A. Programs May Get

A. Programs May Get

IS Kihn under . gay the naked eye dana have page 3 h' the e the lgter Father en to new t and Sonvs. fetus other han a. page 6 Registration IS, SO and said. bility priority tops ed by le out S artan Dail ringe senate debate by Lori Eickmann University since 1934 mIth, Serving San Jose State The Academic Senate debated at its first meeting pa rt- Monday on whether handicapped students, varsity rk at athletes, first semester Equal Opportunity Program photo by Mtke year The setting sun provides background for the St Joseph Church on South Mark 31 Street Gallegos students and student registration workers should receive priority Computer Assisted Registration i CAR )yees Debate failed to resolve questions over which student ins is groups should receive priority CAR registration, or whether any group should receive priority in both CAR Ming and walk-through registration. in to The recommendation was referred back to com- more mittee. Programs may get cut An amendment passed in May 1973, granted priority em," in walk-through registration to handicapped students, by Morgan Hampton Hobert W. Burns gave school deans a March 30 target date recognized professional and career programs and !nt of varsity athletes during the semester when their sports School deans can no longer delay the difficult job of to have program reviews in SJSU President Gail programs for the preparation of graduate study leading to de is were in season, new lower-division EOP students and determining which academic programs will get the axe. Fullerton's office. advanced degrees. student registration workers. In a memo last Thursday, Academic Vice President Last spring, the Office of the Chancellor, the Un- All other programs will be given third priority. ex- "In an institution of higher learning, why do athletes get dergraduate and Graduate Studies committees or deans School deans will make the initial decision whether a priority?" asked George Sicular, professor of Civil and Fullerton compiled a list of 23 school programs to be program should he terminated. The department offering this Engineering and statewide senator, adding "What about reviewed. the program will then be given a chance to agree to or ye a journalism students and political science interns? They Handicapped According to Burns, programs were placed on the oppose the proposed termination. need afternoons free." "black list" due to low productivity, or downward trends If the department agrees to the program termination. bills The recommendation stipulates that certified varsity of the number of majors and graduates and in effective the dean of that school will review and evaluate the part- athletes would receive CAR priority only during the use of resources, such as faculty, staff and operating program and make a report and recommendation to the ap- semester they participate in their sports. funds needed expenses. school curriculum committee. ward The proposal would also grant priority walk-through The program reviews were started last spring, but bill registration to certified handicapped students, first by Marion Chiri If, however, the department opposes the termination wed were abandoned until this fall because there was no semester varsity athletes regardless of whether their Although SJSU has fairly good facilities for the university policy upon which to base termination or of a proposed program, a special review committee will tired sports are in season and first semester EOP students, thus physically handicapped, several needs still exist, ac- be appointed consisting of two faculty members yd or support decisions. allowing certain groups priority twice. cording to Mary Rogers, coordinator of Disabled Ser- The Academic Senate passed a policy recom- designated by the department, two faculty members -continued on back page vices. Whether those needs are met depends on the mendation April 16 laying down specific considerations to designated by the school dean and either the dean of !s to availability of state funds. graduates or undergraduates. ritted follow in the review process for degree or credential "We're in good shape on this campus," Rogers said. The recommendation of the committee, along with the - it programs. "We've identified our problems and it's just a matter of The university policy requires that the merits of all recommendation of the graduate or undergraduate ad of Army drug test getting funds." studies committee, will be given to Fullerton f or final d. programs first be measured against a set of priorities According to Rogers, there are approximately 300 approved by the Academic Senate last February. approval. handicapped students on campus, and they encounter The first priority to be considered when reviewing The policy guidelines for program terminations subject of suit problems in such places as the physical education program merits is the university's commitment to "in- provide that any student currently enrolled in a program buildings and gyms. sure a reasonably uniform background in General recommended for termination will be allowed to complete Local niembers of American Citizens for Honesty There is no access for the handicapped to either the Education for all students." according to a "Statement of their degree. gyms. in Government are gathering signatures today at noon second floor of the PER Building or the Priorities." Before any terminations of programs are finalized, ramps... at First and Santa Clara streets as the first phase in "We do have facilities like curb cuts and The second priority is the maintenance and faculty and students will be given a chance to comment to prosecuting the U.S. Army for past drug tests on Rogers said, adding that funds have recently been development of liberal arts arid sciences, preparation for the school curriculum committee at an open meeting. humans. provided for classroom interpreters for the deaf. "We're getting people to demand prosecution of A representative from the office of the associate individuals responsible for Army human drug tests," executive vice president said $6,000 has been obtained for said Steve Young, local director of the group that the purpose of constructing curb cuts, which are small numbers 10,000 members nationwide. driveway-like sections allowing curb access to persons in Programs slated for review "It kind of smells like what Nazi doctors were wheelchairs. This construction is underway. doing to Jews in those camps," Young said. A $64.000 proposal for restroom improvements was The group will be traveling around the Bay Area also submitted for approval by the chancellor's office to for the next two weeks in the signature effort. the state Public Works Board in May. The following programs are slated for review. Science They are concurrently conducting research on A list of other items needing improvement was sub- Applied Arts and Sciences BA Botany individuals to name in the suit. mitted to the chancellor's office in May, but so far funds BA Physical Sciences "We want to prosecute immediately," Young said. have not been obtained for all the necessary revisions, BVE Vocational Education BA, BS Physics The group has been involved in similar actions according to the office of the associate executive vice VA, MA Home Economics MA Microbiology against government agencies, the most recent of which president. MS Occupational Therapy. MA, MS Physics was a crusade against the CIA and its mind-think Among the requests are ramps to the concert hall, MS Meteorology programs earlier this year. access to the swimming pool and modifications of the Bus mess men's locker room. BS Business Education MA Business Social Sciences BA Afro-American Studies Education MA Geography A.S. Council seats vacant MA Administration Supervision MA Speech-Communication MA Higher Education A variety of posts exist for upper of the Student Union. year terms and two alternate seats. New College AFC hears charges of student and lower division students on the The deadline for applications is The Engineering BA Special Major' violations regarding grading. A.S. Council, or on one of the A.S. this Friday at 2 p.m., except for rights BS Materials Engineering A student may earn up to two credits committees. Some offer academic Program Board applications which BS Engineering General credits in addition to governing must be in by Wednesday. Sept. 26, for serving on the committee. Also open on the Student experience. Johnson said. Humanities and Arts The review here is not to determine whether to Openings on A.S. Council and Council has two vacancies, Grievance Committee are three two- A.S. BA German retain the Special Major, which IS used by programs committees should be filled within division and one lower year terms and two alternate seats. one upper MA French other than New College, but whether New College few weeks, according to The council meets Wed- This committee hears complaints the next division. MA Spanish itself should be phased out and its resources Officer Kevin p.m. from students about members of A.S. Personnel nesdays at 3 MA Philosophy redistributed. Johnson. Applications are available The Academic Fairness Com- faculty, administration or staff. in the A.S. offiLe on the upper level mittee has openings for three two- -continued on back page St. James Park: a gathering place for winos by Mark Robert Henry On .7,ridays. nurses came to the center to treat the winos for illness and injury not They stood or sat talking in small groups related to alcoholism. Doug said he was at St. James Park. treated there recently for a cut on his arm Two drank from bottles of wine. Another 'No one has Alaniz said up to 150 held on to the arm of a friend for support. winos came to the center daily until Some were already drunk - they smelled it closed.

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