City and County May Construct Athletic Arena Mcenery Announces City Plan to Combine Forces with County in Construction of Sports Arena
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Putting sisterly Gearing up e-JI 4 love to the test for Superbowl XIX Oregon State volleyball pits sister vs. sister NFL allocates tickets to Stanford SPORTS PAGE /kW) AROUND ap)A1--E:rAI\AI 4 OTHER CAMPUSES PAGE 3 Volume 83, No. 30 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Friday , October 12, 1984 Paint your bandwagon City and county may construct athletic arena McEnery announces city plan to combine forces with county in construction of sports arena By Mary Green Daily staff writer San Jose and Santa Clara County may work together to build a 17,000- plus-seat sports arena at the county fairgrounds. Mayor Tom McEnery said yes- terday that the city will use city rede- velopment money to annex land at the county fairgrounds to build a $27 million domed arena for athletic competitions, which could include SJSU basketball games. City cooperation with the count) could squash other plans for a city arena. Mayor Tom McEnery The next step in the project is the . favors ironing out of specific financial and joint venture logistical aspects by a special com- "When McEnery was referring mittee, which was created at the re- to enticing college level sports, I quest of the City Council. McEnery think he was talking about NCAA said the Sports Facility Task Force is playoffs," Berry said. scheduled to meet Nov. 8 to present The San Jose arena project is its recommendations. separate from what the university John Neece, a board director of plans for a Rec Center, Berry said. the Santa Clara County Fair Board, The Rec Center will bring income Steve Capovilla Daily stall photographer said he hoped the arena would entice and entertainment to the university, wagon college, junior college and high Berry said. Bandsman Guy Johnson paints the get to practice at South Campus twice is scheduled to be done in time school level athletics. Henry Orbach, associate exec- Spartan Marching Band's new equip- a week and travel to Spartan football to use it for this weekend's band com- "I saw Coach Berry sitting out utive vice president of Facilities De- ment trailer. Bandmembers can now games in their new-found style. The petition at Fullerton State University. there," McEnery said. "I hope they velopment and Operations also at- would want to play there." tended the luncheon. After McEnery SJSU Head Basketball Coach Bill made his announcement, Orbach Berry was one of more than 300 peo- said the San Jose arena plans looked ple attending yesterday's luncheon good and that the SJSU basketball sponsored by the San Jose Chamber team may end up playing in the San Former SJSU President Bunzel delivers of Commerce and the Greater San Jose arena. "It depends on what hap- Jose Sports Association. pens with the Rec Center," Orbach Berry said the proposed arena said. would not conflict with SJSU Recre- The new arena, named the humorous analysis of election candidates ation and Events Center plans. continued on back page By Mike Di Marco more traditionally associated n ith Daily staff writer politicians in the Democratic party John Bunzel, former SJSU presi- 'Democrats don't than in his." As an example, he said dent and current political analyst, Reagan invokes the spirit and mem- Rain closes ROTC lot said Wednesday that he hasn't seen like to admit it, but the ory of Roosevelt. much humor in either Ronald Rea- "He has FDR's easy grin, his The ROTC field grass parking lot ager for traffic and parking opera- gan's or Walter Mondale's cam- president does display laugh, his jauntiness, his inner secu- was roped off yesterday because tions, and Commute Coordinator paigns. some traits that are more rity, his total self confidence, his un- SJSU Traffic and Parking Operations Keith Opalewski, were not available restrained good cheer and opti- feared the weight of the cars on the for comment. "Yet if God hadn't had a sense of mism," Bunzel said. "He could be grass would create a mudhole. said Buerger later said that the traffic humor," Bunzel said, "I don't think traditionally associated sued for impersonating a national Russ Lunsford, information officer department had acted too soon in he would have given us politicians." with politicians in the monument." for the University Police Depart- closing down the parking area Bunzel took time from his duties Bunzel said Mondale doesn't in- ment. The field is being used as a "There was not enough precipita- as senior research fellow of Stan- Democratic party than in voke Roosevelt's image because the temporary lot for faculty and staff. tion to warrant it." he said. "It was ford's Hoover Institution and as a presidential candidate sees dangers "The field will be reopened once my understanding that the field member in President Reagan's Civil his.' from identifying himself too closely it dries up," Lunsford said. would be closed off only if the mud Rights Commission to address a John Bunzel, with welfare programs started by Daniel R. Buerger, executive as- was so thick that cats had to be towed the Business small gathering in former SJSU president Roosevelt. sistant to the president, said at first, away." Classrooms Building with his some- Reagan has consistently he was not aware of the closing. He said Buerger said he would talk to times humorous, but always contro- fought to cut back social welfare pro- "We knew it was going to be a con- Traffic and Parking Operation offi- versial, perspective of this year's Ferraro, the criticisms that have ity of Ronald Reagan "and as a grams, yet at the same time has suc- problem, especially if we have a wet cials about using better judgement race for the White House. been leveled at Walter Mondale . sequence, has so dominated the ceeded in appropriating Roosevelt's winter," he said. (but) Mondale is the generic Demo- American political scene." For the before roping off the lot again. have to give Mondale his style. Buerger said he assumed that "You cratic candidate," he said. "Ronald average voter, he said, the predomi- "We'll straighten up our commu- said. "He did pick Ger- Bunzel said he was surprised by Traffic and Parking Operations due," Bunzel Reagan, on the other hand, is a singu- nant issue is Ronald Reagan. nication," Buerger said. aldine Ferraro. There are people who Reagan's invocation of Democrats roped off the area for safety reasons larly unique product and that's why Bunzel said he thinks it is Rea- a will tell you he picked a better run- FDR, Al Smith, Harry Truman, John connected with Wednesday's rain- The field was converted to he's the focus of so much attention." gan's Democratic image that has ning mate than Jimmy Carter did." Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Sam storm. parking lot earlier this semester to been critical to his success. the loss of 175 employee Still, Bunzel claims Reagan is Bunzel said he bases his obser- Rayburn and Eleanor Roosevelt dur- "We knew if it came down to a help offset spaces at the con- more in the limelight than Mondale. vations on a simple premise that "Democrats don't like to admit ing his acceptance speech at the Re- choice between parking or safety, and staff parking struction site of the new garage on "We can talk about all of the finan- no one since Dwight Eisenhower or it," Bunzel said, "but the president publican National Convention in Dal we'd choose safety," he said. Fourth and San Carlos streets. cial disclosure problems of Geraldine Franklin Roosevelt has the personal- does display some traits that are continued on back page Larry Martwick, interim man- Job Corps is currently leasing the situation," she said. He said he wants to see the university is contracted by the Department of Labor. houses, and wants to relocate in the Alum Housing Director Willie Brown was not buy some downtown land and lease it to According to Manson, the federal gov- Rock area of San Jose, Schneider said. If the available for comment. campus organizations, such as fraternities ernment and Singer recently agreed to ex- move is finalized, the houses will probably and sororities, on a long-term basis. Schneider said there is a good possibil- tend their partnership until 1990. be vacated in fall 1996 or spring 1987, he Fraternities and sororities are really ity that fraternities would move into the Martinez said Job Corps has leased the said. the only groups that live next to campus, so houses. houses on 11th Street for almost 12 years. "It's not finalized yet," Schneider said, it would help them out the most," he said. "The houses wouldn't be for sale," Manson said the program needs more "but there are very serious negotiations for Schneider said, "and fraternities could Schneider said Harold Manson, special space and that Job Corps has been trying to Job Corps to have their own campus built." probably afford the leases." He said he assistant to the executive vice president, in- relocate for eight years. Housing He said he was not sure when Job Corps will didn't know the cost of the current leases. formed him Tuesday of the possible avail- make the decision on whether or not to "They already have a facility in the "The houses were originally built and ability of the houses. Manson is a member of move. Alum Rock area and they would like to have used by fraternities," he said. Job Corps' Board of Directors. possible on "There's a very good possibility that it one complete campus," Manson said.