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FORUM ENTERrAmmENT Making the best of the homecoming Pharoahe Monch takes rap to a that wasn't Prophecies about the new level on his newest CD future of the celebrated game Page 2 .-age 4 SPARTAN DAIL SDA I I YGejmc.sisu.edu Tuesday Voilinte I 1:i, .V(). II) Serving San Jose State University Since 193-1 ()(I ()bur I Patting PARKING in its place New signs will make space hunting easier Traffic Operations at SJSU. "They restricted on weekends or holi- By Jason Stull will be the ones to ticket and days or during winter or summer Daily 'raft writer enforce violations for the perime- breaks, according to the signs. signs were unveiled ter spaces." City parking enforcement offi- NewSaturday that point to Perimeter spaces will be sub- cers will keep track of potential parking relief for the ject to three-hour time limits from time limit violators by marking space-strapped 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through tires with chalk, O'Connell said. university. Friday, unlike the three garages The city of San Jose's Streets See Parking, page 8 and Traffic Department recently on campus. Parking will not be repainted parking spaces around SJSU's perimeter as part of a plan to turn some spaces into SJSU permit-only spots. "The City Council ordinance approving the permit zone identi- fied 112 parking spaces located on portions of San Fernando, South 10th, San Salvador and South Fourth streets," said Michael O'Connell of the Streets and Traffic Department in a faxed statement. An earlier plan called for more permit-only spaces to be turned into permit spots, but the Associated Students sought to revise the plan to keep more gen- eral parking aidmetered spaces in areas near businesses and fra- ternity and sorority houses, said Alfonso De Alba, Executive Director of A.S. "Associated Students represen- tatives supported the proposal at the presentation to the Downtown Parking Board Aug. 10 and the Photus by Jessica Malay/Spartan Daily city council meeting Sept. 21," Above, Joe Rivas (right), watches as Pete Martinez uses a machine to remove street meter posts O'Connell said. Wednesday at San Fernando and Eighth streets. Rivas and Martinez worked Wednesday and Thursday Unlike the other permit-only parking areas on campus, UPD removing meters around the perimeter of campus along San Fernando, 10 th, San Salvador and Fourth will not be responsible for enforc- streets. ing or ticketing the spaces on the perimeter of SJSU. Left, Rick Key, a maintenance worker for the city of San Jose Streets and Traffic Department, cuts "It's the city's street," said Lt. branches covering the new three-hour San Jose State University C-permit parking sign Wednesday on Marianne Alvarez of Parking and San Fernando Street. By Ryan McCrossin basement started this month, it books were relayed down to book phone after she looked them up n't have to trudge down the Da14, staff writer has meant more sweat and leg runners Monday by Stephanie on a computer. stairs and look for the book on Basement work for employees such as Wilson, a San Jose State Farhad Sultani, a senior psy- his own. Scott Cofer, assistant textbook Cofer, who fetched the nutrition University student who does cus- chology major, approached the "It makes it easier for me. manager for the Spartan book for a student Monday. tomer service for the Spartan customer service counter Instead of having to look for the beautifies Bookstore, charged up the stairs The basement is currently Bookstore. Monday afternoon to purchase a book, there it is," said Sultani, as from the bookstore's basement sealed off. There is a customer "It's kind of a pain because we philosophy book. The book was- Cofer reached the top of the stairs and called out, "One nutrition service counter at the top of the have to walk up and down the n't available earlier in the Bookstore book!" as he raised it into the air. stairs. stairs a lot," said Wilson, who semester, he said. See Bookstore, page 3 Since the remodeling of the From there, requests for text- was relaying orders via tele- He said he was pleased he did- Faculty not in unison over union dues whether to join the union. Manhole masterpiece By Mike Osegueda Daily staff writer "I've never want- "I've never wanted to belong to a union," Agoston said. "I don't see any New legislation requiring all fac- ed to belong to a reason why I should have to belong ulty to pay union dues has drawn a to a union. It's a voluntary thing." barrier between union members and union. I don't Rocha, who agrees with the bill, non-union members at San Jose see any said the union represents the entire State University. reason faculty in bargaining and when Senate Bill 645, known as the "fair why I should grievances are filed. share" bill, was signed into law by "The union has to go to bat for Gov. Gray Davis on Oct. 7 and have to belong to non-members) legally," Rocha said. requires all California State "If the union doesn't represent them University and University of a union. It's a or doesn't do a good job, the faculty California faculty members to pay member can sue the union." some sort of union dues, regardless of voluntary thing." Rocha said half of the faculty whether they want to join the union. members who filed grievances last The unions on campus includ- year were non-union members. She ing California Faculty Association, Max Agoston said she sees the $10,000 cost of each California State Employees grievance as a way that non-mem- Association and the police union, associate professor bers are taking advantage of CFA's among others will all be affected math and computer science work. by the bill. Agoston said CFA members CFA President Susan department shouldn't have the right to complain Meisenhelder said the union must about others not paying their fair represent all faculty in its collective share because they joined the union bargaining. Starting Jan. 1 when the union. voluntarily. bill goes into effect, all faculty will Amy Rocha, an associate professor "If you voluntarily join an organi- have to pay the CFA's fees. in the math and computer science zation whatever it is if it has "The legislation requires that all department, said she has already side affects that you don't like, the faculty, members and non-members, seen divisiveness in her own depart- option is you don't have to do it," who are represented by CFA in col- ment in e-mails that have been sent Agoston said. "I think what the union lective bargaining will now have to back-and-forth. people don't like is that somebody pay agency fees to CFA," Max Agoston, another associate else gets some of the benefits that David Heller / Spartan Daily Meisenhelder said. professor in the same department, they 'fought for.'" Pictorial art major Nelson Estarlja uses several different colored paints to decorate one of Agoston added he is involved in Non-union members have was responsible for sending out some many manhole covers in front of the Student Union. Estarija and his classmates painted under expressed negative sentiments about of the e-mails. He believes all faculty being forced to participate in the members should have a choice See CFA, page 3 the instruction of their teacher, Leroy Parker, who embellishes covers throughout San Jose. tie 2 FORUM San Jose State University Homecoming Tyson needs to '99: the best take responsibility there never was for his actions Prophecies Lance Analla JERIMIAN OSIYAN STAFF WRITER one can deny Before the Mike Nothat homecoming Tyson-Orlin Norris was, at the very fight on Saturday, I ’,!ist, more interesting asked my father what a than in years past. no-contest was. I got a per- The football game that fect example of one after wasn't was enough for the fight. the "interesting" moniker In his return from a to be bestowed upon the whole week of events second jail term during h's professional boxing that never happened either. career, Mike Tyson is once again the center of a Now as for the subjective matter, that might controversy. be the nicest thing to be said about Homecoming After the bell rang indicating the end of the 1999. first round, Tyson connected on a sucker punch Sadly, not having a football game may have that sent his opponent, Norris, to the canvas. As actually saved this year's Homecoming. Now, the Norris went down, his right knee buckled and memory of the canceling of most of the week's twisted, making him unable to continue the fight. events will go largely ignored. Luckily for Tyson, the bout was declared a The whole pregame hoopla if one can even (guess what?) no-contest instead of a disqualifica- pretend to call it that was rather bland. tion loss. Instead of apologizing for blatantly hit- Outside of a couple of dances one which was ting Norris after the bell, he accused Norris of fak- held in the Student Union Amphitheater to start Parents responsible for actions of kids ing his injury. Once again, Tyson refused to take off the week, and the other which was held in the and Randall will be the blame for his actions. Student Union Ballroom to end it were large- y knowledge of Spanish i,., King It's hard to believe this man once had the box- ly ignored by students and, admittedly, the Daily.

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