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SJSU grid star goes in first round to Denver in draft Willhite is SJSU 's 5th first rounder By Mark J. Tennis "I'm very satisfied with Den- When SJSU tailback Gerald ver," said Willhite, who left at 12:20 Willhite graduated from Cordova p.m. yesterday on a United Airlines High School in Rancho Cordova, he flight from San Jose to Denver to stood a mere 5400t-6 and weighed meet with members of the Broncos' just 135 pounds. media. "I know I'll fit in, but I Some five years later, Willhite, haven't studied their offense yet. now 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds, has "I've been waiting five or six become the first-round-draft choice months for this day," Willhite ad- of the Denver Broncos. ded. "It's one of the biggest thrills The Broncos, drafting 21st in the I've had along with getting my first round after swapping their 19th jersey retired last fall." position to the Buffalo Bills, made "I'm just happy Gerald got Willhite the fifth first round draft drafted high," said SJSU football choice from SJSU. coach Jack Elway, minutes after Louis Wright, a defensive back Willhite's selection. "He's a great I- who was picked by the Broncos in tailback type." 1975, Kim Bokamper, a defensive Elway then compared Willhite lineman picked by Miami in 1977, to Tony Dorsett, the All-Pro running Wilson Faumina, a defensive back of the Dallas Cowboys. lineman picked by Atlanta in 1977 and Mark Nichols, a wide receiver "They (Denver)see Gerald as picked by Detroit last year are having the same versatility as previous Spartan first-round picks. Dorsett," Elway said. "He can run Stephell 8/a l. One other Spartan, wide inside and outside. He's also got 'I'm glad it's over. I'm very satisfied with Denver. '---SJSU's Gerald Willhite receiver Stacy Bailey, was also endurance. I can't think of anything drafted during the first three rounds negative to say except that he's of the draft. Bailey was chosen by leaving here." the Atlanta Falcons in the third Willhite said he wouldn't talk round. about signing a contract during his Six rounds of the draft were brief visit to Denver. He added that conducted yesterday with six more he would decide on an agent in about to be held today. one week. Linebacker Bob Overly, tight Willhite also said he wasn't end Tracy Franz, tackle Max disappointed that he was only the Spartan Daily Hooper and defensive backs Jerome seventh running back taken in the Bearden and Ken Daniel are other draft. Volume 78. No. 52 Serving the San Jose Community Since 1934 Wednesday, April 28, 1982 Spartan gridders hopeful of being selected. continued on page 10 A.S. executive, RAFI groups discuss cuts By Lenny Bonsai! stitutional amendment, there is not way to tell AS. how to for it." say we should use Workstudy, or that we don't need a wire Students overwhelmingly approved the Revised allocate its money." Arias added that the cuts were justified. service." Automatic Funding Initiative, a measure that provides Some contend the RAFT does just that. "There was some question this year whether the Despite their differences, both Arias and Brown agree certain campus groups a percentage of A.S. money every Originally passed last year as the Automatic Funding Spartan Daily needs all that ( RAF1 ) money," he said. The that the final decision rests with SJSU President Gail year, in last months's A.S. general elections. Initiative and revised this year the measure takes 1.9 Daily's use of the Associated Press wire service is .ot Fullerton. During the SJSU budget preparation process, the AS. percent of AS. funds and distributes the money to specific needed, according to Arias. The fact that the Daily does "The RAFI is advisory to her," Arias said. board of directors followed RAFI guidelines, recom- groups around campus. The amounts designated for each not utilize Workstudy funds to pay for student assistance "What it finally boils down to is what Fullerton mending groups such as the Music Department and the AFI group were approved by the voting SJSU students. is another reason for the reduction. wants," said Brown. Art Gallery for their full RAFI allotment. Dennis Brown, chairman of the Department of "For $40, (The Daily) could buy $100 worth of Fullerton so far is saying nothing about the budget.At Two groups, however, had their specified RAFI funds Journalism and Communications, said the board's workstudy money," Arias said. a press conference last week, she said that she had not yet reduced by the directors. The Spartan Daily and the decision ignored the students wishes. Brown rejected Arias' claims. seen the budget prepared by the board of directors. Radio/T.V. News Center, slotted to receive $24,000 "I think they should have followed the student's will," "I think every university paper should have access to "I don't have a basis to make a decision," Fullerton respectively, as provided in the measure, were cut to an Brown said. "The AS. judiciary found that it (AFT) was a wire service," he said. "It is a training service. said. "Last year, I was concerned when they cut AF1 $18,000 and $10,000 recommendation by the board for 1982- constitutional, and I would assume anyone voting for "As for Workstudy, if we could find qualified people to groups." RAFI was voting to give the groups the money as stated work and still qualify for the Workstudy program, then we 0 al The reductions prompted questions concerning the by the formula." would," he continued. "But to get that federal aid, you It is still unknown when Fullerton will make that final degree to which RAFT is allowed to dictate the budget Arias, however, maintained the cuts were part of the must meet the criteria. We lust don't have the luxury of decision The board of directors must still complete work distribution process. board's responsibility to the students. training people all the time." on the budget stipulations before the completed package Andy Arias, A.S. vice president, said the measures "If there's a justification for cutting something, then Brown then questioned Aria's authority concerning can be given to Fullerton. authority is limited. it can be done," Arias said. "It's our responsibility to RAFI. Fullerton will then make the final decision, either "We don't have to follow the (initiatives) guidelines," maintain the integrity of how A.S. money is spent. If we "I don't think Andy should be making these decisions accepting the budget as-is or returning it to the directors Arian said. "The RAFI is all advisory. Short of a con- see a way where student money can be better spent, we go for the department,"he said. "He does'nt know enough to for last minute revisions. State commission They came for the ice cream, recommends hike for college fees but not to pick up garbage By Lee Sherman Seventy people turned out for Increase 'least damaging' "Campus Improvement Day" Monday as the Greeks met the garbage. By Scott Shifrel She added that the commission's A state commission recom- emphasis was not that the state Members of campus fraternities mended fee increases for Califor- should increase fees. and sororities participated in an nia's system of higher education as "We have not recommended AS.-sponsored campus wide gar- the "least damaging" of possible that the CSU should consider bage clean-up and were rewarded solutions to the state's fiscal tuition," she said. with ice cream. problems. But Dickinson said a "formula" AS. director Dede Cameron, The California Post Secondary needs to be worked out for future fee who organized the event, wasn't Education Commission, an advisory increases. very happy with the turnout. body to the state legislature, This semester's $46 surcharge recommended Monday fees of was tacked on to the student fees "It's quite a few less than I between $300 and $600 a year for when the state cut the CSU system expected," she said. California State University students. budget by $22 million. Spartan Shops had issued 260 free ice cream coupons, based on estimates of 200 people, that par- ticipated in the first clean-up held The California Post Secondary last March. Education Commission recommended According to Cameron, there were about 48 people from frater- fees up to $600 for CSU students nities and sororities cleaning the campus. "Just a handful have signed up Students now pay about $300 a The state's fiscal crisis has or showed up on their own," she year plus a $46 surcharge. At SJSU continued, however, with the said. ' that adds up to about $196 a recession promoting economic Sandie Smith, a member of Chi semester. forecasters in the department of Omega and a journalism junior, Gov. Edmund Brown Jr.'s finance to predict deficits of up to $4 shared Cameron's dissapointment. proposed 1982-83 budget recom- billion next year. b y Mat', Oafrt 11P mends fees of between $379 to $413. "I think that more people should Richard Kincaid and Steve Betando of Sigma participated in a campus- wide clean-up project That would place the cost The commission recommended get involved," she said. "All the Chi exchange bags of garbage for ice cream on Monday. Greek houses showed up but I'm somewhere between $189.50 and $206 that the student fee be "related" to coupons. SJSU fraternities and sororities a semester for SJSU students.