SJSU Budget up 3.6 Percent from 1984-85
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On the Thar edge she blows Field hockey team needs win to tie for first place Biology professor studies whale behavior L] SPORTS - PAGE 4 -PAGE 3 AVILV Volume 85, NO. 49 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Wednesday. Novenik r SJSU budget up 3.6 percent from 1984-85 By Herb Muktartan the university was budgeted for 17,900 F'TES this Daily staff writer year, compared to 18.100 in 1984-85. This, coupled with an The overall SJSU budget is up this year, even alter increase of university FTES enrollment to 18,400, leaves adjustments for inflation, but it does not reflect the even CSU budget increase even greater the university short on money in this area. larger increase in the overall California State University Evans said the university has requested additional system budget. The overall university budget is about $130 million. The university has established a University Contin- FTES funding from the CSU chancellor's office, but the A mid-year budget report presented to the Academic said J. Handel Evans, SJSU executive vice president gent Reserve for the first time. The $196,000 reserve is in- amount SJSU will receive will be miniscule. Senate last week stated that the university's budget has Monday. The university is also receiveing $66 million in tended to meet unforeseen funding emergencies or to pro- In order for the university to get additional FTES increased 3.6 percent as compared to the CSU system's capital outlay funds from CSU, most of which will go to vide money to unfunded programs that are seen as money, all 19 campuses in the CSU system must together 7.4 percent increase. Both increases are after an inflation the construction of the new engineering building, he said. "highly beneficial" to the university, the report states experience at least a 2 percent increase. Evans said the adjustment based on the current inflation rate of 4 per- "SJSU begins the 1985-86 year on a solid financial The report states that the increase in SJSU's budget system will just clear 2 percent. cent. basis," the report states. The university established va- is not as much as the CSU system because the university But the state general fund budget for 1985-86, when The university's total CSU support budget is $103.7 rious reserves by pre-purchasing goods and services in was budgeted for 200 fewer full-time equivalent students compared to actual expenditures for 1984-85, shows a 5.8 million for 1985-86, as compared to $97.9 million the pre- 1984-85 that otherwise would have been paid for out of the than last year, and has not yet received all of its alloca- percent increase. The university will also be receiving vious year. 1985-86 budget tions from the CSU chancellor's office. continued on back page In tune with nature Trustees to receive stacks of postcards CSSA lobbying for more child care funds By David Wenstront AS., which allocated $20,000 to it this year. Daily staff writer The center provides care for two- to five- The California State Students Association year-old children of part-time and full-time plans to send some post cards down to Long SJSU students Beach 30,000 of them. "There has been lobbying at the Board of The post cards will be a "statement" to Trustees level thy the CSSA)," Veldhuis told the California State University Board of Trustees that students, faculty and staff want more funds for child care throughout the CSU 'The childrens' system, said Tim Haines, Associated Stu dents director of California State Affairs. playground is a parking More funds for the system will mean mini' funds for SJSU's Frances Gulland Child De- lot that has to be set up velopment Center. An A.S. child care committee, one of four and torn down every day.' AS. project committees formed Monday, will Adele Cruz try this week to get 2,000 post cards filled out center employee by Friday for Haines to take to the CSSA meeting in Northridge this weekend. Haines said that late this month or early the newly formed A.S. child care committee next month the CSSA will submit post cards on Monday. "The students have really turned from all 19 CSU campuses to a child care task around the minds of some of the trustees. I force which will report to the CSU board. would like to see that followed up on because The post-card campaign is the latest in a that's the only way we're going to get funding series of efforts by students, faculty and ad- directly from the university general fund." ministrators to improve child care in the CSU Veldhuis said the center needs money to system and at SJSU specifically. increase staff salaries and to improve facili- "I'd like to see more funding," said Holly ties. Veldhuis, director of the Frances Gulland "Financially, the center doesn't have the center on 10th and San Salvador streets. money to pay teachers competitive wages," "That's the primary thing. And, tome, that's said Adele Cruz, a child development major what these post cards are all about." who works at the center. "It's hard to find The Frances Gulland Center receives no teachers when they're paying 1983 wages." university funds. It is funded through fees, a Cruz said the center is not understaffed State Department of Education grant and continued on back page Wounded officer praised by his former professors By David Leland of his misfortune. Daily staff writer "He's a great student," she said. "He is A San Jose policeman who received a hard-working, conscientious and articulate " gunshot wound Saturday while answering an Esparza was released from the hospital emergency call, was praised by his former Monday and is reported to be resting com- SJSU professors today. fortably at home, San Jose Police said. 33, who graduated from David Esparza, Saturday morning around 12:45 Esparza spring with a master's degree in SJSU last answered an emergency 911 call made from a is recovering from a public administration, phone booth. As he got out of his car he was in his shoulder. The bullet, bullet wound attacked by two men. During the scuffle Es- exited through his back, narrowly which parza was hit with a tire iron and his revolver missed his spinal column. was taken. Larry Brewster, who conducted a grad- uate seminar in research methods with Es- Esparza was shot in the shoulder with parza as a pupil, called him an "excellent stu- one of the three shots fired at him. dent and nice guy." SJPD arrested two brothers, Leonard Ross, 19, and Ronald Ross, 21, several hours V Richard Hero Daily staff photographer "David is committed to police work and also is interested in management, which is later. After their arrest the brothers alleg- Sam Edwards practices for a theme for English students graduate student in the teaching why begot his master's (degree t," Brewster edly told police they had planned to use Es- parza's weapon to commit a series of rob- presentation on how to create a through music. Edwards is a credentials program. said. Jeanne Gilkey, another of Esparza's for- beries after which they intended to flee the mer professors, was shocked when she heard country. Occupational therapists probe AIDS treatment Skinny budget By Denver Lev/ellen groups for both victims and relatives with specific tasks Daily staff writer in mind, 31 working in "hospice" settings, which are set As AIDS spreads, the treatment of the disease is ex "If I had a choice up to help dying people die with as much dignity as possi- cancels Fat Boys panding beyond standardized health care. between working with an AIDS ble. With the recent allocations of funds from the Reagan Student reaction to the possibility of working with By Michelle King administration, more professions are entering the scene. patient and someone else, I AIDS patients is mixed. Daily staff writer adding to& holistic "treatment" of the disease. Ron Lew, an occupational therapy major at SJSU, is Once again, a concert that the Associated Stu- Occupational therapy is one of these professions. would prefer working with the uncomfortable with the idea. dents Program Board tried to arrange has fallen Traditionally, occupational therapy has dealt with as- "If I had a choice," Lew said, "between working with through because of circumstances out of its control. sisting people re-adjust to a new life, because of the loss of latter.' an AIDS patient and someone else. I would prefer work- The Fat Boys and The Boogie Boys had planned a limb or one of the senses. Ron Lew, ing with the latter. to play here Dec. 10 at the San Jose Civic Audito- In acquired immune deficiency syndrome, occupatio occupational therapy major "I feel this way due to my lack of information about rium, and their agent had agreed to the A.S. Pro- nal therapy takes on anew challenge helping people ad the disease. Until I am presented with evidence indicating gram Board's offer of $10,000. just to death, according to Gregory Stone, assistant pro- my absolute safety from contracting the disease. I will But after the Fat Boys' popularity grew because fessor of occupational therapy at SJSU. "I have been in touch with the AIDS Foundation in continue to feel this way " of their appearance in the new movie "Krush Stone is currently examining the future of his profes- San Francisco," he added.