MONDAY OPINION - PAGE 2 SPORTS - PAGE 5 Windy Random thoughts from Dick Vermeil, Jack Elway, Darnell Hillman High: 64 the 'Bad Sign' perspective among inductees to sports Hall of Fame Low: 46 partan_ aily SI It% INF. SAN JOSI SIAI I ITNI% F 12SITN SINCE 1 934 Volume 115, No. 47 www.spartandaily.org November 6, 2000 Union Parry vows to return to field 13) Ben Aguirre Jr. board DAILY STAFF WRITFR Neil Parry vowed to family. friends, fans and the media that he would do one thing return to football. still up "I just want everyone to know," Parry said. "I'm going to play again. "It's not just going to be ceremo- nial. I'm going to play. There is no in air ifs, ands or buts about it." The 20-year-old sophomore Spartan safety and special teams By Beau Dowling player sustained a compound frac- DAILY STAFF WRITER ture of his right leg during a game Oct. 14. The Student Union board is He spoke for the first time Fri- having trouble voting in its last day morning since having part of member. his leg amputated. At Thursday's board meeting, The press conference was the Leo Davila, Associated Students' beginning of an eventful weekend president and Student Union for Parry. board member, nominated Rishi Friday, Parry met the president Saran, a San Jose State Universi- of the United States and told him ty student, to be on the board. that he would return to football. Saran was asked if he was affil- Parry also attended San Jose iated with Associated Students State University's victory against because four of the organization's Texas Christian University on members already sit on the Stu- Saturday. dent Union board. San Jose State University foot- "No, I'm not affiliated with ball head coach Dave Baldwin said A.S.," Saran said. he has been anticipating Parry's Saran was then asked if he's return for several weeks and said ever been affiliated with Associat- that it was a huge day for the ed Student,s. Spartan organization. "I ran under the Spartan Party "The biggest victory we've ever last semester," Saran said. had in the history of this program, Saran ran for director of stu- is sittigg right there: Baldwin dent rights and responsibilities said of Parry. under the Spartan Party in March Baldwin praised the help that but lost. has been given to the Neil Parry Leo Davila, Franklin Haggas. Support Fund, which has collected Carlos Aguirre and Marisa more than $30,000, according to Rodriguez also ran under the JacAle I) inform) Dail) .Staff SJSU Athletic Director Chuck Spartan Party. Each of them also Bell. hold a seat on the Student Union Neil Parry hugged a long line of teammates and supporters was told there were two kinds of people, finishers and quitters Parry called the fund amazing. board. Friday after a press conference in the Simpkins Center at South and he planned on finishing what he came here to do. James Brent, an associate pro- See RETUFtN, Pap 6 fessor of political science who also Campus w here he vowed to return to football. Parry said he sits on the board, said he was going to vote against Saran. "Because he didn't say he'd pre- viously run for A.S., I'm voting SJSU wins war against No. 9 TCU against him," Brent said. "We have to eliminate the appearance of conflict of interest. There are By Mal ill R. five students on the Student DAIIN SHIMS 11/11,rk Fallen teammate provides inspiration Union board, four of them being Despite the 22 players on the field, San Jose goalpost may have been closely associated with A.S." State University versus No. 9 ranked Texas Chris- Thedragged to the ground and After the Student Union board tian University was hyped to be a challenge of two carried across Spartan Stadi- meeting on Oct. 12, Cathy um on Saturday night, but the real Busalacchi, the executive director The nation's top two tailbacks, SJSU's Deonce celebration wasn't on the football of the Student Union, said she Whitaker and Tars LaDainian Tomlinson were field. It was in Luxury Suite 11. was concerned that Davila is try- going head-to-head for rushing supremacy. That was where Neil Parry sat ing to create a merger between In comparing the final numbers, Tomlinson won and peered down to watch the after- Associated Students and the Stu- the battle of the 'backs. math of the Spartans' 27-24 upset dent Union board. The Spartans won the war 27-24 Saturday night victory against Texas Christian Busalacchi said she thought it against the Horned Frogs at Spartan Stadium. University with a smile on his face was part of Davila's slate to take "We had a team meeting with the players, and and a gleam in his eyes. over the Student Union. we told them it's not Deonce versus LaDainian Only, in his eyes, it wasn't an Davila said it wasn't but that he Tomlinson it's their other 10 versus our 10," said upset. He knew his teammates is open to the idea. head coach Dave Baldwin. would beat the Horned Frogs. Haggas, the Associat- fianklin Tomlinson finished with 32 carries for 155 yards "I knew coming here," Parry said. tudent vice president, said and two touchdowns and Whitaker had 100 yards "I knew yesterday. This is a special for A.S. members to vote on a team this year." friends, perched on a wooden bench and one touchdown on 26 carries. a blue Spartan pad and two merger that would directly affect Losing the statistical battle was furthest from Not any more special than Parry, with their own organization would be a busy the sophomore safety who just pillows underneath the bandaged Whitaker's mind after the game. He was to remainder of his leg. conflict of interest. being tossed into the air along with the goal post by three weelcs before - the last time Fil Maresco, a community rep- SJSU fans. the Spartans played a game at He wasn't just an observer. He a mass of was the inspiration. resentative on the Student Union "It was like I was up there in heaven," Whitak- home - had his life changed forever. board, said he doesn't disagree It was then that the injury "I felt like I was there (on the er said about the experience of being carried above Parry said. 'The with a merger but rather the tac- the crowd. occurred. The compound fracture field), definitely," tics being used to make it come about that led to an infection, which led to team rallied behind me. They let me "I didn't give it a first thought," he added know by pointing up." about. playing against Tomlinson. "I knew going in it was Parry having his right leg amputat- Maresco also said a merger At the start of the second half, David Ilitton .'wectal to the Daily going to be our offense versus their defense. ed mid-calf 17-17, Josh might affect the employment of In his return to Spartan Stadi- with the score tied Matchups are never individual." Parry, Neil's older brother and the Neil Parry watched his Spartan teammates some of the Student Union's staff' Saturday's attendance was more than 15,000, um, Parry sat high above the field in a private box with his family and defeat Texas Christian University 27-24 Satur- see BOARD, page 6 Ste UPSET. Page 4 see PARRY, Pap 4 day from a luxury suite at Spartan Stadium. President Bill Clinton, right, Clinton urges Democratic vote shook hands with Gov. By Emily B. Zurich raw: party's candidates so the Honda said Republicans in Gray Davis. left. while nation's prosperity and econom- Congress are not in touch with DAILY STAFF WRIIIR congressional candidate ic health can continue. schools or educators. President Clinton spoke to an Davis asked the audience if "I'm running for Congress to Mike Honda. middle, audience of about 2,500 people they felt more prosperous than fight for our children," Honda watched them. Clinton's as part of a series of "get out the they were at the beginning of said. speech was at the San vote" rallies at the San Jose the Clinton administration. He also mentioned several Civic Auditorium on Friday. The audience responded affir- issues he would address if elect- Jose Civil Auditorium Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, matively with cheers. ed, such as preserving aocial on Friday. "If you want Gov. Gray Davis, Attorney Gen- "You all have better futures," security, reducing class sizes in eral Bill Lockyer and congres- Davis said. "None of it would public schools and securing pre- prosperity keep going," sional candidate Mike Honda have been possible if Al Gore scription drug benefits for the Clinton said during his also addressed the audience. and Bill Clinton hadn't helped elderly. Baseball player Willie Mays remake the economy of this Honda introduced Clinton, speech, encouraging his was seated on the stage with the country. We will express our who spoke for about 25 minutes. supporters to vote for politicians below a banner that gratitude on Election Day." Clinton leaned one elbow on read, "Building a Better Davis said with Honda's help, the podium and said that one of Democrats. Future." every person in California with the things he enjoys most about A central theme in most of the a B average in school will be being president is meeting hutomu Fajita / speeches was encouraging able to go to college free of Daily Staff attendees to vote for the Democ- charge.