Students line up for financial aid Need 12 units, add/drop form .1 a Ya of SJSU students line up yesterday morning in front of the old gical Reserve Book Room to prepare to receive their financial aid idea checks. In order to be eligible for financial aid, students must ;rum have at least 12 units, have a validated add/drop form and must oun- aid office. Financial aid checks can tales be accepted by the financial Wers be picked up at the old Reserve Book Room horn 8:30 a.m. to bout 4 p.m. and hem AC- We Sionion ac - if a cot like or e of then on" 'S ts am\yr re Serving the San Jose State University Community since 1934 .41111. Volume 79, No 13 Thursday, September 16, 1982 1110 F.ach a1 Fall 1984 freshman face Umbrella season begins early treed are said stricter admissions policy en a adversely affect enrollment buy New requirements may se's By Jacquie Toth Incoming freshmen will face stricter admission As a result, "The initial impact on SJSU will probably requirements at SJSU in fall 1984 because of a systemwide be the most drastic, but in two years' time (after students order issued in November by the CSU board of trustees. have completed the community college programs) we Students who apply for the fall 1984 semester will have may see these students again," he said. to complete four years of English and two years of math to Chambers said he will be conducting a survey of this be eligible for acceptance at SJSU, according to Edgar semester's freshman class to determine how many Chambers, director of admissions and records. students would be eligible for acceptance if the new These courses will be required in addition to an requirements were in effect today. "eligibility index" score computed from a student's high "But the results of the survey will only be an estimate school GPA and college entrance test scores. because we don't know yet exactly which courses the CSU If high schools do not certify that their English and system will accept," he added. math courses satisfy the new requirement, the workload CSU officials probably changed the admission could increase for admissions and record evaluators, requirements in response to declining college entrance Chambers said test scores, according to Chambers. Such a certification process is not yet 'part of the new "They ( the new requirements) should have been in admissions requirement rule. place years ago," he said. "But they still don't mean that "One of the biggest concerns for me ( regarding the a student is prepared for college. Social science classes new requirements) is the additional workload this may must eventually be required also." cause," he said. "Right now admitting freshmen is black To allow high schools that do not already prepare and white; either they meet the requirements or they students to meet the new English and math requirements don't." time to do so, exceptions to the new rule will be made Determining whether a student's high school English during its first two years of implementation. Chambers and math courses satisfy the new requirements would said. mean using evaluator time, which could bog down the Those exceptions are not yet determined. already slow admissions process at SJSU. Reactions to the new requirements have varied Chambers said he is also concerned that hte new among high school superintendents and principals. requirements might adversely affect enrollment, which "In a philosophical sense, the reaction has been a has declined at SJSU by 4,645 students since fall 1977. positive one," Chambers said, "but in a technical sense. "I'm sure that, in the beginning, we will be turning it's had everyone concerned." some students away." he said. "And if we deny students, At Independence High School in San Jose's East Side they will turn to the community colleges." Union Continued on page 6 Prof misuses department funds, resigned art slide curator says By Michael Vaughn Patricia Pinkerton, who used concurrent enrollment funds Pinkerton specified one case of resigned from her position as slide for questionable purchases. misuse of funds that occurred in curator for the Art Department on "They will dream up the most summer 1980. Aug. 31, said Tuesday that imaginative ways . to spend the "Books were bought with professors in the department often concurrent enrollment funds and went straight to the professor's office," she said. The professor were brought to a e owe classroom for students' use. As the ran started to come down yesterday, Mary She rather hastily puts her brown paper bag onto her Lorenz, a graduate student, is shielded by her umbrella, purse to protect it horn the ran. Vandals hit classrooms Untamed on pop 3 cover walls with graffiti Secondary Ed. chairman resigns; By Pamela Steinnede Vandals again have used the unlikely they wre involved in the walls of rooms and elevators in vandalism. the SJSU Business Classroom "We have no idea who did it," cites displeasure at said Russ Lunsford, University dean's changes building to express their views, causing damages estimated by Police information officer. By Cheryl Greggans University Police at $2,000. Walls of classrooms, Education Professor Frank Peluso, unhappy apply for a full-time teaching position. when Villemain began to reorganize anyway. Police officials have no restrooms, halls, and elevators with changes being made in the Department of "I resigned basically becuase I was unhappy At the same time the department was being suspects in the incident on all four floors of the building Secondary Education, resigned as chairman of with the actions Villemain had taken, and with reviewed last April, Peluso's reappointment was discovered Monday morning that are marked with the graffiti. that department Aug. 23. what was happening to us (the department)," also being considered by President Fullerton. left walls on all four floors of the Also, the glass door of a fire Peluso, a two-time chairman of the depart- Peluso said. Peluso was reappointed on June 2. It was to building marked with sentiments extinguisher was broken. ment, said he was not happy with the changes In his letter of resignation to President be his third four-year term as chairman, but he about Mideast political events. Last weekend, vandals also Francis Villemain, dean of the School of Fullerton on Aug. 17, Peluso wrote: didn't get Fullerton's memo until June 14. "Some damaged four lockers in the Education, began making in the department on "Recent actions by the school dean and the other department chairmen found out the The building, where many men's gym locker room, causing June 2. chair-coordinators indicate that the chairperson following week!" Peluso said. political science classes are about $200 damage. These changes included the elimination of of this department will not be permitted to be When Peluso called to find out what was conducted, has been plagued by the credentials coordinator and a cutback in involved in the decision-making process, will taking so long, a secretary told him his ap- According to University graffiti vandals for the past three administration time without consulting the retain little or no authority to function as a chair, pointment was being "held up," he said. Police records, the vandals bent years. department to see how it would be affected, but will still retain the responsibility for the There was no communication at all between the locker doors and apparently Because cleaning materials Peluso said. operation of an efficient and effective secondary Villemain and Peluso from June 2 to Aug. 23, but were attempting theft of their did not remove the green and Peluso wrote many letters to Villemain and school teacher education program." Peluso received communication from other black markings, plant operations contents. However, no stolen tried to see him, but Villemain either did not On April 1, everything seemed to be going property people in the department, and the things he custodians must paint the walls. reports have been respond, or kept changing appointment dates, well for the Department of Secondary received by police. heard were "not good," he said. He cited not Peluso said. Education. being able to requisition supplies or to supervise Officer John Moffitt said In an unrelated incident, a Villemain would not comment on the matter A committee which had been selected to teacher travel time as things "traditionally done there are references to window of the parking office at other than saying , "This is a personnel matter study the curriculum and management in the by the chairman" that no longer were. janitorslow pay" in some of the the Seventh Street garage was and I would be ill-advised to make public com- department gave its evaluation to President "Things had gotten worse over the messages, and this was probably broken. Lunsford said nothing summer, ment, in regard to both the person involved and Fullerton via Dean Villemain. not better," Peluso said. "There was very meant "to throw suspect on the was taken from the office and little the university." The committee reported that it did not have communication and nothing was happening." janitors." that the vandals probably "just Peluso said he stated his case and reported enough information on the department to Villemain's reorganization plan, Moffitt said that since wanted to break something." which is to department members, and after three months warrant any kind of reorganization. It said it supposed to take effect this year, is the first step damaged walls must be He estimated damage at of voicing his opinions to Villemain, Peluso needed more time.