Spartan Daily Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 ../
VOLUME 64 NUMBER 30 THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1975 PHONE: 277-3181 'Downward spiral' charged to enrollment decline
By Doug Ernst is 18:1, several schools are substantially more Engineering, agreed with Sawrey's assessment of Because more than 54 faculty jobs will be crowded. the downward spiral. eliminated next year, fewer classes will be offered, The School of Social Sciences, for example, will "Without the cutbacks we would have held our classes will be larger and the quality of education jump from 21:1 this year to 23:1 next year because own or increased in enrollment," Roberts said. will decline, several SJSU schools deans have of faculty cutbacks, according to administrators. But, he added, the downward spiral has forced his predicted. Faculty allocations were determined last month school to cut back its course offerings. Reduced student enrollment, forcing, faculty by administrative deans, and were based on a "If enrollment drops, you're forced to cut back cutbacks in eight of SJSU's ten schools, will cause at projected full-time enrollment FTE) of 19,100. faculty, which will cut back on courses, which will least 200 classes to be dropped next year, ad- The School of Social Science has been forced to cut the number of full-time enrollments in the ministrators predict. cut about 20 faculty positions, or roughly 80 classes school," he said. University officials announced several weeks ago before next semester. William Gustafson, dean of Applied Sciences and that the enrollment drop will require the "We're in a perpetual downward spiral," James the Arts, agreed the faculty cuts mean an of more than 54 full-time faculty jobs. Sawrey, Social Sciences dean said, "and somehow elimination "inevitable downward spiral." This is beginning what some administrators are we have to break out of that. calling a "downward spiral" that is demoralizing "I would suggest," Sawrey said, "that the quality "We're going to have less faculty to deal with faculty. of education for next year would decline. student demands," Gustafson said. The "downward spiral" occurs because fewer "I would hope that any decline in quality would be "We may not have enough faculty to accomodate faculty positions necessitate cutbacks in course of a temporary nature," he said, but added, "I think as many students in 75-76, as we did this year," he offerings which in turn further reduce enrollment. we're going to have more cuts next year." added. While the overall university student-faculty ratio Dr. James Roberts, dean of the School of Continued on back page James Sawrey iotaBob Woodward Salaries of top administrators doubles top professors' pay
By Carla Marinueci at SJSU can receive in annual salary is "The people In the front line of The $42,000 salary figure is proposed Salaries earned by some campus $23,532. education are the teachers," Brown again for the 75-76 state budget. administrators, including President Gov. Jerry Brown whose menacing said at last week's board of trustees Any pay increases given to the John Bunzel, are more than double ax is poised above the educational meeting. university president must first be those received by the highest paid budget recently complained that Salaries for top administrators on recommended by the chancellor and assistant and associate professors at administrative salaries are too high in campus vary widely, but in most cases approved by the board of trustees. SJSU. the State University and College they are above the amounts that full, In 1973 Bunzel was one of four As the top official at SJSU, Bunzel system. associate and assistant professors and California University and College earns an annual salary of $42,336, ac- Brown, whose annual salary is lecturers can earn. presidents to be denied a merit pay cording to the state's 1975-76 Salaries $49,100, has openly questioned why Bunzel's annual salary, based on a 12- increase by the board of trustees. Gov. Brown He thinks administrators John Bunzel -He gets paid $42,336 to and Wages Supplement. campus administrators receive bigger month working year, has remained The combined annual salaries for two are getting paid too much money. serve as president of SJSU. In contrast, the most a full professor paychecks than professors. unchanged from the 73-74 fiscal year. SJSU vice presidents the academic and the executive is $70,488, according to the state Wage and Salary Sup- plement. Dr. Burton Brazil, SJSU executive vice-president, earns an annual salary to be of $33,564 since, according Student election complaints probed to the University Information Office, he is classified as vice president at Step four By Terry LaPorte Rothstein said. tices, they should be terminated," Bane most pure election practices. Student A.S. adviser Louie Barozzi said one of classification. SJSU student elections will be in- Bane told the Daily he "would not at said. body elections should be models to, all the trustees at the Board of Trustees This would mean that the remaining vestigated by a State Assembly sub- this time reveal the source" of the Bane was appointed March 21 by elective procedures and certainly meeting in Los Angeles last month was SJSU vice president Academic Vice committee in a statewide probe for complaint from SJSU. Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy to should have safeguards equal to public concerned about the "one-sided" yes President Hobert W. Burns earns the possible "deceptive procedures," "Just because we've received the chair the special subcommittee to in- elections." vote on the A.S. referendum. annual salary of $36,924. according to an assemblyman. complaint does not mean it is vestigate the elections. "Students should be assured of the Rothstein said the referendum could SJSU school deans, defined by the Several other public universities and justified," Bane said. Other complaints same integrity in voting procedures as be one area the subcommittee will look Information Office as Deans of in- colleges in California will also be in- Rothstein said it was her un- Rothstein said other complaints had the general voting 'public," Bane into. struction, can earn annual salaries vestigated. derstanding that the complaints come to Bane's attention about student stated. Barozzi said he had no idea if the ranging from $25,656431,188. "Numerous complaints have reached originated from student elections last elections at the University of California Corruption training ground SJSU complaint came from a student or The deans of educational services assembly members from all parts of year. at Berkeley, Chico State University, Bane said he was expressing the administrator. and summer session and the dean of the state which allege deceptive Bane said he has talked to several Long Beach State University and San concerns of student leaders and ad- The subcommittee may travel students also earn salaries within this election procedures and practices," past student body presidents in Diego State. ministrators "who fear that unfair throughout the state to visit univer- range. The maximum that a full Assemblyman Tom Bane, D-Van Nuys, California. The initial date of the hearings should elective procedures on the college sities, colleges and community professor at SJSU can earn is $23,532 said in a press release. Many had mentioned "careless be announced this week, Rothstein said. campus may serve as a training ground colleges. annually. Bane spokeswoman Marlene practices" in elections. Bane said in the news release that the for political corruption." The movement of the subcommittee Associate professors can take home Rothstein told the Spartan Daily "There has been enough of this to purpose of the investigation is to extend According to Bane, the subcommittee depends on the members' schedules up to $18,432 per year and the highest Tuesday that one complaint had come indicate to me the election process campaign and election reform fostered will define the problems and make and budget limitations, Rothstein said. pay level for assistant professors is from SJSU. should be looked into. by Proposition 9 to all elections. suggestions for correction, if needed, to Two other assemblymen will be $14,448. `It was not solicited by us," "If there have been corrupt prac- "Students must be exposed to the the legislature. selected to join Bane on the committee. The highest paid instructors at SJSU could receive $13,104 in annual salary. Referendum Unlike administrators who are employed on a year-round basis, faculty members are contracted to work only nine months annually. vote accepted Their yearly salaries, however, are divided into 12 monthly paychecks. There are five basic classifications in by trustees the faculty at SJSU: assistant, in- structor, assistant professor, associate professor and full professor. The Board of Trustees has accepted Faculty and staff members are hired the results of the statewide A.S. in at certain "steps", or pay scales, referendums that student fees be depending on their experience and the continued at present levels. The number of years they have worked in a trustees action came at its March 26 position. meeting. Each year, the faculty or staff The refererdums were held in ac- member is usually given a salary in- cordance with Assembly Bill 3116 which crease and promoted one "step" on the involves the funding of instructionally- pay scale. related activities (IRA). When the employe reaches the SJSU's referendum was held Feb. 24 highest step on the pay scale, "Step and 25. five," he or she remains at that level until promoted to Step one of the next The 17 campuses which held the rank. referendums all resulted in a vote for Approximately 26 SJSU positions, at the continuation of the present level of their highest possible pay level, can A.S. fees. earn more than the top full professor. Among those positions are associate The campus votes varied from a low Pat Yep directors of the library and institutional of 57 per cent 'yes' vote (Cal State, studies, medical officers, the university Dominguez Hills) to a high of a 94 per Up, up and.. away? purchasing agent and business cent 'yes' vote (SJSU and Cal State, manager, the public information officer Fresno). Park in Los Gatos. NOSE DIVE Kite-eating trees aren't the only enemy. Fickle Spring winds can be a problem too, as this girl learned last weekend at Lake Vasona and several staff deans. Continued on beck page S.U. fees will cost part-time students more By Mark Van Wyk be required to pay $10 per semester in fees for use of the S.C. Bunzel forwarded the request to the chancellor three weeks they are registered." Ten dollars per semester for S.U. fees is the maximum Part-time students will be required to pay $5 more per Students taking 7.9 units or less formerly paid only $5 per ago. amount allowed for any California State University and semester for use of the Student Union, according to a semester in S.U. fees. There are sixteen campuses within the State University Colleges (CSUC) campus. spokesman for the chancellor's office. Citing inflation, declining enrollment, and other financial and College system with student unions, and only four of Chancellor Glenn Dtunke will issue an executive order woes, S.U. Director Ron Barrett told the S.U. Board of them, including SJSU, have a sliding fee scale for part-time This may soon be changed, however, because Barrett and implementing the fee hike "within two weeks," the Governors (SUBG) last November that the future of the students. the SUBG made another recommendation to Bunzel last spokesman said recently. union was "not bright." month that the maximum allowable S.U. fee be raised to $20 The fee hike, according to SJSU's union director, will raise This prompted the SUBG to request SJSU President John Barrett said he believes it's only fair that all students pay per semester. $40,000 to $50,000 in S.U. revenues. Bunzel to approve the part-time student fee hike and forward the same amount in S.U. fees because "the services are an additional Continued on back page All students, regardless of number of units taken, will now his recommendation to the chancellor. available to all, regardless of the number of units for which Page 2, April 3, 1975 Spartan Daily opinion A.S. Council should stop feuding, begin to compromise on budget
By Terry LaPorte in attacking the task of creating a Student government at SJSU heads budget. into its most crucial period of the 1974- comment With this kind of voting becoming 75 year with a badly-split AS. council more common with key issues, the 14 and an executive branch that is votes needed for the passage of a powerless to do anything about it. refusal to fund more money for Chicano budget looks increasingly difficult to The next two months will see the programs from April 1 to April 4. attain. annual struggle over the drawing of the Hands immediately shot up froni the Another dividing factor is the up- budget for next year. USP to probe the Seinana C'hicana coming A.S. elections. The problems in the always-difficult representatives on their request. Several members have said they will task of deciding priorities for a half The 8-10 no vote on the recon- run for reelection, and fight for the 20- million dollar budget are compounded sideration request was a good example member council slate will be bitterly because of the increasing bitterness of the split in council. contested. council members are exhibiting The USP voted no as a block, joined Problems left over from the election towards each other. by independent members Gamin campaign would make the budget Officials in AS. are saying privately Gammon and John Hart. hassles that much more difficult. that council will not be able to muster The yes vote was a straight block of And if this council can not com- the required two-thirds vote to approve TWC and Progressives, with the ad- promise on a budget by the end of this a budget. dition of independent member John fiscal year, many AS. sponsored This would leave the task to the 1975- Banks. groups could be hurt. 76 council, which begins its term July 1. After the Semana Chicana vote, TWC As one example, the trouble-plagued Already, the lines are being drawn in member Jessie Garcia walked out of Program Commission could not assign the current council over what types of the meeting. performing contracts without knowing programs should receive priority in "You guys don't have the mentality how much money it will be working funding. to do anything," Garcia shouted, with. As the April 15-16 election draws referring to the USP members sitting There is virtually nothing that A.S. closer, council members have begun to across the room. President John Rico or other members reassume their roles as party mem- Garcia, furious at the negative vote, of the executive branch can do. The letters bers. then hurled an obscene phrase at council decides budget questions on its This council is composed of members council member Art Bertelero before OWD. of the University Students Party storming from the council chambers. Hopefully, council can avoid these (USP), the Third World Coalition Obviously, incidents such as this do problems by ending the political feuds (TWC), the Progressive Party, and not lend themselves to a unified effort and compromise on a fair budget. three independent council members. Daily Any observer to council meetings will Reader's defense of Spartan see a decided division of members. On the right side of the council Is the whole story chamber sit the USP members, generally supporting athletics, en- exercise in 'circular reasoning' tertainment programs, and the Rico administration. in Vietnam known? On the lefts coalition of the TWC and news items" in order to cover the Much of the news covered by the Editor: Progressives reside. This group en- to the letter written by Modesto march, citing that there are Spartan Daily is already familiar to By Phil Trounstine In response dorses cultural events and forums. Blanchard which appeared in the other events that need coverage. many of us, so what? The Daily may The imminent collapse of the Thieu Ken The March 19 meeting was a good Daily on March 18. It seems that Mr. Blanchard wants to have a different perspective on those regime in South Vietnam is a welcome comment ) Spartan example of the split on council as it I would like to ask Mr. Ken Blanchard dictate what should or should not be news items and allows for their event to those of us who have long pertains to funding priorities. many members must an on- covered in the Spartan Daily. Mr. reporters to gain experience covering fought against U.S. involvement in current battle areas have learned only how As the Society for the Advancement campus group have to warrant Blanchard went as far as to imply that major news events. Indochina. too well to take their chances on the of Management came forward asking coverage by the Spartan Daily? I would the Spartan Daily does not cover events Your comment that this group is not But some of us have been puzzled in road rather than die under the bombs." for $450, a chorus of questions from the also like to know if Mr. Blanchard is already covered by other news media. treated as badly as they think goes recent weeks about the massive exodus No doubt there are more reasons to TWC and Progressive members were aware of how many groups have been What Mr. Blanchard needs is to conduct unsubstantiated and is therefore an of refugees from many of the falling explain the refugee surge into southern heard as the USP members remained covered by the Spartan Daily whose a comparative analysis of other news invalid conclusion. provinces. cities. Thieu's regime has reportedly mute. membership is numbered less than 25? media with the Spartan Daily. Furthermore your final comment, Why, we ask, are so many thousands distributed propaganda designed to Then, Semana Chicana represen- Mr. Blanchard engages in a fallacy While arguing that "there events that "Don't expect everyone to come to your fleeing in the face of liberation by the strike fear into the hearts of the Viet- tatives stepped forward to ask the of logic known as circular reasoning need coverage" you become feet and give you the world on a tray" is National Liberation Front and the namese living in contested areas. council for reconsideration of its when he stated that the Spartan Daily paradoxical in your ensuing statement an undeserved comment to this or any Provisional Revolutionary Govern- The news reports have made it sound would have to "drop other articles and in admitting that "you have a right for other group. It's also a fallacious ment? as if the Vietnamese people are afraid coverage," (meaning the Farm- statement on your part and smacks of Could it be we don't know something? mainly of the advancing liberation workers' Support Committee). prejudice. Civilization Are the people running from impending forces. Your entire article slashing the Surely, Mr. Blanchard, as a senior in communism or is there something else But seldom, if ever, are the Viet- Daily misquotes Farmworkers' Support Committee is biology you can reason better than you that explains the exodus? namese peasants and workers asked full of assumptions, hasty have. A letter in the Palo Alto Times, from why they are fleeing: generalizations and smacks of Victor Garza crap game Margaret Stein of Palo Alto, provides Perhaps one reason for this is prejudice on your part. Senior, Political Science some insights many of us have not revealed by another assertion of council conflict understood. Stein's. "During the recent fighting, as in the "When the head of the French news Editor: a bad shot past, capture of territory by the PRG agency in Vietnam reported a fee A certain Spartan Daily reporter inevitably brings saturation bombing weeks ago that Vietnamese Mon- Women's Week worker Mark Sussman should work a bit harder at getting his By by the South Vietnamese. tagnards were supporting the PRG iii facts straight when "quoting" people. After much careful study and endless "When the provincial capital of Ban the battle for contested provinces, he At the March 19 A.S. Council meeting analysis, it has finally been determined Me Thout fell two weeks ago, Thieu's was shot to death by the Saigon police," I challenged the purpose behind YSA's replies to negative letter how civilization was first formed. air force came back to bomb the town Stein said in her letter. political outlook. and surrounding villages into rubble, She warned that news reports from The article first has me asking John Editor: be from the very department who co- killing hundreds of civilians. Vietnam, written under the protection Hummer if the YSA believed in the I wish to comment on Tobie Spears' sponsored Angela Davis' very suc- ( comment ) "Last Monday (April 21), AP of the Saigon government, should be overthrow of the U.S. government. That letter concerning Women's Week. My cessful appearance. The 1,500 students correspondent Dennis Gray reported viewed with suspicion. question was asked by someone in the main concern is not for the obviously who came to see her obviously felt she Once upon a time seven people were that South Vietnamese bombers were It may be months before we get a true audience. misinformed and confused writer of was an appropriate speaker. I'm sorry standing around the local stump wiping out villages and hamlets near picture of the events that are taking The article makes it appear as if I this letter, but rather that the Daily you felt that this letter merited such a shooting craps. Suddenly a bolt of the Cambodian border after the PRG place now in Vietnam as it has when was raising some irrelevant slander to chose to run it with such a negative and headline. I am also sorry you felt it lightening burst from the sky and split had captured them." other revolutions were in the midst of "unlegititnize" the YSA. inaccurate headline. necessary to run it when it was ob- the stump in two. A voice followed soon Stein concluded, "The people in the victory. The Revolutionary Student Brigade According to AS. President Rico's viously going to be over a week before a thereafter. itself sees the goal of the people's united congradulatory letter to our committee rebuttal arguement could be run. "I command you to rnulitiply and form cities," the voice said. front against imperialist exploitation ( which you did not run although you The committee is very proud to have They immediately pulled out their Spraying our underarms and oppression as the overthrow of the received a copy) as well as letters from filled the various activities we planned hand calculators and ruling class and its state apparatus. Student Activities, student services and with so many hundreds of interested "No, you dummies. I mean have a lot It is an injustice to me to make it inumerable students, faculty and and grateful students. It's a pity that of children, then build buildings, plant appear that I was "red-baiting" and participants, this year's Women's Week letters such as the one by Ms. or Mr. plants, and make Centers for the can cause sticky situation trying to make out "overthrowing the was one of the best organized and most Spears may lead one to believe that Performing Arts, (the last time I used government" as an evil thing. efficiently run activities to take place Women's Week was other than the huge Community Center and they really By Chris Smith On the contrary, the sooner the on campus. success that it was. American people rid themselves of All events were planned for over nine screwed it up and, in general, start Psssssss.st. By the way, this individual (Spears sounding battle cry. ( comment -) these bloodsucking leeches to use months by a volunteer committee of utilizing those unearned resources." Pretty odd accurate rhetoric), the sooner we can student. Ms. or Mr. Spears would have is as welcome as any other student to "Far out," they answered in unison, But each day millions of tiny tin with it until people start keeling 9 ,er in move on to meeting people's needs and been welcomed on the conunittee. We take part in the planning of this annual and put away their calculators. "But soldiers shriek it as they remove their 1976 will the streets. building a better society. made many public appeals for A.S. activity. Planning for what's an unearned resource?" plastic helmets and spit tons of poison washing If people would stop using them, the Glenn Zappulla assistance but she-he obviously had begin this very month. The voice rubbed its chin thought- mist into ovens, underarms, pans, producers would stop making them. Graduate Student, Psychology other more pressing concerns. Marilyn Fleener fully. machines, bathtubs, frying -o. Unfortunatley, for most people it's to I find it odd that this student claims to Senior, Social Science "Well, that's like using Alaskan oil, closets and bowls of Jell which took millions of years to form, to Why can they get away with it? easy to say, "Just use one little spurt fuel cars for ten years, or using rivers Because they're convenient. under each arm every morning, and no in Northern California to water deserts It's been so long since we've had to one will know the difference." Sparta.. 1111. i ly in Southern California." brush, roll, pour, sprinkle or scoop It would make a difference, though, if anything we may have forgotten what the idea that we can live without se,,,.., the San Is. ',late University "That doesn't seem to make much ConanunIty Since 1934 sense," one of the seven said. it's like to do anything but spray. aerosols would catch on. "No, but you sure can make a lot of It is becoming common knowledge Try to do without spray cans for awhile. We EDITORIAL money on it," the voice cracked in the that the Freon in aerosol cans is might all benefit by Ed, or Phil Trounstin best style of Groucho Marx. destroying the earth's radiation shield. brushing up on roll-ons. News Editor Robin Budrow Assignment Editor Joel KOnopken "Hey, I bet you could sell that If the production and use of aerosols Opinion Page Edits, TOM Le* Alaskan oil to the Japanese and make a continues to increase at the present Layout Editor Wife Leekow Copy Editor Tomei/ellen whole bunch more money on it." level, by the end of the century skin Arts Editor Terry Britton "That's pretty good thinking there, cancer could be striking millions of Write us Sports Editor Stayilt Lopez Staff son, especially considering the people and killing hundreds of The Sparian Deily Bob Age*, Donna Awl's*. Don Per encourages your comments Best teach, John Bodle, Mike Clean, CherY thousands of others each year. read letters art short Japanese haven't even been invented words) and (230 Downey, M.ry Edwards. Doug Ernst, Ross to the Mint So, if science thinks spray.cans are so Letters may be submitted Farrow. Kit Frederic. Mike Garcia, Oar yet." at the Daily office (X JOU between Gasser. Armand Infuse. Trifle HINT, dangerous, why doesn't the govern- 9 m and 3 P "But what happens when we've used Monday through Mar t Kam. Don Ketterlinst, Stove Friday or by mail the resources?" ment put a ban on them? Ca. y reserves Koons' Lynne Laleuneatio, Terry Import*. up all our unearned the riot to edit for length, style, Rey Manley Jeff Mopes, Ca,'- NlisrinucC The reason is that the production of or libel Zap. Another bolt of lightening. All letters Potter McNabb, Karen Minkel, Corson must include author's $3 billion a year signature, Mouser. Nick Plascb. Larry R3cks. Chris "Seven might be a good number for aerosol products is a minor. addresf. and number phone Smith, Mrak Stafhwini, Mike Switzer, Send, \ .11 t 0'd had . 111bricall tad. 550 55 "tokl hc much braver ohms this .. r craps, but it's a helluva number to start industry in this country, and the Taylor. Mark yen Wyk. Don Weber. Dan Williams a civilization with." government isn't about to get tough