Officials Vow to Untangle Parking Knot
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nom 1P,0 ;47W.77-741 After humble pie from Oregon, Spartans' Shirley Manson and Garbage rouse crowd defense skips dessert and roasts Lobos at Event Center with mix of old, new songs See page 6 See page 4 SPART DAILY Volume 111, No. 21 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 September 29, 1998 CMS TIME Smoothing out life's wrinkles A Special Report Graphic by James S. Gunsalus Officials vow to untangle parking knot By Shane Lewis how the parking garage will be Senior Staff Writer run is still undecided. "We haven't determined who Ryan Olein/ Spartan Daily With the proposed joint will park in it or how it will be library project between San managed," Forsberg said. "We Amanda Finch, a ceramics major, works on a sculpture of a woman's body Monday afternoon in the Industrial Studies Building. Jose State University and the just know right now that we city of San Jose set to be com- will need significant parking." pleted by 2003 and the upcom- However, the university has ing closure of Lots 4 and 20, not addressed the issue of Lots officials seek to curb concerns 4, located by the ATMs, and 20, CFA gives thumbs down to parking plan on future parking problems. located on Eighth Street "Whatever parking you have between San Salvador and By Heidi Marie ransom The association is unhappy about this scheduled to hold an executive board meet- for the university will remain William streets, closing Staff Writer part of the proposal because it feels convert- ing today at 11 a.m. at the faculty dining Union open to any- for the university. We're not because of the building of & new ing the ground floor of the 10th Street room next to the Student talking about taking spaces child care center and renova- The San Jose chapter of the California Garage would take parking spaces away and one interested in attending. The teacher's away, we're adding more," said tions being made to the Faculty Association, the teacher's union for aggravate an existing parking shortage association plans to discuss the parking James Webb, San Jose public Business Building, according to San Jose State University, is angry about problem. issue at this meeting. library commissioner. Lt. Bruce Lowe, administrative current plans for parking in connection with Should a $9.2 billion bond be approved by "The idea that administration can even The space he is referring to division commander of the the proposed joint library project, according California voters Nov. 3, the joint library contemplate taking away even more parking is a proposed parking structure University Police Department. to Jo Whitlatch, president of the San Jose plan would combine San Jose State from faculty, staff, and students is very dis- that will be built by the San Employees will lose 116 park- chapter of the association. University's and the city of San Jose's turbing," Whitlatch said. "This is unaccept- Jose Redevelopment Agency on ing spots in Lot 20 in October According to plans for the building of the library resources in one building, eliminat- able. We are planning to raise this parking the northeast corner of Fourth and 154 in Lot 4 in November. new structure, office space in the Wahlquist ing the need for the city's Dr. Martin Luther problem and the plans for future parking as and San Fernando streets. "The closing of Lot 4 will building would be moved to the bottom floor King Jr. Main Library and SJSU's Wahlquist a major issue for discussion with manage- "It will have approximately have an enormous impact. It's of the 10th Street Garage, which would be and Clark libraries. ment of the university." 800 parking spots in it," Webb going to have a very unpleas- converted for that use. The SJSU chapter of the association is See CFA, page 8 said. He added that parking ant effect on students. A lot of rates, whether city employees faculty are going to move to the will park there and the exis- 10th Street Garage," said Seth tence of a validation program Bates, chair of the department Yom Kippur time for reflection, forgiveness are still in the discussion of technology. "Students and phase. faculty will be competing for ByJoAnn Peach the year before and seek forgive- repentance. Certain customs are no sexual relations. This structure will be spots." Staff Writer ness from people they've practiced throughout the day, The Torah is the scroll con- enough to meet the needs of the Lowe said that while it is wronged." starting at sunset the night taining the first five books of the public, according to Linda Bain, possible that faculty may park Sunset today will mark the "Everyone makes such a big before. Bible, called the Pentateuch. The provost and vice president for in student spots, the university beginning of what some Jews deal of Hanukkah just because That night, called Kol Nidre, restrictions described are in academic affairs. has not decided to turn any stu- feel is the most introspective and it's close to Christmas," advertis- Jews are released from vows effect for 24 hours. "We anticipate that there dent parking into employee solemn day of the Jewish year, ing graduate Rita Zahir said. that were not fulfilled from the Devout Jews generally follow will be adequate parking for parking at this time. Yom Kippur. "You see 'Happy Hanukkah!' previous year. all the restrictions. However, the the public," Bain said. Competition between those Yom Kippur is 10 days after slogans everywhere just because These vows can be to another degree to which the restrictions Jim Forsberg, assistant exec- who frequent downtown on Rosh Hashanah, which started people try to connect it to person or to oneself. Afterwards, are followed is dependent on how utive director of the on Sept. 20 at sundown. Christmas. People make it a big five restrictions commanded by religio is the person is. Redevelopment Agency, said See Parking, page 8 According to Shalom Bochner, a deal, but in reality, Yom Kippur the Torah are observed including For example, a person may member of the Jewish is so much more important." no eating or drinking, no bathe during Yom Kippur but Community Center in Los Gatos, Yom Kippur, the day of atone- bathing, no anointing of the body will fast the entire day. it is a time to "feel purified from ment, brings to a close 10 days of with oil, perfume or cologne and See Yom Kippur, page 7 UPD distributes Spartan Army tailgates) recruits parking survey By Cecilia Afselins-Alni away to any one of the bring more people to the Staff Writer (Spartan Army) members by games, especially families By Ginn White kind of support we would have lottery," Levers said. "We with children. Staff Writer for additional parking," said Lt. Before the football game will have another tailgate "Parents don't want to Bruce Lowe of UPD. "This r- against University of New before the game." bring their kids to tailgate Possible remedies to the vey is just the preliminary st,p Mexico on Saturday, a new To recruit more people for parties where there is a lot parking woes on campus are towards relieving the current Spartan fan organization homecoming, Levers will go of alcohol," he said. "This being explored by the situation." had its first recruiting out to the residence halls will be a better opportunity University Police Department Students complain that find- event. and inform people about the to get more people involved Office of Traffic and Parking ing a spot at almost any time of The recently founded fan group and the events. with sports at San Jose Operations in the form of a sur- day takes about half an hour. Spartan Army, which con- The tailgate party did State." vey titled "Parking Problem?" "I can't get to class on time," sists of supporters of San not only consist of hamburg- Border said there is The office distributed 500 of engineering freshman Ariel Jose State University ath- ers and beer on the East something special about the the surveys Friday at the Flores said. "I'd pay for valet letics, had a tailgate party at Field between the Spartan football season with tailgate Seventh Street Garage and 500 parking." 3 p.m. Village and the football sta- parties that start hours more Monday at the Fourth Valet parking, or "stacking," The number of atten- dium. before kickoff, but some- Street Garage. could add an additional 500 to dants, approximately 40 There was a goalkeeper thing similar for basketball More surveys will be passed 700 cars to existing garages people, was a disappoint- challenge, a quarterback or other sports also could out to students going to class and would involve hiring an 's-V ment to leader Jonathan challenge, an obstacle work well. today at the 10th Street outside agency to facilitate it. Levers. course and three-on-three Representatives from the Garage and Thursday at the This third party would be "Students have a lot to do off-the-wall soccer. athletic department were South Campus Park and Ride insured and students could use 1 during this time of the A disc jockey from local also there. lot. a valet parking sticker and semester, and I think the radio station Wild 94.9 was According to Rich Chew, Questions on the survey could literally drop off their weather has to do with it also there. the Spartan athletics acade- include where students would Cars. also," he said. "(The) home- San Jose Clash players mic coordinator, the Spartan like an additional parking "We have to balance the coming (game) will probably Braeden Cloutier, Brian Army will help get students structure built, if they would safety of the community with be better." Sebapole and Wade Barrett to attend events other than pay for the possible price customer demand that's the Chris Preovolos/ Spartan Daily Homecoming is at 6 p.m.