Body Found Near Campus Identified to Keep Homeless Students Say Fellow Tenant out of Garages Led Quiet Life by Sallie Mattison Border the Street
Spartan Daily Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 Volume 91, No. 14 Monday, September 19. 19KK Fences effective Body found near campus identified to keep homeless Students say fellow tenant out of garages led quiet life By Sallie Mattison border the street. Daily staff writer "It's my understanding that San By 'Feresa Lyddane SJSU's traffic and parking depart- Jose Slate has always had a large Daily staff writer ment has installed fences in the 10th problem with the transient popula- ' Phillip 6011.11110 \1:IS as quiet Street parking garage this semester tion." Abeyta said. "Santa Clara in life as in the %say he died. to prevent homeless people trout uri- Street seems to he the center of it, He was so silent that residents nating and defecating there at night. and the north garage seems to he of the Sigma House at 279 E. The department has put gates on convenient to them." San Fernando St didn't know he the stairwells and will begin enclos- was dead until sev eral days later. The gates seem to he working. ing elevators in the garage to keep He va as a quiet guy. He kept The homeless do not appear inter- the homeless from "making them- tat himself said ested in working to the other ga- se I % es at home.' said UPI) Chief Dwayne Cantrell. adn 11111,,t I,111011 rages. Abe N. ta said. Ric Abeyta. of justice major and ass,,,ima "Activ ities Apparently homeless people such as that, you just house manager go where iCs convenient. climb to the second or third level he said. SJSU students tOund Gordillo "Since the fencing has landings to urinate or defecate. SJSU been in- late Thursday afternoon in the stalled. those au is dies installed the gates to prevent access have Sigma House across the street stopped." to the landings after the garage from the Administration Build- closes at night. The UPI) has not yet decided ing. "The priihlem nov% seems to he whether to completely enclose the The coroner's office said the Abeyta said. lower level of all the garages. cause of death has not been de- Fences had heen installed on the Abeyta said. termined and is pending four to first floor of the link Street garage "There will always be the prob- six weeks of lab work. last spring, he said The garages at lem of them sleeping or living in the Cantrell had noticed the odor. Fourth and Seventh streets also have buildings," he said. "Those garages but thought the toliet had backed fences along the lower le,, !, has e riot had that problem.' up. When the smell persisted, he traced it to Gordillo's upstairs MOM. He knocked on the door, and when no one answered, used a Project Reads gives ladder to peer through the door's transom. There he saw Gordillo's body. curled in a fetal position on top students a chance of his bed. Cantrell said the man was under his carvers and ap By I.eah Pels peared to be asleep. Daily staff writer "I pounded on his door again One of Connie Seholtes' young 'You can't tell these and yelled his name, Cantrell students walked in during het 1,,,t said. "That's when I started to week of class and said. "Sex is yt,ti, kids what to do like worry derful! He used his master key to Seholtes hesitated for only a sec you can with a 9- open Gordillo's door. When it mid. She reached into her pocket. was opened, the stench trapped pulled out a coin and replied, "Well. year-old.' in the SI111111 room escaped into here's a penny, you've already told the hall and quickly dispersed me your thoughts.'' Connie Seholtes, throughout the blue Victorian As an SJSU student teacher in student house. Project Reads, Seholtes faces more "The smell was awesome, challenges than keeping her compo- she doesn't always have the same Cantrell said, his face contorting sure. group oh students. at the memory of the stench. "I any- Project Reads is a program for Student instructors in Project was shocked. I'd never seen thing like that before. "out -of-school, low-functioning Reads participate in at least two adolescents and adults, said co-di- hours of teaching time a week for 14 Cantrell called the fire depart- after discovering rector Peg Reed. weeks, according to Seholtes. In- ment and police The students come front varied structors can make other arrange- Gordillo. When places, including California Youth ments if outside commitments keep authorities arrived, ten- ants of the house and other SJSU Authority. Eastside Union School them from participating more than District, and private referrals. once every week. students gathered in the front yard. Firefighters wore masks to according to the project overview. Seholtes is responsible for helping guard against the body's smell. The program is also a training site students with their individual aca- They also distributed masks to Kathleen Howe Daily stall photographer for learning handicap credential can- demic needs. Most students hope to the tenants. (7antrell covers his face with a mask to Sigma didates attending SJSU. complete their high school equiva- Dwayne house where a dead hod y was discovered Fidgeting with his keys and inside the Seholtes, a graduate student in lency tests and increase their chances try and avoid the odor coming from late Thursday afternoon. the gold crucifix he wore on a special education, is working toward of finding employment, according to chain. Cantrell recalled what her credential after a 14-year ab- Marlene Dick, another program di- Cantrell said Gordillo paid his Gordillo did not show any sided by San Jose Police. Au- sence front teaching. She originally rector. little he knew about Gordillo. rent on time every month during signs of poor health, according thorities later reported that he "He wasn't the type to social- taught a fourth grade class in South "The students tin the program) the two years he lived there. to Cantrell. was 31. ize, he said. "We invite all the San Jose. have dropped out of school and Cantrell talked to the tenant only "He was overweight. but The Daily quoted a resident or are residents to our parties, but he 'You can't tell these kids what to usually operating at a fifth -grade when collecting his rent. that's all that I ever noticed," the house saying Gordillo had just didn't join in. He just do like you can with a 9-year-old, les el. Reed said. Front their limited con- Cantrell said. lived in the house for five minded his own business and Seholtes said. Most of the students were previ- tact with Gordillo, other resi- The Spartan Daily reported on months and that he had joined in never caused any trouble. He Seholtes has had difficulty learn- ously in a "no win" situation, dents described hint as ’a Friday that Gordillo was 37 years social events. On Friday Cantrell was just a nice guy. ing the students' names because she according to Reed. Either they could chubby 111:111 us uthi hlThk 11 hair old hayed on information pro. contradicted that mtoorranon only teaches two days a week and See PROJECT page 9 Possible arson Office lends Plant burns downtown legal help By Martin ( 'heck and Sallie Mattison 'There was a large Daily staff writers to students Billows of smoke led firefighters amount of and curious bystanders to a two By Teresa I .y ddane alum' fire, possibly caused by arson. smoke a cloud Daily staff writer at a downtown recycling plant Al Pere/ from the Philippines Thursday afternoon. in the vicinity of dreamed of becoming an Ameri- The storage area of the plant ai the can citrien. When he ran into 201 Bassett St. was blaring when parking garage.' confusing legal snags in his natu- firefighters arrived at the scene. rahiation process. he thought his according to Deputy Fire Chiet dream might not Cl/Ille true Richard D. Wattenbarger. Bill Dugan, "I was confused about what to The storage area contained bun geology student do. Then I heard about SJSU's dies of paper, bottles, cans and plas- legal counseling service." said tics. Pere/, a senior maiming in 'The worst thing we've got there plant, said she thought the fire could graphic design "It was free. so I now is the plastics because they are have been started by children play- decided to try it toxic.' he said. ing in the storage area. Pere/ was referred to a natural- 'They're going tat have to pull out "The kids (probably) did it. she i/ation tau ei . and today he is an each of the bundles and take them said. "They're always throwing fire- American cut i/en. apart, Wattenbarger said as tare crackers around." Fvery semester. the Associated fighters sawed through a chain -link She said that last year there was a Students Business Office offers fence to gain access. "It will take fire at the plant. free legal counseling to students. several more hours to put it com- "And three months ago I called This fall, set-% ices will he avail- pletely out . the cops because there must have able beginning Sept. 20 and At 6:30 p.m, the fire was well - been about 24 kids playing around continuing through the semester. contained, he said. there. she said. Legal matters can range from The fire was reported at 6:01 Bill Dugan. an SISII graduate ge- housing problems to a harking p.m., but firefighters were already ology student, first thought the fire dog next door acsording tat John responding prior to the alarm coming was at the Fairmont Hotel. Falcocchia, reXident lawyer for in, he said. "The fire station is only 'There was a large amount rut the counseling service. three blocks away.' he said. smoke a cloud in the vicinity of Students must make appoint- ments iT1 person at the business Doug Duran -- Daily staff photographer Annette Rodrigue/. a wire rep- the parking garage. I saw it clearly resentative for Manufacturing Tech- from Mcihniald's.'' He said he office, located on the ground San Jose city firefighters extinguish flames in a recycling center on Bassett Street nology ('orrxiration across from the heard no firetrucks page V
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5. I 9g8/Spartan Daily Page 2 Monday, September 19, FORUM Little Triggers 111510
Katarina . Jonholt _ Spartan 1 Speeding through school Daily -xi week. it I 4 a 6 6 W Lk. inclineit dt(Cmt'htethrwilolrykti)nug. I Published for the University 4 don't kill you," sings Elvis and the University Community Costello. one of my prime sources of -`1111,:ti by the Department of Journalism inspiration. and Mass Communications Not only a working week, hut a whole Since 1934 semester lies ahead. In September. with important tests, term papers, projects, midterms and finals still to come, three months seem like an eternity, It's difficult to see the Christmas lights at the end of the tunnel. Is San Jose But we know the lights are there and even further into the future is the faint. hypnotizing glow of graduation. growing up? Obsessed, we head straight for the light like moths, completely blind to what's around Destination Downtown, the Transit Mall us. Anything we pass along the way is seen as Ilk. Convention Center all and suggest that the an obstacle we must clear without losing too message coming from City Hall is correct: San much speed. The trick is to discover the fastest Jose is growing up. way through the college maze. without But despite claiming that we are a budding straying. to find its metropolis. se still have thousands of home- But any rodent can learn how way through a Ma/C. It takes a truly less people on our streets, immigrant families exceptional rat to take the scenic route, or stop that cannot find clean and sale living quarters and gnaw a hole in a wall just to find out and a dangerous drug culture that pervades the what's on the other side. city. It's too easy to follow course requirements San Jose's skyline may he growing taller. and get passing grades. And it's too easy to go through one's entire uni \ ersity education hut a city govern- without discovering the .ioy of learning. ment that tries to Letters to the Editor Editorial week, while preparing my graduation create a Camelot Daily mistaken a !mole. Bakker and SV,;q_!12art's preaching? Last amidst stunning It is much easici to liting Jesus Yes. I'm mire everyone over- application. I realized that a misinformed Lditun down to a human le ei and make looked these possibilities. counselor had given me the wrong major urban problems cannot realistically '1:11111 that it Everyone This letter responds to I isa Han him look like a blubbering speaker make mistakes. Why were these form. As a result. I had taken a sociology class is becoming more mature. non's Sept. In article on the 1 ,\1 CI or confused person unsure it his three people punished and sentenced when, according to the revised requirements. I Mayor Tom McFnery's determination to Hall bells. min mission Who is, gild produce a to life' I heir Its es are totally ruined. really needed another three units of political to -,CC is hat matjut put the city on the map at times ignores drastic Ms. Hannon, do SOU Ifase a cops mot le 1 tither Minds :tie terrible things to waste. science. or any record what soet iiit !teeth,' King would hat e been like as a We should e(nnpletely avoid the re- inner city predicaments that should come be- At first. I was upset: "You mean 1 took ven's 12th Synmhony Is it in 1-,s1CI Wornalli/C1 ' No one Why .' King is currence oh these tragedies. People that class for nothing?" That the class was fore prestigious new developments. Hall ' It NO. please 111101111 11111sli the centerpiece of the civil rights should start learning how to forgive historian, tor it seems that the cunt] nun einem. and forget. Isn't that one of the qual- interesting seemed unimportant. I had deviated Homeless people can't afford a room in the would have to pay by rally literate of the win lit are Under Wht . then. must indis 'duals 1.1111 Illes that make us human? from the straight line and Fairmont. the impression that Beethosen died per it ith the centei piece ot t 'hos Danny. Stu taking IS units the next semester. And before we have another Destination while planning only his 10th sym- IllellIS ' Once peOple le:111/e Old! Senior Later. I reconsidered. The course, which Downtown, we need to see some determination phony. Jesus is a perfect Ito son it )0d Ilk 01 Administration of Justice dealt with social problems. introduced me to kit e cops or it' natei. they (Jocose!' that (hes ,ain downtown to deal sk ith the homeless, inade- It" you do not a new ideas. And as long as I learned something, cord of his 12th ss mphony . please IlleaSlIte up to his standaids Thus Litter plagues campus the time spent wasn't wasted. quate housing and frightening crack and PCP to be more careful nest time and don't people tind it soothing c hang,: the I dam. The urgency many of us feel to get on with your ignorance. character o:f 1 Lithe! than Men circles. display Fifteen sears ago. I graduated our careers is restricting us from exploring Incidentally.. 'feedlot en's last own. It's time downtown started really growing twin this unit eisity I Nas proud of areas not directly related to our majors. But a completed symphonic MOS einem is a VV illiam Isranga tp it. I still ani but, wait a minute, is piece named "Ode to Jos "ti is Junior broad education would benefit a person of any this the same place? specialization. played every time the Ilk iiipi- Political Science its tower is still there. The General education requirements are Games take place. It goes like this More buildings have been added. supposed to ensure that no one graduates dub, dub, duh, duh, duh, dui,. dull. A.S. supported A parking garage or two have ap- The not-so dub, duh, duh, duh, duh, dub, dub peared. without at least sonic amount of common . . Said this way, it seems like Editor. Footpaths still criss-cross the knowledge. Unfortunately, these classes are I supppott to the As Beethoven wrote this st mphons lust gas,.' ttill inner law ns ui the campus. often huge, overcrowded and oversimplified. coma great outdoors for the Spartan I)ai I I NIesll't ir' sociated Students for then We are unit ersity students; but we Because they are directed at students trnin Pat Bolger geous atoll m battling the CM.' A herd of badly -dressed senior cittiens roamed carry the book bags of others who varied backgrounds, they barely scratch the Senior chancel lot HONeS el . have gone betore us. We hold high topics. Often. the skill level never about the rows of recreational vehicles. Bocci balk International Business -Mien seemed to feel that the gesture surface of clicked and beer-bellied men roared at dirty .tokes. the torch to help illuminate and make high school standards. Again. iv as pointless. exceeds basic As 1 Jr is e into the campground. my sister and clear the way for those yet to follow. Since we don't stand it \s inning the object is to herd you through so you can get her boy friend is "Turn around and leave Experience not needed I passed into the Student Union chan,.e. he concluded NC Ilia% as another scribble on your transcript. still can " building to return several tests, in while you Editor, Well. .10111111% want to well not es-en try eschange for others, for the coming Still. I must admit that I too Too late. I had entered the C.111111111.12 /one. Last week. Kara Myers' column. baby. better drop out ot school it In le semester. graduate as soon as possible. As most When I was toe. my parents lowed a camping "Controversy, what contiosersy duel you still can. Theie's no lite This was a mistake. students. I need to start making money to pay club. (Sept. 7) suggested that it people do college tor a pessimistic. P R man The moment I passed through the hack my debts. Once I have a job. though. I When I was f it e. camping was fun. not experience something first hand Da% id lee doors it hit nte. plan to go to night school and learn about I could get dirty and no one cared. My ward- (i.e. seeing "The last Temptation'') Si' Trash. It was trash. Literal. all -en- everything I'm interested in that didn't fit into robe consisted ot one that they cannot legumatels pass Industrial Design pair of jeans. a T-shirt, judgment upon it. To applt this PT in compassing and disquieting trash. the requirements for a bachelor's degree in dirty tennis stnies and ciple to every situation is dangew,,, Yellow plastic bags. from pur- journalism. for those special oceas- For example. must I experiment is ith Deeds overlooked chases !tom the bookstore, crammed I plan to study a completely senseless skins. no Mickey drugs to find out that I can become Editor. in esety comer. Discarded brown combination of anthropology, physics, music hag lunches, cans, paper cups. scat- Mouse stii.it.luiit. dependent upon them and even die What is Nmerica ,oniine u' the Spartan Daily, and literature that would make any academic We had a trailer that as a result? No, I'd rather learn from When are people going to qop.' It tered pages of popcorn. you name it, the building counselor cringe. popped up into a tent. people who have first-hand know aealll happens over and unset But first, there's a working week and a fall and at the time. ins sis edge and form my own conclusion. People in the land ot Iieedom are had it This is the Student Union? seniester to deal with. And, as Costello says. ter and I thought it %1 as Reporters have inters ICNA ed pro- abusing their own rights (lay Hart. a , astle. Looking hack. ducers, directors, actors and movie- Jim Bakker and Jimmy Sit aggart are Where guest speakers and stu- "You've got to do it till you're through it so dents. alike. gather? to it. it was much like a goers about their reactions to "The NiCtIMS of this tiagedt Thet all you'd better get castle cold and You'd better clean up your act San Teresa Lyddane Last Temptation" and have let ealed were respectable public ligmes damp. parts of the mot le script It the When the new, broke ,ibout them Jose state. Dad surprised the media presents the truth otnectit ely "sleeping around," they it cie :Men A nortil of trash, added to the family one day when he came home with a new as possible. why should one hoe to ated and became disgracet ul Let's cubit and stature of the commmenda- Open Invitation truck and camper We were moving up in the world see the movie to make a decision stop and think for a minute. What hie state university system of Cali forma. and the standing of education ot recreational Nchic.le. about it? et er happened to all those good The Spartan Daily would like to ex- The camper had a hunk heti, or so it was called. However, the real issue is the deeds they dud? throughout time Is this to he our tend an invitation to our on campus read- It was actually a place where you could lie on your character of Christ. Myers said. Futhermore, did people stop and contribution and content? Mary I. Schwarz hack and kiss the ceiling at the same time. "Perhaps they (the protesters) forget think what a good president Hart ers. Graduate We reached "recreational heaven" when my that Jesus was a man" is not a rea- might have been or how many peo- A ht -monthly feature on the Forum parents invested in our current fifth -wheel trailer. Gerontology son, hut merely an excuse to priultice ple might have been saved from page this Dad quickly customfred the rig with virtually semester "Campus Voice" will every gadget known to man. The CB. radio was be your opportunity to speak out in the the first electronic toy. And that was just the begin- Daily on issues concerning the campus ning. community. The trailer now has a microwave. a VCR for the remote -control color television (necessary for Columns should be typed, double Morn's addiction to 'Dallas'. ) and a generator to spaced and approximately 2-3 pages long. power it an. Submissions must include author's But the added creature comforts can't entice me name, major or occupation. back into the camping scene. The club has a deli address and nite generation gap ranging front middle-age and phone number. senior citiiens to campers still in diapers. Columns can be on any topic. How- Still. I On night I'd give it one more try. It was ever, personal attacks and columns in poor only for the day, after all I ignored my sister's %kat fling and plunged into taste will not be published. All columns the sea of recreational vehicles in search of my pat will he edited for length or libel. Sty father greeted me in weekend ems shirtless Submit columns to the Daily office in athletic shoes. He asked me if I had gotten lost. I told him I Dwight Bentel Hall. hadn't, even though I had. I wasn't about to tell him the intricate map he had scaled out mile by mile had failed me. Forum Policy I barely had time to say hello to Mom before Dad carted me off to meet his camping buddies. He The Spartan Daily wants your com- introduced me as "daughter number one." The tel ments, criticisms and suggestions, in the variety of intriguing ques- low campers asked me a form of eloquent letters to the editor. tions like "Where do .tion go to school?" and These can be on any topic. However per- "Where do you get your hair Lill My question was, "Who are these people -, - sonal attacks and letters in poor taste will I stayed for a gourmet barbecue dinner. bil- not he published. lowed by a camping club meeting Dad wanted my Letters must bear the writer's name, ''big sister and me stay until our introduction major, phone number and class level. After making an appearance. we said our good- Deliver letters to the Daily office on made a beeline to the car and drove into the byes, the second floor of Dwight night. We hoped Dad's map wouldn't lead us to an- 111E "Q 7J IS AS S117CM SM! Bentel Hall or other Camping Zone. ?ROOF VAT to the Student Union information desk.