Spartan City: Plans Fun for Land Use Pondered
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The SJSU Marching Band stirs up school spirit, see page 6 Volume 89, No 7 Serving the .San Jose State 1 niversit y Community .S'inee 1934 Floirs(1.0, Sciliciol,ci 1,);; ' Spartan City: Plans Fun for land use pondered By .lulie Rogers State l'inversit ,,tici stu- Daily staff writer dents this :diet nail% e in With Spartan City scheduled to 'We're looking at the close in one year, SJSU officials are Spaitan losine has an- already working on a master plan to use of the land as a gered iesidentslie..iiise SIM has of- decide what will be constructed on fered no :Mei nail% es tot 10,;(11,j the lot once the student-family hous- whole.' moderate income housing the ing is torn down. Spartan CH( I mollies As., ia. tlw Board Spartan City was ordered Gail Fullerton, Um) filed suit against by University President Gail of Trustees and Fullerton April. closed SJSU president Fullerton in October. due to safety The SCFA claimed the sy stem hazards and a fire report submitted and Fullerton 11.1%e discriminated sun by state fire officials. which states is torn down, funding could possibly against initionties. single mothers, that the 41 -year-old complex lacked be allocated for future housing. and students ’s L' Mt en. However, she didn't elaborate on efficient sprinkler and fire alarm sys- "There are several possibili- be simi- tems. whether the housing would ties. W"c.ie looking at the use ot the The destruction of Spartan City lar to Spartan City land as a v, hole; Fullerton said will leave a vacant lot on the corner Spartan otters lint and Some of these possibilities in- of Seventh and Humboldt streets. moderate-income housing tot stu- clude buildint! neu- facilities for Fullerton said at a news confer- dent, \kith families SJSI is the only See C'/TY, pdigei 8 Chuck Peppers ence Tuesday that once Spartan Citv campus in the 1 ti school California babysits daughter Amanda, o Legal problems her mother, Karen, an aeronautics major, is in the halt water flow librao . Fountain to remain dry for now; liability problem says Fullerton Ity- Edwin Garcia only half of the problem keeping the Dady staff writer fountain from spouting. The other (iail Fullerton liven if $16010 were raised to half. the liability insurance, is much replace the filter in the dry fountain more expensive. Pre.sident outside Tower Hall. SJSU President The insurance needed to cover executive assistant to Fullerton. Gail Fullerton can't promise it will SJSU's liability. of the fountain -Theie's a problem with liabil- run. would be a multi million dollar pol- ity It's not like there's a lifeguaurd "We could probably find do- icy. Fullerton said. on duty 24 hour% a day." Buerger nated funds to fix it. My real concern University officials have been said. is liability," said Fullerton at her concerned because the campus has Even though no one has been first news conference of the semester become a neighborhood playground. injured play ing in the fountain. the Tuesday. since there are no parks in the area. university doesn't want to risk the The fountain, located on the chance of homy -related lawsuits, Local children have been north lawn in front of Tower Hall. Fullei ton said use the fountain as a publit: last ran during May's commence- known to i last vteek's Associated Stu- swimming pool. ment. It was a gift to SJSU. meaning dents Board ot Dilectors meeting. Dan Sweeney Daily state funds cannot he used to repair Attorneys connected with SJSU SJSU senior Kev in Swanson ex- staff photography, it. Flillerton said. have labeled the fountain an "attrac- piesseil his iniAirn of the dry Replacing the filter system is tive nuisance," said Dan Buerger. 8, i\, Page 8 A.S. board unanimously approves anti-racism resolution -I think it uas something that was nec- By Edwin Garcia ess.,,\ -Both orgaiii/ations !eel it is impor- Deity stall writer 'It's pretty much a statement for anybody practicing that type of behavior, tant t,, help our youth. Th,, the suc- An anti -racism policv was unanimously cess or this function is 4.1-tik. The new adopted last week by the Associated Stu- that it will not be allowed at San Jose State University.' Mike Mcl.ennan, director or ssociated Students eisure of I)irectors. v,ho owed to cut dents Board Services v, ants to see some changes made any student organization found A.S. president off funds to It's reit!, a statement tor any- practicing "unlawful discrimination." body practicing that pc ot beha% lin. that it authoied Presi- The resolution. by A.S. Youth Movement-White Student Union" organization will not be denied.' on the basis ity knov. that la, ism had taken place locally. will not be allovved at San Jose State t 'fuser- dent Michael McLennan and Rick Thomas. shouted racial insults to the woman and of the aforementioned criteria. Thomas said sity." McLennan said A.S. director of community affairs. was threatened to hang her. Thomas calls the resolution a "sound "Racism is not just a local problem in Thomas said the new policy will affect written after a local summer racism incident. "That was blatant racism." said Mich- document because it gives the A.S. board San Jose. It's also a national and interna- A.S. subsidiaries as well as students not di- It was "the straw that broke the camel's ele Bertolone, A.S. director of personnel. of directors power to take action when and if tional problem." 'Thomas said to the 300 rectly involved v, ith S program. back," McLennan said. "That was something that as lust totally in- discrimination occurs on campus or at summers in attendance. On July 25. four !, ith shaved tolerable... school -related activities. At its first meeting of the semester last Fraternities, sororities. leisure services. heads calling themselves wink! supremac- Part of the A.S. resolution reads: "The "The Associated Students will not fund week. the A.S. board voted 10.0 to adopt the the business oi five and program hoard could ists. assaulted a black woman an SJSU Associated Students of San Jose State Uni- or continue to fund any organiiation found to resolution. all be &wetly affected if racism occurs summer-session teacher who was walk. versity deplore and will not ignore express- be practicing unlawful discrimination." the Although SJSU hasn't had "unlauful within thiise gnitips. Thomas said ing her dog at Williams Street Park. seven ions of racisin and intolerance against any- document concluded. discrimination" incidents as have other Cali. Thomas vt as told by fellovt iard mem- blocks from campus. one on the basis of race. creed. religion. sex. Some members of the A.S. board fornia State University campuses. Mcl.en bers !hal .K11110142 the policy %vas a good According to articles in the San Jose physical disability. or sexual preference.’ joined an organiied rally protesting the Wil- nan said. "The Associated Students felt it idea. an 1 that " is something that San Jose Mercury News. the of the "Aryan It also states that "membership in anv liam Street Park incident to let the commun was time to take.a stand. State need, Local Democrats Phone system's A.S. Leisure Services Spartans will price tag will play Stanford plan for 87-88 year happy Hart is not top $8 million in 1988 season By Kathy Dwyer Daily staff writer New director focuses on students' needs seeking presidency A new campus telephone By Nelson Cardadeiro system funded by the state of By Richard Motronl 'The majority of classes are now Daily staff writer Daily staff writer from one ti) six weeks instead of 10 !Anson California for approximately $14 SJSU Athletic Director By Dave Center in San Jose, said even if Hart The Associated Students Lei- weeks. as they were in the past. staff writer million is being installed at Randy Hoffman announced Daily tried to re-enter the race, not all sure Services must focus on what the said. Ikniocratic leaders ..o. SJSU, Wednesday that he has reached Ikmocratic Party organizations students need and see if it has the ca- "Students are much more se- they're happy former presidential A contract was signed in an agreement with the Stanford would welcome him. pability to meet those needs said its rious about their regular classes than candidate Gary Hart will not re-enter April between the state and University Athletic Department newest coordinator. Robin Mikuzis. they were a few years ago," Mikuzis for a football the race for the 1988 nomination and "All I know is that the Califor- 1.1.S. Western Inforniation Sys game between the Although on the job for only said. "So we (have tried) 1() offer two schools in an SJSU political science professor nia Democratic Party wouldn't back tems to install a centres system October of two months. Mikuzis said she al- courses that will capture their atten- 1988. expects the field ot contenders to him, and I doubt that Paul Burke, the throughout campus, Charles ready understands how Leisure Serv- tion for a short time. while not inter- Until the agreement was grow larger. chairman of the Democratic National Delano, SJSU communications ices can be of better use to SJSU stu- fering with their more important hammered out for the Hart, who apologized Tuesday Committee would back him either." manager said. Oct. 8 Replacement dents. work." game at Stanford, it appeared on ABC's "Nightline" for "the Hart's troubles will not affect The Centrex began in 1981 at the She said she has already made Surveys done by Leisure Serv- that the Santa Clara County ri- mistakes that led" him to drop out, the party's chances to capture the Project University at changes in Leisure Services opera- ices showed that students wanted to vals would not meet for the first also adnhtted that he had been un- White House in 1988, Walker said.