U pDATE S Po icus Judge rules Sharks cool ,kT-N against SJSU; the Jets, Scheller house earn second win stands See page 8... See page 4... MASA 101, \iiiiiltti2 FARTAN101- Sall Jose Stalc 1 oiversit!, since 1931 DAILY27. 1995 Diridon back at SJSU By Blair Whitney Spartan Daily Stall Writer national Institute for Surface free to the Institute as part of its Along with offering students the Transportation Policy Studies, a partnership with SJSU. degree, the Institute also provides Rod Diridon, former Santa Clara federally funded institute that For its part in the partnership, a job for Diridon. After 20 years in County Supervisor, has found that brings research dollars and a new the Institute will conduct research elected office, he was forced out It's never too late to return to degree program to the university. and offer a new degree through by term limits in December. In school. After 22 years since gradu- Located in the Business Tower, the College of Business. Starting in January Diridon began full time as ating from San Jose State the Institute is funded with annual fall '95, students can earn a mas- director of the institute. University, he's back to lead a new federal and state grants totaling ter's degree in transportation man- Diridon denies that the $80,000- SPARTAN DMLY FILE PHOTO transportation institute. $500,000. The space in the agement. Five certificate pro- Rod Diridon talks to students at SJSU. He is the new head of the Diridon will head The Inter- Business Tower is provided rent grams will also be taught. See Diridon, page 6 International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies. l it,vv ()c t's Change for Clark Library By Tim Schwalbach VNITYPLT Spartan Daily Day Editor The aftermath of the California State University budget cuts continues to affect students at San Jose State University; this time in the Clark Library. AT SJSU Effective Jan. 3, every time a student wishes to print out a page while using InfoTrac, Lexis/Nexis, CD-ROM net- works and Gateway terminals, it will STORY BY cost 15 cents. This is the first time in JENNIFER FERGUSON Clark Library's history the university has charged for such services. The deci- 66 sion to imple- PHOTOS BY ment these What've done JEFF CHIU "coin-operat- ed printers," is set into place DIGITAL MANIPULATION BY which actual- an arrang- MARTIN GEE ly don't take coins, comes ement which more than th- takes the ree years after expense of the the library fo- rmed a com- printers off the mittee to deal library budget. the rising cost of fees at San Jose State with the bud- Despite University, financially strapped students are get crisis in Jaime% tictimitti still finding $25 each year to buy vanity 1992-93. ran Uhranari license plates for their automobiles. University ff For a commuter college like SJSU, one's car Librarian James Schmidt recalls refus- may define a person as much as one's wardrobe, and ing to to along with the decision in '92- the personalized license plate is an unnecessary, but 93, but said it was time the library final touch. carry through this year. These plates are conspicuous, with messages that "What we've done is to set into place brag, posture and pun. A typical plate might declare an arrangement which takes the the driver ANDEMAN, JENNSTER, or RIPNTYM. Other expense of the printers off the library plates more quietly announce JAZZ DR, AMOREU2 or budget and makes them self-support- OH FUEY. ing," Schmidt said. Anthony Sanfilippo, a SJSU senior majoring in mar- The total annual costs the library keting, chose AMOREU2 for his Toyota Celica as a would have endured had it not made way of spreading a little needed love on the road- the change would have been approxi- ways. Having driven the tough streets of both Europe mately $16,000, an increase of $4,000 and California, Sanfilippo knows first hand how since 1992. Included in the annual rebellious some drivers can be. costs: paper, cartridges, ribbons, "Driving can get pretty hectic, especially in Europe, mechanical repairs and replacement but no matter what happens I'll still love you, too," parts. The budget cuts combined with the See Getting the Last Word, page 7 See Library, page 6 Clinton administrator Law and lit from a superior court judge cuts By Michele Bolger 44 speaks today on tax Spartan Daily Stall Writer This program, "I believe t hat story analysis which was est- I believe that story is a good way to understand and education proposals It's not often that students get ablished last analysis is a good way law." Rushing said. A similar course had been By Roger R. Ramirez County Drug Abuse Coordin- the opportunity to appear be- year, gives stu- to understand law. Spartan Daily Stall Writer ation Commission. fore a judge without having dents the cha- taught by Rushing to students Stephen Van Beek, a SJSU been charged with a crime. nce to meet and Conrad Rushing at Santa Clara University School Superior I ,ourt Judge A discussion of President assistant professor of political This semester, students will learn from a of Law. 15 Clinton's State of the Union science, said it would be a per- get to meet San Jose State leader in the Rushing's achievements in- Address regarding a tax cut for fect opportunity for students to University alumnus superior community. clude being named "Trial Judge the middle class and education hear the priorities and agenda Court Judge Conrad Rushing in "We think he's one of the actually be more prepared for of the Year" by the Santa Clara proposals will take place on of the Clinton administration for a new experimental course stars on the bench and we're law school after this course County Trial Lawyers, serving campus today, 10 a.m., in the the next two years. coming to SJSU. honored," said Terry Christ- than first-year law students. as past president of the Santa Engineering Auditorium. Van Beek encouraged political Rushing and English Profes- ensen, political science depart- Students who have passed Clara Bar Association and his Dharmendra K. "Dave" science students to attend sor Selma Burkom will be team- ment chair. Rushing is the sec- the writing skills test and have 1978 appointment to superior Sharma, administrator of the today's discussion. teaching a course titled Law and ond person to participate in the upper division standing are en- Court Judge. United States Department of But he said all students Literature. program. couraged to enroll. Some open This course will only be Transportation's Research and should be informed about the "This is a great chance for us This course, beneficial for spaces remain for students taught this spring. However, if Special Programs Administra- proposed tax cuts. to do something on this campus people planning to attend law wishing to add the course. enrollment is high, it could be tion will lead the discussion. Clinton spoke before Con- not usually done at an under- school, concentrates on analy- Two of the course readings offered next fall. Sharma previously taught at gress and a national television graduate school," Burkom said. sis and an alternative way of include Shakespeare's "The The political science depart- SJSU in the early '80s and audience for almost 90 minutes Rushing was appointed this understanding law. Merchant of Venice" and Her- ment held a reception Wednes- served on the Santa Clara Tuesday night spring's Leader-in-Residence Burkom thinks students will man Melville's "Billy Budd". day for Rushing. 2 Wednesday, January 25, 1995 OPINION San Jose State University SPARTAN DAILY Editorial Congress/ leave public broadcasting alone itita*,,44410***. Timm own.« regular shows on PBS," The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has ing point of view with AREN'T YOU EN.E.F. begun hearings on whether or not the federal Jim Naureckas, editor of Extra! told the Kansas government should continue to fund the City Star. GOING TO GIVE UP Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). A Critics like Gingrich advocate the privatization THAT STUPID strong voice in congress, Newt Gingrich, has said of public broadcasting, an event that would elim- he wants to eliminate federal funding for CPB. inate those few alternative points of view from BLANKET? That would be a terrible mistake and would the air. To privatize would subject programs to jeopardize some of the highest quality program- market forces that already have proven unsup- ming to be found on the airwaves. portive of controversial or educational program- CPB disperses about $300 million in public ming. funds annually to National Public Radio (NPR) "What privatization means is commercializa- and Public Broadcasting Stations (PBS) nation- tion," Jack Willis, president and CEO of wide. Since some of the funding for PBS and NPR KTCA/KTCI Twin Cities public television, wrote is public money, they have a mandate to give in the Star Tribune. "Commercialization gives us alternative voices an opportunity to be seen and 'Beavis and Butt-Head,' not 'Mr. Rogers:* and heard over the airwaves. 'Geraldo,' not 'MacNeil/Lehrer."' Among the educational programming in the Critics of public television also contend PBS is cross hair of Gingrich are shows like "Sesame elitist. How can "Barney" and "Sesame Street" be Street" and "Ghostwriter," programs that pro- considered elitist? Besides, 60 percent of PBS mote learning in a creative and entertaining set- viewers make less than $40,000 a year. ting. "The elitist," Willis wrote, "are those who say Documentaries like "America's War on the 'let them eat cable' at $250 to $500 a year." Poor" and occasional "Frontline" episodes are There are ways to publicly fund CPB and sepa- examples of the alternative voice.