Spartans thrashed by Hawaii Career Exploration start today in second consecutive loss t with companies coming to campus See page 4 Eigva See page 3 Spartan Daily Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 Volume 91. Ni. Scptciiiher 211. I 98X Downtown party draws thousands Dorm officials Day's events highlighted find asbestos with concerts By Denise Zapata in floor tiles Daily staff writer An estimated 50.(X10 people By Stacey De Salvo ing had neither the time nor the munched on the fare of down- Daily staff writer money needed to hire the special as- town restaurants and sipped wine Plans to recarpet three dorms were bestos abatement contractors state from local wineries on the open- abandoned when officials discovered regulations required. As a result, re- ing day of "Destination Down- asbestos in the floor tiles beneath the carpeting couldn't be done this year. town San Jose" on Friday. old carpeting. McKendall said. The day's festivities kicked off Housing officials planned to re - Some hall residents were disap- a series of events (scheduled carpet Allen. Washburn and Mark- pointed when they found out they every day through Sept. 25) ham halls this summer, according to wouldn't receive new carpeting. showcasing the ongoing effort to Maintenance Supervisor Jim Schnei- When Allen Hall resident Andy rebuild downtown San Jose. der. Bhakta moved into his dorm room A lunch-time performance by The old carpeting in the halls is last month, he didn't like what he jazz pianist Dave Brubeck high- glued to floor tiles that contain from saw. lighted the opening day cele- 1 to 5 percent asbestos. Schneider The carpeting was old, smelly and bration. Basking in the sun next said. ripped. The furniture was old and to the new Transit Mall, concert- stained. And while the walls were Because the tiles goers could dine on a $20 bag can break during freshly painted, the carpeting be- recarpeting and lunch prepared by the Fairmont release the asbestos, neath it was splattered with paint. SJSU Housing was Hotel. required to fol- But Bhakta, a freshman majoring low new The bag lunches, which guar- Occupational Safety and in aviation, said he is even more Health Administration anteed reserved seating, were a asbestos concerned by the presence of asbes- abatement benefit for the San Jose Jazz So- procedures, he said. tos in the building. He is now con- ciety. The society sponsored the Those procedures must be fol- sidering bringing out a petition in concert. lowed because asbestos, a fire resis- protest to Housing. Jazz Society President Sammy tant fiber that has been widely used Saleed Sabbagh. an undeclared Cohen said the group plans to in buildings. can.cause a fatal lung freshman and a friend of lihakta. make jazz concerts a regular part disease, as well as cancer. said he doesn't "want asbestos any- of downtown activities. But according to Housing Director where." "No art form is more depictive Benjamin McKendall. SJSU Hous- See ASBESTOS, back page of what our country represents," he said. We want to see that San Jose supports jazz as part of the community." He said the group is planning a three-day jazz festival for next CSU plans to raise June or July. In addition to the benefit bag lunches, 12 downtown restau- rants provided tacos. Chinese tiikenc salad. gelato and other fees next semester cuisine. The Santa Clara County Wine By Mary Hayes Association brought the taste of Daily staff writer 'A fee increase of local vineyards to its wine Student, can expect a fee increase booths. next semester to pay for the Rec $8 to $10 will be Jon Rapazzini, of Rapazzini Center's SW million cost overruns. photographer Winery, said pouring the wines Kathleen Ho. j" Daily staff unless the Associated Students bring necessary: was a way of informing people Andreas Bowerl plays his accordion at the Okto- travaganza in San Jose last weekend. Bow erl is litigation against the California See EVENTS, back page berfest, a part of the Destination Dow ntown ex - from West (;ermany. Unisersitv or get help troin the Cs( Trustees. Gail Fullerton, "A fee increase of $8 to $10 will SJSU President probably be necessary . hut will not Fireworks and music light up downtown grand opening have to he imposed on the students it will make a thorough effort to get until they. have the l.icility to use and support from the administration, Hy Martin Cheek Hank ginning ot a new Ballard and the Mid- narrator spoke of San Jose's past era for San enjoy . which they w ill have for the Leigh Kiniisse. director of Califor- Daily staff writer Jose, nighters were the evening's fea- and its future accompanied by re- said David Shaw, a fresh- Spring 1988 semester," SJSU Presi- nia State affairs. said Thursday. Fireworks, street dancing and man ture entertainnient of the "Desti- corded orchestra music. majoring in industrial de- dent Gail Fullerton said at the CSU "We have to exhaust all internal free trolley rides marked the nation sign. "It Downtown San Jose" "Don't stop. Don't look back. seemed like everyone Board of Trustees meeting Wednes- remedies. The only people who have grand opening of the San Jose was really celebration. The future is here and San Jose is friendly with each day in Long Beach the power left to block fee-raising is Transit Mall, Friday night. Their other. It was a really live performance was the way," the narrator said as festive at - The Spartan Daily received a re- the trustees. I think the trustees are The city began a 10-day mosphere.’ cele- shown to the large crowds on a fireworks lit up the evening sky. cording of the meeting from the A.S. reasonable and I think we have a hration to attract people back to giant TV screen across from the The city streets were crowded Shaw took advantage of the The California State Student As- good chance." she said. the redeveloped downtown area, free rides city 's newly constructed Plaza Tower. with people, including SJSU stu- offered on the sociation addressed the trustees and Litigation would jeopardrie the where construction barriers still trolley sy stem A $50081 firework display dents. who had come to the cele- and said that the announced its Sept. I I rite of ’ 114) chancellor's ability to buy revenue block off unfinished ride YY is -smooth construction was the highlight of the opening bration. as silk. chaii ellor for bonds. w hich o itild necessitate a fee protects MFWORKS, bacA owe confidence" in the ceremom During the slum . a "It gave me a sense i if the he management of the Rec 'enter. increase. Before the A.S. pursues litigation. See FEES. back page Student fights against animal abuse as volunteer for South Bay group By Lorraine Morgan beating it on its head to kill it. They only did it that way Daily staff writer so the audience would not have to hear a gun shot." Animals are Amy Reynolds' friends. She has made She is also against the steer and calf dressing comfie fighting for their rights part of her life. tition at rodeos. which involves tackling a steer to the Reynolds is an animal rights advocate and is against ground and putting lingerie on it. all forms of animal abuse. She is an average -sized "Steer dressing is not only humiliating for animals, woman who enjoys a vegetarian diet, consisting among but it's also degrading to women." Reynolds said. other things of tofu and soybeans. Reynolds also campaigns against vivisection, which An SJSU political science major, Reynolds recently is the experimention on live animals; the use of animals protested the Fireman's Rodeo held at the Santa Clara for fur merchandising: and the factory-breeding of fac County Fairgrounds. This is only one of the many pro- tory farm animals. tests Reynolds has been involved in concerning animals Wearing a badge saying. "Love Animals Don't Eat rights. Them, Reynolds said no specific incident nimed her Reynolds, who has been working for animal rights into an animal rights advocate. . independently for a number of years, is currently the ex- She said reading about the treatment of animals was ecutive director of the South Bay chapter of In Defense enough to get her involved. of Animals. The organization is devoted to the welfare A well -disciplined vegetarian. Reynolds also be- and well-being of all animals. lieves that the consumption of meat can be dangerous. Founded in 1983, the group has three chapters with a "Most people are allergic to antibiotics and with all total of 35,0110 members. the antibiotics they IllieCt into these animals, its no won- According Reynolds, mistreatment of animals occurs der that people get sick after a big meal... she said constantly. Rodeos are one form of abuse, she said. In addition lo her active campaigning for animal "A lot of what goes on at rodeos is not seen by the rights. Reynolds is :1 full time student and holds three public." she said. "I recall a time when a horse was se- Os. She shyly admits that she has "only ' two dogs. ,sa Isaacs-.- Special to the riously injured in a rodeo. "I've always had a big concern for animals III al- Daily "Instead of shooting it and putting it out of its mis- ways take in a stray, hut there are times when I haw to criminal juslice, hands out fliers at a ery, they dragged it in back of the stands and started See ANIMALS, back page Amy Reynolds, a senior majoring in San Jose rodeo Tuesday , September 20, 1985 Spartan Daily Page 2 FORUM Elder Skelter
Jeff Spartan Elder The Canine Connection ne of the main problems with the Daily presidential campaign seems to be the vice-presidential candidates. Let's face it, Published for the University these guys are goof balls. Dan Quayle ducked and the University Community Vietnam and got into lav, school through a by the Department of Journalism program for had students. Great. a cowardly and Mass Communications dunce. Lloyd Bentsen could not be more like Since 1934 Lyndon B. Johnson if he tried. All of this makes me think the system of electing a president and vice president together is flawed. I mean, if we're really electing one guy, why should he haul around this human Letters to the Editor baggage'? There should be a separate election for vice Sick of the GOP rhetoric president. Nobody who gets that many freebies and such a cushy life should be awarded the job Editor, because of someone else's qualifications. These The following winds are in response to a letter. guys don't deserve a free ride. which appeared in the Spartan Daily on Sept. 13. Public But a guy could get lonely on the campaign relations major Gail Martini stated in that letter that the make their belief in American individualism is a fundamental prin- trail, so I think candidates should ciple of the Republican Party." campaign appearances with dogs. "George and Loyal to America." "Mike and Duke: Ms. Martini also quoted the eloquent words of Alexis Tramp: de Tocqueville that should still hold true for every Amer- Your hest friends." ican. A guy and his dog. What could possibly poster? George could How e%er. I am sick and tired of Republican propa- look better on a campaign ganda that cloaks itself in the flag and proclaims the have a Dalmatian. Mike could have a Scottish GOP to be the last bastion of truly patriotic ideals. Terrier. How traditional. How American. How
Is it American individualism that has manifested it- canine. self in the last eight years under a Reagan administra- hiding in her ivy tower Dogs don't have scandalous pasts for the what show. Fullerton is tion? That's not the facts press to dig up. (What would the headlines President Fullerton was unavail- budget that best represents the inter- Is it individualism that eliminated the Small Business read, "TRAMP KNOCKED OVER GARBAGE Administration as Reagan's people did? Now, the aver- able for comment. ests of the students, faculty and You've already seen that phrase in $11N staff. She has to make some very dif- CANS IN '83", "RABIES LINKED TO age citizen can't open a business if he or she feels like it. DUKES FAMILY?") Tough. the pages of the Daily a number of ficult decisions and sometimes they see it a hurt people. The residents of Spartan times so far this year. You'll mood of the Is it indi idualism that allows giant corporations to lot more before the semester is user. City and the staff members whose Dogs would lighten the sisulton tip the independent American fanner, who was I've tried to get through to Gail salaries were frozen are good exam- campaign. Imagine the scene: Bush and once the prime example f American initiative? Fullerton three times for three differ- ples. Dukakis are finally squaring off in the first big Is it individualism that creates tax breaks for the rich, ent news stories, all of which needed These people are angry and they televised debate. There in the corner of the while people of the middle class are paying more taxes comment from the university presi- demand justification for the presi- screen are Tramp and Duke. happily sniffing than under the C'arter administration? Do your home- dent. Each time, I was told by her dent's actions. She can't make them each other's butts. work, Gail. You've been had. secretary that calls from the Spartan go away by hiding from them. By Daily were being referred to Dick Dan Turner keeping silent and refusing to ex- Dogs would help protect the president, Oh. another thing. Student Hispanic activist Carme- well- Ina Gutierrez. who believes in the "cradle to crypt so- Staley's office. plain her reasoning, she will succeed even if just from ridicule. Imagine how cialist ideas(?) of the Democratic Party, was misquoted Dick Staley is the director of the a secretary to deflect her. only in alienating an ever-increasing behaved Sam Donaldson would be if Reagan in that letter. What she actually was quoted as saying university public information office. Daily reporters aren't the only number of university employees and had a pit bull by his side was. "If Bush is elecetd, conditions for minorities, peo- He is a very knowledgeable person, people who have a tough time get- students. ple of color and the working class, will be a lot worse." but he isn't Gail Fullerton. He ting through to Fullerton. If you're reading this, President would make for great campaign thinking. Dogs The Democratic Party may he a lot of things, but at doesn't know what she is 'It is not good for the campus to Fullerton. keep in mind that the slogans. "George and Tramp: We'll keep and he doesn't know her reasons for have a president who is so difficult Daily isn't out to get you. We're of- America safe, we won't dig up your least it doesn't say one thing, do another and then spend she makes. fering you air your millions of dollars on deceiving the American people. making all the decisions to communicate with.''said Wiggsy an opportunity to garden." "Mike and Duke: We'll fetch back lost I can understand that Fullerton is a Sivertson. president of the Academic opinions and defend your positions social programs." "George and Tramp: We're not That's not democracy. doesn't al- on important issues. You can't get very busy person who Senate. in a Mercury News article. moon." "Mike and Duke: E. Mark Moreno ways have time to talk to student re- In the same article. Fullerton is your views across by being silent, just howling at the Senior porters. The problem is, she rarely quoted as saying: and the university needs to know Hard-working and completely worm-free." Journalism bothers to make time except for 'I do not take exceedingly public what directions the administration is And to keep the vice-presidential candidates press conferences. stands on issues. I do not like public- taking. in their places. we make them run with cats. Dan ni fellow Talk to us every once in Daily still remains scoreless I talked to most of Us and tend to avoid it as much as awhile. look ridiculous (while the Daily staffers, and only one of them possible. Write a letter to the editor that de- and Lloyd would Ldmir, had ever talked to her. The only rea- The president of a university the fines your goals for the university, or country had a good laugh) as their felines got Beethoven's 12th! (In Friday's Daily.) son that reporter was granted the size ot SJSU has a very public posi- explains what you plan to do with spooked by TV lights and clawed them. And the This from the student paper of a university that har- privilege was that she cornered Ful- tion She has the awesome responsi- the land that Spartan City currently kitty slogans wouldn't be near as cool as the bors a center for Beethoven studies! The whole world lerton after her ice cream social bility of working state funding. occupies. doggie jingles. "Dan and Elliot: We'll hiss and knows that Beethoven wrote only nine symphonies. speech. SO the president couldn't use which is usually inadequate, into a We'd really like to hear from you. spit as those awful Russians." "Lloyd and Your writer really needs to take a music appreciation Tiffany: We'll solve problems, not just cover course, or better yet. come over to the Beethoven Center them up." (Walquist Library North, Room 614). We'll set her right, so next time she takes the music beat she'll know And once the election was over the the score. presidential pup could make life hell for the Tom Wendel veep cat, chasing him under the seats of Air Chair, Executive Committee Force 1 when he wasn't too busy eating off the Center Beethoven Studies stewardess' cart. Tramp or Duke could spook the cat by putting their big eyes right up to the CIA Coverage misses the mark cat carrier and emitting a low growl that says, Editor. "Your master will never he as big as mine is." The Olympi,.. are upon us again a great tradi- Then, when the president arrived in Russia, tion. However. I seem to watch less each time. Am I un- his pooch could take an indiscreet leak in Red No. patriotic? Square or chomp into Raisa Gorbachev's fur hat What bugs me is the nearly non-stop commentary. and shake it violently for a few hours. Sadly, most of it deals with so-and-so screwing up, how "C'mon Tramp\Duke! Give the nice lady they're not as good as before, ad nauseum. Instead of the back her hat. Come out from under telecasts that bed. being enjoyable. they have become excessively Peter the Great critical and therefore frustrating. slept there! No! don't go on the bed spread!" The athletes are in Seoul now -- an honor, to be No doubt about it. a dog would be a better sure. Despite attempts to the contrary, there seems to he running mate than too, has lessened my a vice presidential candidate. political undertones as well. That No enjoyment of the events. scandals. No blase personalities. Just a good friend who can jump four feet in the air and So, to regain pleasure. I'll watch the remainder of the catch a frisbee in his mouth. shows with the sound off! I'll take a top dog over a number two man Mary Jane Dullick any day. Graduate Special Major