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Runnin' Rebels run wild Weekend off Men's and women's basketball lose to UNLV . 4.14..\,.. Arneze Washington takes a short break Pages 5 and 6 1' I from his duties in the Persian Gulf. ' 40 smr4r.7,1 pf See Below SPARTAN DAILY Vol. 96, No. 4 Published Since 1934 Monday, February 4,1991 SJSU community speaks, shows colors about war By Colleen McCoy senior, is also concerned about the quiet on neck, has a boyfriend with the marines in Special to the Daily 'It's important that we campus surrounding the war. Kuwait "I'm very much against the war In a small, crowded office in the politi- show we care about (the "None of the younger people I know because it's madness. But I don't want to cal science department, a yellow ribbon have said much about the war at all. So I protest. I think that's not showing support lies taped to a computer, half hidden and troops) now.' wonder if maybe it's not seeping in," Pol- to the troops at all." slightly crushed by a stack of books. lard said. "Maybe they just think it will Some students had no mixed feelings. Two small American flags, left over Linda Chronicle, blow over." Natasha Powers, a sociology sophomore, from a presidential campaign visit several department secretary Melinda Newfamier, a freshman trans- wears a white sweatshirt with an Ameri- years ago by democratic candidate fer student from the University of Califor- can flag across the front and has three Michael Dukakis, sit in a potted plant on ribbons and American flags, a tour of the nia at Santa Cruz, thinks the students are identical ones at home. "I fully support the window sill. campus showed few visual symbols or ignoring the war. "I ignore it because it Bush and the troops over there. We can't Department secretary Linda Chromik expressions of the war in the Gulf. depresses me and I don't want to deal with let people like Hussein just unleash what- decorated her office with the ribbon and Chromik feels there will be more dis- it. It's scary that there could be a draft and ever he wants to," she said. flags to show support for the troops. "I plays as the public finds out more. "Right people don't want to think about it." Marj Sheldon, a member of Chi Alpha did it because I want all our people home now it's so antiseptic. We're not seeing Other students said they had ambivalent Ministry's Radical Reality, echoed those and safe. It's important that we show we people dying just birds. It's as if no feelings about this war. Sharai Oliver- sentiments. "I'd say that a lot of people on Jeanette Gidtsman Daily stall photographer care about them now," she said. people were -old sophomore with a campus support the war. Even if they're associated with the war." Andres. a 19-year SJSU Jr., Dan Felizzatto wears his U.S. But other than a smattering of yellow Stacey Pollard, a 29-year-old fine arts large peace sign on a chain around her See COLORS, page 4 flag sweat shirt in support of the war. Program shoots at cutting losses Presidential UPD takes aim war powers at bike thieves By Chris Lillie Daily staff writer Bicycle thieves beware and bicy- cle'owners be aware is the message debated of a University Police program Lillie Affiliation for Environmental sweeping campus. By Chris Daily staff writer Respect, said reliance on oil is Operation Dragnet, begun last The United States is emerg- the primary reason for U.S. Monday by Detective Bryan Gar- ing as the world's dominant involvement in the gulf war. rett and his bicycle theft suppres- military force, history professor "When Saddam Hussein sion team, is aiming for a 50 per- David Eakins told a capacity invaded Kuwait, he threatened cent reduction in the number of crowd in Morris Dailey Audi- bike thefts at SJSU, Garrett said. the continued stability of this torium, but its reins are in the resource which is thicker Last semester 93 bicycles worth hands of one person. approximately $30,000 were stolen than blood," Wikle said. "We The result is U.S. involve- have chosen to declare war from campus racks, according to ment in foreign conflicts such because we have chosen to UPD. These thefts led to Garrett's as the gulf war when a vast continue to choke the life out assignment of investigating the number of Americans would of our people." problem. prefer otherwise. Eakins said. The Amencan Lung Associ- "I couldn't believe the stagger- Eakins and seven other ation estimates that the United ing statistics." Garrett said. speakers addressed gulf war States spends $40 billion annu- After discovering that 89 of the topics ranging from the presi- ally on health care to combat stolen bikes were secured with dent's broadening powers to the effects of automobile pollu- chain or cable locks, Garrett the war's environmental conse- tion. Wikle said. designed a program geared more quences at a decidedly anti -war Wikle also spoke of environ- toward theft prevention than thief forum Wednesday. mental damage to the gulf apprehension. "This war is only the latest region, saying Iraq's massive "In order to curb the problem example of a war that was oil spill will take 2(X) years to I'm going to spend 90 percent of decided by our president, not flush from the gulf and that the my time on the preventive side and Hilary Schalit - Daily stall photographer by us," said Eakins, a member U.S. military is burning its 10 percent on the enforcement of Faculty for Social Responsi- cadet Scott Kim a senior bike racks looking for daily output of 300 million gal- side," he said. "I have a funny feel- Operating undercover, would be thieves. Kim is bility, which organized the administration of justice major watches over the part or the 'Bicycle theft suppression Team.' lons of sewage. ing that just with the prevention open forum. "Three hundred million gal- side we'll reduce the problem by With Soviet influence and lons a day." she emphasized. 50 percent." tages of U -locks over cable and racks by Monday," he said. semester)." he said. military might declining, the "I wouldn't want to be an ani- Garrett's chief strategy is to chain locks, he said. "They'll be close enough that The decoys will target various United States has become the mal right now." inform bike owners of the advan- "We'll have tents out by the bike (UPD officials) can talk to the bike racks. Garrett added. world's only clear-cut super- Between the forum speech- owners and tell them, 'Hey. did you "We're actually putting some power, he said. es, several SJSU students lined know a U-lock is better?'" new bikes on the racks and only "Our military expenditures up to offer their opinions from Owners will also he able to register locking them with cables or have created a terribly weak- aisle microphones. their bikes at the tents. Garreu said. chains," he said. "We're setting ened economy and the world's Media coverage of the war Another tactic calls for the distri- them up. We're playing their most powerful war machine," was one topic discussed. Inter- bution of new bicycle theft preven- game." he said. "The president can national business senior Dave tion pamphlets, shorter than those Garrett is certain who the cul- use this machine without being Pratt criticized the Spartan Daily currently available through UPD, phis are, he said. checked by foreign powers or for its Jan. 28 editorial cartoon Garrett said. "I know who it is. It's area kids by representative govern- depicting Israel as a wild dog "It's just too long," he said of the who are ripping them off and sell- ment" restrained by Bush's leash. old Department of Justice pam- ing them at the flea market." This practice has evolved "The Spartan Daily deems it phlet. "Mine is more basically, To afford Operation Dragnet since the end of World War II, appropriate to put that label on 'Did you know .. ?' " UPD is having to rely heavily on when it was decided that the Israel,- Pratt said. -That really Garrett is also trying to make U- unpaid cadets. Garrett said. U.S. economy should be stimu- bugs mc. locks more readily available to "Unfortunately, due to budget lated externally, by involvement SJSU bicycle owners, having con- cuts there's no money for the pro- in foreign affairs, rather than "I see Israel as a country tacted local bike shop Bicycle ject. so I'm using our cadets," he internally, Eakins said. with incredible restraint that Express and the Spartan can suffer bombing without Bookstore said. "We're making ends meet." "The important point about selling them. is that retaliating," he said. Incentives for cadets to perform it was not Congress that made As for his apprehension strategy, well include weekend Other students told of how use of a this decision," he said. "It was a map and decoys will be instru- Lake Tahoe the war is affecting them. cabin for whoever a decision made in the execu- Hilary Schalit Daily stall photographe mental. Garret said. makes the most arrests. Garrett tive branch, "I remember being a little "I have a pin map by the president lockectwith cables or chains are the number of last said. and his kid and watching the (prisoners Mountain bicycles semester's bike thefts, advisers." USU.