A.S. Approves Budget For' 85-86 by Mariann Hansen the Board Had to Make Cuts in Other Daily Staff Writer Areas in Order to Fund the RAFI Groups
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Stories to be told, Trade lessons to be learned surplus Remembering Vietnam through others' tales Basketball coaches import talent FEATURE PAGE 3 SPORTS PAGE 6 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Volume 84, No. 57 Friday, Apri126, 1985 A.S. approves budget for' 85-86 By Mariann Hansen The board had to make cuts in other Daily staff writer areas in order to fund the RAFI groups. The Associated Students Board of Direc- Coughlan read a cover letter of the proposed tors approved a $484,000 budget for 1985-86 $484,000 allocated for next fiscal year budget to the board. which funds RAFI groups and leaves nine "Our proposed budget represents the campus groups without funds. best alternative for both following the student The board upheld the Revised Automatic mandate on RAFI and maintaining an accep- Funding Initiative, which students passed approved within 15 minutes by a 9-o-1 vole. This is the most fair budget I've ever "This budget is more a reflection of the table level of service for the student body as a three years ago. RAFI is designed to auto- John Stipicevich, director of Non-Traditional seen," A.S. President Michael Schneider current administration's attempt to restrict whole," Coughlan read. "It has been said that matically fund seven campus organizations Minority Affairs, abstained. said. "Everyone was cut, even the A.S. Busi- the incoming board's effectiveness rather the perfect compromise is one with which ev- 25 percent of the A.S. budget. "I abstained because I'm not in total ag- ness Office." than a well thought out and well devised bud- eryone is displeased we believe we have reement with the budget," Stipicevich said. Tim Orozco, AS. director of Community get that fairly represents the needs of all stu- achieved that philosophical goal, and that our During the board meeting Wednesday, "I thought the board carried the letter of the Affairs-elect, spoke on behalf of the United dents," Orozco said. budget will best serve the needs and desires Jeff Coughlan, A.S. director of Student Serv- democratic mandate for RAFI too far. We Students party, whose members will take The Your Effective Student Support of the students of SJSU, both now and in the ices, presented a budget proposal which he could have funded them (RAF!) large over the 15 executive and legislative positions party currently holds the majority on the future " and five other board members drafted. It was amounts to suffice their budgets." June I. board. continued on page 5 President ponders rally demands Fullerton: By J. G. Griswold Retirement System to divest its hold- If Koehn had returned to SJSU, Daily staff writer ings in business with holdings in the university could have fired him if SJSU President Gail Fullerton South Africa. he had been convicted of a felony in said yesterday that she read the de- To sever any university ties with connection with the weapons, Ful- mands made by the anti-apartheid corporations that have investments lerton said. Complaint is protesters but she has not had time to in South Africa "would be extremely "We have a number of options in respond to them. costly for the university," Fullerton such cases," she said. In her bi-monthly press confer- said. Koehn is a felon who has served ence the president also discussed the The companies identified by the time in prison for having made an as- Will Koehn case and the prospects of protesters contribute equipment and sault with a deadly weapon. confidential completing the Spartan Stadium ex- grants to the university, as well as Fullerton said the university pansion project. jobs for students, she said. does not know whether it has em- By J. 6. Griswold comes or disciplinary actions, if any, 'About 200 protesters met with "We do not have large endow- ployed other felons because federal Daily staff writer or anything else," Fullerton said at Fullerton Wednesday in front of ments," Fullerton said, "but we have law prohibits the university from The university will never make her press conference yesterday. Tower Hall where she promised them close relationships that have been asking employees if they have crimi- public the results of a current investi- "If legal says you can't say any- that she would publicly respond to very important to our educational nal backgrounds. gation into a complaint of sexual ha- thing, you don't say anything," Ful- their demands next Wednesday at laboratories and equipment and to "That's one of those things that rassment made against a dean, SJSU lerton said when she was asked if she noon at the Student Union amphi- our students." federal affirmative action require- President Gail Fullerton said yester- believes her silence on the matter theater. In another matter Fullerton said ments preclude," Fullerton said. President Gail Fullerton day. would cause more harm to the uni- The demands include severing the university might have fired "You can't say 'Have you ever been versity community. Andrew Hughey. dean of the university ties with companies that Koehn for other reasons if he had not arrested?' " order to maintain NCAA Division IA When asked if she believes the al- School of Applied Arts and Sciences, have investments in South Africa, en- violated the rule of failing to report to In addition Fullerton said the uni- status for the football team. legation made against Hughey in- is being investigated by the univer- suring that general education work over a five-day period. Koehn, a versity is still negotiating with banks If the construction is not com- volved racial overtones, Fullerton sity in connection with a complaint courses teach students about women SJSU dorm director, is being sought to get a construction loan for the ex- pleted before the football team's again said she could not comment. made by an unidentified SJSU female and minorities in America, increas- by university police for allegedly pansion of Spartan Stadium. Sept. 7 game, then the university However, in a March 26 letter employee. Hughey, the highest-rank- ing the number of minority faculty having rifles and pipe bombs in his The university is planning to ex- would likely lose the status, Fullerton that she sent to Prof. Marshall Bean, ing black administrator, has said he and requesting the Public Employees Royce Hall room. pand the stadium to 30,000 seats in said. who is chairman of a committee es- denies all allegations made against tablished to conduct a regular five- him by the unidentified woman. year review of the dean's job perfor- "Attorneys at the (California mance. Fullerton addressed the ra- State University) system office tell cial issue. Mis-beehiving us that we cannot comment at all at "The years that I spent in the any time on investigations, their out- continued on pages Fraternity to assist in Special Olympics By Christine Frankenda I The fraternity members help out Daily staff writer with the event every year, said Pikes A bright red fire truck and 70 vol- President Stan Vuckovich. They unteers will be Pi Kappa Alpha's con- work at a clinic designated to enter- tribution to the 16th annual Special tain competing athletes between Olympics at San Jose City College to- events. morrow. "Also, if they have problem kids a sports The Special Olympics is in the group. someone nervous or organization for the mentally hand- anxious, they send them to us," population in the area. Six icapped Vuckovich said. "We have a band athletes. 3-years-old and up, hundred playing music, dancing, face paint meet every spring to compete and have fun together. continued on paw. SJSU professor featured in Newsweek magazine By Beth Johnson Daily staff writer School of Social Work Prof. Jose Villa was featured with his family in the April 29 issue of Newsweek mag- azine. The article cited the Villas as having found a way to finance educa- tions using federal grants and loans. An earlier story on the family in the San Francisco Examiner ex- plained the Villa's financial plight. Michael McGuire Special to the Daily Five of the eight Villa children are presently in colleges or graduate What appears to be a snow storm in April is actually a tweet' Building Q and the Business Tower. Several students schools. The article interested News- swarm of bees. The flying invaders infiltrated the area be- were unphased by the invasion and proceeded onward. week reporter Richard Sandza. "He thought our family's story was interesting and decided to inter- Jose Villa view us," Villa said. May 3 is the last day to turn in CAR forms Villa and his family have used that the Villa family is $115,0180 into the government student loan pro- debt from outstanding educational By Aaron Crosse From noon to 5 p.m ,there will be deadline, those students will have to for 60 cents. If students do not have gram to provide educational opportu- bills. Villa's sons and daughters have Daily staff writer new student advising and registra- go to Program Adjustment Day on their schedules approved by their nities they would not be able to have supplemented some of the costs by If students get out a pencil and a tion in Morris Dailey Auditorium for Aug. 22. major department faculty advisers, otherwise, he said. working part-time jobs whenever Fall 1985 schedule of classes before freshmen. Transfer and graduate New and returning students who they can fill out the adviser waiver The Newsweek article states that possible, he said. back of the form. A three of the Villa children attended May 3, they will have that Friday students will have a chance from 8 are admitted to the university after section on the Villa himself took advantage of register and units can be picked Stanford University last year for an free to do whatever they want.