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St. Mary's purgatory Who says women should be skinny? Spartan baseball team leaves Gaels' pitching Artist Muriel Irrisou tries to scrub the cutesy-curly look in her art without a prayer in 9-2 romp Page 6 Page 6 SPARTAN DAILY Vol. 96, No. 54 Published _for Son Jose .State University since 1934 Thursday. April 25, 1991 Campus a s outraged b posters ucvst 1 rc sal% By Brooke Shelby Biggs Milnes said there is no evidence that art A small delegation, led by GALA presi- But gay-rights activists on campus aren't Daily staff writer students made or posted the posters, which dent Patti Fahey, met with Milnes Tuesday satisfied. Posters advocating violence against gays are glued firmly to the walls of at least five evening to discuss removal procedures for "I was really upset," Tamez said. "I filed and lesbians are showing up on the walls of restrooms in the building, including two the posters. the complaint as a hate crime, and I was one 'CZ the restrooms in the Art building and anger- women's rooms. "I cannot believe that in two months, no of the victims." ct p/ ing campus gay activists. Milnes said the posters have been appear- one else brought this to (Milnes') attention. Schmidt said, "We at ALPAC want to photo- The posters are 8 inch by II inch ing for about two months, but acknowledged He said he never thought to report it to the make sure this is treated (by the UPD) as a 7 Aturrici copied collages of hand-written and typeset that they were not all anti-gay. police," Fahey said. hate crime and not just vandalism." losksent-41- slogans, Bible passages calling for a penalty Two people claimed to have filed formal "You'd think, as a member of the Human Michele Anderson of the Women's Img4or of death for homosexuals and photographs of complaints with UPD, but UPD spokesman Relations Board, he'd know how to recog- Resource Center said she also spoke to men firing handguns. Richard Staley said he could not find any nize a hate crime." Fahey added. "I think his Milnes but doesn't blame him for not taking One poster reads in pan: "Any man who record of such complaints on the log. actions (reason) make his role on the board action. lies with another man (to have sex). Both Chris Schmidt, president of Alternative questionable." shall be put to death. This also applies to Lifestyles Political Action Coalition, and Since his meeting with Fahey, Milnes said. "There is no procedure on this campus to women." Randy Tamez, a member of the Gay, Lesbian "I've sent a memo to both Affirmative deal with hate crimes," she said. Members of gay and lesbian groups on and Bisexual Alliance and vice president of Action and Facilities, Development and Tamez said he is working with Beverly and dykes said they first discovered the posters campus the Disabled Students Association both say Operations addressing the issue, and saying Miles, assistant director of Affirmative invisible Danger them to the University Tuesday, and reported they filed formal complaints with UPD basically, 'How do we handle this?" Action, to determine if and how that office Don Richey Daily staff photographer Police, the Affirmative Action office and cadets who were dispatched to the site Tues- Milnes said he thinks efficient patrol of the will investigate the situation. Several homophobic posters were Robert Milnes, chairman of the art depart- day. restrooms by the cleaning staff or painting mounted inside a number of restroom ment and a member of the Human Relations "The cadet who took the complaint over the walls on a regular basis would solve "There have been flyers debating pro-con on a stalls in the Art Building. Board. seemed really sincere," Schmidt said. the problem. variety of issues," Milnes said. Professor Undercover A.S. approves lambasts ballot vote for U.S. war policies $15 fee increase By Robert W. Scoble putting an alternative proposal of a Daily staff writer By Kevin Weil $4 increase on the budget. Daily stall writer The SJSU athletic department "By putting on only $15 you are As far as Professor Douglas wants to give 5,000 free tickets to limiting our choices," Lessly Dowd is concerned, the United registered students for every foot- Wikle, a member of Students States is a nation of monsters. It's ball game next semester. Affiliated for Environmental a nation of people whose parts are There's one catch: The student Respect, told the A.S. out of proportion; minds not body must vote on May 7 and 8 to But it quickly was shot down matching the bodies containing increase Instructionally-Related because the A.S. members said them. Activity student fees by $15 for that putting two proposals on the That's the image the 72-year-old each semester. ballot would confuse the issue. economics history professor gave But that's not all. If the fee is They added that a $4 increase of the nation's history Tuesday passed, the basketball team will wouldn't save progarns from the night to about 30 people in a talk give away 1,000 free tickets, the pending budget cuts. that was supposed to be titled referendum says, to students for SJSU's athletic department is "War. Economics and History." each game. bracing for $460,000 worth of cuts Instead, he called the title "fool- All students would also be alone and Men's Basketball coach ish" and only to appease those admitted free to other regular-sea- Stan Morrison told A.S. members who organized the lecture and dis- son events. They would receive free that the proposal would only net cussion, which turned out to be a tickets to campus cultural events the athletics department $340,000. speech about a society ruled by sponsored by programs which "We're all in this thing together," force and fraud in its wartime receive funds from the Instruction- he said about the other programs involvements. ally-Related Activity fees. who were planning for cum. Presidents Wilson. Roosevelt, All this for the price of about "Are there any special interests Truman, Reagan and Bush all had three student tickets to a Spartan here?" Morrison asked the audi- one thing in common in the wars football game. ence. "Absolutely. San Jose State's they were involved, according to The Associated Students voted interests." Dowd. to allow the students to vote for The $15 fee increase would be For each of them, "it has been the fee increase after more than the first since 1976 and would necessary to call upon the good 100 supporters tied up its meeting raise student's total fees, including motives of people to do the rotten, for almost two hours Wednesday the proposed 20 percent increase dirty, immoral things done in war." afternoon. in the State University Fee, for the They've lied and manipulated to Specifically, the $15 of new stu- fall semester to $582. achieve their agendas, he said. dent fees will help art galleries, Tina Krah, women's basketball If Hitler was the enemy, why dance programs, forensics team, head coach, thinks that students did we wait so long to do some- intercollegiate athletics, KSJS 90.7 will vote for the increase if they thing about him, he asked. The FM radio station, marching band, realize that it will benefit the atmo- same question was asked for Sad- music programs, radio-television sphere of the campus, she said. dam Hussein. production. Spartan Daily student "We want to be able to give The audience was made up newspaper and theater programs. back to the campus. I'm obviously mostly of Dowd's colleagues and a Critics pointed out that athletics in favor of it." Krah added. handful of Campus Left members, gets a much larger share, approxi- Instructionally -Related Activi- photographer including the groups adviser, soci- George Ortiz -- Day staff mately 67 percent, and that the rest ties are defined on the referendum ology lecturer Talmadge Wright. t aught without an umbrella are Business who decided a newspaper would protect them of the programs aren't guaranteed as those cultural activities and all of whom generally agreed with majors Melody Mor, left, and Annette Garcia from the unexpected rain lliesday. an even cut of the funds. events which enrich academic pro- The A.S. also considered gams for students. See WAR, back page Overcoming restrictive stereotypes Event focuses on health Women's science association elects new leader By Pamela Schatz The organization has a 35000 of women in science on a national Weaver said she can understand hazards of tobacco use Daily staff writer membership. There were three level," said Weaver. how women feel in the science The Association for Women in By Carolyn Swaggart person is put in as preliminary candidates for president. Of the women scientists that field because with her advanced Daily stall were information in order to determine Science elected SJSU botany pro- "They called (Weaver) and hold government positions in sci- educational background she was People were huffing and puffing lessor Ellen Weaver as president. what the lung size of that person asked her if she would run," said ence, according to Science maga- unable to get a job after she fin- for their health during the free pul- is. AWIS was formed 20 years ago. Cathcryn Didion. at AWIS. zine, only five are held by women, ished school. monary testing Wednesday after- During formation the organization Females generally have smaller "AWIS chose her because of her and 66 are held by men.