VW. SPARTAN `IL )AILY ;.4) Vol. 98, No. 11 Published for San lose State University since 1934 Monday, February 10, 1992 Candidates to be interviewed of Trustees. sophomore major- Launder wants Jon Nakasone, a ing in psychology, said he thinks it's a good idea for students to express their student input opinions about the candidates. He is unable to attend Tuesday's meeting on president because of a class conflict. "After all," he said, "students are the business of the school." By Marcia I,epler Nakasone said he would like to see Daily staff reporter a president who is more involved with what students are doing and what their Associated Students President interests are. Nicole Launder is searching for opin- Anthony Jayakoddy. a senior in ions from students about the next business administration and market- SJSU president. ing, said he is in favor of a forum such She needs them before the 15 - as the one planned as long as the ideas member Presidential Search Advisory are listened to and not just tossed Committee begins interviewing candi- away. He said he feels all candidates dates this week. should know what students have to Students will have an opportunity say and should give some type of Tuesday from II a.m. to 1 p.m. in the response back. A.S. Council Chambers to discuss "A candidate should commit in what they would like to see in the next writing the things he or she intends to university president and what ques- change. One change might be adding tions they would like Launder to ask new class sections," he said. of the candidates. Launder said students who cannot "I think student input has a lot of aaend the foram may leave their ideas effect," said Launder, the committee's in the A.S. office by Tuesday evening. only student representative. "The com- During the week of March 2, the mittee is vocal about making students' selected presidential candidates will Photos by Scott Sady - Daily staff photographer opinions visit the SJSU campus to meet with heard." Kate Sullivan lectures to a full house. Sullivan teaches Conferences, Conventions and Event Planning class While the A.S. representative, students. A one-hour public hearing community members and staff on the will be scheduled and announced. committee cannot vote, Launder said "Students will have a chance to see they do have the power to strongly how they respond," Launder said, "It Ninety degrees recommend a particular candidate to will be a very important opportunity in February the California State University Board for students" Classrooms inhospitable Little support for hospitality students By Christal Niederer Supervision in the same room, but hasn't Daily staff writer had to move that class so often because If the class were being held at Club they meet in the morning when the build- for fee activists Med, the temperature would be fine. ing is a little cooky. She says it's probably But the heat in SPX 211 has been so only 85 tdegrees By Olga Franzoni then. bad that Kate Sullivan, professor of recre- But these students still don't feel very Special to die Daily 'Thirty thousand ation and leisure studies, has had to move privileged. Students United for Accessible her Conferences, Conventions and Event "I had to leave. I was getting physical- Education met Thursday in the people at this Planning class four times. ly sick," said Gene Rodriguez, a junior in Associated Students Council school and none "You'd start to melt 15 minutes into the recreation and leisure studies pro- Chamber. This first session, which the lecture," Sullivan said, estimating that gram. lasted over an hour, was an organiza- of them can give a it gets to be about 90 to 95 degrees in the "It's ridiculous. It gets so hot you can't tional and educational meeting for stu- room. even stand it," said Rob Zirzow, a senior dents who protest the fee increase. damn.' Relocating hasn't been easy. All the in recreation and leisure studies. "You About 30 students attended the classrooms in the building are occupied open all the windows and it still doesn't meeting, representing mostly fresh- Tracy Brown during the time she teaches, so the moves do anything." men and seniors. RTVF maim have been temporary. So the students are trying to wear IAE founder Juan 'taro said the One day she had to move her students lighter clothing, and "just sweat it out," group's first priority is to inform. Its into a room while the normally scheduled said Mozelle Lewis. a recreation and second priority is to get students, who on in the real world," said Wiggsy class was taking a library tour. leisure studies junior. might otherwise he scared or apathet- Sivertsen, SJSU sociology professor Another time, ironically on the day SJSU's Facilities, Development and ic, involved by signing a new petition and counselor. "No one has ever put she was lecturing about planning proper Operations department has been called against the fee increase. any pressure on these people." meeting places for conferences, she had six to seven times, said Charles St IAE and the Associated Students However. Sivertsen warned, "do to take her students across the street, in Whitcomb, chairman of the recreation are sponsoring the petition which will not take your anger out on the staff or the rain, to a temporarily available confer- and leisure studies department. be circulating on campus. faculty because that would be like ence rem. "They've been diligent in trying to Their immediate focus is to get as shooting yourself in the foot." One day, her class had to be dismissed repair the system," Whitcomb said. many signatures as possible before the SUAE has also started a letter-writ- early because it could only borrow a Facilities responded to every call, but February 19 vote in Long Beach by ing campaign. The Board of Trustees mom for half an hour. apparently the problems with the heating the finance committee of the will be presented with the petitions lb 'vitality management j llll ior Kim Nulling Sullivan is upset that this is cutting system have been hard to identify. California State University Board of and a 120-foot scroll filled with stu- takes the only available seat Thursday in an into her teaching time. Trustees dents' protest messages created by the She also teaches Recreation See HEAT, Page 4 overcrowded, steamy classroom, They need at least 5,000 signatures. Ninth Street Illustrators, a campus These people are "sliced -bread people who don't know what's going See SUAE, Page 4 Video conference opens all doors to disabled San Carlos closure chokes By Atom, Savarriejad local fast-food businesses Daily staff writer may be the hardest to remove." was the theme for Members of the disabled community breathed a went into the conference, titled "Opening All Doors." sigh of relief when portions of the ADA By %Atha Bansal who attended Held in Washington, conference was effect on Jan. 26, making equal access to public "We still have to suffer when no Of the approximately 110 people D.C., the Daily staff writer the live national video conference on the Americans broadcast to more than 220 sites over the nation, one buildings and transportation mandatory. one is using the campus," Sue said. with Disabilities Act in the engineering auditorium of which was San Jose, according to Barry Atwood. But even though most buildings on this campus The harriers closing off San Carlos As much as the decline in business, Thursday, not all were members of the SJSI r com- consultant for Access Specialists, Inc.. who was pre- are equally accessible to everyone, many of the dis- Street may mean greater freedom for what bothers Sue is that "Everything munity. sent at the airing of the conference. abled agree that when it comes to transportation, no SJSU pedestrians, but Subway was done without consulting us," be Some were members of local businesses, others The next closest airing of the conference was at modifications will be made any time soon. Sandwiches owner Andre Sue is mad. said. were advocates for the disabled community. Still Palo Alto, said Marty Schulter, director of SJSI l's "Not every space needs to be made accessible," Sue is among a number of business Lori Stahl, public affairs officer at others were members of the disabled community Disabled Student Services, said conference panelist Ruth I usher. owners in the proximity of San Carlos SJSU, said that is not true. itself. Thursday's edition of "Opening All Doors," the But if a program can he made equally accessible who have been affected by its closure. "There was a public hearing on But all had a common purpose: to learn more first in a three-part series on compliance with the to everyone, it will he in compliance with the ADA. Business has been reduced by 15 to Dec. 12 of last year to discuss the trial about the ADA and ways to comply with the act. ADA, featured nationally recognized experts who 20 percent since the street closed on closure plan," she said. "1,e('s he aware of the barriers in our minds. They discussed the depth and the limitations of the act. See ADA, Page 4 January 6, said Sue, whose store is In addition, she said, "Flye-s were located on San Carlos between 10th sent out to everybody (with homes or and llth streets. businesses) in the zip code. The task "I used to get the cross-traffic from force has been holding public meet- downtown.