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%Annie 101, Number 61 PARTANPublished lor San .lose Slate liniversid since 1931 DAILY'111ii 3. 1995 Women's soccer team kicks off this fall By Catherine lppoliti Soccer will be the ninth women's "We have already had 22 women on a women's soccer coach as soon as coach, has established a program here Spartan Daily Stall Writer NCAA sponsored collegiate sport at campus indicate that they want to try possible. at SJSU. He's a pleasant person and San Jose State University announced SJSU. out for the team and eight prospective "Our feeling is that there is such a pull someone can really benefit from learn- the decision to add women's soccer Carolyn Lewis, associate athletics athletes who found out about the pro- in local talent that we'll get a lot of local ing from him," Brennan said. to the school's intercollegiate athletics director at SJSU, said the gender equity gram have contacted us." applicants," he said. "You want to have "Funding for the women's soccer program at a press conference Tuesday. advising committee put in a lot of time Tom Brennan, SJSU director of athlet- someone on board by early summer." team will be a departmental challenge "Our overall women's sports program studying the issue. ics, said, "Our plans are to advertise He said they are looking for a coach and we don't plan on reducing support continues to grow," President Robert L. "We researched student-athlete inter- to students here on campus. Our short- who is familiar with California, has from other programs," he said. "One Caret said. "At the same time, we are ful- est and conference affiliation. Women's term plan is to offer scholarships for experience in program development, emphasis we have is to cultivate new filling our gender equity plan with the soccer is the fastest growing women's next year," Brennan said. "Right now and an interest in public relations. friends who have an interest in soccer." addition of new sports programs." sport in the United States," Lewis said. we're entering a search mode to get "Gary St. Clair, our men's head soccer See Soccer, page 8 'Fighting words' on campus Debate on hate speech vs. freedom
By Dexter T. Manglicmot Spartan Daily Staff Writer Freedom of speech is one of the basic rights that we enjoy in this country. But when speech provokes anger, our right to freedom of speech may be limited. The March 2 incident between Michael Day, an Admissions and Records employee at San Jose State University, and SJSU student Wesley Flowers resulted in the arrest of Day on charges of dis- turbing the peace for his use of fighting words. It. Bruce Lowe of the University Police said a person can be charged with fighting words if he uses "offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction." Flowers was trying to enter the Admissions building after closing and scuffled with Day who was exiting the building. In the UPD report, Day is alleged to have called Flowers a racial epithet. Ken Nuger, an SJSU political science professor, disagreed with charging Day for allegedly A taste using fighting words. "What happened really didn't amount to a fighting words situ- of Mexican ation," Nuger said. "I'm not sure that's going to hold up in court." He said if Day made one racial slur against Flowers, that tradition would normally not be suffi- ABOVE. The cient for a fighting words con- Aztlan Dance Troope performs a dance in front viction. of students Tuesday in the Amphitheater The tra- "I'll be really surprised if the ditional dances performed are from courts interpret what happened the Huasteca and Jarocha regions of (in the Day incident) as fighting Mexico. The Troope has been togeth- words," Nuger said. er for 28 years and consists of 15 Lollie Winston, SJSU public people. affairs officer, said the universi- PlioTOS ty tried to create a speech code HY CHRISTIAN I1E1 SPARTAN DAILY on campus In the past to pro- tect students from hate speech. See Speech, page 8 Latino groups extend friendship to Caret First female City Council By Blair Whitney history and goals. Most also candidate taught at SJSU Spartan Daily Staff Wrilei presented gifts to SJSU's new President Robert L. Caret It is difficult coming to a new president. By Linda Taaffe known as San Jose State met with a crowd of more than school after 27 years on the MEChA presented Caret with Spartan Daily Stall Writer University), decided to run. 80 minority students Tuesday an Aztec prayer and a feather, Voters in San Jose's District Women had only won the afternoon and was showered East Coast. which is a sacred symbol in 10 chose between two women right to vote in California seven with gifts and a warm welcome Aztec religion. Other groups candidates in Tuesday's runoff years earlier and none had run Robert L Caret to San Jose State University. 9JAI president presented plaques and certifi- election for City Council. The for City Council yet in San Jose. winner will join Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK), a ft cates welcoming Caret. four other The history and civics Latino fraternity, set up the "It has been difficult corning women on the council. teacher said running for the meeting that took place at 4 State University. Chicano organizations, to get to to a new school after 27 years Though women in politics is council was an extension of p.m. In the Chicano Resource "We're taking the initial steps know us, and get to know what on the East Coast," Caret said. commonplace today, San Jose's what she taught. Center. Leaders of 10 campus to open up the lines of commu- we're about." "I didn't know the history of the city council election of 1918 While other women were Latino organizations Intro- nications," said Candelario Each of the organizations school, the faces on campus, raised a few eyebrows when planting victory gardens and,. duced themselves to Caret and Franco, NAK president. "We Introduced themselves to and the problems everyone Clara Smith, a teacher at San eating potatoes to save wheat welcomed him to San Jose Invited Caret to mcct the Caret, explaining some of their See Caret, page 8 Jose Normal School (now See Council, page 3