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4=1 Budget crisis stories below SJSU 10, Louisville 10 Features Maintenance faces $21 million repair Two blocked field Chinese take-out for students backlog with shoestring funds. The owners of Peanut's restaurant on San Staff positions are open but money goals halt Spartans in Fernando Street open a Chinese take-out that's is needed to fill them. the final seconds just right for students time schedules and Budget cuts eliminate 140 classes. Page 6 A united SJSU team hung tough pocketbooks against favored Louisville Student or soldier? Spartan defense keys win 'After Dark, My Sweet' Fans return for home opener Professors say a draft is unlikely, but many The movie, based on the novel The Killer Inside See stories, Page 4 students would go if called. Page 9 Me," may be one of the year's best Page 6 Weather: Published for the University and Sunny with some afternoon University Community by the clouds. Highs to the mid-80s to department of Journalism and Mass lows in the mid-50s Communication since 1934. SPARTAN DAILY National Weather Service VOLUME 95, NUMBER 4 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1990 Nursing shortage nets SJSU $270,000 By Susanna Cesar The 'reagle Foundation. a "We're thrilled to have the A nursing shortage has emerged that require more nurses and experienced LVNs. that may not Dalt), staff writer private foundation established in opportunity to expand." Saylor in the last decade for many home-care nursing is becoming a have the time to complete the fall A $270.(XX) grant was awarded 1944. traditionally funds higher said. reasons, according to Sharon popular option for patients. Hogan course due to family and work to SJSU's nursing department this education. It awarded the grant to The new curriculum will offer Hogan. advanced placement added. obligations. according to Hogan. fall in an attempt to help mend a SJSU because the department an accelerated alternative to coordinator for the department of The new program will accept In addition, the students will nation-wide nursing shortage. already had an unusual retention obtaining a bachelor of science nursing. up to eight LVNs per semester for receive a 55(10 scholarship to help SJSU was one of six schools to program that employs personnel degree in nursing. which Women are entering other the next three years. ease financial burdens. receive a three-year grant that will for counselling and tutoring of traditionally takes four years. professions and technology has A close tracking of students, LVNs already have about one finance an innovative program that students. said Coleen Saylor. Instead, the grant -funded created a greater demand for learning modules and tests that and one-half years of training will train licensed vocational associate dean of the school of program will enable LVNs to fly nurses. Hogan said. More difficult will waive certain nursing courses from a vocational school or nurses I LVNst in become full- applied arts and sciences and through in approximately five types of surgery are being will make the time-consuming community college. said Hogan. fledged registered nurses MN,' nursing staff faculty member. selliesters. periormed. such as transplants process less strelltiotis tor See GRANT. page N Campus repairs are backing up Only urgent projects being considered B.v !taus( .Miii maintenance. Qayoumi agrees Da, it writ. with a 1984 study by the Carnegie SiSt Facilities. Foundation tor the Advancement Development and Operations of Teaching. which points out the department has been stifled again importance ol campus aesthetic in its fight to maintain the appearance to incoming freshman. appearance and reputation of the When asked what factor weighed campus. the most when choosing a four- The department faces a S21 year college. (12i4 of the freshmaii million backlog in repair orders cited the appearance of tht. with a S190.000 budget this year. campus. The backlog is a result of this The reputation of the campus year's and previous years' stands to suffer considerably in the budgetary consii-alfits. future, according to Qayoumi. MO QiiN MIMI. Director of despite the departments attempts Facilities. De t elopment and to maintain the highest possible Operations. said of the X7 projects standards. on the departments hooks, five or Possible adverse effects of a W., %ill he met this year. The few worsened reputation include projecis that will he attended to, decreased enrollment, and PC Squires Daily staff pnorourapi considered urgent. include safety increased difficultyto attrat and environmental concerns, i.e. desired faculty. according to CSU Inspector Hal Still and foreman Mike McCarthy tour the under construction since last year. Facilities. Development asbestos removal and earthquake Qayourni. main lecture hall in the Old Science Building that has been and Operations faces a $21 million backlog in repairs repair. Qayounfi hopes that state "Instead of priori umg what we legislators realiie the importJe can do. we end up prioritiiing of higher education and I. what we can't do." said Qayounti. campus budget constraints upon Budget cuts felt across Qa oumi loresee a domino universities before a domino effect effect of problems on campus of further problems persists. Classes canceled to reduce costs $12 to $18 added to student fees from delayed repair protects. "We're mortgaging the future.' fly 11iiii irkc.ilaiol. the B.% It if, 111111 Ic slits IIIstudents gave the hypothelical example of a said Qayoumi. Daily staff yv, projected savings is tll he S5814.2116 Dl. The extra fee is due by Sept. 21 roof leaking for a several days and jobs in the The future of several Budget t tits will mist' SJSU to out of a budget that needs to be It paying tees. buying books and if it isn't paid. students may eventually ruining the rooms' appear department would eliminate 140 classes for the spring trimmed by more than 55 million. and starting a new semester wasn't face "disenrollment." according to equipment. uncertain if recent track records and tall semesters of NUL enough stress, students are now Despite just starting out the tall the notice. Plus they will I, The departments budgetary are any indication. according to Arlene Okerland. asked to hand over more not he to semester. Okerland does not see charged another S20. restrictions will confined -WC\ e lost inure I hall 50 academic v ice president. registration tees. he "felt this measure as drastic. All Cahlorma State t niversity a particular area, hut will custodians in the last III years. Noinially during ihis time. "It seems like they hit you across the hoard." "This should he the worst case. students have to come up with the almost 40 percent of the pi olessors are hired to teach coming and going." said Erik Short-term ti feels of the cuts At least I hope it is.- she said. extra money because ol the positions." said Qayoutni. who addifional classes. [low et cr. "At classes Say le, senior molecular science cto, yv ill he in the general aesthetic At this time. the evact seemingly endless budget painfully acknowledges this as this nme. 14 positions will be held major, after receiv ing the pink mainienance of the campus. i.e. that will he cut is not known from the state legislature. counter-productive in combating vacant in the area of teaching." "We never make a decision for postcard requesting the money. ('St the painting ol clay sictions and trustees :wows ed growth pressures. Okedand said. spring semester until we know Students who have already paid increase this summer hoping to v., aching of windows. causing the the Set eral workers' lobs were She said that cutting 1411 the enrollment for the fall $471 for six or more units are now raise 512 million to mitigate the **appearance of the campus to in campus unstable. according a classes was a decision based on semester." said Marilyn Radisch. being asked to pay an add ittonal most recent rum id ot budget cuts. to Qayoumi. decline". according cusiothan w liii ref used to he arithmetic. She evplamed that if SIM director of admissions. "For Sf said Connie Sauer. Xssociate Possible long-term eliects identified. He said three carpenters each teacher handles like classes. our department. Ls(' ill be Notices have been mailed Executive Vice President of center on the rising growth six had been laid off iii the last then 70 classes would he cut tor handling 111, . the . or 5010 requesting the SIX or SI2 for 6 Business and Finance pressures not heing met with the months. and doublet! they're the spring semester and the same , page /I units or less and SI per umt for See FEES. page s t ing for necessary und See MAINTI INCE, page N .11111,11111 it t,11111 lx' 111 1,1 the Lill 10th Street fire may have been arson, officials say Female resident suspected of igniting bed in halfway house blaze She is in this facilit.% because By Bryan link! it'd frame were removed from the house Nall Jose Police Officer Robert Obos house."( )hos said residents of she has no other place to go Dady staff writer as firefighters used a large Ian to clear unit es plained that the woman whose bed The officer reported that no A mattress fire occum , cad) not capable of house were injured. how cv et. the fin. the streets and tlw the smoke. burned "is legally the except Thursday morning at a hall St l\ house lure department officials did not know committing a crime because she can't woman was taken to Valley Sledical law says she must stay in this across from the 111th Street Garage, the exact number of residents living in the lormulate the intent." Residents of the Center in San Jose lor observation.