inwastranawseemalailmellell11111111111111111g1M1.111111111111111.1111111111111g111111111111111111111.11110811111111PIMPas SPARTAN DATLy Volume 89, No. 6 Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 Wednesday, September 9, 1987 Spirited Toxic samples tailgaters show no risk rally team By. Karen NI. Derenzi Daily staff writer to neighbors Footballs and Frisbees flying through the air marked the beginning of the tailgate season Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The field east of the stadium was jam- By Dave Lanson 1981. Amone the dienitcals packed with party-goers hours before the Daily staff writer found were i:ancer Lansing polvehlo Spartans took on the Panthers of Eastern Illi- Officials from the state Depart- rinated biphenv i PCB's) and an nois. ment of Health Services began clean array of metals. pest', ides and sol- Tailgaters included students, alunini up procedures of toxic chemicals at vents. and Spartan fans & Drum Co. on of all ages who came to see the Lorentz Barrel Hatayania said DHS has if the team could stan on the road to the 1987 10th Street and Alnia Avenue near been monitorine thy soil to deter- California Bowl. Spartan Stadium this week. They ex- mine which diicytion the chemicals Phil Taves. a political science senior, pect to remove nearly half of the are spreading. So tar contaminants came for the beer and the football game. He 24.000 barrels stored there by De- have been detected across 111th said he wanted to see another winning season cember. Street under the SJSt track facilities from the Spartans. At a community meeting with at Flud Winter Field. "Hopefully they're going to be hot all area residents Thursday night, DHS year," Taves said, noting the team's ten- official Howard Hatayama said the "(The site) poses no health haz- dency toward inconsistency. estimated $5 million cleanup is ard, no risk tit exposure.. said Steve Ted Toffey, an SJSU alumnus said he going according to schedule and that DHS geolog ist came to the game for "the thrill, the excite- soil and water tests show the chemi- "No one running the track ment and the energy." cals present pose little risk to neigh- or play ine at the tennis i..ourts faces Toffey's wife, Cindy, also an SJSU boring residents. including those at any danger,’ he said alumna. came to the game simply "to keep Spartan City and Spartan Village. I)HS inspectias have drilled me young." "At this point in time, although 120 testing holes toy feet down to "I'm here to see Mike Perez kick off we are still taking field samples. we test the soil and shallom. groundwa- another fantastic year and become the Heis- teel that there is little chance of any- ter. Several 5(8)-tOot deep bores man Trophy winner," Luke Short, Cindy's one in the area being exposed to any have been drilled to test drinking father said. of these chemicals," Hatayama said. water supplies. He was in the stadium for last season's The soil at Lorentz Barrel & Hatayania said that to date no thrilling victory over Fresno Statc and re- Drum Co. has been tested 21 times See TO\ ir S. page S members the game vividly. "It was the most exciting game I've ever seen," Short said. **After the game was over. the people just hung around. They kept SJSU athletes wait looking at the scoreboard. They couldn't be- lieve it. "That was the beginning." Aeronautics senior Don Matto had just for NCAA ruling one thing to say: "I came here because I'm not a blockhead." Matto went on to explain that blockheads were people who didn't 1 members held from game come to Spartan football games. Even before the game began. the Ws Brent Ainsworth world's oldest cheerleader and an SJSU Daily staff writer alumnus, Krazy George. had the stadium Eleven members of the SJSU rocking to the cheer, "San Jo-se." football team were not in uniform at George loved the fan reaction. "I'm Brad Shirakawa Daily staff photographer Saturday's season opener and have going to be here when I'm 90," he said. yet to be cleared for game action by stands out at the See GAME, page 8 Spartan fan Iliad Rodriguez first game of the season. NCA A faculty representative Charles Whitcomb. On Thursday, Whitcomb said about I() players were in danger of 'The only problems encountered at the game missing the game. "(Those players) are allowed to were a result of excessive alcohol use in the fraternity sections.' suit up. they just can't play." Whit- comb said. But Whitcomb noted that No ban planned for stadium suds sales changes in a player's status can be made at any time. By Julie Rogers and Edwin Garcia sale policy is satisfactory. problems in the future he planned to "You have to recall that sonic Each of the 78 players in full Daily staff writers "We do not sell (beer) through work with Nada Houston (Greek ad- of those people had been drinking football gear was eligible to partici- After watching SJSU's season- the stands," she saiti. "You have to viser) and Meredith Moran (assistant for two hours before the game." he pate in the game. SJSU coach Rick S.11SC Coach Claude Gilbert opening fmaball game against East- go to a concession stand (to purchase to the dean of student services). said. "It's just a question if kids Rasnick said yesterday. Saturday, beer) and with (the sales) being cut want to be rowdy." Whitcomb issued a list of eligi- gihle players to Rasnick. Academic ern Illinois University on Ted Cady, Spartan Stadium Fullerton off at the end of the third quarter, ble players to SJSU Head Coach Monitor Arm Hanzad and Associate University President Gail events manager. would not attribute Overall, Cady and Schatz both no plans to that should provide adequate con- Claude Gilbert prior to Saturday's Athletics Directors Rich Chew. said Tuesday there are the rowdiness directly to beer sales thought that stadium security did a Sta- trol." game. Two names not on the list. Mary Zimmerman and 'al n ban the sale of beer at Spartan inside the stadium. In a phone inter- good job. Fullerton did suggest security Lloyd Forrest and Robert I .ewis. had Lewis. dium. view, Cady said "beer sales were "All in all. I thought it went called the could be tighter in certain areas of been released Thursday. Fullerton, who down as compared to last year." fairly well." Schatz said. "Al- Of the remaining I I players not which included the stadium but did not say where. A starting outside linebacker crowd's actions though the size of the crowd eligible. five are pending freshman past University Police Chief Lew "(People were) very festive last year, Forrest is slated to use his three fights usual, said in the (18.000) was bigger than (we) ex- academic clearance. They are quar- banned, but Schatz said in phone interview "the long before the gates even opened," redshin season to recuperate from a the sale of beer has been pected." terbacks Greg Centilli and Jason that people would still sneak alcohol only problems encountered at the Cady said. "I proposed (tighter se- leg injury. Lev, is failed to meet aca- Woodall, tight end Roc Pillerini, de- into the events. game were a result of excessive alco- curity fir tailgate parties) even be- "This game overall wasn't as demic requirements. fensi e tackle Spencer Smith and Fullerton said at a news confer- hol use in the fraternity sections." fore the season started. I still think rowdy as some games I have seen in Flefore Saturday kickoff. ence that the stadium's current beer Schatz said that to rectify them: more needs to be done." the past... Cady said. Whitcomb released the list ot , I)! RC page 6 Money donated to SJSU space research programs $500,000 bequested for Venus study Students continue space research By Edwin Garcia participate in hands-on projects for Daily staff writer outside clients in exchange for three with NASA grant Veril Phillips, chairman of the units and valuable experience. Day `We'd like to really Mathematics anti Computer Science said. Ity: Charlotte Banta Department, received a less-than - do our best to spend Currently International Busi- Daily staff writer typical. but memorable phone call ness Machine Corp., Lockheed Re- SJSU is taking an Ali% e role in search and Development. Intel and from his boss in October. (the money) in continuing the country's space pro- the Hewlett Packard Laboratories arc The dean of SJSU's School of grams. Science, Lester Lange. told Phillips sponsoring such activities. spirit of the request.' the Math and Computer Science De- In order to pursue Venus atmo- The School of Fnginei:ring re- partment would receive part of a Jane Day, spheric research as a clinic project, ceived its fourth NASA grant llitte half-million dollar bequest. SJSU contacted Audrey Summers, a 10 Contintle research on the superso- The gift was in honor of the late SISU professor NASA-Ames Research Center em- nic flow of spacecraft NASA scientist Henry T. Wood- ployee who received a master's de- and aerospace engi- ward, an SJSU graduate. gree in mathematics from SJSU in Mechanical in then !mirth "That name didn't mean a related, Phillips said. 1962. neering students are ot shock - thing to me," Phillips said. One thing is certain, the chair- Summers, who is a computer year of hands-on testing using wind tunnels Also. ap- But the chairman quickly man said, "(no one) wants to spend system administrator and researcher waves proximately ten student assistants learned.