Humorous, Influential Professor Dies at 51

WEI SPARTAN FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK MICHAEL & ME CENTURY IN THE Filmmaker Michael Moore looks for L21stDIGITAL BOY RED causes of Columbine High School Reunions with old friends ZONE shootings in 'Bowling for Columbine' bring back fond memories SPORTS 5 A&E 8 OPINION 2 VOLUME 119, NUMBER 40 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPA TAN DAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002 Humorous, influential professor dies at 51 By Kristin Schwarz soup with homegrown tomatoes, shock and sadness dents and influenced them to follow teacher, who drink beer and talk eco- graduation." Daily Staff Writer singing the lyrics, "You like tomato, at hearing the their dreams, especially if they includ- notifies. Steimetz said it was uncommon for and I like tomahto" from the song news of the sudden ed further study in the field of eco- One student, who credits Saurman people to work towards a Ph.D in eco- He was the professor with the huge "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" death of Saurman, nomics. with planting the seed to change his nomics, but currently eight former grin whom students and faculty His wife Marcia Saurman said she who had taught "He was demanding as all hell in the major from aviation to economics, is SJSU students are doing just that adored. heard a loud crash coming from the economics at San classroom, but when you got out of Seiji Steimetz, who is getting his because of Saurman's influence. Economics Professor David kitchen. Jose State the classroom he was as friendly as Ph.D. in economics at the University His colleagues, who prefer to be Saunnan's life was cut short Tuesday Lydia Ortega, a professor of eco- University for 16 could be," she said. "He really pushed of California Irvine. referred to as friends, described him as night when he suffered a heart attack. nomics, said Saurman rushed to find years. his students." "Everything I do now is a direct a world traveler, a wonderful cook, a He was 51. her husband collapsed. She tried to Ortega described He was also known as a founding result of Professor Saurman's mentor- great joke teller and even better story- The beloved professor was at his revive him, but he was already gone. him as a man who member of "The Barstool ing me," he said. "I had a dream that home in Cupertino making tomato Faculty and snidents expressed DAVID SAURMAN challenged his stu- Economists," a group of students and Professor Saurman would be at my See SAURMAN, page 6 HERITAGE VVLEK Festivities provide campus fun house Campus getting more diverse each decade By Daniel Lopez Daily Staff Writer Ten years after the first survey of student ethnicity at San Jose State University was taken in 1983, the student body took on a new look. According to university documents, in 1993 the campus "reached cultural pluralism, with no ethnic majority." The labels used for creating the groupings remained the same with the exception of black being changed to African American. These were the percentages of each ethnic group at SJSU in 1993: Asian, 23.6; African American, 4.3; Mexican-American, 7.9; other Hispanic, 3.3; Filipino, 4.9; American Indian/Alaslcan; 0.7; Pacific Islander, 0.51; White, 44; and unknown, 10.9. Kathy Rott, interim director of academic planning for SJSU, said the majority of students that makeup the "Unlcnown" category have declined to state their ethnic backgrounds. "No one says you have to provide your ethnicity," Rott said. According to university documents, in May 1995 SJSU President Robert Caret established the position of assis- tant to the president for campus climate. The office of Campus Climate develops, implements, monitors and By Justine DaCosta Saffild said festivities were also ABOVE: Peggy Choi, a graduate evaluates an institution-wide plan aimed at creating a Daily Staff Writer held Tuesday and drew a large crowd student in recreation manage- climate that is effective and responsive to the diversity at of students who said they planned ment, holds a rope ladder steady SJSU. A 30-foot high blow-up Spartan on returning Wednesday. as Becca Cipolla, a senior in occu- On Oct. 6, 1995, under the advisement of the office of marked the spot at the Paseo de San "A lot of people said they. wanted pational therapy, fights her way campus climate, Caret issued a diversity statement for Carlos where the Associated to come back dressed better," Saffold up the obstacle course. Patricia SJSU. Students Campus Recreation com- said. "They wanted to get out of "We will develop living and -Homecoming activi- Medina, a senior in occupational learning environments mittee hosted their school clothes so they could that applaud the diversity we reflect and build unity ties on Wednesday. play." therapy looks on. Entertainment was provided in the from that heterogeneity." According to John Figone, a Caret went on to describe SJSU as a "model for the form of various inflatable games, finance major and a member of A.S. LEFT: Patricia Medina, a senior including a ladder-climb, an obstacle nation in its diversity, with no major poptdation, but in campus recreation, the obstacle majoring in occupational thera- contrast, with hundreds of populations living, working course, a bungee race and bungee course was the most popular game at py, runs for a basket on the and growing together." The statement WU made by basketball. the event. According to A.S., the games are "Bungee Challenge" course Caret in his inaugural address, titled "Dream No Small "People are having a good time at Tuesday afternoon on paseo de Dream." usually offered during the spring, but this particular event because theN Randy Saffold, the manager of A.S San Carlos. With Caret now in his eighth year as SJSU president, can race each other," he said. the percentages for some "minorities" have gone up. campus recreation, said the event Justin Seiki, an administration ot was held this week toyromote stu- PHOTOS BY NIKI DESAUTELS / In the Spring semester of 2002, the statistical percent- dent spirit for the Homecoming See HOMECOMING, page 10 DAILY STAFF ages on ethnicity were Asian, 32.3; African American, game this Saturday. 4.1; Mexican-American, 10.5; Other Hispanic, 3.7; Filipino, 7.2; American Indian/Alaslcan, 0.5; and Pacific Islander, 0.6. These groups were still listed as "minorities." Whites made up 26.8 percent of the university's student body, and the "unknown group was 14.5 percent of the university population. Arrest warrant 'Art of Living' offers peace of From 1993 to Spring of 2002, the groups with the most significant change were Asians, who increased by 8.7 percent, and whites, who declined by 17.2 percent. With such percentages that illustrate diversity at SJSU, in sniper case mind, body through meditation Damany Harden, a senior majoring in sociology said, "So what? What are we supposed to do with those numbers? Does that mean we increase or decrease certain Two men sought for questlonIng; By Karen lmamur a ation therapist, and I thought these you were complimented nine times groups at SJSU?" Dait5, Staff Write, techniques would be good for my today about how great you were, and Harden, who is black, said he felt the numbers are used police say they are not suspects clients, said Charles Da Silva, a there was one bad comment, what do to make the campus community "look good." He added If life was anything like the comic recreation therapist senior. you think you would be thinking that someone once told him that SJSU was a multicul- ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) Police issued an arrest strip displayed at the "Art of Living" The event was presented by the about when you went to bed?" Farrow tural campus but not a diverse campus. Harden said he warrant Wednesday for a former Army soldier they presentation in the Spartan Complex University of the Spirit, a campus said. "If you're remembering some- sees the need for change at an administrative level for believe may have information about the sniper shoot- Center on Wednesday, then a person's organization for all people on a spiri- thing stressful, your body is reacting." diversity to exist. ings that have left 10 people dead in the Washington body would be made of 20 percent tual path or those who seek to explore While the immediate effects of "There are different people, but the powen don't rep- suburbs. Investigators also delivered another message water and 80 percent stress. the world of spirituality. It was 'spon- stress might not be obvious, long-term resent them. The institution follows tradition, and to the sniper, complying with a request to sar "We "Why is life so difficult?" said Dr. sored by recreation and leisure studies, effects can be dangerous. American tradition is white dominant." have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose. James Farrow, the medical director of which helps prepare students for "Stress can cause coronary heart disease, To Harden and Hagos Habtay, a junior majoring in Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose the Art of I,iving Foundation to employment in therapeutic recreation. gastrointestinal itsonlers, muscoskeletal aviation, diversity would mean that every group has an said the man wanted for questioning, John Allen approximately 70 students. Farrow presented several studies that disordess arid dejs.sion," he said. equal say in campus decisions. Muhammad, was being sought on a federal weapons Stress is the reason life is so difficult, showed how Art of Living courses According to several medical studies Habtay who is from Africa, said he has noticed an char and should be considered "armed and danger- Farrow said.

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