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It's all in the wrist A dance extravaganza Spring practice begins A tournament of the unusual sport Frisbee golf The University Theatre hosts a collection Coming off a Cal Bowl victory the football invades Santa Cruz this weekend of dances performed by SJSU students team brings optimism to spring practice See CenterStage inside Page 4 See CenterStage inside SPARTAN DAILY Vol. 96, No. 46 Published for San Jose State University since 1934 Thursday, April 11, 1991 UPD detains three protesters Registration By Brooke Shelby Biggs Daily staff writer Three students were temporari- ly detained by University Police for on suspicion of vandalism after delayed attempting to fly the gay -pride rainbow flag on the flagpole behind MacQuarrie Hall Wednes- day. Byl Hulse, Mike Kemmerer fall semester and lbd Comerford, a gay ROTC By Carolyn Swaggart poned is that officials within Aca- alumnus and Navy veteran, were Daily stall writer demic Affairs and Admissions and part of a protest against the cam- The schedule of Fall 1991 class- Records were hoping to get better pus ROTC compliance with a es will not go on sale for students information at the March trustees' Department of Defense policy until May 15 the delay a result meeting. Robinson said. that bars gays from joining the of budget cuts that will eliminate "And indeed, we got some con- military. 640 classes next fall. firmation of what we knew earlier, The protest was a part of the Admissions and Records and the and enough information to allow National Day of Action against Academic Affairs Vice-President's us to proceed to make a budget ROTC which was sponsored by Office were asked to postpone the allocation, so that the schools and the American Civil Liberties schedules until departments could departments would have an Union. It was held in conjunction make adjustments, according to approximate idea of where they with the SJSU Gay. Lesbian and Alan Freeman, director of Space arc," Robinson said. Bisexual Alliance's Pride Week. Management and Facilities Plan- Robinson indicated, however. The day's events began with a ning. that they were still uncertain what press conference in which GALA "We had to postpone, because the final budget cuts could be. He organizers spoke out against the we didn't know how deep the bud- noted that the governor had identi- ROTC's policy on homosexuali- get cuts would be, and we really fied an even larger shortfall in the ty. still don't," said Maynard Robin- state budget than he had anticipat- "The ROTC on this campus son, associate academic vice presi- ed in January. Robinson explained and every other is educating peo- dent of Educational Planning and that the if the budget changed ple that bigotry is OK," said Wig- Resources. gsy Sivertsen, SJSU counselor One of the reasons it was post- See CLASSES, back page and gay-rights activist. All organizers said they were not attempting to kick ROTC off campus but to protest the Depart- ment of Defense policy and to force ROTC to comply with the Add/drop fee campus non-discrimination Poli- cy. The campus policy says no campus-sanctioned organization fall may discriminate on any basis, dropped for including sexual-affectional ori- By Carolyn Swaggart who wished to add or drop a entation. Daffy stall writer class during the class schedule About 50 protesters marched The add/drop fee will not be adjustment period. A high num- from the Student Union to Mac- implemented in the fall ber of students adding or drop- Quarrie Hall shouting slogans semester during the Touch- ping a class after the first day of like, "ROTC, just say no to big- SJSU registration period, the semester was cited as the otry!" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho. accordimg to Edgar Chambers, reason. ROTC has got to go!" associate executive vice presi- 1 . ever, the Spring 1991 When the march reached the dent of Admissions and ilauch-SJSU registration period ROTC flagpole, Comerford. Records. resulted in significantly less Hulse and Kemmerer worked the Last semester, a one-time $20 adds and drops than the previ- halyard knot from under a chain fee was proposed for students See DROPS, back page lock and attached the rainbow flag to the rope beneath the American flag. As they attempted to raise the flag. five plainclothes University Police officers came from behind Human relations to MacQuarric and Sweeney halls, confiscated the flag and hand- cuffed the three. They were then review ROTC policy led to UPD patrol cars and driven By Susan Brown racial, sexual, ethnic and other to the UPD station, where they Rockstord Takamatsu Daily stall photograph, ,r Daily stall writer related issues prevalent on cam- were detained for about 45 min- One of the first complaints the Byl Hulse attaches the gay liberation flag to the the armed services. Hulse was one of three that pus. utes, according to UPD Human Relations Advisory Board After witnessing the event at flagpole in the MacQuarrir hall quad to protest the were detained by liPD. Below: Mike Kemmerrer may face as a collective unit is the MacQuarric Hall, counselor and See PROTEST, hack page U.S. military policy of not allowing gays to serve in was taken into custody by 11PD Officer Ilernander. issue of discrimination of gays in gay-rights activist Wiggsy Siven- ROTC. sen made her way to the Campus While three students were Dialogue and informed members ROTC lambasted detained and ultimately released of the board still present that she on suspicion of vandalism for would soon have a complaint of putting up a gay-pride flag on the her own regarding the way Uni- flagpole behind MacQuarrie Hall versity Police handled the situa- during A.S. meeting yesterday, the board was holding tion. its first Campus Dialogue a:cross Four agencies on the SJSU cam- By Robert W. Scoble because the U.S. Armed Forces campus in the Engineering build- pus handle complaints. Cases of Day stall wrier has a policy of not accepting ing. public safety are referred to Uni- The Associated Students homosexuals into the military. Yesterday's dialogue was the versity Police. Job discrimination Board of Directors told the Every student is questioned first in a series aimed ultimately at of any kind or orientation is han- ROTC program to stay out of stu- about their sexual preferences collecting data from the campus dled by the Equal Employment dents' bedrooms. before being admitted into an community in order make recom- Opportunity/Affirmative Action A.S. attacked SJSU's ROTC ROTC program. mendations to SJSU president Gail office. Cases of miwepresentation progam Wednesday as being Meanwhile, Christine Schmidt Fullerton. The topic Wednesday go to Student Affairs and instances homophobic and discriminatory says that she is being deprived ()I focused on complaints and how of grade disputes are handled by and passed a resolution that an open friendship with students they are handled on the SJSU cam- the University Ombudsman. The demanded that the ROTC pro- in the ROTC program. Because pus. problem lies mostly in the gray grams on campus stop discrimi- she is openly gay, her friends, The Human Relations Advisory areas where complaints overlap in nating against homosexual stu- who are forced to keep their Board was implemented last nature. dents. ROTC doesn't let openly semester by Fullerton to advise her "People don't think they need gay people into its program See ROTC, page 3 on issues of race and sexism as well as to promote sensitivity to See BOARD, hack page tu ents and faculty address role of re igion in vvar Editor's By Robert Drueckhammer classical Catholic beliefs on war against the war in Mc gull. was no attempt to solve the issue have been tried. Speaal te the Daily and discussed the current crisis still During the 50 minute lecture. through non-violent means," And while he said that Iraqi Approximately 20 students and going on in the Persian Gulf titled "Just War or Non. Violence?: Christiansen said. attmcities on the people of Kuwait Note faculty members attended a forum region. Evolution of Western Thought on Christiansen, who focused on may have made the war against 'Mc Spartan Daily will yesterday designed to increase Drew Christiansen. a Jesuit War and Peace." Christiansen the history of the Catholic concept Iraq a "just cause," he added that it not publish Friday and their awareness of war issues in Hannan research professor in attacked the United Stales kit not of a "Just War," said that govern- did not make a just war. religion. applied ethics at Santa Clara Uni- conducting a "just war" and for not ments must be committed to non- "The atrocities by Iraq onto will resume regular daily The forum, which was spon- versity, was the featured speaker living to solve the situation peace - violent ideas in order for a just war Kuwait needed to be solved, but publication on Monday, sored by Campus Ministry. Faculty for the discussion. Christiansen, hilly to occur. According to Chris- not necessarily by war... We gained for Social Responsibility and the application of April 15. who received his doctorate in reli- 'In this war, you had a combina- tiansen. the Vatican defines a just very little by the Religious Studies program, gave gious studies and ethics from Yale tion of shamed diplomacy and a war as a war that can only occur force." Christiansen said. audience members a history of University in 1982. spoke out diplomacy of ultimatums. There after all types of diplomatic efforts See RELIGION, hack page 4 Page 2, Thursday, April 11,1991 Forum Opinions Spartan Daily If the consumers on campus don't have EDITORIAL REPORTER'S FORUM as much money to spend next semester as they do now, the less permanent sellers JACK TRAGESER might quickly start packing up their wagons and head for greener pastures.