Lottery Initiative Incites CSU Opposition by Mike Di Marco Ing ( for Education)

The road to higher taxes of problems A look at Measure A Dr. Beirne discusses skin conditions ELECTION '84 PAGE 5 HEALTH CORNER PAGE 8 Volume 83, No. 46 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Monday, November 5, 1984 Lottery initiative opposition incites CSU By Mike Di Marco ing ( for education) . and gives a frivolous would be "a regressive tax against the poor," said. "I think we need to take a second hard Daily staff writer ELECTION air to funding of education in California," Mc- Harwin said. He said the board felt that lower look at it. The initiative that would legalize a state- '84 Carthy said during the September meeting. income groups would be most likely to partic- The board also questioned motives of the and earmark about $580 million The trustees also agreed that funding from run lottery nue is supposed to go to schools, there is noth- ipate in the lottery and that "they can ill af- group sponsoring the proposition. The initia- has been met the lottery could cause a decrease in state annual profits for public schools ing to prevent the state from reducing other ford to spend the money." A regressive tax is tive is being bankrolled by Scientific Games State funding to the CSU system. mostly with opposition from California school funds. one which charges the same amount to every- Development Corp., a subsidiary of Bally University officials. Led by California Gov. George Deukme- "The majority of the board felt the lot- one, but by nature assumes a larger share of Manufacturing Corp., the slot machine Supporters of Proposition 37 say revenue jian, and Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy, who are ex- tery would be detrimental to funding for edu- lower-income groups' budgets. maker. Bally has spent about $2.1 million of from the lottery would enhance public educa- officio members of the CSU Board of Trust- cation," Trustee Dixon Harwin said. "They Harwin disagreed with his fellow board the $2.5 million raised so far by Californians tion in the state. Opponents claim there is no ees, the board voted unanimously in Septem- felt it would supplant our source of funding members over their opposition to the lottery. for a Better Education, the lottery initiative guarantee schools would get an extra penny. ber to oppose the lottery. from the governor." "I felt it wouldn't supplant but would campaign's official sponsor. Bally stands to Although 50 percent of the lottery reve- "Gambling is an unstable source of fund- Board members also felt the lottery supplement education funding," Harwin continued on page 7 Profs propose Dead heads Students register program for spring term change starting today By Mike Di Marco Daily staff writer Computer-Aided Registration A radical proposal to revamp SJSU's current General Education program by interlacing classroom in- packets mailed to students struction with off-campus involve- By Patricia Hannon ment was introduced during last Daily staff writer week's Academic Senate retreat. Preparation for the spring se- Submitted by six SJSU profes- mester has begun. Registration be- sors, the plan would attempt to make gins today for more than 25,000 SJSU 41111,t; required General Ed courses more students, who were mailed Com- meaningful to students by relating puter-Aided Registration packets tof them to the students' own experi- last week. ences. To be eligible to receive CAR The proposed program would packets, students have to be cur- link General Ed courses in science, rently enrolled, said Linda Harris. social science, and humanities and assistant director of Admissions and arts to writing, and qualitative and Records. The packets were mailed quantitative reasoning classes. In ad- last Monday and Harris said re- dition, the program would supple- sponse from students shows they k ment classroom instruction with off- have started receiving them. campus field analyses of course The bookstore began selling Approximately material. course schedules Friday for 60 cents, "A group of us have been talking according to Marilyn Railsback, 20,000 copies of the about it since 1981," said David Mc- merchandising manager for the Neil, professor of history. "In fact, Spartan Bookstore. Approximately schedules are sold we had a couple of meetings with 20,000 copies of the schedules are sold members of the academic adminis- each semester, Railsback said. each semester. tration." One of the main steps students Marilyn Railsback, He said the Academic Senate re- should take in completing CAR is to Spartan Bookstore treat acted as a catalyst for the review their proposed schedules with group's presentation of the plan. academic advisers, Harris said. If students who receive partial sched- Under the proposal, which is still students are confident about the ules through CAR registration. in its infancy, students would be re- schedule without advice from advis- "CAR is the main registration quired to complete 36 lower division ers, they need to sign the adviser system through the university and units, nine per semester, and four or waiver on the back of the resistration students shoud take advantage of it," five upper division courses. The pro- form. Harris said. "About 70 to 75 percent gram would fulfill the social science, A representative from the Gen- of the students that go through CAR humanities and arts, U.S. history and eral Education Advisement Center receive a full schedule." Constitution and basic skills require- will be available for questions in the CAR has been used for registra- ments now mandated by the Califor- Student Union near the bookstore tion at SJSU since 1975. nia State University system, but it from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Students will be mailed study would link these requirements Thursday until Nov. 15. Railsback lists and fee payment cards on Dec around certain themes. said. 14 and fees will be due by Jan. 4, Har The curriculum would be divided Because it is difficult to change a ris said. into four semesters. In the first se- schedule once it is received by Ad- Harris recommends completing mester, the theme would concentrate missions and Records, Harris said registration early so Admissions and on the student and his or her immedi- students need to be cautious about Records can review the forms and ate surroundings. the courses they choose. have time to contact students about The program would attempt to Steve Capovilla Daily staff photographer If schedule changes are nec- any errors before the deadline. The answer general questions by apply- Los Lupenos de San Jose dance in cele- Auditoriu Thursday. Rather than a cele- essary, students can begin add/drop exclusion of information such as the ing required course disciplines. Ques- bration of Dia de Los Muertos (Mexican bration of the dead, the ha de Los Muertos procedures on the first day of school, course number or Social Security tions might include, "What are we Day of the Dead I, held at Morris Dailey shows death as a necessary part of life. Jan. 24. Program Adjustment Day number may cause a student to lose continued on page ti will'be Jan. 23 but is only available to placement in courses. Property tax initiative Editor ousted for endorsements By Mike Di Marco paper, endorsed a state assembly nancial status of the paper." editor of the San Diego State Univer- Daily staff writer candidate, a U.S. Congressional can- Truitt is scheduled to appear sity newspaper, the Daily Azte6, had called unfair by critics The editor of the Humboldt State didate and Democratic presidential Monday before the Associated Stu- said last week they would defy Title 5 By Amy Vamiello a two-thirds majority of voters. University newspaper was sus- candidate Walter Mondale in its dents of Humboldt State, which feels of the California Administrative Code Daily staff writer Opponents argue that 36 pro- pended indefinitely Thursday by his Wednesday edition, Truitt said. his violation of Title 5 may have some because they thought it violated the vides $1.3 billion faculty adviser following the paper's affect on budgetary arrangements, Proposition 36, the "Save 13" in tax cuts to Howard Seemann, faculty ad- First Amendment right of freedom of properties endorsement of political candidates. Christensen said. initiative, has met with a great that already have the viser of the Lumberjack, was un- the press. lowest assessments, while prop- Adam Truitt, editor of the Hum- The A.S. "fronts the Lumberjack deal of opposition from California for comment. Earlier, he boldt State Lumberjack, said he was available about $40.000" which the paper pays The Spartan Daily decided two state officials. erties bought or built since 1978 re- the law "bulls---." relieved of his duties as editor after had called back to the A.S., he said. weeks ago not to endorse candidates The initiative would set a 6 ceive no cuts. 19 campuses broke the "If all Bruce Richardson, CSU attor- or issues during tomorrow's election percent lower-assessment base on Opponents also say that the law, it would drive the Chancellor ney, said he was not consulted about Truitt said he filed a complaint forces newer busi- (Ann Reynolds) nuts," he said. proposition the suspension. with the Student Grievance Commit- to pay higher taxes to help ELECTION "We'd see who had the gonads nesses "It was a university decision," tee on Friday. The committee is ex- ELECTION pay for tax reductions given to '84 around here." Richarson said. "From what I under- pected to meet today or tomorrow '84 older businesses. According to Don Christensen, stand, the newpaper's adviser made Two other members of the Lum- California State Univer- university relations at the decision.

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