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Beware of 'dorm colds' By Mark Sweeny She said that the symptoms of a cold are a stuffy head, a running nose, a As if dormitory residents did not have enough to worry about. ilie) now slight fever and sneezing. have to beware of the "dorm cold." Colds are caused by viruses, and they last from one to two weeks, she Dr. Marketa Spiro. a member of SJSU's student health services, said added. that the "dorm cold" is really the same as the common cold. If a person smokes or suffers from a childhood disease such as asthma. Spiro said that he has a better chance of catching scold. However, dormitory residents are more susceptible to catching colds Emotional and psychological stress also may lower a person's resist- because they are in close contact with each other, she said. ence. she added. Spiro said that residents normally catch about six colds a year. Alhough medical experts disagree that air pollution will cause a cold, In addition, SJSU instructors and students in general have a higher risk Spiro said more students come to the heath center when it is smoggy. of becoming ill because of this close proximity, she said. Exposure to cold air also has not been linked to causing cold, but Spiro and the treat- said that in her clinical experience, cold air does Spiro recently spoke to dormitory residents on the causes on ments of the cold This presentation was held at Joe West Hall. Contottued on page 3 Health center Dr Marketa Spiro speaks to dorm students on colds IMO 1A1.-ET7N1 Serving the San Jose State University Community since 1934 Volume 80, No 19 Monday. February 28 1983 be 01- Kihn rocks Show almost doesn't go on aid By Craig Carter AV supervisor Jim Feeder, who called the Pins, who had not anticipated being denied use run It was "amateur night at Dixie." entire evening "Amateur night at Dixie," dis- of the board. all That was the reaction to Thursday night's agreed. He said the Rory Gallagher waiver was "It's standard practice for the company to ibut Greg Kihn concert which was nearly cancelled a one-time only event, never to be repeated. let the band use their board," he said. ra- minutes before the band took the stage. Only What happened at the Kihn show had little Roberson was mainly concerned with liabil- ast after a campus police officer declared that a relation to the Gallagher waiver, said Pat Wiley, ity for the equipment that was purchased just '01- cancellation would endanger public safety did associate student union director. last summer. be the concert go on. The Gallagher concert was staged in the "If the board was damaged, and we had to the Kihn's manager and light designer, Al Pins, Ballroom with Student Union equipment while send it back to Michigan ( where it was pur- id- threatened to cancel the concert in Morris Dai- the Kihn show was staged in Morris Dailey Audi- chased I for repairs," Roberson continued, ley Auditorium unless he was allowed to use torium with state-owned university equipment. "where would we send the bill? To the Kihn peo- SJSU's light board to run Kihn's light show. ple? Do you think we'd collect?" en- Campus audio-visual technician Ted Rober- In the Gallagher incident, the student union Allowing Pins to run the lightboard was also in- son said University policy stipulated that only board of directors decided to be more flexible a contract violation, according to Feeder and rial campus AV staff can run the state-owned equip- with the rule stipulating only student union AV Wiley. I'm ment and he had no authority to waive that regu- employees could run the equipment because The technical rider, which contractually lation. Gallagher would have pulled out if his light tech- sets the production setup for the show, clearly As 800 fans grew restless from the hour-long nician could not do the show. states that SJSU staff would run the lights, delay, University Police officer Jeff Higgenbo- The light board used in Morris Dailey is Feeder said, who signed the contract. tham decided the crowd might react violently if owned by the University and is not under the ju- Pins disagreed, saying that he only asked the concert was halted and told Pins he could run risdiction of the SUBOD. for a light designer, not a light operator. the light show. "The real problem, and we run into this all Roberson put together the entire light show Roberson gave up the controls to the light - the time," Wiley said. "is that nobody's really in for the Kihn concert. board at that point, and the show began almost charge of that facility ( Morris Dailey Feeder was furious with the program board. immediately. Roberson supervised Pins' opera- "What we have is amateur people making tion of the lightboard during the show. When Pins showed up just minutes before professional decisions and commitments they the show started and threatened to cancel the can't meet," Roberson said, referring to pro- Roberson, Pins and members of the pro- concert with Morris Dailey filled almost to ca- gram board volunteer lively arts chairman Bob gram board argued for almost half an hour pacity, Roberson deferred the decision to cam- Gibson, who coordinated the show with Kihn. about who would run the light board before the pus police, the only available campus authority. officer intervened. "Fortunately, the board wasn't damaged," Roberson said he was sick and tired of clean: "The Kihn people were totally in the right." Roberson said. ing up the program board's mistakes. said Dan Ross, program board director. Pins had not been trained to run the board "I can understand why they're upset." said The stipulation that only university staff and did not show up early enough before the Dan Ross, program board director. "They could run campus AV equipment was no longer show to adequately familiarize himself with it; (Feeder and Roberson) have been here for years in effect, Ross said. It had been waived last se- Roberson said. and the program board changes every year. mester for the Rory Gallagher concert, then nul- "I could have spent that half hour I spent "And every year we make the same mis- lified altogether a week later. hassling getting used to the light board." said takes.’ A.S. judiciary committee to probe Steve Stanfield Greg KIIII1 tans applaud at Thursday's concert See review, page 7 charges against "Tony"Anderson By Bob Teeter of the board of directors Group seeks delay Eighteen charges brought against Associated Student President John Directors said Anderson has missed meetings w here lie represents the us "Tony" Anderson will be considered by the A.S. judiciary committee Associated Students, including those of the Academic Senate and the Stu- Wednesday. dent Union board of directors. in- in draft requirement The most serious of the 18 charges is that Anderson used A.S. funds The A.S. Constitution states that the A.S. president is responsible for '5, without proper authorization. representing the Associated Students. Directors voted on Wednesday to approve a resolution asking for Ander- An A.S. act states the A.S. president is responsible for performing duties rig By John Venturino to pay tall lees. This is assuming the son's resignation. Ron Hobson, director of ethnic affairs. abstained "not inconsistent" with A.S. rules and attending meetings to represent the The National Association of Stu- majority of students do not have The charges against Anderson are as follows: Associated Students. a- dent Financial Aid Administrators their original copy of the acknowl- Anderson represented himself as A.S. president and used A.S. money to Anderson said that it is impossible to fulfill A.S. requirements that he C- is asking Congress for a one-year edgment letter and would have to fund a banquet for minority students and a book of resumes for minorities. take 15 semester units while attending 13 meetings a week. nt delay in the implementation of a re- obtain one by writing Selective Serv- Directors said Anderson also violated A.S. travel procedures when he cent federal requirement that col- ice, he said. Directors said Anderson returned $200 he took in A.S. funds for the re- went to two conferences in Long Beach and returned without receipts. lege students register for the draft Current Selective Service statis- sume project and returned $275. The directors also said he kept an additio- before receiving federal financial tics show a 96 percent compliance nal $400 he made from sales of the book to prospective employers to re- Three A.S. regulations state that travel funds must be approved 48 aid, according to Donald Ryan, rate, Ryan said, which translates to imburse himself for the banquet held in May. 1982, before he took office. hours in advance and that receipts must be provided to justify expenses. Ity SJSU's director of financial aid. approximately 700.000 non-regis- Eight A.S. regulations were cited that concerned the unauthorized fund- Anderson said that he does not have receipts because much of his travel 7 The request was made Wednes- trants. No statistics were available ing. was provided by friends for which he reimbursed them. day during testimony by NASFAA for the number of those who are fi- The first, from the A.S. Constitution, states that the board of directors is Directors said that Anderson let his friends in to the Wednesday Night President Lola Finch before the nancial aid recipients.