Spartan Daily Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 Volume 92, No. 43 Thursday. April 6, 1989 SJSU student missing Hot head after taking road trip; family seeks UPD's help By Shelby Grad case. Maloney said. gators checked several leads pro- Daily staff writer "He said (his son) had basically vided by the father but none have yet In the past two years, the only vanished." Maloney said. materialized. Maloney said Tues- contact former SJSU student David Billy Alexander could not be day. Alexander's parents have had with reached for comment. Police discovered that in 1988. their son is a 1986 medical bill for It remains unclear why the Alex- David Alexander's mailing address treatment of a minor illness at a Los ander family waited two years before was listed as the Urban Ministry Angeles hospital. reporting the case to authorities. shelter on 54 S. Fifth St. just Alexander, who lived off campus, David Alexander is described as a three blocks from campus. told his parents in December 1986 black male, 6'2" and 210 pounds. Urban Ministry officials declined that he was taking a short road trip to to give information about specific in- Southern California. dividuals, but said more than 2011 They haven't seen or heard from people use the facility as a mailing him since. MISSING address and to get telephone mes- University Police Department of Former SJSU student David sages. are now investigating the case Alexander has not been seen While the complex serves as a Billy Alexander. David's father, homeless shelter, Urban Ministry by his family for more than came to the police station last week two volunteer Albert Ambela said Tues- with infiarnation that his son had years. Anyone with day that most of the people who use been seen on campus recently. information should call the mail service do not live at the fa- according to UPD Lt. Shannon Ma- University Police at 924-2222. cility. loney. "These can be homeless people or The father, who lives in the Ala- Age: 25 people who have some other prob- meda County city of Richmond. said Height: 6'2" lem," Ambela said. David has not called, written in Police also checked a lead involv- otherwise contacted his family since Weight: 210 pounds ing a former girlfriend of Alexan- he left for the Los Angeles trip. Race: black der's, but found no new evidence. Neither the type of tr. itment Maloney said. David Alexander received '.oni the Authorities plan to enter Alexan- hospital nor the amount of the medi- His major while at SJSU was not der's name into a national missing cal bill was known. released. The Office of Admissions person's computer and will instruct Billy Alexander originally in- and Records does not list him as other agencies to he on the lookout Shelley colt Daily staff photographer tended to ask police for David's being enrolled in the university this for the man, he added. %bridle Amino, a senior majoring in accounting, shade front the hot sun as he studies on the lawn in school records, but officers realized semester. "We have nothing new at this covers his head with his S14 eater to pros rile' sonic front if Business Timer. the incident was a missing persons Over the last week, UPI) investi- point, Maloney said. Raza encourages young Hispanics to attend college Day By E. Mark Moreno . the campus ins olves long and short ment aid from SJSU. Sundberg said. Daily staff writer term programs aimed at junior high Jim Caffiero, a counselor at San Until Monday, Overfelt High and high school students, said Betty. Benito High School in Hollister. School freshman Vanessa Navarette Sundberg, director of Student Out- helped 22 Hispanic graduates of the hadn't planned on going to college. reach and Recruitment school enroll at SJSU last year. But she changed her mind after at- These include workshops con- "I try to involve the (students' ) tending Raza Day at SJSU Monday ducted by SJSU representatives on families as much as I can by !lasing, a The event was organized by His high school campuses that provide monthly meeting with parents." he panic college students to encourage information and assistance about said. "I try to understand culturally Hispanic high school students to at- CSU admission and financial aid ap- what they need. It's primarily based tend college. plications. on family ." The record turnout of 950 high When a student applies to SJSU. Despite this, the school has a 5 to school students mirrors a slight in- the Student Affirm:0i% e Action ilf- 6 percent dropout rate. and Caffieni crease in Hispanic student enroll- fiee arranges "intensie I, 'Hoy. -ups. said a total of 48 San Benito grad- ment at SJSU. phoning home, letters. lots ot assis- uates have been admitted to four- According to figures released by tance." said Dea Nelson. director of year universities in the past two the Institutional Research Depart- Relations with School. years. ment, enrollment of Mexican -Amer- "All of our programs do have spe- An after-school college career ican students rose from 4.6 percent cific charges for increasing academic planning class Cattier() organized in 1984 to 5.7 percent of the student preparation for the students. We en- also was helpful in teaching students population at the start of the 1988 courage them to make certain they about college many!, he added. fall semester. The percentage of His- know what classes to take for admis- Pat Brennan. dean of guidance at panic students of other backgrounds sion and financial options." Sund- San Jose High Academy, said the rose from 2.4 percent to 2.7 percent berg said. "One thing that's very college counseling staff there "is during the same time iwriod. Mike Dafferner Daily staff photographe positive is our effort in working with very upbeat in encouraging and sup- In 1984, 1.113 Mexican -Ameri- parents." porting" Hispanic students to attend cans were attending the university. High school students Daniel Guagarama and Elisa Mendez exchange box lunch items The CSU stern provided supple- college The 1 percent increase represents a mental lottery funds to assist her de- "A good part of any college (re- rise to 1,613 out of a total student rollment of other Hispanic students 597 to 767 students in the same four- A major part of the department's partment in pros [ding programs at cruitment) program is to get infor- enrollment of 28,415 in 1988. En- at SJSU increased .3 percent, from year period. efforts to attract minority students to 14 local schools receising recruit- mation to them." she said. Partisanship prevails Fullerton conference discusses Conflict erupts in A.S. chambers promised Rec Center opening By Mary R. Callahan and Shelby Grad Realini and I.ewis assumed their seats during Daily staff writers Wednesday's meeting. Other A.S. officers elected last liy Lisa Elmore Political partisanship reappeared in the Associated month begin their terms in May. Daily staff writer Students chambers Wednesday as board members ap- During debate over the ethnic affairs appointment. The Rec Center should be open pointed a Responsible Alliance party member to a post the board was divided along strict party lines. Lewis was within the month, and the Tower that students have elected an independent to fill next fall. appointed even thought the person elected to the office lawn fountain may be flowing fin The fountain After more than a week of debate and a stalemate at during the March elections, Andrew Flores, said he commencement. said SJSU Presi last week's A.S. meeting, the hoard appointed David wanted to assume the post early. dent Gail Fullerton in a press confer- should be Lewis. the REAL party's candidate for director of busi- The current A.S. board consists of six REAL party ence Tuesday. ness affairs in the A.S. elections last month, to the va- members and four independents. The incoming hoard The fire marshall is scheduled to flowing by cant ethnic affairs position. will seat 10 independents and two REAL party members. inspect the Rec Center Friday, and it Board members also appointed Jeff Realini as direc- President-elect Soctt Santandrea and A.S. Controller approval for its ripening is given, spring tor of personnel. Realini was elected to the post in Mark Murillo. both independents, insisted Flores is the there will be only a few minor items March. hut because the post was vacant. the A.S. board obvious chose for the post because he was elected to the left to complete, said Student Union commencement, appointed him to the office early. See CONFLICT, back page Associate Director Pat Wiley. The staff must still he trained on according to the fire and building control sys- tems. and inside and outside surfaces President Gail will be given finishing touches, he Transit Board approves funds said. Fullerton. County Whether or not proposed con- struction of the fountain is com- pleted, it will be possible for it to for study of light rail system extension flow for a couple of days around graduation time, according to Robert The buildings on campus "func- use. By Mary R. Callahan workshop session. Eighth Street to South Campus and Ringe, director of development and tioned as they were supposed to" Residence hull security is difficult Daily staff writer The proposal, known as the San along Tully Road to East San Jose. university relations. during the recent earthquake. Ful- to maintain because of residents' The Santa Clara County Transit Jose State-Eastridge-Arena Corridor The conidor would facilitate In addition to these issues.