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Si's Spartans Engineers point towards pinpoint Las Vegas Bowl surroundings See page 4... See page 3... ARTANStale iii', ersity suit, e I!) t DAILYFriday. Oftiober 27. 1995 oluene 103, \ her II Published for San Jose Group monitors Covering all kinds of art S.J. water quality CALPIRG challenges Congress' actions By Chris Morris SJSU. Spartan Daily Staff Writer The three carcinogens the report deals with are arsenic, A watchdog group held a press radioactive radon and tri- conference Wednesday to chal- halomethanes, which are believed lenge Congress plan to rollback to be cancer-causing according to regulations for U.S. tap water. The the report. The group thinks the group fears the rollback will lead report indicates that even low lev- to an increase of harmful chemi- els of these carcinogens may be a als in thinking water. health threat. The California Public Interest Dr. Robert Gould, president of Research Group (CALPIRG) con- the Greater San Francisco-Bay ference was in connection with a Area Chapter of Physicians for I minvide release of the Natural Social Responsibility, spoke at the Kt ,t nirces Defense Council's conference about the need for report "Trouble on Tap" stricter standards for tap water. which addresses the level of car- "The reports released over the cinogens in tap water across the last number of months have inch- U.S. The conference was held on I 1 th and San Carlos streets near See CALPIRG, Back page Concert represents variety of talent Weekend montage showcases art from Bach to African-American spirituals NH )1( MICILAfIl ANDREWS SPARTAN DAX.Y monoprints, made from By John J. Woo She said although the perform- SJSU art instructor Leroy W. Parker, top, and student Mark Engel lay among some of their manhole covers Spartan Daily Staff Writer ers will not represent every group in the San Jose area in the school, they will reflect its A Montage Concert, the first of variety and high levels of skill. its kind at SJSU, will attempt to Johnson said, "We take pieces By John J. Woo terns of acrylic paints to their sur- the campus better. Now, there is too acquaint music lovers with the full SJSU from all different parts of the Spartan Daily Staff Report faces. Parker said the process accen- much gray concrete, and some of scope of performances offered by world, and all different time peri- tuates the imprinted designs on the the buildings don't seem to have students in the School of Music, professor SJSU Art Professor Leroy Parker ods," from baroque, such as Bach heavy circular metal plates and adds been painted for 30 years. It'll fresh- and will occur at 7:30 p.m. Sunday has found a creative way' to beautify and Handel, to African-American adds color to a generally drab sight. en this place up - give it a spring in the Concert Hall on Seventh the campus without requiring the spirituals, to jazz. He said the costly and slow con- cleaning." and San Carlos streets. amount of time or money typical of She said groups who will per- color by struction projects now being done "A lot of details around campus "The whole point of the most construction projects. form include brass, flute, clarinet, on campus could be enhanced or are very frustrating, and we can Montage Concert," said Erin painting Parker and one of his students, saxophone and percussion ensem- replaced by projects such as this one. change that" Parker said. Johnson, music student and con- Maik Engel, an SJSU alumnus with a bles. The Famous Choraliers Yonas, an industrial design major Parker suggested a similar and cert choir president, "is in showcas- manholes title art bachelor's degree in pictorial (SJSU's traveling choir) and the who wouldn't give his last name, expanded solution would be to have ing all of the talent available in the art, have taken manhole covers and Rigoletto Opera Workshop will said, "What they are doing will make different areas of the School of made them into art by applying pat- See Manhole, Back page perform. Soloists include a jazz Music." See Montage, Back page Theatre arts department SJSU makes makes costume search easy By Charlene Cook the '70s with (mints to match and a Spartan Daily Staff Writer plastic bustier that looks like it's an impact Still haven't decided on that made of armor. Halloween costume? As You Like IC is a play that You may want to check out the tells a tale from India and hasa lot in recycling theatre art department's costume of creative colorful costumes that sale today which offers creative we're selling mioss. said Rebeckah By Loretta McCarty looks for low prices. Walendzak. president of the Artists Spartan Deily Staff Writer Costumes vary from the elegant in Minority. 'It's fun to to see normal Recycling at San Jose State period to fantasy, and come from people off the streets come in here and University is beginning to make an theatre department productions. dress up in ancient garb. I sold a impact. Recent data shows recycling Last year. the department put on pair of fake breasts to a girl today efforts on campus have cut the "Camelot," "The Wiz," "As You who tried them on and said, 'Ms .unount of actual trash in half. Like It." "Red Noses" and boyfriend will love these. Victor Castillo, director of "Godspell." Masks niad, hs stuck! It fi grounds, transportation and custo- Some costumes include detailed dial services, said the amount of dresses, a cardinal suit, shoes from Costumes. a pap trash normally thrown into the com- pactors for hauling away, has dropped from being picked up four times a month, to twice a month. 'Suntan Special' travels over 'the hill' This has resulted in substantial sav- ings in expensive disposal costs, he By Sarah Harvey-Lombardo cials and the Santa Cruz Seasid( said. Spartan Daily Staff Writer Company, which owns the Santa compactors hold the The trash For commuters who battle Cruz Beach Boardwalk. for a daily trash that has overflow of Highway 17 ti allic between the round-trip run of the "Suntan the normal chan- slipped through Bay Are a a nd fic oast, relief mar Special." The plans call for the nels of recycling. They each hold train to run from San Francisco to '1 Si iliAM SPARTAN DARN be on the ',s us -- it only for a day. equivalent about 24 cubic yards (the The Santa Cruz City Council Gilroy.. over Chittenden Pass to room) of plastics, cans, of a small voted unanunoiisly Tuesday to sup- Watsotnille and up the coast to discarded mixed paper, bottles and port spoils ii ship of a one-dav run Santa Cruz. Raj Lathigara, a graduate environmental studies stuaent, dumps paper for recycling into one of food. in April of the "Suntan Special," a The train will not pass through surpassed Castillo said SJSU has the dumpsters at the new recycling area outside the central plant on 10th Street. Lathigara is tourist train that traveled between Sail Jose. reducing waste its yearly goal of working as an intern to develop the recycling program at SJSU and makes daily rounds on San Jose and Santa Cruz from The reason San Jim. commuters will not he included in the one-day campus to pick up recyclable materials at designated pick-up sites. IPAO until 1940. See Recycling, Back page Tentative plans have been in the reo al of the "Suntan Special" is works between Santa CM/ clIN offi- See Highway, Back page Balanced budget Killer sentenced life Braves lead series Death toll rises Republican leaders Thursday Yolanda Salciwar was sentenced Orel Hershiser and the Cleveland Two more youngsters died claimed enough votes to push to hie in prison Thursday for Indians, just one game away Thursday from injunes suffered milestone GOP budget-balancing shooting Tejano singing star from losing the World Senes, when a commuter train slammed plans through Congress this Selena to death at a Corpus beat Greg Maddux and the into their school bus, bringing week. Christi motel last March. Braves 5-4 Thursday night the toll to seven. Page 3 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Awn. - rn.m........,mummll...an.rm.an.als...=.0,---. 2 Friday, October 27, 1995 OPINION San Jose State University SPARTAN DAILY Newsroom Voices A LONG WAY BABY!!! YOU'VE COME Happiness for its own sake isn't trite lie sun needs the rain tor a rainbow to be . A Steven's lover was definitely T simple statement with a simple meaning, but it was important to me at a not-so-simple time in I. ire, life. not stable; he was a male My friend Steven would always say that statement whenever I was down, upset or depressed. It always worked. 1 didn't stay upset after hearing this from prostitute who had sold himself him. It was amazing; Steven was always happy with his lute from the day that I met him until the day that he strangers from the age of left me. Steven died of AIDS-complicated pneumonia to iii April. All throughout high school, Steven was openly 16 until he realized he was homosexual and dealt with the usual harassment, ridicule and stereotyping that most homosexuals deal with on a daily basis from society. But he never let it infected two years later. get him down. "I have my friends and family who love still cared for him and wanted to be there for him in me; who cares what others think," he would say.