SJSU Basketball Coach Morrison Resigns
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FORUM SPORTS Point/Counterpoint: Daily Gretzky, Rangers survive staff writers debate validity furious third period rally, of the Clinton sex scandal down Sharks 3-2 See page 2 See page 4 MIX Volume 110, No. 9 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 February 4, 1998 SJSU basketball coach Morrison resigns Yon hicerila. CO011,1. toner By Aaron Williams and Mark Gomez Morrison is in the midst of his worst sea- ics position at SJSU, Morrison said, "there still' Writers son since the Spartans went 2-24 in 1992. are no other offers." The team is currently 2-16 with powerhous- All the players and assistant coaches es Texas Christian University, University of chose not to comment as they left the Event Tulsa, Fresno State and Hawai'i still on the Center after Tuesday's practice In his ninth season as San Jose State tut.. on University men's basketball coach, Stan schedule. The announcement shocked SJSU Morrison announced his resignation Morrison and his team kept quiet about women's basketball coach Karen Smith. Tuesday. He will finish out the season. the resignation after Tuesday's practice. He "I just found out," Smith said, adding that Despite leading the Spartans to the said he didn't want to call a press conference she hadn't yet talked to Morrison. "He's a declined to great person, and I'm going to miss him Tournament in 1996, Morrison has to announce the news. Morrison NCAA . only one winning season at SJSU. His over- elaborate on his announcement. dearly. He was always willing to help anyone Iolal. all record as the, head coach at SJSU, from "I'm not going to dissect it (the resigna- in the whole program." 1990 to the present, is 71-164. He was an tion)," Morrison said. Morrison deflected talk of the resignation assistant at SJSU from 1967 to 1970. He said there was, "not much" he would after practice, instead praising his team's "I am submitting my resignation to be answer. He declined comment on the timing play of late and discussing the upcoming effective at the end of the season," Morrison and what prompted his resignation. game against TCU Saturday. said in a statement released by the Athletic Discussing the possibility of other posi- "We practice tomorrow and try and figure Department. "It is the right thing to do." tions, including the vacant director of athlet- See Morrison, page 4 Stan Morrison Former dean dies; ,,,htftday And the rains came down memo.r,Dio:BlurStat Memorial Services will be held today at the Oak By Jeremiah Os han ended up driving on the frontage road for Hill Funeral Home for Robert S. Martin, former San Jose State Staff mer an hour to Embarcadero where traffic Dean of Students at San Jose State University for Unive,,ty was practically stopped. I had to drive 12 years, who passed away Saturday. Students encountered a variety of through three ponds," Sargeant said, According to his daughter, Melissa Geary, problems during their morning com- referring to gigantic puddles. Martin died from mutes to San Jose State University on Brad Scott decided to skip his first congestive heart Tuesday. class after it took him 30 minutes to failure at the All major freeways to SJSU drive down Saratoga Avenue, a trip that Col umbiaGood Interstates 280 and 680, U.S. 101 and usually takes about 15 minutes. Zia Samaritan Highway 87 experienced varying Nisani spoke of his 20 minute trip from Hospital in Los degrees of flooding. The flooding ranged Bascom Avenue, only a few miles away. Gatos early from lane closures to the complete shut- Not every student had a commute Saturday morn- down of parts of Highway 87. horror story. Many cited staying off the ing. There were horror stories of doubled freeways and finding alternate forms of "He was slow- and tripled travel times. transportation as the key to their worry- ing down the past The Palo Alto commute that normally free commute. year," Geary said. takes Lucy Sargeant about 35 minutes, "It wasn't bad. I took Monterey "But he was still so, hi! (ii the, Sim, nrniv. lasted from 6:15 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. Highway from IBM (in South San Jose)," mentally sharp, "I listened to the radio this morning said Tiffany Garcia, who normally takes and he was living Peggy Kawaye waits with her overheated car near the Alum and they didn't say anything about Highway 87. "Parking was actually bet- on his own " Rock Avenue exit off Highway 101 during Tuesday morning's traf- University Avenue (in Palo Alto) and ter." According to his Robert S. Martin SJSt meant fic. Kawaye had been waiting more than four hours for a tow 101, so I assumed they were fine. I acci- dentally drove under a police line and See Floods, page 5 the world to Martin. who provided many services truck to arrive. for the students ranging from financial aid and career planning to housing and student health care. "He was (at SJSU, for so many years,- Geary said. "He watched it grow and was a leader to stu- dents It was a such a big part of his life and he made a lot of relationships there It's where he met my morn the late Virginia Wall Martin, .- Before his retirement in 1958. Martin spoke to the Spartan Daily. "I'm very fond of SJSC," said Martin then. "The students are very fortunate to be :ible to go to such a fine school - According to friends and family. Martin became quite a bridge player in his later years "He used to play with .1 number it people in his office," 5J51. Directur it l',unseling Services Wiggsy Sivertsen said "Ile was an avid bridge player, and we used to give him a hard time abiut it .- However. Martin may he more known for build- ing bridges than playing it "He united students with the idea that the administration was a helping hand, rather than a punitive. judgmental. unhelpful bureaucracy.- said Si ti si 'll. who we with Martin at SOSU iiver '20 years. "Bob was always a (poet. mellow guy.- Sivertsen said. "Back then. t he campus was different. imd the we was different Ile was a patient man in a time that is pine behind its Not only was Martin a devoted leader on cam- pus, he saved time to lie a faithful family man as well, family. members said "He was a great father" Geary said "lie' was car- ing, understanding and hp was a great listener - Martin, who sat iii) the Student Union Board of Directors and the As, whited Students Budget left Vese tilt Ault Committee at SJSC served in World War II and graduated from :Middlebury College Perez of Milpitas helps Thong Vu in Arturo push his car safely off First Street and into a parking lot. Like many other people, Vu's car got Vermont. where he wis a member itt Phi Beta trapped when the engine stalled from too much water. Some of the worst flooding in San Jose on Tuesday was at First Street and Montague kappa Expressway. Services will he held at I put in the Chapel of Ruses at the I I.ek II ill Funeral Home in San Jose Supreme Court, governor deny Tucker's appeals; Texas execution carried out 5. By Yvette Anna Trejo lost a L Supreme Court nuns major Brian Tidwill said rattle' 1 h,111 1111, Silellilt C.tst Stall WWI r iippeal that sought to block Dead Woman Walking "I'm glad she found God, hut she ;1;',1-ci V. It II ill(' iit101 Texas' first execution of a SJSU students Pander Karla Faye Tucker's was convicted in a court of law and ty.- social Joe Getz said Karla Faye Tucker lust all appeals to woman in 135 years sentenced to death, so that sen- Getz felt that lice' prison svstern should San Jose death by lethal injection Tuesday save her life Tuesday and was PX1WIlit'll State I. Tniversity tence should still be carried out. start to rehabilitate. inmates instead ot campus reaction prior to the in Huntsville, Texas at 6.45 Central Do you think "finding Do you think being a Gender shouldn't play a part at killing them Standard Time. executiim varied slightly all." 'I'm opposed to capital because of the, unusual God" should exempt woman should exempt purushnient.- Tucker, a fbrmer prostitute turned circum- Advertising m Je ir N 1(14 said Lois I lelnihold, prokssor and coor- stances Tucker's gender and someone froni execution? someone from executiiin? born-again Christian, was sentenced to Anselmo had a similar view dinator ot the. NVoinen's Studies death by lethal injection in 1983 tier the newly fimnd "I just believe if you do the Program at 5.151' -11., kill people thought that Tucker's for pickax murders of Jerry Dean and life, crime. you do the, time she said killing people to sas killing people should have been spared, is Deborah Thornton. but 'Equal rights for everything it wrong It. the contradiction others felt that the sentence, of it On Monday, the Texas pariile board goes the Saint' for that Although Ilelnibold did not agree should he followed unanimously refused to recommend Opposing viewpoints were just with the execution sentence, she did "It's great that she's a Is cm clemency for Tucker. Only hours before Yes MI as common They tended to be her execution was carried out, Tucker again Christian," public relit - more, focused on capital punish - See Execution, page 7 FORUM Did President Clinton AI commit adultery with Fl th White House intern 11Di 11, te Monica Lewinsky? 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