Bill Cosby Speaks at Event Center
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"Somebody told me '(Hill) shaw the event, Kevin Brown, host of KBLX 102.9's elementary schools near wants t see you.' He brought his wife, too, so the actor, entertainer and comedian tell stories ichi- By Ken LOtiCh morning show, titled "The Kevin Brown campus today to read to f',1 think he was a nice *IV '.r something." about his life, and express his opinions about .rgan Show." young students. C. said today's athletes have a lot //tray Managing Editor public schools, politics and the promotion of more Brown said he was proud to be the mod- Brown then intro- to look hirward ti unlike CI .liege's literacy. his foot- ainst erator for the evening and thanked Cosby and duced Cosby to the au- COSBY ball team. A conversation was slated to occur between Cosby managed to keep the audience in to promote "Our team was lute - Bill Cosby and San Jose State University foot- Hill for their efforts literacy. dience. sad WC were. like, ... his hands the entire time laughter occurred Aims ,)st ball head coach Fitz Hill Thursday night, but it Brown then introduced Hill to the crowd. Cosby decked out in an sweatshirt, and ... 27 or soniething ... and that was iust in when he told a joke, and silence was felt when Hill said that professional sports have sweat pants and cap, wore sunglasses and san- inc season," Cosby said. -We were, like. I ended up turning into "The Cosby Show." he touched upon A more serious subject. bier "The enormous drawing power, and thus the po- dals with white socks. sion 12, and none of 'sir helmets match,: Cos" was in full effect Thursday night, Newly Appointed SJSU interim President ssing AS ticket tential to incorporate other entities, such as He received a standing ovation from the body would cut the grass either. So when wed holders of Saturdays Read-2-Lead Don Kassing took the podium and addressed , and education. audience. bend over we couldn't see e.th other." Football Classic flocked to the SJSU Event the audience to begin the evening. Center for "A Conversation with Cosby." "The purpose of the 'Read-2-1.eaff is to "Thank you for coming here tonight," Cosby emphasized that in order for sto .par "As interim president. I'd like to extend a A near-capacity crowd was on hand to see take the platform of sports and use it to pro- Brown said. wide warm welcome to a great man, Dr. Bill Cosby," mote academics, literature and education," Hill "Well, I had nothing better to do," Cosby (' ()Sin' . 4 1' has laved bet s the Suspected gas leak a alarm Indian false ate, ram. By John Myers DatIt .(1ZJE Eghtol novelist It A light od,a on the sixth floor oi Duncan Hall at San Jose State I 'met say prompted a call to the San Jose Fire Is 555 Department Thursday night. A fire otti cial said. captivates "Someone probably smelled some thing strange and panicked because thes Were in A (chemistry) area," said Dave Salazar. a captain with Engine .3B of the fire department. audience The chemistry laboratories are in, the sucth floor, where the odor was tirst By Ruth C VVamuyu thought to exist. 'Ito After an investigation be the Haz- ardous Incident Team using gas -sniffing a strike ot the gavel, tl... devices yielded HO leaks, firefighters de- that , AMC to listen to li.diat. clared the building to be site. tra liatieriee 1/ivak.irma was Officials said the building had been world of self-ctra, humor in, .111310 evacuated. but people continued to trickle tetpretation out during the incident's nearome-hour I hyakaruni to kled the audience duration. ing her mother dreamed ot a snaki. Captain Salazar said his firelighters she was horn and knew she waited for the Hazardous Incident Team, daughter. because firefighters "can't just go up there. 'Then the snake bit tier and she knew she would get .1 &Joel:ter like Illf: 'lie sal, IMMO We have to wait tor the proper guys." he said. Divakaruni talked bet latest Tim - ,.irsdas The incident team would he more el, -Queen or Ihear I it A le, properly equipped and trained hi handle rine held at the 111 \i I .; king Ti any gas leaks, he said. hunt Libra's The building has been evacuated in the past. an SJSI I faculty member said. ,d1501,..2,.. - 1 .rilt.4 : s . I "We were evacuated for the earth- net quake in 119 ... and tin odors in the sits global stud,. ex (chemistry) wing," said Sally Veregge, ten,led studies de p ai .:T The tudieme t. chair ot the SJSU biological sciences cle I..in,,mi I silt I1ails Stall partment. Vereg,ge said she had returned gel room. and II i ,.1113111. Salazar, left, and Kyle Carter, right, from San lose Fire Department look for a gas leak around 10 pm. Thursday outside Duncan to the building to get some paperwork At Dave and firefighters declared the building to be safe ter attending an on -campus event. Hall at San lose State University. Gas -sniffing devices detected no leaks, \ 1.111()R. Campus response to Marching bands rally support for weekend game By Janet Pak said SJSU Marching Band Director Scott said was VIM Senior Stall Pierson. Pierson he Friday classes mixed that their bus driver dropped them ,'ti at than San Jose State liniversity toot - San Fernando Street rather major," said Ehong Chao. A soph- San Salvador brunt of Dun ball team got early support TlitusdaY Street in OM( ire majoring in mmobtulogyi can had NW By Kevin Yuen at the ReatI-2-Lead Football Classi, Hall. It was unfortunate they "but Id like to have tale." to Daily Staff Writer rally. featuring performances by the walk ActOSS CArnplis, he said. On Fridays, Chao attends two Dressed blue jeans. Mot SJSU Marching Band and the I\ lot in baggy it's ... Thursday lectures, Chinese And chemistry. gun State T-shirts and orange baseball Thank God, on State Magnificent Marching Mm' "Chemistry is held on Mon- caps, Morgan line mem 'Thursday tithe new Friday,' said chine drum line. State's drum day, Wednesday and Friday, so if tiers danced drunis ni Raymond Fernando, a sophomore The rally, held at the Ass., isle.) and struck their I floss one class that's one-third of a series of motions. television, radio, film and theatre Students recreation area. us,, featured the class," he said. "Chinese meet, mai-died up and major, referring to the weekly three- pertinniances by the Spartan Dam e The drummers every day, but it's hard. so I have to down les or in a day weekend for many students. Team and the Spartan !spectrum. and around in in show up. I trans wouldn't (be here line, constantly motion. During one Since seemingly the beginning Dance Team. The SJSU ,lieerleml in of time, San Jose State University otherwise)." routine, they heat their sticks on then mg team and the gyninastus team en students have struggled with the Ernesto Fong. A tieshman ma- drums AS thee marched ba, k and birth. tertained the crowd with %Mlle IICCI, Friday classes: Should joring in computer engineering, swaying their heads sideways. The enigma of hei; fir Morgan State's Magnin:nit should they not be taken? takes human understanding and cymbalists, while positioned down on they or Marching Machine made its was to Given the choice, niost students development Friday mornings, lie the grass, clapped their cynibals back the rally Haani Mei, a senior lives in the dorms, but returns to his And forth and around. would not, said Motg-an State, Imusosteci in Baltm Hire. Cara Hoverer Dub "Litt majoring in physics. hometown of San Francisco during KSJIS 90.5 tbs, jockey and emcee Md.. includes a drum line considered the weekends. Ramon Johnson introduced A.S. Pres Members of the Morgan State Magnificent Marching Machine drum line "Of course, given the choice. I tune of the mint famous and widels "(Fri.),., ..1.1Sses Ate) A waste Of ,,lent Rachel Greathouse and intent, perform in front of the Associated Students recreation area Thursday would not take them," said Jafri, known bands in the I tinted States Its taking two classes on Fri- my tinie, I e.g said. "I could go President Don Kassing. during the Read-2 -lead Football Classic rally. who is referred to As the Magnificent Mai.), home earlier oi the afternoon." Greathouse said this rails.