Lines Drawn Over Lottery

Whistle Stompin' at blower the Civic Basketball team wins despite quiet whistle Greeks gather for competition SPORTSPAGE 4 PAGE 3 Volume 84, NO. 15 Serving the San Jose State University Corn m unity Since 1934 reht 11,11. 15, 1985 Fumes Lines drawn threaten South over lottery Campus Battle for control of funds By Chuck Carroll leges and grades K-12, but not to B Sam Gihino Daily staff writer CSU. Daily staff writer The governor, the Legislature "The people have spoken," Brett Leaking barrels at a San Jose and the California State University said. "The governor would favor cer- company caused a chemical spill Board of Trustees are drawing battle tain technical changes which would that threated to send a cloud of va- lines to determine who should control make it easier to implement, but pors over the area near Spartan the money CSU will get from the lot- would not favor dramatic changes to Stadium and the Spartan Village. tery. the structure and intent of Proposi- Fire department and chemical Gov. George Deukmejian would tion 37." specialists are still trying to deter- hand over the purse strings to the De- Deukmejian opposed Proposition mine what caused the chemical partment of Finance; the board of 37 when it was on the ballot. leak at the Lorentz Barrel and trustees wants to control the money The governor wants the money to and Drum Co. itself; legislators are drawing up be controlled by the Department of The spill occurred a block and a bills to get control, too. Finance, said campus CSSA rep- half south of the Spartan Village. The California State Students As- resentative, Mike Finley, who was at The Spartan Village, an off- sociation, which represents student the meeting. The trustees do not interests in the Legislature, campus housing project, and the said this agree with the governor's plan, Fin- stadium were not involved, said week it supports bills that allocate ley said, resulting in the governor the money directly to the trustees. Capt. Guy Newgren, information of- "arguing with his own appointees." ficer for the San Jose Fire Depart- Curtis Richards, CSSA legis- The governor's proposed budget ment. lative analyst, said the issue comes would allot money for buying com- "They were never threatened. down to whether the funds conser- puters, minority access programs The wind kept it away," Newgren vatively estimated to be about 813 and teacher education, Brett said, said. million this year would supple- but the hoard wants to be able to "There was no'involvement by ment or supplant existing state spend the money as it sees fit. the university at all," said Joanne funds. The estimate assumes the lot- CSSA and the trustees argue that Rife, public affairs assistant for tery will be generating revenues by the initiative intended the board of SJSU. "No one was hurt and thcre June. trustees to have control of the reve- was no property damage." Californians approved Proposi- nues, not the Legislature or the gov- The spill occurred at 8:47 tion 37 in the November election. Lot- ernor. Wednesday night in the company's tery opponents argued that the lan- "If the legislature were to control storage yard at 1515 S. Tenth St. A guage of the measure was not it, deals and trade-offs would under- crew from the IT Corp., of Marti- specific enough to assure that pro- mine our say in what happens to the ceeds would be an additional shot in money," Finley said. nez, was still cleaning up the area Patrick Fredrickson Daily staff photoum; yesterday afternoon. from the warehouse were sent to the arm. Instead they said an equiva- Richards said, "The governor's Newgren said the chemical the hospital as a precaution, New- lent amount of money would be cut proposal goes beyond his authority. may have been hydrochloric acid gren said. from the state's regular funding. Control belongs in the hands of the that mixed with chemicals already Ernie Lorentz, owner of the CSSA was one of the groups to oppose trustees." in the ground and could have been company, said he was awakened by the lottery on those grounds. Finley said that if the trustees activated by rain water. a call from the fire department tell- At a meeting of the trustees last win control of lottery revenues. CSSA He said the leak left a crusty ing him of the leak. week Deukmejian voted against "a would like to see an endowment fund white substance on the ground proposal to amend Proposition 37 to set up. He suggested one such mech- around the barrels and on the bar- Lorentz, said he was not sure allow the funds to go directly to the anism might be to put the revenues rels themselves. what had happened. board of trustees," said Kevin Brett, from the first year into the trust and "We still haven't indentified "We don't know what caused assistant press secretary to the gov- allocate the money the next year. In where it came from," Newgren it," he said. IT will analyze and re- ernor. The reason for the no vote was this way, the trustees would know the said. port to all the right agencies. because the proposition approved by amount of money available, instead He said the IT Corp. was doing voters called for lottery revenues to of relying on projected and fluctuat- He said that the spill had be given directly to community col- ing sales of lottery tickets. an analysis of the chemical as well caused quite a bit of media atten- as cleaning up the spill. tion. Newgren said the five-acre site Lorentz's company was re- had about 50,000 barrels stored on cently ranked II out of 46 compa- it. The company buys and sells re- nies listed in a report by the San conditioned barrels. He said he did Francisco Bay Regional Water A.S. president not know how many barrels were Quality Control Board. The compa- involved in the spill. nies were ranked in terms of their Kurt Kopp Special to the Daily The Orchard Supply Hardware threat to drinking water. warehouse, located behind the bar- upset over delay rel company was evacuated about Lorentz said he was upset by Members of San Jose's Hazardous Incident Team ( above midnight after a cloud of vapor, the ranking. He said that most of and top) clean up a chemical spill on Alma Street near Spar- By Nlariann Hansen "I don't think uc hi.oe to look to from the leak, moved toward it, he the water in the Santa Clara Valley tan Village and Spartan Stadium. Officials believed the Daily staff writer the whole student body," she said. said. was contaminated because of the chemical to be hydrochloric acid, which leaked from a bar- Associated Students President "I'm confident in Michael and Three of the security guards agriculture in the area. rel. Michael Schneider was upset with the Joanne's recommendation." A.S. Board of Directors Wednesday "Competancy is a minimum for when it didn't approve his recom- the position." said Jeff Coughlan, director of Student Services. "It goes Women's Gym to See rela led story, page 6 beyond the political consideration Old be torn down to sit on and we just need someone board for the rest of the semes- By Phil I.00mis "We can't get the funds for re- he said, "but we see this as en- was firs! built mendation for personnel director. the Daily staff writer storation, either from public funding trance to the campus mall." Chapter two started in the mid- But after a 10-minute recess the ter." A verdict has finally been or the private sector," Orbach said. If Fullerton supports the plan, 1970s, when it was condemned from board returned, moved to reconsider During the discussion. Thomas reached in the case of the burning He said the planning committee, demolition will probably begin at the student and activity use because it the recommendation and approved expressed his interest in the position. gym. composed of faculty and students, end of this semester, either in May or did not meet earthquake and fire Peter Weisskopf to the position. After the board failed the motion The mystery as to what will be has recommended to Fullerton that June, Orbach said. codes. From that time, up until last "1 didn't say anything to them for Weisskopf, Schneider told the ap- done with the old Women's Gym, de- the grounds be used as a small park It will cost an estimated $65,000 semester, it was used as a storage fa- during the recess," Schneider said. board that it was an important the commit- stroyed by fire last August, has been area, an extension of the current bar- to raze the building and to resurface cility for furniture and equipment, as "They did it themselves." pointment because "all solved by the Campus Planning Com- beque pits. what would then be the east face of well as a home for the Equal Oppor- Appointments must be approved tees are at a standstill. a bad way to work this mittee, which has decided that it "We're planning to demolish it the women's gym. The money would tunity Program office. by a two-thirds majority vote of the "This is out at a meeting instead of behind should be demolished. and do a landscaping project," Or- come from the minor capital outlay Chapter three was a one-day ex- entire board. The first vote failed by the scenes," he said.

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