• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

4ii PA RTA N DA LY Pk. Vol. 97, No. 14 Published for .Sari lose State University since 1934 Thursday, September, 1991 NOMMIONNIMMINIEM.44410',M10 2,4610,4111111111111NOW~MILIP*1151V110, AMPIIIMIIII011111111111111110116 All Chancellor Munitz to visit SJSU By Robert Drueckhammer out to as many CSU campuses as he can on a Daily staff wnter general basis to get to know students. In this case, he's going to speak to stu- Students and faculty members will be dents about the presidential search process, able to help California State University but I think the main reason for coming is to Chancellor Barry Munitz come up with a job learn about the campus in general," description for SJSU's new president on MacCarthy said. Friday. MacCarthy added that he will be meeting Munitz will arrive on campus to deter- with the various groups on campus which mine exactly what SJSU students and faculty will have advisory members on the presiden- members want in a president and will speak tial search committee to help them under- to students in the engineering auditorium at 2 stand their position in the search process. p.m. The committee will be made up of five This is the first time a state chancellor members of the board of trustees, three fac- will meet with CSU students to discuss the ulty members, one student, the president of issue, said SJSU President Gail Fullerton, another CSU campus, one administrative and who will be retiring at the end of this month. support staff member, one member of the "He intends to take an active role (in the SJSU advisory board and one alumnus. presidential search process)," Fullerton said "Many of the groups who will be appoint- during a press conference Friday. ing members to the committee need to get "There has not been much community some input about their role so they can find involvement before.... The amount of com- interested people," MacCarthy said. He munity involvement that will occur is added that Munitz "wants to help them unprecedented," Fullerton added. understand what they will be doing." Fullerton said that Munitz wants to Lori Stahl, public information officer for explain the process of making a job descrip- SJSU, added that Munitz will be meeting tion for the new president, and is interested with the Associated Students executive in getting students' viewpoints on that issue. board and the Academic Senate, but did not Photos by Leslie Salnnann Datly staff photographer She did not delve into specifics of what say what will be discussed at those meetings. Several thousands of students visited the 19th than 200 employers about lob prospects on would be discussed. She also said Munitz will be attending the Annual Career Exploration Day to talk to more Wednesday in Event Center arena. Steve MacCarthy of the state chancellor's 25th anniversary celebration for State office, however, said that Munitz has a larger Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, D-San reason to come to SJSU. Jose, being held at the San Jose Fairmont Career day "Chancellor Munitz has been trying to get Hotel on Fnday. attracts more Women's center suffers; than 4,200 'general apathy' blamed By Jason Rothman "I think it's a shame that women don't By Dede Reis Daily staff artier realize there is a place women can go to find Daily stall writer out about issues concerning just women," Women are ignoring the women's center. said Melinda Walton, a senior who volun- The 19th annual Career Exploration Day was The center's two student workers are teers at the women's center. "It's been hard deemed a tremendous success by co-coordinator leaving at the end of the semester, and they to keep interest going." of the event, Lupe Zuniga. More than 4,200 peo- are worried because women are not coming The complacency has not come as a sur- ple attended, Zuniga said. forward to take over the center. prise to Sivensen. "1 heard very positive comments from employ- Wiggsy Sivertsen, the center's staff advis- During last semester's Take Back the ers," said Zuniga, "and from students who said er, thinks that someone will fill the position Night march, which was held at the end of they had ample time opportunity to talk to at the end of the semester. She has been the women's week, the marchers were walking employers." adviser for 15 years and has come across this past a sorority when some of the women on Some reactions: problem before. the house's porch called them the feminist )r. "The response has been great," said Ricardo Sivertsen said she is worried about the Nazis. Espinosa, representative from Student Painters," general apathy toward social action clubs. "Those women were so behind the times I've got 23 potential managers." This is the first Sivensen cites the "general tone of com- that they called us Nazis," Sivensen said. "If year the company has been to SJSU and according placency" on campus as the cause for the the center closes there will be another level to Espinosa, "We're looking for motivation and lack of center users. "Some people have no of silence on campus." David Schilli*, senior administration of justice major, talks positive attitude." in the student recruits. understanding of social problems," she said, "There needs to be a voice that speaks with Officer C. Baldwin of the Palo Alto Police Department. See CAREERS, Back Page "until it happens to them." about the inequalities on campus," she The students who work there agree that added. "Our job is to educate the people on there needs to be a change. those issues." INSIDE Mayor Hammer requests money from City Council FEATURES to research possible site for Giants' baseball park Monty Hall mystery: Learn how to beat the odds By Nicholas I), Smith 'It will be the when 'making a deal.' Daily nail writer Page 4 biggest project Stating she wanted to give the voters the information to make an informed deci- the city will have sion about whether or not to build a ball- WORLD NEWS park in San Jose, Mayor Susan Hammer undertaken' Yeltslit heartache : The announced Wednesday she will ask the City Council for money to study the pro- although she added the council "has not Russian president left his post posed site. decided on any tax." with chest pains Wednesday. The $640,((X) Hammer said she needs Hammer said the cost of the actual sta- Page 5 for the study would come from redevelop- dium wouldn't be known until at least ment funds originally earmarked for devel- December. opment around the stadium site, and would While Santa Clara is still trying to get pay consultants to "further explore" the the Giants as well, Hammer said San Jose site near Zanker Road and Highway 237. was not in competition with any other city, but was just one city actively pursuing the Money needed Warn. "I think it's important to be aggressive Hammer said the money was needed so at this point," Hammer said. "It's no secret voters could have a fair idea of what the Giants are not happy with their situa- they're voting on, although 5200,0(X) of tion at Candlestick Park." the money would he spent on designing According to the mayor's task force in the stadium for the Giants before voters charge of studying the site, the ballpark approve or reject it. would generate S88 million per year and Mame Rowland Special to the Daly "I want to give voters that opportunity," employ 697 people. Mayor Hammer discusses S.F. Giants' future during press conference. Hammer said, calling the study "very, very necessary." Opponents don't like it en," Hammer said, adding that neither the pollution control plant where sludge stor- A county measure last year seeking Giants nor San Jose were ready to marry age facilities are nearby. The mayor's task FOOTBALL voter approval for a stadium failed. However, opponents of the stadium say yet. Only with the Giants and the city sit- Force study found no significant odor prob- Hammer wouldn't promise that the cost the money would be better spent on other ting down together would the decision be lems. PREVIEW '91 of the study won't increase after initiated, problems. made, Hammer said, and the money to fur- "The Giants think this is a good sac," all of the action: noting she didn't want to be "hung in the Yet Hammer said the public would ther study the site would give San Jose Hammer said. catch headlines" for cost overruns if that hap- eventually support the project when the The Big West season kicks off more leverage in any discussions. Hammer said San Jose would not suffer pened. "I'm not going to get into that Giants are at last named the San Jose The proposed site is located between sports saturation it the Giants came with this weekend. Get ready by trap," she said. Giants. Tasman Drive and Highway 237 near the Sharks hockey team already here. "A reading this special tab. Taxing San Jose to finance the stadium "If this project comes off it will the Zankcr Road. The site was criticized city the size of San Jose should be able to See insert is still "a possibility," Hammer said, biggest project the city will have undertak- recently for odors resulting from a water support three or four major warns." MEM 2 Thursday; September 19, 1991 U San lose State University II SPARTAN DAILY FORUM OPINION , EDITORIAL We need real weapon control, not just $50 harsher punishments would lower the S.F.

Load more

  14

Copy Link