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VOLUME 122, NUMBER 67 WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2004 Voters: No fee increase A.S. ballot initiativefor $12 bikefails in referendum
By John Myers In Tuesday and Wednesday's vote, A total of 268 students voted in Daily Staff Writer approximately 60 percent of the 673 favor of the increase, and 405 voted VOTING RESULTS votes were against the increase, said against it. S I 2 Fee David Erlichman, chief elections of- the increase would YES NO A 812 fee increase for the fall Had it passed, Increase semester was voted down Wednesday ficer of the A.S. Election Board. The have faced final approval from SJSU in a special referendum administered turnout represents approximately 2.4 interim President Joseph Crowley, Total 268 405 by the San Jose State University As- percent of eligible voters on campus, Votes sociated Students. Erlichman said. see RESULTS, page 3 Nicholas R. iglu Daily Staff Jason Gable and his sister Kim comfort each other during Wednes- day's memorial service for San Jose State University art major Nancy Leat, who died last Thursday after battling a heart condition. Jason and Nancy had dated for the past five-and-a-half years. Student mourned TANNIN(ealternatives by friends, family Art major Nancy Leat, 22, rememberedfor her kindness, generosity and love of4fe
By Janet Pak Kiyoe Congera, a high school Daily Lifestyles Editor friend of nine years, spoke about how Nancy would share her clothes with San Jose State University student her, and brought a yellow shirt with a Nancy Leat was known for her picture of a silly frog on the front that generosity, kindness and bubbly Nancy had given her. personality, said friends, family and Congera said it reminded her of faculty members who knew her. Nancy's silliness, and how her friend Lear, 22, passed away Friday. Fu- would share old clothes. neral services were held Wednesday I.esley Leat, her older sister, said in her hometown of Sunnyvale. she wanted people to take the flowers During the hour-and -half long to plant something bright for Nancy. service with about 300 attendees, "They're like little faces sweet .1 pastor read a seven -page letter and cheerful because she was always a written by Nancy's father, mother and nice pleasant girl," Lesley said. older sister. Lesley, 26, said she will miss In the letter, details of Nancy's spending time with Nancy, which color guard activities, her friendships always required special planning. and the moments that led to Nancy's Lesley said she imagined her sister heart condition were given. would have one day married her long- The open casket funeral was term boyfriend, James Gable, and ilecorated with flags and flowers at looked forward to giving her away at the side. On the table beside her the ceremony. casket were several trays of blue, She said the other day she was in purple and yellow pansies. a restaurant and saw four old couples, Audience members sang a hymn senior citizens, sitting together and it sailed "Joyful, Joyful We Adore reminded her of Nancy. Thee," followed by a small group It's the little things such as think- of SJSU marching band members ing about growing old together and performing "Hail Spartans Hail," getting that senior citizen discount and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," with she said she will miss. Nicholas R. Wright / Daily Staff members clapping along. A special Nancy also brought good karma endition of "Somewhere Out There," wherever she went, Lesley said they Gerard Opray lies inside a tanning bed at the Four Seasons Tanning Salon in Los Gatos on Tuesday. Opray, who has frequented the salon since De- uric of Nancy's favorite songs, was went to Las Vegas for Nancy's 21st cember 1999, uses the false sunrays to treat his psoriasis. The light used at commercial tanning salons has become a popular alternative to photo- also performed. birthday and she won $300 while her therapy sessions at a dermatologist's office. After the letter was read, long- time friends and former co-workers possible risks shared stories and memories see LEAT. page 3 Ultraviolet bulbs and spray-on solutions attract salon-goers; doctor warns of By Carly Roden dangers of absorbing UV rays are not as serious as Dermatology, said the light in tanning beds is worse Daily Staff Writer once thought, one dermatologist disagrees. than natural sunlight, because it exposes the skin to "Medically speaking, there is no such thing as more of the damaging rays at a faster rate. For students striving to obtain a golden hue a healthy tan," said Dr. Elizabeth Hughes, who "The bulbs are engineered to produce more A.S. backs fee hike for would normally get before making their first poolside appearance of the works at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. "Every ultraviolet light than you summer, tanning beds are one way to remedy winter time you tan especially if you burn actually outside," Hughes said. more library hours whiteness. damages the skin." While some tanning salon owners say the Hughes, a member of the American Academy of see TANNING. pages
By Michelle Ochoa pi ciciit tii just adjust fees as Daily Staff Writer needed after talking to organiza- tions, said A.S. executive director A pilot run of wended library Alfonso De Alba. The increase Tugging sixth-graders toward college goals hours will be in effect for finals would take effect in the fall. president Monica Rascoe, vice president week said Alice Lee, vice By Rebecca Villa neda of Associated Students in Tuesday's of student affairs, said the $14 Daily Associate Production Editor meeting. Also addressed in the increase was for enrichment of the meeting was a student fee increase library and that it "attempted to Sixth-graders from Edenvale of $14 to help pay for more library address a number of critical issues Elementary visited San Jose State Uni- and the possible erection in the library." resources versity Wednesday to learn that college of a monument to Cesar Chavez. The fee increase would support can be in their future. According to the Dr. Martin the extended library hours, special SJSU Champs/Life Skills coordina- Luther King Jr. Joint Library's collections and more technology tor, Kirsten Foster, organized the event site, the entire library will resources, Lee said. Web with Edenvale's Adopt a College open until midnight from Some AS. members didn't see be Program, arranging for the 11 -and 12- Wednesday, May 19 through the need for such a high increase year-olds to get a tour of the university May 25. Students will in fees for services not all students Tuesday, and meet several SJSU athletes. have their valid Tower would utilize need to Through the program, Edenvale in order to remain in the John Lombardo, director of Card promises its students a scholarship once the usual closing times student resource affairs, was con- library after they have been accepted to a college. those days. cerned that the increase wouldn't on "We want to encourage them that If all goes well during finals go to a student vote. college is a reality for them," said Laura week, Lee said the library will be "The $14 are not needed, Rich, one of the three teachers from for an extra two hours a day because they're going to resources open Edenvale, which is located in south the fall semester. that are not required by the stu- during San Jose. A.S. passed the Instructional dents," Lombardo said. He felt She said Edenvale hosts events on its Related Activities Fee Alternative that generally, students have not campus to raise money for the scholar- Consultant Statement by a major- requested more services beyond ships. The annual pancake breakfast was vote. extended hours. ity already held, and a magic show, which is By passing the statement, the Huy Tran, director of govern- open to the public, is scheduled for May A.S. agreed to advise interim ing affairs, was in favor of the 20 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. President Joseph Crowley to talk statement. He said that students Foster, an SJSU alumnus, said this campus organizations about a may need more than just books out to annual event at SJSU allows the children student tee increase to sup- of the library. $14 to get a picture of what a college athlete Riii. Ii I ). 1\ port more library services, rather The $14 increase would not looks like. She said it shows them that than sending the fee increase to a be set to increase with inflation, Sophomore gymnast Amberly Klein, left, plays tug-of-war with sixth -grader Kamila Johnson, middle, and athletes come in all shapes and sixes. referendum and student vote. sophomore soccer player Johnny Gonzalez. Johnson was at San Jose State University with other sixth grad- This means that A.S. asks the see MEETING. page 3 ers from Edenvale Elementary school as part of the Adopt -A -College program. Klein and Gonzalez were SJSU see ATHLETES, page 6 athletes volunteering to run the games the students played on Tower Lawn Wednesday afternoon PAGE 2 THE SPARTAN DAILY THURSDAY MAY 13, 2004
GUEST COLUMN New ballparks attract fans, not championships If you build it, they will corhe but do championships Today the Giants play at SBC Park to a crowd of my way to my seat. Ruth built Yankee Stadium, erected in the 1920s. follow? 41,000, and the die-hards have been replaced with The Giants owner, Peter Magowan, is always crying The Florida Marlins managed to win two champion- Since the opening of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in corporate yuppies? about how they are so in debt because they're financing ships in 1997 and 2003 in a stadium used for football and 1992, 15 major league franchiaes have built new ballparks When I attended an Oakland Athletics and Giants their own ballpark. Yet they have the largest season ticket baseball, Pro Player Stadium. in the new retro style taken after the Camden Yards mold, series at the ballpark formerly known as Pacific Bell Park, base in baseball along with that comes money. The Anaheim Angels won one championship in 2002 yet only the Arizona Diamondbacks have won a World men on cell phones trading stocks or hiving He's banking on fans corning out to in a renovated ballpark, Edison Field, which was formerly Series in their new ballpark. personal conversations with their buddies is see his new, beautiful ballpark, but he's Angel Stadium. However, the Diamondbacks had to build a new what surrounded methere. not willing to put out the money to field a The only exception was the Arizona Diamondbacks ballpark in Arizona since there was no stadium to play in The sports fan that I am, I was appalled competitive team. who won a championship in 2001, but they were an When they became an elcpansion team in 1998. and irritated to have to listen to such talk dur- So, all that fans are getting is the chance expansion team. These swanky new ballparks are architecturally pleas- ing a ball game. It was like the well-dressed to come to a social event after work, take Franchises have become a money-making machine ing to the eye and strategically placed in.desirable locations men were still at the office, while I was there in the views and watch Barry Bonds hit a especially now since many ballparks are mostly owned with unique touches: the warehouse beyond the right field to watch a game and cheer my team on. home run or get intentionally walked. by cities. Iii Baltimore and the train whistle at Safeco Field in SBC Park may have the beautiful bay with The Toronto Blue Jays managed to win They don't care if they win or lose as long as the money Seattle; the Ferris wheel in Detroit; the retractable roof sailboatefloating by, but the park is also lit- two World Series championships in 1992 keeps flowing in and their bank accounts keep growing. and the raini-train atop the left wall in Houston; the rivers tered with huge advertisements that take away and 1993. During this period, they played Is it about money or about a sport? What happened to in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh; the bay in San Francisco. from the true meaning of the sport. Where in a fairly new, retractable-roofed domed the sport of baseball? These franchises are making more revenue with are the retired jerseys that can hang for fans MARIA VILLALOBOS structure, which also has a hotel inside. All the glitz may bring in the money and the fans, but increased attendance, making ballparks "the place to be." to see instead of the Old Navy Splash sign In 1994 the fans, players and franchises the franchises have not produced what I feel is the most I recall when the San Francisco Giants played at or the outlandish Coca-Cola bottle that all lost because of the baseball strike. important thing in baseball a World Series Champion- Candlestick Park and they regularly played in front of a .protrudes into the sky? The Atlanta Braves in 1995 won their championship in ship. deserted stadium. The true, die-hard fanshad no problems would rather see some monuments inside the park old Fulton County Stadium against the Cleveland Indians, Isn't that what sports is all about winning? dealing with.the dumpy stadium thar the Giants shared like Monument Park, which honors heroes from the past who played in their new ballpark, Jacobs Field. with the 49ers, and the windy, cold weather conditions to at Yankee Stadium in New York, or walk around and look The New York Yankees managed to win four champi- Maria Villalobos is a Spartan Daily staff writer. come watch a mediocre. team play talk. at some team memorabilia hanging on the walls as I make onships in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 in the house that Guest Columns regularly appear on Thursdays.
STUPID PILLS AIDAN CASSERLY GUEST COLUMN Governor's budget plan ir's PART OF A AiEtni tor-to HA re j e_A srt- srsoicE /At/PANELS / threatens state's colleges This summer, a great debate is before us in Sacramento, On my college tour, I met many students who told a debate with serious implications for you as college me that their dreams of attending our state's four-year students: Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed more than universities simply would not be possible without the as- $650 million in cuts to California's public colleges and sistance, support and guidance they received from the very universities, tuition hikes of greater than 30 percent CSU and UC outreach programs the governor proposed for undergraduate students and 50 percent for graduate in January to eliminate. At San Diego City College, I students over the next three years, a 44 percent hike in met with four students in the MESA program the fees for community college students, cuts to Mathematics, Engineering and Science the Cal Grant program and an $11.6 million Achievement outreach program. None reduction in University of California research of their parents had gone to college, and funding. all of the students in this program were The Schwarzenegger administration has working at jobs just to make ends meet. also proposed to ask the UC and California Because of the MESA program, Izzy State Universities to find "non-state resources" Beth Rodriguez, Barry Cordero, Michelle to fund most of its outreach efforts, which help Scott and Jovanni Sarria are poised to go disadvantaged students compete for college on to our great university system, to study SPARTA GUIDE after slashing them by 50 percent earlier biology, engineering and biomedical this year. science, and to make their contribution to While there are many questions to be California's future. Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for entries is noon, answered about how to solve the state's Also in January, I visited Mc- three wOrking days before the desired publication date. Entry forms are available in the Spartan Daily office in truly dire fiscal problems, I believe the PHIL ANGELIDES Clymonds High School in Oak- Dwight Bentel Hall, room 209. Entries can also be e-mailed to [email protected] titled "Sparta Guide." choices before us are larger than where land, a school where more students Space restrictions may require editing of liubmissions. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. to make cuts or raise revenues. The real drop out than graduate. There I TODAY Department of Mechanical and Aerospace question is whether the leaders of this met Antoine Davis, a truly inspir- Engineering state will keep the commitment that our ing young man who has defied the School of Art and Design Students from ME 106: Fundamentals of parents and grandparents made to invest odds against him. Davis not only Art exhibitions featuring student galleries will be Mechatronics will be demonstrate their autino- in the next generation, or whether our "We should be will graduate this spring, but will on displat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Art and mous robotic devices from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in elected leaders will shirk that commit- do so as student body president, Industrial Studies buildings. For more informa- the Engineering building, room 125. For more ment, to the detriment of your education editor of the school paper and with tion, call the gallery office at 924-4330. information, call Burford J. Furman at 924-3817. and, I believe, to the future of our state. debating how we a 3.7 grade point average. Davis As treasurer, my first priority is to says college outreach programs Student Health Center Hip.Hop Congress protect our economy today, and to build can invest more, helped him to prepare for and An alchohol impaired driving simulation will take A meeting will take place at 4 p.m. in the Ohlone our economy for tomorrow. I believe the apply to colleges. This fall, he will place from 1011.m. to 2 p.m. at the Paseo de Cesar room of the Student Union. It will be the last governor's budget proposals for our public not less, in these enroll in his first-choice school Chavez. For more Information, call 924-5945. meeting of the semester. For more information, colleges and universities take our state in UC Berkeley. call Wes Kuruhara at 476-6397. the wrong direction undermining institutions, and We must ensure that our School of Journalism &Mass Communication our state's historic commitment to a world-renowned public college Tickets to the JMC Convocation will be on sale Department of Ecoonmics first-class higher educational system that and university system can continue frorn 10:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on the first floor A lecture featuring John Stossel of ABC's 20/20 provides opportunity to all Californians in the future of our to provide the opportunity for stu- of Dwight Bentel Hall? For more information, titled "Freedom and Its Enemies" will take place at and that will be our ticket to economic dents like Rodriguez, Cordero, email prssasjsuPyahoo.com. 5:45 p.m. in the Morris Dailey Auditoruim. After progress in the decades ahead. What state." Scott, Sarria and Davis and tens the presentation, Stossel will be signing copies of is truly troubling is that the governor of thousands more just like them SJSU Catholic Campus Ministry his book "Give Me A Break." has proposed slashing state support across our State to fulfill their Mass will take place at 12:10 p.m. at the SJSU for higher education and hiking fees on dreams of attending college, where Catholic-Carnpus Ministry chapel. For mbre SJSU Catholic Campus Ministry students, while refusing to consider closing one corporate they can acquire the knowledge and skills they will need information, call Sister Marcia Krause at 938- A scripture reflection titled "The Bible and You" tax loophole or restoring the state's income tax rates on to excel in and contribute to a burgeoning 21st century 1610. will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the SJSU the wealthiest Californians to where they were under economy. Catholic Campus Ministry chapel. For more Republican Govs. Ronald Reagan and Pete Wilson. I plan to continue fighting to protect California's Ethnicity and Society Lecture information, call 938-1610. In January of this year, I had the chance to tour some higher education system and to maintain its legacy as an A lecture titled "Japanese American Veterans FRIDAY of our state's great UC, CSU and community college educational system that is worthy of your future. I urge you in World War II and American Society," will campuses. While I have always believed that education is to make your voices heard too, so that, together, we can be pretented by Dr. Maslene Coach, Assistant School of Art and Design an important investment in our state's economic strength, steer this debate in the right direction. E-mail or call the Professor of Social Work, frorp 12:30 p.m. to Art exhibitions featuring student gaperies will be I came away from this tour more convinced than ever of governor and your legislators and let them know that this 1:30 p.m. in.the Cultural Heritage room in the on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Art and the importance of these great institutions not only for fight is about more than dollars and cents it is about Dr. Martin Luther Xing, Jr. Joint Library. For Industrial Studies buildings. For more informa- the benefit they provide our economy, but also for the your education and about the future of this great state. more information, call Ruth Wilson at 924-5861. tion, call the gallery office at 924-4330. opportunity and promise they offer the next generation of Californians. In my opinion, we should be debating how School of Music School of Dance we can invest more, not less, in our students and in these Phil Angelides is the Califbrnia State Treasurer. The "Thursday Listening Hour Concert Series" A student dance concert featuring new contem- institutions, and in the future of our state. Guest columns regularly appear on Thursdays. presents a chamber music recital by the Sharon porary works by intermediate choreographers Brook.Accompaniment Studio from 12:30 p.m. will take place at 7 p.m. in the Spartan Complex, to 1:15 p.m. in the Music building Concert Hall. room 219. The concert is performed by SJSU Editor's note:W"by Ken Lotich, which regularly appears Thursdays will return next semestel. For more information, call Joan Stubbe at 924- advanced dance students. For more information, 4649. call 924-5041. -KL.