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forum Women aren't Win or lose, Sunny skies. the only victims ass Spartan fans Highs in the 70s of spousal know how to to low 80s. abuse. ( party. See page 2... opinion See page 6... SPARTAN DAILY %ohmic 103, \ her 35 Published for San Jose Stale 1.4iiversily since 1934 Monday. October 25, 19111 GOP candidates to visit campus Homecoming pair Huffington's arrival anticipated but still unconfirmed serve community By Kevin Valine Spartan Daily Staff Wnter theater at 1:30 p.m., but no one of the groups sponsoring Michael's not here (SJSU), he one can confirm whether he'll Huffington's appearance. has a surrogate (his father, Roy African -American couple a first To speak or not to speak? appear. "All I know is that we have Buffington) who will speak on By Lana M. Jang That is the question no one "Hopefully, Michael Huffing. Buffington in the area," said his behalf." Spartan Daily Stall Writer SJSU football game against the can answer. ton will be here. But if not, Frank Jewett, another sponsor "It's quite common for candi- University of Nevada, Reno. Michael Buffington, republi- then his father will speak," said and local republican candidate dates to have surrogates For the first time in more The nominees and the 1993 can candidate for U.S. Senate, Mark Stromberg of the San for state assembly. (speak for them)," Jewett said. than 20 years, both the 1994 King and Queen rode onto the is scheduled to speak today Jose State University chapter "But there may be a change "Hillary Clinton speaks on Homecoming Queen and King at field in 1995 Ford Mustangs and at the Student Union Amphi- of the College Republicans, in scheduling," he said. "If San Jose State University are made their way through the See Buffington, page 8 Al ri can- A merican. band and announced the new Nicole Padellan and Dwayne king and queen. A. Hearn, SJSU's new queen and The whole court was excited king, were excited that the to be in front of the crowd and Studying Foreign objects Homecoming Court showed stu- their sponsoring organizations. dents from various organiza- "I loved being in the lime- tions or campus departments light," Padellan said. who were recognized for their "I saw a lot of African- abroad work in the SJSU community. American children out there The pair were announced Saturday during halftime at the See Court, page 6 in England Students, professors 110 Chicano students ready for visit to Bath By Tim Schwalbach work with youth Spartan Daily Staff Writer Picture if you will, living and By Cindy Trotter who are already going to con- sir Spartan Daily Staff Writer learning where such literary tinuation school. They have greats as Charles Dickens and MECHA (the Chicano student made the decision to graduate Jane Austen once resided. Then movement of Aztlan) has done and get their G.E.D. or their you find yourself walking on more than teach about its high school diploma. stone-paved streets past 18th-cen- Chicano heritage. "We try to target those stu- tury linear architecture and "We have tutoring on differ- dents (headed for youth Roman baths. ent levels and we have group authority, prison or the Marine For San Jose State University studies for members of MECHA Corps) to bring them back into political science major Edith as an organization," Treasurer the circle and ask them to think Ramirez, this picture will become Benjamin Torres said. "In the about being serious about reality in Spring 1995 when she past traditionally what we've going to college," Torres said. becomes part of the semester done is located avenues in the "We try to bring those students abroad program in Bath, England. community with after school here to San Jose State. We "I'm so excited. I'd like to know study sessions or community match them up with SJSU stu- more about another culture, centers themselves." dents and then take them to country and history," Ramirez In the past, MECHA has tradi- said. "I've never been away from tionally volunteered with kids See MECHA, page 4 my house." Every spring semester since 1988, students have earned up to 15 units of upper division credit, SJSU alumnus, columnist including nine units of upper divi- sion general education while being taught by SJSU's own facul- returns to promote book ty professors. By Makonnen Gebrelnwot The program and package fea- Spartan Daily Staff Writer "Back then there were no tures some of the following: round computers we only used trip airfare, room and board while Steve Lopez, a columnist with manual typewriters." he said. living with a British family, and the Philadelphia Inquirer and "That was the best time of field study trips to such cities like 1975 journalism graduate of San my life because I wanted to do London and York. Jose State University, made a this." The cost for prospective stop at SJSU on Friday to pro- Lopez spoke to students in a Bathonians is $4,520, which does- mote his newly released book, mass communications 106 class n't include SJSU fees and spend- "Third and Indiana." and the Spartan Daily staff ing money. Depending on one's The visit, sponsored by the about his journalism career , own lifestyle and travel plans, a Society of Professional Journ- which took him from the rough estimate will total $7,000 alists and the SJSU Center for Woodland Daily Democrat to per student, according to Lou Literary Arts, provided Lopez the the Oakland Tribune, before Lewandowski, campus coordina- FRANK CAYA SPARTAN DALY opportunity to revisit the Spartan landing a job as a columnist at News. tor and English professor. Denise Preston, a British citizen who has been five months, took a break to Juggle near the Daily where he worked as a the San Jose Mercury "Financial aid can be applied to traveling through the United States for the last Fountain on Sunday afternoon sports reporter 20 years ago. See Columnist, page 12 the Bath program," Lewandowski said. "If you already get financial aid, it can be increased because of the cost of the program is more than going to San Jose State." Head injury survivors Along with Lewandowski, two other professors will teach in Bath; history and humanities assisted by 5K walk Professor Jack Bernhardt and Bill By Makonnen Gebrehiwot Spartan Daily Stall Writer the event generated $3,126 See Bath, page 12 and $2,000 was raised from The second-annual 5K Walk corporate sponsors. The foun- & Roll-A-Than event, which dation netted $2,738 from last Campus poll took place at San Jose State year's fund-raiser. University's Bud Winter Field Stimpson said with the results tallied Saturday, raised $5,126 for the absence of a government Spartan Daily Stall Report California Head Injury agency responsible for manag- Foundation. ing and providing long-term political poll on how San A the state Jose State University stu- The money raised will be care for victims, dents plan to vote in the used to address the needs and foundation has assumed the upcoming election will be concerns of traumatic brain advocacy role in California to announced in tomorrow's edi- injury survivors. increase public and profes- tion of the Spartan Daily. Terry Stimpson, co-chairper- sional awareness and knowl- Students were asked how son of the Santa Clara brain edge regarding the conse- they would vote on Propo- FRANK T AVA NIAR IAN DAR injury task force, which coor- quences of traumatic brain sitions 187 and 184, as well as Johnson, in dinated the fund-raiser, said Virginia Burnett, left, and Roxanne walk support of the California Head Injury whom they would pick to be See Fund-raiser, page 4 both head-injury survivors from Santa Cruz, Foundation during the 5K Walk & Roll-A-mon. governor and senator. 2 Monday, October 24, 1994 OPINION San Jose State University SPARTAN DAILY Hayes 'd and Confused Battered spouses p Heather Hayes aren't just women orum..f Over the past few years, we have been bom- About 1.8 million women suffer from one or barded with stories of men abusing women. Some more assaults from a husband or boyfriend annu- are horrid women were killed or beaten sense- ally, while 2 million men are assaulted by a wife or less. girlfriend each year, according to a 1985 study on I feel bad for these women., they are hapless family violence published in the Journal of victims of unprovoked abuse. But there are other Marriage and the Family. women who are absent from media coverage I Violence termed "severe" was perpetrated by just want to toss them a quarter and tell them to 54 percent of women, according to the same call someone that cares. study. When you hear the term "spousal abuse," what Female abuse isn't limited to grown women, probably comes to mind is a man slapping around either. In 1986, the Journal of the National his wife or girlfriend for no reason whatsoever. Association of Social Workers found that among But women, believe it or not, are just as capable teen-agers to date, girls were more frequently vio- AAAacvas of smacking a man and beating him senseless. lent than boys. 01944 The Wog? MEW No one deserves to be hit, but if women go The Children's Rights Coalition found that JitazEY around slapping and punching men, they can't mothers abuse their children almost twice as "Take me to Stockholm for the Nobel Pe:Ace Prize ceremony..." complain if they are hit back.