, he said. report. not overlooked the ages of 17 and 24. Dominguez said. "We have a lot clining just as the children of The report urges Gov. Wilson New colleges, including the "It seems like (Breneman) is Such a policy would likely of older students coming back, baby boomers flood the system. to declare a state of emergency Fort Ord/Monterey Bay campus, unaware that CSU and PC have spark a protest in the California and restricting their enrollment Breneman said, in the report he and set up a commission to plan which opens this fall, should State University system, where would be a tremendous disad- wrote for the California Higher the future of higher education help accommodate the influx, See Report, page 8 Scheller ust singin' in the rain... Clinton aide house reprieve promises help By Roger R. Ramirez ally supported programs for By Linda Taaffe Spartan Daily Staff Writer college students such as Spartan Daily Staff writer AmeriCorps (federal program Dharmendra K. "Dave" Shar- for loan repayment by perform- Even after Superior Court ma of the U.S. Department ing community service), Shar- Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled in of Transportation, discussed ma introduced new strategies to favor of the Preservation Action President Clint- increase oppor- 66 Council (PAC) Thursday, the on's State of tunities for edu- fate of Scheller house remains the Union educa- cation and train- unclear. tional assistance They (these ing. San Jose State University may proposals on Fri- proposals) are The Middle- not demolish the 5,700-square- day in the Eng- Class Bill of foot house on San Carlos and ineering Audito- part of a new Rights was out- Fifth Streets until it has com- rium. covenant between lined as follows: plied with state environmental "They (these Tax deduc- the American laws and completed an environ- proposals) are tions for educa- mental impact study. part of a new people and their tion and train- "We are going to examine the covenant bet- government. ing: court decision and look at our ween the Amer- Families can options," said Lori Stahl, a uni- ican people and deduct up to Dharmendra K. Sharma $10.000 annually versity spokesperson. "It is still their goverment LS. Department of TrampartatIon our preference that if there is one in which for tuition costs someone interested in the government " for college, grad- house to collaborate with the helps people to uate education, effort." obtain the tools they need to vocational and technical scho- PAC filed a lawsuit against improve their lives and people ols, and for worker retraining. SJSU last September when uni- take responsibility for their Tax credits of an additional versity officials scheduled to lives and their communities," $500 per child for families with demolish the 90-year-old house Sharma said in front of a crowd children under the age of 13. to make room for a new science of 35 students and professors. building. After referring to other feder- See Clinton, page 6 Supporters of the house claimed that SJSU never did an adequate survey on the build- ing. Instead, the university filed KSJS moves to left, a notice of exemption with the California Environmental Qual- ity Act (CEQA) and declared the changes frequency house a temporary structure with no historic, architectural By Michelle Alaimo 1963, would often experience or archeological value. Spartan Daily Stall Writer interference with KALX broad- During the lawsuit, the pre- After being known as 90.7 casts. servationists discovered that on the FM dial for nearly 32 KSJS can be heard from Scheller house was designed by years, KSJS is taking a step to Hollister to San Mateo, while Theodore Lenzen, a prominent the left. As of 6 p.m. today. the KALX frequency comes San Jose architect who desig- San Jose State University's radio within 10 miles of San Jose. ned several buildings in the station will be recognized as Brendan Best, promotions city, including the first building 90.5 FM. director for KSJS. said that the of the San Nose Normal School The frequency change is the change in frequency will lead to (now SJSU). result of a three year battle with a much clearer and stronger University officials did not KALX in Berkeley, which shared transmission for KSJS dispute the historical signifi- the same frequency as KSJS. "It's (the frequency change) cance of the house after learn- The shared frequency posed the first time it's ever happened ing Lenzen was the architect. PH0111 BY CHRSTIAN DEL frii ,--PAH I Afl DAILY problems for both radio sta- in the Bay Area, and it's also A student walks in front of the Art building with his dictable weather forces many to carry their umbrellas tions. KSJS, which held the 90.7 umbrella raised because of the rain The unpre- along with their burdensome book bags See Scheller house, page 6 spot since it began in February See KSJS, page 6 Business class SJSU's President and First Lady Promises, promises, promises... By Dexter T. Manglicmot offers help Spartan Daily Stall Writer New Year's resolutions they people break their New Year's made only a month earlier. resolutions within a week As 1994 turned into 1995, "New Year's resolutions...I About half are able to hang on with returns many people decided this was don't make them," said Dave one month into the year, and By Jennifer Bixier the year they would keep their Windham, an industrial design only about 40 percent can keep Spartan Daily Stall Writer New Year's resolutions they major. "I figure, if you have to true to their promises until failed to keep the year before, wait for New Year's to make a June. As tax season approaches, and the year before that, and resolution, you might as well Some students postpone star- one San Jose State University the year before that. not make one." ting their resolutions until late class will try to assist students Every year a large number of In a Dec. 23, 1991, Wall Street January or early February. with filing their tax returns and people go through the annual Journal article, Psychology Pro- "My resolution was to make it answering their tax questions. ritual of promising to lose 10 fessor John Norcross of the Uni- in here," said Carrie Arthur, an Beginning Feb. 18, business pounds, to exercise every other versity of Scranton said Ameri- occupational therapy major, class 123D will provide free day, and to quit smoking. cans make 1.8 resolutions every pointing to the crowded fitness Income tax preparation for PHOTO BY JOT CHILISPARTAN DAILY Many students at San Jose New Year's Eve. room at the SJSU Event Center moderate-income taxpayers, New SJSU President Robert Caret, middle, and his wife Elizabeth State University have already The results of his poll were which includes students and Zoltan mingle with guests at the Spartan Foundation dinner Saturday. neglected or given up on the very disappointing. One in four See Resolution, page 6 See Tax returns, page 7 2 Tuesday, January 31, 1995 San Jose State University SPARTAN DAILY OPINION Editorial J. Handel Evans was good for SJSU When Gail Fullerton SJSU for 3 years; and a produc- When he first took office in announced her retirement from tive three years they were. March 1992, Evans was asked San Jose State University three Not only was he involved in about the future. He said he years ago, many students were the closing of San Carlos Street, would rather reflect on the pleased. Not to demean her, but he helped in getting the past, on the challenges and but it was a common sound to school accepted into the opportunities that have made hear grumbling by students Western Athletic Conference. ids life good to him, helping when her name came up in con- He also saw endowments to him to leave his mark on the versation. the university jump from $4 mil- world. It wasn't that she had As he leaves done a terrible job in SJSU today, he can her 13 years as SJSU's be proud of the lega- president.