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Serving the San Jose State University Community Since Volume 84, No. 64 1934 Thursday, May 9, 1985 Tower rally Protesters Protesters continue to seek Fullerton's response break up By John Ramos not publicly condemning, with a let- pus dressed what he termed "inconsis- Daily staff writer ter, the $7.8 billion U.S. corpora- "Minority and women's organi- tencies" in the Reagan About 150 people gathered in tions investments in South Africa. zations received no funding at all administration's dealing with front of Tower Hall to hear speak- Kirmsse said. Fullerton's failure to from the Associated Student apartheid. ers address issues of divestment by make a public statement that com- funds," Boyd said. "Why does President Reagan meeting SJSU faculty of Public plied with the demands of the Man- SJSU curriculum does not lend Employee A.S. make sanctions against Nicaragua. Retirement System funds and to dela Coalition was the reason for itself to teaching students racism while refusing to take action continue demanding that SJSU the occupation, she said. and therefore apartheid, she said. against the racist policies in South President Gail Fullerton write a let- Kirmsse also entertained the Jack Kurzweil, electrical engi- Africa?" Montemayor asked. ter publicly condemning U.S. cor- crowd with some protest songs in- neering professor, talked about fac- Directors called 'racist' He led the crowd porations' investments in South Af- cluding a song written by the four ulty support of protesting students. in two chants; "Freedom rica. arrested protesters called, "Protest "This ( faculty support) is a First Then Peace Will By Aaron Crowe and speak to the board and said the bud- Lisa Kirmsse, who was one of Blues." part of an ongoing effort in the last Last" and "Boycott South Africa Mariann Hansen get was a "reaction to being beat" in not Nicaragua." Each chant was the four protesters arrested by Uni- The turnout at the rally by fac- decade or more to address political About 25 students went before the the A.S. elections. She said there was repeated about five times. versity Police last Saturday for ulty in support of the Mandela Co- issues including Latin America, nu- Associated Students Board of Direc- racism in the budget because some "causing a disturbance on cam- alition was impressive, Kirmsse clear power and apartheid," Kurz- "We're looking at a resurgence tors in public forum yesterday af- minority groups at SJSU were not al- pus," spoke and sang, stating the said. She estimated the count of fac- weil said. This fall, faculty will con- of the student movement," Monte- ternoon and called board members located money. reason for the occupation of Ful- ulty to be at least 50. tinue to form strategy that will mayor said, commenting on the sig- "sexist" and "racist" for the 1985-86 She complained about the lerton's office by the protesters to Lecturer Jane Boyd, Women's eventually make an issue of divest- nificance of the rally. "Student and budget they passed two weeks ago. board's "racism," stating that onlookers. Studies, spoke to the crowd about ment, he said. faculty will consolidate over the The meeting was adjourned for Schneider called opponents in last She said they chose to occupy the Associated Student Board's re- Juan Diego Montemayor, San summer and research the issues 20 minutes while university police year's election "bean dip" and the offices to make public the "cow- fusal to award funding to women Jose City College student and mem- and continue to seek changes in mediated between the group and the "gay." ardice" that Fullerton showed by and minority orgainiat ions im cam - ber of the Mandela Coalition, ad- South Africa." board. A.S. Vice President Jeff Houston An hour and one-half after the asked Hester not to direct her com- group left, A.S. President Michael ments to any individuals, but to the Schneider announced that SJSU entire board. President Gail Fullerton came to his "Karen, shut up." Houston said. office and signed the budget yester- "We can make this a closed session. day. Fullerton verbally assured We're not listening to you right now." Schneider that the budget was irre- "Do we all agree there's racism versible, he said. here?" she asked the gallery. Some of the students com- "Yes," responded the students plaining about the budget are mem- with Hester. They began to applaud bers of the self-named Mandela Co- and shout. alition. which is protesting the "This is not going into the re- apartheid system in South Africa. In cords," Houston said. his report, Schneider said he is re- Student Steve Rudnick started questing the A.S. Judiciary investi- the crowd chanting, "YESS party's gate the coalition's activities on cam- got to go." The Your Effective Stu- pus. dent Support party is currently the Karen Hester, coordinator of the majority on the board. Women's Center, was the first to continued on page? REC aquatics center may open two years early
By Aaron Crowe pool early would not cause a delay in Daily staff writer construction of the Rec Center, he The aquatics center for the Rec- said. The pool is to be built along San reation and Events Center could be Carlos and Eighth streets. open by summer 1986, two years be- The aquatics center is estimated fore the scheduled opening of the Rec to cost $1 million. The California Center, if the money for the pool is re- State University Chancellor's office leased by the chancellor's office. in Long Beach is holding $1.75 million The Student Union Board of Di- that has been collected for the Rec rectors voted 14-0 Tuesday to send Center, Coughlan said. That money two plans to SJSU President Gail Ful- could either be used to build the pool lerton for approval. Both plans call ahead of schedule or to back up the for the pool to be built before the sale of the bonds for the project. Julia Tranchina Daily staff photograpt,..r events center but not if it will delay Construction of the Rec Center is the opening of the main facility. scheduled to start in March 1986 and Lisa Benham, a fine arts major, listens to anti-apartheid mantling that SJSU President Gail Fullerton write a letter SUBOD Chairman Jeff Coughlan is to be completed in January 1988 speakers during yesterday's rally in front of Ttmer hall di'- condemning U.S. corporate in% est ments in Si ml . frica. said there would not be any extra cost Coughlan said he has a verbal ag to build the pool first. Building the continued on page? SUBOD won't check Student fees, concert revenue banks' investments counted onto pay for Rec Center By Aaron Crowe teller on campus but the meeting was By Aaron Crowe keep the center running. Daily staff writer adjourned before SUBOD could vote Daily staff writer Student fees, which will rise $18 Two motions to find out il the Stu- on the motion. The final plans for the Recre- next semester for the center, will be dent Union has money in banks that ation and Events Center are ready used in another area. invest in South Africa were voted Board member Larry Dougherty and the architects are now refining "Basically the student fee is down by the S.U. Board of Directors brought the automated teller motion those plans, according to Ron Bar- going in to paying for the debt, the re- Tuesday. Another related issue also before the board but board member rett, Student Union director. tirement of the debt, or the bonds for ad- went before SUBOD, but the meeting Roger Thornton made a motion to The idea for a Rec Center was the building," Barrett said. the was adjourned before it could be journ the meeting because it was conceived in fall If concerts are so important for last SUBOD meeting of the semester. voted on. 1981; the project Part two of a C creating a profit for the Rec Center, The S.U. does not have direct in- is scheduled to be then why are they second priority? The meeting was adjourned be- three-part vestments in South Africa, said S.U. completed by "Because our commitment is to cause any motion to adjourn the Spartan Daily Ron Barrett, but the S.U. spring 1988. student recreation and intramurals Director meeting takes precedence over any the recommendation that Despite the series and we're talking about a scheduling staff made other motion if it gets a second and SUBOD check where its money is at. delay, Barrett _V commitment here," Barrett said. the board approves it. said SUBOD "At any given time we may have said the center "We have that commitment to them Chairman Jeff Coughlan. The next in Bank of America," will be well worth the students' wait. during the week, and on the week- funds invested is tentatively set for who is SUBOD meeting "I'm excited and very pleased 1)9 ends we have a commitment to the Barrett said. It depends on May 14, Coughlan said. doing the investing for the S.U., he with what has been done," Barrett concerts. added. The first motion requested the said. "Co-recreation and intramurals Bank of America is one of the S.U. staff to research where its The real test of the Rec Center, the recreation facilities on campus priority uses of the Rec Center as: doesn't have a priority on the events companies that anti-apartheid dem- money is invested. The motion failed he said, would be if the center gets a were inadequate. There currently Student recreational use. center on the weekend in our onstrators say has money invested in 5-6-1. SUBOD member Bonnie Brack- lot of use once it is built. are two pools on campus and a gym Major student sponsored SUBOD) mind at all. That's some- reality South Africa, where blacks and ett abstained. "There's nothing like the for basketball, but a student cannot events, such as concerts. thing we can feel free to schedule whites are segregated. of it once it's built," he said. just walk right in during the middle University uses, such as inter- concerts and money-raising events. The original motion, with Doug- After the meeting. Barrett said The events center of the complex of a weekday and play. collegiate athletics and academic They could still use racquetball herty's addition of Azania, which is he did not know if he would go ahead will be built on the ROTC field, at the The Rec Center, he said, will give programs. courts and multi -purpose rooms and the people of South Africa call and research the S.U. investments on what corner of San Carlos and Eighth students a place on campus to exer- Other non-university spon- weight training and those things on country, recommended the fol- his own time, despite the board's dis- their streets. The aquatics center will be cise without having to wait for a class sored events which can make money. weekends." lowing action: approval of the staff proposal. built across the street from the It) finish. Out of those four categories, the Because of the long, rectangular A third motion was also before "To show the S.U.'s concern events center, on the archery field. The S.U. Board of Directors is in second one concerts and other shape of the ROTC field, the events the board which called for removal of about the system of apartheid prac- One of the reasons for building charge of making policy for the cen- money-making events will be center will be built in the shape of a the Bank of America's automated continued on page 3 the center, Barrett said, was because ter. The board has determined the counted on to make enough money to continued on page 3 -vw
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Protesters trample rights of others Arguments for the removal of apartheid in South One week later, on May I, in response to Fullerton's Africa can be advocated through gradual change or response to the group's demands, a banner was through sudden change; a mixture of both philosophies stretched across the front entryway to the Tower Build- could prove entirely appropriate. A rather ambitious ing. where Fullerton's office is located. The banner and vocal group has been advocating sudden change in said, "We're waiting, Gail, We demand divestiture South Africa to abolish apartheid. My criticisms of this now!" More demands, demands in the wording of the group are not directed against its strategem of divesti- banner and in its placement. The banner was stretched ture of American corporations and banks from South across the walkway, not over it; convenient access to Africa. but of the means by which the group has ad- the building was prevented. vanced its argument over the past week or so. Why does such a group insist on making demands upon others no more involved with those corporations and banks than you or I? Why does this group demand Student opinion that Fullerton demand that SJSU's Public Employees Retirement Fund divest its "considerable funds" from lion sponsored an anti-apartheid rally in the Student South Africa? Fullerton agreed to put the question to Union Amphitheater. I attended the rally, enthusiastic SJSU employees via a questionnaire in each employee's about the size of the crowd; there were approximately paycheck envelope. How will said group respond if, hy- 250 persons present. I listened to the various speakers. pothetically, SJSU employees reject divestiture of its Speeches were characterized by vague facts and monies? What right does this group possess that em- slanted information with emotional overtones. Subjec- powers it to demand that, over the interests of other stu- tivity was encouraged in focusing on an objectively real dents, corporations and banks be prohibited from do- problem. One such speaker spoke with confidence that. nating equipment for the purpose of education, and "When South Africa is free, America will be free! When from hiring students whose very aims are to enter the - South Africa is free. Nicaragua will be free! When work force? If the SJSU student body were to vote for South Africa is free, Russia will be free!" I walked the continuance of said corporations' and banks' invest- away from such rhetoric in disbelief while those within ments, donations and visitations, upon whom would this the crowded amphitheater madly cheered. group turn its fanatical zeal next? Is this group so con- vinced of its values and Later that afternoon, SJSU President Gail Ful- opinions that il ignores those of others? Letters policy: The success of Against the Grain lerton was presented with a letter demanding, among the Forum page is in your hands. Your other things, full divestiture of California State Univer- The world would certainly be a better place without sity funds and the prohibition of U.S. corporations and apartheid, but I feel the efforts of the Mandela Coalition response to any topic of interest is wel- banks invested in South Africa from donating equip- will do little to accomplish its humane goal. This come. All letters must bear the writ- ment to the school or from recruiting employees on uni- group's current policy of making demands for the versity property. What's wrong with such a petition is "common good" at the expense of others makes no er's name , signature, major, phone that it makes demands of persons who are, at best, ex- more sense than apartheid demands, at the expense of number and class standing. The phone ceedingly removed from involvement with such cor- black South Africans. Perhaps this group prefers pre- number will not be printed. Letters Dana porations and banks. Fullerton is neither a board mem- tending to be important, rather than contributing to- ber nor a principle stockholder in IBM, General Motors, wards accomplishing something important. So far, its can be delivered to the Daily in Perrigan Ford, Goodyear or Bank of America. Demands should state of operations record just such an inherent, self- Dwight Bentel Hall or at the Student be focused.upon the very corporations and banks in- serving condition. vested. And please don't yell at their sales people Tom Kelleher (Lutz) Union information center. The Spar- clerks, tellers and loan officers. Therefore, action by U.S. History tan Daily reserves the right to edit let- Fullerton should be requested, not demanded. Senior ters for libel and length. Guru of grimace At issue: Is comparable worth a good idea for today's work force? NE NIGHT LAST week I found myself impaled On the hbrns of a minor dilemma: 0 To expend prime study time delving into the intricacies of logical reasoning fora ... forthcoming mid-term, or to watch Clint Eastwood Wage discrepancy: injustice must end work his box-office magic in "High Plains Drifter." I could spend two valuable hours bulldogging for comparable. Comparable worth equal pay plemented to varying degrees by about 150 govern- fallicies to such salient arguments as, "All whose time has ments across the nation, including San but not identical work is an idea Jose and Wash- bearded ladies work in circuses and are therefore ington s tate. come. Last month Santa Clara County lively social companions," or be entertained by men's work has Ever since the dawn of woman, supervisors voted to hire a consultant to look for pay in- the high priest of machismo drilling holes in wage gap hasn't equities in 100 job classifications. been accorded a higher value. The western desperados. changed since the following passage was written in the The value of each county job will be figured on a Bible (Leviticus 27:3-4): ". . If it is a woman between point system based on four areas: knowledge and skill, In the end, my better nature asserted itself: I ( the ages) of 20 and 60, your valuation shall be 30 she- mental demands, accountability and responsibility, and cast the books of logic aside, mounted the easy kels and 50 shekels for (a) man." Tracey working conditions. chair and prepared myself for a rough ride on the dollars, and women are still getting less airwaves. Today, it's A similar study conducted in San Francisco working full time, year round, make 61 Kaplan There's no doubt that logic has its place in of them. Women accorded general laborers 110 points and stenographers cents for every dollar paid to men, according to the U.S. human affairs. It can help us determine important III points. Yet stenographers (a female-dominated job) choices in our lives what kind of car to buy, what Census Bureau. earned $6,890 less than general laborers (a male-domi- a female technician school to attend, what vocation to pursue and The age-old practice of paying nated job.) less than a male technician for equal work is changing, whether or not to invites bearded lady to a high- Comparable spirited graduation party. thanks to pressure from women's groups for equal pay. of CSU secretaries are female. Aside from that, there is worth opponents fear that men's wages will be But the 39-cent wage gap still exists, largely as the little difference between the skill, effort, responsibili- lowered to bridge the wage gap. But it has its limits. Certain decisions and Nothing result of underpaying the 49 million women in the work ties and working conditions involved in each job. could be further from the truth. Under lessons are best left to the heart. Title force for labor that is different from, but just as de- Yes, mail clerks sometimes brave hail (rarely in VII of the Civil Rights Act, it is illegal to lower There are things logic can't teach us drilling wages to manding as that done by men. San Jose, of course) wind and rain, but secretaries correct inequities. Wages of underpaid San holes in western desperados is just one of them. Most people have a female relative who is either a brave deadlines, ringing telephones and harried stu- Francisco city workers will be raised over a period of Another is how to be a real man and elicit respect three to clerical or service worker. The Department of Labor. dents. six years. from a world which gives its respect grudgingly. which has divided jobs into 12 basic categories, reports The wage gap is a vestige of an age when men were at best. that 52 percent of all employed women work in only two Opponents of comparable worth, including those on paid "a family wage," enough to feed, house and clothe When it comes to this sort of instruction I go to of the 12 types clerical workers and service workers. the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights who voted in April their wife and children. the master himself, the guru of grimace, Clint If your mother is a secretary (clerical assistant II) to reject the concept, say there is no way to compare the These days, the clerical assistant is as likely to be Eastwood. I can learn more from Eastwood about in the California State University system, she may value of two different jobs. In other words, you can't using her salary to feed her family as the mail clerk. respect in two hours than I could ever hope to in a make $110 less than a campus mail clerk. CSU mail compare apples and oranges. She should get equal pay, not SI110 less, because her job lifetime of roping and branding clerks are predominantly male. whereas the majority However, comparable worth plans have been im- is of comparable worth. false premises. In my younger and more impressionable days. I believed that respect was garnered by the outward trappings of success a fat bankroll, a car with the sex appeal of Mae West and a closet full of suits tailored on Seville Row. Cor Comparing value of jobs a subjective mess But I was wrong. None of these outward trappings are really necessary to strike the chord of respect in the hearts of our fellow man. There is a faster and less At first glance. comparable worth seems like a five minute period also be considered? Atter all, the act expensive trail which will lead us to the same hitching good way to adjust the inequities in pay between men of walking must surely require as many intricate rack. , It is squinting. and women whose work seems to be of equal value. But movements as typing. look, the problems associated with the with a closer MUST to find true respect in the concept of comparable worth outweigh any of its bene- in the ONE Some of the other job characteristics listed world know how to squint properly. A fits. Remick report were sensory decision, ablility to scan man may possess wealth, success and equal wage for comparable but not equal Paying an Sam material for visual defects, number of work interrupt- beauty, but if he has not mastered the fine art of is not the answer for solving the problem of the un- work ions, and interpersonal skills. The report said that pre- squinting, then lam afraid he is forever lost. men and women because there is equal wages between Gibino sent systems of evaluation, which don't take these fac- When Eastwood ties his trusty steed to the post way of measuring the jobs. no effective tors into account, are biased against women because and walks into a crowded hotel lobby, there is no Working conditions, working environment and edu- most female jobs require these skills. fear in his heart about findings room to hang his cation and training are all variables that make compar- hat and So the question seems to be how would an evaluator spurs. It makes no difference that there is ing one job with another very difficult. It would be eas- a make these decisions without allowing his or her own convention of snake oil salesmen in a town with ier to compare an apple with an orange. only one hotel. It is difficult to compare the work of a legal typist bias enter into the decision-making process. How could He hasn't had a bath or a shave ins week. with that of a park maintenance worker as did the Sen- any evaluator, who has never held a position. know lion that gives points for certain job-related skills, Even his horse is leary of getting downwind from ate Office of Research. The report stated that a typist what job characteristics are important and how to as- working conditions and other factors that the propo- trim. No matter. Wearing a crusty poncho which earns $300 to 9400 less than the park maintenance sess them? nents of comparable worth think should be considered has seen more miles than a Pony Express satchel worker. when evaulating jobs. This scientific approach borders on the ridiculous. and with a bent stogie protruding obstinately from To many people, the typist work is seen as being a It is impossible to be objective in this type of evaluation. his lips, he walks over to the desk and confronts desirable and important position than that of the In a report entitled "Strategies for Creating Sound, more If the evaluator aready feels that the characteristics tire hotel clerk. maintenance worker, who works outdoors in dirty sur- Bias Free Job Evaluation Plans", Helen Remick, direc- are biased against women, then how could his or her's He squints. His face assumes the posture of a roundings. The implication is that because some people tor of the office of affirmative action, cited impresOze judgement be free from prejudice? man staring directly into the hot mid-day sun of see the typist's work as more important, the pay dis- statistics that speed and fine motor skills should be con- the Western Panhandle. His eyes are reduced to crepancy is unfair and should be ended. sidered in job evaulations. Even the Civil Rights Commission report found the two glowing blue embers embedded in one mighty any comparison of the two really fair, or nec- But is The report stated that it takes over 1,200 individual concept to be "profoundly and irretrievably flawed." Olympian grimace. The conditions that each one works under is to- essary. finger movements to type 50 words per minute for five The commission said the issue of comparable worth The clerk, at first ready to brush Eastwood different, and is perhaps the ultimate reson why no tally minutes. These types of statistics were no doubt should be left to market factors such as job qualifica- aside as just another dusty saddle tramp, bears should be made. comparison gleaned using the latest scientific equipment to mea- tions. the full brunt of the Eastwood squint. He wavers. supporters of comparable worth still want to But sure movement. Reconsiders. Maybe, he thinks, he could evict the comparison. make the In the end, it will not be some arbitrary system of amorous couple from the honeymoon suite and To try and make these comparisons, supporters But what do these statistics really mean when try- comparing worth that will bring equity between the sal- accomodate the man with the fearsome visage. It have devised many ways of measuring all the condi- ing to determine the value of differing jobs If finger aries of men and women, but instead it will be the mar- might be healthier. unions, job tions that comprise a job. movements should be taken into account, then shouldn't ketplace, with its many factors. including "1 want a room," Eastwood says. Most of these systems rely on a numerical evaula- the number of steps a maintenance worker takes in a demand and anti-descrimination laws. "Yes, sir. Coming right up." ea, wpwrawaramemememar4411.477.49,447PMITITrml,r441F.M.grilrerMarir49.1111.941MIT9117.91791,^4-"..-^".’
Thursday, May 9, 1989/Spartan Daily Camp= page3 REC architects finalize plans continued from page that will have half-lockers for 210 horseshoe, or "U " There will be 4,- people. 850 permanent seats for basketball The aquatics center will be 50 and a total of 5,500 seats for enter- meters long by 25 yards wide. There tainment events. will be moving bulkheads at each end There will be 10 racquetball of the pool to accomodate various courts covering 8,000 square feet. The swimming competition events. The weight room will be 5,000 square feet center of the pool will be six and one- and the two multi -purpose rooms will half feet deep. One end of the pool will be 5,000 square feel each. This will be three and one-half feet deep and give a total of 23,000 square feet of the other end will house a 13-foot deep recreation space. diving well. There will also be locker rooms The multi-purpose rooms are to and a sun deck. Plans for the center be used for aerobics, martial arts, include handicapped access at the mat sports, dance and table tennis. shallow end, which will have hy- The basketball courts in the events draulic lifts. The lifts will be self-op- center will be able to accomodate erated and will use water pressure. basketball, badminton and volley- Tomorrow: The problems and solutions ball There on ill alsti be locker rixims of the Rec Center. SUBOD rejects two proposals continued from page where its investments are. Alan Day, (iced in South Africa lAzanial, the director of the A.S. Program Board, Board of Directors requests the S.U. agreed, saying the time involved to staff to research the investment research it was "minimal." Day also practices of the various institutions said the fact-finding was necessary with whom we invest our funds. The and that the issue was separate from results of this review shall then be whether or not SUBOD supported brought to SUBOD for possible ac- apartheid in South Africa. tion." Drawing courtesy Hall, Goodhue. Halsey and Barker Program Director Ted Gehrke said SUBOD should Architects conception of Recreation and Events Center at Eighth and San Carlos streets The memorandum goes on to in- give a large clude, but the motion did not include: amount of money and time to look into the issue. "While the S.U. of SJSU does not "This is the most deeply ethical, GM loses check-writing authority make direct investments in busi- moral issue, that has affected us nesses, stocks, etc., S.U. funds are since the war," Gehrke said. By Beth Johnson station, Wyrick said. Wyrick is a Okerlund offered no reason for wouldn't have as much say in the sta- handled by various banks and sav- SUBOD member Paul Motakai- Daily staff writer paid, part-time employee of KSJS why the radio station hadn't con- tion's programming," he said. ings and loan associations for the tus disagreed, saying the board The general manager for KSJS who was hired in fall of 1983 to oper- formed to the standing policy previ- Okerlund assured him that the purpose of payroll, checking ac- should not come out and say South Af- may no longer sign checks in order to ate the business aspects of the sta- ously. change in fund requisitioning will not counts, money market funds and cer- rica has the worse situation in the make the radio station conform to a tion. "Mina Garman, the Theatre Arts affect the students' programming tificates of deposit." world. Motakaitus said SUBOD California State University policy re- "It was a lot easier to simply chairman, brought the problem to input. Wyrick said. should look into all of its investments, garding distribution of funds. write a check for something that the my attention, and as soon as I knew KSJS not only serves the univer- Associated Students President not just the ones in South Africa. Prior to last week Joel Wyrick station needed than to go through uni- about it, I asked for the change," sity community as a disseminator of Michael Schneider was against the the ability to sign purchase req- versity channels," Wyrick said. an instruc- motion because it would cost the S.U. had Okerlund said. information, but acts as Schneider then said he would like the station. When it was However, this procedure was not staff too much time and money to uisitions for Garmon will now have the check- tional program as well. to propose a motion to accept the this did not conform in accordance with CSU policy, said guidance look into it. He said he was also discovered that signing responsibility and will work "It's under the constant whole memorandum. Gehrke made a university control- dean of the School other against it because he did not support to CSU policy, the Arlene Okerlund, with James Lull, KSJS faculty ad- of the faculty, just like any motion to accept the first paragraph KSJS student demands that SJSU divest its ler assumed responsibility for of Humanities and Arts. KSJS is in- viser, and Wyrick in designing the class," Okerlund said. to instruct the S.U. staff to research funds. corporated within the school. purchasing needs for the station, Students working at KSJS re- funds in banks that invest in South Af- rica. the investments. His motion, the sec- KSJS had several checking ac- Any state-funded, university or- Okerlund said. ceive class credit in Radio, Tele- ond one, would leave out the part the The cost to research where the counts in local banks before ganization must have its funds dis- Several KSJS disc jockeys had vision. Film 192. Students have been about showing the S.U.'s concern outside S.U. money is invested is not much in change took place. The tributed through the controller's of- complained recently that the faculty and will be closely monitored by their about the system of apartheid prac- had comparison with what the board ap- checking accounts originally fice, she said. KSJS is owned and will have more control over the sta- adviser, Okerlund said. ticed in South Africa. II been opened to expedite the pro- operated under the auspices of the tion's programming, Wyrick said. "First and foremost, the students proved at Tuesday's meeting, Steve Rudnick told the board. Rudnick is cessing time for purchases for the CSU system. 'They on vre worried that theS' are there Ili learn she said. one of the anti-apartheid demonstra- That motion failed 4-7-1. Doug- tors who are camping out in front of herty said he was against the motion Tower Hall. because the final paragraph about S.U. investments in banks would be Spartan Daily KSJS changes its station logo Dougherty supported the propo- learned in the investigation anyway. sal because the S.U. should know Brockett abstained again. "More and more people have dig- tS Beth Johnson Daily staff writer 'The only thing we ital stereo equipment." Wyrick said. Serving the San Jose State KSJS is no longer FM 91. Pres- "If we continued to promote our- University Community sure from another radio station fi- have to do is sign on selves as FM 91, lots of people who would turn to 91 on the dial and ex- CASHIER/SALES Since 1934 nally forced KSJS to stop promoting itself as FM 91 and change to its true and off at the pect to hear KSJS would continue not actually Federal Communications Commis- getting us because we're BIG 5 sion listing as FM 90.7. The switch of- beginning and the 90.7." ( USPS 509-480) The biggest problem with the ficially took place Monday. SPORTING GOODS end of the day as FM change will be establishing an adver- KSJS General Manager Joel Wy- tising program under the logo FM 91, PART TIME '.econd rick said that KCSM, the station at class pteitage paid at San Jose, Cali 91 KSJS: he said, Great Working Conditions Competitive Salary torma Member of California Newspaper the College of San Mateo, has the ac- Wyrick "All of our promotional material Discount Merit Increases Publishers Association and the Associated tual FCC listing as FM 91. Joel Merchandise Press Published daily by San Jose Slate says FM 91," Wyrick said. Flexible Hours "They wrote a letter to KSJS KSJS general manager University, during the academic year Thi. KCSM Station Manager Bonnie opinions expressed some time ago requesting that we no Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and haN.,i. in the paper are not nec- and the end of the day as FM 91 Atkins said Tuesday that she knew a essarily those of the Department of Journa- longer promote ourselves as FM 91." Knowledge of sporting letter had been sent to KSJS, but did previous retail experience. lism and Mass Communications, the Univer. Wyrick said. KSJS." oily administration or any student or faculty not know of the call letter logo switch. goods equipment helpful. Wyrick said KSJS had always The change in the call letter logo organization Mail subscriptions accepted "If it has taken place, it", a how planned on changing from FM 91 to will be an advantage to many listen- Apply daily at any of the following locations: on a remainder of semester basis. 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At first glance, Virgil Parsons (Far left) would probably not be recognized as a nurse. But Parsons, department chairman of SJSU's Nursing Department has seen a growing interest by males in the nursing Field, Twenty-five to30of those in the department program are male. At right, Nancy Okamoto, a Student Health Services registered nurse, prepares patient Maggie Ilershberger, a nutritinn graduate, for a measles and rubella vaccine.
University's male nurses Photos by helping transform field Eric Sherman traditionally for women
By Janet Lee have been glamourized by televison Daily staff writer and other medias. Think of a nurse. "If you were to sit in a nursing What comes to mind is a moth- unit, doctors come in for brief periods erly woman dressed in the standard of time and after they diagnose the white uniform, cap and shoes. She patient, they rely on nurses (to carry has a soft touch and follows a doctor's out orders and take care of the pa- they consider themselves to be nurs- Donna Agresta, another Health orders. tient I," Kirchner said. ing students not male nursing stu- Service R.N., said doctors can make These days "she" could easily be It's this reasoning that makes dents. about $100,000 a year while nurses a "he." At SJSU. 25 to 30 of the nurs- him believe "doctors are diagnosti- However, despite the positive make about $20,000, a 5 to 1 differ- THESES. WE DELIVER. ing students are males, said Virgil cians and nurses do the healing." feedback, it may be older nurses who ence. Because most nurses have Let klnko's Parsons, chairman of the nursing de- Chamber said the portrayal of a feel threatened by males nurses. bachelor's degrees and perform the Reproduce Your Brain -Child. partment and a nurse himself. Six nurse by the mass media is that of a Chambers said. These are nurses various duties required in their job. 25-year-old blonde, with "they should command respect hundred students are enrolled in the a perfect fig- who have held the same job for 10 to 481 E. San Carlos 295-5511 undergraduate program, and 100 in ure wearing the standard white uni- 12 years, nurses who have not gone backed up by salary," she said. the graduate program. form and cap and out to marry a doc- back to school and have become stag- Dr. Raymond C. Miller, student 93 Paseo de San Antonio 295-433Z "Whatever stereotype there is, tor. Pornography has also given nated. They have not progressed in health service director, agreed it's rapidly disappearing," Parsons nursing a bad image that of a the profession, he said. nurses are not are being paid enough, said. woman in a sexy uniform getting Some female nursing students but considerably higher salaries than kinkoos But according to Todd Cham- "down to business," he said. feel that they are discriminated in the past. bers, a semester eight student in the According to Parsons, despite THE CAMPUS COPY SHOP said he likes the com- against professionally. nursing program, since most people Chambers the drawbacks, nursing does have its passion and humanity within the pro- "I don't like how nurses are have not been exposed to male said Ron Phallen. a semes- rewards. fession He became involved in nurs- treated." nurses, thelpubliifs impression of "They get the shaft. ing aftler he saw The effects of the ter four student. "There aieta trays jobasticallable male nurses-is that they are homo- frustrating to see nurses put Vietnam War and felt there was "an- It's very in nursing," he said. sexual or that they are men who not looked upon as other side to humanity." The nursing down. They're "The field is undergoing change could not finish their education to be- Doctors don't profession looks at the whole person equals with doctors. the opportunities are expanding come doctors, and thus became give nurses the repect they deserve." physically and mentally and Nurses can teach, do direct care, nurses. Christ agreed, "Doctors treat how that relates to family, which he travel," male nurses with more respect than Students in the program are clas- said is a factor affecting recovery. Chambers said much of what Third World students sified according to semesters. A se- female nurses. Male nursing nursing is, "is felt from the heart." Kirchner. Parson and Chambers, better by nurses." mester eight student is in the last se- get treated "There's immense satisfaction," Imo and other R.N.s and nursing students "A lot of doctors Lloyd Parkes & mester before graduation. Phallen added, he said. "I would recommend nurs- interviewed, said there is no resent- better to are males and can relate ing to anyone who wanted a challenge We The People Another semester eight student, ment or threatened feeling among fe- male nurses. There's better rap- serving fellow man." Bob Kirchner, had his own descrip- male nurses about males coming into port." tion of the public's stereotype of the the field. How-ever, Ruffner said she has Gregory Isaacs male nurse. Ann Ruffner, a semester eight latter. never seen the DISCOUNT CHARTERS "The public's image of nursing is nursing student, said she has seen no "Each person is an individual that of a doctor's handmaiden a resentment among instructors or stu- and relates to others in a different Join May 12, Sunday bunch of flighty females who can't dents concerning male nursing stu- way no matter what position or status British European Travel 600 & 9 30 PM work without male supervision, dents. he or she holds." FREE which is not the case at all," Flights to $15.75 Lori Christ, a semester four stu- Christ and Phallen said doctors Kirchner said. "In reality, it's totally LONDON dent, said she enjoys seeing men in and nurses are segregated and doc- different from what the public sees. FRANKFURT CIRCLE STAR the pro gram. tors get more benefits than nurses do. PARIS "They nurses) do much of the The reactions have been encour- Doctors have their own dining area. AMSTERDAM 1HEATRE Doctors have charge cards for meals. healing for an ill person. They make aging and positive, the students and ZURICH S.,' 9050 115-BY PHONE 4151 567 MO Ws: man Fnie am-6 pm, Sat P. the patient comfortable, do most Doctors have specified areas for Son Noon S pm. TicY,Y of nurses said. The general consensus is Trice( CenterS. all Record Factories BRITISH EUROPEAN T.., ' aY1 all Mao, aNen' the medical procedures, comfort the filling out charts. Nurses have none Ne Thralls San Jose Box that if the men feel comfortable in the Otte& all Cwcie Star Theatre 14151 166-2550 of these benefits. TRAVEL patient and do the patient teaching profession, than there is usually no 1080 Saratoga Ant.,, San Jose things the patient needs to know, to problem. Kirchner said hospitals treat doc- ( all (408)984.7576 get well. We're the patient's contact "Men are objects of reverse dis- tors like gods and nurses like employ- with the real world what day it is, ees. crimination," Parsons said. "They .11111.--4111111111""'- the time, etc. We keep the patient in receive more attention than female Nurses should be compensated contact with what's going on." nurses do "ins positive way." for their education and their skills Wn with better wages, said Nancy Oka- Working with people and the feel- Kirchner and Chambers said moto, a Student Health Services R.N. ing of accomplishment he gets when he sees a patient get better are some of the reasons Kirchner said he likes nursing and decided to go into the profession. He said doctors do not spend enough time with patients, whereas Prep Session vceie nurses are with patients al- most 24 hours every day. He said he's "not down on doctors," but that doc- Lecture/Workshop tors rely on nurses in order to do their jobs properly and that their roles featuring
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