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A helping hand Disabled Student Services offers a variety of Dingaan Thobela defeated local favorite Mario Martinez assistance programs from tutors to computers. Page 6 Page 8 SPARTAN DAILY Vol. 97, No. 25 Published Since 1934 Tuesday, March 5, 1991 Quantitive reasoning course enrollment declining By Pam Schatz minds," he said. "We also need to look at purpose of the proposal is to monitor the lems within these departments. large, comprehensive degree programs, Daily staff writer opportunities that lie for them when they attitudes and career objectives of biology The foundation seeks to factor out the Sanchez said. Enrollment in science, mathematics and graduate." students and to document those who are problems within these areas of study. It "SJSU is an ideal choice, an excellent engineering is declining and the National Out of the total number of students that leaving the biology major. The information also seeks to increase the number of university," he added. Fullerton was the Science Foundation sees this as a major enroll in the engineering department, only will hopefully better aid the change of cur- women and minorities and those who enter only person from the CSU system to attend problem, SJSU President Gail Fullerton and 50 percent of them graduate. Most of the riculum to better serve the students. in and complete degrees in these fields. the conference. other academic leaders were told in a recent students drop out within the first two years, SJSU President Gail Fullerton recently "The goal is to attract and keep the stu- The foundation is a federal government visit to Washington, D.C. according to James Freeman, associate visited Washington D.C. to discuss a com- dents in the departments," Sanchez said. organization funded by congress and the Students enrolled in these departments dean of undergraduate studies of engineer- prehensive plan to improve undergraduate The foundation said it wants to develop a president. Its role is to fund basic scientific are often changing their course of study, ing. programs in science, mathematics and engi- university-wide model program. research and to fund projects in science, according to David Sanchez, assistant "If your not retaining students, it's a neering education in universities. "We wanted someone from the typical mathematics and engineering. The intent is director for the foundation. He said he sees problem," Freeman said. Fullerton, along with 24 other academic Califomia State University, and Gail Fuller- to provide research experiences for under- these changes as a serious problem. Daniel Walker, associate dean of science administrators from various universities, ton was a fine representative," Sanchez graduate students. "The university needs to look at the fac- education, wrote a proposal on behalf of the were asked to comment on the foundation's said. Currently, the foundation is funding 55 tors at which the students are changing their biology faculty of all 20 campuses. The ideas on counteracting the existing prob- SJSU has a diverse student body and programs on campus.. Social 'Gimme shelter' BART Work proposal school discussed By Jack Trageser Daily staff writer Advocates and opponents of Bay Area Rapid Transit's pro- praised posed extension to San Jose agreed on two things Thursday. By Precy Correos First, San Jose needs a form of Daily staff writer mass transportation at least similar A team of four educators and to BART. Second, BART will take one practitioner from the Council a minimum of 15 years to con- on Social Work Education visited struct in San Jose, probably longer. SJSU's School of Social Work lam Roughly 100 people attended a month to evaluate and review its focus meeting, the fifth of its kind, program. to discuss a possible extension of Every eight years the accredita- BART.to San Jose. Santa Clara tion sight team travels around the and Milpitas. The meeting took country and visits each university's place in the cafeteria of the Santa school of social work to evaluate Clara County Government Center, their school's curriculum, accord- and a hunger for facts led many to ing to Ismael Dicppa dean for the ask questions and make comments after the panel of experts had given 'We believe that the their presentation. Among those addressing the board was H. Han family remains the Rumbolz, co-chairman of Transit most important institu- Advocacy Group. "One huge, unanswered ques- tion in our society.' tion is why don't any of the alter- natives (for extending BART) include plans to run it to the air- Ismael Dieppa, port." Rumbolz told the panel. -.... dean for the School of Social Several others speakers men- Flockslord Takamatsu Daily svill photographer tioned the airport and even more Work. concurred with his statement. Sophomore Arnecia Lewis, freshman Aileen Saludares, and week in front of tower Hall. According to the weather reports, "Bart will take 15, 20, even 30 freshman Magnolia Lacson, all nursing majors, get close to the San Jose area can expect to stay wet until the end of the years to get down here." School of Social Work. share one umbrella and a laugh during the recent storm last week when the present system or storms is expected to depart. Rumbolz's organization, TAG, It took about two years to pre- See BART, page S pare for this evaluation which remitted in 12 volumes of informa- tion compiled by the faculty of social work. Each volume was as thick as a telephone book Job faire offers information on internships, employment expounding on the program's way to make extra spending panics will be on hand to pass out information regarding job open- valuable information," she said. intensive courses, Dicppa said. Career Planning and money over the summer can find a job descriptions and answer stu- ings for this summer. The key to lining up some pos- The accreditation team said they Placement Center slew of information on perspective dents' questions. 1.ina Melkonian. assistant direc- sible jobs, Melkonian said, is to be were very impressed with the tran- work opportunities at the Summer Among the employers sched- tor of co-op career and placement, patient. "Wait in line to talk to scultural curriculum model that sponsors annual event and Co-op Job Faire. uled to attend are American Red said the fair provides students with employers. Ask questions. If SJSU had, and that it was "very The Career Planning and Place- Cross, Santa Clara Parks and a great opportunity to research you're focused, state that to unique and the only one of it's By lorrie Voigt ment Center is sponsoring its Recreation, tlewlen-Packard Com- jobs, impress perspective employ- them." kind in the whole county," Dicppa Daily soill writer annual Job Faire this Wednesday pany and United Airlines. All stu- ers and do some networking. According to Marie Milleage, added. Students interested in internship from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Event dents are welcomed to meet com- "It people conic in with an open One team visitor, Frank positions or simply looking for a Center, where more than 100 corn- pany representatives and gather mind, they can walk away with See FAIRE, page 4 Ba.skind, dean of social work from Southern Connecticut State Uni- versity said, "not only should the transcultural curriculum program be used in this university but it Arnold Air Society, Stanford Hospital should be shared and replicated with other schools of Social Work." conduct successful campus blood drive What makes the curriculum By Robert W. Scoble "unique" is the way the faculty Daily staff writer He (Anthony Merza, Arnold Air Society mem- members have been continually Students can get free cookies responding to the changing needs and juice in the Student Union ber) said the reserves that were built up for the and demographics of its communi- today. There's one catch though: Persian Gulf War have been used and need to ty around them, said Dieppa. they'll need to donate about a pint Over the past 20 years the facul- of blood. be replaced. ty saw this change and engaged in The Arnold Air Society and developing a curriculum for stu- Stanford Hospital are collecting dents to respond positively to a blood in the Student Union Ball- have been used and need to be diverse ethnic community. Dicppa room today between 9 a.m. and Giving blood isn't much of an replaced. added. 3 p.m. The hospital collected inconvenience says Tom Duong, Organizing biannual blood Students arc taught to under about 70 units front 90 donors a political science junior. drives isn't the only thing that the stand the importance of a cultural Monday. "It doesn't hurt at all," he said. Arnold Air Society does. It also perspective - - the values and In addition to being nearly pain- works in a soup kitchen during sup- beliefs of people and how they The blood will be used to less, he said that giving blood day-to- See R WM, page 4 perceive health and illness. The ply Stanford Hospital for only takes 3010 45 minutes. Cobb, program also teaches students how day needs, said Barbara Parking Enforcement officer for the Stan- is needed right culture can guide people's lives Mobile Supervisor "The blood Paul Ilanneman for the Merza, a donates a pint and how they see their world ford Blood Center. Its goal now," said Anthony units. Air Society. of blood at the Arnold Air around them. two-day drive is 160 member of Arnold were Society blood drive Monday. It's critical for students and pro- "We really need that," Cobb He said the reserves that hoping for a few War hon fessionals in nursing, MetIICIIIC, said.