1M. Feinstein and friends New 'Garage' in San Jose When gubernatorial candidate Diane Feinstein Rats, it's another loser The Technology Center's museum features appears at San Jose State on Nov. 1, she 'Graveyard Shift,' the latest movie inspired illp111011111111. hands-on approaches to modern technology. won't be by a Stephen King story, is all about alone. Several other state Democratic Page 6 candidates will join her. Below ratsbut not much else. It's not only not very scary, it's not very anything except for Steele reviewed ill-made, poor humor. The movie is the Pro to Samuel D. Henry, Assistant Dean of Student worst of the supernatural thriller genre. ball comes Event Center The Golden State Warriors and the Los Services, comments on English Professor Page 6 Shelby Steele's book, The Content of Our Angeles Clippers faced off in their final 1. Character. Page 2 preseason game, at the Event Center. Page 5 Weather Published for the University and Early morning rain, clearing to University Community by the scattered showers in the afternoon. Department of Journalism and High to 67, overnight low to 46. Mass Communications since 1934. SPARTAN DAILY Nutitma/ R i'wher Service VOLUME 95. NUMBER 44 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1990 Greeks gather to promote understanding, tolerance between brothers By Laura DiMastio the chapter located a block away of English. and the video "Racism said. "I've known English majors Daily staff writer from the FIJI house. 101," audience members were per- 'If the seminar opened just one person's eyes that were students of color and they White and black fraternity mem- The feelings the two houses and mitted to ask questions. express then it's a good thing.' had teachers tell them that they bers unintentionally sat in segregat- others expressed allowed everyone their concerns or just share a per- shouldn't major in English." ed sections Monday night but to unite as a group of individuals sonal experience. Dwayne Cantrell, Portillo said she was told to go talked about breaking down racial from different cultures but with Lewis, one of the seminar coor- back to her kitchen when she came to Phi Beta Sigma barriers. similar special interests. dinators, brought up a confrontation vice president this country. and because she didn't The event, a racism seminar The issue of racism has been a he had with two Sigma members. we're down for the cause and if you tering for classes. speak any English she was put into a sponsored by Phi Gamma Delta popular topic on campus these "I was walking by the Sigma want to be there with us then you One woman said. "EOP students class for the mentally retarded. fraternity, allowed audience mem- days. and the FIJI members said it house and I saw two guys wrestling should Is: our said one Sigma may receive help getting into col- Portillo's personal ethnic experi- get to know their fellow stu- friend." hers to was time it was addressed. on the porch." he said. "I started member. "If you just come around lege, but they're professors don't ence and discussion of racism in neighbors as well as dents and "Some of the major racial issues cheering them on and then they saying 'hi.' we'll say 'hi' back but lower standards for them." schools between student/teacher . themselves. are here on campus so we wanted stopped looked over at me and said. we won't take you seriously." Also, it's not just students of relations brought light on current attended More than KO people to get feedback from the Sigmas." 'Yeah, wouldn't you like to see one One FIJI member said he didn't color that go into EOP. she said. cultural differences effecting col- Student Union the seminar in the said FIJI recording secretary Chris black man throw another black man think it was fair that Educational Portillo added that some students lege campuses nationwide includ- Umunum Room. FIJI fraternity Lewis. down the stairs. Opportunity Program students are of color are discriminated against ing SJSU. extended an invitation to the pre- Following a discussion of perti- However, this is an isolated inch placed in classes before other students. by instructors. "Teachers don't know how to dominantly black fraternity Phi nent racial issues by guest speaker dem. said Sigma member.. Ponillo said LOP didn't always "Sonic professor; tell students of relate to black and Latino students," Beta Sigma. which they said would Febe Pernik% an assistant professor "If we're gonna do something, have priority when it came to regis- color not come to their classes." she hopefully improve relations with See SEMINAR, parr 4 Harassment Pumpkin? Student Union investigation The Great completed Cafeteria takes By Angus Klein Daily staff wnter more fake cash SJSU 's Affirmative Action office has completed its investigation into Ity :Anthony Cataldo in rev (igniting counterfeits. said a racial harassment grievance tiled Daily staff writer Food Service Director Jerry Mim- by a SJSU student against a former Another counterfeit bill was naugh. University Police officer. passed by an unknown person last -We need to train our cashiers to The report said that SJSU student week in the Student Union Calete- recognize counterfeits.- Sur said Juan Ham's "mode of dress was a na after Spartan Bookstore Director last month. "In the future all we can factor in (Hart being stopped and Dwight Sur urged last month that do is have our cashiers alert." asked (or identification." according cashiers should he trained to spot "They are instructed as to what to to a letter to Ham from SJSU Presi- fake bills. look for," Mimnaugh said. The proh- dent Gail Fullerton. The counterfeit $20 was discov- km is "the vast majonty have never Fullerton received the results of ered Friday, according to the Univer- seen a counterfeit bill." he said. an investigation conducted by Bev- sity Police Department log. Counter- This marks the second incident erly Miles. assistant director of feit cases are sent directly to the this semester where a counterfeit SJSU Affirmative Action. cm Oct. Secret Service, an office of the U.S. bill has fooled Student Union cafe- and relayed the information to I hpartinent of the Treasury. said teria cashiers. A $50 fake was also Ham in a letter dated Oct. 23. I I'D spokesman Richard Staley. passed in die bookstore. Miles had "no comment" on the The Secret Service agent con- The first two were color photo- letter or her investigation "because ducting the investigation could not copies. hut the nature of the latest of university policy on Affirmative he reached for comment. phony hill could not he confirmed. Action investigations." Cashiers are not formally trained Haro was allegedly racially harassed June 14 by flintier 11PD John Moffitt while running an errand for his on-campus job. Film shows graphic Ham said he was stopped by Moffitt and humiliated mere1y because of the way I was dressed. I was accused of being a gang mem- depletion of abortion ber, of having tattoo's and of want- By Sheltie Terry ing to trash the school." Ilaro said Daily staff writer in a press conference Sept. 17. 'Mc image on the screen was an Moffitt no longer works (or I II abortion of a four and one half and officials said they would not month old dismembered fetus being comment Oil the circumstances sur- pulled Ina Or a woman's body in a rounding his departure because it is puddle of blood. a personnel matter. The film "Eclipse of Reason." Even though Affirm:111%e Action's %k :IS shown by the SJSU Students my estigailim is complete. Ham said for Life to an audience of eight on he is not pleased ss ith he results. Monday afternoon. The attempt "It's taken me more than four was to show people what goes on incitiths to get a letter that's mew!, dunng an abortion. an acknowledgement of what hap The film explained the three pinned." Ilan) said. trimesters of pregnancy and the Haro said he feels the letter. dangers of abortion in the last two which contains an apology from tnmesters, the fourth through ninth Fullerton. falls short of meeting his months. With a camera placed in demands. the uterus of the mother, the nose. he question is WI %healer it mouth, hands, feet and eyebrow% of Cheryl !Amiens happened. hut what they plan to do a four and one hall month old batty ...SJSU Snidents for Life about racial harassment." Haw were visible. said. "They need to expedite their For the ahomon, instruments arc Sivertsen was not in the audience used to dilate the cervix and break procedures in dealing with racial Ann Nelson Daily staff photographer Monday. harassment grievances. the mother's water. Then. clamp- "ii". definitely scare tactics, our "I feel it's unfair that a student it senior graphic design major at the Rose Garden on SO enth Street near the like tools crush and grab the fetus society is terrified of blood." said should have to go through what SJSI adds the finishing touches to his ghoulish Faculty Cafeteria. Dillon's pumpkin took the out of her body. With cameras Chandra Birenhaum. an intern at I've gone through. I'm holding io creation during a pumpkin painting contest in contest's grand prin.. inside and outside of the woman's the Women's Resource Center. She See HARO. page 4 body, the film showed the entire was not at the showing of the film, abortion. but believes that these types of' ide- After viewing the fetus inside the als try to control peoples' actions body, the camera Bashed the muti- by making them feel guilty and feel Other top Democratic candidates join Feinstein lated and bloody body parts piled like murderers.