Toxic Fumes Forced Pub Evacuation

illy in's fa- his eci- her ary Volume 81, No. 16 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Wednesday, September 21, 1983 tos- ire, urt. I of en- [ate Frame-Up Toxic fumes and for forced pub evacuation Two students questioned By Ken Leiser area The smoke which caused the University Police spent part of evacuation of the Spartan Pub Thursday night looking for the men ea n Thursday night contained hydro- and attempted a search of a Sigma chloric acid, according to Cpt. Mike Alpha Epsilon fraternity party. )ple Burtch of the San Jose Fire Depart- Jim McCann, president of SAE. ma- ment. said he had no knowledge of the inci- The Pub was evacuated when dent. at noxious fumes and smoke filled the "This has nothing to do with any room just after 6 p.m. SAE," he said. iti- Hydrochloric acid is considered Two male students were "con- act a Class II toxin, meaning it must be tacted" by University Police offi- So- inhaled for a long period of time in cers about the incident, Lunsford ace order to cause bodily damage, said. The matter has been referred Burtch said. to the dean of student services for "It explains why some of the disciplinary action. eila people complained of soreness in Although witnesses identified aid their throats," he said. the two men, neither Lunsford nor are The smoke and fumes carrying Don Dushane, assistant dean of stu- ve" the acid were produced when some- dent services, would release their one broke a vial containing an un- names. the identified substance on the wet pub Dushane, who received the po- ient floor, witnesses said. lice report Monday, said he is now life The San Jose fire department considering "appropriate university flee identified the substance as silicone disciplinary action." Possible ac- nis- tetrachloride. tions include reprimands or expul- Silicone tetrachloride was used sion from SJSU. in upper-division chemistry classes It is common for the University years ago but its use sets at SJSU some Police to turn such cases over to the discontinued "for some lost has been university for possible disciplinary Richard we years," according to action, Lunsford said. 0 )uld Gayer. SJSU chemistry professor. Ed Zant, Spartan Shops general Police are calling the dan University manager, said he could not com- still event an accident until a follow-up ment on any disciplinary action or completed, said ma I investigation is charges that Spartan Shops might Russ Lunsford, University Police in- take because the matter is still formation officer. under investigation by University Witnesses at the Pub said a man Police. threw a glass container at the base " If any malicious behavior is of a table and then attempted to involved, we certainly will press Torn Chandler leave the Pub with a friend. One of charges," he said. the two was stopped on his way out Burtch said the chemical proba- Occupational Therapy sophomore Mariaelena Echevarria looking through a cut-out designed to focus her attention on by a witness, nearly starting a fight bly came into contact with some is not being framed by her fellow students. She is actually what she is sketching. She is in a beginning drawing class. between the witness and one of the spilled beer, producing smoke and men. A security guard intervened salt by-products of the reaction and the two were able to leave the continued on page 6 Consumer group Students call room discriminatory 0 By Jeff Barbosa room. We did find another place, it The conversion of a School of was just the inconvenience of having still waiting for Engineering room has upset and logo through that," Saluscri said. confused some SJSU students. Saluscri said the MEP could Room 335 in the Engineering have used other rooms in the build- Building had been used by engi- ing. funding decision neering students as a study room. Donald Myronuk, associate However, over the summer it was dean of engineering, said the room converted into a classroom for the is three times as big as some of the By Jeff Barbosa dinator for CalPIRG at SJSU, engineering school's Minority Engi- rooms for student clubs. Representatives of the Cali- and Jeff Hindman, a CalPIRG neering Program. "The room in question was con- fornia Public Interest Research staff member, said representa- A sign, which reads "MEP Stu- venient for some students. It was Group said their organization is tives from the group are going to dents Only," was placed on the essentially a place for students to still waiting for a decision from meet in Long Beach with rep- room's door. Some students believe meet and study." he said. the administration of the Califor- resentatives from the CSU sys- the sign is discriminatory. The MEP is officially recog- nia State University system con- tem in an attempt to solve the Joan Christen, an Industrial nized by the School of Engineering. cerning the group's funding. funding issue. Management Engineering senior, It is designed to aid minorities by Last year John Brazil, then filed a complaint with SJSU Liza Murphy providing tutorial and financial sup- SJSU students approved an executive assistant to President Ombudsman S.T Saffold. The com- port, Anthony Cabreros, the director Converting an Engineering classroom into a study room re- initiative to establish a CalPIRG Fullerton, told CalPIRG rep- plaint asked that the sign be of the MEP. said Tuesday. served for minority students has not stopped Dave Winters, chapter last spring by a vote of resentatives SJSU could not col- changed, Saffold said. Myronuk said the room is for 1,188 to 793. lect fees for the group. Saffold said last Friday that the left. Terry Choy does not seem to mind the company. MEP use only. The initiative stated that stu- complaint was inaccurate. "It's theirs. They were assigned dents would pay a refundable $3 "He handed us a memo from "My assessment is that the sign Saffold discussed the complaint like segregation when you restrict this room. We have to use space fee at registration to help fund the CSU administration legal does not say what the student re- with Christen on Monday and she people," Herrera said. very carefully," he said. the group. Those students not staff saying they (SJSU)were ported it to say," Saffold said. has decided not to pursue the issue. Saluscri said when the room Myronuk said a "space crunch" wanting to donate to the group not permitted to collect CalPIRG "If it said minority students Two other SJSU students, David was converted over the summer, the is the reason the MEP was assigned would get a refund by going to the fees," Hindman said. only, there would be a case there," Saluscri and Oscar Herrera, are Industrial Management Society, of to the room. CalPIRG office or tables set up at "No fees can be collected un- he said. However, because the sign also upset that the room has been which he i,, a member, had to move "We don't have a surplus of various locations on campus. less specified by statute. Cal- said "MEP Students Only," Saffold limited to MEP students. its office out of the room. space. If space is available, it is Erin O'Doherty, media coor- continued on page 6 said the issue does not appear the "I'm not against the MEP. I "It became a major headache used for the school's programs," he same. think it is a good idea, but it sounds for us to reorganize and find another said. A.S., fraternity vie for ballroom Building Q's lousy looks lauded Well fans, the results are in, her 14, but A.S. wants to hold the be another story,- Duer said. By Eric Herrnstaci he votes counted. ABC (Alcohol Beverage Commis Will Associated Students have dance that night. With 16 votes, the winner of sloni might not approve of some its homecoming dance in the Stu- "Dammit, I'm frustrated," said the first annual Spartan Daily of where else. dent Union Ballroom? No one knows Stephanie Duer. A.S. director Ugliest Building at San Jose "I've worked all summer on 'for sure. community affairs, when asked Slate contest is . Building Q The fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi about the controversy. The frater- this," she said. "I'd be really disap has reserved the ballroom for Octo- nity has refused A.S. pleas to re- pointed if it didn't workout." Ah yes, building Q, that flesh- lease the ballroom. toned monstrosity, that fortress KAPs was accepted on proba- As of Tuesday, the fraternity of faculty offices, that paragon of tionary status into.the IFC on Mon- could not be reached for comment. putrid plainness, the arid apex of day. Two fraternities, Alpha Tau university architecture. Welcome to Inter-Fraternity Council rep- Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Bloom County resentative for KAPs, Michael Bald- abstained from the vote. Some of you may have seen Q win, told Duer Monday he did not Bill Baron, AT() president, said hiding behind building D, the old- The Daily is proud to an- know of his house's plans for the day that it was nothing personal, but he est building on campus with the nounce the arrival of Bloom of the dance. questioned whether or not the fra- remains of a mural on its west County, Berke Breathed's ternity was recognized by the uni- face, another funky throwback Kathryn Uttar& continuing tale of Opus and The homecoming dance has al- versity, since it had only eight mem- the the mini bauhauses of the six- Building t) the late Bill the Cat.

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