Spartan Daily Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 VOLUME 94, NUMBER 63 MONDAY, MAY 7. 1990 Fullerton makes effort in Prop. 111 fight
By Michael Moeller commuter's costs by taxing gaso- the free ay. will not have to come If passed, the state will he al- Daily staff writer line 9 cents for every gallon. out of the budget. That will leave lowed to spend approximately SJSU President Gail Fullerton is The first increase would occur more money for universities. SHOO million more in the next fis- '(Universities) will scheduled to testify before Senator on Jan. I. 1991 by adding 5 cents Proposition III will change two cal year. Alfred T. Alquist's Financial to every gallon. Additional cents things. First, it will eliminate the see more If the proposition is passed, money Committee in San Francisco on will he added each year until the state spending limit created by the formula to determine the revenue May 14. Her testimony is part of increases total 9 cents. "the Gann limit," Proposition 4, . . . because the limit would he changed. It would efforts to get Proposition II I The revenue earned by the tax in 197K. passed no longer he based on the cost of cost to fix the passed. will not he going to schools di- "The Gann put spending limit" living increase hut on the overall Fullerton will he joined by Uni- rectly but will be used to repair re- freeways restrictions on the State budget, state per capita income. will not versity of California President roads and highways around Cali- revenue In recent quiring that any excess years, the overall John Gardener and Stanford Presi- fornia. state income have to come out taken in during the fiscal year must level has been dent Donald in an effort "We will not get any money taxpayers. In 1986- rising faster than the Kennedy' he returned to cost of living of the budget.' promote Proposition 111.a gas from the tax," Fullerton said at a /47, index. to the state budget took in SI .1 Gail tax that is on the June 5 ballot. press conference last week. "But billion over the limit set by Propo- "We have negoitations with the Fullerton, Proposition ill Fullerton said. we will see more money because sition 4 and had to return the funds management in order to get more SJSU president will add 16 cents a day to the daily of the tax, because the cost to fix to taxpayers throughout the state. See PROP III.page 6 The finishing touches IRA proposal rejected again; few cast vote By Lawrence J. Salisbury Daily staff writer 'I don't think I Just more than 2 percent of SJSU 's student body cast votes in was either Wednesday'. and Thursday's spe- cial election, defeating the only surprised or proposal on the ballot by more than disappointed. It's 100 voles. Students cast 617 votes for the very difficult to measure that proposed a tee in- crease of S If) for instructionally re- predict what the lated activities. Currently, students turnout will be.' are paying $5 per semester in IRA tees. Jim Cellini, Of the 617 ballots cast. 259 Associated Students adviser were in favor of the increase, while .158 were not. said Jim Cellini. As- Scott Santandrea. sociated Students ads iser. "I really don't know if this mea- The turnout ms as "really pa. sure is going to he tried again." that le" said Scott Lane. A.S. di- ane said. A similar measure last rector of academic affairs and some was defeated b% nine votes. chairman of the Student Union Ube A S hoped that after this Board of Directors. election, it could remove itself "The message of what the IRA from the IRA funding process and is didn't get out to the people." turn over complete control of the Lane said. funds and their distribution to the The proposal would help fund IRA committee. such IRA groups as the Spartan Marching Band and Intercollegiate The IRA committee, made up of Ath let cs four students and four faculty Cell didn't think that the turn- members, voted unanimously to out was unusual. send the issue to an election be- "I don't think I was either sur- cause it is an important issue that prised or disappointed. It's %cry the students should he able to say difficult to predict what the turnout something about." Lane said. will he" in an election like this, he Last year the A. S. handed out said more than $240.((X) to IRA groups SJSC's fee is the lowest amount and the IRA committee gave out of the 20 campuses in the Califor- more than $300.(10). nia State University system and The IRA committee advises hasn't been raised since 1978. SJSU President Gail Fullerton Shannon Slamon Daily staff photographer With the cost of living in- about the level of the fee and the creases. the A.S. is having trouble allocations of the fee revenue. It Sophomores Andrea Seefeldt and Stephanie Floyd shined chorus assignment for their Drama 10 class. The musical will he presented keeping up with the increasing fi- will meet again Thursday to dis- boys' shoes for the production of Chicago. The shoe shining was an May 9 through May 12 at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre. nancial demands made by IRA- cuss the 1990-91 budget and the funded groups. said A S. President results of the election. Treatment efforts Ex-political prisoner slowed, officials say discusses experiences By Adam Steinhauer By Barbara Langley As a prisoner Wolf was beaten. Daity staff writer look at our Daily staff writer filthy and starved, he said. Managers and coordinators Imin 'If you Jiri Wolf looked like an Ameri- There are three waves in a rev- the Santa Clara County Drug history over our can dressed in blue jeans, olution. Wolf said. "The first Abuse Service Bureau spoke white tennis shoes and a short- wave always brings mistakes," Thursday in the Student Union last 20 years, we sleeve, button down shirt. But he he said. The mistake in Czecho- about how drug treatment efforts was visiting the United States for slovakia was that "a lot of people are complicated by a lack of funds. haven't done too the first time. stepped into the coalition that the criminal justice system and so- well at wars and After being a political prisoner shouldn't have been there," he ciety's attitudes. in Czechoslovakia. Wolf was re- said. "Now the people that weren't supposed to he there Bruce Copley. manager of I'm afraid we've cently released. Thursday, as part the aren't there. bureau's treatment division, was of a Bay Area tour, he came to put ourselves in a He didn't say what wave two the main speaker. He, along with SJSU to thank members of the and three would be. several of the bureau's failing situation.' SJSU and Santa Clara University program Wolf struggled through parts coordinators, spoke to a crowd Amnesty International chapters of Bruce Copley, of his talk because he is still try - sometimes more than for their letters and support that 30 people Santa Clara County ing to deal with what he's been and at others smaller than 10 in the contributed to his freedom. Drug Abuse official through, said Kelly Kline. the Umunhum Room. He "was surprised with the events coordinator and out-going The presentation was United States' democracy and part of a president of the SJSU chapter. two-day into treatment and alleviating the liberty." he said through transla- symposium titled "Fight- "We expected that each ques- ing Back in the War on Drugs: Mo- social conditions that cause many tor Demur Kollar. He was "also people to abuse drugs. surprised at how democracy blos- tion would be a struggle for bilizing Educational Resources for him." she said. the 1990s." "As a treatment person. I can't soms in the U.S.." he said. take a person off drugs and . . . Wolf spoke about the political Although there are no political "It's a war by words only," prisoners in put them back into a situation state of Czechoslovakia and his Czechoslovakia at Copley said of the Bush Adminis- 100,(XX) where they- have no hope and ex- life as a prisoner. this time, political pris- tration's war on drugs. "If you oners pect them to stay off drugs." Cop- lle spoke quickly as he looked have been released since look at our history over our last 20 1948. ley said. out into the audience. Several Wolf said. years, we haven't done too well at Members of the two chapters. wars and I'm Copley said that the emphasis on times he had to repeat himself be- afraid we've put our- which hosted the event at were selves interdiction of drug traffic and cause he spoke Czech and the in- in a failing situation." ecstatic about Wolf's visit. Many Copley explained that 60 per- punishment for drug offenders terpretor spoke Slavic. The two Julie Lynn Rogers -- Daily staff photographer won't solve the drug crisis because languages arc somewhat similar, of them had written letters for the cent of the funds allocated for the past two years on behalf of Wolf Former Czechoslovakian political prisoner Jiri Wolf, left, speaks as war on drugs have gone abusers will always find a new hut some words and the dialect toward in- See AMNESTY, page 6 Dagmar Kollar interprets his speech into English. terdiction of drug traffic. Copley drug to replace any that is chilli- are different, Kollar said. feels that more effort should be put See DRUGS, page 6 2 H SPARTAN DAILY MONDAY, MAY 7, 1990 SPARTAN Campus Voice FORUM No transcripts: Editorial poor managing of Admissions and Re- Forum a Iworked in the Office chance cord'. at SJSU from Nov. 6. 1989 until I re- signed on April II. 1990. I am writing this to voice concerns letter because I firmly believe that the students have a right to know what goes on behind the San Jose mayoral candidates will be at scene, of the system that is supposed to serve THE the University Theatre on Thursday to them particularly when that system and serv- speak to the campus community. ice are dysfunctional. That all the candidates agreed to panics- This letter, in fact. was inspired by Erie is a smart move -- the hest move in an Thompson's letter to the editor. March 13, otherwise lackluster race. The candidates have 1990, which eloquently described his "appal- realized that SJSU is a vital part of the down- ling" experience in trying to get his transcripts town area, and that the university's 29.(XX) po- sent front SJSU to several graduate schools, tential student voters, as well as faculty and staff Unfortunately. Eric's plight was just one 'ambers, can make a difference in the election. of literally thousands of students', whose tran- We, as members of this campus commu- script requests had been allowed to get so nity. need to make ourselves a voice in the may- "backed up" and disorganized that, from De- oral race. With the opportunity before us. we cember 1989 to April 1990. the usual pro- 'iced to ask the candidates what role they be- cessing time of five to seven days was taking 50 e SJSU has in downtown redevelopment and to 70 for even 90) days! what the new mayor will he able to do for the As a result. the academic, vocational and students campus. WE SWAT" 'OR CH ILDiZEN.6 AND `11tOR financial aspirations of countless and The forum is also an opportunity for us to GRANDCHILDREN'S INHERITANCE their families were needlessly put in jeopardy. become informed about the candidates stances As a recent Records Clerk. I can attest to _ ai other issues that will affect our community. the extraordinary concern and effort that was The most important thing city officials can given by the staffs of the records department do for SJSU is to close San Carlos Street. It is a and student information who didn't create subject that has been continually raised, only to this mess. but who worked hard to clean it up. he tossed aside. Yet it is still vital to build a true More than a dozen of us each mailed out campus atmosphere and assure the safety of our .6miumemeammminpums 50 to 75 transcripts a day, week after week, on community. top of our other job duties! But the staff and the The traffic passing through on San Carlos students should never have been put through creates a division between the residence halls this distressing crisis to begin with. and other buildings as well as endangering those .=.a5.4*.rece,litROKIK,P6KSNI. The ultimate source of the transcript fiasco people who cut across the street dashing to (and other recent crises) is the budget deficit, classes. which has forced SJSU admissions and records It is especially essential that the street is to be understaffed and overworked. Without closed now that cyclists are restricted to the pe- enough employees, the crushing flow of paper- rimeters of campus. It has already proved to be work frequently "hacks up" and causes a re- a problem, with at least two accidents involving Campus Voice lentless sequence of crises, as each hack-logged cars and bicycles colliding this semester alone. project delays the project that follows it until the Presently. SJSU President Gail Fullerton's latter is also critically late. voice seems to be the only one that city officials The tremendous pressure and chaos of try- now hear. A louder voice needs to he heard. GALA says A.S. money is well spent ing to catch up with these perpetual crises has This forum is the university's opportunity to what Eric rightly termed "gross er- The Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Alli- ior a campus-wide community led to make its concerns known, for students to get administrators . . ." in the ance of SJSU would like to re- event. rors . . .’ of "inept an informed opinion as to which is the strongest spond to Fred Taleghani's letter We are targeted as a Finally. Taleghani states that "Office of Admissions and Records." candidate, and with a large turnout of students. that appeared in the March 3 issue special interest group each GALA member contributes administrators may be excused per- staff and faculty members, the candidates will THESE of the Spartan Daily. 5.35 while A.S. contributes $30 haps, given the circumstances, for being sec that SJSU is an important pare of the city. because of the Taleghani seems concerned with per member. Again, this figure is somewhat behind schedule however, it the Associated Student's approval misconstrued. Gay men and is utterly inexcusable for these administrators to for GALA's 1990-91 budget prevalent nature of women on this campus pay over accumulate so badly that they de- There is no need to "justify" ei- homophobia, hostility $12.000 in A.S. fees. We receive allow work to Letters to the Editor ther the money we asked for not $2,500. The gay men and women mand "mandatory overtime" of their employ- the money we received. A copy of and violence toward are subsidizing the A.S. and other ees for two straight months; to angrily threaten Men not concerned with selves to fire employees if deadlines aren't met; to our budget proposal, as well as a gay and lesbian A.S. funded groups roughly $10.- Editor. copy of all .A,S. funded groups, is (XX) a year. threaten tu revoke State holidays an coda to Are there Nazis on the Spartan Daily staff! Per- on public file in the A.S. business people. GALA is a major umbrella meet deadlines: to attempt to intimidate and de- haps not, but Brian Wright certainly holds some fas- office. group that represents a diversity of precate employees into submission; to never en- cist ideals. For instance, his moronic idea that we le- However, there is a need to re- race, culture, religion, gender, and courage or praise employees, but instead to give gally require men to take time off "the woman" did spond by clarifying some misinfor- resents a 2,(XX) percent increase in sexual orientation. A.S. funded only incessant criticism and disapproval; to during her pregnancy. For one, this would never mation presented by Taleghani. as membership over the 1989-90 aca- student groups such as MECHa maintain an oppressive and exploitative achieve anything. They would take time off, but how well as to inform what GALA is demic year. In planning for our and the Black Student Alliance. "sweatshop"; to neglect students' transcript re- is that going to help? What's to stop the male from and the services and benefits we 1990-91 budget, we took into ac- and GALA do not operate solely as quests until there are several thousand to pro- provide for the SJSU community. entrepeneurs. We are subsidized hiring day care for the infant? He could then head to a count GALA's expansion as well cess and even then fail to treat them as a GALA is a social/educational as the projected growth of mem- because of our capacity to provide bar. crises deserving utmost priority and urgent ac- organization which offers a safe bers for next year. services to our own members as As I alluded to. Wright likes to talk about Nazis. tion; to fumble for weeks with a series of inept So, perhaps, he can institute the Waffcn PP (Waffen environment for gay. lesbian and The crux of Taleghani's argu- well as extending quality program- approaches to the problem; interdepart- Pregnancy Control). It would be their job to spy on fa- bisexual students, staff members, ment rested on GALA's projected ming to the entire student body. to create thers, insuring they take care of the babies, all for the instructors and non-students alike. income estimated at $2.5 from While many other student groups mental conflict when maximum cooperation good of the state. Our program goals are to provide which he concludes, is ludi- asked for and received increased is desperately needed; to halt production of tran- Wright also says that instituting a set of morals support, education and social con- crous for the A.S. to spend that funding, I question the need to sin- scripts for two weeks at a time, simply because will not go over well. So if giving a set of beliefs sciousness helping to build kind of money for a group willing gle out GALA as a "ludicrous" they failed to order enough transcript paper won't be accepted, what does he expect the response pride and self-esteem in our corn- to only come up with less than one and "outrageous" A.S. expendi- twice!! and then, to instruct the staff to lie to "take time off or rot in jail" will be? munity. percent of its total request." On ture. On the contrary. A.S. is ser- to students to cover up this management failure! The point is women are not required to take time We provide educational services the contrary, nowhere on the A.S. vicing and financing the SJSU stu- This grim situation will get even worse dent body off. Why should men be? to the campus community at large, request form does it ask what we in the manner it was for both staff and students during the next presenting gay/lesbian and bisex- designed to do. Women are still battling for the right as such, are "willing" to do. It simply re- year or two, as SJSU admissions and records ual concerns aimed toward im- quests an itemized estimate of pro- GALA has provided the campus men should have the right as well. Not a decree sent struggles with an even worse budget deficit, and down from a group of sanctimonious leaders. proving the relationships of gay jected income based on figures with faculty, staff, and student and non-gay communities. We are training seminars for Student Serv- also divides its time and money, which are al- He also seems to ignore all the men involved submitted in previous years. targeted as a special interest group At the time the request ices, Residence Hall Administra- ready spread too thin, between operating the with the dubiously named "Operation Rescue." was because of the prevalent nature of tors, Student Activity Committees, current system and converting to a new com- Don't tell me their only interest is to escape responsi- made, previous GALA members homophobia, hostility and vio- had never held a substantial fund- AIDS and People of Color confer- puter system. bility. Maybe they too are trying to increase responsi- lence toward gay and lesbian peo- ence. Peer AIDS Information In the words of the top admissions and re- bility. So your idea. Mr. Wright, dies even more. raising event because GALA had ple. Group. Women's Week, as well as cords administrator, So tell us, Mr. Wright, Do you hate all men or do never been adequately funded or the workload during this Concerning the misinformation numerous presentations for in- conversion you just want to look good with the women? represented by the A.S. It was not will be "horrendous" and "unfortu- presented by Taleghani. GALA structors and their students. Dave I .undy possible for the group to invest in a nately, student services will suffer." operates similarly to All of which take place outside Sophomore other groups substantial fundraising endeavor. Students who have any questions or com- such as MEChA and the of our regular meeting time and Adminstration of Justice Black Stu- Historically, GALA has been un- ments about these concerns can call Assistant dent Alliance. obligations, and all of which we derrepresented financially by the Director of Records Judi Miller at 924-2017 or First, GALA did not were invited to participate in. We request, AS., and, until two years ago, the Director of Records Dru nor receive. $4,182.60. We re- budget we received was absolutely do this as an education service to Redwine at 924-2006, extension 2-1505. quested $4,157.60 and received negligible. Our projected amount the campus. We do not charge Spartan Daily $2,500. Again, to access the cor- was based on what we had typ- speaker's fees, admission costs, or After all, you're paying for it. . Jun Burch was a University Community rect information, a copy of the ically raised front small donations dues, even though an average pre- records clerk in the Ad- Published tor the University and the missions by the Department of Journalism and Mass completed budget request, includ- at weekly meetings. sentation can cost us nearly $90 for and Records office and wrote this Communications Since 1934 ing all figures. an itemized break- This year marks the first year materials we distribute to our audi- piece for campus voice. (UCPS 509-480) down and a statement of purpose GALA has received adequate ence participants. Speed ..416 pleage paid at ban Jam CO..... Monde ii CO..'. Ramapo Pubbien Kaman and intent by GALA, is on public funding for even one year worth of GALA is reinvesting not only fi- ace and de &Karon Peas PubIeted dak San km Sim Owe./ &eV ii. KaKIT VKIKI 1,4 file to review. programming that serves not only nances, but education and cultural opus rapeee1 A.we art 'a racer% dew of the 15p0nre 5 Jaumi. And Mr Letters to the Editor A.. U.wpary Aarnnor.b. ma ad. a far* oyealeon MA lubaliptiare Second. Taleghani states that the 3,7(X) gay, lesbian and bisexual awareness to the SJSU campus. ecepiel 4. eleaeJe UR tin A.S. funding promotes and insures pea ran cop. IS ,eas On teem *len pod la 9944 beinartenaly R 6101 j, 4. our entire membership amounts to students, but also the entire student Nee Alone 424 32/10 AcKartiverq 924 SSA pe User celled madam 60-80 people. However, it is only body. Our first major fundraising the quality programming that we Hoffman s public relations bad pond. Psekalen, offer. GALA endorses the Rem., Ples .ord addree tonenere loSIIINIMI1111b, .5.n L12'..,,'. the average attendence at any event on campus was the Gay Les- A.S. 's Editor, Ire Seen s.9- 12992192 given meeting which is 60-80 peo- bian responsible stance for recognizing Bisexual Video Exposition. The more I read and think about how Rand) ple. In totality, we have an active We had no idea the gay. lesbian, and bisexual what to expect, but Hoffman handled the matter of Coach Claude Gilbert. STAFF membership of well over 150 peo- we met with members of the SJSU community tremendous success. the more incensed I become. My conclusion is that Ma al Owl Ail, Hama. ple. This active membership rep- raising more than 5500 in one by encouraging the growth and AMMO* Mader aua Meta Mr. Hoffman would do himself and the University it ON Ma Area Duesat resents an SJSU constituency of week. The money we raised was continued success of the Gay Les- favor to resign and permanently stay out of any posi- Roe tam 3.7(X) gay, lesbian and bisexual allocated back to us by the A.S. on bian Bisexual Student Alliance of on, Ham tion which requires working with others in any public: Ruben Mallard students. This figure is to be com- the condition that we reinvest it SJSU. relations AlrlAutin capacity. Greater than technical knowledge pared to a recorded membership of into the production of our 1990-91 Patti Fahey, co-president of V.vreOklo about athletics and NCAA regulations, the quality Ulle 8 in the previous academic year. video expo. Thus, the entire sum SJSU's GALA wrote this piece for most required Hue I Olsa Jowl, R Winn by an athletic director is sensitivity to- Alone, the figures of 60-80 rep- of our profits is already targeted Campus Voice. Mega Ioe, tow Haw ward other human beings and capacity to bring people Naomai M..9 M'. P.501.0 together Ilea. Mawr. Deem BO rather than create dissention. Calm Path" home phone number (not for publication) must ac- Mr. Hoffman has done more to destroy San Jose Kr I.e. Mood. Dre Editorial policy may State Poeueae MAN, 141a Mringtan company all letters. Letters be delivered to the University's athletic program than any other per- A9 I_ Caterwor Fermin Spartan Daily newsroom in Walhquist Library son or event in the 111.4.14anip.s, The editorials that appear at the upper left- school's history. The biggest tra- See Careplad gedy is Nannnad Anew FBINIMVP hand column of the Forum page reflect the majority North 104 or the Student Union information desk. that, in his arrogance, he is unaware of his le- Seem Imesilan kw Mesa Konteek Redi 50, Name aIee hive OW Philp opinion of the Spartan Daily Editorial Board. The gacy of destruction. Rep.. Ow be. 24a1 Free Bebe& 1 150 hem& Ina Illiren LoB Cele KW de Cer Oft., board is made up of the Daily editors. Column policy hope that equitable restitution is provided elIer *Kee Made Hera Kink Al AWl See, C Ohm be.. Rai New RepaIda Ram* Caoch Urea Demme MAK Gilbert as quickly as believe Rena. Lamm Icsibay Man K SKOP Mee Sonhato Stgned columns are written by members of the possible. I also I,'.,. Kee I WI WIW. that he deserves a Letters policy express the public apology from official ,R4941,40.4 Spartan Daily staff. They opinion of the sources. *KW (*AM B.P.y Chin lava Ch. CO.* Call B. DIMS Seen& Dew Are, The Spartan Daily welcomes letters to the edi- writer and not the viewpoints of the newspaper staff Kee Mere le* 5, 55, Mae Moab Juk v. RM. (.S Mom' I thank you for your consideration of this matter. tor. A// letters may be edited for grammar, libel and or department of journalism and mass communica- length. The writer's name, class level, major and tions. Frank Neves Class of '64