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79 New College faces review The perils of by Scott Mace Computer While Academic Vice President Hobert Burns won't speculate on the fate of New College, he wasn't optimistic student bank loans at last Wednesday's AS. Council meeting. The experimental 4-year liberal arts program is one of 23 SJSU programs being reviewed between now and page 2 fraud page 5 March 1. Burns supports the review of New College, which was ordered by the Office of the Chancellor due to declining enrollment, dwindling numbers of graduates and the need to conserve shrinking university resources. The primary question in Burns' mind is whether or not the program is now doing what it was originally designed to do. Burns stressed that the quality of a program is more important than its cost. Referring to previous reviews of New College by the Undergraduate Studies Office and faculty committees, Spartan Daily Burns said, "It has been the judgment of those who've looked at it that there has been a significant shift" in the program's curriculum. -continued on back page Volume 73. Number 15 Serving San Jose State University since 1934 fuesday, September 25 1979 Social Science, Ed cuts rile faculty the by Eric Hammond uld Shock, confusion and anger were expressed by faculty over Academic Vice President Hobert Burn's plan to ppy review programs for low termination. trs. Chairpersons of affected departments in the School of Live Social Science and the School of Education will fight what they see as a but politically motivated decision. ntil "We are not going down without a fight," said Marie ling Carr, chairwoman of the Speech-Communication Department. The administration has slated the M.A. program in that department for review, citing low productivity. Carr said productivity has been good. r". Afro-American Studies Chairwoman Carlene Young said she was "shocked" when she read the memo from Burns. She said she felt "surprise, dismay and outrage" over the program review plan. Young is concerned that the review of the B.A. program for Afro-American Studies is politically motivated. "There are other departments with a low number of majors," she said. "They were not singled out." She believes the administration is implying that the depart- ment is not worth keeping on campus. She said she was deeply insulted because of this. "It gives the impression that our department is existing on sufferance alone," she said. She said the administration is trying to treat the department as a group of slaves existing for the master's pleasure. Citing the job placement record of graduates in Afro- American Studies, Young said, "I strongly resent the implication that our program is not sound." Charles Coffey, chairman of the Administration and Higher Education Department, said he was "flab- bergasted, confused and dismayed," when he read the Burns memo. ,71,7117 by Shafoo Millions of gallons of sewage waste are pouring into The Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a "It makes no sense," he said, adding that his the San Francisco Bay from the San Jose-Santa Clara cease-and-desist order Friday, to force the plant to department meets none of the guidelines that the ad- sewage treatment plant and the San Jose City Council comply with legal discharge limits. ministration has set down for termination of programs. would like to know why. Plant operators took nearly a week to report the spill, Coffey said his program has 50 interns in jobs right Sewage spills The council will be asking questions today to deter- which may have been partly caused due to severe shor- now. If the M.A. program were withdrawn now, -The rug mine what the cause is for a spill which could cost the city tage of manpower at the plant, according to Ed Becker. would be pulled out from under the interns." as much as $6,000 a day in fines. former chief sanitary engineer. "If I were a student, I would be as mad as hell about this," he said. Coffey said the University of Santa Clara has just set up a new M.A. program similar to the one here and that the M.A. program at SJSU ranked fourth in the number of M.A. degrees awarded at SJSU last year. Models back on job conditionally Many faculty members are confused over what the administration means with this announcement. Although it has been known for some time that some cutbacks were by La Rosa Carrington campus. The union b ''s 29 members. forthcoming, the faculty members interviewed all believe The South Bay Models Union has conditionally Art Department('hairwoman Kathy Cohen reinforced In the Art Department, 10 classes, including life the program reviews are arbitrary because certain returned to the classroom as a result of the support of the Coleman's promises and added that dressing rooms will drawing classes, use nude models. The classes meet a departments are singled out. students, faculty and the administration of SJSU. be available at all times for the exclusive use of the total of 20 times a week. Burns was unavailable for comment. This was the opening statement given by Hal Lom- models, Lombardi said. bardi, an official spokesman of the South Bay Models He would not give a time limit for the administration Union during a press conference Monday at the Art to take action, saying that it would be too difficult to do. Department. "There's a lot of red tape involved, and as long as we Flatware delay irks students "The union acknowledged that to continue to withhold feel they ( administration) are going as fast as they can, its services would result in undue hardship for the then we won't walk out," Lombardi said. by Denise Downer to the cause of the shortage. making delivery. Estopare said no students," said Lombardi, who is also a nude model and For Mary Anne Bartle, a female nude model at SJSU SJSU dormitory residents are "It's probably poor specific reason was offered by the student at SJSU. since 1969, the demanded pay raise from $4 to $6 an hour angered, frustrated and disgusted management," resident Sandy company for the delay. Lombardi said the models union has accepted the and the heat increase could not come too soon. about the flatware shortage in the Price said. "Management didn't John Carroll, food service promise of the administration to meet the wage demand in "I'll bet you I've got less than $1.25 in my purse," she Dining Commons. order enough flatware." manager in the Student Union, is in good faith. said, standing in a corridor in the department and poin- "I'm upset when I can't find "I don't know what the problem the same predicament. He ordered "It ( the models union us relying upon the integrity of ting to a large bag on the floor. something to eat with," said Dawn is," said resident Julia Tung. "All I flatware from the same company the administration to expeditiously cut through the "And the winter's not very far away," she added, in Furukawa, resident. know is that I get upset when I have because it offered the best price last bureaucratic red tape of the chancellor, the trustees and reference to the heating situation. Another resident said "I refuse to cut my meat with a spoon." June. the State Legislature," he said. The termination of the strike depends upon the to eat my cereal with a fork." Manager Emil Estopare does The delivery should have been According to Lombardi, Executive Vice President prompt fulfillment of all promises made to the South Bay "It's degrading," resident Gail not know why there aren't enough made in July, Carroll said, but only Jack Coleman has promised that model stands, dressing Models Union. Should the adminstration default on any of Jones said. "When they run out of utensils. one-fourth of the shipment arrived a rooms and studios will be clean and that adequate heat its promises, the membership will have no choice but to flatware, I have to use plastic ones." Flatware was ordered from a few days after school began this will be provided and that all paychecks will be issued on regretfully resume the strike, Lombardi said. Students have their own ideas as new company that is having trouble semester." -continued on back page profile 'Activist minister' ends 1 5 years at SJSU by Steve Hastings pastor separate from that of a faculty member, noting going to get drummed out of the ministry I'd rather have To Roy Hoch, SJSU has meant preaching, teaching, "I've never used that ( faculty status as a platform to win it be something of greater importance than dropping acid peace marches, petitions, drugs, breakfasts, a cof- people to the Lutheran church. or blowing grass." feehouse called Jonah's Wail and a lot of weddings. "I remember a lecture I gave on Buddhism, and after Hoch also reminisced over Jonah's Wail, now used as Reverend Hoch has been the Lutheran campus pastor the class a couple of students asked me if I was a Bud- a meeting place in the basement of the Campus Christian at the Campus Christian Center for 15 years. He will be dhist. They said that I presented it with such passion and Center. leaving the campus ministry to be the parish pastor of the conviction that they were convinced I was a Buddhist." In 1967, though, the Wail was a thriving, student-run Reformation Lutheran Church in Milpitas this Oct. 1. Hoch, 52, was once all-Ohio conference guard in his coffeehouse with film festivals and guitar playing.

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