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Amaris Dominguez, Health Center for as many basic Melissa Sabile medical appointments as they’d Staff Writers like at no cost.” Elrod said a general offi ce visit The Student Health Center of- off campus can have a $20 co-pay fers a wide variety of services to or a $200 charge, and that seeing students, most of which are avail- a health center provider for free able for no additional charge. is a signifi cant benefi t of being an But there can be extra fees SJSU student. for specialty services, said Paula “This is especially true in dif- Hernandez, senior operations offi cult fi nancial times, when even fi cer for the health center. more students are making diffi - Many of the charges are paid cult choices between health vis- for by the mandatory health fee, its and other basic needs,” Elrod Hernandez said, but students pay said. “Right on the campus with a on their own for prescriptions relatively short wait, students can and labs. be seen for aches, pains, injuries “We get athletes in here,” she and illnesses at no cost by a doc- said. “They get hurt while play- tor or nurse practitioner.” Jeff Lee, a designer and tester at Halo Guitars, works on a guitar in his shop in Cupertino. ing. We get students that you see Elrod emphasizes that 50 to Salman Haqqi / Spartan Daily across campus on their skate- 60 percent of the SJSU student boards and they fl ip and they body is served in one way or an- hurt. If they’ve been in auto ac- other by health center staff and cidents, we get them in here for programming, even though many Student helps string together guitar company that too.” of those students haven’t had a The health center’s regular medical visit with one of the cli- services include a pharmacy, a nicians. Salman Haqqi said he broached the idea of the market to fi nd the direction “Our designs are really radi- lab, physical therapy, X-rays, The health center cares for Staff Writer creating an electric guitar tai- he wanted to take his designs. cal,” Lee said. “There are a lot physicals and immunizations. students who need stitches or lored to his own personal pref- “I tried to really think about of Flying V shape, and just Additional specialty care ser- bones put in casts and also sees At the heart of what drove erences. the designs and the physics be- pointy objects. But over the vices are dermatology, sports students who don’t have a specifi c Jeff Lee into the guitar making “As a guitar player, I was hind the instrument,” Lee said. years, we’ve started to create medicine, podiatry, psychiatry concern other than just not feel- was a passion for making mu- always interested in designing “I wanted to take an indepen- our own versions of more tra- and travel care, according to the ing quite OK, he said. sic, he said. cool shapes, initially,” Lee said. dent approach from what the ditional shapes.” Health Center Web site. Elrod also said the health cen- Established in 2004, Halo “I was interested in shapes that larger manufacturers were do- What was most important “About 8,500 students make ter sees lots of students regard- Guitars was his and his moth- weren’t really available in the ing.” to Lee when building the gui- about 25,000 combined Student ing reproductive health concerns, er’s idea, said Lee, a senior fi - market.” Lee said that, because his tars was playability, he said. Health Center visits each year,” which include sexually transmit- nance major. Before diving into the pro- musical leanings were on the “A lot of the heavy metal said Roger Elrod, director of the ted infections, annual exams, Having already been in- cess of designing guitars, Lee heavy metal side of the musical guys want to play drop tun- Student Health Center. “Each and information regarding contra- volved in manufacturing pro- said he looked into the most spectrum, the designs he came ings, basically low-pitched every regularly enrolled SJSU fessional studio microphones, popular and most successful up with were initially metal student can come to the Student See HEALTH, Page 3 Lee, a guitar player himself, guitars that were available in oriented. See GUITARS, Page 2 Alum to address graduates San Jose to off er taste of Italy

Donovan Farnham was part of the 1984 graduat- Kristen Pearson “The younger people don’t not Italian, but said she thinks Staff Writer ing class. Staff Writer get involved as much with Ital- it would be awesome to see a He said he has started think- ian activities as the older Ital- new culture in San Jose. An SJSU alumnus has been ing about the speech that he’ll Placing Little Italy between ians,” Melander said. “They “I only go to school here, but chosen to give the commence- be giving at the commencement the HP Pavilion and San Pedro think of the Italian mafi a mov- it’d be cool to see what Italy has ment address at the Spring ceremony ever since he was in- Square in downtown San Jose ies when they think of Italian to offer,” Cornell said. “There 2010 graduation. formed by Whitmore that he’ll may preserve the culture of culture.” are places like Japantown, Chi- This announcement came as be speaking, but Iwata admits Italians in San Jose, said Josh- Building Little Italy is an natown and Little Mexico, but a surprising honor to Jon Iwa- not remembering what was ua DeVincenzi Melander, the ongoing process, Melander it’d be nice to see some differ- ta, and he said that he never said or who exactly gave the ad- chairman of Little Italy. said. ences.” would have imagined that he dress at his graduation. When thinking of Italians, “The area we are building Melander said there will be would be giving the commence- Iwata said not remember- Jose Calderon, a junior radio, Little Italy goes back to 1880 some new places to eat in Little ment address 26 years later. ing his commencement address television and fi lm major, said through the 1900’s,” Melander Italy. “He (SJSU President Jon Jon Iwata along with other speeches has he envisions pizza, spaghetti, said. “Near the Guadalupe Riv- “There will be great Italian Whitmore) invited me to give infl uenced what he plans to say “The Godfather” and the trou- er is where immigrants from restaurants, some delis and a the commencement address, lege of accepting and I was very on May 29. bles Italian immigrants had Italy originally settled in San few bakeries,” Melander said. and I couldn’t have been more happy to do so.” “You think about what when they came to America. Jose.” “I think it’ll be good to have the surprised or happy about it,” Iwata is the vice president would be helpful if you were The stereotypes of Italians Christina Cornell, a gradu- delis and bakeries, especially Iwata said. “It’s an honor that of marketing and communica- can be good or bad, said Me- ate student in nutrition, said very few people have the privi- tions for IBM, and he said he See IWATA, Page 3 lander, an SJSU alumnus. she does not live here and she’s See ITALY, Page 3

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stuff,” he said. “My main role in the company is to test the guitars Shiva Zahirfar As a second warning, Laws private place,” she said. viewing porn. and make sure the balance and Staff Writer said security will then ask the The King Library is a place Sophomore engineering ma- setup of the guitar is right.” person to stop and warn the pa- many students go to study, Mah jor Daryn Portis and junior man- Halo Guitars is based in the One student said she is sick- tron that he or she will be asked said. agement major Eric Tan said Bay Area, with the majority of ened when she notices someone to leave if he or she doesn’t fol- “It’s really disturbing to they have not seen anyone in the the manufacturing done in a watching pornography in the low the rules. people trying to King Library viewing porn, but factory in China, and its custom King Library. If the patron concentrate and said people shouldn’t watch porn guitar work done in a shop in Cu- “They think it’s OK, but it’s continues to view Th ey think focus on their in the King Library. pertino. totally disgusting,” said sopho- porn, he or she work,” he said. “There are little kids walking Lee said Halo currently has six employ- more psychology major Adriana will be asked to “it’s OK, but Yaser said around there,” Tan said. ees working in the shop in Cupertino and 55 Jimenez. leave, Laws said. the policy about Jimenez said the reason peo- employed in China. She said seeing a library pa- If the patron it’s totally people viewing ple should not view porn in the Alvin Gatewood, a West Coast sales man- tron viewing porn in a public refuses, Laws porn in the King King Library is obvious. ager who is in charge of artist relations for area occurs more often than one said a police offi- disgusting. Library sounds “It’s a public area,” she said. Halo, said he has worked at Halo since the would think. cer can be called reasonable. “There are a lot of people with summer of 2008, and Halo currently has 75 “The first time I thought to make sure the Adriana Jimenez” “They should young kids.” artists on its roster endorsing their guitars. it was a rare thing,” Jimenez patron leaves the Sophomore psychology be warned three Junior business major Zheng “My job, in terms of artist relations, is to said. “I told my co-workers, and King Library. times before be- Cheung said he doesn’t think make sure our artists get their guitars set up they said they have seen people Jonathan Mah, a freshman ing asked to leave,” Yaser said. people on the upper levels of the to their specifi cations,” Gatewood said. “It’s watching porn in the library behavioral science and sociol- “It’s not a big problem … it of- King Library watch porn. a low-stress job and I get to do what I love.” too.” ogy double major, said the policy ten leads to negative behavior,” “All those are students, so Lee said that in an average year, the Sgt. John Laws of University should be changed. Laws said. “That was a big prob- they are not going to watch company sells between 600 to 1,000 gui- Police Department said a three- “They should make it more lem.” porn,” Cheung said. tars, with most of its revenue coming from step policy is used to deal with a strict,” he said. “It’s not what you According to a May 2009 Uni- Cheung said he was taken off its custom shop. person who is viewing porn. should be doing at a library.” versity Library Self-Study, the guard when he saw a middle- Halo’s custom guitar shop lets custom- The security at the Dr. Mar- Freshman business major city council voted against the use aged man viewing porn on the ers design their own guitars, and Lee said tin Luther King Jr. Library will Noura Yaser said viewing porn of filters in King library. lower level of the King Library. there is really no limit to what customers ask a person to stop watching should be something a person Being in a public area, Ji- “I was pretty surprised,” he can request, as far as specifi cations go. porn as the first warning, Laws does in private. menez said, doesn’t seem said. “He was watching it out in Sonny Lombardozzi, a music teacher in said. “I thought they’d want a more to discourage people from the open on the ground floor.” Eri, Pennsylvania, who was a recent cus- tomer of Halo Guitars, said he thought they were the best guitar for the price at which they’re sold. “They’re just as good as the big com- Evaluations allow students to be heard panies that have been around for years,” Lombardozzi said. “I play 7-string and 8-string guitars and they just build a better Lidia Gonzalez review lecturers. An example of the skewed sam- dents should have access to quality 8-string.” Staff Writer That one criterion, Kaufman ple size, Stross said, is when really the evaluations. The complex design process of any gui- said, has the potential to make or angry students rate a professor as “It would be great to get feed- tar starts off with a simple pencil sketch, Faculty evaluations are part of break a professor’s application for many times as they like. back right away,” Stross said. Lee said. But what dictates the specifi ca- a professor’s personal fi le. In these retention. Midway through the semester, At times, feedback doesn’t tions of a guitar depends wholly on how evaluations, students’ feedback Junior business major Adam Kaufman said he conducts his own come back until the fi rst few weeks that particular guitar will be priced. is taken seriously by committees Dolce said he doesn’t always take classroom evaluations. This gives into the semester, he said, and Using computer-aided design technol- that take in account a lecturer’s the evaluations seriously. him informal feedback that allows sometimes not until the end of the ogy, the sketches are converted into 2-D retention, tenure and promotion “I just want to be in and out,” him to improve the class. semester. renderings. From that point, photo-realis- review process, said an SJSU pro- Dolce said. “Plus, RateMyProfes- The evaluations can sometimes Stross said that most of the tic 3-D images are created before the gui- fessor. sors.com is more effective. “ make a difference in the class- time, it seems like students are tar goes into production phase, Lee said. “Faculty evaluations provide RateMyProfessor holds the room, Vincent Balmori, a senior being sincere in the comment sec- “Before we even touch a piece of wood, feedback to faculty members, the largest amount of up to date in- animation/illustration major, tion and that he would like stu- we go trough an intense designed pro- chair of a department and review formation that rates collegiate said. It depends on whether the dents from his online classes to cess,” Lee said. “Then, we’ll build a single committees on the effectiveness of professors from more than 6,000 professor is willing to listen, he have the opportunity to evaluate prototype model, which is tested by all the faculty in the classroom,” said Mi- schools across the United States, said. his course as well. workers, before we send it for mass pro- chael Kaufman, professor of phys- Canada, England, Scotland and “Faculty evaluations put a pro- Kaufman said the comments duction.” ics and astronomy. Wales, according to the Web site. fessor’s reputation on the line,” made by students are usually de- Lee said Halo guitars are available in Every professor is required to Randall Stross, professor Balmori said. tailed and useful, because they fol- three price ranges. There’s the entry lev- conduct a minimum of two evalu- of organization and manage- Balmori and junior kinesology low a general trend on a specifi c el, which range between $200 to $300, ations per semester, Kaufman ment, and Kaufman said they major Lisa Worsham both said issue. the mid-range guitars, between $400 to said. Individual departments or worry about the accuracy of Web they take the comment section se- “I can use that (information) to $800, and the high end guitars, starting at colleges may have stricter rules, sites such as RateMyProfessors, riously. improve the class in the future,” $1200. which may ask faculty to have because of the bias sampling ef- Worsham said she hopes teach- he said. In the future, Lee would like to see more assessments. fect. ers take the time to read the com- Kaufman said it serves him as a Halo become He said the evaluations, Kaufman said that mostly pas- ments in an effort to improve their reminder that being a professional a well- also known as Student Opin- sionate people from both extremes quality of teaching. in a fi eld is different from being a known ion of Teaching, are only one of the spectrum are the ones rating Stross said he does take the student who is just learning about brand portion by which committees professors on this Web site. scores seriously and thinks stu- that subject. among custom guitar manufac- TODAY TOMORROW 17 WEDNESDAY turers. First Generation Students: Bal- Blendz Fundraiser Laleh Khadivi speaks about her Sparta Guide “I really ancing Your Time and Priorities 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 132 East San book, The Age of Orphans is provided want to be 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Clark Hall in Fernando Street, San Jose. Contact 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the King Library in free of charge to the world’s fi shbowl room 100h, contact Veronica Brittany Romby at (408) 463-8365 the Steinbeck Center, contact Eleanor to students, premier source Mendoza at for more information. Lovinfosse at (408) 215-8117 for faculty and staff for heavily cus- [email protected] for more more information. members. The tomized guitars information. The Cool Factor deadline for and basses,” he 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Clark Hall Rm entries is noon, said. How to Fight Fairly: Resolving 122, contact Veronica Mendoza at three working Confl icts in a Healthy and [email protected] for more days before Effective Way information. the desired 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Clark Hall Rm publication 118, contact Veronica Mendoza at EOP Academic Advising date. 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CAMPUSIMAGE HEALTH SPECIALTY CLINICS From Page 1 The fee per visit is $10 for all specialty clinics ceptives and urinary tract infections. Dermatology: Appointments are available only The health center gets by referral from health center clinicians. The derma- around 150 students every day, tologist provides examination, treatment and minor and will see a lot of students for surgery for skin problems. stress and anxiety concerns and students with injuries and vari- Sports Medicine: Care for sports-related and or- ous aches and pains, he said. thopedic problems is provided. Referral by a health “I went into the health center center clinician is not required. because I had an eye infection,” said Joe Siwa, a senior account- Podiatry: Examination and treatment of problems ing and marketing major. “They related to the feet are provided by a podiatrist. A told me that there are two kinds referral is not required to see this specialist. of infections. Mine was bacteri- al, so they were able to treat it.” Psychiatry: 30-minute and one-hour sessions are He said the health center available with a psychiatrist for students who have sent his prescription to an out- been referred by health center clinicians or Coun- side pharmacy because it would seling Services. be cheaper than fi lling it at the on-campus pharmacy. Travel Care: Comprehensive travel health con- “Well, I got well and I’m not sultation is available to reduce risks of illness and blind, so I will defi nitely go back accidents when traveling abroad. The fee for a to there again,” Siwa said. comprehensive travel consultation is $25. Student Mandatory Health Fees According to the MySJSU skateboarding incident. He said students can have Web site, students enrolled at “He was riding his skate- laboratory tests done on-site, or SJSU must pay mandatory ser- board and hit a rock and broke have them sent out to a local lab vice fees that are part of tuition, his elbow,” Smith said. “He at little-to-no cost. on top of the charges per units couldn’t get in somewhere else, Prescriptions and over- enrolled. so he ended up at the campus the-counter medications can The MySJSU Web site also health center, and even though be fi lled and purchased in the states that each student must they couldn’t treat him, they health center as well, Elrod said. pay two service fees toward the were able to give him an X-ray “Suturing, casting of broken health center and the services it and confi rm his elbow was bro- bones, physical therapy and provides. ken.” dermatology are available at MySJSU breaks down the Not all students utilize the very low cost,” he said. health fees into subcategories health center services at SJSU Elrod said that about 25 per- and students are charged a such as Smith and his brother. cent of the health center’s visits mandatory fee of $33 that goes “I’ve never visited the health are for specialty care. toward the Health Center’s op- center and don’t think it’s fair “When we can, we try to add erations, lease, construction that we have to pay fees for those services which students and maintenance, as well as an things we never use,” said ju- want and can be afforded,” Robert Hitzeman, a senior spacial arts major, smashes through a false wall he built as additional $77.50 that supports nior business major Huy Tran. he said. “So we have women’s part of his gallery opening in the Industrial Studies building Tuesday. the delivery of services to stu- “I have health insurance from health, sports medicine, physi- Kevin Hume / Spartan Daily dents at the campus. my parents, so I don’t have to cal therapy, massage and psy- Hernandez said there are use the health center. I think chiatry because students have about 20 exam rooms and that there should be ways for stu- indicated these are important to the health center typically sees dents to choose what services to them.” that she hasn’t thought much Iwata’s roots in the Bay students for appointments ev- pay for each semester.” Elrod also said that on top of IWATA about the graduation cer- Area and the surrounding ery 15 minutes daily. According to the Health Cen- those 8,500 students that visit emony because of mid- tech industry contributed to “The fi rst time you come to ter Web site, the center is work- the health center every year, From Page 1 terms and classes, and she him being picked for the com- see us, you need to physically ing on a secure and confi dential another 4,000 students receive hasn’t heard of Iwata until mencement address, Harris come in to fi ll out paperwork online services system that al- direct services from the center’s sitting out there and get- now. said. and then after that you can lows students to access health Wellness and Health Promotion ting your degree,” Iwata said. Del La Torre said that “We believe he is an excel- come in to schedule appoint- center appointment informa- team. “You want to hear something if she could pick the com- lent role model,” Harris said. ments and you don’t have to tion. The new service will allow The Wellness and Health that’s going to be helpful, mencement speaker, then “He is of the Bay Area, and he wait in line,” she said. students to schedule and cancel Promotion team consists of a whether it’s based on what she would rather have one of came through the CSU system Scheduling appointments is appointments and fi ll out the staff with various specialties to one learns in business or her professors, Samih Obaid, and made the most of his aca- easy and can be done over the health history forms. meet the health and wellness life.” give the commencement demic experience and gone a phone and soon, students will Specialized Care needs of SJSU students. Their Senior fi nance major Nick address. long way.” be able to use the online ser- SJSU students who visit the goal is to prepare students to Wright said he hopes that Iwa- “It would probably be a Whitmore stated in a vices to make appointments as center are not charged any fees be knowledgeable, responsible ta is an inspiration to gradu- professor here,” she said. “It’s March 1 news release that well, Hernandez said. for primary care, Elrod said. and accountable in developing ates, since the recession has kind of a personal experience, Iwata serves as an example “Students use laboratory, Podiatry, psychiatry, mas- healthy lifestyles and in tak- made the employment outlook he helped me out a lot.” for the SJSU community and X-ray and physical therapy, and sage using a mechanical chair, ing responsibility for their own for graduating seniors dismal. Pat Lopes Harris, what can be accomplished af- a lot of it is paid for by man- after-hours advice nurse, nutri- health, according to the health “I sure hope he has some director for media relations ter students leave the univer- datory health fees,” she said. tion counseling and reproduc- center Web site. good advice for us, because for SJSU, said that is deci- sity. “Prescriptions and labs you pay tive health counseling are all “Another approximately we’re in a time when a lot of sion about who is chosen for “Mr. Iwata’s career exem- on your own and you get reim- available at no cost and other 7,500 students receive infor- people aren’t expected to get the commencement address plifi es the contributions our bursed through your supple- additional services are provided mation and education from our jobs,” Wright said. “I hope are decided upon by a com- graduates make to our com- mental insurance.” at very low costs, he said. various outreach programs and he address something that mittee headed by the offi ce of munity, the tech industry and Although a supplemental “There is currently no charge campus collaborations such as makes us feel better about the president, and a specifi c the economy,” Whitmore said. health plan is not required, Her- for many of our specialty visits,” stress reduction, reproductive our college experience, like individual usually stands out “He is also an excellent role nandez said it is recommended Elrod said. “If there is a visit health, alcohol and drug and give us hope and motiva- from the rest for a specifi c rea- model for our students, who in the case of hospitalization charge, it currently is $10 per nutritional counseling,” Elrod tion and how he got to where son, either for something that come from all walks of life seek- and transportation. visit.” said. he is.” happened that year or some- ing opportunities and pursu- Junior business major Kevin Senior Spanish major thing that is going to happen ing dreams to reach their full Smith said his brother was able Vanessa Del La Torre said in the future. potential.” to be X-rayed after having a

An Italian school is already jor Marika Minehart said she area to Little Italy in August, ITALY in place in the area that will be- thinks if there’s a signifi cant Melander said. come Little Italy, Melander said. Italian population, they should “We are moving the Festa so From Page 1 “The school is called Sabati- create Little Italy. that people come to the area of no Memorial Resource Center,” “When I think of Italians, Little Italy and it becomes a cen- because there aren’t many of Melander said. “It’s a place for the people are the fi rst thing to tral meeting place for Italians,” them in San Jose.” kids and adults to take classes come to mind,” Minehart said. Melander said. Robert Lopez, a junior to learn Italian, and they also of- “The culture seems very family- This Italian-American Festa graphic design major, said he fer day care services. The school centered. Little Italy would be a is a family-oriented festival for is not Italian, but that he thinks opened in January of this year.” good chance to educate and ex- Italians to experience the foods, it would be cool to add a little Calderon said he is excited to pand our knowledge of Italians.” sights and sounds of Italy, ac- more diversity to the area. see Italians bring more of their The Italian Family Festa will cording to the Italian-American “It could create job oppor- culture into San Jose. be moving from the Willow Glen Heritage Foundation Web site. tunities, or just be a good place “There is a lot of Latino stuff to hang out and experience dif- here, but this could be some- ferent culture and foods,” Lopez thing new and exciting,” Calde- said. ron said. “I’ve been to Italy and San Jose has a large Italian I want to go back. It’s a beautiful infl uence, but it’s not in one cen- place. It would be cool to go to tral place, Melander said. a place where I could see every- “This will be an opportunity thing again.” for us to keep the next Italian A small, family-owned Ital- generation going,” Melander ian restaurant, ran by Guiseppe said. “It will be a central hub Spatola, is being built in April, where Italy will be on display.” Melander said. Undeclared freshman Caleb “The restaurant is called Pae- Holden said he’s not Italian and sano’s Ristorante,” Melander he’s not sure what the benefi ts said. “We’re trying to get as of a Little Italy would be for him. many family-oriented shops as “I’ve just always wanted to we can because those are better visit Italy, but never been able than chains usually.” to,” he said. Senior philosophy ma- 4 SPORTS Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Oliver’s accolades, home success, highlight season

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It didn’t take long for New Mexico State head coach Marvin Menzies to realize something was different about the Event Center when his team fi rst visited SJSU this season. “I have never heard the Event Center be so loud,” Menzies said in a postgame news conference after his team was defeated 93-84 on Jan. 23. The win over the Aggies capped off arguably one of the most exciting times in the history of SJSU basketball. SJSU fi nished the season with a record of 14-16 and 6-10 in the Western Athletic Conference. Beginning Jan. 21, SJSU defeated Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State, the top two teams in the WAC at the time in a span of three nights. “Some of our highlights have just been getting people in the The seniors of the SJSU men’s basketball team have generated excitment on campus this sea- stadium, getting the butts in the son by leading the team to its best record since 2001. Photo illustration by Clifford Grodin seats,” said junior guard Adrian Oliver. “People had high expec- Team All-WAC, led the WAC velop the SJSU program. was its fi rst win against the Bron- tations for us. I don’t know if in scoring, with 22.5 points per “We would have liked to have cos since 2002. we exceeded them, but I know game, and is currently seventh in done better,” Nessman said. “We “It’s been a little more excit- throughout the year we exceeded the nation in scoring. are not satisfi ed, but we also ing,” said senior guard Justin them.” Oliver scored 30 or more know we are a growing program. Graham. “We have been getting A day after the win over the Ag- points in eight games this sea- We can’t be discouraged by that. some good crowds out here at the gies, Oliver was named the West- son. It is hard to grow a program.” Event Center. It’s just been really ern Athletic Conference Player of He is just the second player The Spartans fi nished 13-17 fun.” the Week, becoming the second since SJSU joined the WAC in and 6-10 in the WAC in 2009. The peak of the Spartans’ player in the history of the pro- 1996 to be named First-Team All- The Spartans’ enter the WAC season came after its 83-60 win gram to be named WAC Player of WAC. Tournament on Thursday seeded over Hawaii on Jan. 28. The vic- the Week twice in one season, ac- “That is saying something, sixth out of eight teams. tory improved SJSU’s record to cording to SJSU Athletics. and he is only a junior, so we The 14 wins this season is 12-8 and 5-3 in the WAC, putting Oliver went on to become the have more to expect from him,” SJSU’s highest win total since SJSU four games above .500 for Western Athletic Conference leading scorer Adrian Oliver United States Basketball Writ- said SJSU head coach George 2001. the fi rst time since 1994. Thomas Webb / Spartan Daily ers Association National Player Nessman. SJSU’s win over New Mexico Since then, SJSU has strug- of the Week for the week ending Nessman said that Oliver State was its fi rst over the Aggies gled, fi nishing the season 2-8, “We were kind of lacking in to guard us end to end,” Oliver Jan. 24. would play out his senior year for since 1996. The Spartans 76-74 including a 29-point loss to Boise the bigs for a little while, but we said. Oliver, who was named First- the Spartans to help further de- win over Boise State on Jan. 14 State to end the regular season on fi gured it out and it kind of turned Owens became the single- March 6. into one of our strengths for us,” season record holder this season “I don’t think we have grown Graham said. after fi nishing the regular season defensively as much as we needed The up-tempo style of offense, with 77 three-point baskets. to,” Nessman said. “To be a top- which freed up the transition The Spartans will face third three, which is our goal, we have game for SJSU, put in place af- seeded New Mexico State (19- to be a better defensive team than ter Webster’s injury contributed 11, 11-5 in the WAC) in the fi rst we were.” to SJSU fi nishing the season as round of the WAC Tournament The Spartans’ offensive phi- the highest scoring team since Thursday. losophy changed after they chose 1976. The Spartans averaged 75.8 SJSU went 1-1 against New to go to a four-guard lineup after points per game. Mexico State this season. The center CJ Webster injured his eye “If we are knocking down our Spartans defeated the Aggies 93- in a Jan. 11 game against Fresno jump shots —Robert, Mac and 84 on Jan. 23 before losing 94-82 State. myself — then it is hard for teams on Feb. 6.

WAC TOURNAMENT Who: No. 6 SJSU 14-16, 6-10 vs. No. 3 New Mexico State 19-11, 11-5 Where: Reno, Nevada When: Thursday, 8:30 Other fi rst round matchups: No. 1 Utah State vs. No. 8 Boise State, No. 2 Nevada vs. No. 7 Idaho, No. 4 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 5 Fresno State Wednesday, March 10, 2010 A & E 5 Posthumous album blasts Jimi Hendrix back to life LOOK Salman Haqqi shining / Showing me where I came from.” creativity. But more importantly, it trans- OF THE WEEK Staff Writer It’s a deceptively complex arrangement lates Hendrix’s joy of playing music. The with subtle jazz infl uences throughout vibe of the album is of three musicians in the song. a room, simply playing for the love of the REVIEW With “Hear My Train A Comin’,” Hen- music. Far from the plastic, focus-group drix dives head fi rst into his blues roots. tested, clinically crafted music of today, He wails away with a creamy guitar tone, “Valleys of Neptune” encapsulates the pas- peppered with overdriven licks, bending sion, energy and heart of truly paradigm strings and squealing notes. Behind that, changing musicians. Comedian Bill Hicks once quipped that the rhythm section marches along with Other than perhaps, Miles Davis, no art- Jimi Hendrix was an alien sent to Earth to a primal groove, making for a rock-solid ist of his generation changed the way future show us the power of music. On March 9, blues number. artists approached an instrument as Hen- the alien returns, and he’s from Neptune. Mitch Mitchell was the real driving force drix. He had the rare ability to caress his As with most posthumous music releas- behind the Hendrix songwriting genius. guitar strings, yet at the same time attack es, I was skeptical this might be another His jazz sensibilities and lyrical the instrument with an animal inten- cynical, cash-driven project with long- drum work accentuated HeHen-n- sity making every note seem like forgotten archival material, not worthy of drix’s slick guitar licks and inspired improvisa- releasing during his lifetime, slapped to- energetic solos throughout tion. In his hands, a gether for a quick buck. their time together. guitar was a shape- I’ve never been so glad to be wrong. With “Bleeding Heart,” shifting instrument “Valleys of Neptune” features 12 fresh Hendrix pays tribute to of change, and “Val- tracks, meticulously remastered by Hen- blues great Elmore leys of Neptune” drix’s longtime engineer, Eddie Kramer, James. Recorded proves this from start offering a snapshot into the career of a leg- with old army bud- to fi nish. endary artist at the cusp of a crossroads. dy Billy Cox on bass It is the product of a four-month stretch and drummer RockRockyy *Jimi Hendrix in 1969 at New York City’s Record Plant and Isaac, the arrangement is an Courtesy of Britannica London’s Olympic Studios following the orgy of fuzzed-out, wah-wah rich Web site release of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s soloing. landmark album, “Electric Ladyland,” which ended up being their last together. Shortly after these sessions, bassist Noel Photo and interview by Redding left the Experience, having grown Kathryn McCormick tired of Hendrix’s perfectionist nature. The album is a mix of new versions of Name: Nathan Harris classics, such as “Fire,” “Red House,” an in- Year, Major: Kinesiology senior strumental rendition of Cream’s “Sunshine What inspired your look today? Being of Your Love,” and fi ve unreleased tracks, His laid back, I guess. including the long sought-after title track, playing is “Valleys of Neptune,” which had attained fraught What do you hate most about fashion? mythical status among Hendrix fans over wiwithth eemo-mo- Nothing, really. It’s just a free statement of what the years. tion, and you want to look like, as far as expression. From the opening notes, it’s like walking I wonder Where are your favorite places to shop? into a room with a living, breathing Hen- how the Ecko Unlimited, Macy’s. drix with his arms fl ailing, and crunching song con- out his signature fuzz-laden guitar licks. tains it all. In what clothing are you the happiest? The title track, “Valleys of Neptune,” “Valleys Jeans, pretty much. Loose, baggy jeans. shimmers in with drummer Mitch Mitch- of Neptune” What is your most treasured item of ell’s delicate cymbal work washing over provides an inti- clothing or accessory and why? Hendrix’s clean guitar, musings about his mate portrait of HenHen-- The Cooji outfi ts I have, because they have long alien origins, “Mercury liquid and emeralds drix at the height of his sleeves and they have a lot of designs. 6 A & E Wednesday, March 10, 2010 ‘Rabbit’ album carries an ocean of emotions Daniel Herberholz 2008 album, “The Midnight Organ Fight,” their distorted, post-breakup feeling. raging chorus of voices — “Fall down, fi nd God, Staff Writer latest, released on Tuesday, stays in the heart and “I shed my clothes, shed my fl esh / down to the just to lose him again.” mind of the listener with phenomenal poetics by bone and burn the rest,” bellows lead singer and “The Wrestle” is almost a follow-up to “The lyricist Scott Hutchison. lyricist Scott Hutchison on the album’s fi rst track. Twist,” from the band’s previous album, with its The group started as just Hutchison, now lead Hutchison strips seemingly in preparation for the lethal combination of sex and booze — “First pint REVIEW singer and rhythm guitarist, and his brother Grant next song, the self-explanatory “Swim Until You marks the beginning of the clotheless wrestle.” on drums and backing vocals. Lead guitarist/ Can’t See Land.” The tide starts to roll in on “Skip The Youth,” bassist Billy Kennedy and guitarists/keyboardists This second track is the fi rst single released off which opens with two minutes of tapping guitar Andy Monaghan and Gordon Skene later joined the album, a fi tting choice because of its catchy and churning keyboard play. The track displays the band, which will play at this year’s Coachella hook and lyrics that place you right in the wa- Hutchison’s determination to live an adult life in Southern ter, from “Up to my knees now / Do I wait? Do I fi lled with the action of love and loss. “If you As the adage goes, there are always more fi sh in California as well as San Francisco’s Fillmore dive?” to “She’s there on the shoreline throwing don’t stare at the dark / You can never feel bleak the sea. On “The Winter of Mixed Drinks,” Fright- Auditorium on May 19. stones at my back.” / Life starts to lose its taste / So I will, but I am so ened Rabbit intends to journey out into that sea, Each harrowed note and howled word on The song explicitly places the swimming im- tired,” he sings, the last part with the truly hope- bearing hearts laden with the loss of past lovers in “Winter of Mixed Drinks” is like a snapshot of a age in the listener’s mind, down to the shimmer- less sound of an exhausted man. search of a new island on which to stand. man struggling against the tide and the memory ing guitar and wave-like drumming. The chorus, With its tsunami-like power and seemingly The Scottish rock band, formed in 2003, com- of an ex-girlfriend as he re-enters the waters of “Swim until you can’t see land / Are you a man healed lyrics, “Nothing Like You” fi nally dresses plements its mellow but temperamental alterna- single life. Repeatedly, the band makes reference or a bag of sand?” is repeated on the later track, Hutchison’s wounds. The best track on the album, tive sound with blunt words about booze and sex. to the sea, from “crumpled ocean” to a “cry for a “Man-Bag of Sand.” the song is an anthem for new chances — “There While not as innovative as their innuendo-fi lled fi stful of sand.” “The Loneliness and the Scream” sounds is nothing like someone new / And this girl, she The album opens with a drawn-out chord, in- akin to an open-ocean storm, as Hutchison was nothingnothin like you.” terspersed soon after with echoed strums — struggles against The album’salb slowest songs, “FootShooter” and a sequence that washes the listener with a himself and a “Not Miserable,”Mise harken back to classic Fright- ened Rabbit,Rab with their extreme self-deprecation and almost-whisperedalmo verses. On “Not Miser- able,” HutchisonHu decides he has swum through the worst of the storm – “I’m free from disease, no grays, no liver spots / Most of the misery’s gone / Gone,Go gone to the bone.” Now thatth he is out of troubled waters, Hutchi- son is readyrea for “Living In Colour.” The song is the sourcesour for the album’s title and also uses upbeatupbea guitar swings and an oceanic theme. “I ama fl oating, I, I am fl oating / With my eyesey closed, with no sails / I am soaking, I am weathered by the winter of mixed drinks.” The track’s chorus is an arena anthem if Frightened Rabbit ever had one, using strings and violin to com- plement the pounding. The album ends on a regretful drift at sea on “Yes, I Would.” “I can’t see land, the world just blinks,” Hutchison laments. “What if this tear in my side just pours, and pours, and pours?” he asks besides sorrow- ful trumpet blows. In the last leg of this last song, I truly felt the weight of the album as a whole. Song after song, Frightened Rab- bitb took the listener along for a swim outo into the sea. Both the lyrics and theth sounds echoed sentiments for listenerslist who have experienced loss of lovel and the oceanic journey that follows.follow *Alternative rock band Frightened Rabbit released new album yesterday. Courtesy of Picasa Web site Wednesday, March 10, 2010 OPINION 7 Opposing views: Are smartphones required? Smart phones, dumb people: Take my iPhone when you can Technology taken for granted pry it from my cold, dead hands

I used to be like you. I was enveloped in their own little I had a dream the other Before I owned a smart- addicted to a smartphone once. worlds, occasionally sending night that my phone deleted phone, I would be constantly I used to own a BlackBerry an instant message to a friend all my phone numbers and late for appointments. and I would go through my day standing three feet away. This appointments, people started I tried to keep an old-school checking it every fi ve or 10 min- may very well become the im- calling me from numbers I paper planner, or my hands utes to see whether I had got- age of modern day socializing. didn’t recognize, and my as- would be covered in ink with ten any new e-mails or texts, I understand that smart- signments ended up being late, reminders such as, “Work: Fri- or whether any of my friends phones make some things dropping my grade-point aver- day @ noon don’t be late, stu- had anything new to say on any more convenient for many us- age faster than the Titanic . pid.” number of social media Web ers, such the ability to Google This dream was so vivid Now I’m organized, happy sites. Eric Austin anything when needed, or use that I woke up in a cold-sweat- Donovan Farnham and, for the most part, ink free. My BlackBerry and I were in- Staff Writer GPS to fi nd their way to the inducing panic, to realize my Staff Writer Sure, I’m irritable and a ner- separable. I was a junkie. nearest Starbucks, but it is a iPhone was neatly tucked away vous wreck who is about to jump When it wasn’t in its usual fi ne line between convenience on its charger. out of a library any time my place on my hip, I would panic networking sites in general, and reliance. The dream highlighted the idea that once you phone decides to crash on me, and I would much and think that someone impor- are making us socially inept. In an ABC news report go iPhone you never go back — something I’m rather take a bullet in the kneecap than have any tant must be trying to reach me These networking sites label from June of last year, experts sure BlackBerry users feel about their device as harm come to my iPhone. at that very moment. Of course, themselves as services to bring weighed in on this topic, stat- well. the odds of that happening on us together, but they are actu- ing that GPS systems in our Believe it or not, I was one of those people any given day were one in a mil- ally doing the opposite. We may phones can lead to dependency who thought smartphones were for stuffy old lion, but that wasn’t the point. feel more connected to a larger to the point that if the technol- businessmen who spend their afternoons plan- Th e dream The point was that I was number of people, but it dis- ogy were to fail, we would be ning meetings while sipping vodka martinis at out of reach. I was unplugged tances ourselves from real hu- unable to fi nd our way on our lunch and brainstorming how to exploit Third highlighted the idea from the world if I didn’t have man interaction. own. World countries to boost quarterly profi ts. my smartphone with me, or so In fact, social distancing is I believe the same can be What turned my way of thinking is how un- that once you go I thought. said to be an evolution that has said for our reliance on the believably useful they are. Almost a year ago, I was up occurred with each technologi- Internet in general. If the tech- With one device, I can check my e-mail, keep iPhone you never go in Tahoe with my friends when cal innovation. nology were to fail, will we be my day organized, listen to my entire music li- disaster struck. My BlackBerry, The cell phone allowed us to unable to fi nd information? brary, access the Internet, take a note about back — something which I had decided was impor- call each other, from anywhere, For now, as a reformed something, keep track of the weather, read the tant enough to carry with me and not have to see anyone in smartphone junkie, I will stick New York Times and even make the occasional I’m sure BlackBerry while snowboarding, fl ew out of person. with my not-so-smart little phone call. users feel about their my pocket during a nasty spill Texting and Instant Messag- Nokia phone, with no Internet One argument I’ve heard about why smart- and was submerged in snow. ing allow us to send messages capabilities whatsoever, and phones should go the way of the dodo is they’re devices as well. It didn’t make it. without even having to hear while I still rely on the Inter- constantly bothering you to stay on task, and if I was forced to go without it anyone’s voice. net more than I should, at least you buy one, then you’ll never get a break from for the next few days, a frighten- Twitter, Facebook, Google know that I can disconnect your already overly hectic day. But those are the risks I’m willing to take to ing prospect at the time. Buzz and the like allow us to when I am not on my laptop Wrong. have a tool that’s essential to my life as fi re was to I realized then how much send messages without even and know that there is still a A smartphone, like all other pieces of tech- a caveman during the ice age. of an addict I was. I remem- having to direct it at anyone in world beyond cyberspace. nology, simply makes your day easier and more The trend of smartphones is catching on. bered what life was like before particular. No personal interac- Sure I might have to wait productive, so you don’t need to remember ev- According to a Nielsen Company survey of the I was plugged in all the time. I tion needed. for hours before I see what ery minuscule detail about the upcoming day — top 10 cell phones in the United States, four of remembered that life does ex- Smartphones are facilitating e-mails I may have received the phone will take care of remembering what the phones were smartphones, ranging from ist outside of cyberspace, that I this evolution of this social dis- while I have been gone, or needs to be done for you. an iPhone 3G to various versions of BlackBer- could talk to real people around tancing. Now we can ignore real what new and exciting things If it wasn’t for my phone beeping at me, I rys. me in person if I chose. I could people any time we choose and my friends have posted to their probably wouldn’t have written this article. After all, smartphones are just tools that make just walk up to them and talk to dive into our little smartphone Facebook or Twitter accounts, If you are like I was, then you are constantly life easier, and not to mention they are pretty cool them. No need to look them up screens. or to Google that thing some- worrying about what needs to be done and have to own. on one Facebook and post com- Soon it will become common- one told me about, but that’s a fl urry of small pieces of paper tucked into your So stop fearing the future and embrace the ma- ments. place to see a group of friends fi ne by me. Patience is sup- wallet, and notes about what to do later tonight chine overlord — I mean smartphone — in your Smartphones, and social standing in a circle, heads down, posed to be a virtue, after all. written on the back of gum wrappers. pocket. Water: Quit the bottled water and drink from tap instead

America, we’ve been duped. The U.S. is the greenhouse gases from FDA bottled water standards. panies get off scot-free, except they Last week, my biology class learned greatest consumer were spewed into Even when they are regulated by must include fine print on the la- the truth about bottled water. of bottled water by the atmosphere to FDA standards, those rules are not as bel that reads “containing excessive It is common knowledge that mar- far. Americans pur- dispose of the wast- stringent as the EPA’s rules for city chemicals” or “excessive bacteria.” keting is not always truthful, espe- chased almost 31 bil- ed plastics, accord- tap water. You could be sucking down tiny cially when it comes to bottled water. lion bottles of water ing to the New York The EPA tests for E. coli or fecal poop pieces from your pristine bot- Most commercials paint bottled in 2006 and an aver- State Department of coliform bacteria, which are micro- tled “spring water” if you’re not care- water brands with an image of pristine age of $11 billion on Environmental Con- scopic poop pieces in your water. ful to read the tiny print. lakes nestled between snow-tipped bottles of water per servation Web site. The FDA does not. The reason poop, chemicals and peaks in Fiji, implying the consumer year, according to On top of waste, The EPA makes sure cities disin- toxins end up in our water bottles is is paying for fresh spring water. the New York State Jill Abell bottled water is fect and filter their tap water. because the enforcement of regula- Most “spring water,” however, can Department of Envi- Abell and Willing more detrimental to The FDA does not. tions regarding bottled water in the be found in the parking lots of indus- ronmental Conserva- health than city tap The EPA requires that city tap wa- U.S. is grossly underfunded. trial facilities adjacent to waste cen- tion Web site. water. ter must meet standards for toxic or One staff member upholds the waters, and some are actually contami- While bottled water costs $10 per The FDA regulates bottled water, cancer-causing particles — chemicals ter contamination regulations in the nated by the neighboring facility. gallon, tap water costs less than one whereas the Environmental Protec- that can leach out of plastic, which in- entire United States for the FDA, ac- Most of these facilities do not meet penny per gallon, according to the tion Agency regulates city tap water. cludes plastic bottles. cording to the National Resource De- the U.S. Food and Drug Administra- Web site. The FDA’s rules for water con- The FDA does not. fense Council Web site. tion’s chemical contamination stan- Even worse, roughly 10 percent of tamination do not apply to packaged Scared yet? The next time you’re in need for dards. plastic water bottles are recycled, and water sold within the same state and If city tap water is found in viola- some sparkling, pure H2O, consider For instance, the source of Poland the remaining 90 percent end up as one out of five states do not regulate tion of any of these strict standards, it satisfying your thirst by seeking out Spring bottled water is nowhere near garbage or litter. bottled water. Carbonated water and is grounds for enforcement. the closest garden hose instead of Poland — it’s in Hollis, Maine. Eighty-thousand metric tons of seltzer water are completely exempt Meanwhile, bottled water com- dropping cash on fecal water.

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Amber Simons on,” Gomez said. “So when author and SJSU alum Staff Writer the book actually comes out, who knows if it will be any- More than 70 people were thing like that. You never Amber Simons covered many of Houston’s writ- present at the James D. Hous- know. He’s a really eloquent Staff Writer ings on California and the Pacifi c ton Memorial Lecture Tues- guy, a good speaker. So it was Rim. In the book, Raskin wrote day night in the King Library good. I really liked it.” “We all know that one of Jim’s that Houston’s “Farewell to Man- to listen to a reading by Dan- As Alarcón read an excerpt greatest qualities was his com- zanar” is his most popular and iel Alarcón, author of “War by from his work-in-progress, passion for everybody. He was a most infl uential book. Candlelight” and “Lost City some audience members really kind and generous person “Farewell to Manzanar” sold Radio.” laughed at his character’s and that’s why he was such a good more than half a million cop- Alarcón said it took him descriptions, such as “Nel- teacher …When he recognized tal- ies, has been used in California seven years to write “Lost son’s” describing his and ent, he really encouraged it,” said schools and served as the basis City Radio” and that he’s been his past girlfriend’s fak- wife, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. for an award-winning television working on his current book, ing wedding proposals at James Houston, who was an movie, Raskin wrote. “At Night We Walk in Circles,” restaurants to obtain free accomplished Californian writer, Houston was born on Nov. 10, for three and a half years. He meals. died of cancer in April of last year, 1933, in San Francisco, according said he hopes to fi nish soon. “I liked the fact that we according to Geof- to Raskin’s book. Marissa Gomez, a junior got to hear some of his new frey Dunn’s article Houston studied English/creative writing ma- work, as opposed to just read- on the San Jose drama at SJSU when jor, said she is taking the vis- ing from things we’ve already Web site. it was still called iting authors class, English read,” said senior English ma- “There are quite San Jose State Col- 139, which plans for various jor Danielle Roberts. a few people, young lege, according to the authors to visit campus. Junior English major writers now, who James D. Houston “And so I have been read- Areeba Abid also said she wrote and said how Web site. ing his novel, ‘Lost City Radio’ enjoyed Alarcón’s reading of he was the one who After Houston for that class, and I’m really new work. helped them and served in the U.S. Air enjoying it,” she said. “I thought it was interest- Daniel Alarcón reads from his book “At Night We encouraged them in Force in England, he Gomez said she was glad to ing,” she said. “It’s a lot dif- Walk in Circles” at King Library on Tuesday. their writing, and I and his wife returned receive insight from authors ferent from his other work, Clifford Grodin / Contributing Photographer think most people to northern Califor- Courtesy of SJSU English who write for a living. She because it’s not so heav- know that about department nia, where Houston said she has gone to Center ily based on the political stuff ing was an important part in to and in conversation with Jim,” she said. received a Master of James Houston for Literary Arts events in the that goes on in Peru. It’s more his family growing up, so it things around me.” Wakatsuki Arts in American Lit- past. She also said she likes to about the internal confl icts of didn’t seem like a crazy option Alarcón said that no mat- Houston, who de- erature at Stanford hear authors read their books the characters, so I think it’s a to become an author. ter what happens he’s going scribes her late husband as mu- University, according to Dunn’s aloud, because it’s different new change. “Like a lot of writers, I to keep writing. sical and as having a wonderful article. than reading something your- In a question-and-answer think, I draw my inspira- The English department sense of humor, attributes her From 1962 until his death last self. period at the end of the read- tion for stories from multiple hopes to hold annual readings writing to Houston. year, he lived in Santa Cruz, ac- Gomez said Alarcón came ing, Alarcón said he doesn’t sources,” Alarcón said. “Cer- dedicated to Houston, who She said they were the fi rst to cording to his Web site. He taught to her class Tuesday, prior to want to be a spokesman for tainly, I go out in the world passed away last year in April, write about the Japanese Intern- part-time at the University of Cali- the event, to tell his history Latin America and said he and listen to people talk and said English Professor Paul ment. They were married for 15 fornia’s Santa Cruz campus for 20 with his relationship to Lima, wants people to realize that really enjoy and thrive on Douglass. years before she told him about years, according to his Web site. Peru and about his family’s it’s a complicated place, be- hearing these, people’s per- “In terms of the work it- her experience and the camps, and In Spring 2006, he returned to connection to radio. cause there is no single Latin sonal anecdotes and personal self, I know my husband when she did tell him, he was un- SJSU to hold the Lurie Chair, as She said her class focused America. histories.” would really have loved it,” believably moved by it, she said. Distinguished Visiting Professor on Alarcón’s background, and “I felt that he answered the “I also try to re-interpret said Jeanne Wakatsuki Hous- “I said, ‘Well, I’ll write it for in Creative Writing, according to that she was excited to hear questions very gracefully and family stories, but I make a ton, the late author’s wife. my family, a memoir,’ and he said, his Web site. him read. with a sense of humor,” Rob- lot of stuff up,” Alarcón said. “My husband was always in- ‘No, this is something everybody Houston left a legacy of writing “This was an hour of him erts said, “which was appreci- “And based on inspiration terested in cross-cultural lit- in America should know about,’” that is the envy and inspiration for reading, and something that ated, because sometimes, art- one gets from art, from all art erature and writing, and he she said. many other writers, said English hasn’t been published, too, ists tend to take themselves forms … I’m just like anyone was always very encouraging That began the book, “Farewell Professor Paul Douglass. which is really exciting — to too seriously, and he was able else, just that what I do is to students or anybody, want to Manzanar.” He wrote eight novels, among get some insight into some- to play with it a bit.” write things down and make to be writers from different Jonah Raskin wrote a book many other published writings, thing that he’s still working Alarcón said that storytell- up stories, but in response backgrounds.” titled, “James D. 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