S. J. Police Break up Greek Party Sigma Alpha Mu Event Attracts Over 800 People, UPD Estimates by MARIA C
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TUESDAY Spartan soccer team kicks SPARTAN a DAILY its way to tournament win. VoL 99, No22 Published for San Jose State University since 1934 September, 291992 Paye Achieving the balance S. J. police break up Greek party Sigma Alpha Mu event attracts over 800 people, UPD estimates BY MARIA C. ROSE Spartan Daily Stan Writer With University Police Department estimates of 800 to 1,000 party-goers in attendance, San Jose police officers and helicopter Air One were called in Saturday night to help disperse the "Shipwrecked" fraternity party after an intoxicated party-goer resist- ed arrest, according to UPD spokesman Lt. Shannon Maloney. Two noise complaints about the party, which was Alpha Mu house on Eighth Street, TARS MURPHY SPARTAN DAILY held at the Sigma were received by UPD around 9 and 9:30 p.m., according to UPD reports. Anthropology student Angela Blewitt, left, practices Tai Chi near Dwight Bentel Hall with mechanical engineering major Mike Kearny, right. See MELEE Page 5 Bomb threat reveals security holes BY JIM BATCHO do a thorough enough test to wasn't tested obviously." Ginsberg shocks, Spartan Daily Stall Writer identify that a whole floor Empey said he did not want Dudley Moorhead Hall's didn't work:' his account of the incident to enthralls campus new emergency alarm system The elevator is supposed to sound like an attack. got the ultimate test Monday drop to the ground floor and The safety issue, however, as a bomb threat evacuated the open its doors when the alarm concerned Empey. "We were building. sounds. This is to avoid a happy to find this out on an A look at the man It failed the test. "chimney effect" in the case of incident that was not life- There was no bomb. How- a fire or explosion, Empey threatening:' ever, the new system has two said. Ken Yang, manager of engi- BY BRIAN WACHTER deficiencies the alarm Empey said he talked to Ted neering design and construc- Spartan Daily Stall Wnter doesn't sound on the third Cunningham, electrical engi- tion, said the university is in An ironic aspect of Allen Ginsberg is that floor, and the elevator doesn't neering and project manager the process of installing new though he has for many years taught people to stop operating, according to for facilities development and alarms. He said facilities devel- resist authority, he exudes it personally. John Empey, SJSU emergency operations, last week and opment and operations will But his is an authority that rests on a consen- operations coordinator of the asked whether the elevator investigate the alarm failure. sus he establishes with people; he is so forth- building. drops to the ground floor "Anything that's electro- coming and insightful that people believe him. "One of the things (facility when the alarm rings. Accord- mechanical can develop prob- His manner is so even and comfortable that development and operations) ing to Empey, Cunningham lems:' he said. "But we certain- people trust him. was supposed to include was to said it does. ly followed all the procedures:' During a beat-poet symposium at SJSU Sat- JAMS LEIGHTONSPARTAN DAILY upgrade this because it has "I don't want to get him in Yang said Cunningham was urday, he interrupted his friend and biographer Allen Ginsberg speaks to students and press on life, been out of code forever," trouble' Empey said. "It was "occupied." Cunningham Michael Schumacher to insist the proceedings his writings and experiences at the Fairmont Hotel. Empey said. "I cannot believe probably the contractor that could not be reached for com- See GINSBERG, Page 4 that whoever installed it didn't told him it's working. But it See BOMB THREAT, Page 3 Cheerful giver College of engineering cuts lower-division, graduate courses to cope with budget BY DEBRA MYERS Spartan Daily Stall Writer Tangible effects of the budget cuts 'It takes a lot ofcreative within each college of the university are finally rising to the surface. Cuts in and hard work to work courses, personnel and incoming stu- Mis is the first in a series of stories dents have finally been tallied. with limited resources.' about how SISU's colleges are "In the college of engineering, the dealing with the budget crisis. Nabil Ibrahim main course cuts have been in lower- General Enoneenng Prole. would be no way to do that now. "Over division and graduate courses:' said the last three years, we've probably cut James Freeman, associate dean of the lower division class offerings close to 50 College of Engineering. "It takes a lot of creative and hard percent:' he said. Lower-division engineering courses, work to work with limited resources:' Unsure of what the future has in most of which are in the general engineer- said Nabil Ibrahim, chairperson and store, Freeman could only estimate the ing department, were cut because "stu- professor in the general engineering maximum number of freshman to be dents in upper division have no other department. admitted into the college over the next choice." Forced to make cuts somewhere, Although it was Ibrahim's depart- few semesters. "I wouldn't even want to the college decided lower-division courses ment that suffered the brunt of the col- guess. It really depends how long the would be the first to go. lege's cutbacks, he sees this as an recession lasts and how long the budget "It is turning us more into an upper- opportunity to fine-tune the depart- cuts last. (If it lasts too long), I'd say division college than a four-year col- ment's services. "More money doesn't half, yes:' Freeman said. In addition to reductions DAVID M. MARSHALL SPARTAN DAILY lege' Freeman said. The college will necessarily mean better quality," he in lower- rely heavily on local community col- said. division courses and incoming stu- Max Leroux, industrial design senior, takes an hour out of his schedule to donate leges to give students the first two years Ibrahim said he was "pleased faculty dents, the college of engineering was blood to the Red Cross. The blood drive will be held again on Thursday and Friday. of engineering experience. were able to put heads together" and forced to make cuts in personnel. Thir- Local community colleges working were, for the most part, able to accom- ty of the part-time faculty members closely with the college of engineering modate most of the students. laid off last semester were not invited include Mission College, West Valley In anticipation of the course cuts, hack this tall. College, De Anza College, Evergreen Ibrahim said the general engineering Many of those part-time faculty Sorority splashes for the blind College, Cabrillo College and Canada department offered five sections of members are Silicon Valley engineers College. 100W last summer. This semester, the who teach classes part time. "That's a To help with the problem of course department cut eight sections of cours- lot of expertise that we can't make use Celebrity impersonators make a splash at event cuts, advisers in the college of engineer- es ranging from descriptive geometry or Freeman said. ing have lists of lower-division engi- to a graduate systems engineering Although the college has lost many BY RACHEL LUTHER said Tori Renwick, president of Delta neering courses to help students locate course. Three sections of 100W were faculty members and course sections, Spartan Daily staff Writer Gamma and a senior majoring in communi- open sections offered at these commu- reinstated at the beginning of the Ibrahim said it is time to "sharpen You missed it. The Addams family, Bill cation studies. "We usually donate around nity colleges. semester. thinking" and use creative manage- Cosby, Ross Perot, President George Bush $2,500:' Renwick said. This cooperation between the engi- These closed courses resulting from ment to provide quality education. and many other reasonable facsimiles of the The day included three events which were neering college and local community the budget cuts will have an impact on Ibrahim, who has been through cut- stars flaunted their talents at the 10th annual judged by a few of the parents and alumnae colleges, called an articulation agree- the number of incoming freshmen backs while working at private univer- sorority and fraternity Anchor Splash on from Delta Gamma. Synchronized swim- ment, has been a common practice admitted into the college. According to sities, would like to see strategic plan- Saturday. ming turned out to be more of a skit than among the colleges at SJSU. Freeman, four years ago, when the new ning used to prioritize services and The event coincided with a fundraiser for swimming. The antics in this event ranged But since the recent cuts forced more engineering building was built, an ini- develop a focused, team approach to the Sight Conservation and Aid to the Blind. class closures, the college of engineer- tial maximum of 1.000 incoming fresh- education. tie said there's "always room "The girls in the house go and get sponsors,' See DELTA GAMMA, Page .3 ing beefed up this service to students. men was in place. Freeman said there for improvement." 2 Tuesday, September 29, 1992 IN San Jose State Umversay SPARTAN DAILY Forum & Opinion SPARTAN DAILY IS THIS THE LAST SMITA PATEL executive editor HOPIE QAME? ADELE GALLUCCI city editor SCOTT SADY photo editor MARCIO J. SANCHEZ chief photographer JOHN VIEIRA forum editor BRIAN HARR arts & entertainment editor JOHN PEREZ features editor JIM SILVA sports editor LES MAHLER chief copy editor ATOOSA SAVA R NEI.% D national & foreign editor GREG CAMPBELL advertising director RAmit G.