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Cultured cinema Below par Dangerous nature Language week brings foreign nicks to SJSU Lady golfers take first at Sheehan Invitational Underground toxics pose earthquake hazards ! CURRENTSPAGE 3 I SPORTSPAGE 5 1 I CAMPUSPAGE 6 _ Volume,31E Jose State University Community 88, No. 24 Serving the San Since 1934 March 3. 1987 Fishy pond attracts job hunters Crowd balks Career office at school's set to sponsor Co-op job fair By Elisha Arnone Daily staff writer merger plan It was lunchtime in the Art Quad and Cecil the sea -sick sea monster was inn on the loose. Green tins 'OA ishing side to side, Departments to be combined she squirmed around the Student By Annie NI. Bell Union. "I'm here to scare people Daily staff writer over to our fishing pond." said the Afro-American Studies student, .tic :liming to prevent a change of status for monster, alias Barbara Brodsky, ca- ethnic studies departments to program, reer counselor. Students are taking the change and its resulting weaker representation The Career Planning and Place- within the university's administration very seriously . said Akahundu Amain. ment Center sponsored a fishing -for- s ISU student and organizer of a rally summer-jobs promotion for the Sum- list week to protest the change. mer and Co-op Job Fair that will be Students staged the "Save the '(The school) has more held March 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Afro-American Studies Department" tenured faculty than in the Student Union Ballroom. rally Thursday in the Student Union Students walking along the quad Amphitheatre. positions . we're in front of the Student Union were Amain, a member of the African hailed down by Colin the fisherman. Revolutionaries Party and the Afro- not (making) very Dressed in galoshes and baggy American Students Coalition, com- pants. Colin MacDougall, a theatre pared the departmental change it) the efficient use of our arts junior, yelled up and down the struggle against apartheid in South Af- walkway,Hear ye, hear ye. ladies funds.' and gentleman. Catch a fish and win rica."Although (the situation at Charles Burdick a prize." SJSU) may not he as openly racist and dean of the A small child's wading pool facist as are the conditions in South School of Social Sciences was filled with little magnetic fish. Africa," he said. "the iv, o ,ituditons Students grabbed a pole and went are like kissing cousins.' sociate professor in the Afro-American fishing. All I I departments and eight pro- Studies and II islory departments. "I'm an actor, hut today I'm grams within the School of Social Sci- The 0,11111111We decides which here to yell at people," Mac Dougall ences will be regrouped, said Charles classes vs ill he taught and which said. Burdick. dean of the School of Social courses get general education credit. Those who caught a fish with an Sciences. she said. "X" on the bottom won a prize. The university's administration ''There would have to he one de- Michael Trajo took aim and has already approved the change of partment chair who would theoreti- reeled in his fish. status, which will become effective cally know enough about all the pro- "You have just won $10 worth fall 1987. Burdick said. grams. vurriculum characteristics to of pharmaceutical supplies." said The Afro-American Studies lk- make a decision." Smallwood said. Lupe Zuniga, job developer. partment will be combined with the Steven Mahler, chairman of the "I don't know what I'm going four other ethnic studies departments Afro-American Studies department. to do with this certificate." Trajo and programs Asian American refused to comment on the upcoming said. "Maybe I'll buy something like Studies, Mexican-American Studies. changes in the School of Social Sci- aspirin. the Social Science Program and Wom- ences. Supervising fishing activities en's Studies - as the Social Sciences The chairmen of the I I depart- was a green-glittery mermaid. She Department. ments within the School of Social Sci- handed out fishing poles, staying The Afro-American Studies and ences agreed to the regrouping for two away from swimming for the day. Mexican-American Studies depart- reasons. Burdick said. The next prize was lunch at ments will become programs, but there Togo's Eatery. One student came will he no changes in curriculum. Bur- First, they decided joining the racing up. "I'll do anything for free dick said. smaller programs would enable the food," said Bob Spajic. a junior in All courses currently offered will School of Social Sciences to utilize its political science. continue to he ofkred, he said. people and funds better. Spajic caught his lunch. "Did I Ethnic studies courses will still Second, this greater ell ivtency id general education requirements would increase o impetin seness with win? All right, that was easy." Some of the prizes available for historyand government. Burdick other schools in the university were passes to Great America and said. "The School of Social Sciences miniature golfing and lunch at Blim- However, mider the new depart- has more tenured lac tilt than posi- pie's, the Metro Cafe and Domino's ment, the live ethnic studies programs tions." Burdick said "We're not able Pizza. will he represented by one chairman to make very el ficient use of our Career counselors handed out instead of live. Burdick said. funds." brochures for Wednesday's job fare, Nancy Nadel Daily staff photographei The change in status means the At Thursday 's rally .Amazu told where more than I(X) companies will individual programs and departments the mostly black audience of approxi- come to campus. offering summer Psychology senior Pat Campbell, with the fishing pole, pulls in a prize catch from the "Fishing for Sum- would no longer be represented on the mate I, 70 that the Afro-American jobs to SJS1 students. mer Jobs" pond assembled in the Art Quad while Business freshman Karen Brown waits her turn. Academic Senate's Curriculum Com- Stud )0partment Is the result of the mittee, said Maria Smallwood, an as- vi WOOL, page 6 Accounting students aid Store promoter may propose IOW it others with tax forms By Annie Belt icapped or elderly people and students to hold A.S. special election Daily staff writer prepare their tax forms. About 15 SJSU accounting stu- In 191(6 student volunteers helped dents are volunteering their time to By Judith ',aught regularly, presenting his research on about 200 people with their tax forms. help people prepare their tax forms. Daily staff writer estimated cost-analysis and a floor said Norma Brink. SJSU business pro- The free assistance in preparing If the Associated Students does plan of the proposal. fessor and VITA coordinator. state and federal income tax forms is not take action on Paul Morris' re- He said he is getting frustrated available to students and the general Every year people turn to the fed- cord store proposal, special election with the lack of action by the A.S. public Saturdays, 9 a.m. to I p.m., eral and state employees for help with procedures will he implemented, he on behalf of the record store. through April I I in the Business their tax forms. "We're really doing told the A.S. board of directors. "I am proposing what is obvi- Classrooms Room I. (the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board) Morris. an SJSU student, sat ously black -and-white (and) can't This is the second year SJSU ac- a service by helping people who might outside the Student Union last sem- fail," said Morris to the board. counting students are working with the turn to them and he turned away," sexier collecting approximately 1 .- "I hestitate to say this. hut Volunteer Income Tax Assistant pro Brink said. 10X) signatures for a petition to estab- there is a reality here. The students low-income. hand See TAX 1 page (i gram to help lish a record store on campus. are gathering together," he said. The shot-put area is an example of the weekly 'As I speak to them, they are He has attended overuse on South ('ampus. A.S. hoard of directors meetings See RECORDS, hack page Arts, crafts Correction South site The Spartan Daily Monday at Union fair UC campuses' record shops flopped incorrectly reported Mary Zim- used, abused merman was a finalist being By Judith Faught assistant to the manager of the Northridge Associated considered by the Athletics honor women Daily staff writer Students. "It lost money all three years it was in opera - unique to Board for the new combined By Flights Arnone The idea of a campus record store is not lion. have by community athletics director position Daily staff writer SJSU. At least three California public universities The store was located in the Northridge Student An unnamed Athletics "Women need to regain their had record stores on their campuses. Union from 1910i 101(013. By Divya Jhala Board member last week identi- power and use it constructively. It's The stores at the California State University at Gerrity said the business seemed to have a lot (it Daily staff writer fied Zimmerman and Vern important that we get together." said Northridge and the University of California at Davis are student interest when it was proposed. The use of South Campus as a Wagner, interim men's athletics Gail Lewis. craftswoman. no longer in business. The shop at the University of Cali- The main problem was that the store did not offer d park by the neighboring community is director, as finalists More than 30 women gathered in lomia at San Diego is still operating.

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